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serg1972daf – :
Well this was a happy accident.
I bought a half full bottle of a vintage fragrance on eBay. When the box arrived it was SOAKED with perfume and smelled… not at all how I expected. When I opened it up I found a half full (it must have started out totally full) bottle of Fendi! (NOT what I had ordered).
I was so enchanted with the scent that filled my mailbox/office though that I started looking for other vintage bottles online (as obviously I would send this one back, it wasn’t what I ordered!).
Lucky for me the seller didn’t want a leaky bottle shipped back through the mail system and told me to keep Fendi. What a gorgeous fragrace. Spicy, fresh, but warm. I’m wearing it on a bright, warm, sunny spring day and it is perfect. Old school, yes. But I consider that a *good* thing. There’s no sugar bomb here. This is a fragrance for a woman who knows what she wants and goes for it.
One spray of the EDT and even sitting outside in the breeze I am totally enveloped in scent. They certainly don’t make them like this anymore.
kozar1 – :
I have the original vintage edt. This scent I remember from childhood. It’s bold yet soothing. Leather, spices, and so much more that is very well blended. Very sexy. A little goes a long way! The scent of many new wave girls, clubs, and parties! By today’s standards, I think it’s easily unisex. Last all day and night. Smells amazing on a leather jacket.
Anette2011 – :
Bought this in 1985 duty free in Singapore. A roll on pen. Slick parfum oil. It was an extravagant buy for a 15 yr old. I have never forgotten it nor found anything like it. Why something so beautiful was discontinued and replaced with such a poor substitute I cannot understand. If you find an original. Buy it!!
kumar – :
Wow this is all about the long slow dry down.
Very sensual , softly spicy with rose leather and sandalwood with an underlying non sweet vanilla and warm amber.
This one to me could be unisex possibly.
At first sniff it seems loud but confident, after 15
Mins it’s more velvety with a set of complex base notes
That are heavenly.
Classy a tad retro going towards oriental for ladies not girls.
9/10 for amazing scent
11/10 for lasting power (edp)
11/10 spillage , gently wafts all around you.
sem132 – :
I have a vintage mini of this and im adoring it sooooo much! Its rich and leathery and perfectly blended, not big and sweet to my nose. I want it but how can i tell which bottle is vintage and which is new and in your wise opinions, rubbish???
student2110 – :
came across a 5ml bottle in a charity shop and it’s the vintage one , absolutely love it, will only be used for special occasions, new formulation dosen’t compare 3
kosmikl – :
I own a big, vintage bottle of this – and I’ve only worn it a few times, as I’ve only finally really grown into it. My mom was a teacher and tutor, and a good one, at a small private school in Miami, and the lovely Hispanic madres would give her these huge bottles of expensive perfume for Christmas for getting their niñas to read beautifully. Sadly for her, she was allergic to scent – for me, not so much! I’d end up with full size bottles of the latest Dior: Poison, and more – and one of the gifts was a big bottle of Fendi. Probably circa ’85 or ’86. It was, like the previous reviewer, too much for me back then. I had a girlfriend who loved to spray it on, but i knew then that I would have to grow into it. Boy, have I ever! It’s a powerhouse on me, so I can only spray the tiniest bit and dab it, so I imagine it will last forever… I hope so. I won’t go into notes on me, even to wax poetic. Just know that the vintage Fendi, if you can ever get your hands on a good bottle, is FABULOUS. Fragrant Christmas hugs to all!!
maichePah – :
There is nothing like Fendi. Everything I am about to say is about the original. Steer clear of the current formulation: it is terrible. It is insipid. It is absolute dreck. It is a pidgeon who should have been born a peacock. It is a drag queen in a conservative skirt suit who dreams of sequin-studded gowns and mink stoles.
This was my mother’s signature scent throughout my childhood, though I hated it as a child. She had a bit of a heavy hand, and I remember crying and refusing to hug and kiss her when she wore it lest some of the stink rubbed off onto me. My sister felt much the same way, so over the years, she began wearing the lighter, more generic 90’s scents like Clinique Happy on the day-to-day. For special occasions, however, she remained loyal to Fendi until it was discontinued in the early 2000s.
Strangely enough, I did not appreciate this until I was in my 30s, almost two decades after it was discontinued. I’d started becoming very seriously interested in perfume in my late 20s, but even then, I considered this scent to be TOO BIG and TOO MUCH, very old-fashioned, although it did not repel me as it did in my childhood. However, once I started getting into niche perfumes and stalking fragrance forums, I heard fragrance nerd after fragrance nerd reminisce about vintage Fendi, and I found myself growing curious. I wondered if Fendi would smell different now that I had a more refined “palate”, so-to-speak.
For Christmas 2013, I bought my mother a vintage dabber bottle from the 80s. She dabbed a bit on her wrists, inhaled, and cried. She insists that the fragrance has changed with age though she cannot quite articulate how, though it is similar enough to trigger “scent memories” of that era. For her, it is tied to an era where she felt lots of unconditional love: from her two young daughters and her husband. She and my father struggled financially until I was a teenager, but she would put on Fendi and feel glamorous even in our shabby home. Her nose has changed a lot over the years to prefer lighter, more herbal scents, so she does not wear this frequently despite the good memories.
While I cannot speak to the way this juice smelled when it was fresh, my impression of Fendi has changed A LOT since I was a kid. Man, I LOVE this. Every time I visit home, I deliberately don’t wear perfume (which for me is like leaving the house naked!) so I can splash this on and without anything to dilute the experience. It is way more floral than my usual taste, but it does not cause dysphoria. It’s the rare floral I can wear on both boy days and girl days. Even though the florals are BIG on my skin (my chemistry exaggerates florals), the warm animalic base is the star, and it is perfectly unisex.
On my girl days, Fendi is a socialite who stops by her lover’s house on her way to meet her husband at a charity dinner and doesn’t bother to shower in between. She tries to cover up the scent of passion with a spritz of floral perfume before she slips back into her conservative cocktail dress, but underneath the proper exterior is something animal, something femme fatale. On boy days, Fendi is the socialite’s young, virile lover, sneaking away from another illicit encounter. He smells like leather and sweat and her classic perfume, which has rubbed off onto his skin during their tryst.
From the start, this is a blast of amber and spice. I do not detect any citrus, save for something that could be orange blossom. I suspect this is what my mother is referring to when she says that age has changed the fragrance (I have heard citrus notes are usually the first to go in vintages). The florals are big and white, hovering on the edge of powderiness, but never quite going into “old-lady” territory. I think the iris/carnation/rose mix is what made this smell like “granny” perfume to me as a child, though to my more experienced nose there is enough jasmine skank to make the floral component a little more risque.
Oh, but the basenotes are what makes Fendi for me. There is so much nuance at the base! Amber always shines on my chemistry, but THIS amber is exquisite, somehow so much deeper and more ancient than modern amber–I swear I can literally see a chunk of amber when I sniff this. The patchouli so much skankier and smokier. The vetiver dirtier, balancing the resins without ever turning Fendi green. The basenotes are what make this a unisex fragrance to my nose. They are strong enough to balance the florals so the perfume smells less like a specific gender and more like forbidden sex in a secret garden.
Fendi has excellent performance. The sillage is incredible: apply lightly to your pulse points, this wafts. It easily lingers for an entire day on my skin, longer in my hair. I actually prefer to dab this in my armpits (I wear a natural salt deodorant that is unscented, so it doesn’t affect the smell of my perfumes), then use the almost-dry dabber on my wrists, which I then press to my neck. This makes a big scent like Fendi a lot more discreet and modern-day wearable–and I actually find it wears better in my pits than on my wrists. It mixes with my own scent in a way that emphasizes the animalic nature of this perfume.
A masterpiece. One day I will own a bottle of my own. Until then, I’ll keep sneaking dabs of my mother’s bottle and smelling my own armpits with a look of bliss on my face and waxing poetic on the Internet, I guess….
BDU – :
i had the origial Fendi when i was in my early 20’s. i didn’t own many fragrances back then but when i think about the ones i did have, damn, what has happened to the industry?!
anyway, i didn’t know anyone else who wore Fendi at the time. and i loved it. i still love it. just like Byzance, which i reviewed prior to this, for such a long time i missed Fendi and couldn’t quite remember how it smelled.
not long ago i bought online (with great trepidation) a couple of little sample bottles of Fendi and Theorema (which i’d never smelled before). can’t say i’m taken much with Theorama, but when i pulled the stopper from the Fendi it was just like old times…oh my giddy aunt, that is still utterly divine!
what kind of fool pulls a fragrance like that off the market??!!!
it’s sexy, it’s bold, it’s feminine but not in a pretty way, more in a confident woman who knows who she is kind of way. the luxury of it is in it’s uniqueness, it’s daring to be different. it’s not quirky or eclectic, it’s just one of a kind perfection. I think you’d be hard pressed to find a sexier fragrance that doesn’t smell just like a million others.
I couldn’t bear to try the reformulation and smell something inferior so i’ll keep sneaking a sniff of my samples for now. it’s a crying shame that fragrances of this ilk are removed from the market. Enjoy it if you can get your hands on it. It is stunning.
FabijLonari – :
My mother has a vintage bottle of this. She has had it since i was but a little bugger. I am trying to steal it but every time i go over she hides it, she has seen the twinkle in my eye whenever I spritz some on my arm. Amazing old school golden era in-you-face gorgeous womanly and SEXY fragrance!
bwp134speagoessenda – :
The reformulated version (EDT) can be described in three words: It is awful.
The widely available, current version has nothing to do with the beautiful original-
The reformulated one smells of cheap bathroom cleaner, I am sorry to be unable to say anything positive about it – but it is really bad – go for the vintage or dupe oils and save your money on this disaster.
mik2996 – :
I LOVE this FENDI – MY ALL TIME FAVORITE Fendi!!!
Please, oh Please, Fendi, bring this awesome fragrance back!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
MISS MISS MISS
Hopefully, someday Fendi will bring this out of the discontinued status.
It’s gorgeous, pow in your face fragrance is so luscious and such a feel-good feeling when you wear it!
So classy and timeless…
Will always cherish the memories of my father gifting me this perfume (in the ’80’s for Christmas). He has since passed away (2003) – To me this fragrance will always have a special place in my heart! 🙂
Loving other Fendi also: Fan di Fendi and L’Acquarossa
I think with Fendi, you just cannot go wrong!
giorgib – :
My favourite perfume that I have been wearing for 20 years.
I now have half a 100ml bottle left that I wear only on special occasions due to it being discontinued.
There is nothing like Fendi and I feel like this perfume was made just for me.
It’s strong and in your face but in a very Italian and classy way.
I wish they would bring it back!
iolanties – :
Vintage EDT Splash Mini
For a long time vintage Fendi eluded me. I always heard its praises since the 80s but never got around to trying it until now.(2017)
An opening of coriander, and dry woods with cardamom open and cypress peeks through. On paper this really shouldnt work as its notes were arranged so atypical to 80s aesthetics. It wasnt a huge nuclear floral or oriental. It was a different chypre with class. It almost veers into a mans scent but its softer. I really think the comparison to Teatro Alla Scalla is off because there is just so much honey, fruits and oriental spice going on where Fendi is really dry compared to Teatro. If there is a realm of this perfume it is closer to Coco in the way a marvelously constructed perfume makes a moving whole than its parts.
The spicy carnation and geranium emerge and the two are just gorgeous. Ylang and a bit of jasmine add to the heart. Drydown of patchouli, sandalwood, oakmoss and cedar give it the base. Its a really nice woody fragrance with some kind of wood in the 3 stages and it just harmonizes so well
I dont think there is anything that smells like Fendi. She is in a class all her own. If I had to compare it to a modern formulation on the market, Galaad by Lubin would have to be in the galaxy. But even then, it falls a little short. Beautiful, Sophisticated, and unique. God bless her for existing. If anyone has a full bottle.. let me know. 🙂
dominica999 – :
FENDI
Fendi
Year
1985
If you liked Krizia Teatro Alla Scala, this is almost exactly like it, with a heavier spicier and woodsier as well as more floral body. It possesses a dignified, exotic and regal air, Italianate in character, glamorous and unisex. I can’t tell you how much I love this perfume. I began wearing it around 1986. This perfume is a 1980’s go big or go home kind of fragrance, and it was selling at the same time as Chanel’s Coco. In fact, one could alternate between Coco & Fendi, as both are 2 different colored evening gowns to wear to soirees & galas. Coco is a burgundy colored backless off the shoulder gown and Fendi is a velvet emerald green. This is one of the most luxurious perfumes whose million dollar charms can still win you over today.
The first spritz is aldehydes which take some getting used to but which segue into spices of coriander and fresh invigorating old time perfume staple signature notes of citruses. Then I detect coriander and cardamom ginger. These spicier notes take over before the citruses and later the florals become too sweet. Lacking in iris flower, orris root and multiple roses or violets, this perfume never turns into a stereotypical feminine powder scent. It’s nothing like those 1980’s “make up bag” perfumes like Yves Saint Laurent Paris. I hate comparing fragrances but if it comes with a category it’s of course a chypre and has more in common with 80s chypre like Paco Rabanne La Nuit. In today’s context this is a unisex cologne for the evening. It has a citrusy start very similar to guy colognes with citrus. The spices of coriander, cardamom and additional distinct spices, not to mention vetiver, patchouli, woods, musk, and leather give it a powerful base, and it’s strong, long lasting and hefty. It sort of reminds me of shoulder pads on women’s business suits in the 80’s. I would have loved to have worn this to court when I was an attorney at that time but this had such a sexy, glamorous feel to it that it could only be worn at parties and dinners.
For me this is not a floral fragrance as it is a chypre. It’s definitely green with patchouli and vetiver, deep with amber and fragrant with woodsy notes. The florals come and go and consist of a jasmine, a carnation and geranium. I don’t detect any roses at all. The carnation and jasmine are similar to those in Krizia Teatro but they are not as sweet because the honey note in Krizia sweeten them up. In Fendi, the jasmine is more indolic an Oriental in nature. The geranium is pretty much the same geranium you get out of men’s colognes with geranium notes. There is a clean polished air, don’t know if it’s the flowers but it has a very elegant and no nonsense air, nothing like sweet powdery puff flowers at all. There’s also this night time, nocturnal atmosphere. It smells like the night. Chypres tend to do that anyways. It’s leathery, musky, and even contains a note of cypress. I love cypress! The patchouli matches up with the cypress and the dark green theme is so obviously there, hence my imagining a dark green gown.
Fendi is mature and grown up, a perfume of successful women, intelligent women, sophisticated women, and world weary women. It definitely has the Italian woman thing going on and I can smell it on actresses like Isabella Rossellini although it also smells as I imagine it would smell on French actresses like Audrey Tatou or Marion Cotillard. A beautiful chypre with so much going on for it for the woman with a lot going on for her. I used to wear this perfume because my partner wore so much Coco by Chanel that I couldn’t wear that one myself when we went out together. So I wore Fendi and she loved it on me. I always received many compliments from both men and women. This was as close to a fragrance of real power without being obnoxious (even for an 80’s perfume). Today it’s harder to find the original but if you can get your hands on it, go for it. It’s such a great vintage masterpiece and worthy of being in your collection. As a perfume compared to many other blockbuster fragrances i.e. Coco, Opium, Tabu, this one is a tad underrated but should be praised for it’s amazing qualities. I highly recommend it.
sergynjik – :
What can I say … I read numerous sad comments on the internet about the discontinued Fendi and the plee to “bring it back” … and I’m one of them. Do not be fooled by the Ea De Toilette version … it’s NOTHING like the EDP … it stinks … a completely different perfume.
The EDP is a beautiful spicy and sweet perfume, but not a smokey raw type of spicy like Tabu. I had so many compliments on it … I just had to be careful not to overspray. I’m new to all these perfume notes, all I know is that it is the more beautiful warm spicy winter fragrance, not harsh in any way. It would last for hours. Last bottle I bought in 2008 for $20.00 … Oh how I wish I would have bought at least 4 …. It’s a shame that Fagerfeld did not realize this perfume could be one of the forever classics along with Coco Chanel and Shalimar.
So far, the closest fragrance I have found is Basile .. yet another Italian perfume.
ibra-hmel – :
A stunning classic. I have an unused bottle of this BNIB 25ml. Contact me if interested.
Dima_Dj_ZLOY – :
I managed to get this in EDP but have not tried edt so can’t compare.
on first aapplication it’s clear u don’t need much this is powerful perfume.
It’s nothing like today’s fragrances that don’t project or last offen ! Fendi fendi /donna is a Beast mode fragrance lol , from the 80,s an era when perfume got you noticed for good ir for bad 🙂
I bought this blind based on reviews ,Isn’t it crazy how we wait baited breath for it to arrive , like a kid at Christmas pulling it out the bubble wrap!
Spritz a little ….first thoughts : oh no it’s well old and heavy , very very spicy and soapy, oh dear I’m going to have to find this one a new home 🙁
however good perfume takes time to get the the heart , it needs to mesh with your skin and so i held on as the reviews on Fragrantica are mostly very good so I wanted to give this a chance , I’m glad I did as after 20 mins the magic begins …,,
….And this deeply buxom Italian beauty starts to shine.
The soapy beginning fades out a little ( but not much ) and a woody resinous quality becomes more apparent, mixed with a small amount of florals and big hits of spice and maybe amber ? There is a little bit of sweetness and a lot of LEATHER ! She’s very warm and resinous and balmy .
This is a vixen , so much is going on , fendi is rich and opulent.
expensive , so much spice so much depth , almost dare i say it …. masculine ! yes this is so spiced strong it could almost be a mens fragrance but she just softens in time to stay feminine.
You have to be confident to pull this one off .
do not wear this to church lol 🙂 unless your having a steamy affair with the vicar !
If you like vintage spellbound or vintage Coco or samsara , maybe opium then you may like this too, if your more a skincent lover of white florrals look away !
You have to be ever so careful how much u apply , less is most definitely more , a classy but big sillage heavy hitter !
FENDI edp is the longest lasting,strongest fragrance I own ! Nuclear power! It’s best suited to a cold day or wintery months.
Do I like it ??? Yes I do very much but I’m a fiesty quarter italian, English woman of 40 so I’m crazy enough to pull it off ;))) my friend gave me a hug and said ooohh that’s nice perfume so i got a compliment the same day 🙂
my hubby said it reminded him of Turkish delight sweets, I think I sort of understand where he’s coming from.
This is very statement 80,s so be prepared for a slightly vintage retro feel. i I can picture Alexis Carrington ( Joan Collins) from dynasty wearing this dabbed on her pulse points of course she would be about to seduce a toy boy who thinks all his birthdays have come at once , wearing nothing except a fur coat and fendi fendi !
Overall my favourite Fendi is of course Theorema ,but this one , though very different gets top marks from me,
Now I think I’ll wear a drop or two and go crimp up my hair and play some 80,s cult classics !! I pity my long suffering hubby he’s into snoop dog 🙂
Info:
Bethco fragrances is listed on my bottle on base sticker so I’m assuming I have a proper edp of intended fragrance pre reform. I understand Bethco New York was up to 2003 but I cannot read the batch number so hard to tell. Lvmh will be the last company to make this so avoid later bottles saying lvmh ,look instead for bethco , is anyone able to say more ?.?
I’m loving this its truly fab ! 🙂
8/10
freid7488 – :
Does anyone know what difference there is between the edp and edt ?
If so please inbox me thanks so much:)
Lakrime – :
Just purchased 25mls for 30 dollars at chemist warehouse. I remember always testing this one when I was in my 20s … loved it but never purchased a bottle. I tbought the smell was classy but too grown up for me at the time. Today I was transported back 30 years. I saw myself wearing my pencil skirts and stilletos. Permed poodle hair and killer makeup. Fendi is warm, spicy, sophisticated, sexy and classy. I’m in heaven rigbt now. I can smell the connection to knowing…but with no sharp edges. I also smell a connection to Magie Noir by Lancome. This is pure class in a bottle.
zzzzz – :
My Aunts signature scent in the 90’s and it’s finally mine! This used to enter the room before her and I loved it. I am so happy to have this. Why Fendi discontinues every classic beauty is beyond me.
Shadow19 – :
Woody, strong, spicy and long lasting perfume.First spray all i could sense was the woody notes and then the spicy warmness and because i like woody perfumes it was enough for it to have my like: It is well blended, has a interesting leathery smell and brings confidence.it is balasamic and a blend of oriental notes.Makes me think of a bag of tea wich contains diferent fruits, red berried spices and aromas in a steamy cup with earthy colours-soothing, being pasionately served.
well and I see passion and confidece because of its warm spicy vibe and woody quality.
I like it.
Elegant and galantly warm
I would wear this in a black vintage triangle shaped dress accesorised with a leather brown pourse
11sony11 – :
Fendi “Fendi” is a mature adult woman’s fragrance. Spicy, exotic and warm best for winter months. I am thoroughly disappointed that this has been discontinued.
deadrabbit1 – :
Sharp smelling leather. Like the leather seats of a new car. Also if you’ve been burning incense near leather, it tends to pick up that incense smell. It also has very sharp smelling green.
I wore this perfume few days back when it was humid and it almost gave me a headache. This evening the weather is cloudy and wet, it smells fine. Other than that, I think it’s a bit harsh for my taste.
Edit: I got an indirect compliment on this perfume. I was wearing this in the elevator and the guy standing behind me whispered to his gf saying something smells good. She replied “It smells like dill leaves..”
Huh? I would like to think it’s a compliment. Immediately becomes precious in my list. ;).
npg696Negeltzex – :
This is really freaking loud!! lol I sell perfumes and am tempted to keep this one…… Like the only other perfumes I’ve experienced that are this strong are LVEB,Opium,Angel. This is still wayyyyy louder than those. Holy Crap. IDK I’m selling a 3.4oz EDT on ebay if anyone is looking for one.
fvd339Negeltzex – :
This perfume is my perfume. No doubt. Leather, wood, cinnamon, so gutted it is no longer! I have just bought a 25 ml bottle on eBay and it is a fake, not even a good copy. I am gutted, all I would say is careful who you purchase your perfume from…
amd262InsuffBooni – :
About 10 years ago I was wandering around the drugstore, looking at the clearance rack of perfumes. I spotted the bright gold box; to me it looked sort of garish, but it said Fendi, so I figured I would give it a try. It was on clearance, so it was somewhere around the 10-15 dollar mark.
I came home with my perfume, so proud because of the great deal I had gotten. I sprayed it, and then I gagged. It was terrible! How could anyone wear this stuff? Well, it wasn’t for me, but since it hadn’t cost that much, I wasn’t terribly upset. I don’t like throwing things out though, so I left it in it’s box and put it on the very back of my dresser…, where it stayed until one day, I decided to google it, and found out that people out there loved it! I figured I would give it another try, and here I am, just over a year later, and I love this perfume!
Suffice it to say, I am glad that I never threw this out. I think I just wasn’t ready for such a loud perfume back when I first tried it, because this is a powerhouse perfume! When you wear this, you will not be able to apologetically tell people it’s your shampoo or hand lotion, if they start glaring at you in public. There will be no denying that you are wearing perfume. It has incredible sillage! When you walk outside, your neighbours will smell it! When you walk through a store, people will smell it in the air 10 minutes after you’ve walked by! They will smell it on their clothes just from walking through the very air that you just walked through! And it lasts, and lasts, and lasts… But the drydown is so incredible, you will be happy that it’s still in your hair and on your jacket days after you last sprayed it!
For me, the initial notes are aldehydes, and more aldehydes, with some wood and carnation as well. As the aldehydes start disappearing, you get a warm spiciness mixed with rose and carnations. In it’s final stage, there is a subtle sweetness that underlies the spicy, woody, smell. When I wear this, I envision the ladies of Dynasty. This is very much a strong, powerful, take charge, perfume.
vxm885speagoessenda – :
FRAGRANCE REVIEW FOR FENDI
Top Notes Aldehydes Coriander Mandarin Orange Bergamot Rosewood Cardamom Lemon
Middle Notes Carnation Cypress Jasmine Ylang Ylang Lily of the Valley Rose Geranium
Base Notes Spices Leather Sandalwood Tonka Amber Patchouli Musk Oak Moss Vanilla Cedar
This. This is a perfume. I could just leave it at that. Fendi is a sexy, sexualized chypre, it’s got a lot of the nocturnal evening cologne woodsy scents I always enjoy: cypress, woods, sandalwood, oak moss, patchouli and spices. Every ingredient is a timeless classic that make up all that is great in perfumery. The opening is aldehydic and citrus which is how so many scents used to start. Then there are spicy scents of cardamom ginger but it’s never to gingery. It develops quickly into a floral chypre. The flowers that appear: jasmine, rose, carnation, geranium. Because of the base notes however everything falls into place and stays together in the greatest way possible. The base notes do come off as unisex/masculine and remind me of Bijan for Men but that’s why I adore it. This is patchouli oak moss and sandalwood heaven. It’s incredibly alluring and sexy on women who are bold enough to wear scents like Yves Saint Laurent Opium Krizia Teatro Alla Scala and Coco Eau de Parfum Paloma Picasso and Salvador Dali. This is just like those scents in that they are very dark woodsy and not too flowery, very seductive and very confident and powerfully fragrant in it’s trail. Excellent sillage and longevity. Pity they don’t make them like this anymore. Recommended use: evening wear/formal and best worn in autumn and winter. I am in love with this perfume. I hope my review and the other reviews can entice you to wear this especially if you are just getting into vintages and or have begun to wear oud/woodsy chypres and more mature masterpieces.
HAZZER – :
I’m in love with this scent. I can’t describe it properly, but it gives an endorphin rush somehow. I expected it to be very spicy and heavy, but it’s pretty much the opposite to me (at least in EDT concentration, EDP is on its way though). Powdery woods, soft leather, patchouli and honeyed spices cover Fendi’s core of rose liquer – slighty sweet and sour, but not overly floral. It’s a very beautiful creation and it’s a shame Fendi’s fragrance division has ceased to exist. It’s sisters are Magie Noire and Teatro alla Scala; the former being obviously more stern and bitter, whereas the latter is more voluptuous, with a more pronounced rose/white floral combination and an oriental base. Fendi Donna floats between her sisters like a feather – a carefully balanced composition of both. Very easily wearable by men, too.
andryshenka7 – :
I agree with Scythe. Fendi “was”….but is “no longer”. Period. Sad. Fendi and Cocoa Chanel were the “Spice Queens”, and pulled off being both sexy and classy at the same time. Neither one is recognizable as it used to be.
Meuxb104Diobtetty – :
Ugh. I wish I had read the previous persons review before I bought this. I can attest to the crap quality of the .85 oz found for suspiciously low prices online. Save your money people. I’ve smelled the original vintage and was hoping for even a shadow of it here. Unfortunately it doesn’t even deserve to kiss the feet of the queen.
zhdima – :
the .85 oz are some rejected reformulations…Even though are originals (fragrance.com) the smell is a disaster. As in the most of reformulations. Don t expect any serious similarity with old queen, you ll be disappointed. it is chemical, vulgar, metallic, lasting only one hour and with a poor silage. So, better make other choice than this one, ore choose a true vintage if it still exist!
Lionel461 – :
[Review originally posted on MakeupAlley in 2005]:
Supaperfume.com has this for 20 pounds…it seems to be hard to find in stores. Fendi for me is a sort of sour leather and roses, like a bourbon drink. Persistent and sultry. A weird fragrance, and I can see why some think it smells like Raid or bug spray, but on me it works, smells slightly masculine even, and lasts a long time. An SA recommended it as something that wouldn’t be recognized and would mix well with my chemistry. She was right, for the price it is another rare mainstream perfume being proferred by the likes of stores that sell Villoresi, MPG, Caron, Rosine, etc.
Somewhat classic in my opinion.
Tatsy75303 – :
Are they bringing it back? Seen in store the other day and now on frangrancenet.com but only in .85oz bottles… my mother