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top280524 – :
One of the worst perfumes ever made! I was so excited to get this perfume but it stunk like dirty money. A BIG NO-NO
samuray74 – :
Opening is strong. I applied the tiniest dab from a vintage mini in good condition. At first, it seemed overwhelming, but after a few moments, I like it very much. Yes it is a powerhouse, but there is something very attractive about it. A spray bottle would be too much, as the smallest amount is best of this radio active bombshell. This could be Jessica Rabbit´s signature scent as it almost touches the line of caricature but it is appealing at the same time. May be a candidate for laying a wood note to balance the sweet notes.
svetoforswer – :
Lowering the bar here. More than once I’ve selected a partner for pleasure due to ease of availability rather than quality. Wasn’t exactly ashamed because, after all, fun was experienced. Hollywood is one of those partners. Not classy but fun. Here we have a big gold chain and exposed hairy chest or way too many rhinestones and bows. Maybe every perfume need not be a masterpiece? Maybe some can be a mess like the movie ‘Showgirls’?
Over the top is Hayman’s Hollywood. That is the equation I bring. Not a classic Hollywood, but that struggling actor or actress who may fall into porn. ha. I find the opening quite sweet despite the top notes. I get tuberose straight away but then there is a softening. I admit, there are times I want to be less Lauren Bacall and more Anna Nicole Smith. Frankly, there is nothing wrong with that. Some prefer to be classy all the time. Some can’t help but always seem cheap. Me? I like to dabble in both because even when I’m being cheap I’m classy and just having fun.
Appatarly – :
Hollywoodland
The first time I smelled Hollywood by Fred Hayman (AKA Giorgio Beverly Hils) was in the Manhattan townhouse of my mother’s employers. It was 1989. The couple had just returned from a trip Los Angeles California where they had tried their luck with getting into the movie business – as actors, of course. They brought back a lot of merchandise and this was among the items. I could never dream of putting on this fragrance because I was under 10 years old. However I had the habit of smelling adult women’s fragrances, as there was nothing wrong with just smelling it lol..That first day that they were back in New York City they went out to Long Island for some business and had to be away the next day as well. My mother and I stayed in the townhouse overnight. When my mother watched an old movie and fell asleep, I sneaked into the Mrs of the house’s walk in closet where she had put the fragrance on small dresser. It was already out of the box so I quickly grabbed it and sprayed once on my wrist. I remember smelling a lot of alcohol, and then something very powdery yet very warm. I couldn’t identify the notes then. I remembered the scent and loved it but I was never able to find it again. Lo and behold in my discovery of classic vintage perfumes I found that it was selling for a very low price on Amazon.com. I bought it and when I got it in the mail I became that innocent child again. Then I smelled the fragrance which I put on myself. Now it was all mine. And having more of a nose I detected: an aldehyde opening, a peach, a gardenia, a mimosa, a jasmine and tuberose, amber and musk. For some reason these notes don’t really go well together. Also, the frag selling right now on Amazon.com is a reformulation. The original had an animalic accord of civet. The new one appears to have only musk. It’s leathery and warm but very bizarre. The white flower and musk combination simply don’t go together. They would have done better pairing the white flowers with incense or myrrh. The dry down becomes very powdery but it’s not a pleasant smell. It smells like a cheaply made fragrance with very little thought and originality. Smells like an old fashioned body spray, air freshner or car freshner. The white flowers are still there and I love them but the original was heavier on mimosa which this is now missing. I also don’t get how this is supposed to evoke Hollywood California or Hollywood movie studios. I think their idea was to recreate fragrances worn by such classic stars as Joan Crawofrd, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwick Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor, each who had worn a white floral fragrance called Jungle Gardenia. Well this is nothing like Jungle Gardenia which is a million times better. This was a bad idea. They should have just stuck to a strong gardenia scent with base notes of incense and amber. The amber in the new formula is gone and it seems to be replaced by vanilla (not listed). The whole thing just doesn’t work. So in conclusion don’t buy this on Amazon. Look for the original vintage 1988 version selling on ebay. That one at least has a more balanced blend of peach, mimosa, gardenia, jasmine, tuberose, and then the animalic scents of musk and civet, and the warmth of amber. The original was what I was smelling on that night in that woman’s closet and I loved what I was smelling!
nyla2108 – :
I use to like everything, even the most weird perfumes. But can’t like this one for nothing.
I gave my bottle for someone who could appreciate it.
It smells like 70’s Avon’s fragrances.
No offense, but the world of fragrances has too much more to offer.
Bolodar123 – :
I agree with Sheridanellis, this fragrance is similar to Lou Lou. I like the fragrance.
Hitman23 – :
Can anyone tell me if they think this resembles Cacharel’s Lou Lou? Thank you. Sheridan~
you182bedyWelty – :
I can understand the bad reviews, I think many people find the aldehydes just too intense because when you first apply it ,it is very strong and harsh. I have a dab bottle rather than a spray of this,so I can control the amount I use . Once the initial slightly ammonic notes wear off,the florals make an appearance,the most noticeable to me are jasmine,mimosa and tuberose. Most of the other notes are quite subtle so you catch them fleetingly,but I find the scent does develop nicely and becomes softer, and it is fairly long lasting. I like it, but don’t love it.
gaultudge – :
i love it…..
Everyone keeps telling me that they really love how i smell:)
Neteununtee – :
I do like this fragrance (and i really like the bottle lol) It smells a little sharp but mellows out after 30 seconds. Again the trick is to spray it and then walk into the mist, or to dab a little bit onto a cotton ball and place it into a locket. If you wear to much of this it wont smell nice. I like it because when worn lightly its not a heavy “power scent” from the 80’s after it settles on your skin it smells nice! to me it smells like the dressing room of a hollywood starlet! Flowers, sequins, Furs and makeup powder + a little hair spray. It actually really works well if you wear it lightly! it really does smell like a hollywood dressing room. Is it a everyday scent? no but for going out to something like a wedding or where there are flashing lights Yes! Hope this review helps someone.
tarasan – :
Dreadful! This fragrance has gone the way of our lavatory. We use it in lieu of air freshener. It has an astonishing cheapness about it.
allandmax – :
Im with Malker, this stuff is aweful! Who would ware this stuff? I don’t like any of the Hayman lines of perfume, its cheap and cheap smelling!
qail – :
I love this it is sweet and a very happy scent. I dont think it smells like Red Door. Red Door makes me sick to my stomach. And this one dosnt, My daughter who is 13 loves it and my sons girlfriend who is 19 like it to and plans to buy it Just give it a chance !!.