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DomagFrka – :
Another winner from the house of Krizia! This is the third Krizia fragrance I’ve bought, and like the others it’s beautiful.
K opens with strong florals and dries down quickly to a deep, honeyed smoothness. K doesn’t have the strong melon notes of Moods by Krizia, nor is it as lively as Krazy Krizia. All three have honey notes which lend
delicious smoothness and sweetness and a touch of spice. All are well formulated and feminine. K doesn’t have a lot of sillage, it sinks into my skin and waits there patiently to be discovered.
K reminds me the older Weil fragrances, like Antilope and Weil de Weil. There aren’t any fresh or ozonic notes in these fragrances, they are powerful aldehyde perfumes from the past. That doesn’t mean that K or the Weil frags are dated or old fashioned. They may not appeal to a younger wearer unused to big scents.
K de Krizia is a lovely Italian perfume and it deserves to be better known.
sovet_vdv – :
Smelling and wearing K de Krizia, one wonders if Maurice Roucel looked for inspiration in Dioressence and Miss Dior. While all 3 perfumes are a beauty on their own, K has that beautifull herbal of Dioressence that makes it stand out, even among vintage Christian Dior fragrances.
K came in 1980 (or 1981, depending on the source) as the debut fragrance of Mariuccia Mandelli, and has always been considered an aldehydic floral. But K is so complex, so intriguing, so much more that this title doesn’t do it justice. K is floral, leathery, animalic, powdery, chypre, aldehydic, herbal…it’s an elixir on its own!
The aldehydes are there in the opening, hushed and mellow unlike other aldehydic fragrances. Neroli provides an even fresher sensation with its mellow sweetness, before the floral heart takes over. And here is where the magic happens! Hyacinth is the star; a rich, oily, leathery hyacinth that for a moment, briefly reminds me of the original Trussardi for women. Delicate and whimsical in appearance, hyacinth looks far more innocent than it really is. The rough edges are put upfront, surrounded by narcissus (another killer flower with animalic nuances) and carnation, which adds a spicy and piquant touch. After all, these flowers are anything but demure and innocent. Among them, orris engulfs the flower orgy in one of the most beautiful powder clouds I have ever encountered; you haven’t smelled powdery until you’ve smelt K. Floral powder, leather, oiliness…here is where I’m reminded of Miss Dior (the real one) and see (smell) the imprint it has left and the impact it has made in perfumery.
But the base notes aren’t far behind. Oakmoss, animalic musk (nitromusks more likely), civet, sandalwood…it all somehow combines and brings to mind the herbal beauty of Dioressence. The notes are different, the arrangement is more modern, but yet, the classics inspire the new, and the ghost of it lingers on skin like a nymph. Somewhere, deep in the heart of an emerald green forest, a witches brew surrounds me. A beautiful full force chypre.
K has average sillage, and lasts around 16 hours on my skin, hovering above and sending fragrant tendrils to my nose with temperature variations. Krizia chose a classically composed fragrance for her debut, and while probably a big seller in its day, it seems overlooked and underrated. It’s a vintage treasure that hardly gets mentioned, and it’s a shame because it’s a beauty on its own, quite cheap on eBay, and seems to keep very well. I have a large 100ml edp from 1981, and even though it brings to mind many fragrances, it can hold its own. It might start innocent and ethereal, but it has a big and bold heart, that was made more evident in the following Teatro Alla Scala.
If you enjoy green/floral animalic chypres, leathery and powdery herbal green perfumes, or simply love old fashioned quality perfumery, seek it out. Krizia was a helluva designer, and her perfumes were even better.
Italian at its best!
Anton201 – :
HOT DAMN! I love this!
A blind buy– 100ml splash EDT which I decanted into a spray. I love this! It opens up smooooothly SWEET like My Sin or Occur! A rich animalic amber-vanilla-honey that I LOVE! Which seems strange because none of that exists in the top or middle notes. Then I get a powdery floral, ending in an airy peach-oakmoss that reminds me of a veil of Mitsouko but not so weird/loud/huge.
At first this is a glorious bomb, but it goes down rather quickly- 1hour, and the sillage could be a lot better. This was a nice sunny 70s summer day test. Worn on skin, but preformed better on clothing.
Before I even got my EDT in the mail, I also blind bought an EDP for a good price (bidding style) and I’m so excited to get that one too! This may be a vintage that I hoard because I really really love it!
More My Sin than No. 5 IMO.
I changed my tune. Opens like classic/vinage No. 5 and then veers more into 1000 by Patou. Either way, this is a winner!
I have an EDP spray and EDT splash, and I’ve worn them both a few times. I gotta say– I find the EDT a little better in terms of potency/sillage.
chizhman – :
One of a kind, sexy as well as elegant, dark, mysterius, alluring, I could go on. The best blend of civet and chypre in my humble opinion. I dislike civet and got rid of all, but this is so magical, well rendered that I use it for special occasions, as it deserves. Rachael, from Blade Runner, would have worn this perfume on a daily basis, tough. One of the best creations of the 80’s, hats off.
Escotsloonomy – :
Hmmm… fruitty animalic just the way i love ’em.
This is quite similar to “La Nuit” by Paco Rabanne. It has MAJOR honey, oakmoss, civet, narcissus, aldehydes, orange blossoms, carnations, musk, and big doses of peaches.
It is one of those sweet honey animalic vintage fragrances in a chypre frame. Very pleasant and quite captivating. Maybe the only drawback is it settled to a soapy orange essence with hints of peach and honey civet.
bolil – :
I bought this perfume in Salerno, Italy, on inter-rail back in -85. I liked it than, but not later on. It doesn’t fit my personality and skin.
Dj_kote – :
If you like vintage perfume then this is worth a try.
Mmm I didn’t get on well, it was too much for me that is not to say it is not pleasent, it is but not for me as it reminds me of drugstore perfumes from the 80s. Sharp, and a hard perfume to my nose.
FLorsWrotsbok – :
The reformulated version deserves an entry of its own in this database, I believe, because it has a different bottle and it is a different scent. Although I like the vintage K too much to say the reformulation is a good replacement, I think it is worth having and wearing. I bought it out of curiosity and I certainly do not regret it. It is a special occasions perfume for me, but I enjoy it very much. It develops well and very nicely on skin.
IIEXOTA81 – :
Hail Maurice Roucel for this beauty. To my nose this is a gorgeous floral aldehyde chypre top with a smooth balsamic and resinous base. I do not get the green or woody “main accords” listed here. I’ve got several backups of this lovely. So much more wearable than some of the powerhouses of the era it was marketed in, too.
As always, YMMV.
Jabisguirerus – :
Lovely perfume!! It has an alluring, mysterious quality, and is perfect for evenings in an exotic setting, with your true love. It’s beautiful. It does remind me of Chanel No. 5 a bit, but it’s lighter and more florally for me. I really like it. In fact, I love it. I enjoy it more every time I wear it, and I get sooo many compliments!!! People say ‘what is that gorgeous smell! You smell wonderful!!!!’
It has a very nice vintage aura, and is very classy. Really gorgeous!!
FeekGymnfen – :
I was at a Christmas party in the 90’s. My husband said follow that woman and see what perfume she’s wearing. K de Krizia. Enough said.
urfinus – :
Truly gorgeous. I’m a sucker for old-fashioned oakmoss and aldehydes. Toss in the hyacinth, lily of the valley, narcissus, and follow them up with civet and leather, and you have something magical; mesmerizing with its dark undertones. I have a vintage mini, I’d be very curious to see if the modern matches up. I’m guessing *not quite* because of the wimpy, synthetic oakmoss they use these days, but it’s probably still lovely.
This scent should definitely be classified as a floral chypre, bordering on floriental: it has that much depth and complexity. The civet, carnation, styrax, orris and sandalwood conspire to give it that exotic eastern/middle-eastern spicy undertone. This could be the fragrance of an Egyptian Queen.
Markus – :
Unique and complex. Has an underlying “dark” touch. Perfect for evening.
Atmore – :
I have a question….I am considering buying a bottle of this. I owned it back in the 80’s but don’t remember the scent. What is the difference between the vintage version bottle and the reformulated bottle, do they look the same or different. Thanks!
Also: Which is better, the EDT or the EDP????
I couldn’t wait for an answer so I bought the EDP in the big size of the older vintage but I’m not sure it’s the oldest vintage because the juice is not red looking. I find that the older the juice is the darker it becomes. I will update you when I receive it.
Update: Received it yesterday. Tried it, love it! It totally reminds me of Yves St. Laurent Opium EDP. I love that one too. However the seller sent me the new packaging without the black stripe in the front of the bottle. As I remember…it smells the same. Am very happy for my purchase, well worth it. Very classy perfume.
ragelm – :
The initial blast and my first impression was the dreaded hyacinths… but it mellowed out and brought other notes forward to support it thankfully.
It’s got a strong vintage feel to it, it by no means smells modern. My mother said it reminded her of Chanel No. 5, I’m assuming it was the aldehydes she could smell.
Now, several months later this holds a strange place in my heart.
I never expected love, the set was cheap and frankly I was just on a desperate perfume binge (you know how the stages develop, this was the buy everything point).
Despite being wary of hyacinths, the aldehydes and peach are just so crisp up top, it’s beautiful.
Yes, then there is a soapy smell and yes, it’s vintage. Still pretty thoughard. Floral yet spicy but also green.
It dries down with a surprisingly deep tone, oakmoss and leather I feel.
I’d love to have smelt the original.
Lasts rather a while (rare for me) and projects well. One of the few I would definitely replace. It just reminds me of a strong, well scrubbed woman, someone respectable that you could admire; this is no girly girl or femme fatale. I wear it when I need determination!
k140293n – :
I ordered a few super inexpensive minis of this in a lot on Ebay the other day. Wow, if you like animalic aldehydic florals this is one to try. Opens with a gorgeous burst of peach-bergamot aldehydes that reveal a lovely floral heart – rose, narcissus, orris stand out to me without thinking – and it all rests on a bed of sandalwood, civet, amber, musk with a little spice, a pinch of vanilla and oakmoss. There’s a little sweetness in the old school way. There’s so much going on here, but it’s too beautiful to even analyze. I’m just going to wear it and enjoy.
Werewolfff – :
Thanks to juzme I found out that my vintage K de Krizia stays wonderful, when sprayed on clothes. I did not expect that at all, given the way it behaves on my skin. I am very happy with it now. I have not yet tried it on my hair, but I certainly will. Very helpful review, thank you!
ais41 – :
This darling is in the vintage version a wonderful ,light sort of fresh floral.I can not wear it on my skin as it’s not much persisting ,but……in my hair it smells lovely and for quite long.The colour of this one is dark orange.
Another vintage bottle with lighter,yellow perfume (of course from different years) stays actually surprizingly well on the skin.The scent is this time a warm comfy floral.It reminds me of some old love ,but can’t put the finger on what it is.I sooo love it.Might be Aramis by Estee Lauder.It has also something in common with Parah seduzione ,only less sweeter ,but same family. Different years come with some changes in batches.
The new version is more chypre and not bad at all.Strange ,but this perfume is still made with respect for the customers.
Today I have sprayed Diva that I bought 3-4 years back in a shop and must admit ,yes it resembles ,but another Diva in silver bottle was very much different and aldehidic-synthetic ,extremly strong and headache inducing and now it’s v much gifted away.Thanks God I don’t meet that “friend” ever again,so I won’t be tortured by her Diva bomb 😉
aleksham – :
I found a vintage bottle of EdT. I love the opening right from the start. It smells Fendi-like to me. I also detect something of Alfred Sung in it. I do not know the reformulated version, but I cannot image it is as good as this – simply because this is so wonderful.
Unfortunately, after a while, the scent somehow disintegrates on my skin, leaving a spicy but also sour smell. All the magic gone. Either it is a mismatch with my chemistry or the bottle has lost its original quality. But the latter I find unlikely, since the opening is still stunningly beautiful. What to do with this one, now? Re-applying it is not an option, since the sillage and longevity is already powerful enough as it is.
shahdav – :
Used to be over the moon for this one in high school, but haven’t bought this recently.
ivanauskas – :
WOW
A pungent opening gives way to a spicy green heart…. with narcissus and civet? What more could you desire?!
I have been searching without success for vintage Safari, and though there are significant differences in these top notes, in particular the heart of K is very close to the SPIRIT of Ralph Lauren’s gorgeous green floral. Both are naturally sweet, gorgeously grassy, and seductively full of Narcissus. I rest my case. 😀
For value, longevity, and complexity – absolutely 5+ stars!
Update – I have also purchased a ‘new’ bottle ( circa 2014 ) which is considerably lighter than the ( 90’s? ) bottle I was so kindly gifted. The opening impression is more alcohol than pungent aroma, yet the flavor remains the same soon after, as heart and dry down are very well done. Less lasting, but still very nice. This is like an edt, and the vintage is the edp. Full marks for a good reformulation, Krizia. 😀
tralickDeerce – :
I have the recent EDP. I originally bought it for my sister but somehow it has never made its way to her door, so today I decided to test it myself.
Maybe I’m nuts but after the initial aldehyde top notes disappear I can’t help but thinking that the blend of woody and spicy notes remind me a lot of Feminite du Bois (the SL version). It’s rich-but-thin, not cloying on me. There is a smooth hum of old-fashioned and deep floral notes sitting below the wood and spice. I’m wearing it today in Summer, I definitely think it would be better in cooler weather. K has quite a sophisticated vibe, and it’s an interesting juxtaposition to my usual perfume style. Ummm, my sister may never get this bottle.
Update – Well, I did indeed end up giving this to my sister as a gift. Not because I don’t like it, but because her name is K!
asya3 – :
Vintage EDP.
0 to 10/20 minutes: high voltage of aldehydes make the jus in between Liù and a cheap copy of Chanel n°5, those you find in open markets with names like Chantal n5.
After that: the beast come out, washed with soapy multiflower notes.
And the magic beguin.
Dark sides are coming and you really feel inside one of those fantasy movie of the 80s.
A truly chic fragrance that do not forget seduction.
Very 20s style or even previous. As the splash bottle suggest.
I believe bergamot is also a big presence here. And amber. Plus civet and oakmoss.
smuriSnammash – :
I wore this fragrance, perhaps 25 years ago. It was a uniquely sweet and feminine, gorgeous floral, with, as another Fragrantician noted, a similar aldehylic opening to Chanel #5. I agree with gesch, that the new EDT is absolutely horrible, no, it is beyond awful; furthermore, it is unrecognizable as K de Krizia. My new bottle of K de Krizia EDT does not even have a Krizia label on its bottom, but an ink stamp of the distributor’s name. Someone has grossly messed with the original recipe, and, in fact, it smells more like Joop, with a bit of chalk. They have a sameness of vanilla & amber, but Joop is better, less “chemical smelling”; and after careful comparison, they share more than half their notes. So, if you already own Joop, save your money.
Also, as expected from the newer formulations, staying power is next to nil, about 1-3/4 hours. For the new EDT, I give this perfume a rating of 3 out of 5, and that was being kind, very kind.
ieatcookies – :
I have a mini vintage edp. First time I tried it, I didn’t really like it. I found the combination of aldehydes and green notes a little strange. Second time, I liked it better. Third time, I thought it was lovely!
It has the crisp greenness of Y, as well as the earthier, more cloudy green of Heure exquise – but I like K better than both of those! I agree with jtd beneath that the floral tone is similar to that of Miss Dior (narcissus, mostly), but otherwise I wouldn’t really say the ressemblance is too big. This is someting of its own.
K de Krizia reminds me of working in the garden on a spring evening, just as the warmth of the sun is gliding away, and you are left with a cool April wind filled with the smell of damp earth and everything green that stretches up from it.
belaz1984 – :
Discovering a chypre from the early 1980s that you’ve never tried is dicey. While it’s new to me, it’s by no means a new perfume, and has lived, loved and likely been reformulated a number of times, probably fatally. Hand a new fumie a current bottle of Diorella, she’ll sniff and then look at you and say, “This is the shit you’ve all been talking about?” And she’d be right to ask. The current stuff isn’t anything to rave about, or really even discuss.
There’s a whole generation of fumies for whom the the tragedy of reformulation means that their Miss Dior Chérie (or whatever it’s called at this point) has been tampered with and their Badgely Mischka has been unceremoniously discontinued.
IFRA (International Fragrance Association) regulations diminish the perfumer’s palette. However you come down on the ethics, evidence and outcomes of their restrictions, the IFRA hinders perfumers and has taken perfumes away from those who relish them.
I can’t find information on how to date this particular perfume, but I believe I have a vintish K de Krizia. There’s a bit of a dry fruit feeling upfront, and an appropriate amount of Amber in the far dry down, but all the way along this baby is a soaring floral chypre. What seem like aldehydes provide the lift off, but once at altitude it’s the cold flowers that give buoyancy. I don’t know the ratio of oakmoss to treemoss to [insert mossy analogue], and god only knows what has been done to modulate the other toxic aromachemicals like bergamot, labdanum, but my K de Krizia passes all the functional tests of a chypre. It’s dry like a good martini, it’s florals are buttery yet sharp in tone. It’s like taking a long drag on a cigarette. Now THAT to me is a chypre.
K reminds me a bit of the mid-2000s Miss Dior. God knows how many variations of Miss Dior are out there, but the floral tone to the two is similar. K has less of the patchouli overdose, but in both perfumes the petals aren’t so much dried as freeze dried. They bite back a bit when you sniff your wrists. Your gift at the end of the day of a wearing of K is a starched soapy climax that seems as thought it might be hissing at you.
Flopster5 – :
I have a vintage EdT formulation. The aldehydes here are not as strong as I thought they might be, though you can sense their presences for quite a while. Instead, this is a kind of “dark” ambery scent (with just a touch of a powdery quality). The florals are obvious but just one element, and yet again I find myself thinking that niche can’t do better than this kind of thing, because this is a fairly complex blend and what could you add to it that would make it superior in any way? You could make it different, and bring up one of the notes, of course, but that would just lead to it smelling like another old scent, such as Bandit. For me this is a unisex aficionado scent. If you are looking for vintage on ebay, consider seeking boxes that don’t have that “e” estimation symbol and with liquid that is more of a rust color than what you see in the picture above.
Barentsis – :
I thought this perfume was nice but nothing exciting. It smelled like a nice soap. I’m thinking maybe I didn’t smell the musk. My sister liked it so I gave it to her. My nephew gave it a thumbs up.
andrysha09 – :
I don’t know about the reformulation but the original EdT or EdP are extremely long lasting.
rci389Diobtetty – :
I read the last reviews and I’m very surprised about the lack of longevity many people complain about. I possess an EDT version ( old version ) and I can say it’s very long lasting, all day long. Maybe the lack of longevity is referred to the new version. The old one is rich in aldheydes and this means longevity assured, at the other hand If you hate aldheydes you will not like it. Personally I love. There are a few remaining bottles of the old version, so hurry up if you like it.
greathe – :
Just smelled the current version: terrible to see destroying such as beautiful fragrance. Only soap, anything that reminds the original one which is perfection. Yak. Stay away.
Алвыч – :
Wearable but not sure I would buy it again, lacks that certain something.
Perfumes I have liked are –
Prince Douka Marquay
Moondrops. Revlon
Quadrille. Balenciaga
Je Reviens. Worth
both of these reformulated, now as nothing on me.
Rive Gauch. YSL
My search continues.
bxx766Unlogrere – :
Love this scent, but unfortunately it disappears from me in a 10 minutes after spritzing….so disappointed… 🙁
Atthis – :
Such a beautiful and classy scent! I received a sampler vial of this with a purchase many years ago and it was love at first smell! Woody, soft and elegant.. just enough florals to keep it soft and fresh. The one downside.. even with the EDP version.. the lasting power is very weak. Less than an hour after spritzing myself with this sophisticated scent, it seems to fade right off of me. Must be my chemistry because several others have commented on how long it lasts. Pity, but it doesn’t stop me from wearing it often.. I just need to reapply it throughout the day.
dimych – :
I only have a small vintage miniature of K, and have decided to dab it on after debating with myself whether I will like it or not. Well upon testing it, I can immediately tell it’s a perfume from literally the previous century. Aldehydes and oakmoss dominate the composition, but after the sharp opening the scent becomes more mellow,romantic and nostalgic. It reminds me of so many loved ones long gone now, of grandmas and aunties with grey hair and black fur coats that loved me unconditionally and smelled of heavenly perfumes. Like K de Krizia…
Atapa – :
I love this one a little more each time I wear it, I have it in the new reformulation.It nods to the vintage masterpieces yet is totally current and timeless. Very reminiscent of other Italian perfumes I found on holiday as a teenager, beautifully classic.I still find new things with it everytime I wear it…Warm with depth yet not overpoweringly so and ever so well blended.So much so that it is hard to seperate the notes.
Reminds me a lot of the classic discontinued Armani woman, a rich and sophistacated fragrance, makes me want to explore the houses other fragrances.Super.
Destiny_fromAD – :
A beautiful blend of flowers, oakmoss and fine leather…a very bold feminine statement. K is light enough to wear in the summer without it becoming cloying. This perfume has a vintage appeal with a modern twist. K by Krizia is not for a girly girl who prefers dainty perfumes. It would be better on a woman who is ultra confident and likes to get down to business and is not afraid to be noticed. My husband complimented me on it and he NEVER says anything about my perfumes. That put K by Krizia into my top 10 category! Woohoo!
Happy Perfuming! ♥
nikon – :
Feminine, classic, and elegant balance — this seems to be the way that I would describe this fragrance. This falls between a floral and spicy note.
The ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT: “What fragrance are you wearing?”
Sometimes you find something so good that it is worth “copying”. K de Krizia is such a wonderful fragrance find that I certainly don’t mind being a Copy Cat!
As with a lot of my favorite fragrances, this fragrance was originally discovered when a friend was wearing this to an event with my sorority. This is one that I just had to ask, “what fragrance are you wearing”– which as YOU know… being a fragrance fanatic… is the ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT!!! I just had to know what she was wearing because it smelled so feminine and lovely on her!
This is definitely a “signature fragrance” very unique. This fragrance makes an impression, I knew that she would be offended if I “copied” her fragrance, so only wore this to events where I knew for sure I would not bump into her.
Over 20 years – and this is still one of my very favorite fragrances.
This is a complete balance between many different elements. It is a blend of floral and wears very sweet with my chemistry, but also has a counter element where it is a bit spicy and a medium to lower chord fragrance. By this comment, I mean that it is more of an alto range fragrance. If this were a singer, it would not have a high soprano range, but would be a well balanced chord in the medium alto range. The chord would be rich, well blended, and doesn’t have any notes fighting for dominance, it is very well rounded from this perspective.
This fragrance goes on pretty strong, but smells heavenly after the initial dry down. It is very sweet and feminine and has a dry down that is very unique.
It is one of those that comes off pretty strong a bit more “chemical” when you first spray this – but with the dry down, at about 30- 45 minutes into the spray, will really transform and blend much better into my chemistry. A little of this goes a long way. It is one that I would probably spray one time, then dab my wrists into to place on different areas of the body.
This is very classic, elegant, sophisticated, and mysterious type fragrance.
This definitely has a place in my fragrance wardrobe and is something that I would tend to wear on days when I am wanting to project more of a “business” image, than casual. Yes, this could even be termed “romantic” – with the right chemistry, but it seems a bit more business-like, than romantic — on me.
ZEFS – :
I bet this was excellent in its original incarnation. I have the second to most recent edt formulation (the bottle as pictured above but made post 2004).
A huge soft cloud of aldehydes to introduce the sweet green/white flowers. Then it settles to the beautiful woody semi chypre animalic base. Brilliant but very delicate by this stage. For me it lands somewhere between D&G Feminine and Miss Balmain.
Whatever my reformulation is, it’s no repulsive beast but I’ll have to wait to compare it to a vintage version.
фистинг – :
I hardly remember the original formula that my mother weared years ago. I bought it today, scared about the information of a new packaging maybe with a new fragrance reformulated in it. I really love this fragrance, it’s a classic masterpiece such as Arpege and Rive gauche. It begins such as a floral aldehyde but it’s also be classified like a chypre floral. It’s very elegant, timeless and lovely. Bought at a very low price, better than many of the new expensive fragrances launched.
lyw707speagoessenda – :
The original K de Krizia reminds me of the current reformulated version of Chanel’s No. 22.
t0oL – :
It’s Back!
Into a new essential “dress”, same fragrance, I can’t say if they remastered It a bit (i mean by sure they did I can’t say how changed is it). Just sprayed on the paper sheet. I found it yesterday into a perfumery in Italy. A concert of aldehydes, white flowers, and dark shadows, played with musk.
An excentric masterpiece became a classic.
I suppose this news is my christmas present to all the readers and the fans of K! 😉
Krizia Uomo is back as well!
wla700 – :
One of the best fragrances ever, both in EDT and EDP. I am talking about the original “K de Krizia”. Haven’t smelled the current reformulation. Krizia has created some amazing perfumes. The “Teatro alla Scala” EDP is as good as the “Coco” EDP and Krazy by Krizia is way better than C.K.’s “Obsession”.
zokvdrvkd – :
After reading all the reviews, I was ready for a classic smell. Well I’m sorry to say this but this smells like Knorr chicken bouloin. I haven’t used bouloin in ages but I do remember the smell from my childhood and 20’s. I do pick up other scents and I don’t think it’s a bad perfume as long as you can stop the chicken bouloin scent! Will try this another time.
dashalbv – :
K De Krizia was my love of life when I was 16-18 years old. this heavy superaldehydes-parfum with heavy flowersnotes. I felt like a teenager wearing it, but I tried K de Krizia 2 years ago and Uack.. what was that.. from love to total-hate. The Scent itself had the smell I remembered but I disliked it totally. And nowdays I would say K de Krizia is for an older woman to wear, that heavy, strong and bold it is. But I have noticed that perfumes I hated when I was in my twenties – I now love, for example Dior Poison.
K de Krizia var mitt livs kärlek när jag var 16-18 år. Denna superaldehyd-parfym med tunga blomnoter och jag kände mig verkligen som en tonåring när jag bar den. Jag provade K de Krizia för 2 år sen och fy sjutton – vad var det för en doft? Från kärlek till hat och parfymen doftade exakt som jag mindes den men jag tycker verkligen inte om den längre. Numera skulle jag klassa K de Krizia som en doft för gammal dam att bära med de tunga, kvalmiga och mäktiga doftnoterna. Jag har märkt att dofter jag avskydde som 20-åring älskar jag idag, tex Dior Poison.
metroseysuvh – :
this is an aldehyde bomb. it’s nice if you like that kind of thing, i got it at Ross for $15, i couldn’t pass it up. if anyone would like to trade, let me know.
kkg475speagoessenda – :
Soapy waxy blown out candle. Definately aldehyde driven.
Not as bright as White Linen with the dry down of Fleurs de Rocaille
I like it.
Update: I’m going to swim upstram and mess with the status quo…I don’t think this smells anything like Fendi at all. Fendi is a grungy cigarette leather while K is a soapy floral smoke. I can’t stand Fendi while I really like K. Nuff said.
andrew_1989 – :
CLASSY ELEGANCE.
One of my several bilnd buys. I’m sniffing elegant woofs of Krizia on my wrist now … and honestly – I like it very much. The opening is strong and fresh aldehydic, and now I’m pleasantly surprised by it’s carying feminine soft floral dry down.
It smells somehow clean,.. realy nice and easy to wear – tipe of signature fragrance.
AHPU – :
I’ve smelt a double of this and it might drive me mad trying to remember what it’s called. It’s not one of the perfumes mentioned.
This just isn’t my type of perfume. As a perfume-lover I don’t like to write off every perfume I wouldn’t wear. This smells like a well-made, high-quality fragrance. I have a vintage miniature I’ll pass on to a dear family friend who relishes the richer fragrances I’ll never wear.
Титан – :
Extremely powdery but not baby powder…more old-fashioned, flowery dressing table powder with a smidge of leather. It’s actually quite subtle to my nose which surprised me. It’s a very beautiful and well blended scent but not for me. I associate this smell with the scents of my Grandmother’s bathroom when I was a small chil