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zenek87 – :
This scent reminds me of my aunt. I was a child when she wore it. A memory of sweet and citrus notes, delicate and light. What memories!
teo1987 – :
I had it in my 20s:) Very unique scent! Little bit strong .
online5516 – :
I am very happy owner of this amazing, unforgettable, unique and most underrated fragrance by MOSCHINO. I had no idea why Moschino just discontinued him. L´eau Cheap and chic is for me one of the best fragrances i´ve ever had. I got full 50 ml (1.7.FL.oz)bottle which is full of nostalgia and fantastic summer memories.♥
FleersFushNew – :
The scent is very decent.
Wearing it is just like doing the shower in the morning.
A little bit soapy but not some cliche-smell.
I always wore it when I was young in the collage.
Smell it again nowadays (I smelled it from the empty bottle) reminds me the old time. I was full of energy and was being vital everyday then.
This scent is like that too, energetic and vital.
naruch89 – :
This was one of my favourite scents when I was in my early twenties. At that time I was working as a school teacher and I needed a pleasant, inoffensive and not too strong fragrance that would last for hours yet wouldn’t iritate the kids; and this cute little Olive Oyl ticked all the boxes. It was very soft, velvery, powdery, but with a layer of soapy freshness. Moreover, it was affordable, which was quite important to me, because at that time I didn’t have much disposable income. Although my taste in perfumes has changed a great deal in the past 15 years, I was still disappointed to learn that this one was discontinued.
nikolaitv – :
Powdery, slightly soapy, delicate and calming white floral. I can recognize the lily and freesia, the rest of the notes, for me, form a very comforting mixture that melds together. Office-safe, serene, clean, warm.
How does it feel? It feels like serene comfort. Like stepping out of a warm shower after exercising, putting on soft clothes and just being there, near someone who is just caressing your hair.
I like how it smells, but what is most attracting me is how it makes me feel.
I own a sample.
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In more detail: It is a soapy powder with a punch. Fresh and green-ish juicy fruit which is not ripe at all, soapy and powdery but not sweet. Not a “wool blanket” kind of powder, but a “just out of the shower” kind of powder. Calming yet energizing.
jlc820JeomiWogkig – :
This was one of my favorite perfumes back in the early 2000-s. I was a student then, free to come and go as I liked. To me this smelled fresh, but not spring-like, more like the last days of summer, when you know the fun is going to be over soon but you just won’t admit it.
Sometimes I think about buying it again (while they still sell it on eBay) but maybe it would just wash away the memories I have of that period of my life…
serg1310 – :
Opening smells like as you have stepped immediately out of the shower- It is the the freshness of water and soap lingering for few minutes before it disappears. Then it dries down to powdery notes of heliotrope almost smelling like baby powder. I can see myself wearing this after the shower before going to bed. But anyone looking for non offensive scent for office, then maybe you can put this on your list.Very very pretty smelling perfume nonetheless!
Edit: OH NO! I Iike this a lot! This has been discontinued and not ready to pay ransom.
kondor – :
@EvaKmp is right! That’s the smell of baby wipes! But I adore it! Happiness in a bottle!
Yaewin – :
This and D&G light blue were my first perfumes. I would buy it again! Honestly, though, it’s due to memories, it totally smells like baby wipes.
Eimaga – :
Many years ago I was rushing through a department store, when one of those helpful sales assistants sprayed a little L’eau on me as I tried to whiz past. I moved less than a further ten feet when I had to stop take the scent in again, turn around and purchase it immediately. I can’t describe the scent more than a fun summer fragrance which I totally adore. It kills me that it is discontinued and I am fearful of attempting to purchase it from a non recognised supplies as i am convinced it will be a poor imitation. Moschino Please bring this perfum back….. I life us empty without it.
accountingsf – :
I so wish I could wear this. I bought a sample box with a small vial of the EDP, a tiny lotion, and a tiny shower gel as a blind buy. This sounded too interesting to pass up. Why I went for the potential heartbreak of falling in love with a discontinued, I don’t know – I know that sorrow well (Givenchy Hot Couture Collection no. 1, there is no substitute. *weep*). Anyway, I digress. I opened the tube of lotion and my eyes popped wide open. What a fascinating, fun, totally unique scent! It’s like a wink and a giggle. It’s like bright yellow rubber ducks. It’s like a cheeky burlesque dancer wearing a rubber duck costume and blowing bubbles and kisses at you. I wanted to wear it and revel in its quirky, modern, playful, cheeky charm.
Alas, scent hits my skin with a thud. The rubber duck dancer totally faceplanted on my stage and she’s not laughing anymore. On me it’s a heavy, soapy, dusty, musty, synthetic smellingl mess. Very sad faced about it.
I am willing to part with my little kit of samples if anyone wants it. I don’t want it to go to waste!
jav13 – :
Very good perfume indeed. My roomate used to have it so I could use it as well. It was very classy and girlish at the same time. I could imagine wear it at my 19s and at my 40s as well. Sad it is discontinued since it was my favorite Moschino Perfume. And very affordable
yaq337intitytek – :
Used a lot of years ago, but my ex boyfriend didn’t like it. What a shame! He was complaining. Then I tried and used a lot of fragrances. Today I have found it in a local perfumery. I’m really happy to wear this now. Here where I live the sky is grey and full of rain. This fragrance is so funny in a chic (but easy to wear) way. So well blended and so unusual. I don’t undestand why it is discontinued. Amazing and perfect for any ages. I’m not a girl but I’m not able to wear heavy and dramatic fragrances. This scent makes me feel positive and confident in an innocent and sunny way. A little rainbow on my skin! The bottle is so unique too!
Евген24 – :
10/10 The best fragrance i’ve ever had the pleasure of owning.
Extremely heartbroken about it’s discontinuation! 🙁 I’ve never received so many compliments on my perfume before. This was my signature scent for 5 years.
Rediculous that I love love & Light Clouds (& now Chic Petals) exist but my beloved L’Eau Cheap and Chic does not.
kodinis1 – :
Why did they have to discontinue this one of a kind scent yet I Love Love which is ubiquitous smells exactly like D&G light blue? L`eau Cheap and Chic was a true classic with soul and many of us miss it dearly.
solnse – :
I bought a 30 ml bottle for 1€ at a Flea Market and I can’t get tired of it 🙂 such a shame it’s so hard to find now! It’s a light, delicate and kind of sweet floral perfume, suitable for any ages. At first I felt it too powdery for my taste (like a little granny) but maybe I got used to it, because I cant get any of that now! I really got to love it even if Im not usually into floral scents.
I feel like Im not wearing any perfume, just a very fragrant shampoo, because although relatively long lasting and sweet it is only noticeable at short distances and its not overwhelming at all. Very wearable and recomended for those who want to smell clean but not too soapy or citrusy.
redkin – :
For me its the best of Cheap and Chic line.I adore it.Its a shame we can’t find it anymore….
vilik – :
This is the go to fragrance when you want
Fun, sunshine, and gorgeous. Please bring
It back!!!! How can they deny us this awesome
Scent ?
yurok242 – :
This was my favorite perfume of Moschino!!!!! Please bring it back again…It’s so shame of you discontinuing so awesome perfumes!!!! It had very good longevity!!!So soapy and fresh scent,lovely and pleasant…. I love it and I want it back!!!!
doublem09 – :
The first time when I smell this wonderful perfume, where my thought this is really bubblegum (Bazooka), but it whas much more than that, so soft and gentle, flowery and powdery, and playful.
My hole family is in love with this scent, in the past my dearest mother (it whas her signature) , my sister,and you never guess, me of course!
But it’s very difficult to find this perfume, so I will ask bring it back Moschino, listen to your customers on Fragrantica!!!
By the way, I,m very curious about the new one Chic Petals!
igornavy – :
Such a gorgeous powdery floral. Not up my usual alley, but this is just wonderful! Smells so classy and ladylike and makes me want to put on a glamorous dress and some high heels. Just amazing.
I’m not very good at recognizing flowers so I’m not going to go there, but I’m going to tell what I’m not smelling: citruses. Maybe a teeny weeny hint somewhere within giving it a nice edge, but they’re in no way dominant or even strong. It’s just almost pure powdery flower bouquet.
The sillage is soft, noticeable only to those close to me. I’m wearing this atm and it’s a hot summer day, but L’eau doesn’t feel the lightest bit suffocating or cloying. It is maybe a little too thick for a weather like this, but I like it anyway. L’eau would be best for a cooler summer day when the sun is still shining but the temperature is not that high.
GONTHUNTEEGAB – :
Moschino’s newer scents sucks (Pink Bouquet — please!!? A total disgrace!) compared to this.
This is playful, casual yet elegant fragrance, simple yet very, very unique.
Definitely a soapy musk (even musk is not listed) scent this is. But as edgy, as fierce as soap could ever be. L’eau, ladies and gents, is the Alpha Soap.
BRING IT BACK.
P.S. I used leftovers of Paul Smith Extreme together with Jovan Musk (female versions) and the drydown of that concoction evoked painful memories of Moschino’s L’eau Cheap & Chic.
Now i’m sad.
fackkk – :
HEAR OUR CRIES MOSCHINO PERFUME MAKERS… BRING THIS ONE BACK!
stichfan38 – :
One of my all time favorites perfumes… It’s so sad it has been discontinued. Yesterday I found a new tester for 20€ in a local perfumery.. I couldn’t believe my eyes!!! This year’s best Christmas present! : )
It smells amazing, clean and fresh but in an original way. I love it.
I hope they will bring it back again.
xx
Deroxjucsu – :
It’s really yummy! Like these soaps that you have the urge to bite!. Playfull, girly, romantic. A really enjoyable scent that gives you an uforgettable sense of freshness and purity. Like you breath fresh air! Appropriate for hot summer days.
realboy500 – :
Uncomparable!!
my first thought the first time I sniffed this precious potion..”ooh,this feels like breathing..!”
Airy and soft.
The most fluffy aldheydes I have ever experienced.
warm,musky,slightly floral ,and balancing between sweetness and dryness.
All weather defenately ,daytime preferably,but could also be used as a casual night perfume.
medium sillage.
oh,moschino,bring it back!!!
don karlione – :
I want to find a fragrance that smells exactly like this… But I can’t :(… It was my favorite for many years.
VIT_ALL – :
I have to add – it is the only perfume among those I have that I can so easily wear along with my severely running nose… (Almost anything else tortures me). So I appreciate it better now 😉
nlm – :
I detect a coconutty edge in this (?). Also musk. The perfume is pleasant and passable, nothing outstanding. Not complex or unusual enough to be ‘Wow’ but I can happily wear it, I’d say it’s a summertime perfume.
(I’ve moved this review from ‘Cheap & Chic’ where I mistakenly put it a few years ago – whoops, apologies!)
FreddyLumix – :
Friendly and fruity. I don’t know why but I enjoy using mine as a deodorant only. It lacks something that I need in a perfume, whatever that might be… I haven’t smelled it on someone else, though.
rabbitman – :
This is one of the only Moschino scents I could ever wear, the heliotrope and subtle spices warmed up the watery notes just enough to make it bearable on me. Was great when I was a teen but not for me nowadays I need something with alot more punch.
QJefweyV – :
It´s soft, fresh, delightful. I love it. I have just some drops in the bottle. Please, Moschino, bring it back, pleeeeeeeeeease!!!!!
msk – :
Faaaaaail! Does not last at all
Has a v unique smell,fresh and clean,fruity,orangy i guess but not for me!
Adequate for really young girls!
Loved the bottle tho wich i got rid of it like a stupid!
8282545 – :
one of my fav
very elegant and playful at the same time
YaryA1 – :
I so wish this was still in production. Moschino please bring it back ASAP.
So I see 2 people have voted Liz Taylor’s Sparkling White Diamonds as similar, when I click on that there are references back to Cheap Chic L’eau, so I’m going to give that a try
NumsSleense – :
omg….. just found out that its discontinued….. i am so sad….
any recomendations for something similar??pleaseee…
azazelloq – :
It’s really difficult to face this perfume. There is no middle ground, or do you like or hate. I hate perfumes that remind (even for a stereotype) infant aromas, flavors of babies. It’s powdery, floral (irritating to my nose) and extremely sickening, it makes me want to vomit. But is there any taste for everything. Like I said, there are those who love. I really like the bottle, just as I think Cheap and Chic (black and white) beautiful. I also like the idea of a trademark search for a target audience, without worrying about pleasing all the people. MOSCHINO has made in several of its fragrance.
1*/5*****
lacosta – :
Very dreamy, friendly, well balanced scent.
metropark – :
A brilliant scent imo! Who likes this one and can not find it, would perhaps like to replace it with “Noa” of Cacharel.
St_Gleb – :
@chrisykeehan: it is out of the market, so you won’t find it anymore…It was MY perfume, my signature, my smell…I can not find another perfume to replace it. If anyoane knows a perfume which smells like clean, fresh flowers, please let me know.
nikita-manzuk – :
An amazing perfume i’ve been using for years. It’s smell is so fresh and it always puts a smile in your face when you wear it! Unfortunately i can’t find it anywhere anymore..its a heartbreak 🙁
FriendHenry – :
But that smell nice and gentle! Lightweight but striking, floral-scented cleaning envolvenet comfort. Different!
tristan919 – :
This doesn’t seem aldehydic at all! First off, the freesia tempers the lily oh so very well that it isn’t sweet smelling…The gooseberry and rose are so subtle that the anise and orange have a chance to shine through…On me, the musk and vetiver give my chemistry that last close-to-the skin drydown that I look forward to every time I wear it! I don’t detect ANY soapiness…Just sheer delight!
I heart this fragrance so very much…
malena_45 – :
Sooo, just happened upon a bottle of i love love for a real discount and figured “what the heck?” I am one of those people who has to smell a perfume on my skin to appreciate it. I adore it, and have had so many compliments on this fragrance, just ordered a full bottle of funny and a sample of happy fizz based on reviews only. I wish I had the cash to try them all at once to decide my favorite but that is not possible, and my most recent purchases were made based on all of your helpful reviews here. 🙂
Getting to the point…please rate your favs for me and keep in mind that I adore I love love. I know different sscents appeal to different noses, but I am trying to get a top five list going from some users who have gotten to smell all of moschinos line.
Thanks in advance, and comments on why you like the top five you pick are very helpful to me as well, comparing to I love love.
Jun
12
2011
forkos44 – :
Great soft cozy wonderful !!!!
xSZAwrFGGCVHBbhj – :
oh my word! just gorgeous. so soft, so clean, so baby powder. other reviews have commented that it is good for teens/younger women but i think it smells really sophisticated. it works so well with my peppery skin (and i’m nearly over the hill at 39!). smells how i would like chanel no 5 to be on me. quite timeless but also fun and summery. another italian beauty to add to my collection. a new love 🙂
update: my new favourite…dangerously close to ousting blv II off it’s second place position and coming up fast behind first place blv notte *gulp.
pavel1415 – :
I put some l’Eau cheap and chic and I feel as if I’m just out of the shower. I find myself putting a few drops when I actually had a shower to prolong that feeling. Very refreshing soapy-powdery rosy scent with a vibrant musky base. The opening is slightly bitter because of the anise, but nothing dramatic. There is quite a bit of a synthetic edge in this and one should be prepared for being immersed in a generous amount of old-fashion alkaline soap. It reminds me of something I wore as a teenager, possibly even a particular dulgon deo that smelled just like creamy soap. Also towards the middle l’eau cheap and chic has an undefined sugar candy something that sneaks in the cleanliness. The retro vibe it has is very enjoyable, but sometimes I find this edt too synthetic. I almost never wear it because I lean more towards woodsy and floral scents which I find more agreeable with my taste.
Bottomline: It is not a frag that I’d wear often, but I totally get its alternative appeal. Great in winter and spring. Soapy, somewhat synthetic and retro.
Tank you for the mini, KasiaS, otherwise I wouldn’t have found this refreshing scent.
mebelazimutdlyavas – :
this is perfection…..
a very unique perfume. Smells fresh,clean yet classy…. a very sexy combo.
this perfume puts a smile on my face and lifts my spirit every time a sniff it….
love.
ole97056983 – :
every time i wear it my boyfriend say to me how beautiful i smell. i wear soft perfumes and i thought that he cant understand the difference but he notice every time i wear it.
PSY2311 – :
i personally am not attracted to this smell, HOWEVER, funnily when i smell it on other people i like it..i think it’s one of those peculiar scents that really work with body chemistry..i think the bottle is insane too haha, the top really triggers some weird images:-) x
SASHA3967 – :
It is clear and sweet ,and a little little spicy .I like it very much .
virysia – :
I like L’eau Cheap and Chic and I can’t even explain why. The opening is subtly pretty and soapy, with a slightly citrus tang to it.
After about an hour it is musky, somewhat green, and warm. It’s also somehow fresh, but then there’s this musky body type pheromone undertone to it. I’m usually quite sensitive to ‘body-ish’ fragrances, but for some unfathomable reason it works. I rate this one 8 out of 10..mainly because I know I shouldn’t like it, but am helpless in my devotion to it.
Стажорик – :
I haven’t even try it for quite a long time since it looked so cheap, I didn’t like the name, the bottle, and didn’t like it’s older sister in the blach and red bottle either. Finally I got it as a gift and I felt in love immediately! It’s clean, soapy, a little bit strange, but soooo beautiful! It has a lot in common with D&G Sicily in my opinion which is a love or hate perfume, too. L’Eau Cheap and Chic is much cleaner, without the honey-like notes in Sicily, but it still has a classic feel to it due to the aldehyds. An excellent alternative for summer and of lighter, airy and watery scents for those who like special, really feminine fragrances. It’s rather longlasting, too, and the bottle is nicer when holding it in hand:)
glock552 – :
I don’t like this perfume,too powdery,to soapy,smells like Johnson$Johnson baby powder+washer detergent.
vv777vv – :
The first fifteen minutes i found it gorgeus,the next hours i got a headache and tried to wash it off.
Smells ok but it gets so sickening and on your nerves!
nanflorik – :
I smell this scent almost all the time in my bedroom, because there’s a sample of it near my computer! Beautiful, but not for my skin. I prefer I Love Love. 🙂
gyudsvyrxox – :
Fresher than fresh, young, clean, attractive; reminds me of freshly cut green grass and lemons. Goes great with a sexy t-shirt and jeans. Seductive with innocence and youth, the type without much undertones or secrets. I would wear it during spring and summer, morning and daytime, for evening is not sofisticated or strong enough. Overall, lovely, better than the original black and red cheap and chic.
Vertigo – :
Oooh… this was my first perfume… ahh… I bought this when i was in New York and must have been like 13 or something… it was either that or Stella by Stella Mc Cartney… and I’m glad I didnt go for that one as my nan has adopted that as her favourite…
anyway it’s very powdery, flowery, clean and soft… like a baby blanket should smell. Not sure on the bottle.. but oh well…
gera.annamail.ru – :
I was surprised, it’s so powdery with a fresh note, perhaps because of the name L’eau …I like the fullness,L’eau is very soft and it seems to be more for the winter, as EDT quite stable, a combination of cream and the smell of powder, but the powder is more like an old grandma’s scented powder.
I’m not a fan of Moschino. but I like this one,just passing by I would never discover its beauty.
Bottle is a bit frivolous, acts more like a perfume for girls:)
roma23 – :
A scent that makes me feel happy.Not a favorite but I like it much because it reminds me of the wonderful time when I was 16years old.
hqx273intitytek – :
this one smell like Chanel No.5!!!
both of them smell like soap, long lasting…
i like the colour of bottle, look very young and cute…the colour very refresh also…
but the scent for me is totally different from what i look at the bottle.
very classic just like Chanel No.5
this one is a soft version of Chanel No.5
МАТЬ-МАТЬ – :
Yes, I think it’s minty and so fresh!
Something like Ck one summer.
alexadm – :
I have had this perfume since I was 17 and it is still one of my favourites!
siniy69 – :
Soapy and clean, I recommend this fragrance for a relaxing day home after a good shower, the body lotion is also a good alternative.
vadim-bj – :
Aldehydes usually have a vintage feel unavoidably linked to chanel’s no5. This is a unique exception.It’s the most modern aldehydic perfume out there.Eccentric and desirable because it is so different.
It is crisp,clean and clever.For a woman that is in a mood for playing mind games rather than body language dialogues.
CRIM – :
Nice surprising! I did not expect that in funny, fancy case-bottle I will find very proud, savory, sweet, nice, joyful smell. It’s warm. Has wonderful, cosy base compound of my favorite notes – ambergris, wetiwer and heliotrop. It’s similar to L Lolita, however, it pleases me more, beause is not literally edible, besides, in L’eau Cheap and Chic is wonderful , delicate fresh minty note. I felt in these perfume safely, comfortable. It is not specially innovatory, not magic, is not my cup of tea , but it very pleases me , because is cosy, friendly, just as Kenzo Amour and I must have it.
jekatuti – :
Am I the only one who feels this fragrance is minty??I really sense lots of something like mint in it.. Most of it goes away with the dry down though!
unikelectro – :
It works very well on my skin, an overjoyed fragrance. The staying power is great, when wearing together the perfume and the body lotion.
Aerohoplenericca – :
This is a powdery and soapy fragrance. On me, smells like baby soap!
It is soft and smooth, and when I felt it on my wrist I feel like I’ve just taken a bath just a few minutes ago!
It’s delightfull, and it keeps better and better with the time.
Fresh and soapy, I find it ideal for summer time. And it does last long.
Suitable for those who enjoy soapy, clean and fresh fragrances.
norkTrown – :
Very fresh, light, flowery, soapy fragrance with poor staying power. Good for summer season.
Andry_Dry – :
Nice, powdery scent, very fresh. The men like it too.
wektoria – :
i think i prefer this to the original, less powdery.
DOZOR – :
It smells pure soap on me, very refreshing though. It is also a very recognizable perfume.