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elgudo – :
For a long time, this was pretty rare. Looks re-released (and widely available on ebay for less than $20 for a 2.5 oz. tester) and prob reforumulated.
I was given a sample in a swap, but I was afraid to try it. If I loved it, I knew I would do anything to own a bottle, even if it’s rare/expensive.
So imagine my surprise when I scooped up a $16 bottle from Fragrancenet! It’s not here yet, but I finally tried my sample.
LOVE! OMG! The first minutes are my fave, and sadly they don’t last long. It’s like Safari meets Must (galbanium) meets Tabu!! I get some soap too (like Youth Dew). Then upon drydown it’s very much like Obsession, but also masculine.
Two small squirts on the inside of my arm lasted ALL night (unheard of with my skin) but by morning I had a very spicy patchouli only.
I don’t know if my sample is the reform or original, but I’m certainly excited to get my full bottle! Too bad Frag-net’s shipping is soooo slow.
Overall, a very spicy incense/amber/woods. Not as sweet as Youth Dew, Opium, Tabu, etc… I think the galbanium (my fave!) whispers all thru-out the longevity, but those first few minutes are sublime! I’m thinking/hoping– the opening will hang around more on clothing.
I think if you like Must, Obsession, etc… you will like this, but they are def not dupes. I have not smelled the male Obsession, but the drydown of Moschino is a masculine (spicier/woodier/darker) Obsession.
Melzw922Bessinepome – :
My Mum wears this one. This particular scent has been wafting around my household for years. Growing up this is pretty much what has always reminded me of her. Looking at the bottle now and being able to put a name to the scent, is wonderful. Let alone analyze the notes, I can actually breakdown the scent and slighly get a lot of the notes listed. It’s a fantastic women’s fragrance. It’s long lasting, and just wonderful.
fvu664bedyWelty – :
I am looking for a bottle of Moschino, if anyone in the US would care to arrange a swap with me. Partial bottles or testers are just fine. 🙂
Vintage style fragrance in the same vein as Must de Cartier… a LOT of Galbanum!
This fragrance can easily come across as masculine, yes. To me that’s because of the almost pine like and earthy/mossy aspect of Galbanum coupled with the sharpness of carnation and geranium, All of these are very old fashioned or very classic notes, depending on your point of view!
If you love vintage Must de Cartier as I do, you might also wish to try Moschino. They’re like cousins, recognizably in the same style, and totally unlike anything released recently.
lubulezacion – :
I reviewed this earlier, but I thought I would update … its been about a year since Ive been wearing this as well as Krazy Krizia.
The two are in the same class, but they are quite different.
I find them both hard to wear, but I do stick with them, and wear them both frequently, anyway.
I wear them because I do admire them… and because my only other mostly cold weather perfume is L’Elephant… (sometimes I wear Bijan Bijan, though). And I want a little variety.
I get more compliments when I wear Krazy. In fact, for how undecided I feel about Krazy, its pretty clear that OTHERS really really like it on me.
Strangers often compliment me when I wear Krazy. Most often, men.
I find Moschino to be quite dated, really, but I also really appreciate its distinctiveness and artistry.
I wear it when I feel like dressing in black, or slightly punk … leather jacket, tight black jeans.
To me, this fragrance is ANYTHING but cozy. It feels quite sharp and high pitched.
Its something that seems more energetic and edgy, less cozy and approachable.
Its far more “Interesting”… then it is “Lovely”.
But thats not bad.
It also is, especially by todays standards, quite masculine.
I have a hard time wearing mens frags, so this one is tough for me.
Anyhoo… Just felt like reflecting again on these frags… and what better place to do so than here at Frahrantica?
nimik96 – :
I just got a sample! It’s very unique so far, very bouquet and fresh spicy. Very retro. I’m testing it on my skin tomorrow, will edit. Like so far 🙂
It reminds me of something can’t figure it out yet.
Bagiev – :
After all these years..I received this today. After I ignored Obsession-type scents back in the 80’s,I ignored this gem also. At first spritz….it comes off as not like Obsession..at all….a few minutes later the top disappates…and the likeness is apparent…but not quite…Moschino is ,for lack of a better word…”fresher” than Obsession.I also feel the carnation/marigold in Moschino is upfront sheilding us from the depth of spiciness in that Obsesssion has.Moschino smooths down the rougher edges…probably thru the floral aspects and it’s addition of carnation/ylang/plum/other florals where Obsession does not have all of these. Obsession also adds incense/animalic to the mix…causing a little bitter twinge, where as Moschino’s mix smooths thing out.I would say..Moschino, Obsession and Krazy Krizia share similarities/same family…but each differ in obvious ways. This is a great scent, and it is not expensive, so I think it is worth a buy. Glad to own this, and glad I am discovering scents I passed by in the past.
Edit: This is another scent that changes as it is on your skin…goes thru the phases…ect… In the drydown I am getting a lot of the marigold….mmmmm…! Also, forgot to mention that you can put Must de Cartier in the same family as Moschino and Obsession, Krazy. Here is how I would “rank” the 4:
1.Must
2.Moschino
3.Obsession
4.Krazy
wim543speagoessenda – :
I was introduced to this perfume just this week by a fellow perfume fanatic, my lovely sister. I had to buy it… I was asked as I left the gym tonight ” what is your lovely perfume ?” The PT thought it was Obsession. I see the similarities , both 80’s throwback perfumes… I am loving it
nteditorprocz – :
I a man and wow this stuff is special theres no way someone you can mistake it for anything else its a beautiful heady bouquet of florals like the flowers my grandfather used to grow for competitions in that I mean iOS flowes if your ov
over 30 then you will know what I mean. This is how galbanum should be done its heavenly another great galbaum is vent vert by Pierre Balmain I am lucky to have bought the vintage bottle and it’s amazimg the reformulation is good but you can’t beat vintage moschino I think I love you 10/10 keep on sniffing guy’s. If anybody knows of any fragrances that are strange and unusual(in a good) please drop me line would love to hear from you all love and peace jamie xoxo
akim2307 – :
Blind buy…
Absolutely STUNNING perfume.
If you like spice (especially nutmeg), 80’s black retro mod punk, mystery, balsamic, WAY MORE ALIVE than Shalimar, more alive than Krazy, as well.
Floral (a loud carnation), Nutmeg, and just the right amount of Bitter…
SWOONING. I love this.
What a treasure.
The feeling that comes to mind is a little bit of that late 80’s mystery … the Cure or the Smiths playing… youre in a hotel room in the winter, possibly in NY or Chicago, or Madison WI, …warm and cozy, looking outside at the lightly falling snow, at dusk.
Or maybe youre in London.
Anyway…
This is not too young…. (its also not too old) … but it somehow brings out the 21 year old in me.. when the world felt very new, and very big <3
wert1488 – :
I have just bought mesmerize from Avon (violet bottle) and this smells exactly the same to me if you want a cheaper buzzzz and it totally lasts so much longer. Ding Dong Avon calling. Its Kate x
tonja – :
Fragrance Review For Moschino
Moschino
Top Notes
Galbanum Marigold Freesia Honeysuckle Plum
Middle Notes
Nutmeg Carnation Gardenia Pepper Ylang Ylang Rose
Base Notes
Amber Musk Vanilla Sandalwood Patchouli
Moschino’s most mature fragrance!
What is this incredible aroma of green galbanum, white florals, sweet notes and sour notes, spices, patchouli, amber, sandalwood and musk. Though the notes are not abundant or the scents too complex, it’s a fragrance that takes it’s own place in the power perfume cabinet of the 80’s. This is a fabulous green chypre Oriental floral, with a lot going on than meets the notes. Moschino is to my own knowledge one of the most mature fragrances from their line in that it evokes or tries to evoke a much older classic vintage fragrance something like Fracas Chamade or Shalimar. When I say this of course I don’t mean that it smells like those fragrances because it doesn’t. Moschino like the fashion house is it’s own individualistic unique creative scent. It is beautiful and green, not overblown as a chypre nor Oriental but a neutral perfume with neutral colors of light moss and beige. This is not as atomic as other 80’s power fragrances or Orientals like Coco Eau de Parfum or Fendi. This is a very elegant and conservative fragrance. The bottle is shaped like a vintage wine bottle with Italian flag color themed ribbon. I love the bottle! The scent from within is also at it’s most Italianate. Smells like an autumn in Tuscany or the forest in Brescia. It’s vegetal, spicy, floral, and musky, so it graphically transports you to a villa or park in the green woodsy geography of northern Italy. I see flowers, green vegetation, cypress trees, and deer frolicking to and fro. And not a hunter with a gun in sight. Wild nature free and beautiful.
The first spritz is interesting. I get sweet plum and honeysuckle very sweet and like fruit mixed with honey. The wine scent is also there. I don’t know where I’m getting that wine note or booze. There’s a green galbanum note which I adore because it’s a note that is no longer with us and always makes a fragrance smell incredible. Green, herbal, aromatic and glorious. The dusk is settling and I smell a spicy floral little garden. The heart opens up quickly revealing rather mature and womanly florals. This is a big gardenia almost at the same level of the gardenias of Coco Chanel’s fragrances i.e. Gardenia or the white florals in Fracas by Robert Piguet. Other florals emerge. A single rose and carnation with more carnation than rose aroma. The carnation is green and very shrubby with white flowers not red flowers. The white carnation is a corsage, as if a champagne bottle was sitting next to a corsage of white carnations or gardenia floral arrangements in a basket catching sunset’s waning light in the open air in a villa.
As Moschino dries, the scent is turning Oriental with some nodes to Shalimar. Patchouli is doing it’s thing: herbal, green, bushy, aromatic and smoky, a touch of incense. There’s sandalwood, inky, woodsy, beautifully woodsy with a fragrant headiness that make me want to lose myself in the aroma and faint from the smell. If this were powerful enough to take me to the places it takes me to in my imagination. This smells like a garden in a palace of a 19th century monarch of Italy – Vittorio Emmanuel and the garden is serene and seductive. The king has brought his mistress to the garden where, away from prying eyes, and having nothing to do with mundane politics, the king can be himself and love his lover. The amber note is fantastic. It’s not a big amber but it’s essentially the same amber in Shalimar along with the patchouli. Oily, gooey, smoky and dark, with woodsy tones. The sandalwood is the best part in the dry down. I will add that in the dry down the fragrance, like Shalimar, or Emeraude, can be unisex so men can wear this without fear. This is a very masculine cologne because it dries to dark amber and a lot of musk. The musk is at the very last part of the performance of the fragrance and smells exactly like the musky colognes some guys are used to. The first part of the fragrance with it’s gardenia is gone and all that is left is the green galbanum with green patchouli and dark musk. Finally a vanilla is there to keep it a tad sweet and creamy but still dark and smoky.
I find this fragrance to be formal, autumnal, wintery, and very long lasting, so long lasting that it’s shocking when compared to the fragrances issued today. This is an eau de toilette and still it acts like a real strong perfume or eau de parfum. This is unisex and matches up with suits, coats, and formal evening wear. I will wear this tonight at a Milan Fashion Show after party. If you like your green florals and chypres Orientals woodsy musks a la Shalimar Emeraude or even Fendi by Fendi you will love Moschino. A more pleasurable green galbanum and musk as can ever have been conceived by a great Italian fashion house.
Thank You Moschino.
Simmer – :
LOL! Moschino smells absolutely nothing like Obsession! They’re almost completely opposite on the perfume wheel!
moldovanlbt – :
I have to say this again: we all have different types of skin chemistry and my skin “eats” all the subtle (delicate floral-powdery) scents right away. Having said that – this Moschino was a hit and a love at first “smell” for me.
All the flowers evaporated pretty fast (as usual, on my skin) and coriander+carnations+spices lasted good 24 hrs.
It is sharp, I have to admit. Definitely not suitable for job interviews as this is a non-compromising, “love OR hate” type of perfume, but never both.
Very spicy. Love it.
gozumova – :
I received a bottle of Moschino and sprayed it on, feeling pretty confident it was going to be a hit. Everything seemed to be going smoothly… until the soapiness kicked in. If there’s any “soap” in a fragrance, it’s going to be amplified into ridiculous proportions on my skin! Surely, it took over and made the scent totally unbalanced. The green notes and sweet vanilla combined with the monstrous soap and some dirt from patchouli and musk formed a combination that is intolerable to my nose. In addition to that, Moschino is super strong so there’s no easy way out. Let me tell you, this EdT blows many modern EdPs out of the water!
I tried it a couple of times, promptly scrubbed it off and quickly came into the conclusion that this one is obviously not for me. I just need to get it into my head that it’s better for me to steer clear if soapiness is mentioned even once in the context of a fragrance. However, I can’t actually dislike Moschino because our disastrous encounter is most likely a matter of skin chemistry. The high quality is apparent and I’m sure it has the potential of being a great scent for people with a matching chemistry. By the way, it does resemble Obsession a bit, but Moschino is more green and refined (and soapy). I prefer Obsession.
MashaUdalova – :
I’ve had my genuine tester 75ml edt for a while now. I’ve worn it only on several occasions to work over consecutive days. Been told it smells nice but that l need to tone it down. I think I got used to the scent so much I didn’t smell it anymore so I sprayed more on to compensate.
The bottle states: the same perfume pyramid as above; is made in Italy; and belongs to the oriental/vanilla /amber olfactive family.
My impression of the fragrance is basically the same. The initial carbonated lift… The fizzy, warm, green galbanum rush is incredible. It’s no surprise that the bottle is designed intentionally to resemble Italian table wine. I marvel how the perfume remains perfectly bubbly throughout that experience. Thanks to the magic of aldehydes. In fact the stubby bottle and the deep, earthy, sweet, aromatic concoction strongly reminds me of authentic root beer that’s just been opened.
There is indeed a lot vanilla in here. When the beautiful rosy green floral heart appears, it sort of smells like a plush layer of baby powder. I want to add that this isn’t an anemic bouquet that I encounter increasingly with more prestigious perfume houses when it comes to edt concentrations. There’s life and body to the flowers yet.
The perfume for the most part, though rich, is never heavy and maintains a fresh brightness to it. I think it’s because tart, juicy fruits. Without the fruit, the base and heart resembles traditional Indian incense notes (ie: my precious Super Hit Nag Champa or Patchouli Forest). And a sandal wood soap.
Unlike Angel, I find the fragrance on the whole, delectably edible (or rather, drinkable). It begs someone to lean in and drink it all in. In a friendly way, of course! At the tail end, it’s very comforting, warm, very sweet, woody, cozy, musky, cottony smooth and powdery soft.
It’s a very well executed perfume with a neat concept behind it. It’s off kilter and unconventionally pretty in its own way. She’s a classy dame that can be worn year round.
Looks like I’m postponing any thoughts of Chanel Coco or more Allure Sensuelle. I have barely made a dent on this. I’m going to wear it more often.
Edit:
I wore this recently to an early Xmas party in a lime green dress. I also put on a little bit of Tresor scented lotion as well as a richer fruity-vanilla one from Bath and Body Works. Then I sprayed this eau over top. The result is a richer floriental smell as opposed to fresh spicy. I was told I smelled “beautiful”. The fruity plum, spices, musk and vanilla became really pronounced. It smelled delectable. Gourmand, even!!! Crazy, huh? I’ve always been an Oriental girl.
Ryzveld – :
I always wanted to try this and I was sure it was discontinued until i found it online.
It’s a perfect Moschino GEM and I could easily place it in the top balsamic and spicy perfumes, even close to the mythical Shalimar by Guerlain or Jungle L’ Elephant by Kenzo!
I feel the warm and the soft spicies, the yellow flowers, the balsamic and even amber, but now exactly the “usual” amber, it’s mostly a light wooden version of it.
I wore this perfume yesterday for the first time and I received a compliment by a stranger. It’s a success!
Melnt385intitytek – :
One of my Fragrantica friends sent me a bottle of this once, and at first I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. Eventually I grew to really love it, and once I hit the tipping point, I blasted through the whole bottle in a few short months. Now that it’s gone, I find myself missing it in my collection – I think I will be buying another in September for the colder season. The bottle is truly hideous, but the fragrance is so addictive – a sweet & ambery woods & spices oriental that lasts for ages on skin and clothes. A favorite for sure.
Edit: Nope, I tried Obsession again, and that’s the one I actually want. Moschino is still nice, though. Between the two, I’ll pick Obsession with it’s deep vanilla.
poosteer1 – :
An unexpected and kind gift from indigo!
Being in love with all sorts of heavy orientals, I surprised how much different Moschino in its orientalism is. It is green oriental, very aromatic and it is the closest smell to Christmas-time in my childhood associations, when all Christmas trees were straight from the forest and their aromas were filling everyone’s house, mixed with wonderful baking aromas. For some reason for realistic Christmas trees I was looking among pine-cedar fragrances, but amazingly enough – have found it among carnation and galbanum with amber combination in this champagne-like looking bottle, the miracles of perfumery and human’s imagination indeed! So in few words it is aromatic-green-woody oriental, that able to move your heart and take you into a memory lane. Recommend to those who love Dune Dior, Krazy Krizia and Must Cartier.
DinnyBinniy – :
Oh my God what a scent!
To be honest that was a blind buy and I was worried enough about what I was gonna smell but the surprise came after the first squirt on my wrist!
This perfume it’s so unique and elegant sexy and 80s monster!
It lasts for ever and it’s stunning!
So sad it’s discontinued and so happy I find a big bottle!
There are enough similarities with the cozé one from parfumerie generale!!!
VigRx0ibik – :
I bought a bottle of Moschino at an estate sale not knowing what to expect, and it ended up being a winner. It’s a spicy, peppery, warm and sensational perfume with wood, amber, nutmeg and flowers. It’s bold, confident and beautiful in the same manner as Krazy Krizia, but it’s more floral. I’ve only worn this once and I’m already in love.
leon570 – :
I have the vintage version of this magnificent beauty and its stunning!
Moschino is a ‘big’ perfume which has a Woody, sweet, floral aroma and lasts forever. In fact I would say that one tiny spritz is enough to surround yourself with the most heavenly perfume all day long.
This is a woman’s’ perfume, it’s not for the girls. Moschino is an 80’s and 90’s powerful, statement perfume along the lines of EL Spellbound, Ungaro Diva, RL Safari. I adore it!
It will leave a trail of loveliness behind you and fill a room, so beware!
defboy – :
I do get a bit of the comparisons to Obsession, but as I prefer Obsession for men over the women’s version, I don’t get it as much as other’s might. This one is a throwback–as mentioned, a gorgeous 70’s-80’s smelling ‘fume. NOT an old lady perfume, a beautiful melding of the galbanum (very very prominent here, which I love), amber, carnation, musk, vanilla, marigold (I love when this one shows up in my scents, very unique note!), and a hint of patchouli married with the nutmeg for some spice. Penny Urn’d mentioned below the comparison to Passion for Men? Yep, I feel it—but yet, this one is far from masculine. It’s feminine, but from a time period when feminine meant resinous, slightly green galbanum (the kind that makes your mouth water a bit when you smell it–just a bit bitter, and that’s a good thing), spicy carnation, a hint of soapy, and a lot of personality.
If you like vintage scents, or vintage SMELLING scents, this one is a must have. It brings to mind the feel I get from vintage Timeless, and vintage Miss Dior. Love it.
cax632JeomiWogkig – :
Warm, sexy and sweet. Can be overpowering if not used sparingly, Love the musky vanilla sweetness trail it leaves behind me as I leave a room….
Зубарев – :
Though I’ve never tried Calvin Klein Obsession, I absolutely swoon when I smell this, I just inhale deeply and exhale slowly to prolong the aroma in my nose. This is not only woody, aromatic and spicy, but a fresh spicy scent that always lifts and soothes the spirit at the same time. I think what sets this apart from Obsession is the addition of the nutmeg.
Sometimes you want an enticing aroma that is not so much seductive but feels like a warm embracing hug at times. I am not saying obsession is bad. Like I said I have never smelled it except in passing. I really enjoy wearing this. Especially enjoyable when out to dinner on a cool fall evening. The fragrance leaves a trail and you get compliments galore. It might smell like obsession, but it is her younger fresher sister who doesn’t have to put on makeup or high heels and a seductive dress to have men want to be around her.
She is not out to seduce. She is simply naturally appealing.
ivanen – :
Nothing to compare with CK Obsession. This is a bit old school’ish. A little bit to strong for me. I guess it’s carnation that makes it sharp. But it’s a good, strong and feminine scent.
UPDATE: the more I wear it, the more I like it. It’s so flowery feminine scent. It makes me feel confident 🙂
loeka – :
unfortunately recently this nice fragance has been reformulated!
recently I bought a new bottle that was produced in 2014 and it didn’t smelled anything than the orgininal fragance.
The nice spicy opening is gone, the new reformulated fragance smells synthetic and boring
there is no evolvement anymore…
So be warned if you like this fragance, the new version is a complettly different smel!
The barcode on my bottle said production date 2014, but I don’t know when the reformulation has started, maybe even earlier.
Very pitty, because I liked the original smell very much…..
gif189elipseskism – :
I can’t help it – I hate the bottle, I hate the era, I hate the very idea that this could be my perfume – but I simply LOVE the juice.
This is the perfume I chose when I was 21 and decided it was time to find my signature. I wore it for years: lovers and friends thought of me when they smelt it, I got complimented on the streets by strangers, and then it stopped being available on shelves and I gave up and decided I’d find a new signature in my 30s. But after much searching I ended up right back here. Discovering it’s continued availability online I now have it again, and again I am wearing it everyday.
To me it is warm, overtly sexy, and just sweet enough to be pleasant to my nose – which admittedly almost exclusively favours oriental scents. The musk is the most important note to me; I couldn’t possibly have a signature that lacked it. The longevity is pretty good for an EDT and the sillage AMAZING. I like my perfume to quietly but very definitely announce “this woman is deeply sensual!”, and I find this one does exactly that. 🙂
Keni111 – :
I purchased this because I used to wear it all the time and loved it. Now it just doesn’t work so my bottle sits (minus a couple of spritzes) unused. Would be up for a trade if anyone is interested!
Chacki – :
It’s warm, it’s sweet and it’s nothing like Shalimar.
Some here say so but that is to diminish this beautiful scent. Moschino is great all by itself, not a copy or even pastiche of a classic.
I agree that this is an eighties perfume. But there must be a place for it today. It is a true classic on it’s own merits. And a very pleasant one.
dominiuk – :
Every fan of Moschino Moschino can find it at the Dutyfree at Fiumicino Airport, in Rome; the price is fantastic, € 19,00 for the 50 ml. size.
I’ll update soon this rewiev: could be a good unisex, and the opening is simply gorgeous……
medvedev94 – :
This one is big. It screams “it’s the 80s again! Break out your leg warmers and crimp your hair!”.
It’s spicy and thick with a bit of powder underneath. I also smell soil. Clean damp soil.
This perfume is unlike anything else in my collection. It brings me back to smelling my mother when she was getting ready to go out when I was a child. She loved big powerhouse scents.
It’s interesting and I don’t dislike it, but it’s not something I find myself wearing because I feel like I’m small again and sneaking into my parents bedroom to steal a splash of moms perfume. I feel like an imposter.
If you miss those statement makers from thirty years ago, this is one you should definitely give a try. For me, I’ll just keep it around for when I’m missing my mother and I want some comfort of “her smell”.
KaktySek – :
I’m not a fan in general of Oriental perfumes, but this one has a greenish top, and is smooth like silk. Whenever I wear this, people compliment me. Love love love it! If you normally like chypres, but don’t think you care much for the heavy vanillic Orientals, you might want to give this a try, assuming you can still find it.
Deroxqweov – :
One of the hidden and underrated gem. I grow to love it more every time I wear it.
Moschino is something I wear only just to please myself. Like a lover’s embrace; the soothing, comforting scent keeps me warm, wipe out all the stress, frustrations and worries. You know what kind of effect “that” works on a girl? She’d get good sleeps and…sometimes aroused.
Old lady? Just wait until the dry down and you’ll see…
For me, this is the sexiest bergamot aroma. It beats Obsession and Krazy out its way in term of sexiness.
plailiaelotrovillank – :
Well, this one is certainly different! The first time I tried Moschino EDT I got a blast of something kinda herbal. And then nothing much. So I sprayed again and this time I can discern nutmeg and a rather bitter floral.? Marigold. And then rather than dry down it warms up and up and everyone commenting on it cos it got so strong. Still I cannot find most of the listed notes. It is almost masculine in a bit of an incense hippy way. Weird.
We really aren’t in Kansas anymore….after TWELVE hours this fume finally shows its softer side with sweet florals and a bit sandalwood. How do they do that?
nadya___byshyeva – :
Just discovered this scent recently, today is the 3rd time I have properly worn it after several samples and I really wanted to write a review because this stuff is amazing and I love it!
I actually decided to try it because of the comparisons to Obsession which I love, and I do see the similarities to begin with, but really they are only similar, to my nose, in the opening.
This does start out very similar to obsession. The first blast of this out of the bottle really is a blast – this is potent, one spray perfume, you do not need to go overboard or over spray this one! After a few seconds you smell the resemblance to the start of obsession, that strong, leathery, warm, resinous rich smell, like a smooth shiny conker. But within 30 minutes these are clearly different beasts.
After about 30 mins this suddenly softens considerably becoming a lot more typically “feminine”. Musks, florals and warm powdery notes start to develop and this scent grows and grows as it warms on the skin. There is still the rich warm spicy soft strength that is shared in Obsession, yet it is different.
About an hour in this smells to me a little like a cross between Obsession and L’heure bleue! It is amazing.
This perfume truly is a shape shifter. After a couple of hours I get a scent I associate with incense, that deep, rich, resinous warm, softly spicy powderyness – it is not smoky at all on me, but has a quality I can only describe as being like incense. This stage lasts another few hours. Then this begins to change again, into a softer, very feminine powdery vanilla floral on a rich resin base.
I find this to be very well blended, it is difficult for me to distinguish individual notes.
I love the way this perfume swirls and changes throughout the day. It is not one of these were one notes comes forward then retreats, not a scent that suddenly changes, no this swirls and softens and morphs slowly, subtly developing new nuances as it settles and beds in to the skin. This works with your body heat and chemistry to become an aura of beautiful scent that swirls and caresses the body as you move. I sit here taking deep breaths of this beauty.
This is a strong perfume and not for shrinking violets I think – yet it never becomes cloying or annoying, more it is fascinating as it slowly changes through the day.
Longevity is incredible, one spray onto my skin and this lasts through to the next morning! Sillage is pretty massive too, my partner is sat across the room and he can smell it distinctly as “my perfume” from about 5 feet away, and that is several hours in, probably the 7th or 8th hour now today. However he says it is not annoying or overpowering at all.
I really do like this perfume, enough to actually be considering buying a back up bottle. This may even replace Obsession as a favourite seeing as my 30ml obsession bottle with oakmoss is divine whereas my newer version without is a much thinner composition.
I really rate this perfume, give it a try.
pribludaa – :
The design of this bottle is one of my all time favorites. And I have really tried to like what`s inside it too…
It lasts forever. Its like it`s lurking around. Moschino is so bold, intense and heavy. It`s like the entire 80s are trying to sneak up on me.
I guess im too young and not old fashioned enough.
desi12 – :
The opening of this perfume smells like CK Obsession/Cartier Must with massive amounts of masculine patchouli mixed in.
Very ambery/buttery, and the galbanum really stands out. It actutally smells more masculine than feminine at this stage. Like older men used to smell when you were a kid, like shaving cream and such.
In the end it turns into Oscar, Oscar de la Renta. Carnations all over the place! Mixed with other spicy florals, like roses.
Opening – amber/patchouli ori