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timesnake – :
LLP formula ( actualy a copy) is light years far from the Stern original formula, it is almost a diferent scent, no need to describe.
The original formulation always had an concentrated orange nuance, never light yellow (yes, some splashes has but as someone said, I presume they are diluted) so the original colour of the scent is a whisky nuance. I perfectly remember my sister’s bottle, one of her first scent bought somewher ein the 90s. Still have a bottle, no doubt is the most beautiful vintage in my collection. The scent is even more beautiful complex, deep, stunning.
VeraTenVar – :
@deutsch100. All the bottles I had and I have are with orange/cognac liquid colour. I bought first one in 1991, a BNIB 3 oz box (was my first Uninhibited ever) and it was the same colour with the next ones, probably more than 15 bottles through the years. Last one, bought last year from a nice man who owned a packer woth unopened boxes is exactely the same. All in perfect condition and best wiuality. The only two bad experiences I had was with one Pure perfume, very dark coloured indeed and with poor quality even if was sealed (the EDT performs better than the EDP or Parfum, and with one partial splash bottle which was with light yellow liquid, not too good as weel (I sow that the splash bottles available on ebay are all with very light yellow liquid and this is NOT a good sign, nor a one of originality.
Uninhibited was, from the very first time with a concentrated orange colour, bit darker than a chanel 5 for instance, an old whiskey nuance.
So, I think the most important think you must keep in mind when you decide to buy this masterpiece is the condition of the bottle (best are the atomiseur ones, sure) and the way it was preserved, boxed etc.
Still need to make some reserves but new and unused bottles are almost inexistent on ebay or amazon 🙁
DioS555 – :
INCREDIBLE!!! This came out when I was a Freshmen in High School. Being a HUGE Cher fan, this was really cool. It smelled amazing, looked amazing and well…Cher! I have worn this for almost 30 years! Sadly, inventory is next to nothing and what does exist is spoiled…but there are still a few fresh bottles out there. If you can find one, and the liquid is light yellow, light gold…it is perfect. If the liquid looks orange or brown…RUN! This is soft, powdery, woody, sensual, warm, sexy….
If this was released today, it would be a massive hit. Cher was ahead of her time, as she always is. 1989 was not ready for such a unique and incredible scent. Equally fine for a guy too. This is not flowery and overly feminine! Love, love, love!!
sornDymnTromb – :
Being a lifelong Cher fan of the highest order, I remember the release of Cher’s Uninhibited fragrance in 1989 as a big deal for her and for me. It was a peak time for Cher: a couple of top-charting hits, some awesome movies, preparations for a new concert tour, and oh…. this perfume! Over the course of a year, I picked up a 1.5 oz EDT, a 1/4 oz of parfum, bath powder, bath gel, body lotion, after bath splash, a couple of GWPs including .33 oz bottles of EDT and a 1/8 oz parfum. I was of course biased… it was all about CHER after all! But I loved the scent: the lily, the iris, the creamy vanilla and sandalwood… it was unlike anything I had ever smelled before. I was wild for Uninhibited and truth be told, I reeked of it for a long time! Once it became impossible to find, years later, I picked up another couple of bottles of it on eBay.
I’m so glad I did. Almost 30 years later, my fragrance addiction in full blossom and my love for Cher unwavering, this vintage juice is as gorgeous as ever. That vibrant set of top notes has browned around the edges a tad, but give this old gal a minute, and she will blow you away once her heart warms. Uninhibited is, by far, one of my all-time favorite vanillas, with just the right balance of floral and wood that stays in harmony on my skin for hours. This original Parfums Stern formula (I have never tried the LLP version) has aged amazingly well. I still wear it from time to time in both EDT and parfum form, and I still have a couple of unopened bottles of it that I could easily sell now for a pretty penny.
But not a chance. There is nothing like this scent. You can bury me with whatever unused portion of Uninhibited I may still have once my time has come . It will probably still smell better than heaven ever could.
lue455speagoessenda – :
Uninhibited=unexpected.
As a young girl watching The Sonny and Cher Show, I wanted to be Cher. First, she was thin. I was a shy, chubby curly-haired adolescent who has no idea what I would become. Second, she was sassy and cool. She spoke her mind. Basically, my role model. It would take me 25 more years to approach her level of sassy, and at 55 I’m still not quite there. They broke the mold with Cher.
I finally got my hands on a bottle of eau de perfum. I am equally confused and delighted. Uninhibited is contradiction in a bottle in the best way, and mastery in fragrance. I cannot categorize this bottle. Uninhibited begins with a blast of aledhyde and vetiver. It evolves into an oriental, AND a Chyphre, AND a floral all at once. And yet one more than the other, depending upon the moment.
The dry down presents a beautiful blend of natural heliotrope (not sweet) and yummy, earthy vetiver (not pungent). For me, vetiver is a tough note that has to be done right for me to embrace it. It is done just so right here. Sandalwood and vanilla add sweet and spice notes, while bergamot, which dissapears in many fragrances as soon as you register the note, remains for the duration, adding a touch of twang. And there she rests, delicious, layered, GENTLE. Each layer compliments the other without taking center stage.
As a child, I wanted to be like Cher. And at my age, I am aware enough to know that wearing this perfume is enough. Because it is a beauty.
Юльчик79 – :
Cher is a true Goddess with a capped ‘G’. I almost wish I had never whiffed this. It’s not a smell. It’s a spell!
THE one and only, Cher. Sure enough, leave it Only to Cher to sign such a knock-out, sultry, rich, beautiful and unusual fragrance as this. I cannot think of a celeb fragrance that embodies the aura and personality of the star behind it better than Cher’s Uninhibited. I am also at a loss to think of anything at all to compare it to. Absolutely nothing, which is wonderful. It is unique. Like Cher, it is wonderfully fizzy and sparkling, not bubbly cute but effervescent. This is a deep, punchy, serious, sexy fragrance which comes as no surprise. Deep and lovely as her voice but not quite dark, this blend has a sparkling depth to it like Cher herself and is complex enough to make it hard to describe.
Oddly, her raucous rough side is not apparent in this fragrance at all. It is entirely classy with a demure quality even, and intensely rich. Initial spritz is a dark, sweet cola as powerful as her personality and voice, and like her voice, the overall feel of Uninhibited is more like a sound; a deep alto vibrato. Laced with and softened by a hint of fine quality vanilla, exquisite florals and delectable sandalwood, but not woodsy enough (to me) to be listed as a prominent note. The vanilla here is unlike anything manufactured in modern perfumery. It smells like the pure extract and does not overwhelm; masterfully blended, but not a food-y vanilla. Unburnt vanilla tobacco but much better. It seems present only to smooth and round which it does beautifully. Cola, maybe a root beer float with vanilla ice cream, or even Dr. Pepper which Cher has stated is/was her favorite drink. Coincidence? Hmm… I hope not, as I find that rather cool and very ‘Cher’ to think up such a thing, though Uninhibited is hardly gourmand. A reviewer below mentioned rum and cola but I smell a darker bourbon sort of booziness. Imagine the smell of that with a very vanilla tobacco near, punch it up with some honeyed sandalwood and there you have it. Almost.
So, we have the best of florals for sweetness, fresh vetiver, add the citrus for a sweet and sour sparkling cola twang, smoky vanilla anchored in woods with aldehydes, and something mysterious, and magically extraordinary happens. It’s called Cher Uninhibited. Exceedingly classy and refined, I suspect this scent was strategically concocted to compliment leather, silk, fur, denim, feathers, jewels; a myriad of textiles and bling as vast as her wardrobe; a genius move if that was the intent. If so, it works.
As we question whether celebs wear their own scents, I can “Believe” Cher actually adores and wears this fragrance unless her taste has changed. She has allegedly stated the blend is a mix of Charles of The Ritz and Laporte’s Vanille and I discern a strong hint of COTR somewhere with a brilliant tweak that makes it NOT smell like COTR at all, and this is an oriental perfume if ever. Category listing is incorrect to me.
I compared this scent on my skin with oriental likenesses – Opium, Raffinee, Youth Dew, Tabu, Toujour Moi, Obsession. All paled in comparison; too spicy, too dark, not fabulous enough, and poor CK Obsession smelled of vile, cheap dirt next to it. I loathe it since comparing and my Lovely Liz Taylor powerhouses now smell more dated than ever. Tabu and Raffinee came somewhat into range as a base smell only. Spice and incense overwhelmed in those also. None came close to anything like Uninhibited which took the crown above all (and most others of all categories in my wardrobe.) Sparkling, strong but soft with a sweet side; sexy, sassy, strong, confident, over-the-top (but not really), divinely gorgeous, lovable and warm as Cher herself, beautifully uncommon. Rare. This IS the very essence of Cher in a bottle and well worth the ridiculous asking price… and my love for Uninhibited makes me think of her famous slapping of Nicholas Cage in ‘Moonstruck’ yelling “Snap out of it!” while softly singing “I Got You, Babe” in the background with her famous tongue-in-cheek smirk and wink … and yes, indeed she does! Oh, for the love of Cher… She sure as hell does.
Queenman – :
A very powdery fragrance. Not the big bold badass that I expected. Lovely. The oakmoss in the top was very bitter and offputting since it is not in the notes but it tamed down. The fragrance really is about heliotrope balanced by some sandalwood, vanilla and a light sweet powdery pipe tobacco. Very pretty but I wouldn’t call it uninhibited. I would call it delicate. No musk visible.
boks – :
The oakmoss in the top notes is pretty intense in the EDP (much less so in the parfum), but if that’s the only thing putting you off this little masterpiece, I discovered a little trick:
Spray your wrists (or back of your hands, or forearms), wait about ten minutes, then rinse your skin briefly and pat dry. Amazingly, the harshest part of the oakmoss will be gone, and the heart notes will last throughout the day and into the night.
I normally welcome oakmoss in all its brash pushiness, but my allergies were flaring up and I immediately began to sneeze after I applied Uninhibited EDP the other day. I rinsed my skin, as mentioned above, and the sneezing stopped.
Also, the jasmine should be waaaay higher on the pyramid of votes. This is an amazing fragrance.
MaxiSex – :
Still on my skin from yesterday. Stunning santal, a non-gurmand vanilla, very natural, heliotrope and a hint of dried fruits and tobacco -this is the base of this masterpiece. Aldehydes are gone within 30 mins on my skin. This is, I think, the best celeb fragrance EVER made, a niche perfume. It can t be re-produced nowadays, no more natural ingredients and fixators. Totaly unisex in the base. Someone voted a similarity with 24 Faubourg Hermes, well, not even 1% similarity exist between these two…it must be a joke.
Meanwhile, I m so happy with my big bottle.
9.5 out of 10
Mesjh921bedyWelty – :
Hmm… A classic vintage blend.
I never thought Cher would have a taste in fragrances! I know she does have few great songs and melodies, but a taste if fragrances! not a clue!
It’s a vintage (Victorian age) blend with oak moss, roses, heliotrope, aldehydes, vetiver, lime, & leather. Starts with honey oakmoss, and ends with roses, aldehydes, vetiver, and leather-tobaccoish.
Quite impressive for a celebrity fragrance! it might be nothing back then cause most of that era fragrances look alike, but today this is classified as an animalic vintage blend.
mama – :
UNINHIBITED
CHER
YEAR
1987
Bottled But Not Contained
As a feminist lesbian, I’m as big a Cher fan as there can be. She made a career out of “not fitting in” and being different, a total individual and an empowered woman who took life by the horns and made it hers. When this fragrance was launched in 1987, Cher appeared in various TV commercials to promote it and I remember the magazine ads. My recollection is vague but I don’t think this was a commercial success. That same year Elizabeth Taylor launched Passion and she is credited as being the first major celebrity to start a fragrance line. Cher’s Uninhibited was unfortunately overshadowed as a fragrance and has since become more of an obscure vintage rarity. The same thing happened to Michael Jackson when he launched his ‘hologram’ cologne which was a musk similar to Bal A Versailles. Like MJ, Cher has a penchant for grabbing attention and this perfume certainly does that!
The theme for this fragrance is being uninhibited and expressing yourself through a fragrance which is not supposed to be a traditional woman’s perfume, and it was meant to reflect Cher’s on-stage persona: wild, strong, theatrical. One pictures Cher in her Bob Mackie creations with flamboyant and provocative costumes. I think the perfume was unique in some ways but classic in others. It opens with aldehydes and citruses, it has a floral heart and a woodsy-musky base. The citruses are more of a neroli scent, very perfumy, fresh and sharply accented. The opening is also quite unisex with a unisex orange. Before long the florals emerge and they are a tad more feminine with a powdery heliotrope and rose, a sweet white floral jasmine and ylang, but with the odd tobacco note the florals are given a more spicy and smoky air. These are very unisex flowers, and they feel dry. The whole thing, like Opium, can be worn by males, too, since it’s a masculine style Oriental with aromatic smoky tones. A guy used to wearing Orientals like Shalimar or something like Tabu, Bal, Poison or Opium can wear this with ease. Makes a great evening cologne night club scent.
The dry down is musk, sandalwood, cedar and vetiver so it’s green and mossy but it never turns into a full fledged chypre. The vanilla note reminds me of vanilla bourbon. It is almost a modern twist on Shalimar, Tabu, and Opium. It would appear like Cher wore Opium and she wanted to make a perfume that was somewhat similar to Opium. It’s a fragrance of pure seduction and charisma, sexual energy, and confidence. This is dark and warm, musky, formal, mysterious, and aromatic, smoky and Oriental without turning into, you know, a Persian oil. After wearing this again after so many years, I am literally overdosing on nostalgia. I was able to get this on ebay which sell vintage spray bottles and splash bottles. This is one hell of a perfume for one hell of a woman.
Finally I want to talk about the bottle. This is a gorgeous decorative bottle very artsy looks ancient Egyptian and symbolic of the goddess Isis. This is perhaps due to the fact that Cher owned a custom built California home she designed herself inspired by ancient Egyptian architecture – pyramids and temples, Luxor, Memphis, etc. This perfume has a long lasting staying power, excellent sillage and radiation just like any big diva 80’s perfumes. Uninhibited is hard to pull of today and it’s mature and sophisticated, unisex, and commanding. I would wear this in the winter and autumn with leather trench coats.
I would like to add that this perfume is also something that seems to be made of black and white colors. Cher, with the long dark hair and pale skin, is herself black and white. The scent can be black like smoke, black like tobacco and black with musk, but it’s also white with jasmine and aldehyde. The scent is powerful so there’s no need to put too much of it on. With too much on, it’s really obnoxious. On the right woman, with the right evening gown, Uninhibited is classy and yet bold. Cher thank you so much for being you and for giving so many girls the confidence and inspiration to be themselves.
zozmar – :
I became very closely acquainted with Uninhibited after spilling half a bottle of the parfum all over myself one day. The experience was very nearly traumatizing, and even with hot showers I carried the scent on my skin and hair for a couple of days.
Nowadays I stick to tiny dabs from a mini. I would like a bottle of the spray, but the prices are prohibitive. So until I have a lucky find, tiny dabs are all I will have.
I have a hard time picking out individual notes. Uninhibited is an old school power fragrance. I definitely smell aldehyde and rose notes, which are very nearly a dealbreaker for me. But the tobacco note really hooks me in. It softens and sweetens as it develops on the skin, and eventually dries down to a classic Oriental style fragrance with a punch.
sergeyqsz – :
This is a quintessential ’80s scent. Loud, proud, brash and sassy. I get so many compliments on this fragrance and I’m sort of embarrassed to say it’s Cher, but no one else is ever fazed by it. I fear that when my bottle is gone that will be the end of Uninhibited for me. It’s getting harder to find and the prices are crazy on Ebay.
anestyAnets – :
Mystery solved. The nose behind Uninhibited, according to osmotheque.fr (the best and most acurate source, also the owner of most of recipes, including the disappeared ones) is Francis Bocris , who also created the gorgeous Mon Parfum (Paloma Picasso). Thank you, Hanna, for helping me to bring the light in this old question. Evrika!
db7 – :
Oh my. This is what the 80s must have smelled like. Mind you, not the corporate Wall Street young Michael Douglas and Glen Close types . Uninhibited was not the widely worn and office safe (ha!) Opium of its day. It wasn’t your stereotypical 80s perfume full of oak moss and civet, it was made with a recipe of it own.
Uninhibited was made I feel for the avant-garde crowd. The Bianca Jagger kind of girl, who rides on the back of a white horse straight into Studio 54 (even if she nowadays denies she did). For the androgynous Bowie. For Cher. I can surely connect 80s Cher herself to this scent. Bold, strong, very noticeable. It opens with a blast of powdery leather smoke, that almost burns your nostrils. And a dry sandalwood mixed with some unburnt tobacco dominates thereafter. The tobacco is not the sweet/cherry type, but more earthy and dark. I am also sure that aldehydes are present, and the vanilla stays in the back the whole time (with today’s standards the vanilla is almost nonexistent, but I guess a vanilla in the 80s was a whole different conception than now).
Uninhibited is a fitting name for the scent,and the bottle reminds me of Cher wearing a fancy headpiece during one of her shows, singing ‘if we could turn back time’ with her arms in the air, embracing her audience.
Edited to add: Just got a vintage (year unkown, I reckon 70s or 80s) parfum extrait Chanel No 5, full of civet and aldehydes. It is exactly the same as Uninhibited, it does makes me wonder! All the other No 5 variations are very different, except the vintage parfum extrait. Interesting!
rukodel – :
@ Alex Uninhibited is one of the few scents that it gets better with the age. If the bottle was unopened, the scent is even more beautiful than it was when it was produced. I have many bottles – even the splash is almost the same juice as I remember from late 80s. More than this, if the bottle is capsuled (with atomiseur) the quality is simply unchanged. This can be proved by few ladies here I already sent this masterpiece – of course, unopened boxes since 1989. it is strong, maybe bit too strong, and the ingredients, I think just because the recipe was with natural ones ar extremely high quality through the years. So, if you like it and you remember this beauty, keep it for you and be sure that when you will open it, you ll be mesmerized! Even the colour is the same (in my cases) but well, I kept my boxes in the original white carton packer and in the best condition. In any other condition, ligt, or bad temperature, yes, it can be changed. Still wondering WHO made this GRANDE OPERA…no one knows…
Pommopaycap – :
Hello from France, as a men, i used this women perfume at the age of 18 in 1991! i bought it in Geneva, i loved this strong smell and unique composition (so many ingredients distinctive). I did not found any fragrance like it, copied or close to, few days ago the top acid ‘citrus’ melt with cedarwood+vetiver base, of Chanel chance eaux vives made me remember Uninhibited, but without power of middle notes.
vados1 – :
One of the most prescious gem in my collection. I keep it for real special occasion. Amazing. Simply beautiful.
pleseck2000 – :
If you can pick up a bottle do it. Its unique , and the heliotrope is to die for in this . Its expertly created, and some of the industry experts mention this as one of the best created…
Drakujla – :
Cher’s debut fragrance Uninhibited was launched in 1987, at around the same time that Elizabeth Taylor launched Passion. Of course we all know that Liz Taylor got all the glory and her Passion was selling big time. But Uninhibited has not really disappeared and has become a beloved vintage and niche fragrance. This is a beautiful and elaborately composed celebrity fragrance that is unlike other celebrity scents selling today. This was done with love, with a lot of meaning and with formulaic notes that are becoming harder to find in fragrances. I adore the design of the bottle. Very unique and very mysterious. It even looks Oriental and even if this might sorta feel Oriental it’s one of those rare Orientals that aren’ showing off. The first thing that drew me to this scent was the heliotrope. Heliotrope is also present in the formula for Elizabeth Taylor’s Passion and it’s my favorite purple flower, somewhat similar to the iris flower when it’s transferred into a fragrance. It gives a perfume a touch of class, powder and elegance. But this fragrance is not all about girly girl powder or even flowers. As the name suggests this is a scent that has more in common with scents like Opium. It’s a gender- bender and unisex scent that smells so luxurious, so expensive, and yet so flexible. Day time night time, any season winter or spring. Fragrantica lists the notes of bergamot, citrus aldehydes heliotrope, ylang-ylang, geranium, rose, jasmine tobacco cedar, musk, sandalwood, vanilla and vetiver. This is not very heavy and in fact this is what makes it such a perfect scent. It’s not light either just very well balanced. It starts with strong aldehydes. A citric scent of orange and bergamot dominates the top along with those aldehydes. The heart has a strange blend of incensed flowers. There’s gotta be incense although they are calling it tobacco. There’s heliotrope, rose, jasmine geranium and ylang-ylang. These flowers are not your sweet girly girl flowers. No sr. They are grown women who are projecting their maturity and diva aspects. I can smell this on Cher. It suits her personality. Bold, feminine, sexy and strong. She takes charge and gets what she wants. The jasmine is really jumping out at me and it’s one of those powerful jasmines like the jasmine in ALIEN by Thierry Mugler. In fact I would put this fragrance in the same family. The base is composed of musk, leather, sandalwood, a touch of vanilla and vetiver. It’s more spicy than sweet the vetiver is really turning spicy on me. This scent is also very classically musky. It’s totally unisex because of this. It’s got a ton of leather and musk, along with the tobacco note and thus suited to men’s colognes. The vanilla is not heavy it’s just there to give the fragrance a longer duration and just a little bit of sweetness. But this fragrance is mainly dark, deep, mysterious and edgy. It smells like someone layered a woman’s perfume with a man’s cologne. Perhaps Cher was on to something here because this foreshadowed scents like Tom Ford’s Black Orchid or Dior’s Midnight Poison. It has that same strong scent that both a man and woman can rock. I love this fragrance a lot and wear it out on dates. It’s very rare to find the woman or man that wears this so I’m usually the only person smelling of uninhibited when I go out. And no it does not make me feel uninhibited. I’m uninhibited enough as it is without a perfume. This is a scent that just makes me feel very sexy very womanly and seductive. It’s not too far from the sexiness you feel from Shalimar. So if you like that sorta thing, go for it. It’s hot, sexy, glamorous, showy and free, free to do as she pleases. Rock on Cher. We love you. PS I wish Barbara Streisand had released a fragrance or if she did let me know!
Caroline_fromAD – :
Uninhibited is highly unusual. One of a kind. I enjoy it so much, but somehow I find it too overwhelming on my own skin. It’s very noticeable and somewhat sweet. Also it lasts forever even when applied very lightly (one spray is definitely enough for me), and at some point it always makes me feel slightly nauseous and gives me a headache. So, I’m rarely willing to take the risk to wear it. It’s a pity really, because the scent is so unique and beautiful. Perhaps this is the kind of fragrance I’d prefer to smell on a lover. Just not on myself.
Muflon – :
Need to come together and ask Cher to bring it back. They can have the old formula and a modern (Lighter formula) for those who would like a lighter version. How can we get this done. Anyone know how to reach her.
juliabekhvova – :
The notes listed here in fragrantica are not completely correct. The official notes are:
TOP: blend of casablanca lily, peony, dried fruits & rum
MIDDLE: lilac, carnation, honeysuckle & tuberose
BASE: sandalwood, heliotrope, vanilla & musk
(This is information from the actual 1989 Uninhibited newsletter.)
It’s so sad that it’s discontinued… However, you can still find this scent on ebay. I’ve gathered a few top condition bottles of it. Three 90ml bottles of the edT and two 50ml bottles of the pure perfume, also couple of miniatures. The prices vary, edT’s are around 100 euros/dollars these days and pure perfumes way over hundred. Not the cheapest prices but I know some discontinued newer perfumes that sell for a lot higher. Thank Goddess Cher is releasing her new perfume soon! Or I hope soon…
Uninhibited begins with sparkling attention seeking aldehydes and fruity sweet rum and some ylang ylang! Very diva and glamorous opening. The other flowers appear in soon as well. I can’t really say I detect certain flowers I just smell a gorgeous bouquét.
The scent’s top & middle -stages are pretty strong, so beware if that’s not your thing. Not unlike Chanel n.5.
The drydown is woody and sweet. Lots of musk. Cher describes the end like this “first you have this sexy and sensuous opening and suddenly at the end it’s like something you would eat or it’s like there’s a baby somewhere, innosence. Super cozy and luxurious. I smell real vanilla with musk and high quality sandalwood in the end. The drydown is not just sweet but it’s sweet and salty.
I’ve noticed that the pure perfume is almost the same but you can really smell that everything in it is high quality. And it stays strong and lasts for much longer.
Cher still wears this perfume. Before Uninhibited, Cher used to layer Charles of The Ritz , Ritz perfume with Vanilia by L’artisan. And that was her inspiration for Uninhibited. She also used to wear Ombre Rose and Opium, she stated in the 80’s. I actually find the drydown in Ombre Rose incredibly similar to the drydown in Uninhibited. Closest so far.
Fun fact: Cher always wears Uninhibited with vanilla before she goes on stage. How cool!
If you can’t find Uninhibited there’s a couple of perfumes I find similarities in and you might wanna try them:
-Dior Addict
-Oscar by Oscar de la Renta
-Chanel no.5
-Ombre Rose
-Vanisia by Creed
Black_Forest – :
I love Cher! This perfume is so 80’s for me! Big hair, spandex, and retro music videos! Uninhibited is like the ultimate sexy musk fragrance for me. I absolutely love ylang ylang and its powdery sweetness mixes perfectly with the musk in this fragrance. The aldehyde ylang ylang blend reminds me of the way Chanel Eau Premiere smells in the opening, which is another fragrance I love. The sandalwood and vanilla are most prominent in the dry down. I got this in the long lost perfumes version in a swap from a really sweet fellow fragrantica member and I couldn’t be happier with this fragrance, it’s a definite love for me!
Urolog – :
Couldn’t stand the suspense any longer! I had been toying with the idea of getting this but price and scarsity had hindered me. Finally ordered.
All I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW!
Love everything about this fragrance! It just drifts around me (so far it’s been 5 hours). Not blaring – just a sensuous, gentle cloud.
Wish (like everyone else!) that it would be reissued.
Sanitar25 – :
I agree with those who perceive this as lighter than one would expect. I get a kind of burnt/rubbery quality which is common in vintage – not sure if that was what it smelled like originally (someone suggested real ambergris). That doesn’t last long with any kind of intensity, and then you get a rather tame, but rich blend. I was hoping for a reasonably strong tobacco note, but at least it’s more or less unisex. Next time I’ll have to spray more to see what that reveals.
UPDATE: The tobacco was more noticeable in the far drydown. It has a kind of parfum quality, with deceptive projection. However, when I used my hand to waft it towards my nose, it was rich, dense, and natural-smelling. I have the 90 ml bottle, which I think is the EdT.
boris83 – :
Golden, warm, rich, buttery-sweet rum. I love this scent for fall weather. The only thing that comes remotely close is Alien Liqueur de Parfum. Similar, but not quite, and this is richer and more quality. I like to put a little of this scent inside my jackets and coats 🙂 I have the pure parfum. A treasure. If you find it, snap it up!!
werprofilmeyuq – :
First applied smells a bit like cinnamon but not for long. A warm spicy scent that reminds me a bit of CK’s Obsession (the vintage one).
After an hour it drys down to the most georgeous Sandalwood/Vanilla scent ever !
Unlike the celebrity scents of today where its almost impossible to believe they actaully wear what they put their name on- I can believe Cher wearing this one especially in the 80’s when it was made .
I wish it had better longevity – it’s about average or less on me.
On an added note note the bottle is lovely & very very well made .
karo666 – :
Maple and caramel lead the way with tobacco influences in Cher’s Uninhibited perfume. A warm maple syrup, akin to an old-fashioned syrupy flavor over waffles in a bed and breakfast surrounds you immediately. My first impression was that so much more was forthcoming. This is a heavy perfume. I could almost hear Cher telling the perfumer to just “do it” as they made this perfume stronger and stronger without thinking of the consequences. It’s as if she wanted a perfume over the top and that’s what she got. A perfume as unforgettable as the woman.
A mix of woods appear next, warm resinous, gooey and thick, almost sappy-like. I inhaled deeply. This stuff is beautiful. Rich spices swirled in amidst the dangling oakmoss.