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1toozzz – :
A signature kind of fragrance. It leaves a trail behind me.
Оффхелп – :
Similar to those beauty products that boast “your lips/hair/nails/whatever but better”, the scent of Visa (reformulation) is very “My skin but better”.
The opening is a brief, warm and juicy burst of fruit.
Visa soon settles into a still warm, slightly spicy, slightly sweet scent of makeup powder.
It remains such for many hours, though it sticks fairly close to the skin.
I feel like I ought to be wearing a fuzzy, knit jumper…
I need to try V Intense and see how they compare…
gari09 – :
I love this fun fragrance. I can’t help but think of young rich blonde girls going shopping in Santa Monica. If Paris Hilton had a fragrance this would be it. Ooh wait. She does have a truck load of crap frags. Too bad!
monster48rus – :
VINTAGE VISA. I’m wearing an exquisite vintage sample thanks to a Fragrantica member. This has a regal accord that is so opulent it’s like finding a queen among commoners. In the style of such complex icons like Dolce Vita, it’s a bold, warm spicy scent. There’s a powdery undercurrent, supporting a vibrant fruit/floral accord that has some similarity to the richness of liquors due to it’s thickness. Sophisticated, sensual, shimmering. Probably more of a Fall/Winter scent for me, one I’ll wear often.
digeextendy – :
The modern V version:
On my skin this reads as a generic spicy floral.
The notes make it sound better than it is. This reminds me of something designer. Maybe Chanel Coco Noir or similar.
Anyway – what makes it generic – its the ‘designer’ style patchouli I think, which dominates, combined with the ylang. Its quite peppery – similar to the peppery note that is in a lot of Ormonde Jayne fragrances.
So it seems derivative – but I guess other fragrances are derived FROM this one. But I am still not a fan.
iodim – :
This perfume is divine. It is such a lush perfume, not unlike a really good cognac. It’s similar to Fath de Fath and Coco, so you have experienced similar perfumes, but this one is so well blended it is a classic. I never smelled the original, but I highly recommend Visa 2007 if you love Oriental perfumes. It’s even worth the price. Try it and try to define divine. Not all perfumes are demanding, but this one is. It adds something to your persona, something dark and intoxicating and completely feminine. Not for the office, this dark lady.
Mifywitiext – :
This is my second bottle of this, except this bottle’s label just has “V” as the name (a bit like the “V Intense” but without the intense bit). It smells just as I remember Visa to smell, although I am referring to the new version, as opposed to the 40s vintage scent.
It has the best fruit notes I have come across in perfume – a very realistic and heady pear juice and the musky fuzziness of peach, along with a slightly medicinal note and lots of resins, warm woods, patchouli and suede. Everything is so well blended – this appeals so beyond its brief. It manages to be delicious without being brash or overbearing.
It is warm, lush, mysterious and elegant. Sillage is good – arm length and sufficiently radiant.
Encummara – :
I love this. It may become my new signature scent. It is SO good. Moderate sillage. Wish it lasted a little longer I got 4 hrs. It is a little like coco without the overkill of the cloves. Amazingly wonderful.
styks – :
This is one of those scents that is so easy to like! Would make a great gift to a casual fragrance lover. So nice…………..
VladimirKaza – :
I had this and sold it. What was I thinking? It is an absolute beauty.
As with Fracas, I think I was too conservative to wear this but I miss just having this amazing fragrance in my collection.
Sometimes just having a fragrance to lift the cap and inhale it from the bottle is a good enough reason to own it.
Sigh….
Aleks3464 – :
Current Visa 3.4 bottle
Current Visa explodes with aldehydes and that odd patchouli opening Angel is famous for. It quickly moves on into a different direction with the fruits of white peach, citrus and pear. The ylang, rose and immortelle gives this a full honeyed feeling.
The leather base with benzoin gives this a retro modern feeling as a lot of 50s scents had a leather fruit vibe going on but this is completely anchored in modern times. Its skillfully blended and even reminded me of a female counterpart to Histoires 1740, with deliciously more fruit and floral.
If you enjoy Fath de Fath, clean woody fruity leather perfumes, Modern Visa was made to be a timeless classic. Sillage is moderate and lasting time is long.
rublev_brend – :
Vintage EDT Visa Review
16oz tall oval splash bottle, red and green tartan plaid oval box.
To answer how Visa and air travel were related mentioned in Barbara Hermanns book, the answer was the housing Piguet fragrances were housed in.
The canister, and the thick oval glass bottles were built to withstand the perils of air travel. Visa was a fragrance for the modern Jet-Set woman. Its heady, enormous amounts of jasmine absolute and the beautiful daring animalic musks of the base created one of the most sexy, daring, seductive scents that was ever created. If Fracas was the Femme Fatale, Visa was the black panther that looked at you and seduced you with a piercing glance.
Visa is an animalic floral. It was a very common genre of perfume in the 1940s-60s before the green revolution in (Futur) and 70s (galbanum openings were rigeur du jour) Its not rude. Its sexy, and blended amazingly well. I wear a lot of animalic fragrances (natural and synthetic) and the animalic base in Visa is one of the best blends using natural materials. Castorum has a way of acting harsh and abrasive to the nose. (Youve smelled that sharpness in Salome or Bogue Maai) Here its blended down in to a warm leathery musk and foils off the indolic jasmine. I think our modern sensibilities have driven a lot of reviewers to a much more harsher response to animalics. It provided the depth, warmth,longevity and the preservation of vintage fragrances, and why I can review Vintage Visa EDT in 2017!
If you cannot find this, the closest cousin to it is Chanel No5 Vintage Cologne formulation. The musks in there are slightly more rough and jasmine presence is less but it has the musky floral idea that is encompassed in Piguet’s Vintage Visa. Vintage Visa has nothing in relation to the new Visa out on the market today.
Sceteenaicy – :
This has a wonderful fruity opening – not as sweet as I had feared as it is fresh, ripe fruit rather than stewed, dried or in syrup. It then has a wonderful expansion phase with a blend of abstract floral notes lifted gently with aldehydes (not that these would put you off if you are afraid of the note) and darkened with patchouli. It all combines to give a warm and back-lit impression – delicious and beautiful.
It does remind me of Angel but, as another reviewer said, has a different personality altogether. It is mysterious rather than in your face. The quality is excellent and it smells great on clothes as well as skin. It is not a powerhouse but it leaves a nice sillage and the longevity is very, very good.
I got this as a blind buy but I am putting it up for swap after a few wears. The fruit is combined with a chewy kind of patchouli, like the one in Angel and Coromandel, whereas I prefer mine cool and dusty.
EDIT: 1 week after the review above, I noticed the scent on a scarf and went back to re-open the box. 3 months later and I have worn this often. The more I wear it, the more unlike Angel it feels. Here, the fruit, florals and suede make the patchouli seem softer and I maintain that this has a half-lit or candle-lit feel as opposed to the bright lights of Angel. I have also been wearing this with reformulated Feminité du Bois to lift the fruit and florals.
nejenka – :
“What any of this sexiness has to do with Visa and air travel is anyone’s guess!”
Barbara Herman reviewed the pre 2007 version from her book Scent and Subversion
This dark floral vintage parfum is bordering on indecency. The bergamot aldehydes opening is accompanied by the dirtiest animalic accord (Synarome’s Animalis) I have ever smelled.
According to Grain de musc, Synarome’s Animalis base is a dense, feral mixture of civet, castoreum, musks and possibly costus (which smells of dirty hair and fur).
slo270Negeltzex – :
The most realistic peach in the whole perfumed vine, followed by vanilla and faint leather. It’s divine.
I can see how one might compare it to a much more discreet Angel –think the leather version that came out a while back– but Visa is on a league of its own because it’s much more wearable, fruitier, more feminine in a way. Longer lasting, too, if you can believe that.
I think it’s safe to say that if you like Bottega Veneta, Daim Blond or Angel (leather version or regular), you will certainly like this as well.
caspi – :
The best peachy and leathery vanilla scent I have ever encounter. The drydown is so delicious I even find it disturbing. It has my heart in its hands forever.
qvy924Unlogrere – :
when i first smelled it i didn’t expect it to be that warm and that it could turn hot.
it is a very elegant bottle and simple and easy to carry in the handbag,
the opening is very flowery and sweet and slowly turns woody,,, the base notes at the end stay of leather and vanilla,
it makes me feel that i am wearing cashmere and that it is fall and that i should get ready for winter and its cold freezing nights..
it triggers a lot of love and cuddles need feelings when you long for an innocent moment with the one you love or when you desire to revive your childhood by an evening gathering with your parents… i mean it is a push to very innocent moments
swink – :
A rich, warm fragrance. The first thing that comes to mind when I smell this is late August sunsets when the sky becomes a beautiful mixture of purples and molten orange colors and when the air gets just a tad cooler. Those evenings when you know summer is nearly over. Definitely a warm weather fragrance in my book. I get a lot of ripe peach, but it is not sweet. This is not a sugary sweet fragrance by any means.
MaktyaqNA – :
I can’t thank Angelica 000 enough for the most unexpected and generous gift! At first I get shades of Shalimar, with a soft underlying lanolin note. I see no likeness to Angel at all. The fruit, vanilla and leather are soft but give it substance and sophistication. I wore it yesterday to lunch with a couple of friends and they both remarked how yummy I smelled. Great lasting power and silage. That’s all I can ask from a fragrance. How I love this one. Absolutely delightful!
ajinnaver – :
The spot where the sunshine peeks in when you open a forgotten favourite drawer.
Thoughtful and personal, love!
cyv033speagoessenda – :
A lovely complex fragrance. It starts out quite light, & I was a little disappointed, sweetish, I guess from the pear, floral…Boy was I wrong! It only took another 10 minutes & I was transported, the fruitiness dropped away a little & the Vanilla & Sandalwood took centre stage. Robust & exciting, another wonderful Piguet.
Александр5645 – :
A more vintage dated version of Angel, like if Angel was created in 1985 this is what it would have smelled like. Angel is more robust, stronger, deeper and more patchouli in my opinion. Visa is a softer more subtle yet expensive take on Angel. It just feels of higher quality, better ingredients and just nicer all around.
I might add that it does bare a resemblance to Chopard Wish but this is also of a higher quality in my opinion.
I do like it and find it to be very nice and well made. I wonder if I did not have it though would I miss it? Wish is a nice replacement.
SokelAlex – :
Really gorgeous and uplifting, this is probably the only fragrance that is designated for women that I would definitely buy and wear. It’s lovely and fruity and uplifting and really well blended.
UtetUritterge – :
Very peachy indeed! Not exactly gourmand as we know the genre to be these days (I don’t smell any noticeable caramel, vanilla or candy notes), this is more of an elegant floral-fruity sweetness. It feels very pretty and fun.
I find no relation to Angel and very little even to Chinatown, both of which I find richer and more opulent; this is instead very similar to Nina Ricci’s Deci-Dela, though perhaps with a bit more leather.
It gets a lot more interesting in the drydown, as the earthy elements begin to gain prominence, but the fruitiness persists even then. Very much more serious and less pretty in the base, this is the part I love. I really wish there was more of the earthy aspect throughout.
Update Sep 2015:
I ended up buying the pure parfum, and I am so happy I did! The deeper, earthier aspects are more noticeable here than in the EDP, and I can finally smell a little of the vanilla and patchouli that made others draw a parallel with Angel.
It is still *not* Angel, however. It is still very much a peach scent, even if the earthy aspects are augmented in the parfum. While the EDP is an elegantly pretty peach scent, I would say the parfum is an elegantly sophisticated peach scent. Both are lovely.
dias051995 – :
If you don’t like over sweet frags, then stay away from this one. My body chemistry said, no. On me it smell like Kelly Caleche which I also can’t wear.
Dari.Niki925 – :
Absolutely adore this. If anyone in the UK is selling a bottle message me 🙂
cisysaitH – :
Sadly,, Visa was close to perfection for me apart from 2 accords or notes that sadly gave the whole mixture a very ‘generified’ feeling. It was the mandarin and violets and together they produced that soft ‘orange-haze’, floral powdered accord I just can’t stand and which pops up in Chanel’s Allure homme along with a billion designers and Niches that stray into using this duo, or even one of the notes.
Here it’s smoother and more refined but the pear note, benzoin and peach just drown away into the eternal sea of the ‘orange-haze’
I get the very fleeting but great not of the immortelle trying to peak above but to no real avail.
So all in all a very promising scent. I can see Piguet wanted to keep some old traditions and build a modern scent ‘around’ it but for me the orange-haze is just a predominating accord that would only be best left out.
But very sad to see Niche desginers simply either plumping for this combo or going down the band-aid oud, smoking chimneys, ‘gaspipe’ herbal greens or throwing celery, figs and rhurbarbs all around the place like nothing ever mattered.
My rating: 6/10.
Scent quality: 8/10.
bizonpp-19 – :
Thank you becuille, for your excellent review. Visa is a timeless masterpiece.
Just one point I’d like to add:
This is probably what Angel would smell like if it were a classy perfume instead of an utterly vulgar frag.
555pz – :
Fruity, rich – baroque even but fleeting on a very warm spring day, even in the evening. Seems like a typical winter scent.
Maslansev – :
I don’t think I’ve ever described a fruity perfume as elegant before, but this one fits the bill.
I expected this to be very woody, but it’s much more of a fruity chypre. The fruits really dominate and they’re very smooth, paring nicely with the creamy vanilla. Peach and pear are the stars of the show on my skin.
I don’t really pick up much in the way of florals. On me this is all fruits and vanilla with a slightly woody kick in the background.
This is certainly the classiest, most expensive smelling fruity frag I’ve smelled.
The sillage is on the mild side of moderate and I find the longevity amazing – at least 12 hours from a couple of sprays.
bigsam – :
I bought the spray parfum version (not EdP) recently released in 50 ml as I found dabbing too heany. Being a huge fan of vintage Visa in any formulation I dab a bit on with a spritz of the current formulation which has been stripped of Animalis Synarome which leant it’s leathery animalic vibe.
Natalia_fromAF – :
My friend has this one gave me a few drops of your bottle in a day party and found it great fragrance of white tea leaves, is a delightful freshness, remember after a day of rain; I love!!
ZooxWetsRes – :
Everything NatWeb said and I quote: “If I was a spy, I would wear Visa. Understated and refined from first spray, it is possibly the most elegant fragrance I have ever smelled. It blends into the crowd quietly but don’t mistake silence for meekness, this fragrance is determined. I love it. On me it’s not overpoweringly sweet at all, it’s gentle and slightly powdery with the sandalwood coming through. This is a fragrance for an intelligent, clever woman who travels the world, wears chic silk blouses, drinks fine wine with old friends, who laughs a slot and loves even more. Has made everything else I’ve ever smelled in my life seem cheap by comparison.”
My thoughts exactly. This is my new favorite!!!
ksusa – :
This perfume blew me away. The second I tried the tester sample, I had to go ahead and buy the bottle the very next day. To me this is an unusual perfume, a masterful blend of sweet gourmand and rich fruits. I normally don’t like fruity scents, and prefer incense and gourmands. Visa is such a rich dark fruity gourmand, almost like fermented fruit mixed with a strongly flavored dried fruit strip. This is a strong perfume but very smooth and beautiful to me. Not one note is out of place. Also, a problem I have with many perfumes, even high end ones, is I always detect a chemical backdrop which puts me off the fragrance. But there is no such contamination in Visa. It is perfect.
Note: I have noticed that people who adore Fracas don’t like Visa as much in comparison. I like Fracas but I can take it or leave it. Visa is definitely my favorite Robert Piguet scent by far, and among my top 5 of all perfumes I have tried.
kommentarii-k-gpk – :
Nicer than, but smells very similar to The Original “ANGEL, by Mugler” Now Angel has been reformulated. But the original and Visa are kissing cousins (to my nose).A cross between Muglers Angel & Chopards Wish. Visa is a bit cloying.
Nice & maybe much nicer on someone else., but for me I’ll pass.
The true beautiful, sensual, swooner & my heart enjoyed Fracas EDP & Pure Parfum
VISA at the very most 7/10
dmitriynort – :
I am definitely not a fan of the fruity genre, but Visa is such an amazing composition full of oriental elements and woods beside the leading peach that make it so irresistible for me. It is one of the best woody-fruity fragrances on the market. The resinous benzoin and suede-like-leather are following this woody peach and creating a retro vintage classic together.
I dont see any similarities between Visa and Angel!
karavacho – :
Visa is one of the rare fragrances ( 2 in my collection) which can only be enjoyed in winter. I don’t know if my sense of smell is different in that season due to the coldness or if it’s my skin…
ssnipperrss04 – :
The category ‘oriental woody’ is quite right, but I must emphasise the role of fruit here.
The peach has a leading presence; what is more, we have immortelle and a subtle leather to give this peach a solid darkening.
The pear is not just a bit-player; luscious yet restrained, it upholds its modest position next to the glorious benzoin, which features as a second dignitary.
As Visa was reformulated in 2007, I wonder what the original must have been like, as this really has a beautiful vintage character: smooth, complicated and extremely well mannered.
Intoxicating.
(For fans of the discontinued Asja, help yourself to a sample of Visa soon, I urge you!)
(Sacrebleu -Intense- also comes to mind)
bestest_boy – :
Visa reminds me strongly of Sophia Grosjman´s creations,such as Tresor ,Kenzo Kashaya and Ysl Yvresse (by the way Sophia Grosjman uses peach a lot in her creations,all of the mentioned perfumes contain fruity accords of peach,apricot and nectarine!)Visa is like a combination of the perfumes I mentioned with a touch of spice.I can clearly feel the juicy peach opening which develops to a patchouli-peach combination with a hint of spice. I couldn´t detect leather which is a shame because I love leather. Overall,it´s a juicy,fruity scent with good lasting power. For those who love peach based perfumes or Grosjman´s creations this one is a must try.
vagr2007 – :
I don’t see the resemblance to Angel by any means, but everyone’s body chemistry is different. On me, this perfume is a close fit to Shalimar. I really loved this scent on paper, but on my skin it turned powdery very quickly. This would be a lovely fragrance on the right person.
wrong – :
The Brangelina to Angel, Piguet Visa (2007 release) is a beautiful sweet Oriental. Where Mugler Angel is melon and big ethyl maltol (candy sweet), Visa is peach and restrained resiny sweet (benzoin or Peru balsam). Where Angel is vibrant and happy, Visa is elegant and thoughtful. Where Angel is classically feminine, Visa is not – in fact it seems almost masculine to me, albeit in a sweet way. I wish it were a bit stronger.
The top note is overripe peach, bergamot, and violet leaf, but the peach is restrained and well-integrated into a mild benzoin sweetness. There is studied suavity and meticulous blending of notes. I get a subtle rosy floral enriching the middle, followed eventually by a dense balsamic finish, with patchouli and woody notes. To me, the whole experience is not at all like Angel. Where Angel is big and sweet and melony, Visa is faceted and balsamic and peachy. I love them both, but as a man I am more comfortable wearing Visa in public. When I wear Angel, I expect people to wonder if I paint my toenails.
dieux999 – :
Sweet Woody Patchouli
It’s so marvelous , juicy -peachy, plummy and dark at the
opening …
The heart unfolds rose and immortelle notes so clearly smelling upon a base so of sweet woods (vetiver) and earthy patchouli .The combo benzoin-vetiver and patchouli at the base is so very characteristic of this perfume along with the juicy fruits (may be this makes most to compare it to Angel TM).
All in all the perfume is very well made mixing fruits , florals and woods with such an easy way that is not overpowering and letting space of one phase to unfold on each other with sophistication and elegance.
Marvelous and recommended!
wheelman – :
The initial blast was urine like and almost scared me, then quickly it is peach wine (the reviewer who said it is peach wine is correct)….. then its simple delicious and sophisticated. I am taking a big bottle for spring !
avtoritet120 – :
Fruity fragrance with a lot of leather in it. You have to like the leather, to love this juice. Longevity not so good – about 3 hours on me, sillage OK. Better for cold weather.
FUREFROGUEMAT – :
I have a 5ml sample from Jovoy. This is a lovely perfume, a gourmand scent to my nose.
But I don’t think I would pay the price for a full bottle when there are similar scents around.
Still rich and sugar/candy fruit, deep and warm.
hunterlock – :
Dark Kiss by Bath & Body Works. Super sweet dark berry syrup that can cause a nosebleed. Visa’s touch of powder makes it a hair more adult than DK. Very informal. If it had an age, it would be 25 going on 15 and its younger sisters would be high schooler Coach Poppy and college girly-girl Yves St Laurent Parisienne.
Mekgj164Bessinepome – :
This is just lovely! The only distinct notes I can pick out are the opening peach and pear. After that it’s a beautiful, sweet powdery fragrance. It smells like an older perfume. It’s what Chanel no. 5 should smell like, if that makes any sense. In that Chanel no. 5 is what I used to think of when I thought of a perfumey smell. Visa is a gorgeous, classic perfume.
Серж73 – :
I wanted to smell like a glamorous star of the cinema screen so I tried Fracas which Marilyn Monroe among others wore and which everyone said was so amazing, so intoxicating, so long-lasting blah blah but I tried it and I can’t believe anyone so glamorous can wear something so stinky!! Same goes for Floris Rose Gardenia that Marilyn wore, God bless her, which smelt like washing up liquid for washing dishes.
Refusing to give up, I tried Visa – figuring that having been made in 1945, it would still make me smell like a glamorous 40s, 50’s movie star.
It’s lovely, like someone else here said, it’s boozy, alcoholic smelling like a nice peach wine which I love. It dries down, nice and powdery and smells like it could be someone’s sexy natural smell. I sat there during my day thinking, ‘Wow, someone smells lovely!!’ then realised it was me 🙂
The only disappointment was that the base notes can be achieved with a cheaper perfume by Avon called Timeless. However, you don’t get the same expensive, boozy smell with Timeless or the explosion of glamour, fizz, and sparkles that Visa gives.
I don’t know if I felt like a glamorous movie star with this but it took me a bit closer.
The biggest problem is that I don’t know what a glamorous movie star smells like.
wolf010485 – :
I hate when high hopes turns to mush. This smells like a very dry yet musty light peach, followed quickly by old lady talc. not strong either. blah
pavelx – :
This is a good example of a perfume done right. It may open with lots of sweet patchouli like so many other perfumes today (Angel, La Roue de la Fortune etc etc) but time is on its side. After a while, it becomes complex and so mysterious… It has the smell of a mahogany cupboard where precious cigars, vintage liquors and dark Vahlrona chocolates are being stored. Dark yet comforting. The dry down is so unisex, I can see a true gentleman smell heavenly when wearing Visa…
lhjxe2011 – :
it reminds me of those mango.. chocolate.. sweet.. perfumes decades ago .. and i am sad to say not the really expensive ones either.. i remember having one for about 60 us $.. i used to ware it so much ..when i was in love .. every time i smell this i remember those days ..so i was surprised to smell this again in visa.. the so talked about perfume.. and for some strange reason before i opened it to review it.. i got a notion that it was going to be some not so wow or expensive smelling perfume.. and i was right ..when i tested it at harods i had a tone of other mesmerizing perfumes.. i went to get bandit and added this too unfortunately ..
oh my i sprayed again ..simply sweet ..tropical.. coucounuty.. patchouli .. vanilla.. mangoes.. and even chocolate.. it reminds me of Nina ricci dela cei the pink fuschia utterly sweet discontinued one..
its a sensual perfume.. perfect for a tropical honeymoon ..or a get away ..peachy.. nectarines.. but cloyingly sweet..with amber.. sandalwood ..a bit leathery ..powdery.. spicy.. not dry ..benzoinic..
maybe i need to let it develop and test it some other day when i haven’t been testing giants..
edp 100 ml
perfume ratting 4.2 out 5
bottle rating 4.2 out 5
my current personal liking ratting 4 out 5
bought from Harrods knightsbridge london
lestatishe – :
Sample review:
Fruity? Floral?? Sweet??? Vanilla? Leather?? Where? Where are they? All I can smell is vetiver I think… this perfume smells like hay to me. Spiced up by the ‘fenugreek spice aspect’ of Immortelle… No, I don’t like it.
Oh wait… I think I have just found an old leatherjacket underneath that huge pile of hay… Too bad it has gotten all musty… No, I still don’t like it.
Next…
advisory – :
Just sublime, very long lasting, the perfume you will be remembered for…
A signature. I have no words to explain, its balmy yet powdery, sweet yet intense, enveloping, it would stay on your clothes or on the pillow you’ve slept on for the day after, its charming and fascinating.
iminiatailt – :
I must admit that the pleasant elements of Angel springs to mind upon initial sniff. However, once it begins to settle with ones own body chemistry the magic of this masterpiece comes alive. I could never do this perfume justice by attempting to describe its notes although I can tell you that I really do smell angelic this morning. Such a well blended scent that epitomises femininity and class. You can tell that it was created to give Angel a run for its money and it certainly succeeded. Comparatively, when Angel dries down I’m left with harsh patchouli, whereas Visa dries leaves a heavenly dreamy scent with a delicate powderiness unlike anything I have ever smelt before. Deep sigh….imagining fluttering silky wings of a fairy wafting this divine sweet scent all around me. Simply incredible!
Edit: Ummm I’m getting a much softer and nicer version of Coco Chanel…strange albeit gorgeous!
mikimausis – :
questo profumo è a dir poco sublime….ha una base talcata con note dolci,appena spruzzato si fonde con la pelle, non è comune,lo ritengo ricercato e sofisticato…mi ricorda un po’ il black di tom ford
piti192 – :
Visa puts a slightly different touch on the fruity perfume. It’s a stewed stone fruit mix. Plummy/peachy/apricot-like. It’s also got a taste of indeterminate spice along the clove/cardammom/nutmeg axis. Spices that would go well with stone fruit, incidentally. It’s not bright by a long shot, but neither is it heavy or impenetrable. Though dark and concentrated, it remains notably fruity; not boozy, not syrupy, not leathery to my nose (despite many reviews I’ve read), and not ‘radiant’ in the grand Iso-E Super manner.
The drydown loses some of the wattage the fruit has at the start, but comes to have a hushed nectar-sweetness similar in olfactory hue to the woody/aromatic scent a piece of unfinished rosewood has.
If you’re looking for a fruity perfume that doesn’t convey ditziness or guilelessness, try Visa.
romanini – :
Sorry. Kind of a negative review.
There is nothing wrong with the perfume, it’s just not for me. To me, this smells vaguely like Angel with A LOT of powder and peach. It’s like a fruitier and much more powdery version. While Angel is what I’d call modern, Visa seems old-fashioned. It made me feel slightly sick wearing it, though. From the description; I really thought I’d like it, so make sure you try it before purchasing. If you like the fruity powder in perfumes like Guerlain My Insolence (another one I didn’t like), maybe you can do this one.
sypersofti – :
In Visa, a boozy, sweet peach intermingles with deep, medicinal woody notes. The benzoin is strong – to me, this fragrance smells resinous and ambery, not vanillic or creamy. I don’t pick up on any strong floral notes, except perhaps a whiff of dark red rose petals. The vetiver, leather and immortelle make this warm and a hint smoky on my skin as it wears. Although the peach note is strong, I wouldn’t necessarily be put off trying this if you don’t normally like fruits. This is an unconventional fruitchouli.
duo132elipseskism – :
This was too peachy and orange-blossomy for me. These days I find Robert Piguet scents to be like Tom Ford: a bit hit n miss (in context of the price tag), but I find this particular one lacks complexity or depth. Don’t get me wrong, on first whiff it had me hooked,(and I like it better than I like Baghari), but I find it gets boring over time. Like a staple diet of peaches and blossoms. There is just “something” amiss, in my opinion. If you like both summery and peachy scents, this could be the one for you. But I just found it too one dimensional for my taste.
kvidich – :
This perfume is so special, on me it’s like a creamy musk with ylang ylang and vanilla, and of course the leather which adds some roughness to it. I love it. Still, it’s so strong, I only wear it in the winter
SFish – :
Simply gorgeous, sensual, dreamy bouquet of florals and woods – I’m gonna say it right here, as a guy I simply love this fragrance and whilst it’s marketing-gender is aimed at women, I’m willing to buy this for its sheer beauty alone! Awesome, awe inspiring and heavenly. Guys, don’t be afraid to try it.
londonik – :
I’ve never really read reviews on or had a desire to try other Piguet fragrances because, Fracas is the love of my life from this line so i’m content with just having her in my collection but that’s so funny that everyone referenced this to angel because that’s exactly what I thought of when I first sprayed this on yesterday afternoon.
That reference on Angel lasts only a few minutes then Visa takes on a whole ne