Agent Provocateur Lace

Well, I bought this myself from Escentual and it was worth every penny of the (under) £25.00 GBP I paid. I haven't smelled Fendi Fantasia, nor am I likely to now, as the house is defunct (someone is criminally responsible for that - Fendi produced some wonderful perfumes, all of which will soon be gone forever), so can't comment on any similarities. One of my favourite perfumes is Alien; I am puzzled by the comparison to Lace. Several people have agreed that it reminds them of it, so perhaps my nose is on the blink... I also have (and love) Alien Sunessence, to which AP Lace has also been compared and I cannot smell the similarity to that, either. I do agree that Lace is considerably lighter and - for want of a better word - more "polite" than Alien which, like many Mugler fragrances, is a sillage bomb; nonetheless, Lace's sillage is beyond arms-length. Lace (to my nose) is predominantly a floral perfume, although I can't identify WHICH flowers; I can smell something which - to my nose, anyway - is somewhat reminiscent of roses. I don't know what periwinkle smells like, despite it growing in my garden. It's not in bloom at the moment so I can't go and stick my nose in it to check. Likewise, I have never smelled a fragrant orchid; the ones I grow are all scent free, other than having a natural "green plant" fragrance. I do detect a slight similarity to CK Euphoria (or one of its flankers), which must be coming from the orchid note. Lace also has a fruity tone, but - again - I can't identify which fruit I can smell. There are gentle balsamic and woody tones to this, which underpin the florals very nicely and the musk is there too, but not at all animalic or intrusive. This is yet another AP fragrance which I love. I am so impressed by this house - the perfumes are often really interesting and (to my nose anyway) don't smell very much like anything else. Lace is a limited edition fragrance and is already quite difficult to source. I highly recommend checking it out! It smells considerably more expensive than it it.

I have all of the AP fragrances and don't want to run out, so considered myself lucky to pick up an unopened bottle of this for a low price. On reacquaintance I get a LOT of almond, obviously it isn't there and is the overall impression, but it's lovely. It drifts into more ambery territory after that with the florals also present. It amuses me when people say the bottles are grenades, when they've been designed specifically to represent full breasts. The whole brand is about eroticism, hence the Aphrodisiaque vulvae. After one terrible date wearing the original, I received 56 texts the next day, including, "Every time I smell that perfume I'm going to be reminded of you." I assume that means it worked.

Super Alien vibes here but like many have said, just way toned down. I love Alien, I love AP, so naturally, I love this. Super affordable with decent sillage and longevity - I'm here for it.

floral, pepper, powdery, a little vanilla, white musk, dry, a tiny bit fruity in the opening but not citrus or tart; very powdery fragrance and NOTHING like Alien

This is Fendi Fantasia! The exact same fragrance. Both are lovely so I'm not complaining. Only difference is AP lacks Fendi's longevity.