Amazing

Firstly Im A Bloke/Guy: I was first introduced to this fragance by a female co-woker who wore nothing only Bill Blass Nude,& while on holiday in the USA bought three bottles off Nude, but was given a free bottle off Amazing 100ml EDP!! When she tried it on herself she absolutely "HATED" it,& her husband would'nt even try it for himself!! lol'lol'lol That was way back i Aug 2001,& I've been hooked/wearing this so unusal fragrance ever since!! & let me add that I "NEVER" fail too be asked "what fragrance is that,that your wearing" not in a very bad way, but actually a very "GOOD" way!! Most people who ask me absolutely love it on me, including my own Mother!! & being a Senior Theather Pre-Op Nurse have to be really careful what I use while im in work!! Bill Blass Amazing: To my nose anyway is a very fresh green grassy/mossy/woody type of smell, kind of like walking in a Forest after heavy rain fall!! It also reminds me off the Original Miss Dior EDT by Christian Dior,& also Estee Lauder's Original Private EDP both I also really like/enjoy & wear!! What I really like about Bill Blass Amazing EDP is the fact that not everyone is wearing it or using it!! I can fully understand that so many people seem to dislike this perfume, as when I first put it on/wore it I was very un-sure about it also!! I'll say this: It's defo a perfume that gets better the longer it's on your skin,& once it fully develops it's really soft/fresh/green & indeed Amazing,& it wears really well & long on my skin, which is really a true blessing for me,& the job I do!! Please don't just cast this real beauty aside, you really do have to understand it fully firstly too see it's full beauty come alive!! & if you already like the Original Miss Dior EDT & Estee Lauder's Private Collection EDP then you should really like this also!! It's perfect for Spring/Summer-Daywear/Nightwear,& a real show stopper once it's fully developed on your skin!! I also have Bill Blass Basic Black,Bill Blass Nude,& Bill Blass EDP & can honestly say that I really do like them all,& how they wear on my skin!! So yes most Bill Blass Fragrances are indeed lovely & very classy in their own way!! :-) Xx

Amazing . . . it's hard to believe the name when you first smell this one. My initial reaction was, "What the heck! Why did my husband buy this?" At first I was calling it "Bill Blast," because it was so overwhelming and strange. There are mimosa soaps and other products, but I don't think that they compare to this. I believe it's how the notes work together that make it so . . . um . . . amazing. When I wear it, I feel like I am covered a warm, sexy leather blanket. I'm not sure why aldehydes aren't listed, since it's classified as an aldehyde fragrance. Something about aldehydes, or maybe it's musk, makes me feel like I'm wearing a warm fur coat or leather jacket. I can see why other reviewers say it could be unisex, because it's has such a leathery and androgynous way about it. As one expert pointed out, the ingredients might be more volatile or ephemeral than average. I store mine in the box. I think that's good practice. We can learn from old-time consumers who always took care of the things they spent good money on. Anyway, Amazing deserves a chance. It's seductive, edgy and may remind you of those other great, bold 80's scents. Really, this one was born too late. I enjoy it in the winter and cooler weather, but anytime is fine. And if you don't want it, there's more for me! * A few minutes later, I just wanted to add that I have an EDP tester.

This review is for EDT, which is vastly different from the EDP, it's two different perfumes really. EDT is green spring flowers, EDP is carnation. Delicate lily of the valley, sweetened with peach and musk. Pleasant aldehydes, not a sharp green blast as it can happen in other aldehydic perfumes. A hint of mimose intervined with tuberose. It’s a truly amazing scent or it can be when worn at the right time - and the right time for this for me is the end of winter or very beginning of spring, when the air is still cool and it's windy and damp and rather bleak outside. I tried Amazing in hot summer - blah, in cold winter - blah. Can't remember how it behaves in fall - it might be another suitable season. The sillage is impressive, lasted for a whole day and I could still smell it on my wrist in the morning. An elegant and classy composition and a very Victorian-like romantic lady effect: I want to wear dresses and beads and all the girly staff and watch my ps and qs. Loverly.

I’m not sure what’s up with all the other negative reviews, but the two I purchased on a blind buy are very , VERY nice! it is spring and sunny 65 degree weather in Oklahoma. I feel this is an underrated hidden gem. This scent is light, feminine, softly sweet, and is very very well blended. I’d do not pick up any sharp, strong or otherwise chemical smells at anytime when spraying this lovely perfume. this is really nice! Not a fan of the bottle but, I would still love to keep this one as an everyday fragrance! It is not everyday one can find an affordable really nice perfume that doesn’t choke you out somehow with chemical nuances you have to wait way too long to go away before it smells even relatively nice. This one is soft & stellar from initial spray to dry down, and is pretty long lasting too! I recommend this to any and every feminine female. It really is a lovely scent I would recommend to anyone. And I will be undoubtedly buying again.

I agree with Fatima1219. I can't pick out any individual notes and haven't smelled anything like this, but find it unusual in a very good way. It's a warm weather scent, as the temperature today in Liverpool is causing it to bloom, bringing out the florals. I hesitated to buy this for several years, then couldn't resist when it was so cheap on Sephora's website and I had a code for free delivery. At £7.45 for 100ml it's a brilliant bargain as it smells far more expensive.

I didn’t understand this scent until I wore it outside on a spring day. The watery florals in this really came out and it smelled earthy and beautiful. Very interesting and well done perfume and so unique. I have a large collection and I don’t have anything else that smells like this. It is my go-to gardening perfume in the spring and summer, very unisex!

I think it's just a flowery scent with light peach aroma on deep for summer...Even it's EDT form is very very longlasting on me(I can't think it's EDP!...)It can be worn as a strong summer fragrance or romantic ladies can use it as a light fall- spring perfume!...

I thought it was older than 1999. I like it because it is soft and long wearing. I would not call it sweet maybe a sweet musky? I did buy the lotion and it was horrible and not at all the same smell as the perfume. It is perfect for daytime.

i used to wore this everyday in high school absolutely loved the scent. i remember when i was buying it i was told to get the Parfum version and that both EDT and EDP are both not as good.

It took me 20 years to appreciate this. Maybe the top note has finally settled down? In any case, it’s finally Amazing, with peach notes I love. Perfect pretty daytime scent.

So I have recently discovered Bill Blass fragrances...wonder how come I have not tried some of them in the past. Since I hear they are unassuming and different, and I appreciate that! In case of Amazing, reviews are so mixed, but looking at the notes I usually like, purchase was decided. I get when some reviewers say screeching, hhmm, it's citruss , LOTV and mimosa coming on strong at first, it's almost as I like this but could have been done differently. Tuberose, slight baby barf whif, very faint for me, I can see how this would put some people off. I find it bright, sunny, happy, Mimosa all the way thru, LOTV and creamy lotion like, it gets better with time. Lasts unil next day. Clean, shower lotion scent. I really like it. There is also aquatic feel to it, possibly water lillies. Like some reviewers said batch gone bad and storage has lot to do with it. This is 90s era of perfumes and very pleasantly reminiscent of that time for me. I initially put it on and thought it was little too much but 30min later I smelled Aaaamazing, till the end of the day :) Very affordable too. Personally I like Mimosa, very winter early spring scent, and I find it's done badly in many perfumes. However here, it's working out for me, and I really like it as a base note that stays on for 12+ hours.

This is something like I've never smelled before. I can't distinguish any of the notes listed above. That must mean they are perfectly blended. To my nose, this reminds me of a hair dress my Mother used to use for my hair called Ultra Sheen. Bill Blass' Amazing smells eccentric and weird, but I like it. I like scents that are different from what I'm normally drawn to. Also, I like fragrances that are different from what is popular at the moment. In other words, if you want to stand out and be remembered--this'll do it! Amazing has great sillage and longevity--and priced at a great value. Also, it does not smell dated, in the least bit. I blind bought this because I love the excitement of the blind buy, but I would not consider it safe to do so--unless you're adventurous like me, lol.

The bottle with black stripes is EDT; with gold stripes EDP. Different notes, so if the reviews are all over the map, I suspect it is because the editions are different.

I must join the ranks of those disliking Amazing. I gave it a fair shot, I wore it for 7 hours--it does have good longevity--but I didn't like it at all. White florals don't often work for me, but I do like a good LOTV...this one is an unrecognizable LOTV, one that is combined in an odd way with a nutty-musky-honey note that I think must be the mimose. It does not produce a balanced composition at all; the floral notes were high and shrill, the honey-mimose was trying to bring it down a notch, but it was just dischordant; I think the aldehyde nature of this fragrance is just too intense, too sharp. I don't get the peach mentioned by others, and to me this does not smell like the powdery-peach of Tresor at all. It almost reminded me of Halston Sheer, despite sharing virtually no notes; there was still a similar quality here. If you like a floral aldehyde, you might enjoy this scent.

Old bottles might turn easily. What i have is a bitter mossy chemical mess. I see how this coild be considered powdery, but it really smells like an expired cosmetic. Very very bad. Nothing sweet, nothing floral, nothing i expected from the notes. It smells lile an old closet. It' bitter, chemical... I cannot call this a perfume. And i like old style perfumes, i enjoy aromatics elixir, gres cabochard etc - but this one is no masterpiece. Or perfume for that matter... It's cheap, but don t get fooled by the notes as i did. I really smelles something like Mylton Loyd Chique. Or a very bad chinese clone for... Something. I had another musky bill blass bottle thay turned. It smells pretty much like that one.

I have the original bottle as I was gifted the perfume around the time it first came out. The bottle is still three quarters full and I believe the last time I used this was over ten years ago as I had kept the bottle in my locker at work. Not sure if the scent I smell from the bottle is still the original but it smells very harsh with floral aldehydic and musky notes but that could be due to its age. Longevity around 6 hrs and sillage is moderate. Scent is similar to YSL Yvresse which I also have the original bottle. I didn’t think this perfume was still in production as I thought it has been discontinued so I don’t know what the newer batches smell like.

I love Estee lauder White Linen and Jeffreydame's review intrigued me. An "ultra modern up date on White Linen" drew me in, so did the amazing low price. Unfortunately, I smell soapy greens and grass, actually, it turns to late summer golden dry grass ending with sandalwood. With my chemistry, I smell Lauren's Safari. I would have preferred a tad more water lily, but alas, can't pick up that note yet. I don't give up easily.

I really don’t like writing negative reviews but this is the worst fragrance I have ever purchased. Maybe I got a bad bottle. I was hoping it was going to be similar to the original Bill Blass which I love. On me it has a hairspray smell. It was just an add on purchase for only $1.99 so not a loss and the bottle is pretty.

This is just awful!! Smells like Vicks Vapour Rub! Anyone else smell that menthol smell? I picked this up at Winners- blind buy- for $6.99 and now I can smell why it was so cheap....will use it to spray on my carpet if the kitty has "accidents"..

My body chemistry turned this to wet straw. Fortunately, I had a friend that liked the smell on her. The dusting powder is nice. This is a perfect example of body chemistry turning what might well be a good frangrance, into a nightmare smell.

Fresh and clean scent but all I get is bathsoap. I want more depth in my perfumes and this one is lacking in that department. If I want to smell like soap I'll take a shower, not put out $30-$40 bucks to smell like I did.

I have the modern version. It is horrid. No mimosa or any of the other notes. No aldehydes. It goes on oakmoss but the fake modern kind. Bitter. With some citrus. Some nondescript florals. It is ugly.

This is an amazing as a perfume WHO THE HELL MADE THIS STENCH. I use it to freshen the air where my dogs sleep but have to admit the dogs smell better. A WASTE OF MONEY

idk if I had an outdated bottle or this smell is just rancid but it was gross

oh not good on me~ sharp and powdery made me nauseaus

I have a brand new bottle of the edp in my happy little hands, and despite my anticipation I must join the ranks of the alarmed! It's difficult to describe just what went 'wrong' here, as my bottle is obviously fresh. I am assuming that Amazing does not work for a good many people. Certainly not for my chemistry! The notes seem anything but balanced, even though I normally enjoy white florals and mimosa greatly. I also had a friend try Amazing, and the result was even more disastrous. On her it was not merely sour and imbalanced, but BITTER. What a pity! To put this into perspective, I generally enjoy aldehydic fragrances - White Linen for instance. But here the white musk and wood seems to shriek, rather than gently offsetting the aldehydes on my skin. I can imagine how lovely Amazing could be on the right chemistry, however, and will look forward to passing my bottle along. Three stars.... One for the concept, One for the excellent longevity, and one for the notes imaginatively used.

Oh my. I should have paid more attention to the negative reviews before I ordered this. I found it on Amazon for $8.99 so thought I'd risk it. Big mistake. HUGE! I sprayed it on and immediately my nose, my sinuses and indeed my entire head was full of a painful mixture of pulverized onion and lemon oil mixed together. I didn't smell florals at all. I didn't smell linen or a clean smell at all. All I got was the stench of the Grim Reaper. I ran, not walked, to scrub it off...but like Lady MacBeth, "OUT, OUT DAMN SPOT!", it refused to listen and its remnants linger on my wrists and neck. How long I'll have to endure this punishment I guess time will have to tell. Sigh...

With these lovely notes, I'm extremely surprised at how unpleasant Amazing is to my nose. Generally speaking I don't wish to be negative, but 'gtabasso' has described this well! Bitter, sour, unpleasant, harsh, chemical. I truly enjoy aldehydes. So does my sister, who wears green florals better than myself. Where are the flowers, BTW? I do, however, smell Calone (sometimes used for lily or melon), which often turns sour, as it does here. I'm sure Amazing would smell good on someone, but I have doubts if it would smell 'amazing' on anyone. I truly enjoy the house of Bill Blass, but sis and I BOTH pass on this one!

Woof. Bitter, aggressive, screeching, sour, slightly urinal. I tried to give it time to develop, scent just got a little weaker, but didn't change. Smells like a weird mix of spoiled vegetables and public toilet deodoriser. It might be dirt cheap, but stubbing my toe is free, and about as pleasurable as wearing this. We'll just say it's not for me.

This may be old, but I just smell.lip skin, like human flesh under hot light, gross

FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T QUITE ENJOY THE AROMA OF AMAZING FRAGRANCE BY BILL BLASS. I WANT YOU ALL TO NOTE THIS... I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THAT THERE EVIDENTLY ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT VERSIONS OUT THERE OF THIS PERFUME. OVER ON OVERSTOCK.COM YOU WILL READ TWO DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PRODUCT. OH, BUT THEY'RE NOT THE SAME. AND THEY'RE NOT SELLING THE CORRECT ONE, NO MATTER WHICH ONE YOU CHOOSE, IT'S NOT THE TRUE AMAZING! IF YOU WANT THE TRUE VERSION OF THIS ENCHANTING, INTOXICATING PERFUME, YOU NEED TO ORDER IT FROM LUXURYPERFUME.COM. THAT'S WHERE I PURCHASED MY LATEST BATCH AND I HOPE IT'S STILL THE SAME VERSION THAT THEY'RE SELLING TODAY. ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED IT. ITS NOTES ARE AS FOLLOWS: FEATURES A BLEND OF MANDARIN ORANGE, PEACH, TUBEROSE, WATER LILY, LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY, MIMOSE, SANDALWOOD AND MUSK. ANYTHING ELSE IS SOMETHING ELSE, AS WAS THE CASE WHEN I ORDERED IT FROM OVERSTOCK. IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I STILL LIKED WHAT THEY SOLD ME, BUT IT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OR CORRECT VERSION OF AMAZING BY BILL BLASS. THE ORIGINAL IS HARD TO FIND, SO GIVE LUXURYPERFUME A TRY. AND DON'T BUY IT FROM FRAGRANCENET.COM EITHER BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME STUFF THAT OVERSTOCK.COM SELLS, AGAIN, NOT THE RIGHT STUFF. ALSO, THE CONTAINERS FOR THE REAL STUFF I PURCHASED, THE GOLD RING ON THE BOX IS A MUTED GOLD UNLIKE THE OTHERS THAT WERE A REALLY BRIGHT GOLD STRIP ON THE BOXES. THE REAL ONE HAS A 'DULL' STRIP OF GOLD ON THE CONTAINER BOX. I HOPE THIS HELPS TO CLEAR THINGS UP SOMEWHAT.

Bill Blass does clothes very well and after smelling this (my first BB, besides Mr. Blass) I have decided that he does scents pretty well too... I agree with Pitbull Friend and F_A that this is a very clean (only slightly soapy) scent that has greens and lovely mimosa wafts under it. It begins with a nice clean and sweet fruitiness, alongside clear and soft sweet flowers. Tuberose is tempered, here, by the water lily and the muguet; so it has none of its usually loud and powdery aura. Just enough to keep it interesting and be smooth and not too aquatic or green. The rose sings softly, but adds it "voice" to the melody. The drydown has a musky woodiness but the sunny pompoms of mimosa keep it airy and fresh. This has, at least at first, a very "perfumey" feel and hinted at a vague vintageness, but became something more lovely and lightly blended. Something fresh, but flowery and also warm (but not spicy) with a really clean finish. Something on the cusp of a new century for sure: hinting at the powerhouse perfumes of the past, but being more subdued and modern, with enough strength to keep on going... Sillage: good Longevity: above average Overall: 3.5/5 Amazing? :Well, not really all that to me, but very nice, and quite refreshing for a floral aldehyde fragrance. Would I wear it? Probably not. Would I reccomend it: Sure. Do I like it?: Definitely. What amazes me most about Amazing is how it comes on strong and then becomes something softer and flowery then finishes clean and lovely...

AMAZING:"Causing great surprise or sudden wonder." That's what the dictionary says anyway.......yeah....I don't think so. Here are some alternative suggestions for a name: 1.Just Ok 2.Descent 3.Nice and maybe even 4.Underwhelming......(ouch!) I purchased this blind but I had a cold so it was really kind of strange....like being double blind because when I got home and tried it, I still couldn't smell it. I had to wait for today for my nose to clear. I would in no way say that this is a "mess" or terrible..or unwearable. Just very subtle and not AMAZING. I get absolutely NO peaches....only loads of musk,and wood (not sandalwood though....more like cedar or fir?) and baby powder...I swear I smell Patchouli as well but it's not listed in the notes. For the first few minutes of application I can detect a bit of the lily of the valley and tuberose but none of the other notes listed. It seems to become really spicy as it dries down (not sure where that's coming from...I'm imagining the peach/sandalwood combo maybe?) That spiciness reminds me of several Perry Ellis scents which I'm not a fan of. I could see how this scent could work on the right person....there is a hint of uniqueness in it's herby/spicy/woodiness but for some reason it makes me feel slightly depressed and that's definitely not what I'm looking for in a scent.

I developed the Amazing fragrance with Bill Blass and IFF back in the late 1990's and introduced the brand globally. Mr. Blass was still designing and very active at the time. Amazing is an aldehydic floral, and the "fragrance brief" was based on creating an ultra-modern update of White Linen. I believe the final Amazing scent perfectly achieved this in a delicate and fragile floral bouquet with juicy woody green accents. Very classy, elegant and feminine. Aldehydes are difficult though for modern young wearers - Chanel #5 through luxury marketing gets its scent on young women's skin, but if you took Chanel #5, poured some out into a generic bottle and mixed it in with a group of other aldehydic florals I think it would get the same rough treatment. There's really not been a straight aldehyde introduced in the past 20 years that has met with success, although we tried with Bill Blass Amazing. And a note on fragrance freshness, the delicate florals of this scent break down quickly, so shelf life in my personal estimation will be generally shorter in terms of formula stability and quality, which may explain those who comment that they might have a bottle that has "turned". [notwithstanding those who believe fragrance lasts forever and only gets better with age].

I don't see what the hate is all about. To me, this is a take on the famous powdery-peachy element of Lancome Tresor, except that Amazing doesn't really develop the juiciness and the rich sandalwood accord of Tresor. Another thing Amazing reminds me of is Revlon Lasting, a 1995 fragrance that derives a lot from Tresor's formula and monster success. Actually, Lasting and Amazing are pretty much alike, except Lasting has a pronounced mintiness from first spray to dry-down. Both Amazing and Lasting are pretty perfumes in their own right (though neither took off and are greatly devalued nowadays). Amazing, in particular, has a powdery, old-world, lady-like elegance that is all its own. If you like that element of Tresor, but find it too voluptuous, well, Amazing is much lighter, more predictable and easier to wear . A lady-like perfume. Bottle is to die for, and the cardboard case (in lieu of a box) actually reminds me of those dusting powder canisters from the 70s and earlier -- a nod to the most charming, most salient element of Amazing.

So I have to admit that I read the reviews of this fragrance first before adding my own. It seems that "Amazing" is another love or hate entity in the olfactory market. And what do I smell might one ask? Powder, vintage woody powder with a somewhat dry quality. It's as if the fragrance oil itself is dry. And I am surprised that this does not have some sort of anise. I thought I smelled that too. Here's the deal. "Amazing" is not a fruity-floral and it does have a sort of unisex appeal. Its a fragrance one has to open ones mind to - its not run of the mill and its not a disaster on my skin. I don't know what to make of it but it keeps its powdery integrity to a skin scent whisper.

What a fitting name! I love all the Bill Blass perfumes but particularly this one which I only just bought. Difficult to describe but like a mixture of no5 and 1881 with more green notes. I actually prefer it to both. It is powdery – just a hint. Sillage and longevity very good on my skin. The opening for me is quite fruity and fresh, and then changes to be more green and flowery. Bottle is fun, fits into a handbag and of good quality. This will be my summer fragrance together with Cabotine and Nude. Cannot believe how good it is.

It`s very charming fragrance on my mind. Not modern, not fresh unisex, but real good Floral Aldehydic scent.It`s very longlasting - moreover than a day and the dry down is really nice. Good bottle and package. I don't know why all the Bill Blass fragrances are being discontinued? It`s feminine and floral green with my favorite flowers: rose, muget, tuberose, mimose with fresh accent of mandarin`s skin. Good for a springtime/ It` really AMAZING!

Hmm - I think the previous reveiwer was over-reacting to a different frag! On me this opens with a fresh green floral accord, very clean and uplifting and soon mellows into a warm very musky drydown which is quite spicy. I like it a lot - the overall effect is very intriguing and quite delicious. Excellent sillage and very long lasting - as it is discontinued now I would but it when you see it.

From the reviews it sounds like a reformulation that went bad was being sold. When Amazing first came out (early/mid 90's I think) I adored it. From memory it was was bright, fruity and clean. Peach, some other fruit (maybe melon), lily of the valley, some white florals but very fresh and very green. It really was Amazing. Sad to see a bad reformulation has ruined another fragrance.

An hour ago I would have said that you can put me among the hordes who don't really like this, although it's not actually terrible on me. But then I took a shower. As I got dressed I smelled something SOOOO nice. It was this, smelling amazing... after a shower. I'll have to dilute this sample and maybe I'll be able to properly enjoy it.

I shouldn't have even tried this. I don't think Mimose works on my skin EVER so I should have known from the beginning. But beyond that one bad note, I just couldn't tolerate this. A true SCRUBBER, I hated it fiercely and I hate the leftover minty, soapy, weirdness that's left on my skin. I don't know. Not good.

I really appreciate everyone's honesty on this site... Someone left an atrociously negative review below, describing this perfume as they saw (smelled) it. I'm buying it blind based on her description because it sounds like I will absolutely love it lol Keep being honest my fragrant friends!

Totally agree with Cisco...What gives with this ugly scent? I, like Kimberly, was really disappointed...I also wondered if I just got a 'bad' bottle, but not true...Perfume Addict said it well...The bottle is very cool, but the fragrance is a MESS!

I had no idea what to expect, but the sour-ish yet sweet and slightly powdery undertones still managed to surprise me. The florals are soft, white, and pleasant. The undertone... I still have no idea what it is.

one of the most interesting fragrances I've ever smelled:) imagine you are sitting in the field of green green parsleys eating peach, wind bringing the smell of mimosas - that's "Amazing":)

This smells just like kinkos in the late 90s. I get paper, ink, and cleaning supplies. I really like this. It’s weird enough to be addictive.

Maybe I got a bad bottle. Didn't smell like anything good. I couldn't even pull out a particular top note. I was really dissapointed.

I am not crazy about this scent at all. I don't know what it is that just doesn't jive with me at all.

Anyone interested in swapping or buying this ? I have a vintage bottle but I don’t wear it much