Ligea (Ligea la Sirena)

Ligea la Sirena is a fragrance I find really appealing. The scent opens with an aromatic citrus-lavender mix, but it soon develops a spicy clove note which can be a bit overpowering at first - you can feel like an eugenol bomb for some time. The addition of incense and, especially, vanilla modifies it and weakens it a lot. That incense-vanilla-clove combo is rather unusual and it really smells wonderful for my taste. The drydown is a phase which substitutes cloves for various resinous substances, mostly opoponax. Now, the vanilla from the drydown really feels Guerlainesque, Shalimar-like - it is dry, powdery and elegant. I don't feel any flowers or patchouli in this one. Ligea has a solid longevity of maybe seven or eight hours. Its scent cloud doesn't have a long diameter, but is certainly thick - the person who comes close to you will feel it heavily. I find this one appropriate for winter and evening wear. Also, I feel like this one is suitable for both men and women, as I don't think vanilla is for one gender only. This one is really a nice, warm fragrance, and one more from Carthusia I think is a must-try. 8.5/10

This is one of those magical creations where at various points through the wear you get to experience all of the notes, like movements in a symphony it sweeps through the spices, different floral notes arriving at different times, a line of tobacco flower rises and falls as the geranium mingles with the tangerine, while the cloves hum gently along throughout. If you like Versace The Dreamer and wish it could be a little more complex, or miss the spiciness of the late 80s CK Obession, consider this their late 90s lovechild. One good for day or night and any season. Numero Uno has been my signature scent for the cooler months and going out in the evening since they created it, now i have found something I can wear at all other times as well. A previous poster said it's like a daydream in a bottle, i would say it's a full out of body experience. It's outrageously good for the price, I've sampled things from niche houses double the price and half as good.

I've got the edt version. I discovered Ligea one year ago in a small perfumery in bologna. at first i hated it 'cause i could smell on its opening just bitter fruits which i dislike complitely. when the shop seller asked me which kind of perfumes do I like and I said i love dusty, talcum baby powder and musky fragrances she straightly tried this on me. at first i thought she totally misheared me but after 10 minutes i smelled my wrist again and the smell was totally changed. it was a warm feminine and truly spicy powdery one. i got home and regret i didn't buy the whole bottle. the day after it was mine :) if you dislike acid fruits perfumes like me just be patience 10 minutes and then you'll be totally rewarded. it will make you feel extremly charming and cuddled at the same time. longevity: about 6/7 hours on skin. everlasting on clothes sillage: 7/10 I love Ligea and think it could become my signature perfume

I've noticed that this scent can smell totally different to the observer and the wearer, simultaneously. The wearer will no longer be able to detect the fragrance on their person, while the observer smells it strongly. It comes off very bold on the application and dries down very smoothly. It disappears from my nose after 2 hrs, while hubby keeps coming back for whiffs hours later. To me it is feminine. Strong and soft. Definitely warm with vanilla for winter wear, but floral enough I plan to wear for spring and summer. Evokes elegance, charm and grace to me. Not cheap, juvenile or trendy. Can't explain this one. Mysterious. But will keep it on my top shelf.

Ligea (Ligea la Sirena) by Carthusia is feminine from start to finish, and naturally, that fact shouldn't stop you from wearing it, whoever you are, if you like it. Fragrantica calls it unisex, and to ensure no segment of the market is missed, one can subsequently state that it is for all ages, from cradle to grave, for all seasons, 24 hours a day. In the comparison of 'This perfume reminds me of', Shalimar comes out on top, which Fragrantica, however, does classify as feminine! And there is no EdT and EdP version, which do exist on the Parmumo site. I personally have the EdP version. and there it is classified as a feminine perfume. Parmumo Data wins.