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.

Ligea la Sirena is pure magic. It's sugary citruses, spices, sweet lavender and vanilla, delicious balsam and incense, and delicate wild florals. It evokes a vivid image of South Italian countryside. It's different in every season. I enjoy it best in spring and autumn. In summer it may feel stuffy and heavy, in winter too cold and lemony. It's a very strong perfume. It's easy to overspray, then it turns suffocating. Perfomance is well over 12 hours. I don't get the comparison with Shalimar at all. I find Sh. revolting, like its combo of notes makes me feel literally sick while Ligea la Sirena is bewitching, it feels good.

Warm, powdery opoponax like a faint breeze carrying a love song. Okay, poetry aside, this one is very powdery, but that's opoponax for you. The added notes, however, keep it from being a bath in baby powder. Now, I normally detest powdery perfumes. There are a few I do like. This one, I adore. Something about it is both gentle and serene, powerful and smooth. In the same vein as Imperial Opoponax but more complex, this scent is delightful. It won't work on some and it might even be dreadful on some, but on me it's a warm breath on my skin, soothing and beautiful.

This scent, Ligea la Sirena, seems to be polarizing but she wears beautifully on my skin. In fact, it’s hard to find anything to complain about in this composition. An all season citrus aromatic that is reminiscent of Shalimar—underneath the notes, and in the shadow of Guerlain; vanilla, musk, powder and spices. Ligea la Sirena is the definition of wearable and fun. If I was blindfolded I would’ve guessed a Shalimar flanker. Still I love it even though it’s not incredibly unique. And Ligea la Sirena is affordable at retail prices, currently the 50ml is $80.

#1208 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Laura Bosetti Tonatto has crafted a great fragrance here. I bought this as a decant. It's one of the better incense scents I've found and defnitely worthy of a full bottle buy and I just ordered. For me the lemongrass really sets this apart. It's not easy to do an incense scent that comes across fresh and bright as this. This is safe for any environment, but I think more of a date night scent than office wear. Long lasting moderate projecting. Not a bargain, but fair-priced for he quality. Get's a "love" from me.

I really don’t know what happened. Fragrantica has changed description or fragrance was completely reformulated . Ligea was an archetype of sweet opoponax, while Oxiana by Profvmvm is archetype of dry opoponax. Here we have boring ingredients while the Ligea I know Is full of mandarin, opoponax and vanilla. Opoponax is so strong that fragrance seems to be sweet powder with earthy nuances. This is Ligea I know and I love.

This is simply put, Christmas in a bottle for me. It reminds me of browsing my way through German Christmas markets, especially of the hot gluhwein that I am always up for. The citruses and cloves take centerstage for me, albeit their sharpness tempered by musk and vanilla. Happy to have accidentally stumbled into this one.

Oh, I love Ligea! Beautiful at all stages, from the lovely mandarin opening, through the powdery and rich drydown. There is something fresh, almost a mint note, in that drydown, that really makes this one a winner for me. Very intriguing. I've worn this for a couple of years and I'm still in love!

molto buono. il mandarino misto alla lavanda iniziale lascia presto il posto alla mirra dolce. leggero come un soffio eppure caldo. femminile senza essere intrusivo.

In the Greek mythology the sirens with a wonderful sound, But there were sea nymphs with murderous nature.the noon Italy islands interspersed with rocks, than Sicily, and its tiny island Capri was their habitat. You watch their victims from here persistently, that seducer their song, and let the sailors be seduced with their magic sound, Let them be destroyed then.enormous contrast, as the beautiful girls retain a flowery field, between them Ligea, the perfume name wears, their dead victims truncated around them lie. Our getting acquainted with the lime and lemon are beginning with the vigorous inundation of a fragrance after a couple of moments these are replaced by the sensation of the bitter orange, which one onto the presence of the bergamot gives to make a conclusion. As if we would sail now in between the dry one, rocky islands from the strong wind our swelling, faded white sails. Our cruise leads towards our destiny when he withered between the coastal stones, and from the salt bitten we feel the fragrance of trees. Guides, the increasingly sweeter one into a windless sea bay on a Mediterranean day arriving with wafts tangerine ripened. The bay broadens out here, the short chord of the fruit fragrance gets lost, and long in front of us lie Capri island typical flowery tickets, which may be a white rose, rosemaries, lavenders. Curative implements, and mixed grocer (cinnamon, clove) his fragrance dazes the fragrance looking for his calming down. Not anymore we govern, only our body what makes his thing, we are not the lords of our senses already. Our ship does not take a coast yet in order to aim at pieces running onto the rocks. Soft opium arriving with warm seaward wind his intestine catches our sails, Opoponax. Sensuously dusty, and passionately seducer strengths, which lure the unsuspecting adventurer into a dagger, get away. The velvety softness giving the immersion is replaced by a dark, cruel and tart sound, which indicates that the time of the delight was over. Ligea, and the sirens entrapped their charmed innocent victim, for who his fate was sealed already. The nymphs' enchantment proves to be persistent because their squeeze gives a very strong and unforgettable sensation. The destiny encloses his wearer's leather in a slightly acrid and sweet ticket forever. Onto the ancient siren picture, the duality is typical of this perfume so. They wise men, attractive, they plunge into a death at the same time; into sky lifter and into hell giving a shove simultaneously. The perfume sweet and sensual, but friendly and killer, according to me age limit. 18 are recommended in addition to a year exclusively!

This Guerlainesque creation (by which I mean pre-Y2K Guerlain...) strikes me as a hybrid between Jicky and Shalimar. The opening has a strong clove note (at least to my nose--but I'm sensitive to clove...), which made me think that I was going to suffer through the wear. To my pleasant surprise, Ligea just kept getting better and better, until by the end I felt like I'd love to have a bottle. The perfume is strong, so a small vial has afforded multiple wears, and I feel that a few important points emerge. First, lavender is very present. Second, that Guerlainesque vanilla is present. Third, spices, especially clove, are very present. So it's easy to see why I find this composition to be something like a hybrid between Jicky and Shalimar. It smells good and seems very well made, as are all of the perfumes from Carthusia, most of which appear to have been composed by Laura Tonatto. The rich base and the lavender reminded me a bit of Cooper Square as well (from Bond no 9), but in this case the overall feeling is more feminine than masculine--probably because of the obvious vanilla. I like Ligera and recommend it for testing by those who appreciate such perfumes as Jicky and Shalimar. If you don't like lavender and vanilla in your fragrance, then you will not like this.

I realize that the year 2000 is 20 years ago, so Ligea is far from a new scent, but I still think it smells older than it is: it has a real vintage vibe to it. It just smells clasically feminine to me: elegant, cool soapy florals in the opening, followed by a warmer development with mild spices, resins that provide a hint of smoke and powdery-sweet vanilla - all very subtly done and delicately balanced. It's a light, clean scent, but not unsubstantial or superficial at all, and being over 30 I can imagine wearing it at any time of year and in almost any situation. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for a high quality feminine scent that's oldfashioned but not in any way tired or overfamiliar!

This is a perfume that I bought immediately after first smelling it. After wearing a few days in a row I realize that I should have gotten a sample first. I do like the scent. The opoponax stands out and it is a very creamy resinous smell, but I feel like it is lacking something. It needs a little more edge. It's almost too soft, and by that I don't mean the sillage or staying power. Both are quite good. It's just that the creamy powdery smell of the resin leaves me craving a little bit more. I plan on exploring this perfume layered with other scents that may be a bit more racy. I think it would actually go nice with Boyfriend by Kate Walsh, or maybe over an amber or patchouli oil.

This smells like lemony biscuits. If you have smelt shalimar Cologne or philtre de parfum, it has a lot of similarity in the lemon/vanilla. Combo, but this one (to my nose) has some kind of biscuity or malty notes that makes it almost gourmand. I'm very happy to have a warm weather appropriate gourmand scent ! I would wear this any time if year but it may not be thick enough in the cold. I have the eau de toilette (discontinued I believe) and I sprayed it last night and can still smell it (12hrs), projection is quite soft but sufficient.

Opens with fleeting mandarin and very nice carnation and eventually moves into a very creamy sandalwood with lots of powdery opoponax. Once again I've encountered a pleasant well-made perfume that is extremely overpriced for what it is. For the price you could buy Shalimar or Bois des Iles, which are better versions of this. Ligea failed with Ulysses and her siren song failed to lure me either. Sillage: 2-3 feet Persistence: good, 5-8 hours Fabulosity: Sunday brunch Price to value ratio: very poor 4/10

I have the Profumo, which is very robust on me; the most powerful fragrance I have and can wear. Its spiciness radiates with warmth and force, mercifully toned down with resinous sweetness and powder to keep it from being sickly. I have to be careful with how much I put on; one short spray, distributed between my upper-body pulse spots is plenty. Too much, and it moves towards headache-inducing. It is at its best - and really quite delicious - when applied very sparingly. Entirely distinct on me.