Wish

I've already reviewed this and as I said, it was my signature scent for about 20 years or more but it's changed. When I did first smell it years ago then smelled Angel not too long later I did think they smelled alike then as I got to know them both really well I changed my mind. Now I've kinda changed it back. This version of Wish smells a lot more like Angel to me, or a flanker, it's almost all just pure patchouli and hardly any of the gorgeous, sugary, sparkly, slightly powdery, just addictive, Wish of the 90s and 2000s. I've got no idea why they'd change the colour to a murky green, surely it'd be easier to just keep it clear if they didn't want to make it blue anymore? It used to last forever on your clothes and all night on your skin. I'd go out clubbing and wake up the next day still smelling of this, people have said their beds were left smelling of it after I'd slept in it. Now it fades really quickly. The dry down of this is almost identical to Angel now, and it didn't used to be, they were similar but this had it's own distinctive smell. Smelling it now after not wearing it for ages it really does just smell of the patchouli in Angel, just weaker, as if you've had Angel on the day before and it's almost faded away. The dry dry down reminds me of Angel elixir, which also smells like you've had Angel on but it's nearly worn off. I'm really quite sad coz I adored this. It wasn't particularly classy or elegant and my tastes have changed a lot over the past few years but I still loved having this for when the mood struck me. It was never supposed to be a dupe for Angel, for all the people complaining that it's not, it was it's own perfume. It was just the style of the era so if it was similar that's why. In the same way that loads of current day perfumes smell almost identical with a slight difference. It's not just the bottle making me think of Angel, as some people have said, I know them both well and they do smell alike to me. All of the best parts of Wish seem to have gone now, so if you never smelled the OG version you'll never know how good it was. It was never gonna be for everyone but it was significantly better than it is now. If it ever gets discontinued I can only hope a clone brand does a clone of the original formulation. Edit 20th July 23. I opened my back up bottle today and it's the blue juice. For some reason it seems much nicer and sweeter than my green one. I don't know if it's just because the green one is older and the top notes have died off a bit and the patchouli base has overtaken it but this one is really nice, I only sprayed one spray on my wrist and I can still smell it really strongly after ages. I'm gonna have to wear it as my scent of the day now when I go out. So it looks like my relationship with Wish isn't over just yet. Reading that it's getting discontinued has made me decide I will still ask for a bottle this Christmas despite still having quite a bit left. Mind, I've been hearing it's being discontinued for at least 15 years and it hasn't been so I wouldn't take it as gospel. Still though, just incase, I'm gonna stock up on it.

A satin ribbon of milk accord loosens itself into the air, lightly honeyed and faintly luminous. Soon it unfurls into a cloud of golden‐green and glittering mauve moths, as though the berries themselves had taken flight as jewel‐winged creatures. They flutter above an exuberant parterre of flowers: majestic orchids and coaxing honeysuckle, black locust and shy violets scattered among crystalline lily‐of‐the‐valley, powdery heliotrope and osmanthus, noble magnolias and insinuating jasmine. This riot of blooms is astonishing: sweet, airy, exotic, captivating, yet never cloying, never a burden on the senses. Their opulence is exquisitely synchronised, blended with an almost mischievous precision. It truly is a “Wish” worthy of a perfumer: to marshal so unorthodox an orchestra and have its music rise as an unquestioned little masterpiece. The toffee caramel is a particular delight, rendered so faithfully I almost taste it melt on my tongue. Vanilla drifts in as a powder-fine light, none of the heavy spiced syrup that has drenched so many perfumes of late; instead it is like gold flakes tossed idly into the air for the sheer pleasure of watching them fall. Yuzu darts through the composition like quicksilver demoiselles, scattering citrus glints, while pear lends fresh juiciness, laced with the faint tart blush of strawberry. This gourmand is unlike the others: delicious, rich, layered, yet never tipping to one extreme; it lays out all its flavours at once, bright and delightful, like a dessert trolley in miniature. Patchouli and incense spin a gauze-like veil, a trembling curtain of air, the perfect backdrop to all that frenzied fluttering above and among the blooms. Nothing grows heavy or overbearing; everything is ornate, playful, a little whimsical. “Wish” would sit perfectly at home in Madame de Pompadour’s boudoir, glimmering among frivolous bows and cushions, garlands of flowers and intricate lace. It is hard to believe that all this was so carefully conceived, a woman’s genius and patience arranging each puzzle piece into a seamless, flowing expression of her life, her pleasures, her passions and obligations. One can only “Wish” that such beguiling magic will never quite fade, never slip away without a trace.

Edit October 2024 It's a lot more floral than I ever noticed before. It's sweet, sugary fruits with lots of white flowers and patchouli. This was my signature scent up until very recently, kinda still is. I first got it in a miniature set when I was about 11 or 12 with Cerrutti 1881 and a few Elizabeth Arden perfumes. I fell in love with Wish immediately and I've had a bottle every Christmas ever since. It was clear liquid when I first started using it, then it was blue and last year it was green. They're not flankers though, it's the normal Wish but it seems to come in a few different colours now. My friend recently got a clear one. Anyway, the smell. I can see the comparisons to Angel. It does have a similar vibe to it but Angel is a bit more dirty (in a good way though) and slightly more creamy. I don't think of it as fruity. It's bright, sparkly and powdery at the same time. It's a gourmand but I can't compare it to anything I've ever eaten. It's sweet but not in a candy sort of way. I can definitely smell the caramel, coconut, vanilla, incense, and toffee. I've seen other people say it smells dated but I don't think it does at all. I think if a niche brand or even celebrity brought this out today everyone would go mad for it. It's a gorgeous sexy, going out clubbing perfume but I wear it anywhere coz that's just the type of person I am. It could be too sickly and cloying for some people, especially if you're more into fresh, floral, or citrus types of scents but if you like things like Angel, Alien, Cloud, or even things like La Vie Est Belle, JPG Classique, and Poison(I know these all smell very different but it's just more a vibe thing, strong heady/recognisable perfumes that stand out) then you'd probably like this. You can pick up a 75ml bottle for about £25 now so if you don't like it at least you haven't spent £300. Plus, I'll have it if you don't want it 😂 I'm not currently wearing it but I still have two bottles of it, one that's half full and a back up. I hope it's never discontinued because it would truly devastate me to not be able to smell the perfume that everyone associates with me and reminds me of so much of my youth. Everyone I know says they'll always think of me whenever they smell it.

Every time I saw it, the bottle called to me in its own soft siren song - “Don’t you wish you had Wish?” Yes! I said, and now I do. Some perfumes are perfectly themselves, start to finish, from name to bottle to drydown, and Wish is one of them. She is entirely herself, and like the facets in the bottle, she shows different sides on different days. I love her for it. I love the prominent honey, something that I crave in perfume and that thoroughly delights me, and the alcoholic tinge to it here is like Jack and honey. And the coconut! as far from summer as coconut can get, but so beautiful and truly nutty here. Everything else is in the blend and what she chooses to reveal or emphasize of it on a given day. The description and ingredients of Wish are right in my type, but the reality of it is completely different and far from what I usually love, yet I do love it. Wish is a unique gem. I would never have believed that these words would come out of my mouth, because I do so love the power houses and heavy hitters, but I don’t care about the longevity or projection here. While decent, the experience of Wish is more important to me. I’ve not encountered any perfume that affects me this way before. I spray heavily, as is my habit and inclination, and just go with what comes of it. So much comes of it. And the cap atop the very lovely bottle? Shiny, sleek, minimalist, and mechanical, which I really like. The ring is very effective for removing the cap easily. It is also a little like pulling the pin on a grenade, maybe a reminder to be careful what you wish for! As I said, perfectly herself from beginning to end. Edit: The more often I wear this, the more I love the drydown. It gets sweeter and more floral - the heliotrope and violets really shine. The longevity on well moisturized skin is ridiculous - all day and into the night from morning application. I just love Wish.

I feel like the only person on this site who has never even smelled Angel, so I cannot say anything about the supposed similarity to said perfume. What I can say is that Wish is an extremely pleasant scent on my skin, there is not a single offensive quality about it. The listed notes seem to include everything but the kitchen sink and it works for me. Gourmand without being over-the-top sweet. Lovely. EDIT: After smelling both Angel EdP and EdT on my skin, I can say that this is infinitely more wearable and way less polarizing. The patchouli note is considerably smaller in this one compared to Angel, so if Angel is too hardcore for you, don't be scared to try Wish. EDIT 2: I applied Wish liberally before going to bed last night and put Lolita Lempicka on this morning. I subsequently headed to the gym, and as I was working out, a familiar smell started making its way into my nostrils... Angel EdP. It has been weeks since I used up my sample of Angel, so I thought I'd share this curious incident. EDIT 3: I just got a whole big 75 ml thing of this as I have almost used up the 5 ml mini the review was based on. The mini was definitely an older one, and it smells better than what comes out of my large bottle. I don't know if it is the age that has changed the scent or if there has been a reformulation since 1999, but the mini smells a bit better to my nose. Warmer and a bit sweeter, somehow. There is a somewhat unpleasant note that is not present in the old one, so I don't know... EDIT 4 (last one, I promise): Three days after getting the fullsize bottle I compare my mini with it yet again and actually prefer what comes out of the big bottle?! What is going on? I guess this is more complex than I thought!

I'm super late to the Wish train, but I'm glad I got on it nonetheless. I haven't been able to find this where I live (Ottawa, Canada), but finally landed upon it yesterday in a drugstore - 75ml for $20! A steal, and even though I have never smelled it, I couldn't pass it up. I eagerly sprayed it on my wrist, then proceeded to log into Fragrantica to pour over the notes, scent pyramid and reviews. You guys never disappoint! This fragrance seems to have everything but the kitchen sink in it, and while I really can't discern many notes (not that I'm good at that, anyways), my nose predominantly picks up sweet, yet tart, sugar crusted berries. I don't find this resembles the original Angel at all (which I own and love), however I do find it quite resembles Angel eau Sucree (various editions, a few of which I also own and love). Tart, sugared berries is really what I smell. No toffee, no milky quality, no honey really, and mild on the patchouli. I don't find it powdery at all, nor floral. Just delicious, sugary, berries (I'm sounding like a broken record here). I do think this is a sophisticated gourmand - this is no fun loving Pink Sugar here. I feel this can be worn on various occasions, and in various degrees of weather. On my skin, projection is fairly heavy for the first two hours, then settles into a delicious scent that sits fairly close to my skin, yet still gives me beautiful wafts throughout the next several hours. I'm wearing this again today, and I'm really enjoying it. If you love sweet, wearable, sophisticated gourmands, and can get your hands on this, don't hesitate. Love.

🖤 A Darkly Elegant Enigma 🖤 The First Impression: I grabbed the last bottle on the shelf as a blind buy, fully expecting a sweet, Scandal-esque gourmand bomb. My skin usually magnetizes and amplifies sugar notes, so I thought I knew exactly what I was getting. Instead, it gave me a complete plot twist. Given the rumors of a reformulation, Fragrantica couldn't have prepared me for this, there is zero obvious sweetness here. The Opening: It starts incredibly strong with a potent, hour-long wave of zesty citrus, faint florals, and a rich, creamy lactonic note. The Twist: Laced throughout is a fascinating metallic edge that gives it a timeless, vintage soul, reminiscent of a sophisticated perfume made way before 1980, in the best way possible. The Dry Down: As that intense opening finally subsides, it transforms into a powdery, carmine-hued, elegant coverage. It’s a beautiful paradox: strong yet subtle, quiet but completely nose-catching. The Performance & Vibe: For the price, the projection and strength are incredible, it easily passes for a much more expensive, high-end fragrance. While it shines as a nighttime scent, it makes a gorgeous daily signature if you lean into a darker, more mysterious, yet fiercely feminine aesthetic. The Verdict: Housed in an adorable bottle, this is absolutely a statement scent. It is not for lovers of soft, light, or airy perfumes. It is sophisticated, passionate, and subtly Gothic. Only a select few will truly understand how to wear a fragrance with a soul this dark and sharp, but on them, it’s unforgettable.

This is bland. A mosh up of notes that don't have any harmony. Slight dollar store bathroom toilet bowl refresher scent with hint of patch which I absolutely can't stand but I had assumed the patch would only play a supporting role to the many other notes and it does. But it's a cheap smell with the patch standing out because of the mosh up of notes. I'll let this sit on my skin overnight and see if it transforms. If not, I'll keep trying in other weather and seasons and may have to let it sit for a year in my perfume closet to let the molecules adjust before I try it again in the future. Until I find this one's beauty, it is a regret blind buy so far. I do love Casmir though! By the way... The perfume color in my bottle is brown 😒 not a gorgeous blue and not even green. It is brown. So although I wasn't impressed by this, I did find myself wearing this and even craving this. I actually had to put it away so I wouldn't use up my full bottle. Now it's June and I'm craving it again so I brought it back out. One spray and it's lighter but I think the sweet spot would've been spring weather. It's hot and humid now but it's still addictive. What is it about this fragrance that makes me crave it? Even though I think I don't even like it?

A beautiful fragrance that has put me on a journey. So when I first got this years ago I could totally see the Angel comparison. When it's a newer batch it's more like an Angel edt or Angel aqua chic because it turns fresh a bit. Years later it smells like a honeyed patchouli with freshness. Wish is very strong and reminiscent to pre 2014 restrictions as this baby is loud and long lasting. I love that. I actually over sprayed because I had been use to these newer formulations where you need to spray a lot to get anything and I felt lightheaded for a bit..LOL..So don't overkill this one. You only need like 1 spray and see how that goes..it almost had that freshness you get from like a Chypre type fragrance like Miss Dior and Coco Mademoiselle. This is a bargain of a fragrance. And I'm hearing it's being discontinued if that is true snatch it while you can if you're a patchouli vintage lover. I should go back to fragrances that are discontinued and long gone pre 2014 because that is where the quality is at in comparison to today's standards and they are more affordable now only because no one hears about them anymore but they are still quality fragrances.

For the amount of ingredients in this fragrance, I imagined something rather syrupy sweet and deep. Nothing could be further than the truth. This is such a refreshing, clean (as in straight out of the shower clean), sweet (but not in a gourmand way) and cooling fragrance. I bought it blind and knew immediately it was more of 90’s scent and that I’d smelt it before. This may sound bizarre, and it’s not a put down as I LOVE this fragrance, but it reminds me of wet wipes. Those gorgeous smelling wet wipes your mum cleaned your hands with as a kid. They always smelt like lemonade to me. I used to really enjoy it. And that’s what this fragrance smells of to me. I wear it when I’m around the house, feeling a bit needy or a bit delicate as there’s nothing in this that is too cloying or overbearing. Plus, it’s quite uplifting-for me anyway. People have noticed similarities with Angel, but I genuinely don’t get that at all. Angel is very gourmand, very caramel-y, rich with that strong menthol-like note whereas Wish lacks all of these. I honestly haven’t smelt anything similar to this so, for me, it’s quite unique. I thoroughly enjoy it.

A beautiful patchouli gourmand oriental. I understand the comparisons with TM Angel, as they're both sweet, heavy on the patch, 90s fragrance bombs with long note lists and come in blue bottles. But Wish is not an Angel dupe, it smells quite different: Smoother and easier to wear, without the dirtier notes that turns many people off of Angel. It's still an intense nighttime/winter fragrance and for sure not for those who only wear light skin scents, but much less polarizing. Wish is a sparkling, magical clean patchouli with lush, syrupy fruits, understated floral notes and dripping caramel on a powdery base. Sensual, feminine and well-blended. It's the predecessor to many darker fruitchoulis like La Nuit Trésor or Jimmy Choo. If you like this kind of fragrance, don't miss out on Wish! And don't be afraid of the highly voted milk note if that's not your thing, not only can't I smell any milk here, I also could not find an official source for a milk note in Wish. I don't know why I only really tried this great classic for the first time last winter. It's so affordable nowadays, I will get a bottle asap.

Gosh, may this never get discontinued or else I'll be devastated. This has recently become my favourite juice, I cannot understand the comparison to Angel as to me, these two are distinctively different fragrances. Wish definitely falls into an almost edible category, it's a beautiful perfume that draws other people's attention and generates compliments and curiosity whenever I wear it. Quite versatile, appropriate to both, office meeting as well as a date night out. Great value for money. It shouldn't be, however, purchased as a blind buy/gift as It's not within the so called safe category. Wish is quite potent and has a unique quality to it, strong on coconut, caramel, osmanthus and heliotrope so may not be everyone's cuppa tea. Beautiful and well pronounced, playful yet appropriate in formal settings. I love you, Wish, you're my "here for the long haul" fragrance.

Ahhhhh yesssss! A good old school gem from back when perfumes were perfumes, had 25 ingredients and were advertised in glossy magazines. It does smell like Angel but without the pungent note, whatever that distinctive Angel opening tang is. Instead of that, i detect a hint of cold creaminess. It’s sweet but very elegant and perfumey, a bit sophisticated. If Paris Hilton existed in Audrey Hepburn’s era, she would wear this. Prissy, diamonds-wearing party girl scent. I think it’s an elegant fragrance that can be worn everywhere even if it’s sweet, so perhaps work, for example, wouldn’t be the most indicated environment. It’s classy, comes in a nice bottle, relatively decently priced, it’s ok. Can’t say i adore it as I’m more into caramel gourmands, but i like it quite a lot, especially since it feels like Angel, but without its ugliest part (that always bothered me) 💜

I have and have had hundreds and hundreds of perfumes in my life and this was and is my most complimented by males. When I discovered this fragrance more than 10 years ago it was much stronger and now circling back to it is much lighter but it is relatively inexpensive so overspraying brings a similar intensity that 1 or 2 sprays would in the past. Even when I go noseblind and can't seem to smell myself, I'm still getting stopped by males and asked what I'm wearing. Recently one young man followed me into a restaurant and had me write down the name and where to buy it from for his wife. This is a gorgeous sparkling vanilla that reeks of youth, elegance and seduction. It was released in the late 90s but smells contemporary and timeless. It cost me about 20 dollars on Amazon but it smells very expensive and the bottle is gorgeous, one of my Best.

The original fragrance was one I grew up with, and I have loved it for years. Luckily for me, my grandmother had one in stock so I still have the original. It is nothing like all the perfumes that it is compared to. It is so unique, the notes are blended so beautifully that you cannot pinpoint exactly what you’re smelling at first. The smell on clothes or in the air is completely different from how it smells on the skin. It is more spicy, sharp and almost musky when it’s lingering, but on the skin, it smells slightly sweeter and you can really smell all the hidden notes. The remake however, was a huge disappointment. I feel bad for those who have not had the chance to smell the original yet because the remake smells completely different and so diluted. It smells too sweet and gourmand and it has completely lost that strong, sharp spicy scent.

Blast from the past! I can't figure out if it's better to wear it in the evening or during the day. It is strong so its good for evening but it is also powdery and floral, a bit light, so it is good for the day too. Again, my mom wore this one so again it reminds me of childhood. That year my country was bombed so we had to sleep in the basement. But, since I played with moms make up and perfumes all the time, this bottle was my most valuable possession. I pretended it was a diamond that needs to be hidden because bad people are trying to steal it. I sprayed it on my Barbie dolls and my Barbie house so the whole basement smelled like Chopard. My collection needed this perfume just because. I see that a lot of people dislike it and maybe it is really not that good but it has sentimental value to me and I will always have a bottle of it.

To me, Wish is a unique scent. It's sultry and alluring. It has a floral sweetness to it. It's not like any other perfume that I have. I remember being intrigued by it when it first came out when it first came out when I was a teenager but it didn't fit my taste back then. The bottle is gorgeous. Yesterday I saw the perfume on a sale in our local department store. I hadn't seen it for at least a decade so I was surprised that it was still available for purchase. I sprayed a bit on my wrist and continued with my shopping. The scent enticed me the entire shopping trip and my husband absolutely loved it so I decided to treat myself. I don't regret it. For me this is an evening and a winter perfume. I felt it was a great value for the price. It has medium sillage and lasted about 4-5 hours on my skin.

This reminds me so much of Angel, especially in the opening...the syrupy honeyed fruits, the strong patchouli, the pungent sweetness- it's all there. However, as it dries down, Wish is tamed. I start to get more of the floral notes, and a slightly powdery vanilla, with coconut sprinkles and candied strawberry mixed into a delicious milkshake. Angel starts to disappear. Overall, I like it! It also slightly reminds me of La Petite Robe Noir Intense somewhere in between the opening and the middle notes...it might be the sweet, cinnamon/patchouli mixture. I think a couple sprays in the hair will be beautiful. I can imagine it lasting well into the night, and lingering all around you, like a cloud of fruity shampoo and soft, powdery cotton candy.

Far relative of Angel. Just as impactful. Dreamy and beautiful. Mysterious. Hard to describe but indeed the scent reminds me a bit of gooseberries and strawberries with rosewood and a bit of milk, with very clean patchouli and miriads other facets. It reminds me of snow and I love it for the winter, especially december and january. It makes me think of frost and every dreamy aspect of winter. It is special and the bottle is beautiful. It turns cognac in color rather fast but smells just as glorious as when blue. The color change might be its only downfall cause it does not look as spectacular as the initial violet-blue. Despite it I love it. One of the best that one needs to know.

Like the last comment mentioned, not as beastly as Angel but after a few months the sweet coconut evolves to be more complex and delightful to smell. I sniff my clothes all evening and it stays on for over a week, so soft sweet and powdery on fabric. Once you’re able to get past the screechy opening, you enter into the world of pure powdery sweetness! Currently on my 3rd bottle since it was gifted to me by my dad. Definitely a signature for work since it’s so classic and inoffensive. No plans of ever stopping... No notice of a bad batch with green liquid yet, thankfully!