Clinique Wrappings

The most recent version of wrappings I have dates back about five years ago. It has the brilliant frosty brightness of Chanel No. 22, a kind of glare that would make you squint outdoors. It smells of cypress and first-to-spring-up florals under even fresher sheets of splintering ice. The 1990 original involved a much lighter jacket. It was brisk; more in-between seasonally. The light was more afternoon sun, and the snow was starting to melt and drip from the tree branches. Saps and resins were a crucial part of that effect. This steered the fragrance closer to the more-chilly-than-cold evergreen climate of Bill Blass and Private Collection. It’s unlikely anyone would have drawn comparisons between the original Wrappings and No. 22; the relationship to Aromatics Elixir was far deeper then than now. Aromatics Elixir was almost twenty years old when Wrappings first came out; whereas the oceanic craze was just cresting. Escape came out the year after Wrappings, and it’s interesting to think of Wrappings as a bridge between old and new; Clinique trying to keep up with the market at the time. Wrappings transplants its water from the beach to the foliage of the great outdoors. Both bottles of Wrappings I have, old and far less old, are worth having, like slightly different flankers of each other. There aren’t very many scents that capture the emotional experience of climate and place this specifically. Wrappings puts you inside a scene you animate with memory and imaginative longing. The older version for me is a certain kind of afternoon in my Midwest adolescence—at the far end of an oppressive, shut-in winter, when the trees and nature are first gasping back to life, warmed awake by the sun. The newer version is the morning after a third or fourth heavy snow, a vista of white and the blinding sun it amplifies in every direction, a sense of being out in the wide open but bundled up to hold your own in it.

At my age, the year 1990 seems to have only passed by a few days ago, but then I think about it longer, and realize that it's been 22 years since Wrappings was first released. Even at that time it seems things were geared toward grown ups, but nowadays I feel like everything is geared toward your average 12 year old--books (Twilight? TMZ?) TV (American Idol, et al) and perfumes (see: most celeb scents, shampoo-conditioner frags, Kool-aide/cupcake scents, etc.) So when I got the tail end of an older bottle of Wrappings in a swap, I was completely blown away. It literally smells like sharp, clean, high mountain air in the middle of winter--a frozen balsam/pine/conifer forest. Invigorating, shocking, cold. It is so gorgeous. The green-aldehyde-artemesia, bitter balsam artemesia, oh my. I don't detect any florals in here, and as Wrappings wears down, it becomes oakmossy-musky-resinous. Obviously this is not a feminine sugary clean modern frag, and I don't even know if it's in production anymore. In light of further perfume restrictions, I am lamenting the death of perfume notes that I love. So to find a few ml's of Wrappings is bittersweet for me.

Wrappings opens with this wonderfully sharp effervescent sherbert lemon note with a backbone of fresh pungent moss and greenery.Its very much a lovechild of Aromatics Elixir and Calyx with the freshness and easiness of the latter and the unusual structure of the former.The artemisia adds some bitterness and the hyacinth makes a fleeting appearance as do the rest of the florals after the midpoint, when Wrappings is very much a skin scent ,with just an echo of its former glory.Longevity is arround 5 -6 hours and slightly more close to the skin. Wrappings could be Niche as its so unique and beautiful.I wonder whether the 'monster' longevity of old has changed as this perfume must have been reformulated many times.Certainly the Oakmoss will have changed.Finally Cristalle devotees I suspect will love this perfume as I do . Wrappings is currently available on the UK Clinique website as a set for a very reasonable price.Just a heads up as It's sometimes difficult to obtain without paying silly prices.

ladies, Wrappings IS NOT a discontinued product, but it's a Christmas season Exclusive, being sold only limited time of each year. If you love Wrappings check it out during November-December at your local Clinique counters, it's always available then in a gift sets with body lotion. Definitely my next purchase when it appears in the stores next Holiday season! I cannot classify this scent easily, don't find it particularily floral , rather kind of cool, herbal and woody, with a hint of warmth in the heart . This little,simple and pale frosty bottle holds inside a unique, chilly,earthy and warming wintery scent, if that makes any sense. Absolutely very well blended mix of herbs, flowers and woods. Outdoorsy and fresh , scent of clean Alpine forests! A little goes a looong way, superb longevity and sillage guaranteed for all day!

I wore it today and I remembered again how gorgeous it is. I would not classify it as an aldehydic perfume because I cannot recognize any aldehydes in the whole composition. Moreover it doesn’t remind me the Christmas season or a winter day and that’s the reason I have not worn it since October. On the contrary, although it’s woody, I feel it so green and cool that I consider it ideal for a sunny April day as today is. I believe that it suits well the Mediterranean spring. The bottle I have is from 90’s as the Christmas limited edition never reached my country and I keep it as a crown jewel because it’s only 25ml and I’m afraid that I will never find it again in the market. It was one of the most exceptional perfumes of that decade and it still remains unique. It’s a shame they stopped creating such a masterpiece.

Truly a masterpiece from Clinique, as many of you have stated. Amarlia's review is right-on. When Clinique discontinued this scent almost two decades ago, I loaded up on several bottles and have just one left of the perfume and two of the body lotion. I saw it in Perfumania stores and Clinique counters a few times during the holidays. What a shame that Clinique has only offered new scents that are floral and teenager friendly. Aromatiques is still a classic, but was never a friendly choice for my chemistry. I wish Clinique or Estee Lauder would bring it back like they did for Prescriptives Calyx---another great scent which is the complete opposite of Wrappings, but truly unique in its blend of green and fresh. If anyone in the North Carolina area sees a Wrappings offering in 2014, please post!

now listen, I do not advise blind buying this scent; however, that’s exactly what I did. I ordered the gift set from Harrod’s online, since it appears that’s the only reliable source for it, and wow is this stuff bonkers. honestly, Clinique fragrances are so underrated for how wild they are. this is such a wet, cold, dank green scent, like a dark wooded forest overgrown with ivy and moss and possibly the supernatural. after living with it for a while this morning I realized this must be what The Green Knight’s chapel smelled like when Gawain finally arrived to uphold his end of the bargain. I’m extremely into it, it’s so witchy. wear it for Halloween, wear it for Christmas, and remember not to get carried away if challenged to a New Year’s Game ;)

Many reviews here are mourning the "discontinuation" of Wrappings. I don't think it's been discontinued, though. I know here in the USA Wrappings is on all the department store shelves as well as Clinique's on-line store during November-December (during "wrapped gift"-giving holidays). Wrappings is a beautiful, classic floral aldehyde that connotes skiing in the mountains on a sunny day. These days, it's almost too striking and beautiful to sell all the time, because people choose smell regularly like Gain laundry detergent. Wrappings is the kind of perfume that used to be made; with fine ingredients. It's the kind of fragrance that was created as a work of art to be evocative and memorable.

This was my mum’s perfume for most of my childhood, alongside Chanel Number 5. It smelt amazing on her; we were both sad when it was discontinued. Thinking about how my mum smelt wearing this when I was a little girl brings me real happiness. It smelt like home and comfort and being safe. Mum has always dressed simply and wears almost no makeup most of the time, but she always smells amazing. Clinique Wrappings was fresh and green, like the outdoors, but also sophisticated and put together at a time in her life when she was mainly caring for children and didn’t have a lot for herself. It was something special.

Yes -it really was perfect. I would say this was my signature scent all through the 90's and part of the 2000's. How woody and dry it was, really got everything just right. If I had known it was being D/C'd those years ago, I would have stocked up. Somehow I was caught up with other perfumes by then and didn't have a clue it was going out- I didn't even think that a perfume this good would ever be in danger of going out ...can't even believe Clinique would end such a quality perfume. This was better than many Chanels and nobody is ending them....sad about it for sure....

Questo magnifico profumo che ho usato nel 1993 e ancora adesso lo uso ogni tanto,mi ricorda un paesaggio mediterraneo dove le montagne scendono a picco sul mare e la vegetazione ha esattamente questi odori. Il mare, il cielo, il verde delle erbe, i fiori, il sole caldo, l'atmosfera radiosa e rinvigorente sono racchiuse in questo piccolo profumo. Ne basta un leggero spruzzo che si espande come una nuvola e dura tutto il giorno. Le versioni anni 90 sono le migliori. Ne ho una recente ma è troppo fredda e rarefatta e non contiene tutte le ricchezze ardenti e profonde.

A sadly discontinued fragrance, but I miraculously found a used, almost full bottle online and purchased it immediately. I’ve been in a state of ecstasy ever since. It smells like taking an open-air bath somewhere in rural Japan, soaking in a beautiful wooden tub. The water is rich with minerals and little flower petals float on the surface. It rained a couple of hours ago and I can hear droplets of collected rainwater falling from the large, mossy trees surrounding me. Wrappings is pure therapy.

Wrappings by Clinique was if not a MASTERPIECE of a fragrance nothing like it. I can't believe that it was discontinued while they still have HAPPY UFF SMH. I would love for Estée Lauder/Clinique to relaunch this highly missed perfume thank goodness I have back up, if I would've known I would have racked up! Shame on you CLINIQUE for discontinuing this fresh green floral long lasting beauty you left me unwrapped like a Jolly Rancher waiting to be savored!

Tremendous scent... deceives on application with its intensely green scent, but departs from that rather quickly to wear gorgeously. A true signature scent, very sophisticated. I've gotten more compliments on this than on any other fragrance. As an aside - after it got re-introduced as Christmas gift sets, I feel like they might've tweaked it a bit; it doesn't seem to wear as long as it did before they stopped producing it en masse.

I worked for Clinique back when this was launched. I loved !!! It. It was discontinued for some time,but I see it back at my local department store again. I like it because it is a rich floral, without being sweet. It's also a good three or 4 season fragrance. Because it is so strong and long-lasting, I would suggest to not wear it at the office if in close quarters. So glad to see it back, love it!!and has nostalgia for me now.

Wrappings smells like walking through damp dewey forest undergrowth. A very familiar bitter, green, cool, wet smell. There is also something addictingly sea side and salty in it which reminds me of the taste of sea samphire. I appreciate the way it smells of the outdoors without relying on patchouli or vetiver to complete the image. Sometimes I worry if it's astringency makes it smell a little bit like a cleaning product...

For some Wrappings relates to Christmass, for me its this time of the year in Europe, still frost, but the days are longer, the birds are loud, the air is clear. Nothing articulates more the hope of spring than Wrappings. So well blended, natural, uplifting. AE is too heavy for me, and I am too young to know chypres first hand, but I can wear this easily. I wish Clinique continues to issue this beauty for the holidays.

Wrappings is stunning. It’s green and astringent. Once it warms up on your skin, it softens but remains persistent throughout the day. Good for all seasons and unisex. It only comes out at Christmas time in a gift set. Sample on your skin first. Let it settle for 30 to 60 mins. If you like it, you can get it for half off at Macy’s, Lord and Taylor’s or the Clinique website in early January through February.

It's Clinique Wrappings Time! It's now in Macys, Nordstrom, Saks, and Bloomingdales. This fragrance reminds me of weekends skiing in the Southern California mountains when my husband and I were dating. In the 1990s Wrappings was unusual...it was so green, fresh, unisex, and spa-like. Wrappings was my scent for mountains, with and hot tubs steaming as thick snowflakes melted in the warmth.

This is such a gorgeous scent and it's in season right now they only bring it out on Xmas time so for those of you who are lovers of Clinique Wrappings now it's the time to wrap yourself! Go to Macy's and online in the Clinique website. This stuff is heavy and one of the most iconic perfumes I've ever smelled. Its a Floral Green aldehydic and Woody lush absolutely not for the shy IMO!

I love dry, invigorating, citrusy/woody chypres, and boy is this is a good example of that genre. I'm wearing the lotion today and constantly sniffing my hands at work. It kills me that this kind of scent probably wouldn't be launched in the perfume climate today, because it's not "trendy". But I have news for the big perfume manufacturers: Beauty is never "trendy". We want beauty!

This is the type of perfume that makes you say HMMMM. It is certainly different, fresh, cool, alpine woods. There is a hint of soft flowers, spices leather, wood and yes you can smell sea notes. It makes a welcome change when you really want a complete change and a different perfume that does not contain too much floral or fruit notes. Sillage is excellent.

I miss this gorgeous, unique fragrance. It's the scent of crisp air on a sunny ski slope. It's the celebration of Winter: crisp air, pine, glowing fireplaces, champagne, and soft leather jackets - so I'm going to buy myself a bottle. Elie Roger created a gem that gives clues to another masterpiece he created: Estee Lauder Knowing.

Hello! I’m new to all the frag language - can anyone tell me what this last note is in Wrappings that lasts forever - I experience it as a thin metal pendulum plunged down into an unfathomable well, all the way to the center of the earth, which is no longer earth .. you KNOW what I’m talking about! What is this??

What a fantastic green spring fragrance!!! I now have 2 bottles, I'm guessing one is older only because it's more amber colored than the other. They are slightly different, the darker one isn't as strong nor does it last as long as the other. Oh poor me! (hehehehehe)

It's a bonkers scent. I can't help but love it as much as I did 25 years ago but I absolutely cannot put my finger on why. It is unique. It's avant-gard, it's everything I hate in a scent, yet I love it. That once in a lifetime fluke where the stars align. Sublime.

Wappings makes me think that it's never too late for love. It is a very crystalline and clean green perfume. I sit in a garden with many statues with moss, wet from the rain ... It is so beautiful and so perfect, it is a perfume that always surpasses reality ...

I have been looking for a few years now and can't find in Canada. I phoned the Clinique Co. in Canada and they told me it was discontinued and not even in the US anymore....so sad, this was such a clean fresh scent....

Fabulous and seductive. As it warms on your skin it gets better and better. Definitely for a mature (over 30) woman who likes wearing a little black dress and high heels. Good for a sensitve nose.

MY scent! I love this SO much - it's the one I keep coming back to. On me, it smells fresh, yet spicy, and lasts all day. Every time I wear it, someone will ask what I'm wearing - I just adore it!

Loved it. Floral, not sweet. Long lasting, one spray was enough, and would not change to some otjer smell ober time. Sad to see it discontinued.

Can't believe I didn't know about this beauty! Absolutely amazing!! Can't find it in larger sizes..Please give feedback if you know anything.

Dog fennel. That’s what Wrappings smells like to me and it has nuclear longevity. I love it and it’s a travesty that it’s been discontinued.

My favourite perfume, unfortunally its not longer in sold by clinique! But I startet to buy the deposits!

Dillard's had it as a gift set and I think most department stores do at the holidays

I first bought this almost 3 years ago. It was a blind buy. I already own vintage and current formulations of Aromatics Elixir and I knew that this is similar but different and that it would be herbal and dry. It's a complicated scent, to me. It's dry and herbal, definitely leans towards masculine, which I like. I get white sage and pine or fir trees, even though neither are listed here. Sage is listed on the Clinique website. It initially starts out strong but it quickly calms down to almost a skin scent on me. I can wear it around my husband and he does not comment, which is a good thing! It's taken him 15 years to accept the fact that I am a perfume lover and I'm going to wear it. I will stay away from certain ones that he really hates. It's definitely a cold weather scent. I just bought another perfume set since it's half price on Clinique's website right now. Yay!!

Huh. Weird. Wrappings is an interesting floral/green chypre that works totally well as a unisex fragrance, although it does smell a wee bit dated. Basically it opens a lot like Estee Lauder Private Collection with a big shot of pine on top (like a Christmas tree) with a bit of citrus. Otherwise just a HUGE blast of green and aldehydes, and within five minutes, the pine is all but gone and what's left is a weird mutant cross between Private Collection and Diorella. Like most Lauder fragrances, it lasts a really long time and projects extremely well, so go easy on it. The version I'm trying doesn't list oakmoss on the ingredients, so it probably doesn't smell as good as it used to, but if you're into classic floral/green chypres, or, you like Diorella but you're not into the melon note, this one might be for you. I might just have to get a bottle before it's gone again.

On an eternal hunt for green scents, I stumbled on Wrappings. It is... very green! One of the sweeter, headier greens I've tried. Nothing very astringent or cold about this. The floral, nutmeg and cedar notes make it a warm green, a rare treat IMO. Perhaps I'm overplaying my own connotations when it comes to Clinique, but my first impression was that this is an outstanding '90s department store scent - it has the air of a well-to-do, well put-together 30s-ish woman. Pleasant and feminine, deliciously clean and fresh but with a eyebrow-raising spicy note. I'd definitely inquire as to what this was if I smelled it in the wild. A pleasant surprise! The longevity is INSANE. I sprayed twice 24 hours ago and am still getting whiffs from my wrist.

I don't smell any floral notes, I consider it a fresh green aldehyde fragrance with a touch of wood and spice. It doesn't smell like the holiday season to me, but reminds me of being in the forest after a rain. It's quite unique, I don't know of many fragrances that resemble it. I prefer the way it smells on my clothes and hair as opposed to how it smells on my skin. I think that's the aldehyde not playing well with my body chemistry. I do like the lotion though. I like to spray it on my collar and let my body heat warm and diffuse it. Too bad it's hard to find. I have started seeing holiday gift sets online since late October, so it's "in season" right now.

Wow...I really love this one!! I first wore it back in 1990, when I was 23 years old. I used to get so many compliments on it. To me...it's citrusy-chypre goodness!! I am now wearing it again at age 47 and loving it. I just picked up the gift set from the Estee Lauder Cosmetics Company Store, so I got a really good deal. I've been wearing it non-stop the past few days, and I keep getting hints of my all time favorite fragrance, Chanel Cristalle. I have to say...Wrappings makes me feel happy when I wear it!!

I rec'd Clinique Wrappings as a gift a few days ago. When I smelled it in the bottle, I mainly smelled pine and wasn't too sure how I would like it. After using it, though, I have to admit that I understand its popularity now! It does have the woody notes, but it dries down to a very clean, fresh scent. Reminds me of EL Private Collection, but is not as intense. A very fresh, unique scent.

Soooo beautiful!! Is very similar to PC, but I find it's a little warmer & spicier on my skin. I am surprised that Wrappings is classified as an aldehyde, as it is NOT. I don't get much pine as others have mentioned. Heavenly and unique!

I am a perfume collector and really thought this would be awesome based on the good reviews. I actually love Happy but can't wear it. I can wear AE but in small doses. I have the AE collector with the blotter. It takes a unique process to wear. Sadly, Wrappings is....ugh. It does not smell good straight from the bottle. I sprayed it on a tissue and let it tone down before I put it on. (That is my AE process) Nope. Not a dupe to anything I own AND I can't wash it off. Pretty good staying power! This needs to blend into someone's chemistry for sure. In my lab, the chemistry doesn't work -- sadly. I can see the potential here however. I may keep trying to invent a combination with this, but for now, I think it goes back in the box and in the collector stash until colder weather. Sorry for the 'not so good' review, but remember -- everyone is unique! Happy Spring everyone!! QUICK UPDATE after an hour of wear: As I stated, it does not wash off, HOWEVER, after an hour, it isn't that terrible. But after an hour? EEKS! :)

I purchased a grab bag of perfumes recently on a second hand site and this was in there. It’s nearly a full bottle but the sprayer doesn’t work at all so I had to pry off the top and decant it to try it! It was a bit of work but I hoped from the reviews that it would be worth it. However, I’m not sure how I feel about it. I definitely like it way better than Aromatics Elixir, which is the only Clinique fragrance I’m familiar with and not really a fan of. It has a similar vibe, earthy, herbaceous, mossy. There are additional floral notes but honestly I can’t pick them up. However it feels more lady like, and softer than aromatics elixir. The natural earthiness of both these just don’t speak to me personally. I’m just not a natural or earthy kind of gal. It’s not a bad fragrance. Just not my personal style.

Got this at a great Macy's clearance sale. Hmmm...well, it resembles Estee's Private Collection and Chanel's Cristalle...but, the initial spray makes you wonder why you sprayed it in the first place! Ugh. All of a sudden......the magic happens. BUT it takes about 25 minutes to happen! Drives me crazy! If I sprayed this on before I left the house it would be okay for work. BUT I need to hug and kiss my hubby goodbye BEFORE I spray it. He would not like this at all.... It's original and good but very high maintenance! LOL Enjoy perfume lovers...it just takes that special timing and patience to be awesome. :)

Wrappings is not discontinued. Clinique brings it back every year around this time until Christmas. I order one every year from the Clinique website. I received my set today containing a 25 ml Parfum spray and 100 ml Body Smoother (lotion). So stunning. So unique.

Fresh, lovely and aromatic. I wish I could wear this, but the artemisia is translated to a vomit note by my nose, so no can

Half price today on the Clinique web sight. 1/11/19

Edit: I was revisiting some vintage perfumes from the 70s and was surprised to find that Marilyn Miglin's Pheromone is QUITE reminiscent of my beloved Wrappings! I just got a bottle from ebay and wow! Remember the Marilyn Miglin Boutiques? Wrappings...one of the best of Cliniques offerings! I miss this so much but when i try to snag a bottle either it is really vintage and has gone over or ekse it is not the vintage and smells off to me. This scent has not got an acceptable dupe, I have not found anything remotely similar. The note might be in other fragrances but not prominently like here. It is the note that makes Wrappings so beautiful and well, green! This is a summer scent that is the definition of GREEN! If green was a scent, this would be it. And they only sell it at Christmas along with that tube of lotion or cream no one uses. (?) For me, the body cream or lotion is far to upsetting for my skin. It smells good but a better use would be to rub a dot in your palms and run your hands through your hair. Helps make the scent last if you do that before spritzing yourself with the perfume. So Wrappings is a scent that is appropriate for spring and summer - but yet it reminds me of Christmas parties because of Clinique's marketing strategies! Clinique is definitely yanking me around by my nose in more ways than one (ahem, formula changes AE, ahem). Anyway.... I have not found a similar scent or green note like this till now and get this - you would not suspect this main attractive green note would be hiding in another famous perfume house's mostly vanilla parfums. But It is and I found it by mistake. When I first tried this similar scent, not knowing it was similar, I was put off because I expected vanilla. But after a day or two it dawned on me that I kept coming back to it because it had a lovely note - a note very similar to that of none other than Wrappings! You would never guess that a Guerlain vanilla creation would or could mix vanilla and this lovely green scent but they did. Clinique kept that note's name a secret. No one here has even mentioned it as a note here on Fragrantica. The note is (drumroll please) Angelica! The Guerlain creation I speak of? ANGELIQUE NOIRE! The vanilla and the angelica fight each other at first spray, but if you wait, the vanilla eventually sits quietly in the backround and lets that lovely green angelica note take over. And after a while, they seem to just work together. So if you miss Wrappings, try this one. I think that those of us that love Wrappings will have the same body chemistry that will work beautifully with this gem. Yes, it is expensive - but it lasts! A 10ml bottle should work if you decant it to a quality atomozer. If you try it and think it works- or don't think it works - write about it here! I will add more about Wrappings here later, but I though that admirers of Wrappings might like this little observation.

I purchased this on clearance at Macy’s this week so if anyone wants to buy this now is the time while it’s half price. They are also throwing in a bonus and offering free shipping to sweeten the deal. Can’t go wrong with that. On me the first time use was a blast of citrus then something that smelled disturbingly like cat urine, though I think it might be a pine note or something like it not listed in the notes. Fortunately, that quickly passed and this became a very green and mossy fragrance, though not earthy or floral. It reminds me of Coriandre minus the floral notes. If there are florals in this they are so subdued they are barely perceptible. To me this is mainly an aromatic green scent. I had to do some errands and ran into a store to pick up an item. Coming in from the cold and waiting on line I suddenly smelled something wonderful and thought to myself, “boy, some guy behind me smells good.” I turned around and saw there was only a child and it certainly wasn’t her wearing the perfume, then realized in shock that it was me. That I thought this was a man’s fragrance threw me. It certainly smells masculine to me. It’s not like Cabochard which, though marketed for women, is really unisex and smells feminine or masculine depending on the user. This smells decidedly masculine to me. At the very least it’s unisex. While I like it a lot, I’m not sure I want to smell like a man’s cologne so this will get passed on to my nephew who is just starting out on his fragrance journey. I think he’ll appreciate it more than I do.