No. 1

CLIVE CHRISTIAN ✨ No 1 Feminine ✨ (2001) One of my perfumes which has a very special place in my heart. Something which I was dreaming of but never mentioned it to my husband. And just one day he came home from his trip to Italy and he gave me this as a souvenir. ❤️ I remember when trying this for the first time a long time ago. My first impression was “hell no, what is this”, the blend was so unfamiliar. Later I found myself spraying the little vial and sniffing myself continuously. This is one of those vintage style perfumes which has a successful yet totally unique scent profile. It’s glamorous, rich and very complex. It’s charmingly soapy and it’s powdery but it’s as well woody and even fruity but not in the way than the fruits are mostly performing. There is a rich floral heart of Iris, Osmanthus, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Carnation, Rose and Orchid. The whole mix opens up with fruits including many of my favorites - Plum, Peach, Apricot and Mandarin (+ Mirabelle, Lemon)- with a spicy kick from Pimento and Cardamom. But those fruits are not juicy fresh joyful ones, they are so refined, luxurious and classy fruits, a little bit dusty and melancholy ones (in the nice way). They are like that ancient painting of fruits with dark yet faded colors. All those flowers and fruits are laying in the bed of Vanilla, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Cedar and Tonka beans. And again it’s not how it sounds - not sweet, not Vanilla like. It’s creamy and soft though. This perfume is not only special because of how I got it. It’s very special as a blend and it’s not anything like Chanel No 5 or Samsara (I love those both) or any other vintage scent. Just wanted to mention since some seem to find it similar with those which I absolutely can’t understand. Special is as well the formula which has remained unchanged. I highly recommend this one for everyone who love vintage or vintage style scents. You won’t be disappointed. 💎 Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Okay Okay so I except the point about the price of Clive Christian juice and the hype surrounding this scent in particular... Just because it's the most expensive doesn't make it the best.(1872 & X are more to my taste) Okay so this isn't and I except that it is similar to many a fruity floral musk which you could get much cheaper. I bought the set for my girlfriend and to me all three smell incredible without really blazing a new trail but I honestly don't know what people expect from these fragrances? I can only comment on what they deliver and I would say trying them once is not enough to appreciate the fine nuance and complexity they bring to the table. No.1 is an energizing spiced, fruity, floral which has some of the milky sweet quality of white florals mixed with exotic ylang ylang, sandalwood and musk. I for one get the complexity of this fragrance and it delivers on quality but maybe not to the degree which would command such a high price. But again...what would? What does a fragrance have to do to qualify for these kind of prices? Gratify you sexually? make you dinner? (It doesn't have to...If you treat your significant other to No.1 you may just get both;) My girlfriend enjoys it for what it is anyway hyped or not and she smells amazing wearing it. She gets unheard of longevity and projection compared to perfume she usually wears. No.1 is pretty good then...sure it's gimmicky but not many will deny the smell is pleasant.

With this covid, I am homed, and have been perfuming a lot :) I brought this out, and yes, I still love it. The price point is mute, if you love it and want it, get it. If not, don't. It is so lovely on me. It does remind me of the older days, which were grand. The music was grand, the aura was grand, everybody tolerated and tried to make friends, and manners were abound. Very floral, and unique like the women I looked up to during those days, they smelled like this. Yes. Having said that. This is really only for when I want it, knowing the $$$. I will use it and hopefully pull the trigger on it again. If I had to choose one fragrance to take with me, it would be Clive Christian No 1 Women. Yep. I hope they spray this on me in my coffin. My last request. CC No1 Women, and the other outrageous $$$ fragrance I would choose next would be BR540. I have others, which I love, but these two are my top 2. However, I would choose to repurchase BR540 over this, because it is more approachable. It is on the top shelf, so you have to pull a chair over to reach it, or a ladder. Up there alongside, is her sister, Amouage Gold, then sits BR540, slightly to the left, being it is more unisex.

The scent depends on you, your mood, your heat, your diet, etc. In a generic way, a generic judgement would be that it is overall beautiful, intoxicating and feminine. However, if I put it on during a day when I am stressed, careless, busy, the scent is busy, somewhat like an Amuage Gold, it totally reflects me and my day. The real alchemy of it is this: if I wear it during a clean, calm, quiet, decongested day, mood and body, a very different, unique scent is revealed - 180 degree difference! Being natural 100%, unlike synthetic scents which are always the same, No. 1 Clive Christian is a mirror of you, wrapped in the most astonishing scented ingredients on earth. So before you judge it, you have to look at yourself, the other 1/2 of the scented story: how and what do you contribuite to it? Then you have the answer.

I have this for 6 months now. But I had never really "worn" it. -just light spritzer due to the price- but today I have used it, after all it is Christmas, it was georgous on me, I had quit a bit of positive comments. I am really pleased, I could smell myself even after 5 hours. I red that some people make a comparison with Chanel n 5, well I don't get that, I don't like n5 at all. This n1 of CC is on my skin and clothes so much better. I also don't experience it as old, neither did the people I was with, they all liked it. Longevity and silage are very good on me. I can only say for me it is class, so thought my companions. I don't feel sorry for the price after all one doesn't smell it continuously on other people. I like it quit a lot and I will use my 50 ml bottle at special occasions.

I know I'm a bit young for this fragrance but I just HAD to sniff the most expensive perfume in the world out myself! So when I dropped my Saks last summer, I took a whiff on a sample and I really liked it. It was too mature for my age but the smell was really nice. It was woody and floral and I loved it. I took a tiny sample on their really nice sample paper (haha) and I put it in my wallet. One thing I heard from the lady at the counter was that this perfume lasts for a long time and she was right. Now, when I open my wallet, I can still faintly smell it. I also love how the notes are so different but in sync. With similar brands, such as Chanel, the whole thing just smells the same from the supposed top to bottom notes. I really wish I could get it when I'm an old lady. :P

CC1 for Women has all the good quality of an exquisite fragrance and it is so good that I bought it at the spot. I smell high quality ingredients in this fragrance and understand why it is so expensive, which can be of many reasons; however, I didn't get the full size bottle then as US$850/50ml was really too much to spend on one fragrance but did get the travel set of 10ml each of 1872 and X and No 1 for women for US$250, which is more affordable. I must point out that CC fragrances are made with mostly high quality natural ingredients and they need time to develop on your skin. You would be amazed how some of CC fragrances developed or I should say opened after you had them on for a few hours.

I can see why Chanel no5 is mentioned. This has lots of sandalwood though unlike the Chanel and no aldehydes. A good dash of ylang to. It's a rich, very formal ladies fragrance. A fragrance for evening wear and perhaps women over 40. The first thing to pop into my head was it's similarity with one of Roja Doves women scents. It does smell very old school. It's like I'm testing a vintage Chanel no5. Tbh to price point is rather daft. It's very nice but I have similar Roja Doves. I get good longevity and moderate sillage.

the best..., always one of my most loved perfumes. It smells class/wealth, regal, sexy...different from everything, very recognizable, bold but elegant! I think that was the perfume that Katy and William were wearing on their wedding. This perfume has it's own character, and if your character is different from it..it's a wrong match. .A person who wears it is an extraordinary individual. Smart. Elegant. Well mannered, but not a snob. Knows the quality, does not settle for less.

I have gone through a couple of bottles in the last couple of years so I must like something about it. When I wear this I feel like I'm a lady from the 30's or 40's dressed up on a train traveling through Europe. There is something old world about this frag but not old fashioned or outdated. Just really nice but it better be at this price. Prefer it in cooler weather.

I ADORE this fragrance. I realize that on *some* people it may be a little loud or offensive as it's topnotes are on the stronger side but it's mid-notes and drydown are simply gorgeous & lush! I picture this as something a real Princess would wear or someone who lives on Park Ave. in a Penthouse with a Chanel wardrobe and LV luggage! It is PERFECTLY regal and royal!

i got the travel set for women in a recent Neiman Marcus sale. I had sampled these a few years ago and i remember that they were very strong and heavy floral fragrances so i wanted to try them. i love this one in particular!! soft, sweet, feminine, powdery, woody floral. sophisticated, warm, well made. will have to get the big bottle soon.

I have already written a positive review in which I stated I would keep it for special occasions due to the price well I like it a lot, so much that I want to use it not only on special occasions, so I just bought a back up bottle, and washed the epic off and wear now Clive Chrisian one, a treat for myself from myself...

Fruity, warm, sweet, and lightly spiced opening settles into a gorgeous powdery scent. At this point, the fragrance is so beautiful, elegant, and understated that I would like to make it my signature scent. Sillage and longevity are moderate.

This is heaven in a bottle, by no means this is more feminine its perfectly unisex in my opinion 10/10 also does smell way better then no.5 chanel .

This is pure luxury!! I was gifted this by my fabulous husband...te amo mi amor! So aromatic, rich, smooth. All the notes are so well blended.

i like it, not for my usual edgy style. i like it for that time i want to be elegant lady. still im not sure iwant it for 550$

Most refined ingredients used in this perfume and so smooth, Sandalwood is so beautiful wow my current favourite

It was a gift for my birthday from my hubby. I didn’t have a chance to try it before. I made a lot of attempts to approach it and trying to like it taking into account the price tag and gentle attention of my husband. It is not a bad scent. There are worst on the market for sure. But for this price tag it does not respond to my expectations. Every time I wear it something bothers me. I do not feel myself comfortable with it and so I won’t wear it for special occasions nor for weekends. I find it a bit retro and there is something from the good old school. So I use only a tiny spritz or two if not this perfume literally suffocates me. From my point of view is most appropriate for winter period. I feel definitely plum, peach and ylang-ylang in the opening. Ylang-ylang, tonka beens, carnation on the balsamic beneath in the middle notes leading it to the kind of oriental fragrance type. The complexity and power of the fragrance is definitely there but there is a vibe of 90ies. It was probably a revolutionary fragrance at that period but the time change. This perfume has an excellent marketing and even on the bottle you can read « created using the rarest and most precious natural ingredients », « N1 the world most expensive perfume ». It gives an envy to possess it. But the smell itself does not justify such a high price tag and all this marketing around it. P.S. BTW there is no diamond on the bottle. The bottle is coloured in rediculously kitschy gold only without any precious metals. The fragrance is made in UK. For those asking the question a diamond is only on the limited number of bottles with much bigger price (over 3000 Euro per bottle). So this fragrance is more and more banalized with only an excellent marketing around it remaining from the past glory. It permits to continue to sell with an exceptional net margin based only on the notoriety and bling bling.

I'm a huge fan of Clive Christian No 1 for men and have been for years. I have several back up bottles. Love the stuff. So, today I finally try the women's version and I'm pleasantly surprised by how similar they are to one another. It's pretty similar, but there are definitely some differences, like there being little/no citrus topnotes, like no1 men. I get more of a peachy smell. It’s more creamy-floral right off the bat (I get a blast of ylang ylang) and there’s less aldehyde. It stays fairly linear from the middle, on. It ends similarly to no1 men, with a more subdued clean, musky sandalwood. It’s not quite as complex as the men’s version, maybe a little more 'powdery', but it’s very nice!