Ungaro 2007

An early, under-appreciated Kurkdjian creation, but unfortunately it bit the dust with the reformulation. Typical. *scowls at IFRA* The og formula had a subtle peach-colored juice. The reformulation is a lavender-colored juice. HOWEVER, both will age into an amber color (although you will still be able to see the slightest tinge of purple in the reformulation)... SO, if you order what you might think is the original based on juice coloration (I made this mistake), ask the seller for the batch code under the bottle itself, then check the date on a website like checkfresh. This Ungaro fragrance underwent the rolling reformulations of 2015 like so many others, so try to get one with a batch code that is BEFORE 2015. I now have both an original and reformulated version, so let's compare, shall we? Reformulation : I remember smelling the original back in 2008 while in Europe. It left an impression. When I got in my reformulated version recently, I knew damn well that wasn't what I smelled back then. This is very pretty, heaps of girly jasmine and some currant, but it is completely missing the spiciness the og had. It's like the reformulation omitted the base notes. Honestly, this version is very Alien-esque with that grape soda opening other reviewers mentioned, but it doesn't get any deeper. This is office-friendly, inoffensive, legs-crossed sweetened jasmine. Slightly synthetic smelling. The Original : Sweet, gorgeous jasmine petals strewn over a smooth, spiced amber base. Warm, sensual, and incredibly comforting - like a warm cup of black jasmine tea with extra honey. Perfect for fall weather, but I wear it any time of year. It's a totally wholesome FK blend that wears long and projects well. Worth finding and owning if you are a jasmine fan-girl like myself. The reformulation is merely a shadow of what Francis Kurkdjian intended.

Introduced as a peachy-pink elixir as in the photo above, the formula has changed and the new juice is purple. The box design remains the same so it's easy to get the wrong one as I did recently. The original ranks among Francis Kurkdjian's best. and it does, indeed, resemble the sublime aura of Dune. Like Dune, the original juice has powerful sillage and amazing longevity, anywhere from 8-12 hours on my skin and literally days on clothing. But while Dune can be a bit melancholy Ungaro is unquestionably a happy, even uplifting fragrance. The peachy-pink juice opens with fresh red berries and a smooth & sunny, honeyed amber. This syrupy blend is followed quickly by the tang of saffron and a carnal/indolic vein of jasmine that together temper the initial sweetness and make this a complex and powdery spiced oriental. Best in cool/cold temps but it blooms on warm skin so it's also lovely when the temperature rises if applied with a lighter touch. The reformulated purple juice is nothing more than an ordinary fruity floral with poor longevity which Mr. Kurkdjian, were he to sniff it, would surely disavow. There's still quite a bit of the beautiful original juice available on line but go for an unboxed bottle to be sure of the color of the juice. And a hint: when you search on-line don't look for "Ungaro 2007" because this is the only site that refers to it with the date.

I love this fragrance. I do not find this a sexy oriental or, for that matter, an oriental at all. I find this a creamy fun floral fruity gourmand. The sillage and longevity are both good. The red berries, vanilla, and amber together smell good enough to eat. I don't usually like gourmands...but this strikes me as one and I love it! This is one of my favorite blind buys. Another wonderful thing about this scent is that I do not have to wait to love this fragrance. It is good from the first spray to the last hint. This scent also is evidence that it does not take many ingredients to make a fine fragrance. This is simple and wonderful. From my limited experience, the House of Emanuel Ungaro does not disappoint and they are most reasonable. I would make this one day and their divine Diva night. Ungaro does not have the sillage or longevity of Diva. It is average in both. I really do not see either of these as "seasonal". At the expense of being redundant, no matter what the category, oriental spicy, gourmand, or fruity floral, I LOVE THIS SCENT! P.S. I tried something I rarely try. I mixed this with Casmir and the two are heavenly together. I apologize for toying with these creations but think I made a great juice!!! I made a true Oriental Vanilla of the best kind.

Just bought my bottle of Ungaro & mini body lotion today. I bought this after testing it a few weeks ago and then found a set of it on clearance at Marshall's for twenty bucks! This smells like a blazing 80's silage bomb when sniffed from the bottle, but on my skin it turned all creamy, raspberry and had a sultry amber dry down. It was one of those scents that works well with certain chemistry's and you just know when you have found something that works...not just because you love it, but also because of the myriad of compliments that don't stop coming! I like that it is different than a lot of the fruity juices of the day. It is reminiscent to my nose of Lancome's Magnifique which I am guessing is coming from the prominent Saffron accord. Thank you for taking the time to read my review! xo

Think Amarige (I love Amarige) but smoother and without the shouty green sharpness. There's non-heady florals, not overly sweet or sharp berries to balance out the florals and the warmth of amber. It's intriguing, feminine and completely inoffensive in a way that it's not a choker. I tend to feel nauseous and get a headache if a perfume is even just slightly wrong for me (especially if there's woody notes in it) but this can be worn all day, every day as there's nothing in it that smells even a tiny bit synthetic. Brilliant all-rounder, it's hard to imagine a scenario that would be inappropriate to wear this lovely perfume.