Alliage Sport Spray

Like most green perfumes, you ́ll either like or loathe Alliage. And this is a true green, not a bouquet of summer flowers with some discreet foliage in the background. It ́s a hugely uncompromising perfume, and fearless in its nose-thumbing, which extends even to its fellow greenies (the few left!). If you prefer to take the safe route, I recommend Estée Lauders superb 'Private collection' - a lovely, slightly green, but mostly classic floral scent. Alliage isn ́t like that. It has character and with the exception of a quick whiff of jasmine it ignores flowers altogether and even goes easy on the woods. There ́s no sweetness in it, no attempt to soften the blow of strong green harmonies with their audacious quantities of nutmeg and vibrant citrus oils. The basic note is galbanum, a strong green sap that is both sharp and pungent. A zesty crush of green leaves and citrus blends very well with carefully selected spices that move it in an assertive direction which turns out to be the forest floor of oakmoss and, from far away, some vetyver from Java. A soft, almost musty, mossy pervasion - actually very compelling in its 'unorthodox' way. It may not be madly popular in the Lauder line-up, but has a devoted clientele who understandably prefer its dry honesty to the hotbeds of generic and predictable florals that hold few surprises these days. Wonderful in the heat of the day with a casual look, but a flop at night. This fresh, vegetal and dry composition is now less intensely bitter herbal, less powdery and a touch more floral today than when it was created, but still very good. Perhaps not the most romantic choice or a crowd pleaser, but neither will it offend. Like a pair of well-designed and tailored cut pants it goes everywhere and is well fitted to an active lifestyle. At least it is interesting and has survived for more than 40 years for a reason!

Green, green ecstasy in a bottle. I wore this in the Summers of my youth when I wanted to smell earthy and athletic on the tennis court. So glad my mother shared her perfume with me, though she wasn't always aware that she was doing so! Oakmoss and cedar were never more friendly and joyful. It's a delight to wear and an instant mood lifter.

green, fresh but heavy, dry, mossy-vetivery beast that turns into mild powdery sensual rosy beauty. very classy, but very casual. all time modern even today. totally unisex, maybe even more masculine... (this is for vintage version from the 70-80's)

When Estee Lauder began marketing perfumes I imagine she and her employees felt a bit like the California vintners who first "dared" to produce wines intended to equal (or surpass) wines produced in France. I was there and I remember: there just weren't that many alternatives to French perfumes if you were an "average" American woman. And if you happened to be a teenager in the early 1970's and didn't want to smell like your mom or grandmom, there were even fewer affordable alternatives. Alliage (then spelled with 2 L's) arrived as a breath of fresh air, AND it was designed with young women in mind -- a step up from Revlon's Charlie, introduced the year before. Alliage was one of the first American non-Avon fragrances I bought for myself and I'm telling you, at a time when the minimum wage was $1.60 per hour, finding a wonderful, lasting fragrance for under $20.00 per bottle was like a miracle! I'd love to compare wrist-to-wrist original Alliage (spelled with two L's) with what's sold now (with one L). 1970's fragrances were soooo bold, I don't know that even I could now handle the original anymore. Alliage -- will remain for me the fragrance of independence.

I profumi di Estee Lauder erano molto marcati e ben precisi nel loro bouquet e nel loro sviluppo. Ben centrati, intensi e inconfondibili, tra questi Cinnabar, Knowing, Youyh Dew, Pleasure, e anche Alliage. Alliage nella sua boccetta col tappo d'argento vintage era una fragranza muschiata,inizialmente verde e agrumata,in seguito dolce e sensuale,ha un tocco leggermente speziato che resta morbido in sottofondo,non è aggressiva ne invadente nonostante persista abbastanza sulla pelle. Un tocco di aghi di pino sa di pineta ombreggiata nell'estate,è un profumo morbido e sensuale molto naturale. Una vera rarità al giorno d'oggi. Sicuramente unisex e molto buono,gradevole e delicato. Assomiglia effettivamente a Wrappings di clinique.