Fendi

There is nothing like Fendi. Everything I am about to say is about the original. Steer clear of the current formulation: it is terrible. It is insipid. It is absolute dreck. It is a pidgeon who should have been born a peacock. It is a drag queen in a conservative skirt suit who dreams of sequin-studded gowns and mink stoles. This was my mother’s signature scent throughout my childhood, though I hated it as a child. She had a bit of a heavy hand, and I remember crying and refusing to hug and kiss her when she wore it lest some of the stink rubbed off onto me. My sister felt much the same way, so over the years, she began wearing the lighter, more generic 90’s scents like Clinique Happy on the day-to-day. For special occasions, however, she remained loyal to Fendi until it was discontinued in the early 2000s. Strangely enough, I did not appreciate this until I was in my 30s, almost two decades after it was discontinued. I’d started becoming very seriously interested in perfume in my late 20s, but even then, I considered this scent to be TOO BIG and TOO MUCH, very old-fashioned, although it did not repel me as it did in my childhood. However, once I started getting into niche perfumes and stalking fragrance forums, I heard fragrance nerd after fragrance nerd reminisce about vintage Fendi, and I found myself growing curious. I wondered if Fendi would smell different now that I had a more refined “palate”, so-to-speak. For Christmas 2013, I bought my mother a vintage dabber bottle from the 80s. She dabbed a bit on her wrists, inhaled, and cried. She insists that the fragrance has changed with age though she cannot quite articulate how, though it is similar enough to trigger “scent memories” of that era. For her, it is tied to an era where she felt lots of unconditional love: from her two young daughters and her husband. She and my father struggled financially until I was a teenager, but she would put on Fendi and feel glamorous even in our shabby home. Her nose has changed a lot over the years to prefer lighter, more herbal scents, so she does not wear this frequently despite the good memories. While I cannot speak to the way this juice smelled when it was fresh, my impression of Fendi has changed A LOT since I was a kid. Man, I LOVE this. Every time I visit home, I deliberately don’t wear perfume (which for me is like leaving the house naked!) so I can splash this on and without anything to dilute the experience. It is way more floral than my usual taste, but it does not cause dysphoria. It’s the rare floral I can wear on both boy days and girl days. Even though the florals are BIG on my skin (my chemistry exaggerates florals), the warm animalic base is the star, and it is perfectly unisex. On my girl days, Fendi is a socialite who stops by her lover’s house on her way to meet her husband at a charity dinner and doesn’t bother to shower in between. She tries to cover up the scent of passion with a spritz of floral perfume before she slips back into her conservative cocktail dress, but underneath the proper exterior is something animal, something femme fatale. On boy days, Fendi is the socialite’s young, virile lover, sneaking away from another illicit encounter. He smells like leather and sweat and her classic perfume, which has rubbed off onto his skin during their tryst. From the start, this is a blast of amber and spice. I do not detect any citrus, save for something that could be orange blossom. I suspect this is what my mother is referring to when she says that age has changed the fragrance (I have heard citrus notes are usually the first to go in vintages). The florals are big and white, hovering on the edge of powderiness, but never quite going into “old-lady” territory. I think the iris/carnation/rose mix is what made this smell like “granny” perfume to me as a child, though to my more experienced nose there is enough jasmine skank to make the floral component a little more risque. Oh, but the basenotes are what makes Fendi for me. There is so much nuance at the base! Amber always shines on my chemistry, but THIS amber is exquisite, somehow so much deeper and more ancient than modern amber--I swear I can literally see a chunk of amber when I sniff this. The patchouli so much skankier and smokier. The vetiver dirtier, balancing the resins without ever turning Fendi green. The basenotes are what make this a unisex fragrance to my nose. They are strong enough to balance the florals so the perfume smells less like a specific gender and more like forbidden sex in a secret garden. Fendi has excellent performance. The sillage is incredible: apply lightly to your pulse points, this wafts. It easily lingers for an entire day on my skin, longer in my hair. I actually prefer to dab this in my armpits (I wear a natural salt deodorant that is unscented, so it doesn’t affect the smell of my perfumes), then use the almost-dry dabber on my wrists, which I then press to my neck. This makes a big scent like Fendi a lot more discreet and modern-day wearable--and I actually find it wears better in my pits than on my wrists. It mixes with my own scent in a way that emphasizes the animalic nature of this perfume. A masterpiece. One day I will own a bottle of my own. Until then, I’ll keep sneaking dabs of my mother’s bottle and smelling my own armpits with a look of bliss on my face and waxing poetic on the Internet, I guess....

I managed to get this in EDP but have not tried edt so can't compare. on first aapplication it's clear u don't need much this is powerful perfume. It's nothing like today's fragrances that don't project or last offen ! Fendi fendi /donna is a Beast mode fragrance lol , from the 80,s an era when perfume got you noticed for good ir for bad :) I bought this blind based on reviews ,Isn't it crazy how we wait baited breath for it to arrive , like a kid at Christmas pulling it out the bubble wrap! Spritz a little ....first thoughts : oh no it's well old and heavy , very very spicy and soapy, oh dear I'm going to have to find this one a new home :( however good perfume takes time to get the the heart , it needs to mesh with your skin and so i held on as the reviews on Fragrantica are mostly very good so I wanted to give this a chance , I'm glad I did as after 20 mins the magic begins ...,, ....And this deeply buxom Italian beauty starts to shine. The soapy beginning fades out a little ( but not much ) and a woody resinous quality becomes more apparent, mixed with a small amount of florals and big hits of spice and maybe amber ? There is a little bit of sweetness and a lot of LEATHER ! She's very warm and resinous and balmy . This is a vixen , so much is going on , fendi is rich and opulent. expensive , so much spice so much depth , almost dare i say it .... masculine ! yes this is so spiced strong it could almost be a mens fragrance but she just softens in time to stay feminine. You have to be confident to pull this one off . do not wear this to church lol :) unless your having a steamy affair with the vicar ! If you like vintage spellbound or vintage Coco or samsara , maybe opium then you may like this too, if your more a skincent lover of white florrals look away ! You have to be ever so careful how much u apply , less is most definitely more , a classy but big sillage heavy hitter ! FENDI edp is the longest lasting,strongest fragrance I own ! Nuclear power! It's best suited to a cold day or wintery months. Do I like it ??? Yes I do very much but I'm a fiesty quarter italian, English woman of 40 so I'm crazy enough to pull it off ;))) my friend gave me a hug and said ooohh that's nice perfume so i got a compliment the same day :) my hubby said it reminded him of Turkish delight sweets, I think I sort of understand where he's coming from. This is very statement 80,s so be prepared for a slightly vintage retro feel. i I can picture Alexis Carrington ( Joan Collins) from dynasty wearing this dabbed on her pulse points of course she would be about to seduce a toy boy who thinks all his birthdays have come at once , wearing nothing except a fur coat and fendi fendi ! Overall my favourite Fendi is of course Theorema ,but this one , though very different gets top marks from me, Now I think I'll wear a drop or two and go crimp up my hair and play some 80,s cult classics !! I pity my long suffering hubby he's into snoop dog :) Info: Bethco fragrances is listed on my bottle on base sticker so I'm assuming I have a proper edp of intended fragrance pre reform. I understand Bethco New York was up to 2003 but I cannot read the batch number so hard to tell. Lvmh will be the last company to make this so avoid later bottles saying lvmh ,look instead for bethco , is anyone able to say more ?.? I'm loving this its truly fab ! :) 8/10

About 10 years ago I was wandering around the drugstore, looking at the clearance rack of perfumes. I spotted the bright gold box; to me it looked sort of garish, but it said Fendi, so I figured I would give it a try. It was on clearance, so it was somewhere around the 10-15 dollar mark. I came home with my perfume, so proud because of the great deal I had gotten. I sprayed it, and then I gagged. It was terrible! How could anyone wear this stuff? Well, it wasn't for me, but since it hadn't cost that much, I wasn't terribly upset. I don't like throwing things out though, so I left it in it's box and put it on the very back of my dresser..., where it stayed until one day, I decided to google it, and found out that people out there loved it! I figured I would give it another try, and here I am, just over a year later, and I love this perfume! Suffice it to say, I am glad that I never threw this out. I think I just wasn't ready for such a loud perfume back when I first tried it, because this is a powerhouse perfume! When you wear this, you will not be able to apologetically tell people it's your shampoo or hand lotion, if they start glaring at you in public. There will be no denying that you are wearing perfume. It has incredible sillage! When you walk outside, your neighbours will smell it! When you walk through a store, people will smell it in the air 10 minutes after you've walked by! They will smell it on their clothes just from walking through the very air that you just walked through! And it lasts, and lasts, and lasts... But the drydown is so incredible, you will be happy that it's still in your hair and on your jacket days after you last sprayed it! For me, the initial notes are aldehydes, and more aldehydes, with some wood and carnation as well. As the aldehydes start disappearing, you get a warm spiciness mixed with rose and carnations. In it's final stage, there is a subtle sweetness that underlies the spicy, woody, smell. When I wear this, I envision the ladies of Dynasty. This is very much a strong, powerful, take charge, perfume.

I barely skimmed the 80's, I was born in 1989. But in my childhood, I caught whiffs of Fendi on my mother and grandmother. It's so exuberantly Italian! I grew up a short while in Italy and this scent, along with the later 90's D&G Red Cap, are the stuff of my nostalgia. AND YES, you can bet I have my own bottles and wear them today, because I love them. Dated? Of course. Scents like these are a remnant of their time, and whether we like the term "dated" or not, let's be honest: the glory days of gems like these are over, but they don't go unappreciated by people like me... even if I get the "old lady" comments, haha. Anyway, back to Fendi. She's a take-charge woman in an all-black designer skirt-suit, fitted with gold buttons and shoulder pads that could cut through a doorframe. The initial blast of Fendi is like a shattered vase of lush roses strewn about a marble floor, which this stern-faced, model-esque woman is now trampling through with her sleek black pumps. She has no time to waste; be damned the chaos around her. She will trample you, too, if you get in her way. But when she is done carrying out her plans and going about her business, she retreats home to get comfortable, where she relaxes in a bath and carries out her nightly routine. So, yes... Fendi is an aldehydic dark rose boss queen, overpowering at first. The magic is about 30 minutes in, where you get these spicy rich, honeyed florals that loom warmly on your skin. Fendi then becomes rather sensual and reveals its core to you, going from a black panther on the prowl to a black kitten purring in your ear. A work of art. I'm really happy that my skin brings out the rose so strongly, because it ends up smelling a bit on the gothic side. Definitely something I gravitate towards on a cold day when I'm wearing black and feeling rather commanding.

As with many of its kind, Fendi is a chypre that is opaque and not easily deconstructed into smaller assemblages of notes. This is why I deem it a futile task to express how it smells based on my perception of notes alone. It is everything and the kitchen sink under low light—yet it isn't merely a brassy number, its complicated, even messy, like some of the most fascinating personalities in existence. I'd argue it takes someone with a certain constitution to be able to luxuriate in it; otherwise it may feel febrile and oppressive. Fully loaded with any facet one can imagine appearing in any chypre since time immemorial, vignettes of the greats take shape throughout its development—some Coriandre here, then some Aromatics Elixir there, then a flashback of Zibeline, even a silhouette of Youth Dew. But Fendi roars with a timbre like anything else. Imagine a room filled with leather and furs, hot apple brown betties, lit cigarettes in bakelite ashtrays and roses in all states—just budding, in full bloom, dried and faded. I have made a concerted effort to avoid referencing "old money" because of its grim connotations, but there is this undeniable diamond-studded opulence to Fendi, very Vanderbilt before the impetuous fall. For all of its grandeur and decadence, the true thrill is just how seamy it becomes as time passes; an animalic amber paws around at underthings, lurking in the shadows. It's a rascal in a sable, blood red lipstick on a starched collar, beads counted at the break of dawn, and a trail left behind all the way to confession. Fendi goes from lux to lust, and what I ride it is.

Vintage EDT Splash Mini For a long time vintage Fendi eluded me. I always heard its praises since the 80s but never got around to trying it until now.(2017) An opening of coriander, and dry woods with cardamom open and cypress peeks through. On paper this really shouldnt work as its notes were arranged so atypical to 80s aesthetics. It wasnt a huge nuclear floral or oriental. It was a different chypre with class. It almost veers into a mans scent but its softer. I really think the comparison to Teatro Alla Scalla is off because there is just so much honey, fruits and oriental spice going on where Fendi is really dry compared to Teatro. If there is a realm of this perfume it is closer to Coco in the way a marvelously constructed perfume makes a moving whole than its parts. The spicy carnation and geranium emerge and the two are just gorgeous. Ylang and a bit of jasmine add to the heart. Drydown of patchouli, sandalwood, oakmoss and cedar give it the base. Its a really nice woody fragrance with some kind of wood in the 3 stages and it just harmonizes so well I dont think there is anything that smells like Fendi. She is in a class all her own. If I had to compare it to a modern formulation on the market, Galaad by Lubin would have to be in the galaxy. But even then, it falls a little short. Beautiful, Sophisticated, and unique. God bless her for existing. If anyone has a full bottle.. let me know. :)

Update 5/13/26: I have decided to part with my bottle. I just don't wear it, and I would love for it to go to someone who will wear it. FB for sale. Has maybe been sprayed 10-15 times, max, and has been kept in a cool, dark closet for it's entire life. If you love it or have always wanted to try it, make me an offer. I own a big, vintage bottle of this - and I've only worn it a few times, as I've only finally really grown into it. My mom was a teacher and tutor, and a good one, at a small private school in Miami, and the lovely Hispanic madres would give her these huge bottles of expensive perfume for Christmas for getting their niñas to read beautifully. Sadly for her, she was allergic to scent - for me, not so much! I'd end up with full size bottles of the latest Dior: Poison, and more - and one of the gifts was a big bottle of Fendi. Probably circa '85 or '86. It was, like the previous reviewer, too much for me back then. I had a girlfriend who loved to spray it on, but i knew then that I would have to grow into it. Boy, have I ever! It's a powerhouse on me, so I can only spray the tiniest bit and dab it, so I imagine it will last forever... I hope so. I won't go into notes on me, even to wax poetic. Just know that the vintage Fendi, if you can ever get your hands on a good bottle, is FABULOUS. Fragrant Christmas hugs to all!!

Spicy, Vintage Chypre... I wore this back in the early 90's, and loved it for the spiciness - the standouts being coriander, cardamom & the fresh spicy side of cypress. Also a faint vibe of pickling spices, that are all fluffed up by the oakmoss It's a big, bold chypre, and it was sold to me back then as being similar to Coco Chanel, and there are similarities, but they aren't identical. Fantastic performance, on par for big, bold chypres of this era, probably best in cooler weather but really anytime in moderation. If you manage to find a vintage bottle you will enjoy, especially if you like spicy vintage chypres. It's a love for me. Contrast to Coco EDT Chanel: There are different, but there may be similarities with spices, coriander, rose & sandalwood. But Coco isn't a chypre, and doesn't have the oakmoss present in Fendi Fendi. Fendi also reads as spicier to me. Both have great performance, but slightly stronger for Fendi Fendi. Contrast to Diva Emanuel Ungaro: These are different, but there are similarites with big bold chypre-ness, oakmoss, rose, coriander, cardamom, sandalwood etc. The main difference is that Fendi doesn't have the honey & white florals in the heart, and also reads as spicier. Both have excellent performance, roughly equivalent.

Like so many, many others, I want this back! It was my signature perfume as I came of age in the late 80's. I was constantly stopped by men (followed often, in fact) who wanted to get that perfume for their wives/girlfriends/so's, etc, because they were intoxicated by smelling it on me. Never before or since have I had that kind of reaction to a fragrance! Never before or since have I had an EDP that lingered anywhere close to as long as that perfume lasted with my body chemistry. I have a small bottle I use sparingly. My ex-husband almost cried when he found out it was discontinued. My new boyfriend (who met me before I was married back in the 80's) has also expressed regrets that it's gone (and he is asthmatic and can't take most perfume)! I do have a lovely fragrance wardrobe now, and wear many things during the day to match my mood, but there are times that nothing else will do. I love Le Basier du Dragon, and am currently torn between Bottega Veneta, Nest's Midnight Fleur, Penhaligon's Iris Prima, and Houbigant's Quelques Fleur Royale, to make a signature for evening (by day I'm using 613 by ChazDean) all of which have some of the same qualities as my lovely Fendi, all of which I love for their own sake, but none of which quite lives up to Fendi.

Gone too soon My dearly beloveds, we are gathered here today to celebrate the life and the premature death of a work of art that is sorely missed. Fendi Fendi, according to databases, was first launched in 1985. I only met her just last year when my quest for vintage fragrances began to soar. At first sniff, my eyes watered. Fendi, for me, carries the feel of L' Heure Bleu but sways in the opposite direction. Where L'Heure Bleu is subtle and unobtrusive, Fendi is prominent with a hot chip on her shoulder. An initial blast of spice leads to soft, aromatic florals. Warm spices envelop the sweetest flowers. Ylang is captivating as it mingles with Jasmine and Patchouli making this a deep, rich and irresistible. If carefully applied, Fendi can be as soft as corn silk yet powerfully rich and deep enough to make your knees buckle. Woodsy notes and amber bring us to a dramatic finish that reeks luxury and sex appeal. Fendi can be described as breathtaking and heartbreaking. There are no equals. None. She and I don't have a long history together but I do cherish my new friend. Just as a departed loved one remains in our hearts forever, I am hoping that Fendi will remain in my collection forever.

Years ago when I found out this was discontinued I hoarded as many bottles as I could so I would never run out. I love this scent, it's been my signature scent since I discovered it in the late 90s. Its smells of a mysterious, vampiric dominatrix with the elegance of Catherine Deneuve in The Hunger. It works well with leather, satin, latex, cashmere, and rhinestones. 6" patent leather heels or thigh boots. Corsets and fully-fashioned stockings, long opera gloves. It's a Helmut Newton goddess in a bottle. It's powerful and sensual, and not at all girly. I would even recommend this for the right man to wear because it's too incredibly sexy to be wasted on one gender. It's not for people who like fruity, sparkly, or sickeningly sweet scents and its not a blind buy. My previous partner was mesmerized when I wore it, current partner despises it so I wear it for myself or when he is not with me. I can't stop smelling my wrist when I do! I will wear this until I am down to the very last drop of my very last bottle and try to have a dupe made when it gets to that point. Such a shame this was discontinued.

Woke up and just knew I had to wear this beauty today. The original is pure magic and unlike anything else. It’s a floral chypre with ORIENTAL written all over. When I first encountered it in my youth, I was torn. I loved it very much on others, but the coriander in the opening was overpowering and I just couldn't wear it mysef. Fast forward till 10 years ago, where I smelled this glorious cloud of seductive spicyness on a lady in a theatre. I instantly recognised it and knew I had to give it another try. Luckily, I found a mini with the original juice a few months later and it's magnificent. My skin still seems to amp up the coriander in the opening, but not as much as it used to and it is followed by an effortlessly elegant mix of leather, cardamom and oldschool carnations. The dry down is to die for with more spices, resins and an oakmoss hard to come by these days. Fendi is huge, both in terms of sillage, longevity and allure and one dab is more than enough. Sexy, seductive and selfassured as few. They just don't make them like this any more.

Well this was a happy accident. I bought a half full bottle of a vintage fragrance on eBay. When the box arrived it was SOAKED with perfume and smelled... not at all how I expected. When I opened it up I found a half full (it must have started out totally full) bottle of Fendi! (NOT what I had ordered). I was so enchanted with the scent that filled my mailbox/office though that I started looking for other vintage bottles online (as obviously I would send this one back, it wasn't what I ordered!). Lucky for me the seller didn't want a leaky bottle shipped back through the mail system and told me to keep Fendi. What a gorgeous fragrace. Spicy, fresh, but warm. I'm wearing it on a bright, warm, sunny spring day and it is perfect. Old school, yes. But I consider that a *good* thing. There's no sugar bomb here. This is a fragrance for a woman who knows what she wants and goes for it. One spray of the EDT and even sitting outside in the breeze I am totally enveloped in scent. They certainly don't make them like this anymore.

I blind bought a 25 ml bottle today and I'm still hesitating what to make of it. It's distinctive and impressive to start with: very (very!) spicy, dryish chypre. But then there is that harsh smoky note, which reminds me of Gres Cabochard and sadly doesn't agree with me. Someone mentioned bugspray earlier, and I kind of get that too, in a way. Is it the coriander? But then again, I cannot stop sniffing my wrist, and the more I sniff, the more I'm lured by this scent. It develops on skin and becomes sweeter, like spicy rose scent, but with woodsmoke and leather in the background. Kind of boozy, too, like a glass of quality cognac. It's feminine and masculine at the same time, which makes it interesting. After an hour it's still going strong and I'm head over heels in love with it. Can't imagine this being worn in McDonald's or some other cheap place. It requires opera, art gallery or a party. Fendi is a sultry, classy and mysterious experience, definitely worth the effort of finding a bottle, or two. Or three.

Created back in 1985, at the time (i was a teen) it was all the rage, and it deserved its huge success. In the Eighties, those bold, strong, heady and screaming-out-loud frags ruled. So we were all wearing that stuff (Poison, Loulou, Krizia, Diva, Opium), dressed in miniskirts, padded shoulder blazers, bold golden jewellery and big fluffy curly hair. Minimalism was yet an unknown concept LoL. I was given a bottle of Fendi as a present in the late Eighties - felt so flattered as it meant I was a "grown up" girl and not a teen. It is a BOLD fragrance, and draws instant attention. It's a chypre with a spicy/oriental vocation. The flowers in it play a smaller role... the drydown is a classic oriental, with resins, moss, tonka. Feminine, dry, spicy, sensual. Incredible staying power. I loved it to bits and I am still mourning its discontinuation. A great frag that you need to smell to have a taste of the Eighties!

What can I say ... I read numerous sad comments on the internet about the discontinued Fendi and the plee to "bring it back" ... and I'm one of them. Do not be fooled by the Ea De Toilette version ... it's NOTHING like the EDP ... it stinks ... a completely different perfume. The EDP is a beautiful spicy and sweet perfume, but not a smokey raw type of spicy like Tabu. I had so many compliments on it ... I just had to be careful not to overspray. I'm new to all these perfume notes, all I know is that it is the more beautiful warm spicy winter fragrance, not harsh in any way. It would last for hours. Last bottle I bought in 2008 for $20.00 ... Oh how I wish I would have bought at least 4 .... It's a shame that Fagerfeld did not realize this perfume could be one of the forever classics along with Coco Chanel and Shalimar. So far, the closest fragrance I have found is Basile .. yet another Italian perfume.

The original vintage Fendi is just outrageously fantastic, no idea why it doesn’t have the same status in the fragrance community as Opium and the like. It’s an almost narcotic oriental chypre, spices, leather, carnation and oakmoss and everything but the kitchen sink. It’s an 80s powerhouse and a little dab will do ya, nobody is going to miss your scent. It’s sexy, slinky but also a bit shoulder pad glam. I bought either a reformulation or a fake about 5 years ago and it was a pale color and smelled nothing like Fendi. You want the old amber colored stuff. It will knock your socks off. Back in the day we didn’t think “unisex”, this was made for women but now when I smell it I realize just how amazing it would smell on a man. This was my signature scent for years and every time I smell it again I realize why. Not many things can equal Fendi in my opinion.

If I would be visited by somone from outer space, an alien, and it would like to learn all about mankind and in that matter also about perfumes and it would want to get only one example, for what a perfume is, I'd choose Fendi for it. The most perfumery perfume ever invented: chypre, dry, spicy, heady and lush. It is the perfume per se. I do not often turn to this little gem, maybe because it is so much, with great sillage and enormous staying power. For me it is simply most of the time too much. But now, as the weather is turning again from warm to cold, Fendi's time has been coming. Wear it now or never! It reflects the slight melancholia of another summer, that has been passed, another dark winter to come. It makes you feel cosy, when the leaves are turning and the rain is coming. I wear Nu and Parfum Sacre for the same reasons right now.

I'm in love with this scent. I can't describe it properly, but it gives an endorphin rush somehow. I expected it to be very spicy and heavy, but it's pretty much the opposite to me (at least in EDT concentration, EDP is on its way though). Powdery woods, soft leather, patchouli and honeyed spices cover Fendi's core of rose liquer - slighty sweet and sour, but not overly floral. It's a very beautiful creation and it's a shame Fendi's fragrance division has ceased to exist. It's sisters are Magie Noire and Teatro alla Scala; the former being obviously more stern and bitter, whereas the latter is more voluptuous, with a more pronounced rose/white floral combination and an oriental base. Fendi Donna floats between her sisters like a feather - a carefully balanced composition of both. Very easily wearable by men, too.

Dark , elegant , mysterious ,intense ... this is sultry silk velvet in the shade of deep Siena Earth . I was not a not a big fan of leather note in the past ( now I love it ) but there Always have been exceptions when it comes to complex masterpieces . I'm a fan of THIS old Fendi . There is an amazing equilibrium in this blend in my opinion : it is not floral , not dry , not sweet , not bitter ... Legendary dancer and spy of the first world war Mata Hari's perfume , maybe ? But also very suitable for special men , so Dear gentlemen , wear this if you want to seduce a special woman :-) ------------- I am really astonished to read in a post below that Fendi can be related to Elie Saab Le Parfum as they could not be more different , in my humble opinion .