Hollywood

Hollywoodland The first time I smelled Hollywood by Fred Hayman (AKA Giorgio Beverly Hils) was in the Manhattan townhouse of my mother's employers. It was 1989. The couple had just returned from a trip Los Angeles California where they had tried their luck with getting into the movie business - as actors, of course. They brought back a lot of merchandise and this was among the items. I could never dream of putting on this fragrance because I was under 10 years old. However I had the habit of smelling adult women's fragrances, as there was nothing wrong with just smelling it lol..That first day that they were back in New York City they went out to Long Island for some business and had to be away the next day as well. My mother and I stayed in the townhouse overnight. When my mother watched an old movie and fell asleep, I sneaked into the Mrs of the house's walk in closet where she had put the fragrance on small dresser. It was already out of the box so I quickly grabbed it and sprayed once on my wrist. I remember smelling a lot of alcohol, and then something very powdery yet very warm. I couldn't identify the notes then. I remembered the scent and loved it but I was never able to find it again. Lo and behold in my discovery of classic vintage perfumes I found that it was selling for a very low price on Amazon.com. I bought it and when I got it in the mail I became that innocent child again. Then I smelled the fragrance which I put on myself. Now it was all mine. And having more of a nose I detected: an aldehyde opening, a peach, a gardenia, a mimosa, a jasmine and tuberose, amber and musk. For some reason these notes don't really go well together. Also, the frag selling right now on Amazon.com is a reformulation. The original had an animalic accord of civet. The new one appears to have only musk. It's leathery and warm but very bizarre. The white flower and musk combination simply don't go together. They would have done better pairing the white flowers with incense or myrrh. The dry down becomes very powdery but it's not a pleasant smell. It smells like a cheaply made fragrance with very little thought and originality. Smells like an old fashioned body spray, air freshner or car freshner. The white flowers are still there and I love them but the original was heavier on mimosa which this is now missing. I also don't get how this is supposed to evoke Hollywood California or Hollywood movie studios. I think their idea was to recreate fragrances worn by such classic stars as Joan Crawofrd, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwick Ava Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor, each who had worn a white floral fragrance called Jungle Gardenia. Well this is nothing like Jungle Gardenia which is a million times better. This was a bad idea. They should have just stuck to a strong gardenia scent with base notes of incense and amber. The amber in the new formula is gone and it seems to be replaced by vanilla (not listed). The whole thing just doesn't work. So in conclusion don't buy this on Amazon. Look for the original vintage 1988 version selling on ebay. That one at least has a more balanced blend of peach, mimosa, gardenia, jasmine, tuberose, and then the animalic scents of musk and civet, and the warmth of amber. The original was what I was smelling on that night in that woman's closet and I loved what I was smelling!

[ATUALIZAÇÃO] Percebi que o lado mais desgostoso da fragrância para mim se dá pela presença da mimosa, definitivamente uma nota que me causa estranheza e sinto a entonação dela em todos os perfumes que tenho, peguei tanto ranço que identifico bem rápido, porém, ainda acho este perfume lindíssimo e trás uma experiência que foge do óbvio e que é prazerosa, o momento mais gostoso da performance é quando a gardênia se pronuncia do meio pro final. [PRIMEIRA RESENHA] Nunca senti uma tuberosa tão boneca como essa! Uma saída verde aldeídica (não sinto TÃO forte) pontuda misturada com fruta que é um tanto agressiva, lembrou um xarope espesso caseiro que meu pai fez na infância para tratar minha asma, chega a dar repulsa dele no começo mas depois ele vai amansando, vai fechando na nota de tuberosa emborrachada com um dulçor e cremosidade leves (que lembra condicionador de marca antiga) mas um tanto medicinal, ele traz essa conotação medicinal pra mim durante quase toda a duração do perfume (acho que também por conta da nota de sândalo que ficou forte na minha pele). Pra algumas pessoas pode ser bem exótica essa mistura tuberosa verde medicinal (lembra incenso também), mas é lindamente clássica, uma fragrância pra quem pode carregar, com poucas borrifadas e sem uso no calor, performou na minha pele moderadamente e depois do banho ainda permaneceu o cheiro de boneca bem leve e cremosinho. [EDIT] No final ele fica mais cremoso e floralzão indol BRANQUÍSSIMO, fica bem menos verde (mas AINDA verde). Por incrível que pareça eu gostei mais deste do que o 273 Rodeo Drive da mesma marca! ⚝✧✶✵☆✵✯ não recomendo blind

What a jewel! It can be a bit harsh as soon as you spray, but give it 10 min, you`ll get the creamiest warm tuberose that will put a smile on your face. And it will stay all day on skin and clothes. Projection is moderate, but it becomes a beast if you over spray. Wonderful find, a must for tuberose aficionados. I was a bit afraid of the civet, but this is not skanky or a big vintage/dated fragrance. Glad to have it in my collection, highly recommended!

This is a 90s perfume. This is very powdery. If you dont like powdery scents, this is not for you. Kind of classic and elegant perfume. Tuberose, Ylang Ylang and mimosa are the most presents notes. If you like powdery and flower scents with the 90s perfume twist, you can give to this a try.

I love this it is sweet and a very happy scent. I dont think it smells like Red Door. Red Door makes me sick to my stomach. And this one dosnt, My daughter who is 13 loves it and my sons girlfriend who is 19 like it to and plans to buy it Just give it a chance !!.