Outrageous!

A warm, orchard apple opens this perfume, the sort you'd make cloudy apple juice from. Then as it dries down cinnamon and aldehydes (ever so slightly cheesy) are revealed, then finally the trademark EDP musky base. Bizarre, complex and wonderful. Update after two years of owning: This is a very strange, stark combination of aldehydes and spice, with fruit, but not in an old-school way. The fruit is like weird, plastic, abstract fruit, or maybe some apple slices in a condom, and eventually dries down to a musk with wafts of apple pâtisserie. It's a series of notes found in orientals of days gone by, but presented in such a skewed manner as to be unrecognisable as such. Pure genius, although I can understand why it lurks in the background behind other Malle scents. This one isn't loud, it isn't a show-stopper, it's more of an intellectual, academic study of old-school perfumery through the most aloof niche lens. Another update: I come back to this every few months or so. This time, it does smell the same, but my experience of it is so different. The combination of neroli plus very skanky cinnamon plus aldehydes, and the apple which is pretty sour, not fresh, is almost giving me mouldy laundry, hot metal and bad breath, but it's not that it's bad, it's just so so bizarre. This is all sat atop a thick, unctuous grey musk, like many other Malle perfumes. Here it doesn't bother me, I don't like its presence in, for example, Cologne Indélébile, I find it oppressive. Oh yes, there's also so much ambroxan I almost can't smell it, but it's belting out like crazy.. Many people have questioned the name Outrageous!, but for me it's very fitting. Nothing smells remotely like this, and nothing else should. It should remain unique, almost too crazy to wear, but not quite.

As a relatively new perfume junkie, i went to bloomingdales with a purpose. Summer is here and it’s getting really really hot. That’s when i realized about 90% of my perfumes are gourmands (best used in winter/fall). Then i met Outrageous, i’ve smelt it in winter & didn’t care for it, until i met this beautiful creation again this week. This perfume is made for high heat summers. It’s different than the average freshie/musk so i didn’t feel it was boring at all. The apple is so fresh yet crisp, definitely a unisex frag. I can also smell the neroli as well which i love. I tested it on my skin and clothes, longevity and silage might be an issue but i need to further test this frag. It seemed to last longer on my skin than clothes. I don’t get the hate this perfume has got! Please test in really warm weather. EDIT- Performance is insanely bad i feel robbed. Mixing it with my BR540 Extrait at night & Another 13 in the morning..

Ambroxan, tangerine and apple. Zesty, creamy, minimal, unisex. The green apple is really interesting - it’s a bit aged, cut several days ago and left on the counter to spoil, provides a bit of funk to an otherwise squeaky clean composition. I love it. UPDATE: I really enjoy this scent and have worn it several times now. Without fail, my husband always tells me that it reminds him of books in a library. I think it’s likely the mineral notes of ambroxan combined with the aged apple he’s picking up on, book binding adhesive and thumbed-through pages. How neat that we both enjoy this scent but have wildly different interpretations of it. I smell it as breezy, sexy, a sunset beach walk wearing a slip dress and a sipping champagne . He smells something quiet, cozy, familiar - a day spent curled up in a cushy armchair reading. It’s a bit magic, this one.

My respects to Sophia Grojsman. Your craftsmanship, talent and creativity can be sensed in this beauty. Many of the reviews are right in describing Outrageous as a fresh, crispy, fresh perfume. But it is all quite versatile, You can wear it during, springtime, day and night in the summertime, and early fall. The first time I use it, was when I bought a 10 ml bottle. After I while I wanted a full bottle, but many fragrances have lately reached 'outrageous' prices. I looked for it on eBay, and there it was, my precious was waiting for me at a reasonable price. The dislike of one person is the treasure of another. It is classy, playful at the same time, and versatile. When smelling it, let the aroma stay in your nostrils and appreciate the structure. It is when you will notice its complexity and realize why it is among F. Malle's creations.

Simply stunning: bright, fresh, zingy in a subtle way. The apple note is very, very prominent and crisp - which I love. After a few minutes you can also smell the musk. It dries down to a powdery scent. Outrageous! is nothing groundbreaking, nor is it particularly "outrageous" (lol), but it is nostalgic. Like it taps into some tucked-away memory and pulls you right into it. I can't pinpoint what exactly I'm remembering but it reminds me of elementary school. Fifth grade. Maybe the smell of a teacher's Yankee candle wafting out of their classroom and into the hallway? Would I wear this? Not sure. But if I smelled this on the street I think I would be caught off guard. One whiff and suddenly I’m ten years old again, walking past cork boards with bright scalloped borders, the only sound my sneakers against the tiled floor.

This is a very pleasant, certainly unisex, spring and summer scent. It has an expected citrus opening and a surprising creamy dry down but it is far too quick to leave you. As most FM frags it is luxurious, but this one offers better value than most and is an EDT which is one reason it doesn't last. It is inspired by a famous Brazilian cocktail and as such is a creative concept but not Outrageous. Do sample before you buy to wear as maybe in different humidity it will pop more. Happy to own but it falls well short of a masterpiece even though it had potential to be one. 4/5

I’m a Frederic Malle fan for long time and throughout the years I saw so many people talking about Outrageous but nobody mentioned the similarities between outrageous and Michel Almairac DNA, This fragrance is a 100% inspired by Almairac’s Minotaure, desire for a man and Wake up world. Sophia made outrageous so soft because the inspiration was Rio copacabana Beach, so for sure you don’t need a strong fragrance for the beach. Malle once said that if there is still a perfumer that he wanna work with gonna be Michel Almairac.

The scent of salty sun-warmed skin after a day on the beach.Some beautiful young thing sipping a Mojito garnished with Apple,citrus and mint.I'm doomed to love this even though I'm 53 and definitely not a young thing anymore.I need several sprays of this for projection and longevity.My10 ml spray will not last long at this rate.This comes over as a very lovely expensive cologne that requires spraying lavishly.Will I buy a full size bottle - A definite yes.

I applied Outrageous on a sunny day outdoors, 30 degrees celsius, and the scent lasted for over 8 hours -- just enough for a typical school day or day outdoors. If you wear the perfume indoors, it can spread 2 m far from you and last. It is fresh, fruity, and a bit woody after a while, and appropriate for school since it is not overly strong. It also puts me in a good mood, and my friends find the scent quite good.

This is what carefree smells like. Love the fruity, musky, fresh, slightly spicy aroma this creates. Bought it for my boyfriend and I love getting whafts of it all day. Sometimes it almost smells like a green fresh flanker for Spicebomb or something. Probably because of the cinnamon. The green apple note is gorgeous. Worth a try if your looking for a fun take on a long lasting carefree cologne for summer.

I love it. I dont have anything other than this that does clean, fruity and sexy in the same fragrance. Yes, its an EDT, so it doesn't last as long. But I don't care. Fyi, I bought it over POAL and I went to buy POAL. That says a lot. Perfect for the gym, day time shopping, day party or outdoor lunch/cocktails in the summer.

God I love this. Just wish it lasted longer on me. I can’t really smell it after an hour. The name in my opinion doesn’t quite match the fragrance. I want a FB so bad because I love the smell so much but can’t justify it (now anyways) cause of the longevity. But I’m sure I will pull the trigger eventually.

This us one of my all time favorite day time scents. Fresh, clean, light...and that is the weakness--so light has no staying power. That said, I discovered the limited edition at Barneys Co-op years ago, and it was $100 for a full size bottle so very good value for a Frederic Malle perfume

I would love some feedback from those with recent experience of Outrageous. I know I love the smell already, but I was wondering about the performance. I'm tempted to get this (but also seriously considering a full bottle of French Lover or Monsieur)... Please and thank you!

outrageously surprising. opening has a piercing freshness that wakes you the f*ck up. the dry down however, my lord is it lovely. it reminds me if it was Louis Vuitton Imagination’s sister.

Opening is good, but dry down is great especially on clothes. I love to wear it to gym. It works well with body heat and sweat. Very refreshing during work out.

Heady, lemony, limey, soapy, aldehydes. If there was an award for the most unisex fragrance on the market today, this would win it, beating out b540, etc.

why? why this perfume is not available elsewhere but USA? Why people do this thing with customers from other countries?

Thanks Sophia Grojsman. Thank you for your being. You create my favourite scent and it cheer me up everyday.

One of the most beautiful parfume

Hmm, nothing "outrageous" at all about this scent. I was expecting something like Exclamation, or Poison, based on the name..but once again, "whats in a name?" Nothing. This is a rather tame perfume really. It is hotter than the bowels of hell today, and this brisk opening of citruses, and mint was very welcome. I was in fear of the orange blossom & amber getting out of hand and drowning me, but not so. This is beautiful, soft, gentle, and cool. Tart green apple, more like the skin, slightly bitter, citruses, mint, and two potentially obnoxious flowers behaving well. I can tell there are woods & amber to sing backup, but this they're doing well, and i really enjoy this fragrance. I think the name is poor marketing, this is a fragrance for a hot day, or day out shopping & having fun! A very "relaxed" scent even, i would say, it projects the same vibe almost as Ralph Lauren Blue for women, while not being alike scent-wise. Just relaxed citrus, floral, herbal-with a little tang! Really pretty daytime scent. I could see enjoying it with a grown-up iced tea, shades & a magazine in the hammock... Not much projection here either, it stays close and does not announce itself "outrageously" at all. I bet a man could pull this off no problem, but I dont think id shell out the bucks for such a casual scent, there are many similar casual, citrus/herbal scents & colognes out there, and though there must be one for everyone, this is not for me. There is a little something "sharp" developing here as well. Citrus rind, i think, or crushed lime leaves, and the musk, which is similar here to the musk in Montale's "Roses Musk" has finally appeared with the amber & cedar. Lovely ending. Did not last too long. Nice scent, not bound for my dresser though.

Outragous! then. Well, on a personal level, I love technical elegance in perfumery and it would be hard to deny that Sophia Grosjman doesn't epitomise that. Her commonly used collection of woody, floral, musk and ionone materials creating a signature accord is akin to taking a well established three chord progression and crafting a hit song out of it. What's Outrageous about this perfume is perhaps that it takes some of that approach and applies to a high end art brand, rather than a more modest and affordable high street one. So...The price is Outrageous basically. I'm joking of course, value in perfume is certainly not judged that way in this camp, and for a moment there I honestly thought I'd fallen in love with this perfume, but on reflection, I can't quite justify the expenditure, even at a reduced price. Outrageous smells bright and such in the opening, it's not very analog as expected, it's a fruity powder for the digital age. What I do like is just how minimal and uncluttered it is. The apple note is not annoying, the orange blossom is so squeaky clean it barely has any of the naturalism which makes orange blossom so interesting, the wax and animalic indole or even the pairing with spices like caraway or cumin from perfumes like Serge Lutens, Fleur d'oranger for example. Yet this sanitised version of orange blossom (that's what dominates to me) is somehow satisfying and not lacking, because it's providing me with something else I crave, a perfume which allows me to wear and enjoy and almost switch off any kind of critical thought or deep emotion, usually something I'd say a perfume needs to have, but the lack thereof is what makes Outrageous (ALMOST) special. hmmmm...I think I need to continue this at some point.....

Outrageous is quite the misnomer. A competently put-together aromatic, apple scent, it is fresh and bright, yet with a musky undertone that is present almost from the beginning. I really admire Sophia Grojsman's work (YSL Paris being a particular favourite), and was excited to try this one, seeing as she was presumably given free creative licence and a large budget to work with. I expected a bombastic scent, perhaps featuring an unusual use of rose - so this light, fresh exploration of apple couldn't have been further from my expectations of a scent named "Outrageous". Apple often gets overlooked in perfumery, and this scent is a pleasant and creative example of placing the apple note front and centre. The opening of Outrageous is beautiful - a crisp, realistic apple note bolstered by some citric freshness. The apple is king however, lasting throughout. It is aromatic, slightly spicy thanks to the cinnamon, and the steam iron quality is particularly prominent. There is a woodiness to it during its early stages too - reminding me of an orchard, but it is unfortunately fleeting. I don't get any neroli. Ambroxan slowly emerges in the background, alongside soft, clean white musk as it dries down. The apple lingers, but it becomes a single-note ambroxan scent as it fades. I'm not an ambroxan fan, but here it works well as a counterpoint to the apple note. Sillage and longevity are moderate (but the best part of this scent is fleeting - the ambroxan prolongs it). A perfectly unisex, fresh, aromatic spring/summer scent, this musky apple makes for a refreshing change from citrus cologne. Cool and unusual, but far from Outrageous. 3.5/5.

Outrageous -- is this scent outrageous? hard to love? no. In fact, it feels easy, agreeable, albeit weird, with some sort of metallic, latex note lingering in the mix among the green, dewy fruity notes. Perhaps in comparison to other scents in the line, this one feels a little outrageous -- more flippantly crafted maybe, but I think it's fun and carefree. I spent probably 45 minutes in the Frederic Malle store yesterday, sniffing everything over and over, and there was something about Outrageous I kept coming back to. I think it was the fact that I genuinely could not assess how I felt about it and that's what intrigued me. Other scents were quite easy for me to make a decision about how I felt about them, but Outrageous sat somewhere in my brain with no discernable emotion attached. In store, I felt like it was almost a fruity and more palatable version of Secretions Magnifiques (there's that same underlying weird metallic, latex, synthetic thing going on), BUT in SM I dryheave; in Outrageous -- I felt neutral, erring on the side of enjoyment. I am wearing my tester today and it smells like soft melon and birthday balloons and I honestly find it pleasant and fun.

ok,I received five sample vials of this in a sample lot I purchased on ebay. I'd never heard of it,though I knew who Fredrick Malle was.I'm a little intimidated by such revered scents as Portrait of a Lady or Carnal Flower,afraid I won't appreciate them,that I'm not sophisticated enough.So,as this one didn't seem so well know,or so lauded,I thought ok,maybe this one won't be so bad. Initial spritz is a bit off putting,Very sharp and,green,lots of lime and I'm guessing neroli. Not positive what neroli smells like,exactly. I've probably smelled it before,in something else I have,but it's not one of those notes I'm real familiar with. It stays pretty sharp for awhile.maybe 30 minutes to an hour,but then,something happens,It becomes much softer,and sweeter.It's at this point I said,HMM not as bad as I thought. But then,maybe 2 hours in,the dry down is very nice,my favorite part.It's light and sweet,light flowers,and a hint of citrus. I had planned on blowing through my samples for the finish this bottle thread,but I might just hold off on that,and enjoy Outrageous a little longer.

A scent that lives up to its name, or at least at first. The opening, to my nose, is slightly rough around the edges, a sharp burst of thickly spiced citrus and prickly aldehydes that almost fizzes like a just-cracked open can of soda. But give it a moment, and it softens into something unexpectedly charming: tart, juicy fruits that are mouthwatering but never sour, balanced by a sugary neroli that’s clean yet refreshingly free of any soapy sharpness! There’s a brightness to it, like sun-drenched citrus groves kissed with a sprinkle of pretty cinnamon dust, crisp, and just playful enough to keep you on your toes. The fragrance is one like someone who walks into the room loud and brash, words just an tad outrageous—but also one who quickly wins you over with his undeniable, glowing charisma.

I’ve only really tried the ‘main’ FM’s but I’m steadily working my way through the ones that have been out years but I didn’t get to yet. My main objection to this is the name...because it’s not outrageous is it? I mean notes like cellophane, pebble, dew drop, or squid...now that would be outrageous, this is just meh. It’s a synthetic, musky citrus accord with that classical edc element of white florals which are non typical but still not outrageous, on a cedar type base. I didn’t think much of it after the okay opening, then when it settled I actively wasn’t much of a fan but then (and this is usually the case with many perfumes) when dried right down to faint basenotes, I thought mmmm...that’s really nice actually. Outrageous averages out to be OK that is all.

This is really bright, uplifting and citrusy, just like getting splashed with cold water. It opens with citrus, followed by white flowers with some dept to it. Neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain, mint, grapefruit and lime, you probably could guess that this is gonna be a bright one, and its really is. Dont know what is outrageous in this, as its extremely mass appealing and impossible to dislike. However, this could be perceived as rather boring, but sometime the simpler the better? Anyway, this has extremely short live as it barely last on my skin and the sillage isn't the best. Rather overpriced in my opinion. Not the most intriguing from frederic malle, but if you want a simple and bright fragrance im sure this is will tick your boxes.

Effervescent, transparent, clean and fresh. Literally wears like a second skin and is perfectly unisex depending on who's looking at it. Very unique approach on ambroxan, green apple note lingers throughout its life, supported by a delicate cinnamon note as well. Surprisingly good sillage and longevity for this type of fragrance. Probably best suited for close quarters or intimate situations. You would certainly have to invest in 100ml bottle to get any kind value for it, but would I pay $200 CAD for it? No. Unfortunately not.

Frederic Malle Outrageous (2007) - apple neroli - It’s a great thing to start the week with #sophiagrojsman ‘s perfume. Bright and sparkling. Starts off with a very fresh Lime-Mint up top, but quickly shows its Apple, Neroli and Orange Blossom heart. The composition is balanced and filled with White Musks and an Ambergris-like molecule that has woody, amber and salty-skin like smell. I get to picture crunchy ice cubes, sugar crystals, muddled mint, tart apple slices, while sitting at a traditional wooden bar. Nostalgic.

Sofia plays here with the contrast of cool versus warm. The fresh is natural and citrus, the warm is synthetic, metallic and outstanding as in Laine de Verre. Ambroxan, together with cinnamon and musk, envelops you like the waves of the sea on a full moon night. It is very conceptual and evolves soft, persistent and not very powerful, but with a round composition and well made. The worst is the price quality ratio, I would not pay so much for this fragrance. Rating: 7

@ first it comes on stronger but that quickly mellows down to cedar, mint, cinnamon and musk combo. This is more unisex then women's frag. It dries down to soft musky powder with crispness surrounding. There's also something vintage and oldish mill dew like; that would be aldehyde part of a scent, kind of comes in and out at times, I could say it's discretely present. Put together quite nicely. Unique!

This has the very same citrus opening and what Luca Turin calls a "hissy steam iron" aroma molecule and light white musk basenote in common with Mugler Cologne. It reminds me very strongly of that successful fragrance. So - you can pay more for this (it was $140 retail where I saw it) or simply get the Mugler Cologne for less than half the price.

I dont understand how the name fits the content, as this fragrance is subtle, polite and floral. Anyway, it is rather enjoyable, however I have to point out that it is clearly more on the fem side rather than the masculine one. The notes that prevail here are neroli and orange blossom. I find myself constantly sniffing my wrist. 7.5/10

It's a very fresh, green neroli topped with citrus on my skin. Amber gets the least votes here but on my skin ambroxan is definitely more dominant than musk. I got more apple and orange blossom when I smell it from the sprayer, but they fade away quite quickly on my skin. So overall it's a neroli-ambroxan for spring and summer for me!

This is hard to pinpoint, I do like it but also im uncertain? It's kind of like a mix between another 13 and cologne indelebile, also bigarade 18, but more synthetic I think..? and I'm currently between this and indelebile, struggling here. update: I think it is a bit too sweet / appley sweet for me honestly. would be nice on a girl.

Outrageous is like if you added a bit of citrus and mint to spiced apple juice and ran it through a steam iron. It's a quirky, fun scent. Unisex, casual but interesting. I have a small travel size and enjoy it, but don't find it particularly versatile for frequent wear. Works best for me in warm weather.

I get lots of sour apple and lime in mine. Not so much on the orange blossom. But I am used to wearing Cobra by Jeanne Arthes when I want orange blossom

8/10 Un coup de cœur, super clean scent.

Smells like rain but in a good way

We've seen Sophia Grojsman's style many times before, most notably in the exceptional Estee Lauder Beautiful and White Linen perfumes, YSL's heartbreaking love letter Paris, CK's Eternity, and Boucheron's Jaipur. None of those were outrageous, so color me (and many others) very intrigued when Malle and Grojsman gave us Outrageous. Were we finally going to get to see this amazing perfumer no-holds-barred?! No, we didn't get that. Outrageous is as far from outrageous as one can very nearly be. The sour apple opening is fun, tantalizing, and mouthwatering. The orange blossom, and florally soapy-musk base, are also fun, lighthearted, and energetic. The inspiration is the caipirinha, the national cocktail of Brazil consisting of cachaca, lime and sugar imbibed anywhere and anytime. I have had many-a-caipirinha in my day and this does not smell limey or boozey; cachaca has an interesting banana aroma, also missing from the perfume. So, I don't get the inspiration and how Outrageous was supposed to follow it, and it's a pretty simple fruit-topped floral musk, which is hardly anything new and far from daring in its presentation, therefore outrageous it is not. It's nice, and pleasant, but not special. It doesn't fit the Malle name and the brand vision, and certainly not the price tag.

this scent is a light, clean, citrusy, floral with slight twang that dies down. the initial opening is fresh, musky, and slightly aldehydic. the apple note isn’t juicy, but rather dry. i think its because of the orange blossom and neroli. the orange blossom and neroli are very much rounded out by the cinnamon. the cinnamon isn’t spicy but it adds this sort playdough like chalky texture, but it's still pretty smooth and muted. i find the experience of this fragrance is short lived and simple. it becomes anosmic after a couple of minutes. ironically there is nothing outrageous about this.

Going to say what everyone else is saying, this would be SUCH a great perfume..... if it lasted longer than 5 minutes. Fades instantly. Almost NO sillage at all. Can barely smell it on my skin :( What I did smell was very nice, a fresh citrusy body wash with a hint of mint at the end.

Nothing outrageous about this, to be honest It smells fresh, lemony, with whiffs of sedge and powder Good for summer days and, perhaps, just not for my skin

I really love this fragrance but it doesn't last longer than 30 minutes. It doesn't even last as a skin scent on me.

Reminds me a lot of powdered detergent, leans feminine.

Years ago when Barney's was the only place that sold it, this was my signature scent. It didn't last very long on the skin, but spritzing this on sent me back to my childhood...sunny days, clean laundry drying on the clothesline, and Mom serving cold lemonade. I went through 3 bottles of this stuff. Then Barney's closed their D.C. stores and I just moved on to other scents. One day I saw it at Neiman Marcus and bought it immediately, not even bothering to spray it on. Alas, the formula had changed and there was a note that was introduced that literally repelled me. Luckily, Neiman's allowed me to exchange this for another fragrance. Let this be a lesson to all: if you haven't smelled something in a while, it might have been reformulated so make sure it's the same scent you fell in love with!

It's not a 'bad' fragrance, of course, but at my nose this is a simple, light, citrusy short-lasting perfume that reminds me of those my grandmother bought me when I was a child, absolutely not outrageous !! What are we talking about? I do not care here to quibble about the corporate price marketing choices, or even the habit to give attractive names that are then betrayed by the actual content of the bottle. I simply don't buy: the world is full of delicious, original and serious fragrances that are worth all their price, even if very high.

I had difficulties with something in the opening that I cannot identify but wants to take my head off. In time, there is a bit of promise when the mystery ingredient fades away but quickly goes to a softer but overly sugarly orange cream ice cream confection and the sugar just grows and grows. I can see where some will fall in love with this but just not for me. It has all the charm of an overdressed woman trying too hard who drinks too much champagne and becomes drippy sweet and overly affectionate. That never ends well.

I usually love Ms. Grojsman’s compositions but this had too much ISO E super (cedar and musk) in it for me. About 30 minutes in that was the predominant note. I believe I may have some sensitivity to this note or it does not work with my skin chemistry, so please consider that as my review is less than stellar. It smelled wonderful on my bestie, which led me to buy a bottle...but had to return it. If Iso E super does not work well for you, please try a sample before investing.