Delicious

The Short: I have an older version and modern version. Both beautiful but, different experiences. I love them both. The Long: Modern version: Floral forward (mostly white floral for me) and an all around very pleasant fragrance. Has a little musk but, nothing heavy. Lasts about 2 hrs on the skin. This is very pretty and has presence. This fragrance is very wearable from day to night and in pretty much any season for me. Be cautious of over spray. Produced by fivestarfragrance. The color is amber and it has a skunky smelling plastic cougar (cat) cap. The bottle signature is in all caps font. This is really great if you are looking for something with a little more depth but, still modern. I remove the cap and store it in a plastic sandwich bag. (The cap smells terrible.) Older version: This fragrance is enormous and much more assertive than the modern version. There are definitely prominent yellow and white florals but, the powdery dryness of sandalwood and orris root--swoon. This is a beautiful fragrance. It lasts for 6hrs+ on my skin and it is lovely. This is more of an evening or event type of fragrance for me.This is 80s/90s perfumery. Steer clear if you don't go for throw back scents. Produced by Gayle Hayman, Inc. The color is a deep golden amber honey color. The cat cap is more like a sleek ocelot and has a collar. The bottle signature is in and italics handwriting style font in quotes. Worth a sniff if you come across them. I wouldn't pay a ton for it though. The older because of occasional wear and the newer because of the performance.

Hmm, I got my mini splash today and it is not how I remember. Smells very soapy and aldehydic, not the yummy spicy full floral I remember. Maybe someone is selling their mother's old collection and didn't realize mom had filled the bottle up with something else? Because the perfume in the bottle smells soo familiar,like something I would have sold at the perfume counter in the late 90's, but it does not smell like my memory of 'Delicious'. My memory may be off or the perfume is off-I did try to get an old old because I didn't want a reformulated one. Or maybe I remembered the name wrong. Maybe it was 'So Delicious' that came with Gale Hayman's book?? Does anyone remember? Oh well, at least the mini was cheap. I mentioned to my husband that I might try to get another 'Delicious' bottle somewhere, to try to find the scent I remember in my head. He said he didn't want anything that smells even remotely like this little mini in the house. Made me laugh because I don't think this smells bad,even if it doesn't smell right. He is never into florals much, but he hates this even more than my Carolina Herrera. So here it goes, up on my decoration shelf.

This is my 4th Hayman purchase and my favorite. I have Fred Hayman's 273 Rodeo Drive (which I don't like); and Gale's So Delicious; Beverly Hills; and this stunning fragrance. This is hands down the best of what I've tried to date. It is a beautifully crafted big floral in the 80s style that is pitch-perfect in its composition. I thought with a name like Delicious it would be a sweet fragrance, but it's not, though it's not dry either. The mimosa, angelic, and blackcurrant are preventing that. The tuberose is beautifully blended with the jasmine, rose, neroli, and ylang. The orris is powdery and the sandalwood creamy. Aptly named as this scent really is delicious and such a satisfying wear. I'm sighing with delight every time I catch a whiff. Good job Gale!!!

This is a typical 80'/90's scent. A powerhouse. Back when it came out, I was gifted a miniature in a Christmas gift exchange where I worked. I fell in love instantly and treasured that tiny miniature. I would get it out and dab a little bit on every night until the cap broke, then I was heart-broken. I looked everywhere, but could never find a full bottle. After discovering that I have a love for Angelica, I was not surprised to see it listed as the strongest note. She is very bold...not for the faint-hearted. But I loved this powder bomb then, and I love it now. Sweet, feminine, Powdery, makeup-y. It reminded me in a way of Lou Lou. Delicious. Vintage-y old movie-siren style.

I love "Delicious", although I'm never sure why it is labeled in quotes. Is that to make sure we don't eat it? I had a mini back in the 90's that came with Gale's book about fashion. It is spicy with full floral nectar, a decadent perfume. Today I was trying to decide between buying a dusty mini or a cheap fresh big bottle. I'm thankful to Talia who addressed reformulation in her review. Now I know to buy the mini.

I love this perfume, I am very surprised to see the negative reviews for it. It really is delicious, floral, rich, long lasting, sexy, very good for the price too. I wonder if some people are smelling a sample which had been previously opened some time before and it had 'gone off'? I find it wonderful, expensive smelling, and youthful.

Delicious is gorgeous. It's a beautiful glorious oriental floral, high quality and superb. Truly wonderful. Everything is perfect. Beautiful jasmine, narcissus and rose - divine. And every other superb note. Scrumptious.

Grown and Sexy, Classy and Sophisticated. I bought a Vintage bottle to experience the stronger original formulation, For formal occasions when I’m looking to be intimidating but pleasant.

For an inexpensive line these smell great! I have actually had women stop me stating I smelled delicious and ask me what I was wearing and I told them "Delicious"! LOL

a huge sweet white and yellow floral with angelica, mimosa, black currant, tuberose, ylang, neroli, sandalwood, patch and musk; a fruity floral

it is a unique masterpiece something between Poeme Lancome and Carolina Herrera women. I'm reviewing the old formula

This is a very interesting fragrance - I got a sample vial with a perfume order about a decade ago and remember loving it and have always meant to find a full bottle but never come across it until I found a cheap 100ml bottle of this on an online beauty website. This is quite a complex scent - it's like a marriage of Coty Airspun face powder and dry yellow floral notes on me every so often I get a whiff of Nivea Creme, then the Airspun then I get a round of 'omg something smells so nice is it me?' but if I actually sniff myself where I applied the fragrance I cannot smell it it - it seems to meld into my skin like a skin scent but carries a trail of scent around me. It reminds me a bit of Classique (with a tart sweet desserty note crossed with some sort of metallic note), a bit of Mackie (yellow floral and slightly old smelling syrupy fruit) and a touch of Valentino Vendetta which comes and goes I wish the boronia was more apparent as I love boronia, I get a little mimosa, something that smells a bit like ribena (perhaps the blackcurrant syrup) and I definitely get a tart sort of herbal green note in there that definitely smells like candied Angelica - like the type that would come in expensive candied fruit mixes for adding to fruit cakes. Not in love with it yet but it definitely works as a nice sensual skin scent for the daytime on me - especially since it seems to mix well with Nivea cream which is a staple for me - definitley not a young girls scent by any means! Hmm this is too cloying for me - definitely doesn't smell like the one I had many years ago perhaps it has been reformulated? This has been rehomed.

If you can get past the initial syrupy sweet blast, it settles into a soapy,rosy, sandalwood that I find similar to the scent of sandalwood incense sticks when you smell them in the box, not when they are lit. Imagine that amplified and sweeter. If used VERY sparingly, it can be delightful-really, just a drop or two so you have to turn your head to smell it. If you are aware of it all the time, you have used too much and it becomes suffocating for you and those around you. Truly, less is more! I have to say something about the bottle- frosted leopard? Really? SO eighties! I fell like it belongs on a Formica dresser next to a vase filled with feathers and giant pods.

Super-powerful & spicy, just a tiny dab will waft all around you & last forever. This perfume is the closest I've found that matches the spicy scent of the air in Grenada, the spice island of the Caribbean. Delicious is not the right name for it & it will be overwhelming if you spray too much (seriously just a drop or dab is all you need).

I bought this one recently because I wanted to single out BORONIA. Well, forget it. I can smell a bit of mimosa which I hope is the same as MIMOSE. But after that, the flowers blend into a bouquet. Not bad for the dollars I invested. Will save it for spring and summer evenings. Can anyone really smell boronia?

This perfume reminds me of Chloe Narcissus. But I feel like this perfume is more mellowed out by the base notes. Even with that said, this perfume is all daffodil, mimosa, and tuberose. Those are the standouts in this perfume. I do enjoy this fragrance a lot and prefer it on cold, rainy days.

wow!!! this one takes me back to my freshman year in high school. I really I got this as a gift and really loved it , ( the bottle is cute too. I have a full bottle left because I dont use it anymore I just smell it from time to time when i want to think about long lost friends

This I hadn't worn in many years! I decided to re-visit it on Saturday, as I cleaned the inside and outside of my home. Ummmm...very weird, lol! Initially, it starts as an extreme patchouli power house...so powerful, a few sprays can be smelled in another room! As it opens, I can smell every yellow flower included, then...something strange happens. In a matter of minutes, I kid you not, it vanishes! Almost totally undetectable--barely a skin scent! Delicious has very poor performance and it is not that great smelling to begin with. I wouldn't even give this to anyone, unless they specifically asked for it.

I've never encountered a fragrance with such a dual personality. I almost feel like I'm reviewing two different perfumes. When I first applied this, it was truly horrible. Imagine bug spray, wet rags, turpentine, rotting wood, and any other toxic substance you can think of, all mixed up together. I'm not sure what notes are causing this reaction on my skin, but I regretted this as soon as I put it on. Just before I scrubbed it, I noticed it started to mellow. I decided to wait and give it a chance to settle. Within about 20 minutes, it softened into a warm, sweet spicy, woody scent. What a surprise. It's actually quite nice if you can get past the initial toxicity. I can see how some reviewers love it and others hate it. If I ever wanted to wear this, I'd have to apply it well in advance of leaving the house, leave the windows open to air out the initial fumes, and learn to tolerate the top notes till they subside. But then, I don't think I'd want to go through that process when there are so many fragrances that smell great from the beginning.

Bought this as a blind buy, as I own 2 other Gale Hayman frags, which I adore. This one is not my cup of tea at all. Very floral, strong and very 80's retro style. Is classified as an oriental floral?? Should be classified as oldiental maxifloral. Is like sniffing 500 daffodils (Narcissus) all at once and not being able to escape it. I wonder how the bees cope? Is potent stuff. I can taste it now after trying to re-sniff it, incase it got better. To no avail. Have to wash it off, my nose is disturbed and my taste buds will need a toothpaste scrub. However, I am sure it is right up some people's alleys.