OM

How I would love to have another bottle of GAP Om! Oh the nostalgia, it would probably bring tears to my eyes. This perfume was the first time I ever asked someone to tell me the name of their perfume. I was sitting in high school biology class directly behind one of the beautiful popular girls. She smelled so amazing, like nothing I had ever experienced. I had to know!! I don't think I had ever spoken a word to her but I tapped her on the shoulder and complimented her perfume and she told me it was GAP Om. I had seen ads for it in Seventeen magazine. I didn't have much money but I went and bought myself a bottle and wore it throughout the last two years of high school. I wore it during a very special summer, when I was dating "the one that got away" (Admit it we all have one!) It's this amazing musky mix of spicy and woody notes. Smoky but still young and fresh somehow. I have never smelled anything like it again and I am heartbroken that it seems impossible to find. I wonder how close those "reminds me of" perfumes would get. If I had a bottle of this potion again, I would douse myself head to toe in this resinous sandalwood and I don't know, probably listen to Dave Matthews Band and read my old love letters (Admit it we all have those too!)

I loved loved LOVED the original, so I bought the new version on a whim. The packaging is terrible compared to the OG (obvs), but to me it smells just like I remember. I immediately got that sweet scent nostalgia feeling immediately after spraying it. Then, for confirmation, I took it to my cousin who also owned and loved it back in the late 90s, and she agreed it's the same Om. So if you really love and miss this scent, get the new version instead of trying to find a dupe, bc there isn't anything else out there that's going to bring back that memory. For 20$, it's worth taking the chance! As for longevity, it's not great, but I don't really remember the performance of the 90s version, and this is an EDT, so it's not going to be a beast. Manage expectations and you won't be disappointed!

This was absolutely my favorite scent in high school and as soon as I heard it was being discontinued, I ran out and bought the last bottle I could find...and I still have it. I wore this year-round, but eventually, it turned in to my goto fall scent. I'm horrible at describing scents, but to me it was woody and sort of creamy...a very comforting scent. I've been afraid to use too much of it because it was discontinued and have been looking for something similar for years, but I finally found something that smells EXACTLY like this. Juliette Has A Gun - Sunny Side Up smells exactly like Om...I compared it to the bottle of Om I still have and its exact. So for anyone still looking for a substitute, try Juliette Has A Gun.

My favorite Gap offering ever. I think it was ahead of its time, look at those notes! Can't wait to receive the 2020 reissue in the mail! I hope it's as good as the original. Edit: smells like bug spray + original. I still like it. Might try to get an old bottle to compare. Perhaps my nose has just changed.

OM and GRASS were my favorite Gap scents when they came out. This to me was so different from the cliche Pear and Fresia from the 90s high-school corridor. I miss this fragrance and I have not found brand the I can say is 1:1 to this :(