V

I got V by Gloria Vanderbilt in a lot without realizing what it was until I had the bottle in my hands and looked it up here on Fragrantica. Flowers, fruit, and... Beer? "How is that even possible," I thought to myself? Well, it's definitely possible and there's definitely something beer-like about this fragrance. I find it fun and quirky for this reason but I can understand people who are turned off. The alcoholic vibe probably isn't office-friendly or considered chic. The floral and fruit notes are very pleasant, though. The honey and ever-present "beer" note sweeten the florals and fruits and give an overall impression of a carefree and playful fragrance that has never dreamed of taking itself too seriously. The longevity is respectable (about 6 hours for me) and the projection is modest but noticeable.

This is a very weird floral fragrance. I agree with the beer thing. However, give it a few minutes or so and it becomes this gorgeous champagne-y floral that is so fresh and uplifting. I will wear it. I just can't shrug the feeling that it kinda reminds me of being at the dentist's clinic. It is really weird but not bad at all.

They are similar as long as they are vintage. It s a beautiful scent, a rare mist nowadays, suffocated in candy floss and lolypops. The honey is beautiful, not overwhelming and the fruity and floral notes are very well combinated. I like it very much.

fruity like pineapple, florals that are sharp like orchid, cyclamen maybe heliotrope, honey, light wood

This one is quite peculiar. It smells like a blend of apricot nectar, pineapple juice, mead, and cyclamen aldehyde. There is also that peculiar plastic-meets-watery sort of accord that haunted a number of mainstream scents during this time period. I sort of dig that, but not in an earnest "this is beautiful perfume" kind of way, but more like a vague nostalgia for walking by a Rave or Wet Seal in the 90s kind of way: like a core memory unlocked, but the core of all the weird smells in the zeitgeist I took for granted at the time.