Eau de Gucci

I had the opaque navy blue bottle with the gold,red and green stripes wrapped around part of the bottle. The blue bottle actually looked like plastic and shaped similarly to today's iphones but in a slightly smaller size. I have a feeling it was this 93' version. The reason being is that recently i tested a bottle of Sung by Alfred Sung. The first thing that came to my mind was eau de Gucci which i wore in my teen years. The notes are similar yet there are subtle differences. Due to that reminiscence i purchased the bottle of Sung as i have thought of eau de Gucci quite often in the recent years. Notes they share that stand out to my nose are ylang, hyacinth, galbanum, lily of the valley, iris, lemon, lime, jasmine and oakmoss. Even the slightest rose. Eau de Gucci did make me think of the scent of money, makeup and a faint banana smell from the ylang ylang, which i adore. Such a gorgeous hyacinth note this had. I get what some would mean by bubble gum & pencil shavings. The sweetness from the hyacinth & ylang creating that bubblegum while the vetiver & cedar smell like freshley sanded wood. I wish i had saved the bottle for keep sake.

Anyone of you ever tried Eau de Gucci concentrée or concentrated? That fragrance is GREAT. The notes included tangerine, lilac, jasmine, violet, sandalwood, vetiver, and vanilla. I used to get compliments for it in the ninties, everyday, everywhere, from everybody. Unfortunatley it's discontinued BUT still available in several vintage versions on good old eBay. I got it recently from there. I also know how this original Eau de Gucci (not concentrated) smells. Georgious. Elegant. Uplifting. Like walking through a field full delicate flowers. So sad it has been discontinued.

The opening is very green with LOTV and hyacinth singing all over the first phase until tuberose came in and elevated the sweet floral aspect of this frag. What I really didn’t expect was the dry down. Moss and musk, making it skanky and naughty! I know it sounds like a different perfume if we refer to the notes list here, but the dry down to me is just so animalic with some flowers in the background. And I love it that way!

Katherinemo...You are correct. This listing must be for the reformulation of the original that several of us have or remember having. It was launced in 1982 and included note of tangerine, Lilac, Jasmine, Violet, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Vanilla. Sounds like Gucci simply launched a new fragrance and used the older name. This actually reminds me a bit of Vivienne Westwood Boudoir.

I just added the original to our database - Eau de Gucci Concentree (Classic). I have both the original and the 1993 version and they are quite similar, close enough to think that the 1993 was a re-orchestration/re-launch. Looking forward to your comments on the original : )