Gucci Eau de Parfum II

Useed to wear to work as I got my 1st job, and was on cloud 9 for as long as the bottle lasted: this is really THE fragrance to make a woman feel that she is PERFECT: I felt so complete wearing this! The dominant blackberry shares the spotlight with a very tender jasmine, and indeed there's a fizzy-bubbly quality to it, so it has a "zing" even many hours later after the spritz, and just enough sugar to distinguish it from unisex, but less than required to place it right onto the "tacky stuff" shelf: the sweetness amount is juuuuuuust right! Coming off a little powdery at the start, it clears up and has only a tiny soapy shade, which is just enough to make one feel a minute-ago-out-of-the bubble-bath fresh; then there's a cool fresh surge of morning spring air! - this gave me personally such a mood lift everytime, despite quite a rocky patch in life I was going through back in those days. It also gives an incredible amount of confidence: what ingredient exactly that is - god knows, but as if by magic I would feel like I was a very self-established successfull businesswoman, who knows what she wants and will be respected and valued at all times, but will not give up her femininity even if she wants to "wear the pants" sometimes! This fragrance is indeed unique and is not like anything from the wide floral range available these days: one of a kind, therefore makes you feel even more special. And it is not a pink fragrance that is worn by every 15-year old on the block, it is indeed more raspberry-lilac coloured with a transparent cotton veil (the powdery aspect) and it sounds incredibly sophisticated on the skin after the drydown. I 100% agree with those who chose it or is considering choosing it as a wedding fragrance: it has this " fresh new start" feel about it. I actually loved the bottle and its heaviness and stability: for a "got-up-too-late-so-running-like-a-headless-chicken-around-the-house" type that I am it was a godsent, since I was deeeeeeply traumatized once by dropping a tiny round flakon and losing the whole contents of a VERY pricey scent on the carpet ( that persisted smelling for years thus reminding me of that black day of the year!). For those, who like to travel through life with their perfume in a handbag there's a perfect solution such as a 30ml version of it - probably designed especially for that purpose, so I really can't see an issue with usage comfort here. The big bottle looks veeeery refined without looking like an item from an apothecary ( I know,I know, there's a charm in that too, but not for this kind of scent imho). I have used up 1 big bottle (75ml) and a small one (30ml), and after years of playing with other scents I am ready to come home to this one - for warm seasons ( it is so full of spring that I cannot imagine this being worn in winter, when I am gasping for a cosy or sultry oriental). It used to be my day-and-night scent, but as an eveningwear it only go with a sleek bordering on minimalistic look: straight lines, minimum accessories , an impeccable hairdo (updo) and pastel colours - the effortless chic that is so hard to attain sometimes! I can see this being a very obvious "rich b**ch scent, at least it makes me feel that not only I am worth a million - I also have one!:) Since I don't, I will be roaming ebay pages in a search of a bargain, starting now!

Edit: Aahhh I got it! After a few months of searching, I got super lucky and finally got a big bottle of this from a verrryy generous person. My heart could explode. It's everything I remembered it to be, and I'm so glad to find it again! I gotta ration my sprays, so I'm def still hoping that Gucci revives this one or I can find a good dupe easily accessible in the US. I've tried most of the top recommended ones on here, none of which really come close. But I just ordered Peony & Peppercorn from Banana Republic, so I'll be able to do a comparison & review once it gets here. Fingers crossed! ----------------------- I FINALLY found the perfume I was looking for!! I had a sample of this back in the day (mid to late 00's) that I kept in my wallet/coin purse. I loved it so much, but never had the funds to purchase. I never imagined Gucci would get rid of something so popular. I had my little spray for years, and I always kept it in its little pink case due to its potency. To this day, I still remember it so well. The sample made my entire purse smell soo amazing - a beautiful peppery, rosy, fruity, pink floral smell that lasted forever. The memory of this is still embedded so deeply in my brain. Fast forward to the last couple months, I suddenly remembered the little pink Gucci perfume I had before, and I started looking all over the internet for it. I was looking thru all of Gucci's pink perfumes and I kept seeing this one. After many blind buys and tons of searching, I looked up the sample version of this, and I finally saw an image of the exact little pink plastic case I had. I finally found it. What was excitement quickly mixed with sadness and dread, as I realized that in my search, I'd come across many people also looking for this one or it's dupe. There were a couple on eBay, but they're going for hundreds of dollars, and that's still a gamble. Alas, I am still on the search. I will continue to seek out this perfume and try some of the similar ones listed here / on forums. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and find a bottle of this leftover at a store. Or maybe Gucci will decide to revive this fragrance. For now, I'm just glad I finally figured out for sure what it is I've been looking for.

i have been wearing this for years. this is my SIGNATURE scent, I love it to death, I love how it smells on me. it's so difficult to find this perfume nowadays, i had to go to at least 2-3 malls to find one. i hope this isnt gonna be discontinued, and im so freaking furious at GUCCI. why must they discontinue a good perfume?? this smells so fresh and fruity ( not cloyingly fruity), puts a smile on my face everytime i spray it on my body. this perfume has that effect on me. versace bright Crystal has almost similar notes as Gucci II, but Gucci is more peppery and fresh, whereas Bright Crystal is more on the sweeter side. the top note is the BEST, makes me wanna breathe it deep in me, never want it to leave me. the dry down is somewhat very soft, but it's there. i have been to many stores and tried every single perfume there is out there, hoping I could catch myself a dupe or anything that smells close to this, but there is none. NONE. NOTHING SMELLS LIKE IT, and thats what makes me super crazy about it. I will always repurchase this, I will always look for it anywhere I go, simply coz it's considered extinct nowadays. i hope there is a Gucci reps reading this now, I hope she or he will bring this matter to Gucci Ceo, or whoever that is in charge of deciding to DISCONTINUE this exquisite perfume. there is NO OTHER perfume that smells like GUCCI II, this is truly ONE in A MILLION perfume. update (30/3/17) been buying and testing lots of other perfumes but when i came home to this, i went weak at the knees, EVERYTIME. so bummed that Gucci Edp ii isnt available here anymore

I am so crazy happy that i have found a DUPE of this perfume, thanks to someone who commented below (thank you so much to this person, i can’t seem to find the comment back). I have been so desperately looking for this smell, when i’ve read the comment about the dupe, i took the risk of ordering a dupe version of this perfume and MAN IT SMELLS FOR 90% the same to me. In case someone is looking for it, the website is called: eclat.de and the number of the perfume is 222. I hope that people who love this smell so much like me will buy it there, so they will keep making it. I am even worried about the fact that when nobody buys it, there will probably be a risk of them not making it anymore. I have had more than 50 perfumes in the past decade but this one is my all time favorite... I have known this one for more than 15 years. I cannot explain why or which notes specifically but i think the combination of all the notes it’s just so unique to me. It’s smells like a fierce and passionate woman who knows what she wants without being arrogant, and a little sexy as well. Not like a sweet and lovely girl scent to me. Not too sweet but still feminine enough. Really nothing smells like it to me. This perfume will have a special place in my heart for the rest of my life ❤️.

I had been curious about this scent because I love the original Eau De Parfum even though they are complete polar opposites.. I stumbled upon three bottles of this and a tester at a Sephora so I squirted it on my wrist and I liked it a lot.. This is a modern pink fruity floral which we know is the common trend going on in women's perfumery.. The difference between this and the rest of the fruity florals is that Gucci Eau De Parfum II manages to give the fruity floral effect without the overdone fruity notes and the wallop of sugar that I detest! It goes on very fresh cool and tart! It stays tart through to the heart of the fragrance, and than the fruity notes start to show themselves more.. The florals are there but are tame and done just right! There is some musk and cedar in the base along with some heliotrope that grounds the scent and leaves a very nice simple pleasant drydown.. This is a classy, sophisticated fruity floral that can be worn by a women and not just young girls.. I really enjoyed experiencing this one.. The best fruity floral I have ever came across!