Classique Wonder Woman Eau Fraiche

Torrid Sugar Syrup (That's how the official site baptizes it!) Seems that for the Eau Fraiche flanker, the juice that was in the Betty Boop bottle, now resides in the Wonder Woman version. And the nose of course remains the same, having not betrayed the identinty of Classique, but given it a twist-as it claims at least- for summer. The original Classique was misunderstood when first released, it gained though-honestly in my opinion-the fandom and still goes strong. You might hear from here and there that it's "only appropriate for +50" , but just don't listen, go for Classique, and for the Essense flanker and shall I say the Eau Fraiche too. Now, the ones who might find Classique "heavy", Eau Fraiche is the alternative. Bear in mind already that it has a rather youthful opening, a really sweet mid-phase and a drydown of ambergris/labdanum. There is a confusion of the notes too. Not that my nose can ever confirm who is wrong or right, still I have to mention what the official JPG site lists as notes for Eau Fraiche: •lemon, •ginger •sugar cane. Clearly it's not only these three. But at the same time I don't "see" quite a few notes Fragrantica lists. Let's get to the actual scent. Straight away you get a citrus/neroli/orange blossom, there is a heady floral developing, along with some vanilla afterwards. The cologney vibe is very prominent; wrist crack. Crispy, aromatic, leaning on the sweet side but never becoming gourmand-sugary, despite the sugar-cane claim. Lots of vanilla, though doesn't seem powdery as the original. Somewhere I smell pencil shavings too. It does get sweeter, thicker with the base of labdanum that it has, quite heady and perfumey. No more cologney scent like the beginning. One thing to know is that it remains close to the skin by now, so don't worry thay it will offend anyone. It projects better for the first two hours. Without seeing the notes, initially I thought it was ambergris, at least recreated, because of the saltyness and the "skin-feeling", but labdanum tends to be as animalic too. Imagine Olympea Paco Rabanne but way more balanced, less salty and more floral. Eau Fraiche flanker is Oriental Floral by definition, modernized sure. It will uplift and bring sunshine to the young and old and make them feel sexy and womanly. Complex and well-crafted. For the party I gave myself three sprays on the neck and two on the wrists at 18:30. I washed my hands it was still there. The scented cloud left me only in the morning. Give it a sniff the ones who haven't yet

I tried this and Pin Up at the same time in the store. Pin Up is very pretty too, but this Wonder Woman Fraiche hooked me from the first sniff. I just had to take a bottle home with me. This is Classique EDT but fresher! The opening of sorbet ginger sugar is just soo pretty, fresh and juicy like you can almost drink it. Not too sweet at all. They got it just right. What a nose and master perfumer Gaultier house is. Then on me tiare is very pronounced in the mid notes carefully rounded with jasmine trails. But the sweet sorbet remains on the edge supporting the heady tiare so it's not heavy like in Lalique's Flora Bella. FB gave me a headache, but this Classique Fraiche is just giving me gushy giddiness. Hahaha it is just so pretty. I keep catching whiffs of the perfume as I wrote this review and I keep saying O My God... It's a little bit powdery too as the tiare is mixing with musk base. But for now the tiare sorbet stood proudly. If you adore Classique EDT like me, you'll love this Classique Eau Fraiche in Wonder Woman version too. Additional note: I find this eau fraiche beautiful and not in-your-face sexy like the original Classique EDT. Appropriate enough for the office, spray with caution as it's the usual quality of Gaultier Classique line: strong sillage and long lasting. I'm happily working in the cloud of this gorgeous perfume. I'm working in the heat of Africa, so nowadays I find that this is better for when it rains, spring or fall. I wear Pin Up and OG Classique EDT in the heat.

I found the origional Classique too soapy/powdery for my skin that doesn't do iris well, but it had enough nice parts that I wanted to explore its flankers. After reading the reviews I imagined this as a sweet citrus like Eros for her edt with orange blossom and thought about orange blossom lemonade at my favorite restaurant and had to try. It wasn't quite as I'd envisioned, but it didn't disappoint! Lemon sorbet is a really good description of the citrus note. The kind that is made with lots of lemon zest and is sweet but tart at the same time. The orange blossom blends well but never overtakes the sorbet or gets lost. There is a powdery sweet "sugar cane" note that reminds me of the "white amber" that has been a popular note lately -- not a pure powdered sugar but a light hazy and a little powdery. The musk is also detectable, but it mainly adds interest and keeps it from being a clean citrus scent. The longevity is great. In the drydown it gets warmth from the labdum and amber and a nice rich vanilly, but it still keeps the floral-citrus scent. It stays fresh! This is quickly becoming a favorite

Blind buy. I said to myself :" it"'s JPG, what could go wrong?! "At the first spray is like opening a room full of mixed flowers. After a couple of minutes I get the same vibe as the one that is given by JPG Classique (which I love) but less sweeter. Although I can feel something synthetic at the beginning (may be my nose :))) it disappears after 15 min. I personally don't love it but is ok. Wearable. Ooooh....and the bottle is absolutely gorgeous. I would 've bought it anyway even if it was only for the bottle. P. S. At some point I could smell parsley?!?!?!? Where did this come from????

This has to be one of my best blind-buys. I bought a 50 ml bottle when I found it in a big sale and thought it would be just a lighter version of JPG Classique, that I also own. It does smell very similar to JPG Classique, but it is not quite as soapy and it is more youthful, if that makes sense, probably because of the sorbet notes. Don't let the "eau fraiche" fool you, this perfume is quite intense and has amazing silage and staying power. And the bottle is absolutely gorgeous, one of the best that I own.