Photo

lagerfeld photo is not easy to find. my fragrance "guide" chris from SCENTLAND said it is one of the best fougere ever. during the summer i finally found not 1 but 2 untouched 125ml testers for a reasonable price, it was a blind buy but i had no choice(original formula with the green title!). what can i say? it was love at first sniff! this is a great fougere, a bit 90's but absolutely wearable nowadays. it opens with mandarin, then we have aldehydes, lavender, carnation, patchouli and amber. fresh and warm at the same time, photo is quite unique, the only one close to l.p. is xeryous by givenchy: some vibes are similar, but to me photo is better, more modern and easy to wear, xeryous on my skin is so potent to give me an headache. i think photo was very sexy in the early 90's, this is one of the most wearable vintage of my little collection! for 30 and up, for casual and formal situation, for fall, winter and early spring. performance is average, good projection in the first hour. a statement of class and force! dopo una lunga ricerca finalmente ho trovato lagerfeld photo nella sua formula originale. ottimo fougere, più moderno rispetto ad altri della stessa epoca. chris di scentland aveva ragione, questo è un grande profumo! scent-9 longevity-7 sillage-7,5 uniqueness-8,5 versatility-7,5 compliment factor-7,5 back up bottle? yes presentation-7,5 my vote-9 in one word- statement alternative- givenchy xeryous

I would like to make a grand statement before I get to my review: the fact that, in 2020, this fragrance was released 30 years ago and has merely 60 or so reviews on here is one of the greatest atrocities in all of perfumery. And I’ve watched YouTube reviewers and I’ve seen internet articles about men’s fragrances never see this mentioned. Even I, someone who just now recently discovered this classic fragrance cannot believe it. And the fragrance doesn’t smell like it was released yesterday. It has a “young man wise beyond his years” smell to me. Looking at the notes, there is quite a lot to unpack here. But for me it is a balsamic citrus floral scent- perhaps leaning a bit toward aftershave. But it’s good. So good. I think it belongs at or near the top of men’s fragrances from the 90s. A must own if you are over 35 in my opinion. SYL PS- Since this one can be hard to come by these days, there are many fragrance oils that do a great impression. They can be had for $10 or less depending on where you order from.

Photo de Lagerfeld is an aromatic, woody, herbal and floral fragrance. In its opening a floral, herbal and slightly citric and aldehydic aroma is appreciated, in this phase its aroma reminds me of some classic soap, it also provides a mossy and woody sensation, for this reason this fragrance feels like the style of the 80s, to Although it was released in 1990. As time pass, the herbal notes decrease, but the floral notes remain, where lavender and carnation predominate, the latter widely used in eighties fragrances. This fragrance could be used at any time of the year, for office work or casual situations, as it provides a feeling of cleanliness. In longevity it reaches about 8 hours, being noticeable the first hour and then it goes down close to the skin. If you like green, floral, quasi-fougere, eighties-style fragrances, I recommend buying it blind.

My dad wore this fragrance, and I've bought myself a couple 5ml bottles because I fear that if I didn't then I might never smell it again. I wish so desperately that Lagerfeld Photo would come back to the market- this is the first fragrance I had ever smelled and my dad wore it daily before they discontinued it. He still has a big bottle but he never wears it now because he knows it can't be replaced. Masculine and fresh, I remember hugging my father after a day at work and I could still smell it off of his dress shirt. When I wanted to get into fragrances as a young teen he gave me his bottle of Lagerfeld Classic but it is not similar to Photo at all. Please please PLEASE can somebody PLEASE make a clone of Lagerfeld Photo??? I have a bottle of Club De Nuit Urban Man Elixir and the vibes are a bit similar, but still a very different fragrance.

BEWARE, Photo (together with vintage Versace L'Homme) is a scent that is the most sensible of all scents, it turns by itself even in good conditions! Sometimes when it's turned, it doesn't stink, but transforms into meh green water, so @oceansoflorewi has tried turned one for sure, because this scent is all but meh! If you don't know how it originally smells, you can be easily deceived by buying a turned one thinking it suppose to smell like that, no, it's one of the best scents ever, nothing smells even remotely like this, there is no similar smelling scent, it's so special that it tickles the nose physically. Don't buy this one, and it's expensive, if you have no assurance that it hasn't turned, the seller must know how it originally smells and he needs to test it and confirm it's good before you buy!