Living Lalique

I usually don't like woody fragrances at all but Lalique living is my lovely exception It starts powdery,tones of soft powders surround you and sit gently on your skin and I love this,of course it IS woody but thanks God,I mostly detect cashmeran and Tonka bean,which I like I don't find just iris powdery here so it's not lip steaky,you know how cashmeran and pepper can be powdery too.and I can easily detect lavender here,specially when first sprayed.I never thought that I can love lavender in a perfume designed for women but here,lavender goes so well with wood and powder spiced by pepper and nutmeg,not that much spiced to burn your nostrils,just a tad tastey.it feels warm,cozy,fresh and clean at the same time It definitely can be unisex IMO,is kind of nostalgic for me and reminds me my dad every time I spray it but this doesn't stop me from liking and wearing it best season for it is fall,when you are wrapped in all these woodsy powdery spicy goodness..longevity is moderate and it sits close to skin I believe living is unique,there are not much similar feminine fragrances out there.if you're tired of all other feminine fragrances with all those fruits,flowers and gourmand notes in them you have to try this one.it has a specific personality, serious but kind,not a girly or seductive kind of fragrance,it feels sophisticated,can be an acceptable choice for formal or casual cases but I won't choose it for clubbing or romantic dates.it can make a perfect office perfume And it's bottle is to die for I'm starting to appreciate Lalique as a perfume brand."living", "le parfum", "satin", "perles" and even "elle noir"are all different with mainstream while being easy to use and their reasonable prices is another bonus لالیک از برندهای خوش قیمت محبوب منه و عطرهای زنونه ی خاص و به یادموندنی مثل له پارفیوم,ساتین,پرلز و اله نویر داره و قطعا لیوینگ هم جزوشونه کلا عطرهای چوبی دوس ندارم و لالیک لیوینگ از معدود استثناهامه.نت های چوبی,روایح اسپایسی و پودری خیلی هنرمندانه در هم ادغام شدن و حاصل کار رایحه ای آرامش بخش و بالغ و تمیزه که بعنوان عطر امضا برای خانوم هایی ک از عطرهای زنونه رایج ک پر از میوه و گل و ترکیبات خوراکی طور هستن خسته شدن و میخوان یه عطر متفاوت داشته باشن خیلی مناسبه,همچنین بعنوان عطر روزانه ی پاییز(البته بصورت چهارفصل قابل استفاده ست) و بعنوان عطر اداره و محل کار یه گزینه عالیه موندگاری خوب و پخش بوی متوسط داره و رایحه جدی,باوقار,مهربون و باشخصیتی داره ک میتونه یونی باشه و برای آقایون هم قابل استفاده ست

I'm collecting Lalique fragrances. I knew this one had been discontinued, but recently I saw the lotion available for a great price on a gray market site. I was immediately attracted to the swooping birds on the package design. I liked it so much I ordered a second one and then set about attempting to track down a bottle of EDP. It took a little while but I found a lightly used bottle online, 100 ml and went significantly over my usual limit for it. Wow, this one is my prize! First, the bottle - so clear, so heavy, feels perfect in my hands. The design is lovely, elegant and slightly intimidating. The accords above mirror my experience with this. For me, it is not an everyday fragrance at all, I need to be in the right mood. Today I am alone with my thoughts, in my studio, and finding Living to be an invigorating and inspiring companion. I love many traditionally feminine fragrances but I also love this woody, slightly smoky masterpiece on me. It challenges me, and I respect it. There are lots of other days when this is not my first choice - when maybe I'm not up for the challenge. But most days it IS the first one I pick up to simply hold in my hand and smell the cap before I choose my SOTD. I thoroughly enjoy it even when I don't wear it. This beautiful perfume is probably not for everyone. It's woody, fascinating and a little intimidating. It's the teacher you love who you know you need but also scares you a little. This is how I interpret this one, and though it is not an every day scent for me, it is a privilege to have and to know this discontinued treasure. If you like woody, aromatic scents and you happen across this in the wilds of second-hand or estate shopping, I highly recommend it.

Oooooh, this is good. I have a terrible(!) blind buying habit and have had a lot of success with Lalique perfumes; this is described as balsamic, it's Lalique... so I bought a partially used bottle from a seller on eBay. I think Lalique missed an opportunity here - had this been marketed as a unisex scent, it would have been a greater commercial success; its woodiness combined with vetiver definitely makes it lean masculine (having said that, wear whatever makes you happy). Living has a wonderful sandalwood presence, which performs in my favourite way - as a light oud (in fact I thought there was oud in it before I checked the notes). It's not a barnyardy oud - please don't let my reference put you off - the sandalwood just has that slight edge which I absolutely love. I am not getting mint from Living, thank goodness. I like mint but I don't want to smell it in my perfume. Although beautifully blended, lavender, citrus and wood all pull in slightly different directions and it could almost be described as a fougere. Sillage is soft, bordering moderate. I've only been wearing this for a couple of hours, so I'm not sure about longevity, but it's now priced very reasonably, so I don't mind respraying when necessary. ETA. Living Lalique has a powdery and creamy feel to it, which may be due to the iris/vanilla combination - I find it quite unusual; I don't recall any other perfume which is similar to it. I love it. Edited again: The sillage on this is greater than I initially thought. Two people I work with commented on the "lovely perfume" I was wearing - and they were both nearly two metres from me (although the door was open and there was a draught, so they were downwind of me).

I wish this lasted longer. (Edit: I take this back, I can smell it on me the next day, just not explicitly on my skin. Hangs in the air like a fuzzy aura! Yay!) Still - a delicious offering, and the best Lalique I’ve tried by far. I’m not usually a fan of Lavender notes but this is Lavender done so perfectly that you can’t help but enjoy it - I almost want MORE Lavender if that’s possible, because it is strongest and freshest when first sprayed and doesn’t stick around in the creamy drydown. This is primarily, though, a creamy, woody perfume. Lavender just lifts it. I almost get coconutty vibes in here from the cashmeran, but not quite, and I disagree with the reviews that say it can’t work in warm weather - it definitely can. It’s nowhere near overpowering enough to be offensive in warm weather. In fact, in the summer sun it almost gets a TINY bit sunscreeny, but only in a background kind of way. That’s probably the lavender mixing with the tonka. Do I wish there was a little more bergamot for freshness? Sure, but we can’t have everything. I really love it. It’s what I wanted from the much more popular Libre by YSL, but didn’t get. Creamy, woody, and a tantalising fougere that disappears and reappears. As a true autumn there’s not a lot of summer fragrances I enjoy, so in the spirit of going against popular opinion I may just have to make this one of my summer staples. I live in the UK, so I can pull it off. We have about 3 days of summer here.

This was a hugeeee surprise for me. I received it like a New Year 🎁 from a good friend. It's arrived at my house on 29 but I didn't have time to open till 31, when I see it from Lalique I was like...hmm not such a big fan, they don't really have feminsit scent in their collection...at least that was I thought than. Anyway, I opened it and sprayed in the air because I was afraid really to put it on skin, considering that everything I had tested at Lalique was sweet, sugary, girlish etc. When the atomizer sprayed ... wow. What is this, I thought? This can't be Lalique, this thing smell like a Patou from 90, powdery, mentholated citrate beginning, then follows a creamy, the medium notes are aromatic, I smell a nut with a classic iris not the sweat one from today formulas, something resembling cardamom and something floral like a magnolia, and the base...I don't really like cashmere wood but in this combination I don't mind, woody with a little sweetness, powdery and floral and at the final before to disappear a vetiver vanilla. A feminist lovely formula, a fragment which is seen to have been created for the feminist area, for the career women area, for the suit .... very good no words remain.If Lalique managed to bring this in 2015, I decided that will keep an eye on this brand from now on

@psirus788. You are overthinking! You have bought from a reputable seller. I am quite sure there is nothing for you to worry about. I have bought Lalique perfumes from sellers on eBay and they are absolutely genuine. From what I can gather from online message boards, it appears that fake fragrances are usually those which are very fashionable and popular, not niche or the very high end ones (like Hermes, for example). There's not enough money in it for the counterfeiters. I may be completely wrong, but I would bet money on your Living Lalique being genuine. I hope this helps you. Barbara x P.S. Living Lalique perfumes on sale on eBay are very likely to be - um - shall we say? - illegally obtained, rather than counterfeit. I have a friend who works for a very well known department store in London and they "lose" £3/4 million in stock every year. The other thing with perfumes on eBay is that - particularly if the bottle is refillable - the content "can" be diluted. I suspect this is one of the reasons why there is a healthy trade in empty bottles and boxes. ETA. You know, giving your hard earned cash to a small independent retailer rather than a massive enterprise is a much kinder way to spend it. Just musing.

Blind buy after listening to a review on this perfume did not dissapoint me. This fragrance gives me sense of confidence, harmony, comfort and focuss. It just makes me happy and energetic. On my skin it is rather long lasting (10 hours+) and even when it has dried down to base it still gives me waffs of complete pyramide not heard directly on skin any more. This perfume has quickly became one of my most favorite this spring and due to Living Lalique I have started to like note of vetiver which has introduced me to it's very subtle lustfullness and seems even sweet. On the side note - an interesting thing is that the pyramide here on fragrantica is rather different from that on basenotes.net and elsewhere (nowsmellthis, candyperfumeboy) and I tend to believe more the last one as the notes that I hear on me are closer to their experience. I do not hear any lavander and mint, but surely hear black pepper and nutmeg notes in the spicy start, also no rose in the heart or cedar in base but surely woody, buttery iris throughout heart till very end.

Comforting fluffy cloud of cashmeran, lavender and iris, on a tonka base with a hint of sea salt. Not ground braking, but beautiful and well made; and the salty note was unexpected, I think it complements this fragrance well. I love to use it before bed during the colder months, or on lazy Sundays. This might make a good office fragrance. It is completely unisex. Similar to Dior Homme, which by the way, I know a couple of very feminine women who wear it, but Living has what seem to be equal parts lavender and iris, which keeps it ethereal and fresh, and Living is softer than DH, really like a cloud sans the leather or chocolate notes to weigh it down. If you like lavender and iris, you should check this out, Living has a very comforting warmth, unusual to their character. It's as if Lavender and Iris lived on a cliff by the English seaside, and had gotten themselves a hot cup of chai tea and cozy triple ply cashmere sweaters. On my skin: 6-7 hrs of longevity Arm's length projection.

This was an instant love and almost immediate purchase after sampling. A woody, musky, earthy and yet somewhat feminine vetiver scent, which is hard to come by. The bottle is hefty and looks classy on the dresser. It's spicy like black pepper and smooth in the drydown like powdered sandalwood. I will often buy a perfume if the drydown is even better than the first few hours and Living Lalique has the most exquisite drydown on my skin. I tend to save this one for more special days. I called it somewhat feminine but a man could 100% wear this too. Vetiver has that no nonsense effect and I love this vetiver perfume so much. This is one of the smells that I consider sexy in the manner of someone who is confident and quietly goes after their goals.

If it weren't for the occasional wafts and compliments when I wear this, I'd think it wasn't working. I love this in the first two hours, but then I become anosmic. The scent does stay on clothes to the next day, and I'll find it again then (just not while wearing it!). A love at first sniff on me, I purchased a large bottle for dirt cheap. Now it's discontinued and ridiculously priced. This is one of the only scents I've had a stranger stop me to ask what I was wearing too. It's an odd blend of a bunch of notes I like. I was hoping to find a lovely lavender blend that wasn't so sweet on me (like YSL Libre...I hated the dry down) and this was it.

Marvelous creation, unisex for sure. Very smooth, dusty but light and pleasant scent. To my nose it smells a bit like a paper but in the best way possible. Dominant notes are cashmeran, sandalwood and pepper. Vetiver is noticeable too, combined with orris,iris and levander gives that masculinity and a bit of soapines to the scent. But all in all i adore this a lot. Beautiful blend, the scent is floating around you and there is no particular note that strikes you. Sadly, do not last long on the skin. Scent: 9/10, performance: 7/10.

Wore this perfume for my wedding. A rare choice for brides but this was special since my now husband gifted this to me before planning our wedding. Not a typical scent for women but I like perfumes that are unconventional for women to wear. This leans unisex which is what I usually wear. Sophisticated bottle but a dark and scrumptious scent. The longevity is great especially on cooler weather. Felt elegant and special while smelling this on me all day on my wedding.

I love this scent so much. It's a soft, comforting cloud of cashmeran for me. It lasts decently, 6-8 hours, and isn't super strong, but definitely noticeable enough to enjoy it well. It doesn't smell spicy to me, just woody and very professional-seeming. I love wearing it anywhere, and it is definitely very work-friendly. I have lots of scents and love mixing it up, but still find myself wanting to wear this many days in a row. The bottle is amazingly gorgeous.

Living becomes a warm, sultry, smoky lavender/vanilla in cooler weather. Quite surprising. I was used to wearing this in warmer weather where it feels like a heavy lavender perfume but, having worn Living in cooler (48F) temps, it is so beautiful and sexy. A cooler weather staple.

Lalique Living is a gentle vanilla and lavender with a light spice. Like Lanvin Oxygene plus lavender. That pepper note is beautiful. Gentle perfume in temperate and cold weather. Conveys a blend of Mon Guerlain and Oxygene. Comforting and cozy. Very similar to Rochas man.

It's quite heavy on vetiver which makes it a bit too masculine for me right now, won't be able to use it every day but what surprised me the most is the longevity, I have a dry and perfume eating skin, but this baby stays with me for more than 12 hours!

Mature and feminine without being too stuffy 😌 It reminds me of a more grown up R.E.M. by Ariana Grande, but with a less sweeter dry down. I especially love how it lasts all day without being too cloying. I wish it were easier to find, though.

God please tell me this isn't discontinued. I can't find it ANYWHERE right now. Hoping it's a temporary thing. This is the best fragrance I have ever had the pleasure of putting my nose to.

Firstly, this is NOTHING LIKE Dior Homme. There are trace elements of Rochas Man in there, (almond) but also amber, lavender and vanilla. No woods. May be hard for a guy to pull off...

Incredible fragrance, love the vetiver and iris combo, it is so smooth, clean and addictive. Easily unisex. But it just blooms on women.