Lolita Lempicka

This fragrance brings back sad memories, yet again I still love it. It is one of those fragrances I still purchase whenever I give it away. In 2000 while living in Atlanta Georgia, I purchased this fragrance for the first time. At the time it quickly became my signature fragrance. I hired this woman, during a conversation with her in my office, she asked me what I was wearing; I proudly showed the beautiful bottle to her which was brand new. 5 minutes later I stepped out of the office because there was an irate patient in the emergency department. When I returned to my office, the perfume was missing from my bag. I couldn’t accuse the young woman , although I knew she had taken the perfume (the next morning she came to work wearing it). Two weeks later I replaced the perfume and to my astonishment it was stolen again in my office along with money from my wallet. I made a report to hospital security, after they reviewed the tapes, they saw her giving my perfume and money to a man in the back alley. We were not able to terminate her because the hospital was afraid of being sued. For a third time I replaced the perfume. I made sure that I mentioned how disappointed that I was that we had a thief in the department. During the Christmas holidays that year, I invited my staff to my house for an early holiday celebration (that woman RSVPd for the party, I knew I was in trouble then) That chick was determined to leave me with no perfumes. I asked a friend to stay in my bedroom to make sure no one wandered around during the party. The same kleptomania woman went to my room while my friend was hiding in the closet, she took 3 bottles of perfumes, jewelry and even deodorant and lotion. I was made aware of what she had done; a couple of my friends got her distracted and we emptied her bag and replaced the stolen items with potatoes, 3 opened cans of sardines, a dirty diaper and a note stating “enjoy the s.... bag”. Long story short, she resigned 3 days later. Best revenge ever!! I would have given anything to see the look in her face when she realized she had a bag full of sardines and dirty diapers. If that employee wanted the perfume that badly all she had to do was ask for one instead of compromising her integrity. Overall, this is an awesome fragrance for people of all ages.

i just blind bought this at a shoppers, i was really intrigued by the unique notes of the lolita lempicka perfumes, yet hadn’t smelled any of them. i smelled angel by mugler before i purchased this, and found it far too sharp and cloying, way too much going on. :,c i must admit, the licorice note in lolita had me worried, as i strongly dislike a black licorice. i also saw the comparison of this perfume to angel. however, i was pleasantly surprised- as it doesn’t come off that way at all! to me, the first spray smelled like opening a bag of meynards swedish berries, in the best way. a really nostalgic, candy-sweet scent. like being a kid, and opening a pack of gummies after getting home from trick-or-treating <3 soo delightful. it isn’t just sweet, but also a mysterious and mature, femme fatale type scent. as i wear it longer, i notice more of the powdery quality (like baby powder kinda), florally patchouli and musk earthiness. a lot of the reviews describe it as a fairy-like perfume and i totally agree- i could definitely see the sugar plum fairy wearing just this! i think this is more of a special occasion or date scent for me personally, as i feel its too “loud” and too much projection/sillage for everyday. as for season, i almost want to say its probably fitting to wear early fall, all of winter, and early spring- and definitely in the evening. just because i find the musk and patchouli gives it a heaviness and almost seductive, sexy quality. definitely not a safe blind buy if you’re not into powdery sweet perfumes. however if you’re into those, this will be right up your alley. love her! 🧚🏻♀️🌙🌛🌠🧝🏻♀️✨🕸️🦚🌳🌲🌿🪻

The version of Lolita Lempicka that I own is the second version from Pacific Creations. I loved it and still do. I had sampled the original and it was a bit more vibrant but not remarkably different from the bottles I eventually bought. Today I sampled Regime des Flyers Himitsu Violets and my impression was how it reminded me of LL. If you think it is the violet note that you dislike, it might be worth seeking a sample of Himitsu Violets because it is completely violet focused, where LL is not. Lolita Lempicka is more complex and in some ways more subtle than HV. The base notes make a big difference in making LL more musky and smoky than Himitsu Violets. I have never noticed cherry in LL and there is definitely no praline. I never really got the forest fairy feel from it, but the marketing heavily influenced that idea. For me it is a spring and fall scent that gives an overall impression of a complex, slightly mysterious natural environment complete with trees, flowers, underbrush and filtered sunlight. Any age could wear it, but only a few men could pull it off. It is very feminine. I guess it depends a lot on which version you have. Except for the first one they are all available on the internet. In purchasing, the differences are on the bottom of the box where it gives the name of the distributor such as Pacific Creations. That information is on the bottle sticker too, but the print is tiny and usually not legible in a photograph.

the first time i smelled this was in a tester i received when i was 11, while i was going through a really intense Phantom of the Opera phase. I was convinced that THIS is what the Phantom would've smelled like. for years after, i couldn't remember the name of it, and ultimately got it mixed up with Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck (due to the bottle similarity). after recently purchasing a dupe of Wonderstruck, i realised something was wrong. thankfully for a perfume tiktok, i was FLASHBANGED with images of Lolita Lempicka and i have never purchased a fragrance so fast in my life. when i sprayed the bottle this morning, a tear fell from my eye. now that my frontal lobe and taste for fragrance has developed, i very strongly disagree with my 11 year old self for even considering that the Phantom would wear something like this, but boy, does my heart SING when i smell it. to my nearing-30 year old nose, it still provokes the innocent fantasy and 11-year-old desire towards the masked opera man that i felt, so many years later. cannot explain my joy. thank you magazine lolita lempicka tester, thank you tiktok, and thank you phantom of the opera.

This is the gourmand for women that don't like gourmands. My most-complimented fragrance of everything I've worn, by men and women alike. It NEVER goes unnoticed and never offends anyone. Better than Angel and Wish (the Chopard editon) by a mile if you are not crazy about fruity florals and candy scents but you do like a mossy-powdery combo with a shot of cocoa. It's calming, comforting, fresh, and sexy all at once. Something like a fairy forest with dew still on the ground but without any actual watery notes in the scent. The comfort of milky fragrances without the milkiness. The drydown is scrumptions. I have the 1997 bottle and am jealously guarding it because the formulation has been changed and now all the sweet stuff has been brought front and center, which makes it ordinary. There was oakmoss in the drydown of the original whether it says that in the notes or not and I will die on that hill. I wish I had known they would alter it and I'd have used mine far less liberally. I hope this stays niche. One reason I wear this over Angel is because Angel is just way too popular for my taste. Men, this one is not for you.