Lolita Lempicka Le Parfum 2021

It's still pretty difficult to find this particular release in the US, but recently I come across an eBay seller who was selling mini-coffrets of a purse spray and lotion of it. It wasn't labeled as "Le Parfum 2021," but you can recognize it when you see it by the packaging. The packaging for this looks similar to the original LL boxes that are yellow with the white logo with gold "Lolita Lempicka" script inside, but this release will have "Le Parfum" underneath the LL writing. This is in contrast to the Mon Premier Parfum packaging that's white with the yellow ivy leaf logo with the LL script inside, and the 2020 "Original" release which looks like MPP but has "Original" on the box. Anyway, I bought the mini-coffret, and right after first trying the spray I pretty much immediately caved and tracked down a full bottle of this to throw my money at. I even promptly let go of my small bottle of original Pacific Creation LL (please don't crucify me). In my defense, I think the PC LL I had was on the verge of turning, and I wanted it to go to someone who would actually use it before it went bad. It was getting that strong alcoholic smell in the immediate opening, although otherwise it smelled just like it should. Le Parfum 2021 smells pretty much identical to me (minus the alcoholic opening, thank goodness). The only difference so far is that I've found Le Parfum to be not quite as long-lasting, at least on skin, but I'll have to test this out more. I never myself tried the 2020 "Original" release, so I can't tell you how it compares to this. And the much-maligned Mon Premier Parfum is just a different scent altogether to me. MPP is a good fragrance, honestly, but it's closer to Guerlain's La Petite Robe Noir than it is to the original LL, and it's mostly dark cherry on a spicy, even smoky base. It's bizarre to me that they ever tried to pass it off for the original LL scent, which is much heavier in violet and iris and has a more powdery quality. At this point, if you're in the US at least, it might actually be easier and cheaper to find bottles of actual Pacific Creation LL rather than buy this. But, it's great knowing that they've brought back the original scent and bottle almost exactly as it was before, and as long as Leslie-Leonor continues to produce Le Parfum, it will help to be a safeguard against the aging bottles and ever-inflating prices of Pacific Creation LL. Also, the bottle of this looks extremely similar and is about the same color as the actual original LL bottle. It's not nearly as blue as it's shown in some of the promo images.

Lovingly wearing a small sample I have until the last drop. I truly do LOVE it. No it’s not as magical as the OG (which I owned and used up), but it satisfies the craving I have for it well enough. It does carry strongly the DNA of the OG—the notes come together undeniably as LL. Anyone who knows LL, if they can manage to pick up your ethereal trail, they will pass by you and immediately recognize it. The only problem I have is longevity... there is none sadly with Le Parfum. Went out to dinner wearing it at 6:30 (sprayed right before I walked out the house) and by the time I left the restaurant 9pm, it was gone (2.5 hours max) and the scent even disappeared from my clothes. LL has always been an addicting scent. You just want to keep sniffing your wrists and enjoy your scent bubble. But in this case to keep enjoying it after a few hours, I would have to keep reapplying. Le Parfum is more costly than Mon Premier, and at its price point and longevity it’s just not practical. I would literally empty a bottle so fast... The OG was remarkably a beast! I would love to see the brand reformulate with improved lasting power because at this rate it’s doing itself, this gorgeous fragrance and it’s legacy, and its customers a disservice. As of now, I have ordered a bottle of MP to compare to Le Parfum. I will update my review once I can test side by side. I have also scored a vintage bottle of the OG, and am waiting for its arrival too. 💜

I’m gonna be completely honest, I know there are many versions of this scent, they all smell the same to me. (I don’t count flankers like Mon premier etc, I mean only versions of the OG) A lot of people mention it’s different from the old original but I don’t detect it. I had the old one few years ago, so I can’t smell them side by side, but this version is perfectly fine to me as a full replacement of the old one. I LOVE the Lolita Lempicka vibe, the bottle is absolutely gorgeous, and I got the gift set with a teeny tiny 5ml apple bottle and it’s so stinking cute I wish I could include pictures here. The smell is mysterious, witchy, interesting, strong, and I would say quite unique, despite the age and fame of this scent, I don’t think I have ever smelled it on anyone else ever here. I mostly detect Anise, Cherry and Liquorice (well duh, right?) Simply what you see is what you get. The design goes perfectly with the scent, and I think this perfume is for a bit specific group of people, definitely not for everyone, definitely not a crowd pleaser, and definitely not a safe blind buy or gift for someone who didn’t try it.

Purchased as a blind buy and I’m in love! I made sure to get the 2021 version, as I saw it named as the most similar to the original version. It feels soft, sweet and ethereal. I get both the cherry and the anise on the initial spray (though it’s not a very loud cherry, just a touch of fruity sweetness), the slightest hint of violet (which I’m grateful for; I love background floral notes but don’t care for them dominating a fragrance), and it’s becoming a quiet licorice on the dry down. My only concern is with longevity and sillage. It seems intimate (but so many frags are on my skin) and I’m interested in seeing if friends can notice it on me later. LL puts me in the same place as ELDO’s She Is an Anomaly, even though they’re not similar compositions. Both just feel so cuddly. Edit: Received several compliments in the immediate hours following my first sprays, so thumbs up for sillage. Unfortunately I can’t smell it on my skin or clothes after about 2 1/2 hours. So sad, because I loved it! Might need to explore frags with similar notes but better longevity. Still, no regrets on this blind buy.

The bottle is like an enchanted apple, and I remember how, as a child, my hands were always reaching for its golden stem. Mesmerizing. My mother had the 1997 version and, I think, it smelled very similar to the 2021 release - though back then, of course, it was the bottle that enchanted me most. I’m nearly in tears with happiness that it was reissued and is now mine: a true treasure. That fantasy quality, that soft vintage charm of the bottle, is present in the fragrance itself. It smells of violet powder, cherry, licorice and anise - and there's something timeless about it: a little girlish, a little witchy. A fairy tale for grown-up girls. Though I don't associate it with the delicate fae maidens from the ads, the scent itself is still sweet and dense. To me, it's more a girl who has slipped away from a ball into an enchanted forest - in a lavish gown, with tousled curls, straight out of a Gothic English tale. Compared to Mon Premier, Le Parfum has more violets and spice, and less sweetness and praline

Purchased a sample of what I will assume is the new formula. Buying a full bottle ASAP! This is sweet and sour - for me, I get predominately cherry and violet. You must like violet to like this scent. It's not at the forefront of the fragrance, but it is it's backbone, and is ever present as the fragrance evolves over time. Wet it is a big juicy blast of cherry. I don't get much of the anise, which is fine by me as it's not my favorite note alone, though I do suspect it's tempering the cherry to make it a little more sophisticated. I'm a huge fan of ultra sweet fragrances others may consider juvenile or cheap, ala Pink Sugar. This is not that, but it is close. It's what the girl who wore Pink Sugar as a teen wears when she grows up. It's playful and lighthearted, but self aware and intriguing. As it dries down the violet takes center stage, supported by a lush musk-tonka sweetness. Sillage is not the best, but not the worst.

I used to have a bottle of the Pacific Creations version, but I ended up selling it because as much as I loved the opening, the drydown had a very sweet scented candle vibe that I couldn't stand. Anyway, I purchased a small bottle of this new one because I saw the marketing saying that they tried to bring it as close as possible to the original from the 90s. I have sadly not smelled the original, but I definitely prefer Le Parfum to the PC version. The opening is both fresher and deeper - it has a woody depth that the PC version lacked. The sickly sweet vanilla/caramel drydown is also gone - the drydown of Le Parfum is darker - it’s more mysterious and mossy. I think in general people are too quick to jump to the conclusion that reformulations are always bad - in my opinion, this one is an improvement. I really enjoy smelling like a forest fairy. <3

Okay so I have an original formula bottle from 2002 before Pacific Creations took over and reformulated. I have the Pacific Creations "le premier Parfum 2010" and also the Leslie Lenore current Le Parfum formula. The original formula has less cherry than PC and has that ivy/soil earthy forest smell especially on the dry down. 2010 PC version is my least favorite it has no longevity and it's way more powdery and light. Cherry is heavier but it's not bad. No ivy detected. 2023 le Parfum is closer to the original. The longevity is better than PC but not as good as the OG. The ivy/soil smell is there from opening to end, my husband says it smells like a greenhouse and that's the vibe I'm going for. Forest witch where the PC is more fairy vibes. I'm glad this version seems to be easily accessible because it's definitely a repurchase for me.

The original Lolita Lempicka was what really kicked off my perfume obsession. There was something so unusual and magical about it, but eventually I switched to cruelty-free and phthalate-free scents. When I discovered that the whole LL brand had gone vegan and cleaned up their ingredients, I was eager to rediscover my earlier love. This version (Le Parfum) is supposedly the closest to the original. I haven't smelled the original in about 10 years, but from what I can remember, Le Parfum is pretty darn close. The strange, sweet licorice syrup notes are still there, and there is a depth to it that lingers in the drydown. It's beautiful and it's even more special now that it has fallen out of the mainstream (meaning you won't encounter many others wearing it!).

Can anyone even tell which version do they have? I don’t know if I have this one or 2023, and to me it doesn’t really matter. What I wanted to say is that this perfume is an absolute monster as far as strength and longevity goes. My 4yo son likes to choose out of my perfume collection and I give him one little spray on hand. Yesterday I sprayed Lolita on him, not even full spray. I sprayed it in the bedroom, and today the whole bedroom and a hallway still smells very strongly of Lolita. That’s impressive. I guess I was a little noseblind to it when I was actively using it, but now after some pause I can smell it full on. And I like it a lot. I always loved this scent, it is witchy and mysterious and edgy.

Thank you all for recommending this. My favorite parfum is Loverdose. I love it so💋. I was told that I would love LLLP even more. I just got it in the post and I have Loverdose on my right arm and LL on my left. I just keep sniffing to try and detect the note difference and they are different. LL is less parfumy sweetness and more exotic anise spice, it almost has a celery earthiness to it with the slightest hint of powder, so slight it can be confused for soily dust. I love them both. I feel like they will be fighting for first place. Right now I just don't know which is a great problem to have, I know I'm in love with this new beautiful bottle. I want all the Lolita Lempicka anise/licorice scents now.

Last night had this on for the first time and right away got compliments when my cousin hugged me! I absolutely love this scent, succesfull blindbuy that is love at first sight 🥰 Perfect for autumn and winter, or whenever you want to give off etheral and mysterious witchy vibes 🧚🏻 This is what I imagine what American Horror Story's witches and their coven to smell like! Light and full fragrance at the same time, little goes a long way. Violet, cherry, anise and liquorice notes are easily recognisable. Perfume gives off very warm and cozy feeling. As an european this reminds me of dessert wine and absinth/aquavit but also sweet and salty liquorice (in the best way possible!).

I have very high expectations with this perfume, as a faithful follower of the house I longed for vintage bottles, that wonderful Lolita lempicka from 1997 and later Le premier parfum were my signature perfumes for so many years I adore them even above the male version Au masculin, The vegan version Mom premier parfum is not that it was a disaster but it focused more on the cherry, I hope this is the bomb of dark violet, anise, licorice and ivy!!! (I don't know why I don't see the note here when it is the seal of the fragrance and supposedly this parfum is the resurrection), let's hope then .......

Leslie-leonor bottle here as well. Really,really nice stuff. Light, ethereal.... day time for sure. Extremely easy on the nose. One spray or 12 sprays actually doesnt matter,I I get the same peojection. Odd. To me this is a really nice remake, however longevity is abysmal. Barely 2 hours and then maybe the musk comes out but by then its barely projecting 10cm. Great for after shower lounging or if quickly running an errand or 3. A whole-day work horse it is not, unfortunately. Hence.. I'm picking up a vintage bottle to see will longevity be better. Yes, confirmed frag addict.

I’m so confused by all the Lolita formulations with the same looking bottle I bought this thinking it was the same one i wore for 20 years since my last bottle ran out (this looking bottle with the apple stem sprayer) This is not the same formula but close enough I also have the more geometric shaped bottle that isn’t as close to the original as this one is There’s so many it’s confusing but nothing beats my original Lolita that i discovered back in 2006 I feel this dna is an any time fragrance. Signature worthy. Sweet, powdery candy make up vibe that smelled so feminine.

i’ve heard so many good things about this perfume and it did not disappoint in the slightest. i’ve never smelled anything like it. it smells ethereal, slightly eerie with a soft gothic, witchy, faerie vibe. it smells like magic, like a fairytale, like a mysterious potion you’d find in a dark enchanted forest. it was love at first sniff. will definitely become a staple for me. i never tried the original fragrance from the 90s, but i’m glad to hear that this reformulation is quite close to it. i love it.

I love this perfume so much. I have no idea if I have the right one from the early aughts, but it still smells amazing. It does smell a little like a cherry Halls cough drop mixed with the original Ricola cough drop at first, but it settles down to a sweet, herbal, spicy, cloud. A little earthy, a little airy, a little candy. It smells like a fairytale. This is not a safe blind buy. I love the smell of anise (licorice), but some people really hate it.

I like it a lot. From what I remember of the original, its really really close. I miss the ivy, it gave the fragrance a particular texture, the herbal-earthy magic vibe I no longer find it so poignant in here. Yet it is beautiful, still retains that mossy, bitter sweet density I first fell in love with. And the cherry note is gorgeous, dark, fleshy, long distance from the one in Mon Premier.

I wasn't familiar with the original but I love this! Strong, sweet cherry with licorice goodness and a little woodiness. Mysterious, witchy, faerie vibes, definitely an autumn/winter scent. Unfortunately it doesn't last very long on my skin but hopefully the performance will improve in colder weather. P.S. My bottle was made in France and is labeled as Leslie-Leonor. Purchased on Notino.

The ‘97 version was my signature scent for years. I was so disappointed in its 2017 reformulation. More so sad and mourning it. Last year I saw a YouTuber claim this was the closest reformulation that resembled the original. And yes, it is. It was the original DNA. I nearly cried! If you’re looking for the original version, Le Parfum is your gal.