Lolita Lempicka Original

I don’t think many people in the world have bought one from this series. Of course, I like what the majority votes down. There was so much protest against this more angular apple glass and the reformed scent that in 2021 they brought back the ‘original’ bottle and scent. (Although this 2020 version was also claimed to be the original.) In short, I like this angular, more contemporary glass and scent better than the older shape, the composition perfectly sums up everything that was previously attractive in it, and elevates it to a more minimalist and modern level. The character is largely retained and got even stronger, but (as opposed to the original, which never works in warmer weather) it has been made viable in all seasons, and for the most part without the former harmful substances. I will try to summarize the evolution of the perfume so far. Apparently the same ingredients have been varied, yet there is a significant difference between how the scents play out. 1997 the first Lolita Lempicka EDP - top: star anise, violet, amber leaf - middle: licorice, cherry, iris, orris, amaryllis - base: vanilla, praline, tonka bean, white musk, vetiver 2010 LL Le Premier EDP - top: cherry, anise, amber leaf - middle: licorice, violet, iris, amaryllis - base: vanilla, praline, tonka bean, musk, vetiver 2016 Le Parfum de LL - top: vanilla, licorice, lemon - heart: violet, anise, jasmine, cedar - base: tonka bean, labdanum, benzoin (I'm not sure if this is a new version or just a flanker, especially since some reviews claim it contains incense and myrrh too) 2018 LL Mon Premier EDP - top: cherry, star anise, amber leaf - middle: licorice, violet, orris, amaryllis - base: praline, vanilla, tonka bean, musk, vetiver 2020 LL Original EDP - top: anise, bergamot - middle: licorice, iris, tonka bean - base: praline, vanilla, musk, patchouli 2021 LL Le Parfum EDP - top: anise, cherry - middle: violet, orris root - base: white musk, tonka bean, licorice The first perfume (1997) was a very bohemian, sweet, fruity, green-mossy, herbal-minty, floral and spicy composition all at once, with a tiny bit of smoke. (Some sources say it also contained tobacco flower). The second scent was similar, perhaps a little gentler. Then came the more angular glass, and although Mon Premier was claimed to have the same notes as the first scent, it became very different, for me absolutely not wearable, a silky-dusty-raspberry-rose, much more like Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire. The 2020 Original really harks back to the very first scent, but it can be worn in almost all seasons as it is not so syrupy and smoky. I think it’s a bit unisex, at least something in it reminds me of LL’s men’s perfumes. I haven’t tried the latest 2021 release and I suspect I won’t buy it, because I still have a little bottle of the 2010 edition which is almost the same as the original. Anyway, I’m glad I’ve managed to lay my hands on this curiosity, my current favorite, and I’m yet to see whether it will enter the line of my all time favorites.

I love it. It smells like a Geisha. It smells like Sayuri in my imagination. Sexy, grown up not immature but not old. It is young, it is fresh and erotic. It is thin ice crackling under your foot with cherry blossoms swirling all around. It is a kiss, it is clean, but it is carnal and smells like feminine sexuality. Yes it gives a hint of Angel by Thierry Mugler, but so subtle. It opens with an icy cold blast of fresh mountain air, evolves into a spicy sweet skin scent with the cherry syrup shaved ice like in Memoirs of a Geisha. A little fairy-like violet enchants the whole perfume, and the licorice creates a sexy, dessert scent that makes it edible...you want to lick it up, but there is a slight danger....do you really want to consume this flower, this girl? Maybe this Lolita is not so nieve. Maybe she will outsmart you! I must say that though this frag is a vixen, it is quiet. It is very faint and delicate, start to finish. It is puzzling and enchanting. It quietly morphs into the scent of clean laundry and cherry lollipops at the end, as if to suggest that a sensuality that is still out of reach for those who desires it. It doesn't jump into your lap. This beauty entices at a distance, like the restraint of the dancing Geisha. Do not over spray. It's a tad chemical and can quickly get bitter. One dab on the wrists is enough. It's sweet but not gourmand. It won't make you hungry like a vanilla perfume. It's the kind of sweet that comes from say....a rhododendron. Very cold, crisp, green. Not fruity in a tropical way, more like sakura green tea.

the opening greeted me with an anise blast, but afterwards Lolita Lempicka took an unexpected and pleasant turn for me: powdery, soft and slightly sweet. this might be placebo because of the color of the bottle but the powderiness comes from the violet maybe. i happened to try a dupe (mini sexy by UDV) that smelled good but distant from the scent profile that i like. i’ve been trying to teach my nose the lolita lempicka characteristic that all their fragrances carry. in this version it’s definitely lighter and still lingers in the background, the perfume comes off as a dreamy powdery juice and i actually really really like it. this is the ethereal, fairylike perfume i really wanted. i was challenged by the anise but it worked so beautifully blended with the other notes. same with the licorice, in fact i didn’t even know it was there! i understand that for the original lovers of Lolita Lempicka or fragrance lovers that have been training their nose forever, this might be disappointing. i’m quite new and struggle with unusual notes like those so i actually appreciated it. if only it was in the beautiful, non geometric bottle !

I just bought the 2020 formulation new from LL and it was a blind buy, so it was a bit of a risk for the price. However it is a really interesting fragrance- not a commonplace scent at all. Some may dislike it but I think it's lovely. The initial scent on spraying it is extremely peppery and gets in your nose, this is a rather spicy scent. The peppery-ness is accompanied soon after with a delightful, cool, woodland floral. I was surprised at how it smells on my skin perhaps it is my skins chemistry, this may not apply to everyone but it is not as deep and dark as I thought it would be. It has a airy kind of smell-light purple like the bottle itself. In the dry down and until it completely wears off, it gets sweeter and more like liquorice. It feels like a scent that I will only grow to admire the longer I wear it, it's unabashedly punchy. My only gripe is I wish it lasted longer, after a few hours all that's left of it is on the skin and it needs a respray so other people can smell it too. That might just be my thirsty skin absorbing it though.

A mystical and mischievous fragrance. I could see a devious fairy or pixie like kind of girl wearing this in a dimly lit thick forest with fireflies orbiting around berry bushes and moonlight shining through the trees. When I smell this fragrance I immediately get a visual in my head. A fairytale in a bottle. It oddly reminds me of that one scene in Snow White and the Huntsman when Kristen Stewart sees the majestic white elk underneath that tree. Just magical imagery. The commercials display it perfectly. It just makes sense. Forest nymph lolita fairy vibes for sure with a bright green poison apple up her sleeve. Absolutely iconic and unique. I believe that only some people can pull this off because it's slightly strange in the weirdest way but you can't quite put your finger on it or figure it out. Definitely do not blind buy! Smell a sample first. It's the kind of perfume you'll either adore and love or never reach for. I heard the new formulation isn't the same unfortunately also but I'm not sure.