Monaco

I first smelled this perfume while working with an elegant older lady. The moment she walked into the store, the air was filled with a beautiful, powdery scent that turned heads wherever she passed. ❤️ She was so graceful — brightly colored nails, a classic Chanel-style pearl necklace — carefully browsing the shelves. I couldn’t resist approaching her and said, “Dear, you smell absolutely amazing. Would you mind telling me what perfume you’re wearing?” She smiled and replied, “Everyone tells me that! I can’t smell it anymore myself — I guess I’ve gotten used to it.” And then she said: “Monaco.” I was shocked — Monaco? I had never heard of this fragrance before. Curiosity got the best of me, and I went down a rabbit hole on Google until I finally found this hidden gem. I ordered it from Amazon for only £5! To say I was impressed is an understatement. It smells incredible for the price — soft, powdery, and deeply feminine. It suited her perfectly. The scent took me back to my childhood, reminding me of a cream my mother used to wear. There’s something deeply nostalgic and comforting about it. An absolute treasure — elegant, timeless, and affordable.❤️

I have never smelled Paris, but just from reading the scent profile of Paris I wanted to try its dupe Monaco. Interestingly in the original Paris listing there are hyacinths mentioned, whilst here there are not. However I DO smell the hyacinths in Monaco as well. Basically I found that the scent pyramid of Paris fits Monaco better than the actual scent pyramid of Monaco on it's page here. So if you want to know the perfume pyramid of Monaco, then go on the Paris page and you'd be better informed. How does Monaco smell like? If I have to explain it with a scene: It smells like a Parisian flower market in spring. It's outdoors and early morning. You can smell spring flowers (hyacinths, lilies, violets, geraniums, mimosas, nasturtiums, to name a few) and you can also smell their green stems and leaves. It's fresh outside and a little cold still. You can smell the newspapers being put out. You can smell Paris slowly awaking and getting ready for its people. I think that this perfume is absolutely beautiful. I have no idea how the actual Paris smells, but Monaco smells wonderful. I'm very happy with my £5 bottle.

This was a complete blind buy for me and I really like it. It reminds me of a perfume I once stole from my grandma when I was in high school, but this one is a bit fresher, and a bit "younger", if you will. I can smell the rose but the violet really shines through - and it's a beautiful fresh, juicy violet. I wouldn't say it's sexy per se, but it definitely makes me feel very feminine (although I'm a big believer in the fact that perfume is genderless!) It's quite strong and noticeable, but it's such a soft scent that it never bothers me, and it lasts quite long on me. It definitely agrees with my skin. The bottle of course is nothing special, but I really LOVE the graphics on the box! Very vintage looking and sophisticated, it's definitely going in my scrapbook. It's my second perfume from Milton Lloyd and it's definitely not the last. I've got my eyes on Chique.

Love it. A really close dupe of YSL Paris- original formulation. I've been wearing this all day since it arrived and can't stop sniffing my wrist. It so takes me back to the Paris of the 80's when everyone in the office was wearing it along with their power suits and curly perms. Incredible longevity. I love the powdery notes that mingle very pleasingly with freshly cut roses and Sandalwood. It bears no resemblance to the reformulated, jarring offering from YSL and at £4.95 a bottle. Are you kidding? I'm going to be telling the odd little white lie if asked what I'm wearing and I don't care! Of course it's Paris. Milton LLoyd does it again. Thank you so much, keep on delivering these delightful dupes. My second favourite ML now to 'Chacal'. Treat yourself without breaking the bank!

Lulalilly, if you want to wear this and love it, for goodness sake IGNORE what your friends say and think about your choices, and just enjoy a wonderful, wonderful perfume for it's own sake and for your own pleasure, not theirs's! There is nothing wrong with being an individual rather than one of a herd who blindly follow the latest perfume trend. If they mock you for choosing something timeless rather than a generic sweetie smell, then you have to wonder whether they are friendships worth cultivating IMO.