Tutu Woman

As a poor but somewhat image concious student I once treated myself to a bottle Chanel Coco Deodorant which back then was the only item of the range I could afford. Despite being in the very beginning of my fragrance journey I gathered that this was one of the iconic classic scents, a rite of passage in some way. So I do remember the famous fragrance this Milton Lloyd offering is supposed to be reminiscent of. As my fragrance collection has exploded over the last decade, I no longer use any one scent on a daily or weekly basis. But out of all Milton Lloyd fragrances I have tried, this is one that keeps delivering and I am blown away every time I use it. It's cheap as chips, and, it lasts wayyyy longer than the "expiry date" they print on the package. So I treasure my used and my backup bottle. As far as my memory goes, it is sufficiently close to Coco - but to be honest, if I had never heard of Coco and somebody had given me a bottle of Tutu, I would just declare it to be one of the best cheapies every. It is surprisinly long lasting on me, and unlike some other ML scents, all phases of its development are well blended. There isn't a very harsh opening and longevity and sillage are decent. The drydown is delicious, as long as you enjoy the type of scent - I would call it amber / spicy and a bit soapy as well.

I never owned Coco, but I have smelled it many times on other people and in the past. In fact, one of my clients seems to be wearing it these days, because as soon as I smelled Tutu I thought "ha, this smells like my client's perfume" and I know that she only wears Nr 5, Coco and Libre. As Tutu doesn't smell like Libre nor Nr 5 it must be Coco I seem to be smelling on her all the time. I immediately recognised it. Again, I have only ever smelled Coco in shops or on other people passing by, but I can still say that I recognised it in Tutu. I'd probably go as far as saying if I gave Tutu to my client and she'd wear Coco and Tutu on different days to test me, which day she wore which perfume, I wouldn't be able to tell. Maybe if I sprayed both on paper and would have enough time to go through every single note, maybe I could. Who knows. But sprayed on a person, no way. I couldn't. Incredible! And that for £5 per 50ml bottle. That's unbelievable. I'm so happy with Tutu. I think I'm going to try some more fragrances from ML.

I recently bought another bunch of ML fragrances, Tutu being one of them. I used Coco many years ago, probably before it was reformulated. My perfume tastes have changed a bit meanwhile but I was curious to walk down memory lane and remind myself of coco wihtout breaking the bank, so I sprayed myself with this. Admittedly, the first 20 mins were a bit harsh and not exactly bringing up the desired nostalgic memories. I thought for a moment if I had really bad taste when I was that age... but wait, after an hour and in fact for about 8 hours longevity, Tutu turns into an amazingly rounded elegant perfume. There I am, closing my eyes I can remember the time and place where I used to wear Coco and I am not let down. I also layered Tutu with a bit of Shalimar EDT and it was amazing together. I am a layering freak especially in winter and Milton Lloyd's fragrance could be a great addition to my chest of armour. So if you try this scent here please be patient, it will mellow down beautifully after the sharp opening!

Thanks to the review below,and this being so cheap, I thought I would surprise my lovely wife and buy her a couple of the 50 ml edt bottles. At first this smelt awfull and was choking us both out. But give it 15 minutes and yep, a sort of citrusy version of coco starts to come through. Half an hour later it starts to get nice and powdery with that slight vanilla in the heart. I would say give this a go,,1 bottle wont break the bank and you'll get to save the real juice just for special occasions.. Coco Chanel in my opinion is the most beautiful scent you could ever wish to smell on a women,,just pure class and so seduction and I never want my wife not to have it in her collection..but this is a good substitute..

I am amazed at the quality of this perfume for the price (50ml for £5.50 from Milton Lloyd's website). It was a blind buy but as soon as I sprayed it, I loved it. It is very similar to Opium, Youth Dew and Tabu, so if you like those fragrances you should like Tutu. As to longevity, when sprayed on the skin it lasts several hours, but on clothing I could still smell it the next morning! I can see myself buying this again in the future, well worth the money. Update. I have now tested Coco Chanel Eau de Parfum (which apparently this is supposed to be a copy of) and can say that Tutu Woman is pretty much identical and actually lasts longer (I was surprised at how quickly Coco started to fade).