Vogue

I bought this after these reviews as I wanted a reasonable clone for Chanel No. 5 and am so glad I did as it is far better than I thought it would be. I won’t buy No. 5 today due to its being a shadow of itself but my chief memories of it stem from a bottle I had of the eau de toilette splash I was gifted in the early nineties which would have been an eighties formulation. Vogue is definitely a very respectable dupe for that version of No. 5 (in fact it is closer in spirit to the original – today’s thin, evanescent No. 5 is the one that smells like the poor quality dupe to me). The aldehydic notes, skilfully blended with rich white florals and rose on top of a bed of woody and powdery notes and luxury soap is the same as No. 5 but Milton Lloyd’s performance is that much better. Drydown is rich, haunting and luxuriantly feminine. I did as one reviewer did on Fragrantica and sprayed a paper towel with it, thinking I’d return to it to assess it later but before I could it reached out and seduced me with wafts of absolutely heavenly fragrance being carried in on the breeze coming through the kitchen door to where I was sitting, a bit like the beckoning spectral hand of fragrance in the vintage cartoons reaching out to tap me on the shoulder. Projection is terrrific and it’s still going strong after 6 hours – getting softer now though still a lot more than a skin scent. I read on their website that they’re attentive to quality and have to say they are as this smells far more expensive than the price and the nose that created this being clearly very accomplished with quality oils used in its formulation. A dupe? Lovely in its own right - Bravo! Please do keep making this beauty!

I sprayed this on me at a stall in the shopping centre where I used to live, not expecting much, but it was super strong and I could smell it all day on me. It's a very close dupe of Chanel No5. Soapy, aldehydic, sort of old fashioned but in a good way. It smells gold. It's got a champagne like quality to it. Gorgeous and I'd forgotten about it til I got Milton Lloyd's Night Flower. Now I think I'll get this and Monaco. If you love No5 but can't afford to buy it, or you have it but want to save it as much as possible, get this. They're great quality, you'd never think they were so cheap. Edit I bought them. I don't wear perfumes like this too much but I do go through phases of craving a good "granny" perfume, or a really powdery vintage, so this will definitely do for when I feel like I wanna wear No5. I wouldn't buy a bottle of the Chanel for how little I'd use it. I do have a bottle with about 15ml left in it that I got about 5 years ago as a gift though but I can't figure out what it is. It's obviously fake, it says Chanel No5 edp but the juice is pale pink and it smells different to this. It's more creamy and soapy. It's gorgeous but I have no idea what it is or I'd buy it. It's not Coco Mademoiselle, it's some sort of No5 in the square chunky bottle. I doubt I'll ever know.

A few weeks ago I ordered “Hawaii “ , a Milton LLoyd dupe of the Lagerfeld Chloe from the 1980’s . I was pleasantly surprised and it reminded me of the original and was quite pretty . It also lasted longer than the version made now. I was looking on Amazon , and saw this perfume and read favorable reviews of it . Out of curiousity I ordered it because the reviews were good and it is a dupe of Chanel #5 . Last night I sprayed a about 3 -4 spritzes on a paper towel in my kitchen . This morning I walked in the kitchen to make my coffee and was met with a beautiful and rich smell . No, I am NOT kidding ! I could not believe how pretty the scent was. It is , in my opinion, ten times prettier than the current formula of Chanel #5 ( May 2019 ) . The Chanel #5 formula sold in my town now is VERY weak and thin. This lasts longer and smells superior to my nose. I can smell this on my clothes days after I sprayed it , and can smell it hours later in my bathroom , That is better than some of my high end Chanel and Givenchy scents that disappear totally before two hours. I love Vogue and honestly think it reminds me of the Chanel #5 I remember many years ago .

Had this for a couple of months now, and when I first received it, it didn't smell of much and vanished after an hour. I sprayed heavily and managed to use half the 50ml bottle, but I then put it to the back of my cupboard and forgot it. Couldn't decide what to wear today, it being 30 degrees, so I thought ha-ha, time for Vogue; it's very light and won't bother anyone. Well, it seems my hayfever has diminshed considerably and now I know this is a quite strong perfume and lasted well over 6 hours on me!! It's a good job we were on lockdown and I wasn't mixing with polite company - I'd have gassed them out with how much I had been wearing! I get the rose and jasmine, not sure I'd be able to recognise an aldehyde or a ylang, but the vanilla and musk, with the woody vetiver, is lovely. I'm very pleased with this perfume, but in it's own right, and not as a dupe, because I have never had Chanel No 5. Not sure I'd bother with the Chanel either, as I have many perfumes to choose from already, especially florals.

I decided to buy this based on the reviews. The moment I opened the cap, I was greeted by such a beautiful scent.🤍 I own Chanel No. 5 EDP and Vogue. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the chance to smell an older bottle of Chanel No. 5 EDP, but reading reviews from people who say this is what it used to smell like years ago makes me smile. Vogue smells like expensive soap. It’s so cozy and comforting. I think this is the kind of fragrance I’d love people to smell on me when they hug me it feels warm, elegant, and very feminine. I’m going to let it macerate for a few months to see how the scent develops. I hope it becomes even better over time. I had a similar experience with Monaco. I left it untouched for about a year, and its performance improved dramatically. I think this fragrance would be spectacular with a gentle breeze, just like someone mentioned in the comments. I’ll definitely be wearing it on autumn and winter afternoons.❄️🍂