Charlie White

I was at Walgreens picking up a few essentials yesterday and saw that the holiday fragrance gift sets are on the shelves now, and, being the fragrance addict that I am, I had to take a look. I saw a box that included 2 bottles of Charlie White for a steal and instantly looked up the notes here. I was a little skeptical when I saw the notes, especially the watermelon and violet, but I couldn't say no. I figured if I didn't like it there would be someone that would. I got into the car and sprayed Charlie White on my wrist, and it was love at first smell. CW is clean, sweet, and fresh. It fits very well in the green floral category. I think the reason I was afraid of the watermelon note is that it conjures up a fake, sugary impression in my mind - like watermelon flavored gum, when it obviously doesn't really smell like watermelon should. Fortunately for me, that watermelon is nowhere to be found in this fragrance. There is nothing syrupy or overly fruity. The jasmine and lily are the most prominent floral notes. I don't get any violet whatsoever. CW reminds me of my signature fragrance Glow by JLo - not because they smell that much alike, but because they both make me feel put together, clean, and feminine. They can both be worn at any time, anywhere, and really any time of year. They are timeless fragrances IMO. Charlie White might end up in my top 5 - a fantastic little drugstore gem!!!

The Charlie scents had a long story in my family. It’s very funy and cute. My mother bought her first Charlie in her first selery. That time it was very expensive. My mother cherished her bottle, but my grandfather didn’t know that. He tried to sterilize hes feet with perfume (...old times...). My mother screamed: „Father what are you doing? What perfume do you useing?” Grandfather said: „Hmmm... some kind of a Charlie...” Mother was shocked, after hearing that grandfather wasting her precious perfume. Buti t wasn’t true, grandfather was jokeing. But with a (approximately) 3 or 4 years old child (how was me :) ) hearing, it was a good opportunity to buy a Christmas present for her mother. So I told my idea to my father, and went to shoping. We bougth a 15ml Charlie White perfume and I give it to my mother as a Christmas present. After the boxing day I secretly sprayed out nearly the whole bottle!!!! Everything smelt Charlie White!!! Everything in the house!!! My mother was shockd again... They saved 2 or 3 ml in the bottle, but it was a failure of a gift. From that time on Charlie White was the scent of Christmas for me. And I really love this scent. :)

One summer when I was in a warm country for a few weeks I was desperately looking for a cheap enough scent for temperatures over 30 degrees - everything annoyed me that was sweet and fruity, and I came across this 100 ml one at the chemists, and I repurchased it the year after- I would probably even wear it now if I was in a warmer climate. I sprayed away like there was no tomorrow, as it didn`t last more than a couple of hours and as I remember it was really crisp, tuberose-y, refreshing and maybe a tad bit synthetic too, but the synthetic feel went away quite fast. It felt just perfect on me in the scorching heat! It`s one of those perfumes that you should really only wear over 25 degrees, otherwise they will give you this `meh` impression. I also bough it for a friend, who told me that it was a bit like floor cleaner..Well, we`re not all the same.. EDIT: I can`t smell any watermelon in this, honestly. Just sprayed it on and it`s basically ozonic, bit sharp tuberose, slightly sweeter as it dries. But no watermelon, none. Lovely anyway.

I love this for nostalgic purposes. And it's kind of odd, like me. Definitely not for everyone, and I do NOT suggest anyone blind-buy this based on its notes. I wore it in high school in the mid-90's. This was back when my mom was always bringing home drugstore perfume from the clearance bin at her work. I wore the hell out of it. I thought it was a cute, oddball, punk rock kinda fragrance. Now I only wear it every once in awhile because I do realize it's kind of a bizarre one (glad I'm not the only one who picks up the note of pencil shavings. I always thought that and wondered if other people did too!), and the sillage is actually pretty strong coming off me. But the scent itself is actually VERY dear to me. Based on this review, you maybe wouldn't guess that? But I love it very much. I always get excited whenever I run across a bottle of this in a random Walgreens or wherever (which is not often). It's the only Charlie fragrance I like besides Charlie Black (which I have only ever seen in the UK).

Cheapie but freshie! It smells really elegant. Now, you can't expect much from this juice bottle because it will be very basic. If you do not want to smell basic, then this isn't for you. But, but...it's a very elegant scent and could be a dumb reach for times when you just want to smell clean and nice without choking yourself out. People who are still buying this mainly buy it for the nostalgia factor. I bought this for my mom, although she used Charlie's classic one (gold cap), so when she saw the Charlie white, she smiled and said, "Charlie!" She liked it a lot. I think I will buy one for myself too. Yeah, the little irksome part is that after 10 minutes, it smells synthetic on my skin. And the perfume doesn't last long (duh). But I don't expect this to be a crazy designer label at that price.

i ware this one alot in high school its a very clean cut fresh linen scent, the boy i had a crush on always said i smell lovely when he walked past me on my way to school other people also used to comment how nice i smell when i ware this, then sadly shops stopped selling it, i bought D&G LIGHT blue the smell of that is very alike. recently shops started selling charlie again and every xmas and birthday people keep buying me huge bottles of charlie white as it reminds everyone of me, i have more bottles than i know what to do with but i dont think the relaunched versions of charlie white is as good as the original charlie white it dont seem to last as long after few mins i cant smell it anymore it has no staying power its like warter with a hint of charlie in it

Completely affordable, and I don't hate it! Fun, fresh, quirky, inoffensive and strangely comforting is probably a better description. I get the "pencil shavings" note, but I find it oddly soothing. It's perfectly acceptable & adorably pleasing when it gets way too close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit before June 21st in the northwestern hemisphere. Colder weather is likely to shatter this crystalline house. But today, with this heat, and threatening thundershowers since early morning, it's not a bad choice. Greenish-whitish florals with pencil wood (leady-graphitey twigs?) and a bit of fructose. It's unusual and unassuming, but absolutely charming in the right conditions, especially considering how inexpensive it is in my neck of the woods.

This fragrance was gifted to me back in 2002 by one of my dearest friends, and obviously it carries many memories of times when I was a teenager. Summer holidays, hanging around with friends, no money, no worries...It was not as popular as the other "Charlies", but it was, and still is my favorite from the range. It's clean, fruity, fresh and...white. The watermelon and peach notes are very obvious for my nose, maybe a little bit synthetic, but lovely nevertheless. The base is a mix of musk, violets, white flowers and powdery iris. During my "fragrance journey" I didn't came across something similar and actually I was planning to get another bottle, but I see it was reformulated...Sad...

(Review for the frosted bottle) I was on a journey to collect metallic fragrances and turns out I found one on this! This smells like what I would want a futuristic fruit basket would be. Metallic nuances in Charlie White didn't come off as "sterile" or "hospital-y". There's this companionable twist to the fruitiness that I sniff from the added metallicness. I would personally call this "Charlie Silver" rather than the real Silver for how prominent the metallic to my nose. Charlie Silver smells way fruitier for it to be called Silver. Last surprisingly long for a freshie (got a good performance for like around 6 hours with 8 spritz).

When I first put this on, I got a strong lime scent. After a couple of minutes, this was beautiful. It has dry, crisp sandalwood with dry jasmine and lily. Jasmine is very common in India. My backyard has a whole section dedicated to Jasmine and my mother keeps the yard-facing windows open to let the breeze bring the Jasmine fragrance in and my home smells heavenly. I've spent many evenings/late nights in my back yard: just sitting in the moonlight, surrounded by lovely jasmine and roses and the green-ish smell of leaves and trees. To me, this clear water in a simple bottle smells enchantingly like Moonlight.

Was feeling nostalgic and my cat is named Charlie. Hmm wonder what these smell like now? Didn't like the red, blue or gold but white was a real surprise. Fresh, aquatic and for me not flowery at all. My new cheap and cheerful favourite...who'd have thought that from Charlie?

This was the first perfume I ever wore and I bought it again now just for fun. I still Iove it and I’ve been really enjoying wearing it! The notes I detect are watermelon and fresh ozone, it’s fresh and elegant and easy to wear without being overly sweet.

Its Poof In a bottle!!!I sprayed this on my wrist and it smelled good I do wish it would of last longer than 15 minuets! Its a nice price I payed less than 10 dollars for a 3.3oz. I can't say its the best of the charlies cuz I only tried 2.

Fresh, watery and ozonic sensation in an expensive air-conditioned car with a calming smell....if you wear this then you will be fresher....white floral are not too prominent, simple and very pleasant smell....definetely love it

This is for the frosted EDT bottle: I have a soft spot for this fragrance. It was my first "grown-up" scent, I still have an old bottle that I wear nostalgically. Unique light musk with fruity notes, great for summer.

One of my favorite after shower scents. If it works well with your chemistry (as it does with mine) it smells alot more pricier than the $6 I paid for it. A little beauty. X

Fresh and clean and powdery all at once. A perfect "clean" smell for hot days, I feel cooler and more refreshed the instant it goes on. An incredible steal at the price.

Had it 10 yrs ago, its refreshing summer scent and had the watermelon yumminess. Doesn't last long. Wouldn't buy again. But i do hav sweet memories with it.

The smell is so good but i wish they make it little stronger. It doesnt last for more than 4 hours, but it will always be one of my fav :)

i love this one but hard to find this.... i got this for 4 bottle and found my last bottle in Indonesia during my holiday...