Panache

Just ordered this because I remembered my Mum used to wear it when I was little. Couldn't remember what the smell was, so really a blind buy. Very strong on to start with, but that may be me as I have asthma, but nothing that meant a trip to A & E! Lovely bright opening, that soon gentles down to a light citrusy floral. After about an hour on me, it gets a really strange vibe, I can only describe as funky earth. I'd take a stab at it being the oakmoss as it's not a note I'm familiar with, but it passes after 30 minutes, so no biggy. The drydown is delicious. Powdery, musky and I get a little smokey vetiver, all with a wistful rose drifting over it. Lasts a good 8 hours, and 12 as a skin scent. For something so inexpensive, it is a well constructed perfume, and one I will always keep 'in stock'. I'll also try and find an original Lentheric version to do a comparison.

Smells like Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

Since this is a blind buy and it wasn't in the database when I decided to buy it, I didn't know what to expect. That made my expectations higher than usual. I personally was not disappointed. On my skin this starts out POW!dery :-) I sense flowers, rose and carnations, but the overwhelming scent is a lady's boudoir. Not bad, since it's very affordable. I do not get any citrus scent at all. It lasts more than 10 hours and the drydown is pleasant, the sandalwood and oakmoss in e pleasant mix.

This is a great 1970s style aldehyde. It's soapy and clean and smells a bit like talc. From my ancient memories, this is how lots of women smelled when I was growing up. It's slightly old fashioned, which I like, and smells like Sandalwood, Roses, Jasmine, Thyme and Myrhh. It's floral and spicy and powdery, and really lovely. It's cheap too. I'd much rather smell this on people than ubiquitous fruity florals.

This is an amazing perfume for a low price. It has great longevity too. It is light, uplifting and gentle. Hard to say what are the main notes - citrus, white floral, aldehyde and some warmth.