Vu par Ted Lapidus

VU Par by Ted Lapidus perfume was amazing I still want it, but unlikely to get it. The closest I can get to reproducing the unique smell is to spray Ted Lapidus Rumba Eau de Toilette which is long lasting, and then I roll on a perfume oil, I have chosen Basil Leaf, Lime, Mandarin and Bergamot. Let that settle for 10 minutes and then the slightest spritz of Honey (I have chosen Marc Jacobs). Long winded I know but it's the only way I have been able to recreate that wonderful and unique smell.

This was a scent that could not let you go unnoticed. It was strong with a bitter undertone that was very innovative for the time. I would associate this scent with a hippy feeling wearing flower power clothes. It was so new after all the flowers, all the powdery scents: finally spicy, naughty girls at last! I wore this and felt so special even though I was only a student and remember very well this was a scent admired a lot (but not by mothers ...)

I have a 1 ounce extrait of this and man if you like vintage mossy woody leather chypres this is to die for. There are clearly notes not mentioned here; leather, civet, honey with some bergamot in the top notes. Sexy, a little sweet in that 70s way; it brings many other perfumes of the time to mind but I can't think of another just like it. Yum.

I loVU I whish I had known VU when I was younger. It could defiantly be my signature perfume. Its a beautiful Chypre. Opens with mossy, woodsy-leathery (light leather) notes. Dries down to a woodsy honeyed The floral base adds a little sweetness but it is not sweet-rather clean and Uplifting.

I loved this so much and still miss it. I remember that it was quite sweet at first, then the amber would dominate and it lasted not just through the day, but through the night as well.