Todd Oldham

Several years ago when my great grandmother died, I discovered this perfume among others while rummaging through her possessions. I loved it so so much, it was deep, slightly spicy, rich and sweet to me. It made me feel like a grown up (I was 15 at the time). I asked my grandpa if I could keep a bottle as there were 5 of them. He said yes, and I remember being so happy to have my own bottle of this delicious perfume. I was so deeply in love with it to the point where I sprayed it on nearly everything I owned! Not surprisingly, my friends would tell me I smelled like an old woman but I didn't care! I was so sad when more than half of it leaked all over the bottom of my purse. I think part of the reason I was so infatuated with it was because it reminded me of her; it smelled amazing on her skin and the fact she had more than one bottle of it makes me think she loved it just as much as I did. Today I rediscovered this (my mother had a bottle under her sink!) and I've fallen in love with it all over again! I don't detect any bergamot, mandarin orange, or rose. On my skin this is a lovely sweet oriental with lots of peach, musk, cinnamon and amber. Somehow I feel comforted while wearing it; like being wrapped in a super soft blanket. This is definitely a scent best worn in the fall/winter. I think this would be perfect for an evening out as it is quite sexy and men seem to really like it! I'm stocking up on this as soon as possible!

This is among my top ten favorite perfumes ever, a miraculously lovely (and potent!)concoction of gourmand, spicy and woodsy scents, with exceptional sillage and tenacious lasting power. I have gone through at least 10 big bottles of eau de parfum and 15 smaller bottles, and I know why, despite its fabulousness, it never made it "big": the atomizers never work. They will work for the first few sprays, and then never work again, no matter what you do to them. I have had to laboriously remove the glued on top piece with acetone and pliers and decant them into other perfume containers in order to wear them, and its worth all the bother for the amazing perfume. Todd Oldham is definitely not discreet "office perfume", indeed, it isn't discreet at all, but it has elicited a ton of compliments from everyone, from little children to older people. If there was one perfume that I have worn in my life that I would consider my "signature", Todd Oldham would be the one. It makes me sad that it is so very hard to find now, even among online retailers, but I will keep buying any and all I find.

I got this perfume for very cheap on eBay (it's possible to find it for as little as $3!) and I'm so glad I took a chance on it. I really had no idea what to expect, but that is half of the excitement from blind buying scents! I was very pleasantly surprised. The bottle is very cute and understated, the color is a deep amber that reminds me of apple juice. I put a splash on my wrists and went about my afternoon grocery shopping. Every time I reached out to grab something off of the shelf, I smelled this beautiful concoction and I have to say that I am HOOKED. It's very feminine and very mature. Classy would be a good word to describe it. A deep spicy smell with faint sweetness, like someone said above, reminiscent of bananas and caramel. I just love it so much that I'm going to buy some more so that I don't run out any time soon because I see myself wearing this a lot in the near future.

I did not think I would like this because of the fruity notes, but I love it. It opens with a sweet almost orange blossom which must be the fruits and jasmine. Then, you get this lovely smoke quality. It literally smells like smoke in clothes and amber. This is much more than I expected. The fruits are supporting and the musk is there. The sandalwood and patch help dry it out a bit to keep it from the syrupy top. But, all the way through is amber and smoke. I wish I had bought more than a mini! I figured out the smoke. It is the real, dirty jasmine. Not the syrupy fake sweet kind. This is jasmine like in ELDO Jasmin et Cigarette or Atelier Jasmin Angelique but balanced by the fruits and amber. Lovely.

This is the O.G. This was my first foray into deep, rich, sweet and spicy scents back in the 90s. I worked at a small magazine and our office was so small and bland. The highlight of my day was when one of my coworkers would walk past me wearing this. I finally asked her what it was and when she told me Todd Oldham I found it and bought it immediately. It was SO strong and so loud but so sexy, sweet, and gorgeous. I bought two bottles at one time. I went through them and miss them dearly. I see some on eBay at crazy prices but unfortunately I’m about to give in to get back a small piece of fragrance nostalgia. It’s worth it. Please visit me at Deborah Day on YouTube for more fun fragrance reviews. xo.