Mini Sexy

I decided to grab a bottle of this after reading on here that it’s a clone for the original 1997 formulation of Lolita Lempicka, and after being disappointed by the tester I smelled of the 2020 LL at the mall. I am so glad I decided to give this and LL another shot...forgive me for being dramatic, but this fragrance is life changing. Now I know what “love” is on the rating system! Like others have reviewed on LL, it makes me feel (not just think of, but truly *feel*) that I am fairy princess in an enchanted forest filled with ivy and shadows. This is the one I’ve been searching for, it’s so perfectly balanced. It is playful and nostalgic, yet intriguing and mysterious. Versatile for every season and every situation. I have a new signature. Since I love this one so much, I decided to take the dive and buy a vintage bottle of the original LL on eBay, it’s hard to imagine anything being better than this one, so I am incredibly excited to receive it and see what all the buzz is about.

My daughter chose MiniSexy as her first perfume at 15 on her own - not so much because of the name I think, but rather beacuse of its affordability and pleasant scent. And she made the right choice! On her it is a deep, multi-layered coctail of sweetness with patchouli undertones, evoking chldish sweetness and a sort of more mature elegance at the same time. The outcome is really classy. Just by chance in a local self-service drugstore she apparently had found a fragrance that just fits her like a glove, it lasts really long on her and definitely fits her personality. She is now sixteen and she stays loyal for over a year now :-) It has become definitely her signature scent. Even though it can be easily bought literally with teenagers ́pocket money, it is not cheap. I remember that back in the old days in Europe (cca. 1980s) Ulric de Varens used to be a well known brand/name, for a reason I think :-) This is an unexpensive, but really decent perfume.

I was having a massive craving for LPRN / LL...and finally found a scent to satisfy my desires!! Quickly fell in love with this one: To my nose this smells 85% like Guerlain's 'La Petite Robe Noire Légère'! Currently my 2nd favourite from UdV. Definitely a stand out scent from their entire perfume range (as I was losing hope, most UdV scents are below expectations). The opening is so similar to the sour cherries in LPRNL, and blends well with the subtly powdery liquorice. The tonka is nutty, and the vanilla compliments it beautifully. Luckily I don't get much floral notes on my skin, and 'Mini Sexy' is less powdery than its Guerlain/ Lolita Lempicka sisters. On the 5th hour there's still cherry-like liquorice and sweet patchouli, vanilla, tonka on my skin. So feminine, sultry, classy, expensive-smelling with great silage too. I got this on sale for $1.60 (25ml), had to go back for another!

The first thing that came to mind when I first sprayed it was: "it's everything I like about Lolita Lempicka without everything that I dislike about it". I am a big fan of Eau de Minuit by Lolita Lempicka and I also have the 2010 version of the original and Mini Sexy reminds me more of Eau de Minuit. It's a very good dupe of the Lempicka vibe: the licorice, the violet-iris combo, the powdery coolness and the general sweetness with an edge to it, but Mini is sweeter and milder, the drydown especially, it turns more generic sweet scent. It lasts 6 to 8 hours on me. The sillage is very discreet too, so I don't have to worry about annoying people who hate licorice. What it lacks from the original are all the green notes and the cherry. It's more linear, more sugary, but I love it as an easy everyday grab without worrying of emptying my discontinued bottle of EdM.

My high school perfume! I bought bottles with my bestie when we were teenagers. This scent exited us so much! It's sweet but not sugary at all. The scent turns warm and seductive on your skin. The licorage and tonka bean are very noticable. The floral note ties those together and the patchouli adds some mistery. The quality is nice. It's not very complex but that's fine because it's well done. The bottle looks cheap but it's functional and the price is very low. I still get exited when I smell this scent!