Anaïs Anaïs Cacharel 1978

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Annegret Beier

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6.8 / 10 403 Ratings

A perfume by Cacharel for women, released in 1978. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Fresh

Chypre

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Hyacinth

Galbanum

Lily

Bergamot

Blackcurrant

Citrus fruits

Lavender

Lemon

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley

Carnation

Honeysuckle

Orris root

Ylang-ylang Jasmine

Jasmine

Orange blossom Rose

Rose

Tuberose

Iris

Base Notes

Musk

Oakmoss

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Cedar

Vetiver

Frankincense Leather

Leather

Patchouli

Perfumers

Roger Pellégrino, Robert Gonnon, Paul Léger, Raymond Chaillan

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Ratings

Scent

6.8403 Ratings

Longevity

7.4289 Ratings

Sillage

6.9277 Ratings

Bottle

6.1288 Ratings

Value for money

7.862 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 05/19/2025.

Interesting Facts

With Anaïs Anaïs, Cacharel heralded the start of the era of white flower scents in the late 1970s. The floral chypre is one of the most prominent and most-sold scents today.

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Reviews

15 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/20/2022

MartinD28
5 Reviews

MartinD28

8

I Suppose I Always Will

When I was 16, my girlfriend wore this scent. She was very special. Eventually, we would decide to date other people. We were young. We kept in touch for several years, but after college, I never saw her, or heard from her again.

Thirty years later, as I walked up to stand in line in a book store, a fragrance that I had not smelled in as many years, struck me, and as it did, I immediately said aloud, “Anais Anais”. A pretty young lady in her mid-teens standing in front of me turned, looked at me for a moment, and smiled. I smiled back, silently, only barely resisting the urge to tell her of the rush of emotion, and stirring memories that flooded my mind before I uttered those two words.

It’s amazing how that works; how a fragrance can instantly transport one back to a foregone place, and time, and leave you felling like you had just been with someone you had not seen in many years.

I love this fragrance, and I suppose I always will.

01/05/2012

0
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 5
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 4

Powdered daisys

I thought this was a little too overpowering and powdery for my liking. Not something that I can imagine appealing to me at any age. I wouldn't describe Anais Anais as being powdery and heavy like Chanel No.5, but rather a sourish floral scent. This however has great lasting power. I'm also not a fan of the bottle. They should have made a new bottle design since the original has been around for nearly 40 years.

Update:
I decided to give this another try to see whether my opinions might have changed. At first spray I realised why I didn't like it, it smelt rather like the weeds that are so common in Australian fields. It was greenish and sour. However, the drydown of this fragrance which I'd previously missed was rather likable. It wasn't unique in any way, but was rather soapy, powdery and fresh. Still not my cup of tea but not as bad as I previously thought.

08/10/2014

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 5
Scent

Tessa
81 Reviews

Tessa

Helpful Review 5

After the show

Anais Anais! Sweet name, repeated twice as if to make us remember you.
Anais Anais! White and delicate like a balerina, waving her arms like the wings of a swan. You are pure in your sparkling white tutu and you spin and fly lightly in the air, and mesmerize me with the swift motion and the glittery lids and perfect make up for the stage. Are you the White Swan or maybe the Saint-Saens ' swan ? The short moments when you dance up there, you seem brighter than the limelights and then, still dreaming of you, I wait outside the theatre to see you exiting. And my wait is rewarded by an unrecognizable silouette, pale and thin, with no glitter and sparkle, trying to find her way through the rainy night. Was it your swan song, Anais Anais , or has it just been my imagination?

This perfume-in the Eau de Parfum version- was one of my favorites in the early 1980. The new release in 2005, is so different , so lifeless that it took me a long time to find the right words to describe it.

10/23/2013

5
Bottle 10
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 4
Scent

Flavorite
240 Reviews

Flavorite

Helpful Review 5

A Prissy, Pretty and Puritanical Floral

This is a dry floral with full on hyacinth, lavender and lily notes. Puritanical and widely accepted as the perfect scent for high senior Prom Queens and popular girls. That is, unfortunately due to the overwhelming popularity during the late 80s of this scent. In my Prep school girls were generally adhering to one of 4 female archetypes- the jolly mother hen, the punk rocker/rebel/outcast misfits, The wanton fair young virgin and the athletic/tough chicks- this fragrance seemed very popular with both the mother hen and the wanton fair young virgin crowds. I fell in another group, I'll leave that for another time, my signature scents were Chanel No. 5, Fendi and Gucci No.3. Back to my main point, this fragrance is still a classic daytime floral, long lasting and unforgettable. Though I can't stand it on my on skin, I can readily recognize it on others and it is not an unpleasant crisp floral scent at all. Perhaps, it is just my personally memories and associations which have biased me, but I can't help but recall harsh early morning History Lectures, chronic Strep throat and lousy institutional oatmeal and toast breakfasts followed by the appearance of freshly Preppy "day commuter students" filled with privilege and what I imagined to be joyful parents whipping up flying magical blueberry pancakes...o.k. turns out none of that was real. But still Anaïs Anaïs comes across as cold, crisp Hyacinth and lily scent with a loud cheerleader center of jasmine, honeysuckle and Rose. Finished with a stoic oakmoss, vetiver and cedar base pressed and starched ladies attire ready to face the day and I certainly have never been, so it never fit my personality or taste. Having said that, if you enjoy the powerhouse fragrances of the 80s, this should be on your list to test as it is an undeniable classic.

12/15/2012

JSpines
175 Reviews

JSpines

Helpful Review 4

Anais Anais

When I was in high school there was a girl in my dramatic arts class who wore this. It smelled completely intoxicating on her. When she mentioned the name of it one day, I never forgot and that was over 20 years ago! That's got to say something about this fragrance. Easily one of my favorite perfumes on a lady!

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