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Sophia Coty 1981 Cologne

7.7 / 10 16 Ratings

A popular perfume by Coty for women, released in 1981. The scent is spicy-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Floral

Oriental

Leathery

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Spices

Aldehydes

Orange

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Clove

Jasmine

Ylang-ylang Iris

Iris

Orchid

Rose

Base Notes

Ambergris

Musk

Vanilla

Benzoin

Frankincense

Russian leather

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.716 Ratings

Longevity

7.312 Ratings

Sillage

6.712 Ratings

Bottle

7.022 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/07/2022.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is a tribute to actress Sophia Loren who was also the face of the advertising campaign.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/28/2012

Krmarich
222 Reviews

Krmarich

4

1st Celebrity Fragrance

This was the first celebrity fragrance. It has fallen into obscurity over the years and has long disappeared off retail shelves. I found a stash in my mother's vanity! Coty was once the greatest marketer for inexpensive quality fragrance. This proved to be one of the best. For chypre lovers, that is...

It opens with bergamot, lemon and oakmoss. It has a genious heart of neroli, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley and oakmoss, perhaps more. It closes with more oakmoss, patcholi and vetiver. Toss in some civet and vanilla and you get a stunning complex refined and yes, mature bold chypre. It was a bit over the top for todays noses.

It last for several hours and makes one think, no, they dont make um like this anymore. The cost was about $4.99 a bottle in the day. Hey, the glamour of Sophia Lauren was just a spray away. I wonder if she still keeps bottle around? Frankly, it was the best celebrity launch, IMO...

05/19/2013

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Florblanca
1168 Reviews

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Florblanca

Very helpful Review 13

Good morning! Good day! Good evening Sophia!

Creating star fragrances and marketing them with the respective star as a brand ambassador is a - newer - tradition of the Coty house, which today focuses almost entirely on this type of perfume production.

One of the first star fragrances was Sophia - a tribute to Sophia Loren, the grande dame of Italian cinema. I recommend every parfumo to watch the aforementioned video.

When I saw this beautiful, dark red glass bottle with the golden cap online, which was very affordably priced since it was used, I ordered it - and I do not regret it.

Rarely - very rarely - does a fragrance match the artist so perfectly as in this case. So far, I have only encountered this twice. The first time was with L'Interdit and Audrey Hepburn, and the second time yesterday and today with Sophia and Sophia Loren.

In the opening, it is slightly fruity - I would say peach and orange - later it becomes very elegant, soft, and sensually floral. Clearly, the rose plays a significant role here.

The oriental touch that announces itself in the heart note becomes stronger later, with a certain fine sweetness, just enough to emphasize the elegance without destroying it.

The fragrance lingers on this note for many hours. Only after about 8 hours does it change again and become fresher, meaning, soapier. But that does not mean it now smells like soap; rather, it has a very clean and fresh scent. I know this type of fragrance from Mediterranean countries. Many people in these countries smell like this. Like just freshly showered, surrounded by a wonderful, fine, soft, clean scent cloud.

By now, Sophia has completely captivated me. This fragrance is beautiful, sensual, elegant, chic, and as natural as Sophia herself. Her brown, almond-shaped, slightly slanted eyes, her sensual lips, her perfect facial shape, and her beautiful hair - to feel like Sophia for once...

How does Sophia say in the video clip? "Wear it with passion!"