Suddenly Woman I Lidl

After reading all the enthusiastic comments about Suddenly Woman and being a big fan of Chanel No 5 myself, I immediately rushed to Lidl to acquire this masterpiece of perfumery. I ended up putting two bottles in my shopping cart, because at this unbeatable price, you can't go wrong - or so I thought...

At home, I tore open the packaging with eager hands, pulled out the quite decent bottle, and sprayed it on with joyful anticipation. And then the disappointment! The top note vaguely reminds me of Chanel No 5, but what follows has only the faintest connection to it. The scent develops an unpleasant note on my skin, which comes off a bit stale and musty - I also miss the elegance of the original.
Sprayed both on my skin - Suddenly on the left, Chanel on the right, I can hardly recognize any similarities apart from a certain olfactory overlay.

For me, Suddenly Woman has as much in common with Chanel No 5 as half-fat margarine does with sweet cream butter - it is by no means a satisfactory substitute.
Maybe the creators of Suddenly ran out of supplies from the hijacked Chanel container and I had to settle for a homemade version ;-)

All of this is, however, my personal feeling and can, regardless of subjective perception, also be due to body chemistry, which has a significant influence on scent development. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me.

Those who find the scent to be a worthy Chanel substitute are lucky, because you can't get such a precious perfume any cheaper!