Ciara (80 Strength Concentrated Cologne) by Revlon

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Ciara (80 Strength Concentrated Cologne) Revlon

8.1 / 10 43 Ratings

A popular perfume by Revlon for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is spicy-oriental. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Floral

Resinous

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Neroli

Bergamot

Lemon

Raspberry

Heart Notes

Palmarosa

Iris

Jasmine

Rosewood

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Frankincense

Opoponax

Cedarwood

Leather

Musk

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

8.143 Ratings

Longevity

8.337 Ratings

Sillage

7.838 Ratings

Bottle

6.336 Ratings

Value for money

9.116 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 11/13/2025.

Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume Ciara (Perfume Concentrate) by Revlon, which differs in concentration.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Ciara Perfume Concentrate

Ciara (100 Strength Concentrated Cologne)

Loulou Eau de Parfum

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/14/2023

Stacia
134 Reviews

Stacia

3

A must-try for vintage lovers

Something about Ciara brought back a memory to me of being a child in the early 80s and maybe an older cousin or aunt was wearing this. I see tooled leather purses, macrame belts and feathered hair as one of them leans in close to me. There is a very distinct sweetness of synthetic raspberry and amber, but also a grownup smokiness from the abundance of incense and resins.

I will never forget later in life wearing a spritz of Ciara to an ill fated job interview. "You may not wear perfumes if you work here!" the joyless interviewer told me. But I believe Ciara stirred up a memory for her as well. She became very testy and went off on a tangent asking if I was an honest person and would I tell my friend if her husband was cheating. I cut that interview short but Ciara is memorable for sure!

11/13/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 10Sillage

LadyPrickles
43 Reviews

LadyPrickles

1

Ciara — Revlon: A Vintage Witchy Beast

Hey! Do you like Youth Dew? Tabu? Shalimar? Ciara is their little sister who ran away from home to be in a coven in 1972. Pure boho + witchcore vibes. I'm weirdly reminded of the Viktor&Rolf Spicebomb line too?

Spicy, resinous woods, strong orris root and incense. Overall this is very warm, enticing and unisex. Jasmine and ylang ylang are sort of hanging out in the background like load bearing walls, but I can't detect the raspberry or citrus at all.

That said, definitely spray Ciara into the air and walk into the cloud, because she is STRONG. I'm teetering on the line between happy and headache-y even then, but the scent is so beautiful I kind of don't care.

I don't know what secret ingredient perfumers universally decided to put in drugstore concoctions fifty years ago, but every single one I've tried can blow you right out of your socks. Ciara is no exception. Handle with care.

-- This review previously appeared on another site under the name "PrincessPrickleson." That's me! I'm moving my collection to Parfumo.

09/25/2025

Curlycomedy
15 Reviews

Curlycomedy

1

Inside on a Rainy Day

This smells like It is a damp autumn day, and I am in a stuffy book store. To borrow a phrase from someone else online, the resin has a chewiness to it. I keep sticking my nose in my shirt for more visuals. The pages of an old book. The incense sold in a crystals shop.

It is not projecting on me, but sitting closely and in a cozy way thanks to the incense, leather, orris, and rosewood. I am getting recently-distinguished-candle and a little lipstick.

08/30/2024

9.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Can777
257 Reviews

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Can777

Top Review 32

FOLLOW ME…!

Ride with me once more towards the sun, Ciara! So sexy, so sensual like the first time! Let your hair fly in warm-soft and golden-full beach waves. On your lips the pink shine of sweet raspberry lollipops. Under your arms and in your crotch the scent of Ylang-Ylang and Neroli deodorant. Blinded by the golden sports shorts, you circle around me. On your thighs the shine of rosewood oil. Damp and shiny like fresh sweat. Melting like waxy, soft-creamy Opoponax is the kiss that takes me down. And so I follow you. On gentle wings of royally soft incense rollers. Willingly and without resistance. Around your neck still the whip made of licorice leather that cracked so sexily. Wrap me in it and then pull me along into the golden-orange sunset. And turn the Walkman on again and sing,….FOLLOW ME…!!!

Conclusion
What touches or reaches me?
Almost nothing anymore! I am bored by what is still called perfume today. The children of my generation are saturated with the purest, uncut perfumes of their time. Like this one!
Ciara (80 Strength Concentrated Cologne. What does it smell like? As if you were pouring Must de Cartier, Lancaster, Youth Dew, and Obsession into a shaker and creating a sensually fragrant cocktail of femininity. The game begins with citrus-fruity notes of Neroli and sweet raspberry syrup. Innocent and almost childlike. Ylang-Ylang tropical-floral and green-rosy notes from fleshy palm leaves join in, bringing a seductive, green sultriness that spreads a sensual corporeality through warm-creamy rosewood. The perfume seems to begin to "sweat." Creamy soft-waxy Opoponax makes its rounds. Smoothly embraced by soft-warm tones of soft, licorice leather. Underlaid and bound by delicate-vanilla incense and the most intimate nitro-musk. Uhhhh,…what a combo? Anyone who thinks this perfume is old and outdated is gravely mistaken. This perfume is made of longings and instincts. And it still screams, and screams, and screams again,…FOLLOW ME…!!!

“In you must burn what you want to ignite in others.” (Augustine of Hippo, Latin church teacher and philosopher, 354 - 430).

And so we still burn today, brightly,…and everyone around us down!
-Ciara-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5_DLY6FN7Q

11/07/2013

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Florblanca
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Florblanca

Top Review 17

80% Ciara makes 100% Orient

Charles Haskell Revson founded the company Revlon in 1930 together with his brother Joseph and his friend Charles Lachmann, which Charles Revson successfully led for 5 decades.

The name Revlon was chosen by taking the last name of the Revson brothers and, as a concession to the third member of the trio, Charles Lachmann, replacing the middle "s" with an "l" - thus Revson became Revlon.

Revlon was purchased in 1985 by Ronald Perelman, a US billionaire, who also owned companies like Halston, Boss, and Charles of the Ritz.

Ultima II is a cosmetics and skincare line from Revlon, originally launched by Bea Castle, Revlon's highest-ranking female employee. She chose the name for a new moisturizer. Due to the rapid and great success of Ultima II, Charles Revson founded Charles Revson Inc. in 1962 as a vehicle for Ultima II.
After Revlon's "Charlie" from 1973, Ultima II was the second and, alongside Charlie, the only product line to bear Charles Revson's name. This further demonstrates his personal connection to this cosmetics line. He even named his private yacht Ultima II.

The Ultima II line was designed for high-end demands and correspondingly high-priced. It was the answer to the increasingly successful Estée Lauder. In the USA, the line was discontinued in 2001, and in Europe, it was initially continued by a French company, but it was also discontinued there in 2008. Today, Ultima II is only available in the Far East (Asia), with production in Indonesia.

Ciara was launched by Revlon in 1973 and is a true child of its time. Revlon later published three more versions of Ciara under the Ultima II label, a concentrated cologne with 80%, 100%, and 200%.

Ciara is an oriental fragrance built on resins, herbs, and spices, raspberries, patchouli, myrrh, cedar, and sandalwood. The composition is somewhat reminiscent of YSL's Opium, but Ciara smells quite different. It is a very balsamic, soft, deep, and sweet fragrance, flattering and seductive.

Its rather loud opening calms down after half an hour; from then on, Ciara simply smells fine, balsamically soft, and incredibly feminine. Unlike Opium, I wouldn't envision Ciara on a man.

The longevity is good for a 70s fragrance, as is the sillage, although - as mentioned - the opening is loud in a 70s way, after which Ciara becomes rather timelessly beautiful.

Since I was not familiar with the fragrance before, I decided to purchase the 80% version - not least because of the price. However, even though it is "only" a concentrated cologne, it fully meets my expectations of a good EdP. I dare not imagine how the 100% or even 200% version smells.

Those who enjoy balsamic, sweet, deep but not heavy orientals, those that do not yet contain oud but rather balsam and resin, will find Ciara to be a great choice. There are still one or two bottles available at quite moderate prices, and it is definitely worth our attention. Unfortunately, these fragrances are no longer being produced.

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SchatzSucher

3 years ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

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24

An incredibly good scent for a modest price. Flowers, resins, wood combined with leathery notes, a hint of incense, and a lovely warm...

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Ergoproxy

3 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

24

42

Chiara is an amazing powerhouse with everything a vintage heart desires. Sweet, resinous, spicy, heavily floral, and lasts like crazy.

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Pollita

3 years ago

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Ciara loves Goths and hippies equally. She smokes like crazy and sprays tons of hairspray on her hair.

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Gold

1 year ago

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A powerhouse-oriental between Bal à Versailles and Shalimar, rougher, louder than those, but just as retro. Strong!

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Yatagan

6 years ago

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In the 70s, alongside some groundbreaking chypres, several oriental-spicy floral scents emerged. This one is good AND affordable.

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PET

1 year ago

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The scent is waxy creamy and fresh fruity at the same time, which makes it exciting and sets it apart!

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Anabelle

3 years ago

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10

Friday evening. Sample fizzing. Ejector seat activated from the leather chair. Transported right to the door. Wool slippers hopping, dancing. Sensory ecstasy.

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