I am a perfume-loving amateur, female...
I received the scent - whose bottle looks different than in the photos below - from my mother, born in 1936, as a gift from my father before their engagement. So, the scent is actually quite old. But when my mom handed it to me... with the words, "I don't like perfume," I was blown away when testing it. It reminded me of Fendi Donna, only much, much stronger.
It's a perfume, not an eau de parfum. The bandit is already around the corner, do you want to arrest him? No, he arrests you, captivates you, you become defenseless. Are these just sentimental associations related to my parents' love story?
Or has age changed the scent? We all get older! Can one still judge this objectively?
In any case, I like it, a heavy, quirky scent for confident women. A fragrance more suited for the cooler seasons, I think.
I am very curious about other opinions and experiences from those who know much, much better.
I'm not a professional expert in the fragrance industry either. But I can remember Bandit. It’s etched into every single nerve cell. I still have it in my memory as a leathery-smoky-spicy scent. It's pretty much the