Création (1984) (Eau de Toilette) by Ted Lapidus

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Création Ted Lapidus 1984 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1984

7.5 / 10 77 Ratings

A perfume by Ted Lapidus for women, released in 1984. The scent is chypreartig-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Chypre

Floral

Fruity

Spicy

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Galbanum

Lemon

Mandarin orange Peach

Peach

Blackcurrant Mango

Mango

Passion fruit

Heart Notes

Tuberose

Lily of the valley

Ylang-ylang

Carnation

Gardenia

Jasmine

Rose

Narcissus

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Vetiver

Musk

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.577 Ratings

Longevity

7.962 Ratings

Sillage

7.560 Ratings

Bottle

6.567 Ratings

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Reviews

14 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/18/2014

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

ScentFan
336 Reviews

ScentFan

Helpful Review 7

Lapidus, Lapidus

If you remember the white suit John Lennon wore on the cover of the album Abbey Road, or remember when jeans became the thing to wear, or when military patches first appeared on jacket shoulders, if you remember the safari suit, then you remember Ted Lapidus. Scooping up his fragrances six years after he died in 2008 didn't quite feel like snapping up Picassos, but it's the same territory because both had a major stylistic influence on the world. The biggest difference is price, not quality. Most Lapidus perfumes can be had for under $20. Once again I was stunned. Having encountered them and the Tea Rose line from Perfumer's Workshop, it's just possible I may never buy a $200+ fragrance again. Why, when Création is available? After an initial lovely blast of principally citrus and tropical fruit (given distinction by the use of Galbanum), a bouquet of florals blooms beneath my nose, so beautifully blended that I think I must be smelling a scent celebrated women wore and I am. The florals are supported by a classic base superbly rendered, because it's hard to find this familiar accord performing so well. In fact, the notes are nothing unusual these days, but this perfume is. Création is luxurious without being too heavy, seductive without being crass. It captivates the nose, like a perfume should. So glad I found it.

11/16/2015

Marie69
15 Reviews

Marie69

Helpful Review 4

Creation by Ted Lapidus Original

The little mini bottle is really pretty and practical also. The perfume is a nuclear white flower blast, up there with best of them. Giorgio is pablumized in the wake of this silky sweet, shoulder padded Bombshell. Drying down, and sniffing tangentially and gingerly around Ground Zero, it becomes slightly more gentle, such as the difference of down scaling an encounter with a Grizzly to a Kodiak...or cutting your nails down from two inches, to one and a half inches, and repainting them Hong Kong Red in lieu of Fire Engine Red. As subtle as Imelda Marcos, this nasal burning beauty is really something.

02/04/2012

8Scent 7.5Longevity 10Sillage

Lola82
361 Reviews

Lola82

Helpful Review 2

Creation

This Delectable blend of Peaches Mango
Citrus Gardenia and Woods make this perfume great of Summer. better then
to the simular scent of Sand and Sable
Perfect for wear your White Summer cotton Dress walking across the pure
White sand Clear Blue Waters Sweeping at your feet Starfishes and a gentile
warm breeze. sweeping through your hair. Beautiful perfume

12/21/2024

Thewrongbeth
111 Reviews

Thewrongbeth

1

It's all about the dry down!

I have both the reformulated EDT and the vintage EDT, and love them both! The modern iteration is a bit thinner, more arid and floral, and generally more subdued. It's a great update for those who perhaps used to wear the vintage, but don't still have the teased hair and shoulder pads to match. Modern EDT is very polite, crystalline, and just lovely.

The vintage, though, oh boy! Bid ole fat waxy yellow florals and overripe fruits drizzled with honey. Kind of a mash-up of all the 80's power floral accords you can imagine. VERY loud for the first hour, so spray this a bit before you leave the house if on exposed skin, or spritz strictly under clothes, or else it's choke-out city the rest of the world WILL NOT appreciate!

But, as stated above, the dry down is where the magic happens. I'm living for it. Likely the oakmoss, patchouli, and vetiver combo that gives a semi-spicy, very arid, oh-so-earthy skin-close layer of pure chypre bliss! The fruits and florals recede far into the background at this point, and the vintage creation drydown is all about earth-mother, forest-witch, pagan goddess goodness. It IS dated smelling--I mean, outside the niche-realm, there are NO true chypres in the modern mainstream market. So, by it's nature, the earthy-woody chypre is an uncommon anomoly. You WILL inevitably smell different. For me, a 40-something woman, this is perfection. The older I get, the less I care about smelling good for anyone but JUST ME.

I now have to get my hands on the vintage parfum. I need it in my universe.

11/02/2025

7Scent 8Longevity 5Sillage

MrsGuerlain
661 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

1

Delicious fruits

I have four of Ted lapidus’ fragrances: Lapidus pour Homme, Fantasme, Vu and Creation. All are really good. Pour Homme and Fantasme are miniatures, and I would like to own a full size bottle of Fantasme in the future.
When it comes to Creation, it is a beautiful fruity fragrance. Delicious and fresh, a bit like Fantasme, even though Fantasme is much sweeter. Creation is a great everyday scent and can be worn today. It does stay close to the skin and when it warms up it becomes a rounded, warm and cozy smell. It lasts quite long, more than eight hours.
The bottle is truly gorgeous with the fluted pattern and the romantic stopper.
Year 2, 172/365

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Thewrongbeth

1 year ago

1

Richer, creamier, more technicolor than the reformulation. Can be had for about the same $$, so vintage is a no-brainer.

Helena1411

1 year ago

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54

KN: It was as if heaven had quietly kissed the fruits/
HN: So that they in the
blossom shimmer/
B: Now must dream in chypre.

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Serenissima

2 years ago

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11

5

Nostalgic scent journey! Rich and velvety: A Chypre classic that touches the heart and senses: Fruits, flowers, and woods at their finest.

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Gold

6 years ago

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10

2

Fantastic chypre with clove and a lot of depth. Plus a wonderful base, rich and complex.

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Greenfan1701

3 years ago

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7

Beautiful fruit at the start, followed by fine jasmine, softly shimmering rose, expertly blended, ending with great sandalwood-vanilla, brilliant.

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Skydiver19

1 year ago

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floral-fruity noble chypre
round warm deep notes
touch the soul
brighten the spirit
arrival...

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Gelis

1 year ago

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5

3

Softly fruity, floral abundance with a hint of soap, carried by a lightly spicy, slightly green cream. Embracing + flattering.

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Minigolf

3 years ago

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3

Velvet & silk in a bottle. Colorful fruits on brocade, silk fabric with floral patterns, softly shimmering panne velvet in light brown and green. VINTAGE!!

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