Blaumilch

The original release - an eau de parfum, by the way - smelled wonderfully spicy and seductive. A floral tale of the very best kind. It had something Christmassy, spicy and fruity, but was also floral at the same time. It's hard to describe. When I wore it, people would say, hmmm, that smells delicious here and wanted to know what smelled so good.
in 1994, the Giorgio brand, which was originally founded by Fred Hayman and others, was sold for the second time, this time to Procter and Gamble (who also ran down the Hugo Boss, Laura Biagiotti and Otto Kern brands) for 150 million dollars and from that point on (I would say), the quality of the brand and its products went rapidly downhill. After further sales of the trademark rights and the associated reformulations and cheap splurges, the fragrance became an unbearably synthetic slurry that barely resembled the original product and even made me sick at one point, so that I had to part with my favorite perfume with a heavy heart. It had become unbearable, both metaphorically and concretely speaking. Well, that's how it can go.

PS: The rating refers to the original fragrance from 1989. For what you get today, even one star is too many.

Some people here claim to have smelled cumin and armpit sweat, but no, either the test subjects got the wrong perfume or something went wrong with the test bottle.
All in all, the connoisseur gets a very successful green tea composition like Bulgari's "Eau Parfumée au Thé Vert", which has since been reissued. I didn't understand why they had abandoned it anyway...?
Other perfume manufacturers had tried their hand at this type of creation, including Elizabeth Arden and Yves Rocher, but the longevity and sillage of these products - although successful - left a lot to be desired. The pleasure was usually over within half an hour, which was still quite a money-spinner despite the inexpensive products, because with even fewer fragrances they could have sold a water-alcohol mixture...
What you get here is a gently spicy unisex creation that lasts for a few hours and exudes a distinctive, clean creaminess. You can expect that from an Arabian perfume house, they don't mess around...
The fragrance is minimally soapy, not very sweet and definitely fresh. The citrusy notes paired with light floral notes (jasmine) are very beautiful and persistent and are probably also balanced with some oakmoss and vetiver. The spiciness is also supported by a very gentle woodiness that doesn't get on my nerves. This makes it rather tart, dry and slightly powdery. The fragrance can be worn by all genders and anyone who puts it on will feel elegant and well-groomed and will not have to reapply perfume every half hour, as it has a very pleasant longevity.
Of course, the fragrance is not a real novelty on the market and is not super-cheap either, but I like it exceptionally well.

It's a strange thing with Anais Anais. I've been trying this fragrance for years. I rarely went for it, but when I was in a perfume store, I would look out for Anais Anais. But there was nothing more than shrink-wrapped packs.
I was never, absolutely never able to try this fragrance anywhere: Either the tester bottle was missing, perhaps because it had been stolen, or it was empty or the sprayer was defective and also so dried out that nothing could be sniffed out. There was also often a lack of staff willing to graciously open a pack. This perfume was probably not intended for testing...
Today, there was still a trace of fragrance on the inside of the defective sprayer on the empty Anais bottle. - What luck I had - fabulous!
So, without further ado, I took the fragrance with me to try it out properly. A small, sweet, white bottle. Innocence in a bottle. There's not much a woman can do wrong and I haven't regretted it either.
The fragrance notes are extremely distinctive: as a critical fan of white flower fragrances, I was pleasantly surprised by this pleasantly floral, unsweet, non-itchy fragrance that is suitable for everyday use: it is elegant, classic and minimally powdery. I can identify lily of the valley, lily, hyacinth, ylang and vetiver. The other notes remain mysterious in the melange of the bouquet and hover around the wearer on all kinds of occasions, from festive to sporty. In my opinion, the longevity and sillage are also very good for an eau de toilette.
I tried the original several years ago, but I found it too strong and scratchy. The new version adapts the old concept in a slightly more modern and less tiring way. And that's how I finally got my Anais Anais experience.
And the sensual name alone..