Sung Alfred Sung for women

A kindred soul sent me a sample of the pre-reformulated version. I sprayed once and was instantly taken back to the time I first smelled it; like friends who never really lose touch.

In the late 80's this was one of my very favorite scents!! Very posh, and still friendly. So fresh without being simple. There was no other like it.

Sadly, now it is no longer like 'it' either. The new one is just so sad, and even a little disturbing.

The vintage is top shelf.
The reformulation is bottom of the barrel.

In 1989, I was at Sears in Quebec with my girlfriend. She was a designer herself. We came face to face with Sung himself who was promoting his perfume. Not knowing who he was at that time, I said it smelled yuckie like Florient Lilac bathroom spray. Let's just say that Mister Sung was quite upset. It's only 15 minutes later that my girlfriend told me that the man was Sung himself! Tough day!

When I was about 11 years old (87') I babysat for a neighbor and sneaked into her bedroom while the kids were watching t.v. A bottle of Sung sat on her headboard, so I sprayed some onto my shirt; a 'color change' purple tie dyed shirt.:) I instantly fell in love! I didn't wash that shirt for a week just so I could keep smelling that heavenly scent! Several years ago I found a used copy of Perfumes:The Guide (thank God for you LT and TS!!) in a book store and since then I've been able to put names to smells and articulate and broaden this lust I have for fragrances. In TS's review for Sung, I had an epiphany when she,too, said that it was beautiful once. "YES! I'd been saying that all along!"
My love affair with scents has developed slowly over the years since I live in a small town. The Sung that I smelled in my youth is lost to the evils of reformulation!I've looked for her, but she is still elusive to me. Sung was truly my very first love, but if it led me to this wonderful territory, a place among kindred souls, then I'm all the better for searching.

I really tried to like this fragrance...

to me it smells like a bizarre combination of feces & soap...

I realize that the unpleasant sent I am picking up is the jasmine, and dont get me wrong I like jasmin scents like Jasmin Noir by Bvlegari. I just really dont like this one.

During the dry down the unpleasant jasmine note fades and it sent is not horrible... but still not something I would get again (cant get past the opening)

maybe the perfume has gone bad...

This fragvance is WERY strong,from the start its feels like tooo strong,but later its have wery beautiful flower smell,My husbands loves this perfume !I like this perfume,but its is not my favorite one.

A little definitely goes a long way. Very feminine and well-constructed fragrance. A classic.

The old version from the 80's was FANTASTIC. Bright, sunny, clean.....
The new one is NOT the same. It is NOT clean.
I will leave it at that, as I don't want to be mean.

This is kind of an old school fragrance to me, very strong...I prefer the other sung light floral exotic fragrances that are newer!

This is a lovely fresh floral that is not one bit cloying because it is not overly sweet. The opening is sharp but then calms down to a honeysuckle scent. I don't know why as no honeysuckle is in this fragrance. Perhaps Jasmine, Lily-of-the Valley, and Hiacynth = Honeysuckle to my nose.

I find it a wonderful Summer fragrance. It does not suffer from being sickly sweet like so many other florals. This is a grown up floral that has good sillage and longevity. I also love the modest pricing. This is one that will stay in my collection.

For a Summer scent with an elegant fragrance, good longevity, good sillage, and excellent value, check this one out!

Sung is a special song sung by high pitched voices.
I was very surprised by its extreme freshness, which I adore in this particular case. It is almost severe in its bite..., and I can appreciate that in full techni-colour.
When you are up to face a scary situation, this friend will be a step ahead of you, preparing the subject for an elegant but lashing whip.

I love this. I bought it blind based on reviews and I'm so glad that I did. I've been looking for a new spring/summer fragrance for ages and this is just perfect. I have the eau de toilette and the staying power could be a little better, that's my only criticism.

I could not pick up any other notes in this other than some sickly sweet jasmine. While I don't hate this, I just thought it was too one dimensional for me to like it either.

Apparently Sung was introduced in 1986 but it didn't enter my sphere until the spring of 1989. It made a huge impression once I encountered it, though. Extremely floral and feminine, yet different from anything I'd ever smelled before. Perfect for a light office scent. I've never met someone who said it made them ill or repulsed. Never took off as a widely known fragrance, harder to find today than it was in its prime. Still, worth the search, especially at this time of year. I'll always remember being 14 and enamored with Alfred Sung's Sung.

Sung is a classic, floral scent. It has wonderful lasting power, a little goes a long way. I like to spray or dip often, and you can not do this with this perfume. Perfect for summer, spring and day use (definitely NOT evening). Can be worn by women/girls of almost any age. I have recommended it to several friends and they all love it. I have worn it for years, and I have a big bottle of it and the mini, but it's just not my favorite anymore. It does have several nice floral notes in it, last for hours, a strong floral. On me, the dry down is the same as when I first apply it, I don't sense any change in it. For some reason, it reminds me of gardenias, but I don't believe that flower is in it. I like it though, and I'm hoping I can find another or so perfumes that I can mix with it so I can create another personal, signature scent for myself. Because it's just too good to waste.

I purchased this scent recently (blind) based on reviews on here.
I think I like it but im not sure.
negatively; It reminds me of White Linen and White Diamonds. The former I seem to have an allergy to- nausea and headaches and the latter my mum bought for me at age 18 (for the love of god why?!)~ I gave it to a 50 year old woman. I really tried to like it but it was too strong and old and stuffy for me.
Positively; It reminds me of Eaudemoiselle (LOVE!) and chole intense (LOVE!)
My hubby commented that I smelled nice twice on this scent, he chose Chloe for me so Im figuring his nose porn out a bit better.
I found the sillage a bit crappy but gave it a squirt layered over moisturiser so now the top notes are holding a little better (I must have had dehydrated skin)
I would not have bought this scent if I'd sampled it prior but now I must figure out if I have wasted or invested my money (at least It was inexpensive)

(This review is for Eau de Toilette)

SUNG is an elegant and romantic floral scent. This perfume reminds me of a young attractive girl wearing pretty spring outfit and walking outside on a fresh sunny day with the cute bouquet of lily of the valleys.

The opening is complex and interesting. The hyacinth and ylang-ylang are accented by the fresh bergamot and spicy resinous note of galbanum. The opening is elegant, classy and reserved. And then... WOW, the scent completely transforms into a strong white floral. The lily of the valley stars in this fragrance surrounded by the jasmine blossoms. I have to admit that I love lily of the valley in this perfume. It reminds me of the lily of the valley note in DIORISSIMO. The romantic heart notes last for hours making this perfume a beautiful choice for lily of the valley and jasmine lovers. The dry down is woody with vetiver and amber mixed with the traces of white flowers.

My advice is to use a light touch when applying. The heart notes are strong. The longevity is great too. I definitely recommend this for lily of the valley and jasmine fans.

i love this perfume, one of my favorites. i have been wearing sung for years and i never get tired of it. its a different scent, not what you expect at first and then it settles into a soft yet powerful fragrance that you know is there, but not obnoxiously so. the complex notes are a rare combination that work on the right person. i'm glad i'm one of them.

I remember using, or at least testing, Sung many years ago. Today, I purchased it (again). One spray of this refined, complex, feminine fragrance, and I was confused. Did I like it? Not like it? Did I want to return it, or continue sniffing my wrists? I decided to let time determine my decision. Alfred Sung really formulated a mysterious scent... it is definitely a green/floral (and rather powerful at that). Yet, it is mildly spicy...then enters a creaminess that "sets" the entire fragrance, including the mellow woodiness that "grounds" the fragrance. Initially, it smelled refined and buttoned-up to the chin. Then, as it began to "bloom", the slight sexiness of the spice came through (flirt!) It was as if Ms. Buttoned-up-to-the-chin began undoing a few buttons. As more time passed, the fragrance relaxed into a mellow, creamy, exotic mystery. Ms. Buttoned-up has now exposed some cleavage, and her legs are crossed as she slowly sways the top leg back and forth. She would never do this for just anyone, but for the special person she can connect with. This is Sung. It may seem to open with bold stand-offish-ness, but it mellows into a relaxed, sexy finish. Jasmine fans will love this one! It is totally feminine, but not "girlie sweet". Sung is a woman who is refined and unapproachable to most; but underneath, is warm, sexy, and sophisticated. The sillage is amazing (apply sparingly), and its long-lasting power is a lost art.

Alfred Sung designs wedding dresses and with that comes thought about what might become part of the dress: The jewellery, shoes, make-up, fragrance, hair, flowers. Sometimes knowing that a scent has been designed by a wedding gown designer prejudices you to the intent and you make assumptions that the scent knows best. I smell the jasmine, the creaminess of the vanilla, but I also get a sharpness which harkens me back to my very early twenties as a temp in some very large office building on 6th avenue in Manhattan in the late 80's. This is the scent a mid-level female manager wore as she collected her messages because her assistant was out sick. But perhaps the scent denotes the iron-fist in the velvet glove that is needed for all married women!

SUNG is a very classic scent. This is probably one of favorites. I think what makes me like this scent the most is the floral notes. I do think that Sung is a very nice scent for young people.
The bottle on the other hand is really ugly to me. The sampler is cute. But the big bottle is just not pretty! It looked to blocky.

A softer, more refined incarnation of White Shoulders. It is beautiful, for sure, and like White Shoulders, it will likely be around a long, long time.

I had a sample of this and I didn't find it fruity or floral as the other reviews describe. And I hate florals. I thought it was soft and creamy... and likeable. Weird.

This is a very green floral fragrance... The lily-of-the-valley shines very bright while the other elements seem 2 only twinkle... I could have sworn there were some type of aldehyde here, creating a fresh and airy feeling, although not listed here... Very potent at first but as it settles down it becomes more wearable and actually compliment worthy... Not for me but pretty for others.

Very green, bright floral, strong and steady. This is what Estee Lauder's Beautiful wishes it were.

Had a bottle just a few yrs ago- didn't smell dated (80s) to me..it surely is strong and actually has a masculine edge but overall it's clean and classic. For whatever reason I wasn't crazy about it- maybe it's time to retry Sung it's really a good bargain.

I think I got this perfume when I was about 20, 1986-87. It registered as pretty, floral, fresh, which I liked at the time, but it made my sensitive skin itch. I didn't get half way through. Chanel 19 was still my fav at the time.

This is the definition of "screechy floral." Obviously reformulated, Sung lacks note separation and feels like a soup of synthetic notes. It blares off skin in a manner unbecoming of something from a wedding dress designer. I'd find something with higher quality ingredients.

I still wear it sometimes, it is very sultry, has great sillage and staying power, a cloud of flowers !!!

A quick spray on paper and I was hooked, smells much like Arpege, and I am delighted. Great fragrance and a fantastic value too. Just a minute to add that it is somewhat like Ralph Lauren's Lauren, lots of Hyacinth and Lily of the Valley in the opening.

Just the other day I was doing the dishes at a friend's house. She's one of those people who postpones the dishes until there's no room left in the sink and she runs out of forks. Well, I was scrubbing the nth plate when I realized I had been smelling something familiar for the last hour of dish-washing.

It was Sung!

It has been over a month since I got rid of my bottle, but I could recognize that smell anywhere. A detergent-like fizzy citrus opening settling into a stale floral that I now recognize as greasy dishwasher soap. The extra-strong variety intended to scald oils off pots and pans, mixing with the animal fats on the dishes to create a stale aroma, as heavy as funeral-home flowers.

Strong fragrances must need to be applied with moderation, is like when you make a wish, you allways need to be careful, cuz if you ask for all you want, maybe you can end overwhelmed.

If I want to be in a rose garden, i would not hesitate to tell you that I love Alfred Sung Flowers.

Sung by Alfred Sung has one of the best floral drydown. Sweet with a Green touch, Flowery and long lasting.

This scent is like walking into a warm greenhouse fill with every kind of flower you could think of in full bloom, it has slight green mossy grass under tone to.

I always think of spring and fresh cut flowers with this fragrance - it is very very very very very very powerful and one spray is perfect more then that you are going to smell like a wilted prom corsage

THIS STUFF WILL KILL YOU!!!!! Not literally but its way sweet and strong. I just cant handle the sweetness to this perfume. I prefer something a little more serious than this. Im sure it smells good on anyone but it sure won't be me!

I bought this for my wife on impulse (it was $19 Australian for 3.4 oz) from a clearance table. She is really impressed with it, not the least with its massive sillage. To her it is a big blossomy fragrance that is more clearly floral than another of the fragrances she has. I agree with cinsot that it smells like a fragrance from a past era.

I love this fragrance on the others, but not on me. It´s strange, I like fragrances by Alfred Sung, but I can hardly wear them. They are interesting, long lasting, but there is something strange... I don´t feel well with them. Sung is too green and sappy for me.

This scent is too overpowering for me. The smell of too much concentrated floral bouquet, containing all the flowers you can imagine ;-).
I'm getting almost dizzy from it.
No, this perfume is just too much and nothing for me.

I'm a floral person and this is one of my all time favorites, next to L'Air du Temps and Joy. I didn't find this scent until a few years ago and thank goodness for overstock stores! Crisp top (love the hyacinth), white floral middle and smooth creamy soft drydown. Gives off just the right amount of sillage to remind of your presence but not regret it. Very feminine.

I always wanted to try this so the other day I purchased a mini . At first At First I didn't like it very much., But I always give perfumes a second chance. I put this on today and I have to say that It is a scent that definitely grows on you. You must wait for the dry down and then it turns into a beautiful, mysterious floral that's not too sweet. Does not smell cheap at all. The best way for me to wear this sparingly. A little goes a long way but very nicely.

Surprisingly, on me this has a strong spicy carnation note, even though it's not listed in the notes. It's like Caron's Bellodgia without the darkness. Also a lot of jasmine. This is quite pretty, but very powerful, and I'm not sure I'd wear it often for that reason. My skin is not bringing out the amber and vetiver that would nicely balance it out, as Miss_Nightingale says.

Well, I have been reaching for Sung every morning for over a week, now. Highly unusual for me, and proof that this has truly earned a place deep in my heart. I have received many compliments whilst wearing this - interestingly, people commenting that they love its "lightness" and the fact that it's "not overpowering" yet manages to be "exotic and sexy" or, as others have described it to me: "refined and intriguing".

Therefore, those of you worried about offending whole rooms of people merely by passing through, I have to say this hasn't happened at all for me - nothing but positive comments from the moment I first sprayed it.

This IS addictive - it's somewhere in the drydown, a particular mixture of notes that just grabs me and refuses to let go. I struggled for some time trying to think what the very last stage of the drydown reminded me of - suddenly it came to me: Jean Desprez's Bal a Versailles! It's the illicit naughtiness of the dark vetiver & warm amber infusing the orange blossom & jasmine, I think. A kind of outrageous bawdiness found deep within the pure white blossoms that tremble at the heart of each perfume. Bal remains the dirtier sister, by far, but Sung could easily be a slightly older, perhaps more aloof member of the same family. Love it!

Just as I was about to put pen to paper (or rather, finger to keyboard) and declare this as "nice, but probably not for me" I suddenly found the long-awaited base notes seeping through and wafting merrily upwards, like wild salmon leaping to the sea at last. At that moment, I lost a little bit of my heart...

The opening was good: a fresh burst of citrus (no mandarin that I could detect, though, which was a little disappointing) and green aldehydes that sparkle and pop like bubbles in homemade lemonade. This faded incredibly quickly - literally in under a minute - and WHAP! BAM! ZOOM! I was assaulted with a massive dose of jasmine.

Now, this shows how my personal tastes are developing: a couple of years ago I would have crossed the road to avoid the smell of jasmine, but this was really lovely - an incredibly true smelling jasmine that entwines with the ylang-ylang and practically hula-dances its way around you, surrounding you with the sense of a warm, exotic island with white sands and dramatic landscape. This sounds idyllic, yet it's not my idyll - the jasmine is just too overwhelming at this stage for me... yet.

Next, we are whisked away to the moonlit balcony of a five-star hotel. A glamourous woman sips a perfectly chilled white wine, her skin glistening, still warm from the heat of the day, smelling very faintly of suntan lotion but mostly of an extremely expensive yet lightly handled oriental perfume. In the background, the evening air carries the faint smell of a warm breeze shaking the jasmine blossoms.

I love this stage - it's incredibly sensual, quite vintage smelling and very definitely 'grown up'. I cannot stop sniffing myself! I may not be the incredibly glamourous woman on the moonlit terrace, but wearing Sung I can at least pretend to be (and drink her wine).

The bottle is rather naff for such a heady, exotic experience as this: it deserves far better.

I'm not normally big on floral scents, but as soon as i tried "Sung" i was hooked!

It starts out as a rather fresh, green, and white floral. But it quickly develops a hint of spice and deep richness that complements the flowers. It's far more complex than one might think at the initial sniff.

My personal preference is for spicy orientals, and that is how "Sung" develops on me beneath its almost tropical florals.

Additionally, on me "Sung" doesn't change. Within seconds it smells as it will continue, unlike many other fragrances that begin in beauty and end with an unanticipated surprise.

And it has astonishing staying power on me. If i don't wash my inner arms, "Sung" will stay for two days, smelling marvelous.

I think it is probably too intense for most work settings. But it is great for a romantic interlude or an elegant evening.

Really nice green/floral scent; you have to sample it for yourself. Sweet initially, but I didn't care for the earthy, mossy base note that develops soon after application. It would work on a younger woman, but only as an evening choice.

I wonder if 27 years old (me) isn`t in the young side...jajajaja...maybe not anymore:( i bought this perfume two days ago...i think it is wonderfull!!! it is rich...warm...elegant and sexy...maybe is a hidden treasure ...the younger can go on with their cotton candy stuff...jajajaja

I ordered Sung unsniffed and I am very glad I did it. This is one of the most alluring scents in my collection. Although it is very strong at first, on my skin it settles beautifully and I feel really perfect when wearing it. And additional plus - it is not very popular in my country.

I really like this one. I find that one sparay 2 tops is the most you need it's very powerful.

Let me clarify my comment, what I was intending to say was I didn't think it would appeal to the younger set who traditionally like the fruity florals such as are being marketed by Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.. not more classic, florals particularly the greener more woody florals.

This fragrance is a powerful green floral. Really nice, though. Just spray and walk through. I have to disagree with the previous reviewer, I think this is great for a women in here 20's or any age, really. Men seem to be attracted to it. (not that it matters) lol

A lovely green floral, that sends mixed messages. Is she simple, sweet, sophisticated or on the prowl? With this one there is no telling.

This fragrance is a forgotten gem and I selfishly admit, I hope it stays that way.

Classic fragrance, not for the younger set.