Basile Basile for women

Basile, a classic of Italian tailoring for connoisseurs, is not very well known outside its mother country, but in Italy it's always been associated with absolutely impeccable style.

This wonderful spicy chypre, is again quintessentially Italian with its love of spices and citrus. A beautiful ambery/spicy/orangey scent which is one of the most distinctive chypres I've ever smelt. Similar in style to La Perla, another impeccable chypre, but somehow this is more refined, more tailored than slinky La Perla. A warm embrace of spices gives way to an even warmer, pristine smell of ripe tangerines and amber, which is perfect for a hot autumn evening in the South of Italy. Bellissimo.

this may become one of my most loved scents. its funny because when i first spray this i really don't care for it and i actually cringe. wait just a few seconds and it starts to transform into a beautiful cinnamon/spice scent that isn't loud, but just warm and gorgeous. just a bit of orange slips in to give it just a tiny scent of citrus sweet. this slightly resembles nantucket briar to me from crabtree and evelyn, especially at first spray, but while nantucket stays sharp, this mellows out into a smooth rich goodness. i sprayed about 3 times when i put this on this morning and i can still smell it softly on my wrists. this perfume was so reasonably priced but yet smells like i paid a fortune. very well done.
10-10.

Very reasonable price... and honestly.... I didn't expect this kind of high level fragrance.
It's something special and would be hard to compare it with anything else in my collection.

Basile opens with special mix of cinamon and tangerine, some sweet flowers and hidden note of wood. Than woodsy note becomes more and more powerfull. And here it is, the most beautifull part of Basile when all those notes blend together in a woodsy incense dry down. It's mistique and it works spiritual and somehow rich. But not in tipical oriental way. Orientals are usually more sweet. The sweetness of Basile comes from white flowers and ylang-ylang and is therefore somehow gently sweet.

To make my review shorter -this stuff is superb and you will not regret if you purchase!!

This is my impression of an EDP sample I received from a vintage perfume shop, which is a gorgeous dark amber in colour. (I only see EDT available online so I can't comment on what that's like)

Basile is a beautiful, authentic spicy fragrance. And how it sparkles! Rich, yet not heavy in any way. The citrus is juicy and introduces Basile with a gorgeous glow. The cinnamon and clove soon arise and add more depth. There is the faintest halo of florals that I'm sure add a certain hue to Basile, but remain quite behind-the-scenes. Faint menthol characteristics underline the top notes - apparently there is juniper and pine in Basile, though they are not listed here.
The development of the base is where the true beauty happens. Fresh woodiness soaks up the citrus/spice blend and creates the body of the fragrance.
The blend of all the notes brings to mind sipping hot, mulled, spicy apple cider whilst curled up by a fire in a lovely log cabin, surrounded by the smell of wood.

Very inexpensive, but worth much more due to quality.
Absolutely ideal for fall and winter.

Hi Action,

As I've used your wonderful reviews for many purchases, I thought I'd offer mine of this.

BRILLIANT!! From first blast (definitely a blast) to final notes...an overwhelmingly warm, tingly and luscious journey. Lasts long, great sillage....but a soft around you sillage, not knock them out across the room.

On me opens with ....licorice???? and a nice bracing citrus combined with spice. Then, the spiciness mellows, becomes more woody and earthy and seems balanced with that bracing citrus tone and the rose and iris notes.

One of those where you keep smelling yourself just to enjoy it. I agree with Vena w and guest, very much in that spicy family like opium...but what it most made me think of was a soft, balanced more woody less spicy version of Youth Dew.

A definite rebuyer, and now I have the terrible task of deciding which of my beautiful newfound fumes to wear today!!

10/10 for this one. Quite cheap, but with a very expensive feeling...

Love this. I bought the 100 ml size on eBay for about $12, without knowing anything about it. I figured it was worth the gamble, and it was. Wonderful surprise. I catch a bit of the tangerine & orange blossom at first, but the drydown is the clincher. I'm a major fan of sandalwood and oakmoss, and of spicy fragrances (love Opium). Best of all, it lasts, which cannot be said of many pricy fragrances these days. Now if I can just find another deal like this one....

Rich ! beautiful floral spice ,very close to "Opium" YSL, long lasting fragrance.

I have been wanting to try this one forever too! Please if you know it, add your review so we can decide to buy or not..