Anais Anais by Cacharel
For: women Designer: Cacharel Olfactive Group: FloralThe perfume was created by a team of parfumeurs: Roger Pellegrino, Robert Gonnon, Paul Leget and Raymond Chaillan.
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An intense and unique white blossom scent. This is one of my all time favourites.
There are two things I don't like about this perfume though:
It has a big time label screaming: 1980'es! It could almost prevent me from wearing it.
I simply don't like the bottle.
Be aware that this is not a EDP you can save in ages. I becomes rank after a few years.

What a mistake!!!!
It is the most disgusting frgarance I have ever smelled.
EVER!
It made me sick straight away and I could not get rid of it from my wrists.
I felt sick all day and I don't understand how could anyone intruduce it to the market?
Overall, I am rather tolerant person, I understand different perfume suit different people with different tastes.
So I am careful with any critics regarding fragrances.
But that one - I could not even use it in my toilet or pantry as air freshener.
Just makes me vomit.
Binned the bottle, thank God I only bought a 30ml one :-)





I choose the edp version which is quite uncommon (the flower motif on the bottle and box is pink/lilac instead of pink/green). I got it a year ago and have been a bit hesitant using it in warm weather because it is so much more of everything in the fragrance.
Today was just the perfect day for it. I felt like I was wrapped in the softest cashmere wool shawl, surronded by flower petals. The drydown is amazing: softer and a bit sweeter than the edt but the base still matures the scent by its leathery accord. And the best thing is that it lasts, lasts and lasts...

Anais Anais is much like floral extracts being injected with steroids. Heady and somewhat head-ache inducing.
Here is a note to my mother -
"Mama, I am sooo sorry I stole this from your vanity table, it stinks now and I dont want it anymore PLEASE TAKE IT BAAAAACK!"



zinger of citruses - this is what hits me first. ( note to self - this is not a wispy little scent, the bottle fooled you! )
Not so shy florals burst in next, settling into a very Dovey soap smell...
This really packed a olfactory wallop,and I admit I wasn't too pleased with this at the first try . (Now I realize I was too liberal applying this the first time.)
Later in the day went this got alot softer, easier ,especially while I was outside in the sunshine, this scent mixing with my sun warmed skin was actualy very pleasant.
A very clean, fresh, sharp , woodsy floral - I really do not get the leather in this, which that's why I got this - love leather, but the sharp woodsy note works out just fine after all .
A lovely scent after all , just has to be applied with a very light hand , this fragrance is very strong so just a very light misting on the skin will diffuse this just fine - and will last pretty much all day ; in my experience.

This is where the saying "don't judge the book by its cover" comes in.
My first thought was, INTENSE. I was convinced that the streght of the stench on the paper tester was just the alcohol, so I waited a bit, waving the little cardboard ractangle around, waftig that smell everywhere. However, the intensity didn't fade very much. The fragrance felt overpowering and definitely not what I expeted.
The misguiding, soft pink and white packaging made me imagine an innocent scent suitable for younger wearers. In my opinion, the fragrance doesn't suit the delicate packaging. I'm not sure what colour the bottle should be. Maybe an ornate, heavy, brown glass one would suit it better. I don't know.
The smell is definitely overpowering, and very, very flowery. I'm not a big fan of strictly floral fragrances, which may be why I don't like this perfume. There is too much intensive notes at once, and it feels just like smalling a huge bouquet of artificially scented flowers at once.
I can see why older, mature women see this as appealing. However, I don't understand the widespread fascination people my own age have with this fragrance.

first: leather, smoke and bitter white florals.
later: soft and powdery, yet strong and noticeable. It smells like Dove deodorant, or Downy fabric softener in a good way.
before it dies: Orange blossoms and jasmine, soft white florals. very faintly
*Lasts about 4 hrs min, 8 max


Anais Anais is what I'd call a really good old-fashioned powdery floral, soft and delicate but pervasive, warm on the skin, creamy rather than sweet in the dry-down. Ultra-feminine is absolutely right!
I only wish I'd rediscovered it years ago, because I adore it.






Anais is timeless, because it's versatile and has a schoolgirl but sexy woman charm as well. I think you must have the right chemistry for it and for others it may not get past the 'innocent girl dressed in white' image. As Anais warms on my skin and mixes with my chemistry, it becomes a gentle floral that's equally like freshly washed skin (lemon + oakmoss) and sun-drenched skin (leather + sandalwood). I rarely wear it and mostly in early autumn but it has a steady place in my collection.
all the same, as much as I love florals, I would now have to say that it's almost TOO floral- very frilly and a little fussy, somehow- it needs something sharp to give it more definition-

My guilty shame is that till this day I still cannot tolerate it's fragrance as I had hoped my tastes would change as I got older.
This still gives me the impression of having a bouquet of flowers being shoved up my nostrils.
A potentially lethal perfume not to be used by those who are allergic or sensitive



Clean, fresh, and timeless. Great silage. Lasts, too!
You just can't go wrong with this.


I honestly found it weir... Teenage girl may like it. I some how smell rubber in it.......!!

The drydown is better than the first notes,gets milder but sophisticated. The merge of the florals is simply delightful! I'd love to buy a second bottle anytime.





She says it's so fresh and delicate! I think it's very harsh and offensive. Many Cacharel scents are so. They look so innocent and becomes offensive when worn. I can't stand the smell of Anais Anais on my skin. It smellslike a mix between funerals and a pretending to be naive girl. For sure this has to do with schooltime memories, but the fragrance itself is harsh, pungent and cloying, all at the same time.





It is a strong white floral. I tried it again recently for the memories & it is still pleasant to wear & is affordable. However, it is quite overpowering & headache inducing, so I wouldn’t buy it again.
The lasting power is excellent & the simple bottle is sophisticated.

BUT...
The delicate floral I remembered, turned into roadkill under a rubber tire on my skin. The leather base note is VERY strong.
I can appreciate it, it's a beautiful classic fragrance, but unfortunately I can't wear it.

Brings out a feeling of cleanliness and peace. And no it's not boring. It's absolutely a lively ,vibrant perfume.
I just wish this fragrance suited my skin...The wonderful floral notes last very little on me, and after a while all i get is leather... I'm so jealous when I smell it on other women! The only solution for that problem is using it on my clothes which is pure delight!

And, of course, leather. White, soft, slightly oily , tiny-size leather glove.
I think, those 3 components are the stars in this timeless scent.
When I look sometimes at the endless clones that are massively produced nowadays, I feel pleasure in knowing that this perfume is nothing but.

The ingrediants alone convey a very complex fragrance, and almost makes me wonder what is NOT in it!
As stated before, not everything works for everyone, and I have experimented with many fragrances throughout the years in search of my signature one.
Anais Anais is NOT the one for me.

Update:
I decided to give this another try to see whether my opinions might have changed. At first spray I realised why I didn't like it, it smelt rather like the weeds that are so common in Australian fields. It was greenish and sour. However, the drydown of this fragrance which I'd previously missed was rather likable. It wasn't unique in any way, but was rather soapy, powdery and fresh. Still not my cup of tea but not as bad as I previously thought.








I think this perfume brings back memories for many people.


It really bothers me when I hear people saying it smells old. WHAT?!?
And musky? Where? How?
Pleaaaase... this perfume is a floral light scent: it has flowers that bloom mostly in May and June - therefore I associate this with young, not with old!!!!! If it was spicy, oriental.... I would understand, but - HELLO! it is a light floral!
And OMG! a funeral parlor?!?!?!?!?!? How can you see it this way - again - it is a light floral! This is not a heavy scent, it is not Fracas or A la Nuit (which I adore, by the way). There are no lilies in it, which are the flowers most associated with funeral, and it has lemon, moss- which means fresh! I have not been yet to a fresh funeral!
I find that most people hating this perfume are either too young and unexperienced, or too stuck with the new awfully boring sweet gourmand scents that all the new actresses / singers (which I would not trust anyway when it comes to my fragrances) advertise.
Also, there is a trend nowadays to turn your nose to everything that was made before 1990 - just check the opinions on those perfumes - you will always find a young girl saying it smells like her grandma. Well, grandma had style and you do not, because you judge the quality by how new it is, not by how good it is!
There, I said it! It is off my chest!
I wish my chem fitted this, but unfortunately not.







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