Anais Anais (for women)

karenlsinging

Every time I tried it I could smell cats p... - only there were none around! Definitely does not work with my chemistry.

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

It smells just like a fresh bouquet of flowers with a little bit of musk in it and I think it perfectly fits with women who are feminine, gentle and elegant. This perfume is a matter of style, that's why many people love and many hate.

alexandragreece

i feel like anais anais lacks in ingredients...(even though i was suprised by the amount of notes in it!!!!) the scent is so plain that you get bored of it after a while. i believe that it doesnt differ from plain low cost colognes(see body shop frangrance line)what i mean is that this particular perfume could easily be part of a low cost frangrance line.you can smell this on a woman and tell its "anais anais" even if its not! but of course thats a plus only for the cheap frangrances...not for a brand like cacharel.

JB78

I like Anais Anais. I get a lot of leather from it in the base, as well as white floral notes. I know many who like it, as well as some who don't. To some it smells dated, but I guess I just do not think in those terms. If this smells dated, then my whole collection of perfumes do. I wear and love many of the classics, and I hold Anais up there with the best. This has to be one of the most popular perfumes of the last 30 years. It is not a scent for everyone, but some of us have special memories with it:)

nesca1502

I had it as a teenager and I always remember it as a romantic ans sweet fragrance. I tried it lately however and I just don't like it anymore, I find it too childish somehow, and I would not wear it anymore, however it brings me back good memories from those years.

Mellyhelly

This is one of my mother's staple and as every of her staples is not mine.
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.

krmarich

Dramatic, white, romantic scent. Not "old ladies". What is old anyway? Classic is a better descrition. Worn on the right person, it is very effective. There are many notes here that may scare away new users. Many scents before 1990 used complicated formulas. This produced the bold, dense and unforgettable standards that are still in production. Cacharel has yet to produce something so marketable. I always think of "flirt" when I smell this. Its always a bright summer day with these delicate white notes.

perfumes_addict

although i see a lot of "ingredients" in this perfume, all i can smell is tuberose and lilly-of-the-valley. i don't dislike it, but at some point i just don't feel confortable wearing it.

NebraskaLovesScent

Anais Anais was one of my first "good" perfumes. I purchased a bottle in 1985 and used it throughout high school, and I absolutely loved it then. I hadn't sniffed it in 20+ years until recently, and upon revisiting, I find it has lost its charm. It smells a bit simple and dated now, all heavy florals and bitter greens. I find it actually has an unpleasant sour undertone, like rotting flowers in a vase. Or perhaps it just brings up too many bad memories from high school for me. Anais Anais had its time and place, but I've moved on with life and with my perfume choices as well.

sharyssa

I don't like this perfume at all it smells good when first sprayed but after it dries down it smells like flowers and leather a nasty combination and it made me feel nauseated I couldn't wash it off it has good lasting power.And the bottle is strange looking doesn't even look like a perfume.

Petula30

Flowers and powder is always a lovely combination for me, it isn´t oldfashioned it was just created in different era, rich, flowery, beautiful, so much better than many modern so called floral perfumes.

Malibu

ANAIS ANAIS is the scent of my childhood. My mother & several other relatives all swore by it for years.

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.

Calyx

I had a bottle of it when I was in college, and I really wanted to like it when I tested it again recently.

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.

alicektn

Such an exceptional feminine scent! Elegant and attractive, reminds me of a different era ,while being seasonable.

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!

Monique24

Kind of... matron of honour of the floral ones with some nostalgic campestral image for me. This is the difference - in my opinion - between 'old' and timeless. Life changes, tastes change but for this fragrance it is not a matter of time, but feelings.
It is more or less the same as with Amarige. They both have -for me- a strange wake up memories power.
Maybe this is the trick.
Try it, you will know what I mean.

Malegria

I finally have it and honestly, I almost have forgotten all about how good it really is! A sharp flowery scent, unmistakeable and unique...What I really love in this wonder of the Great Eighties is the hyacinth, feminine, powerful, fascinating scent! The other note I treasure in Anais Anais is a breath of lavender that blends in so nicely and gives it just the right pinch of witchcraft.
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.

Jasraeldesigns

Not a fragrance I could wear by any means. The floral along with the leather and citrus are all tooo overpowering for my paticular chemistry. I find it a bit touche to "label" a fragrance by age, because I am a firm believer that you are as young as you feel and belive! But I must say that I was very very very young when I saw this addition on my mothers vanity table and I tried it and was immediately offended by the harshnes!!! LOL, years later I have tried it again, only to find the same harshness and offense rests within the bottle.

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.

missk

I thought this was a little too overpowering and powdery for my liking. Not something that I can imagine appealing to me at any age. I wouldn't describe Anais Anais as being powdery and heavy like Chanel No.5, but rather a sourish floral scent. This however has great lasting power. I'm also not a fan of the bottle. They should have made a new bottle design since the original has been around for nearly 40 years.

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.

maidm69

I wore this fragrance my whole teenage years, and collected the makeup bags which were included in the gift with purchase. Still put all my lipsticks in the box the perfume and body lotion came in.

SimplyAbbey

This is a very classic cent. my mom has been using it for years and I started using it recently as well! =) I love it

linden tree

floral,yes,but a little oriental.love the powdery note

mmsmlzgud546

This was one of my first perfumes when I was very young. This is the perfect perfume to wear when you want no vanilla or fruit in your scent. There is no heavy musk to this. I think that the galbamun is the unique part of Anais Anais. You know when you smell this on someone. Very clean and has flowers without being flowery? It gives you the picture of a exotic country,earl greay steeping on the table, dancing in dried flowers with incense burning in the next room. I love it!

woogyjones50

I originally thought maybe this one would be 'too floral' for me. I typically like a heavier scent. But, when I put this one on, I was struck by how "pretty" it is. It truly is feminine and after it has been on the skin for a while, it has a lovely soft smell. The staying power is great too. A nice surprise from a perfume I was obviously missing out on by not trying sooner.

Chatnoir

A very heady floral with just a hint of sparkle (citrus?)that dries down to a slightly spicy scent that reminds me of warm wind. I like "Anais Anais", though it does hit you over the head a bit with its topnotes. The unfortunate bottle in no way fits this flowery scent.

artgoddess

THis perfume makes me think of a romantic garden party. IT is fresh and floral and sweet, a ftrgrance for a youthful girl or teen.

mymlan

Not very long ago, me and my best friend made fun about Anais Anais as we found it harsh as teens. And my cheeks did always blush a bit when I year after year saw the old dusty bottle that I gave to my mother some 20 years ago. "How could I", I thought then. HOW COULD I I think now! How could I ever think anything disparaging about this marvellous fragrance. I can understand that I found it a bit heady when I was a teenager: The hyacint is very powerful in the beginning, that's true, but soon the scent opens up to a beautiful bouquet of roses, lilys and jasmine flowers and you can really experience the richness of this fragrance. Eventhough the endnotes contanins a few darker elements like amber and incence, the perfume is not heavy. It is light and dry I think this perfume is one of the most sexiest scents Ive ever had. Just because it doesnt intends to be sexy with obvious notes. It is just light, dry and extremely floral and thats what makes it. I'm in love again!

mizzgossip

A true classic. My mother has worn it for years now.
I think this perfume brings back memories for many people.

Carla

I hear ya elgab89! well said! I wore this in my 20's and it's a flowerful wonder! I have not owned it for awhile but now I'm in the mood to re-live this blast from the past! Thanks for the reminder.

elgab89

OK, I had to get back to this thread and defend this perfume.
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!

Montie_M

The first spritz showed immediate effect of heady jasmine and heavy musk: making me choking and had a big headache.
I wish my chem fitted this, but unfortunately not.

elaida_00

my mom loves this one but i feel it very dry, it has a choking efect , very heavy

dina

It's a teen fragrance, actually I used to have it when i was a teenager.. dont think i would like to buy it again.

guest_ljubica

I wish I liked the scent more, because it has such an exquisite bottle, and the whole idea of it is very appealing, but behind all those white flowers and romance there's an underlying note which somehow bothers me, probably leather.

soirdelune

More nostalgic observations from me. The scent of my late girlhood, and the first 'lady's' perfume I ever owned. Extremely evocative of the 1980s. I remember this being immensely popular, and recall my mother and even my grandmother wearing it. Era-defining. Nice to smell again after all this time.

Abbas

A great purfume that is my favourite, a sweet and charming smell.

popcorn

it is was my first parfum, bring me sentimentality , i love it long time ago

Aeternitas

Unusual for me to say, I really love this perfume. As long as it has been around, I've tried it for the first time only a week ago. It's beautiful, and it has an innocence about it that I'm drawn to. It's a floral that isn't soapy or overwhelming, but it isn't light. It's delicate and feminine. Wow! Quite an exception to my dislike of very floral fragrances. :)

Urban Skies

A totally '80s fragrance, but one of my all-time favorites. It remindes me of being in a well-manicured flower garden after a spring rain, maybe alone with a good book or at a garden party with close friends and we're all wearing pastel cotton dresses. Ultra-feminine, gentle, and exquisitely beautiful.

elgab89

I had it in my teens, I still like to go back to it from time to time. Flower Power!