Gloria by Cacharel

LadiesRed

Love this perfume! Sexy yet sultry. This scent was recommended for Scorpios by a magazine. I will definitely buy another one, or two!

sky76sky

A gorgeous warm cherry clafoutis, made with ground almonds, fresh out of the oven!

I have compared arm-to-arm with Flowerbomb, Lalique & Roberto Cavalli Her......but they all fall short of this light & cheery cherry oriental. Lalique is too creamy, heavy & patchouli-laden (although I adore its blanket of velvety vanilla). Flowerbomb is just too sweet & "high" but shares a few similarities & a certain feel. Cavalli is a little sickly.

If I could add some fruity cherries & nutty, toasted almonds to Burberry Brit + Flowerbomb then some amber for that divine, long-lasting drydown then we are starting to build a similar fragrance.........but none will match that character & cheeky-sensuous balance that Gloria has!

Take note, Cacharel! Listen to the perfumed masses: BRING GLORIA BACK in all her original glory!

minty

woody, sweet, hot, peppery... perfect fragrance. Sorry the most wonderful cacharel parfume has gone.

alicektn

Gloria is a very cute perfume. It's not sexy or romantic to my nose, but it is very tender! I think it's the most suitable perfume for small and joyful family gatherings in front of the fireplace. Gatherings with lots of hugs, laughs and amaretto liquer...

Benzoin-styrax is very prominent -it gives the scent a sweet vanillic dryness- and the almonds give it some biterness, while the cherries provide some playfulness.

It shouldn't be discontinued...

mymlan

This is my third review on Gloria. The old ones I have deleted now because this one sum up the other two. Gloria is so difficult to me. First I loved it. Then a strange oily bitter almond smell started to surrond me, and I gave it away. Then I read all the loving reviews and got a flashback of something beautiful that I had lost, so I decided to give Gloria a second chance. I bought a new bottle and found a varm woody vanilla fragrance with a sweet lovley cherry drydown. I even got compliments the first day I wore it to work. But every time I sprayed it on, the oily bitter almond scent came back in the topnotes and I didnt feel comfortabel with it at all. So, I never chose Gloria from my dressing table, and finally sold it away. To sum up – I guess I just have to love all stages in a fragrance – from top to base, or I will not use it. I recently tried Boucheron Trouble, which I think have some similarities with Gloria (not in composition but in character). BT has also top notes more in my taste. I think I go for that instead.

e-lena crimea

Dear girls! I`m in love with Gloria too and I`m lucky that I have it.
If you can`t find Gloria you may try Lalique Le Parfum... it`s not the same, but very-very close... much closer than Flowerbom!... I`ve compared... :)
Lalique has no cherry in it notes, but I fill cherry... I`m sure that it is the best and nearest sister of Gloria... in addition it lasts on your skin for a long period of time :)
Well... try it and report your opinion, o`k?! ;)

TURQUOISE

Gloria is a sweet, adorable young girl..
she has freckles on her face and red curly hair!
She likes having fun with friends but she always gets dressed in a sophisticated, elegant way!
She never loses her flirtatious smile and always makes her presence noticeable wherever she goes!
She enjoys taking long walks through the city during the winter season and though temperature gets really low, she embraces with the most warm and cozy feeling all people around her...

arianperfume

I have the body mist 100 ml bottle, since I could not find any of the EDT left in the stores in my country. I remember smelling this perfume from magazine ad strips when it was first launched and I must say: I have no clue why did Cacharel discontinue this fragrance since it is so yummy... To me it's the smell of cherry and amaretto liquer + vanilla. Even though it would sound overwhelming, considerring it's summer, actually it is a very refreshing fragrance . I wore Gloria today at the office and everyone asked me what was that nice parfume I was wearing.I love GLORIA and GLORIA loves me too:)) !!!

PávelHenry

On my Skin, it's reminds me Cynéma, YSL, but, more round and sweet... Lovely!

elli

@Sophie: I was fortunate enough to be the proud owner of the body mist for some time ago and I'd say that its pretty close to the perfume, just somewhat lighter. However the body milk is totally different, consisting almost entirely only of spicy notes. Funny, that I have always associated the delicious scent of tea with Gloria perfume, but now I see from the notes chart that there is no sign of tea in it (not even bergamot- I'm an Earl Gray addict):P

sky76sky

Edible, delicious....why on earth was it discontinued?! So sad. I bought a bottle of Gloria Oil recently (lurking in an ancient pharmacy, covered with dust) & although it wasn't quite the same it was still truely scrumptious. Very food-like - nutty, chocolatey almost. Mmmmmmm. The hunt is on for a replacement....

ferrari

Sweet cherry compote or cherry pie with nuts. Nice scent, but I don't now, does I realy want to smell like cherry pie.

sorbearmui

I tested this in a cosmetics store not knowing what it was and the positive comments from here. At first I really hate the top an dmiddle notes of Gloria as it made me smell like an alcohorlic or an old lady who used herbal oil for some kind of sickness, I just left it on the shelf and didn't care for it. But after an hour when I smelt my arm, I noticed a very subtle cherry vanilla note which I like very much. Then I came back to this website and read all the comments about Gloria, OMG, I didn't know it was so famous amoung perfume junkies! Today I am so lucky to buy 2 100ml EDT, the first impression of Gloria to me is still the same, but I am totally addicted to the base note of it. It's really nice and good for all occations. I am enjoying it now~

guest_Sophie..

hi does anyone know whether Gloria body mist smells different than the perfume?because i know that the body milk and oil have a different one!thanks alot!!

ruxxy

Hey, girls! I think you should try Benetton B United for a replacement of Gloria. They seem quite similar to me, especially in the top and heart notes. I've had Gloria a while ago and, as far as I remember,it was a bit more refined than B United. Give it a try and tell us your opinions!

noharadwan

gloria is amazing , everytime i wear it i hear compliments, i found it in one of the stores and im intending to buy it again

allexa27

I am finally proud owner of this gem .I am so happy!!,Very deep,complex and sofisticated smell.I will wear it in the hot weather too because i like it a lot!

perfumes_addict

to all the gloria fans out there: Gloria is NOTHING like flowerbomb. believe me, i bought flowerbomb to replace gloria and it has nothing similar to gloria. they are sooooooo different. don't get me wrong: flowerbomb is also a lovely perfume (although at first i didn't quite like it, not because it didn't smell good, but because i was disappointed that it wasn't like Gloria). flowerbomb is sweet in a different way (it's candy sweet) and it's floral...flowerbomb is similar to carolina herrera 212 sexy. from my point of view, gloria is unique and i don't know if i'll ever find something like that again... i guess not, because i've been searching for quite a while.

guest_gloria-lover

there's no fragrance like gloria!can't cacharel make a limited addition so we can stock?since then I've smelled almost everything but cant find a replacement!vickalena you are very lucky!

nathalieZ

Although I am not a fan of oriental scent, I really liked Gloria..the almond scent was light and felt warm on my skin..a light oriental..quite unique in my opinion!

CFKay

For all those heartbroken ladies out there, fragranceboutique.co.za in South Africa sells a Gloria equivalent. It is unbranded and sourced directly from Grasse. I have not smelt the original Gloria myself, but ordered myself a bottle and was pleasantly surprised at the beautiful fragrance and its longevity. I’ve noticed that Gloria has become almost impossible to find online and I’m not sure if the SA site will ship internationally, but I guess it might be worth a try to find out. I’d love to know how this compares to the original Gloria everyone holds in such high esteem.

elli

My heart is broken as well because of the disappearance of this darling. It was love at first sniff...Never got to own it, was looking for the right moment...and when it came, the fragrance had vanished from the face of the earth (at least from the perfume shop shelves)! So sad when a fragrance gets discounted...its like they would take away some of your best memories, never to be returned again... :( I dont see myself replacing it with Flowerbomb...it is just too commercial for my liking...which I thought Gloria wasn't.

Kyrrah

Totally forgot I ever owned this one. From what i can remember it was gorgeous. A softer version of Flowerbomb I agree.

Aysu

Lovely blend of cherry, amber and almond, also with nice floral notes with a PERFECT drydown.. I bought a huge bottle when it first released, then quickly finished and bought another bottle of this beautiful perfume.. Never thought that it was going to be discontinued one day :-( when I went to department store I could not believe that it is not available anymore.. It was much much better than new released fragrances of Cacharel, such as Amour Amour or Promess which have no character in my opinion. But interesting thing happen recently. I met a lady in a conference and she was smelling exactly like Gloria and I approached her to ask where she bought it (normally I am very shy of asking these....) but she said it is not Gloria, she was wearing Flowerbomb of V&R.. Couple of weeks later a lady in our office was wearing a perfume which is very similar to Gloria, and she said she was wearing Flowerbomb, again!!! Notes are different but Flowerbomb smelled very similar to Gloria, at least to me, on two different persons! so I will satisfy my passion for Gloria with Flowerbomb :-)

LauraM

they are insane for discontinuing it.
its beautiful.

ophelia

I love it too. I found a perfume with a very similar scent to Gloria's drydown: Roberto Cavalli Her !!! Yes, I was quite surprised ;)

Scent lover

To Vickalena :)
Unfortunately by tomorrow the address will be no good cause I am coming back :D

Yes, its true that it lifts the mood and I am glad to hear that you have it too since you appreciate the perfume so much :)

Definitely it made my day today! :)

Scent lover

Vickalena, yes I bought within a second :) The lasting power is amazing, isnt it? As well I saw Rochas Byzance, Mystere and Madam Rochas.

Scent lover

I found it today in a pharmacy shop! I could not believe my eyes! It does smell so well :)

loverdoll78264

I've received more compliments wearing this than almost any other perfume. It is so hard to come by now. Kinda makes you wonder what Cacharel was thinking when they discontinued it.

Ninulia

REally very sorry it stopeed.. I had lots of complimenst while wearing it..=(

guest_Carla

Gloria Cacharel is Amazing perfume shame they stoped making . i had a great deal from www.perfumefactor.co.uk only £19.99 but i love the perfume

guest_Xtine

So many people love this perfume, especially me! I am at a loss trying to find a new fragrance to replace Gloria. I had so many compliments when wearing this perfume from both men and women and recommended it to so many admirers, I can not believe isnt wasn't popular enough and am truly curious as to its demise. Why has it been discontinued? Will it be re-released under a new name.....in anticipetion for its return

Happybunny

Lovely, woody green fragrance. Had loads of compliments wearing this. Sorry it's been discontinued.

guest_pinkprincesscarly

gloria is my favourite perfume!! cnt believe its been discontinued!!! gloria makes me feel happy when i smell it on me!!! bring it back!!

carmen_kvl

it's my perfume...I love it...unfortunatelly I can't find it anywhere...it's persistent,lasts all day,it's a mix of sexy and romantic, kind of attractive :)

guest_aivy88

"Gloria" was for 3 years my favourite parfume. Somehow part of my identity. Did Cacharel stop its production?