LouLou (for women)

LadyJedi

This is definitely in my top 10 perfumes for it is warm, seductive and sweet in a special gourmand way. The trick is not to get scared of the opening notes which are kinda overwhelming, but then the intoxicating trail says its word with the divine scent of cinnamon and vanila which linger on the skin for long hours...

krmarich

Lou lou is a misfit in the perfume world. It was wildly popular unopn introduction in the 1980s. Now it is disconinued. How could that be? Lets look at this often misunderstood beauty. Its a nocturnal scent. Not exactly dark, yet definitely bedtime wear. It comes from a time when sexy was the thing. Lots of notes, nothing light and notice me when I walk into a room! It often gets associated with Poison, yet I detect no connection, other than tuberose and jasmine. Lou Lou may have frightened American buyers away. It did just the opposite on international markets. Once you try it, it is unforgettable!

mypersonalharmonics

Oh,I had the 100ml prismatic bottle,the one we can see above and loved it.Nowdays they only produce the tottaly different,ugly 50ml flacon...

The scent has numerous ingredients similar to Poison.They are like sisters but I prefer Loulou.

It is exotic,dynamite-heavy but suitable for hot summer nights.I love the plum,the anise and the incense lingering on the skin.

I miss the original bottle so much!

grati

Today I received another bottle; I haven't been using this one for about half a year. Well, I have to say it's just WONDERFUL... i simply love it, but most of all what i enjoy it's the heart of the perfume: it has something overpowering, yet innocent, a freshness that is very sexy at the same time.
It suggests a girl who has just become a woman, i guess...:) Congrats to the nose who made it:)

missk

I've only recently discovered a love for sweet and intense orientals. Lou Lou in my personal opinion is not dated at all. The fragrance is unique, rich, womanly and desirable.

Lou Lou makes me think of the Taj Mahal and ancient India, even though I have never travelled there. The composition of beautiful flowers mixed with a powdery vanilla and incense base is delightful and enchanting.

There is an inviting warmth to this scent, that makes me want to cuddle up next to someone beside a warm fire while it's cold outside. Lou Lou manages to be both classy, luxiourous and glamourous while creating an aura of sensuality and mystery.

This scent has been known to be a little overpowering at times, so it's best if sprayed with a light hand. I find Lou Lou to be rather similar to Samsara by Guerlain and Angel by Thierry Mugler, so if you are a lover of those fragrances you should give Lou Lou a try.

morgataria

Sometimes I hate it,sometimes I...like it.I loved loulou when I was around 12 years old and hadn`t smell on many perfumes.
I have it but it`s not often I feel to use it.It smells most nice after around 2 hours on your body.
Don`t wear this if you easily get headache!

knvixen

I hate this with a passion. It is overly sweet and sickly, the sort of scent a little girl thinks is sophisticated and a grown woman knows is detestable. It is unbelievably overpowering and should only be worn by women of a certain sort who want to be noticed.

lynnroo

Well, when I was a little kid I remember falling in love with this one. So about 2 months ago, I purchased it without even trying. It was a big big mistake. I don't know why I liked it back then but I absolutely hate it now. It is the most intense scent that I know of. It is sickening. I really wanted to like it but that's impossible for me. It just grows on you even if you spray it only once. You can try to wash it off but sorry it doesn't go away either. It is a very old scent. So old that it can be described as rusty. Not for me at all.

Mellyhelly

I used to wear LouLou when I was around 16 which means many years ago... I managed to have a bottle, the one with the beautiful red stopper. My mother hated it, because she said it seemed a talcum scent for whores! mmm... she likes Anais Anais which I can't stand. For me LouLou was a very new smell, grown-up, extremely feminine and soft yet intense. I used to love classical ballet and the athmosphere of LouLou fitted the character of the powdered ballerina.
It reminded me of yellow Baby Shampoo Johnson's in the topnotes, while the rest of the composition was a cloud of powdery incense. It became so popular I lost interest in it. I will have a good sniff at my old bottle tonight for memories' sake :-)

The_Entity

What I like about LouLou, is that there are no other fragrances like it, nothing that I could compare it to.

A very unique and intense fragrance...but do avoid for an occassion like job interviews in a small stuffy room, as the fragrance can get overpowering...

alicektn

I always wanted to smell this fragrance that is claimed to be legendary. For my suprise I found LouLou in a duty free shop at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. It was a big opportunity for me to test it, at last!

The beggining was somewhat confused and I got dissapointed, I couldn't really understand it. Not attractive to my nose at all.

After a while, it transformed to a powdery fumey scent. Iris,incense and heliotrope were really prominent. Better, but not anything extraordinary.

But the drydown....Oh the drydown. One of the most breautiful and romantic around! Powdery and sweet, including incense,other mysterious resins, tonka and vanilla..Just divine!

cora

i had LouLou long time ago also. Absolutely loved it and i think i am going to buy it again.

Cris_Venesza

Beautiful , a warm scent ...i had loulou very long ago but i still have in my mind the plesure i felt wearing loulou

wolfica

...i couldn´t belive i saw this parfum here,ncause i totaly forgot i had it years ago as little. i just remember i was playing with this bottle...it would be really nice to smell it again...

jatzzie

I was so excited to find and try it in a perfume shop but was a little dissapointed.I love the bottle design for some reason, it's just so...pop artish and bold.I sprayed it on my wrist and at least on me, it smells very...well not that good...Kinda like one of those old lady perfumes.Maybe it just doesn't fit my skin type.

ramiske

Wow! I used to wear this 20 years ago. I can't believe it is still around. I saw that is is being discontinued, so maybe I'll get a bottle for nostaligia's sake! It is definitely one of those signature scents because I've never found anything like it!

Lorilavira

My mother had this fragrance and when i was a child i get a cute sample of it from my english teacher,i really loved it because the smell is so sweet and warm.Before some weeks i want to buy it but i can't remember exactly how it smells.When i got the Bottle i was surprised how much notes i smell out of this fragrance now.The beginning is very spicy and strong,i smell the cinnamon,the flowers and the anise,but after some minutes you smell the middle and the base notes very floral/sweet and warm i love the smell,it's like a cozy,warm bedcover.It's a very unique,classic fragrance and it last such a long time and i'm happy that i bought it.Good for the colder day's.

chocolate

Having read all your reviews, I decided to give LouLou another chance -after a 15 years gap! I just got back home with my bottle and I am hooked. Nuppu, you are right, how did I let it go? It is sweet and sensuous, long-lasting, intriguing, sexy, unique, and brings back glorious memories I thought I had forgotten. Brill!

Ester

Got my bottle today, I bought it online without testing.
I don’t find it that dark and mysterious like some of you. I would rather say it’s peaceful, maybe a little bit melancholy. I don’t find it strong either, but I guess if you wear Angel (like myself) there aren’t strong fragrances for you ;)

Abbas

A unique and diffrent kind of purfumes that mekw one happy at one time and sad on another time it varies with the moods.
I like that purfume on last velentine i gifted to my teacher she liked it.

veruska

I order a big decant of Loulou sometime ago just for memory reasons,and when i spritzed on air, i travelled in time in mid-80's in my aunt's boudoir, looking with a kid's eyes her costume jewelery and her collection of hats. This haunting scent it's still very consistent but i would never reuse it, just because it casts a melancholic shadow around.Just sense the airy byt also earthy opening, i guess from iris, sweet dry lily that morphs in a glorious tuberose ( a flower that became an 80's trademark), with all the other slightly traditional heady white flowers like jasmine and orange blossom.Even the sandalwood feels real and luxurius in the hard times we live on.

mymlan

One month ago I put a little bit of Lou Lou on my wrist at the store. I did it for sentimental reasons, suspecting it was too sweet and only for young women. But to my surprise it totally kidnapped me and I just had to buy it. It is both extremely floral, sweet (in an intimate way) and there is also a complex scent of smoke/leather? Today I think this fragrance is aimed for the grown up woman who knows the power of her sensuality, rather than the innocent girl I was at the time when it was my signature scent. Now I wear It at special occasions, but just a little to be put on in good time before the event. I totally agree with Nuppu. How could I ever have a 20 yrs rest from this awesome perfume?

mariesthlm

usedthis one whe nI was in my teens, very sweet like candy. would not wear it today!

perryforever

I was never sure about this perfume. I had some copies of it as a teenager. Never quite got to grips with it. I had a love/hate relationship with the very strong fragrance. Because, back then, I did not know myself as a person I might go back to it now and see how it makes me feel.

KalteStern

Now that time has passed, and it isn't being worn by every third person you meet, it is worth a try if you like powerful, very loud, 'signature' oriental florals - but be careful about overdoing it for day wear: the intense, sweet notes are so strong and long lasting that people can literally get nauseated if you overdo it in a warm office. It will create an almost visible miasma around you all day, so not one for shrinking violets......

Vickalena

Like all early Cacharel aromas, Loulou is still unique.
A luxurious bouquet starts very loud, super-sweet. But wait first 30 minutes of this tumult of flowers, musk, vanilla, balsams, spices; and then unusual attraction and tenderness of this sweet Zephyr will open to you!

This is the brightest powdery scent in my collection. Powder here is magnificent, air-friable, "vanillish", with a gentle pink swan's puff...like my young and beautiful mom had... With time on the background appears slightly tangible bitterness of tree sap, like broken green twig - probably Cassia leaves?

Perfume continues to play and will surprise you with endless warmth and comfort. This scent requires artistic virtuosity to feel this "optimum minimum" of quantity.

dina

Strong, oriental and very rare fragrance. You want find replications on the market. Quite unique.

Malegria

This one is a keeper. I am planning to get the biggest bottle I can find - first, cause I fall for sweet and powdery all the time, second, because it is unforgettable once you try it, and third - because it has everything good in it that was about the 80s.

liat

Once upon a time this perfume had a very distinct campaign around here, so it became somewhat a mockery. That's a shame because the blend is very unique and long lasting (although it's very strong at first). On me it's spicy and warm, a great winter perfume which stays close to your skin for hours and hours for you to enjoy. It's more a "personal" fragrance than it is a "here I come" one, but to me, that's the beauty of it.

feyza

it is very original,and it has a story,very attractive.at first pump,you may think it is very heavy to wear,but after 5-10 minutes you will be the most innocent and sexiest woman in the world!

randik

This scent was totally ruined for me when it first came out. A friend of mine over sprayed day after day - and it became completely nauseating.

Nuppu

Just have it once again, only 15 years gap in use, and can't understand how I ever let this lovely perfume a rest. It's like a vanilla velvet, rich, creamy and powdery. Like a slipping into dark wood four posted bed with lots of colourful silk pillows and thick velvet curtains. So sensual and pure luxury.

sandrina_bambina

Legendary perfume, with touch of Orient in a modern way. Perfume for all times. I adore its beautiful composition with specific mix of flowers and fruits with powdery touch, strong spicies and balsamic and sweet resins. One of a kind! Stays long like a gourmand ruler.

noor_jehan

this is one of my favourites. i like its intensity and mystery. it is definetely not a usual composition, innocent and wild at the same time. when i smell it i have an image of explosion of colors. exquisite!