1872 for Women Clive Christian for women

I recently began dating this girl and out of nowhere we both found out that we really liked fragrances - after all we were complementing each other all the time for what we were wearing.

So I asked what she was wearing all night because I described it as fresh, musky with flowery undertones and a tad powdery even. I also called it "very English smelling" - which now surprises me as many others here seem to concur.

When she told me and showed me the bottle, I fell in love with her. She cut back on so many things for two months just to get this bottle. Wow.

I must admit, I have never been the biggest fan of this overpriced house, however this particular fragrance is simply gorgeous and well executed.

Upon first application, it is very citrus, makes your eyes wide open! It's fresh, citrus burst is what I imagine Queen Elizabeth spritzing on after she gets her 2 pc dress suit on, and ready to meet with Prime Minister for her daily briefing. I did not find this opening suiting my likes, however it was nice. But, oh, wait for it....wait for it....The dry down is lovely. It becomes more soft and so classy. I would have named this Royal Class, because that is where it takes my mind. Right into Buckingham Palace from first spritz until 4 o'clock tea. I got all CC fragrances to try, and the only 2 I am liking is "of course" No. 1, which I can't afford, and 1872, which is more tolerable in price. If you can, I would say give this and No. 1 a try. I'm not so sure they are worthy of the cost they charge, perhaps because of the ingredients? However, I have others that are just as lovely, if not more, i.e. Gold by Amouage that lasts all day into the next morning.

A really nice smell but not extraordinary; fresh and very English. It fits for any occassions. More than the 30 ml I could not afford (and I am glad ;)

I just tried my decant of this fragrance and I really loved it. It's so fresh and citrusy but not like more mainstream citrus scents today. It smells very fresh and green like the English countryside. It is a very English scent to me, no nonsense,not "perfumey" at all, but really refreshing and is surprisingly strong for this type of scent. I don't get individual flower scents per se, but they are part of the whole. One gets an overall bubble of clean and fresh that is different from anything I have smelled before. I am going to have to have a small bottle I can tell.

I can't say that the announced May rose is too noticeable in this fragrance. I would say that the violet note is the most noticeable between the floral notes in it. But this fragrance is rather more close to mossy fragrances.

It's good, polite, not sweet and even strict enough, but actually it smells not outstanding somehow for its price.

It was a gift from someone and as I adored the bottle so much before I smelled it, I felt amost struck by something when I sniffed with such disappointment.

I could have a second thought if I never smelled CK One by Calvin klein which I disliked before because simply every man was wearing it. If anyone remember this so popular ck one scent back in more than 20 yrs ago, I'd like to ask if I'm the only one who believes that 1872 resembles so much of ck one. I coudln't even analyze the scent of 1872 because all I could think of is CK One. My male friend also agreed this with me and told me it really does smell like CK One. 1872 is nicer, softer and more sophisticated but they are very very identical to me. I'm very sure that darn Ck One copied the scent otherwise it can't be that similar. But I have to add that, after first wear is off the remaining smell is much nicer and smells close to its price where the other one remains just cheap. I really believe the perfume has to be one and only and not resembles each other. So shame I only spray this when I go to shopping for that reason.
I would never want anyone think I'm wearing the other cheap spray.

Simply gorgeous citrus top notes - my girlfriend and I were looking at various niche brands the other day in Fortnum and Mason when we happened upon the Clive Christian counter. Wow - what a beautiful citrus woody offering this fragrance is - I've had to "I want it" in order to remind myself to pick up a bottle (a small 30ml one - this stuff is outrageously expensive!) for my girlfriend's birthday. I tried the male version and my girlfriend the "female" one. To be honest with you, the "female" one smelt so much better.

Beautiful, subtle, fresh, citrus and green with a small 'G'.

Nice scent, but too pricey. I don't find it that special.

1872 is a clean skin scent that is easy to wear daily or as a signature scent, not very "perfumy" at all. It is fresh, clean, musky, slightly woody, and earthy all at the same time. The only fruit to be found in this perfume is citrus. I get surprising bursts of a dry rose throughout the day.

Longevity is excellent for such a light scent, and projection is good but soft. Others might not notice it on you unless they give you a hug.

I sometimes think it's not worth the price. It's fun for the purpose of exclusivity. I don't personally know anyone else who owns it or would fork out the money for it (mine was a gift).

This is The Perfume of aristocratic ladies of old, wrapped in long silky dresses and radiating an almost surreal scent, partly fruity, partly floral, partly woody - and yet neither fruity, nor floral, nor woody. What a pity much perfume industry today have lost this class and harmony.

perfection

This is one of my mother's favourite perfumes in her collection. Without hesitation, I decided to try it. I absolutely love the smell! It's not too strong for me... I recommended it to anybody :)

This one smells very nice and sweet. It is not strong or overpowering on me at all. I am not sure it is worth what it costs but it does smell good. It opens on me very citrusy and fruity. I can barely smell the rose and jasmine in the middle notes as it dries. We will see how long it lasts on me as my skin tends to make all perfumes disappear. Unless something magical happens in the next few hours it is not worth the money.

This is a very strong fragrance; fall/winiter night time for me

When I was trying to stingily apply some of my 1ml sample, I accidentally spilled most of it - fortunately right on my wrist. But that turned out to be necessary to detect the fragrance at all, for it has the lightest of all scents I have ever tried (hardly believable that it is EdP).

It is a *barely* fruity scent; the only way the non-citrus edibles come through is in the delightful sweetness of the scent, which is neither sugary nor honey-like and cannot be pinned on any of the flowers.

As for the bouquet at the heart of this fragrance, I fully agree with fragrancefiend - the rose doesn't dominate. In fact, the flowers are so well-blended, that you can detect each one individually, and at the same time not loose sight of their perfectly balanced harmony.

The same goes for the lovely base - none of the notes dominate but rather unite into a single voice of individually recognizable timbres. The woods are real but not gnarly; the patchouli is fresh but not pungent; the oakmoss humid but not rotting; and the musk is warm but not, well, powdery French.

An entirely unique work of art, this fragrance is so masterfully created that it makes *you* feel like a genius for being able to tell apart all the notes without ruining your experience in the process of analyzing it. All of its elements are as perfect as their respective Platonic Forms - and just like the Forms, the resulting scent feels too elegant and ethereal for this world, floating just above it, as if it is not meant for mortal noses; and whatever wisps of it we can catch are the work of a mischievous spirit, teasing us.

I have a very small sample of this and it is sublime. Starts out green and a little sharp; certainly not a stand out or even a fragrance I would consider trying. An hour later I would catch a whiff of a wonderful soft floral scent like nothing I've experienced before. While rose is supposed to be the star, I most notice the violet and lily of the valley enveloped in the sandalwood with just enough patchouli to give it a modern kick. The rose I can smell reminds me of those small wild roses that grow on a vine that smell so heavenly when the sun heats them up.