L`Origan Coty for women

I've heard a great deal of people comparing this to L'heure bleue, but actually I only see the resemblance slightly in L'heure's vintage form. Sweet spiced orange dominates this scent, drying down to a floriental with a slight powdery side. I love it!

Warm, fresh spicy and powdery, sounds lovely!
I had no knowledge of this perfume just couple of days ago, but found it on sale on Ebay. As allways, came here to read the reviews and I liked what I saw. I love oriental, spicy and powdery smells, so I have quite high hopes for it. So i bought a bottle from USA. I belive it's not to be found enywhere here in Sweden. I can't wait to get my hands on it.. I'll let you know the truth when it arrives.


So, today it arrived. I could not open the package fast enough..
I pretty much get one note only - clove, and lots of it!
So is it an old lady perfume? Not really, sorry to say but it's more of a dead lady perfume. Not flatering to any woman-beeing. I so wanted to love it..

I love this perfume, absolutely one of my favorites! It is very powdery and soft. This smells just like the Coty face powder. It smells sweet and powdery but not too sweet. Although I do prefer wearing it in the colder months because it might be a little bit too strong and sweet in the summer time. If you like the vintage powder types of perfumes than this one is beautiful and definitely worth trying.

This vintage sample reeks cinnamon spiciness similar to that of Blue Carnation by Roger and Gallet. L'Origan is an oriental with a floral twist. Deep dark orange makes this a prize in my eyes as the refined sweetness balances the extreme spice without the added boost of sugar. I find this fragrance very aromatic and womanly. I do not detect civet but the ylang and orange work well together to keep this fragrance grounded in a way that the aromatics don't supersede the softer notes. Soft florals follow .

Piperolal is a note I am in no way familiar with, but if it is responsible for the hot/pepper sensation, then I look forward to adding it to my list of favorite notes.

It eventually dies down to a classic floral but I rather enjoy the initial blast of fire! I like it HOT.

To me, this is akin to Coco Chanel - just softer . I ordered blindly , not expecting much . May I state emphatically that this is one of the most BEAUTIFUL fragrances I have sniffed ? I love the soft spicy oriental notes , esp the orange blossom . It has a very feminine retro womanly vibe , but is actually a timeless scent for literally any woman. I can see wearing it for any event , even on a wedding day .

I sprayed it on my nightgown and it lasts and lasts . If you need a fragrance that is soft but enduring for the office , this is perfection . I can not overstate just how lovely it is - God bless Francois Coty !
This sits proudly next to my COCO , Hypnotic Poison , Organza Indecence and Addict . It is a fabulous fragrance bargain - less than ten dolars and smells like a million.

Just got a vintage bottle of this. I am on memory cloud no9. This was my grandmother's scent. She used the airspun face powder, I think that is where my love of powdery makeup-y type scents came from. I always thought she smelled so beautiful and elegant. Now it is so wonderful to smell her again. She was so beautiful inside and out, everyone that knew her loved her.

I love the spicy (especially nutmeg, I love nutmeg!) powdery, incensy floral mix...it is just so beautiful! Everything I love is in this perfume...such gorgeous notes. I don't know if the modern version still smells the same, but the vintage is just as gorgeous as ever!
A favorite vintage powdery scent with lots of wonderful memories:)
They don't make perfumes like this anymore

If you long to experience this gorgeous classic and yet find it overbearing on your skin type, try using the transluscent Coty Airspun Face Powder as a bath powder. It's lovely, and just a little less in - your - face - spicy. I just bought some at Walmart for that very purpose; it goes really well with Lou Lou and other light Orientals too! A simple idea, but so very fragrant and luxurious. What a guilty treat!

I now own all 4 of the coty classics released in charming (matched) glass bottles. It's been quite an education!

Though Muget de Bois is a clear and fresh vase of water lilies (and a refreshing hint of lime), L'Origan exudes oriental spice and mystery. It's a light oriental, not a bit like Obsession or Opium. The cloves really shine, through a powdery haze of sightly bitter orange. One person who sampled my newly aquired treasure found it go positively harsh and dry on their skin. For myself, this couldn't be better. It's not too sweet or harsh or bitter or strong.

And yes, the Airspun powder is a terrific way to smell this fragrance before comitting to a bottle. It seems a milder form, however, and not nearly as strong in cloves. The lovely bottles are oh - so- giftable, so don't be afraid to try one!

I bought full bottles of a spray mist(2002) and a Cologne Spray(2007) from a thrift store today. The L'Heure Bleue connection goes as far as the inclusion of heliotrope and violet ionones and that's really it. In the incarnation I possess, it's very similar to vintage Oscar de la Renta's Oscar. That's not really a good thing. It is entirely redolent of spices and coumarin in its drydown, though my slightly older spray mist is a bit lighter and may actually contain some iris.

It's not terrible, but it feels a bit skeletal to me. It's certainly quite a bit better than I would have expected something so inexpensive to be. There are no sinus-stuffing chemical aromas and, though it's almost certainly entirely synthetic, it really smells quite mellow and well-blended. If it helps anyone out, I tried a 70s vintage bottle today and the scent really isn't much different these days(well, 2002) than it was back in the 70s, even where the drydown is concerned.

I imagine this was quite beautiful in the early 1900s, back when all of Coty's offerings were fantastic. I can smell the victorian influence in this fragrance. I can imagine the fantastic naturals that would allow the heavy-handed use of synthetics that seem to make up the entire fragrance these days. Unfortunately, it seems I'll have to hunt down a bottle from then if I want to experience anything worthwhile.

This smells like tobacco to me.
Maybe patchouli? Kind of medicinal and sharp...
Not nice at all. I was hoping for a powdery makeup smell, but no... Great sillage and longevity though!

Please, don't be fooled (as I was) by alleged similarity to L'Heure Bleue...They're totally different scents! Yes, L'Origan has these old-fashioned, classical notes but, please, don't compare it to masterpiece like L'Heure Bleue!
L'Origan is rather agressive, non-transparent scent with almost masculine sharpness (my bf refused to use it althrough). There's really nothing in common with powdery, soft, guerlainish note (base) the Guerlain perfumes are known what make you feeling so heavenly & you can smell these differences from the begining of two perfumes (I compared at once). L'Origan is ambery, woody and very cologne'y, I even find it difficult wearing by women.
I read some opinions about it & I thought that maybe I could find some notes of L'H B in it (I even was told that it was Guerlain who stolen idea of L'H B from L'Origan!) but it was big dissapointment. If you necessary want find any similiarities to Guerlain's range it would be rather Mitsouko Eau de Toilette, but still - don't expect THAT chic&charm which you buy at Guerlain store.
So, be careful, in my opinion it was pure waste of money.

This was one of my mom's scents when she was young, so I bought a bottle to try it out. I love the top notes- orange and orange blossoms with spice. Just beautiful. Unfortunately, my skin ruins it as it dries down and I can't wear it. My mom tried it for me and it smells like a million bucks on her. I do see the similarity to L'Heure Bleue at the top, but they are totally different perfumes. I don't wear either of them well, but I'd wear L'Origan if I could. Not sure I'd say the same about L'Heure Bleue.
Not sure I get the supposed similarities to Narcisse Noir. I love Narcisse Noir, though. Yum.

Peeachediva said L'Origan reminded her of a perfume from Spain, that might have been called oriental. Aha,could it have been Maderas de Orient? I owned a bottle of that once, and there is definitly a similarity. I just wish I could find it again, to compare. Anybody else know about Maderas? Warm and spicy, the two smells have a lot in common!

L'Origan was a scent I wore a long time ago. It was actually one of my favorites until my youngest son, who was around 2 years old at the time, decided to "taste" it. Well naturally I was horrified and called the Doctor. He chuckled and said I would probably smell it on his breath for awhile. Boy did I. And after that I could never wear the scent again!

Coty did some wonderful scents back then though, they were little treasures and the best part was you could buy them at the drugstore. Such a bonus!

This was my grandmother's perfume. She passed away when I was three, so I don't have many memories of her, but my mom said I used to love to sit at her vanity table and play. When I was in high school, my mother called me into her room and held out a bottle of perfume, asking me to smell it and tell her if it made me think of anything. I didn't recognize the look of the bottle, but as soon as I took one whiff, I said, "It makes me think of when I was a little girl." My mom and I both keep a bottle now, though she hardly ever wears it -- she says it doesn't smell the same on her. I wear mine on special occasions (it's such a soft, feminine fragrance)or when I'm feeling nostalgic. And if I'm around my mother, she almost always notices and says, "You're wearing Mother's perfume, aren't you?" Now I just need to find some Airspun powder (which Grandmother also used)!

I have found by reading this site, that as soon as someone disparages a perfume as 'old lady', then it's almost 100% guaranteed that i will just adore it. BRING ON THE OLD LADY PERFUMES!

I bought this perfume initially as I liked many other Coty fragrances, plus anything made in the early 1900s tends to be delicious.

L'Origan IS old lady - in that it brings back memories of crowds of grey haired rellies - but why is this a bad thing? Maybe people just associate certain smells with their Auntie Clarice and veer away from them - but i'm a vintage fan and if I got out in my best vintage frock, then I like wearing an appropriate scent for the era.
Plus i liked my Auntie Clarice. :)

I love this fragrance. It's slightly bitter, a bit civetty, and a bit orangey, it smells utterly divine.

I cannot stand modern perfumes. Sweet patchouli and cloying - yuck!
L'origan - YUM!!!

I love this. Just ordered another bottle. Before I go to bed I spray it all over me and my pillow. My room smells like this wonderful perfume!!

I was so touched by sunsineandroses' vivid story of how this fragrance took her back to more simple times at Christmas that I am bidding on a bottle on eBay right now. She was so vivid I could even smell the wet wool of the clustered customers around the glass perfume counter at Rexalls. Those were days when nice ladies helped you find the proper gift. In those days we did not have "theme" decorated trees. We used tinsel that had to be carefully applied piece by piece. My Mother even saved some from year to year.

Sunshineandroses thank you for your memory trip that triggered my sight, smell, touch, and even hearing. It is not often that happens.

In answer to 9154mf, it is not always the scent quality of the perfume that matters. On rare occasions, we find something that takes us on a precious memory trip.

I think there's a lot of similarities between Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue/Après L'ondée and Coty's L'origan.

Poor Coty, Jacques Guerlain seemed to take each one of Francois Coty’s amazing scents and develop a more complex and risk-taking version. I feel really disappointed about this, i allways think Guerlain's creations were unique and pioneers. This is a demonstration of Francois Coty’s outstanding talent.

Sometimes L'Heure Bleue it difficult to wear. L'Origan, on the other hand, is easy to wear.

The scent is great. Warm and smooth, I smell mostly orange and peach with a hint of powdery-spice.

The orange notes are prominent like in Narcisse Noir by Caron.

L'origan (cologne) is the perfect proof of that something doesn't have to be expensive to be good.

This smells EXACTLY like Coty's Airspun Loose Face Powder. If you like that nostolgic scent, you will love this. It is so different and very classy. People will never guess what you are wearing, and you most certainly will smell different than the crowd. I really like this scent, it is just not something I will wear everyday. Cheers!

I had never heard of this fragrance until exploring the Fragrantica site, but I bought it deliberately from ebay because I wanted to compare a vintage perfume with some of the more "modern" ones I like today.
This is simply lovely. It smells like my Mum would have worn. Initially it is VERY strong, and surprised me with its intensity. I guess because it was created in 1905 I expected it to be faint and unassuming. HUH! A big blast of soapy, spicy powder. Thank goodness it dried down fairly quickly as I am not sure I could have lived with it all day. Is it the old style formulation that gives it lasting power? I can smell it hours later.
I'm quite sure this would NOT appeal to the younger set; I can hear them roaring "old lady", and it's true. But a sweet old lady, not an old hag. I cannot detect any florals in it and think it should be classified as (delicate) oriental. I'm very happy I bought it.
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After wearing it for a couple of hours a very strong clove note arose from the depths (?maybe carnation?) but overall this is a POWDERY perfume.

I've always loved this fragrance, though I haven't had any in years. For me, it's so wear-able. Sweet, but not too sweet. Floral, but not heady. Spicy.

I just got Calvin Klein Eternity for Christmas, which I love because of the carnation. After wearing it for a few days, I realize how much it reminds me of L'Origan! So, I looked up the L'Origan ingrediants: no carnation, though I could swear I smell it. Anyway, now I want to go buy a big bottle of it.

My mother's only fragrance. Over the years, I've gone through a few bottles just because. Haven't seen it for a while. After she passed I asked for her empty Coty face powder box because of its lingering smell. I treasure it.

Coty has produced some interesting, affordable, acceptable, as well as fun fragrances. I'm not an expert, I buy what I like. But I LOVED CHYPRE. Now that's a fragrance that elevated me a few inches off the floor!

I adore these older scents and so I wanted to get my own bottle of L'Origan. On first application, I smell orange blossoms, jasmine and pepper. As the scent dries down and warms up, the benzoin and coumarin kick in, giving this a sweet, powdery aroma. The scent stays true for hours. Sillage is light, but I find that the scent lasts nearly all day, albeit close to my skin. While this is a fairly complex formula, in my opinion, to the nose it combines to three major aromas: floral, citrus, and powder. If you want to try something a bit more vintage and sophisticated, for the price, you really can't beat L'Origan.

L'origon!!! YUM!!!!! this is one of the most beautiful scents I have ever smelled. My mother has worn it, my grandmother wore it, and from time to time I wear it. It actually reminds me of a perfume that a friend of mine gave me from Spain. Actually, I think it might have been called 'oriental' or something like that.

I would say that on me AND my mother, the sweetness comes out. But it's not sweet like candy or gourmand. I would say that it has a 'roundness' to it, that is similar to Hypnotic poison. I wish I knew more of the notes that were in it, as the description lists a couple, but then finishes with 'etc.' I would love to know what the 'etc.' is.
I don't catch the violet, and I really don't detect what I could say 'oh that's vanilla'. I'm thinking that the way the notes married in the creation of it, may have balanced out each other in such a way, may have created a completely new entity.

L'Origan is definitely a 'wear it for me' kind of perfume in my case. I don't like very many perfumes in the COTY line, but L'Origan and L'Aimant are definitely ones that give me a nice feeling when I smell them. L'Origan definitely has staying power, to. My mother uses just a LITTLE of perfume and L'Origan stays with her the whole evening. It'one of her signature scents. I love it so much that when I come to visit, I sometimes ask her to wear it.
I would strongly recommend a person to at least try it.

I was surprized to see this classified as a floral. To me it is a spicy oriental, albeit lighter than most orientals. The opening is citrusy and peppery, a bit sharp. The dry down turns spicy and woodsy, still a bit pungent. This is a romantic and oh so feminine scent. When someone says, "French perfume" this is the one I think of.

Just revisited this again. Soft, slightly powdery orange blossoms, a feeling of tuberose and the definite scent of powdered milk, with some faint spice in the dry down. It's as feminine and elegant as a gold organza dress. Just lovely in all ways. To some degree, it does smell its age in that it has a composition reminiscent of the perfumes of the time, but in overall mood, it is timeless. Bought a ridiculously cheap full, unopened bottle and I think I've found my new favorite.

I was introduced to L'Origan when a child as it was my aunt's favorite. I have worn and loved it for years and, in recent years, it is the rare fragrance that does not make me queasy.

To me, it is more floral than oriental. I smell mostly orange blossoms and jasmine so I was surprised it is so complex. The dry down is a little spicier. I find it reasonably well-lasting and I do not get the powdery scent that some reviewers have described. I have not tried the new formulation yet....hope I am not too disappointed

Not that anybody is going to run out and buy a bottle of this vintage stuff but I recently aquired a vintage set of Coty fragrances with L'Origan still capped tightly and fresh. I knew I had smelled this somewhere before, it was so familiar. I let it sink in and then I realized it was the smell of the perfume counter at the drugstore at Christmas time. All those shoppers trying to find the right gift for wives, mothers, sisters and aunts. I found the l'Origan to be very warm and pleasant but very mid-century perfume counter with all the gift sets on the glass counter and the smiling lady helping you decide if you wanted the set with the bath powder and foil box.
I did find the L'Origan to be the best one of the vintage Coty fragrances in the set. I don't think I really would wear it that much. I'm too afraid someone would say you smell like the Rexall pharmacy on Main St that closed 15 years ago !
L'Origan was fun like seeing a 1950's car driving down the road .

Airspun powder? Yes, it's identical!! I'm trying Red Door EDT, and it's remarkably similar to L'Origan's opening notes. My grandmother wore L'Origan for 60 years!! Wonderful memories. I need to get a bottle AND some Airspun powder for the memories.

Goodness yes it is like L'Heure Bleu,luckily as most Guerlains give me a headache this one hasn't after two hours.

My bottle of L'Origan came yesterday. Very strong at first but fades out and then becomes hardly noticable to me. I know it is still detectable to others so it does it's job. It's dreamy. It's sweet in a way that not all little girls will ever know mommie's perfume from 40 years earlier, most creations won't make it that long I'm afraid. It's a comfort scent for sure, so soft it's "misty". So feminine and proper. Thankyou Coty for taking me back to the bathroom mirror waiting to be beautiful, spraying mom's perfume and using her lipstick and Airspun powder. This is charm.

I remember this scent from childhood, using mom's perfume in front of the mirror as if you could see how beautiful you become instantly. Some of her perfumes (Tigress) was hideous to me. I remember as if yesterday, thinking WOW this smells GOOD! I've never forgotten the name even though she doesn't remember. She's never cared for perfume and I dusted her bottles often so I won't be getting a bottle for her. I can't wait until it's here (monday) I hope! I'll be back if I'm moved by the scent as an adult!

I am so anxious to get my bottle of this vintage scent! I ordered it last week from Overstock.com and it was SO inexpensive that I can't believe I have not purchased it before. I love Guerlain's scent L.B., but it makes me feel very sad and nostalgic so I am hoping I don't get that from this one. I read somewhere that this smells exactly like the famous Coty Loose Airspun face powder, which I adore and always have a box of sitting on my dressing table. Does anyone else recognize that scent from the powder? I will review this some more by the end of the week. Cheers!

L'Origan is a great fragrance, probably that's why it was the origin, the inspiration for Guerlain's L'heure bleue. Indeed, it has a lot of similarities with L'Heure Bleue. L'origan is sweet powdery and woody fragrance with some spicy and flowery notes in it. It's rich, multi-layered, a bit lighter than L'Heure bleue but still very expressive and exceptional fragrance. If you like L'Heure bleue, you must try L'Origan! You will love it!
The staying power is good, the sillage is very light.

At first this reminded me alot of Habanita by Molinard - it smelled like an old fashioned lipstick, that strong perfumey waxy scent. Then after about an hour it softened into a powdery rose. It smells kind of old fashioned and there are much nicer perfumes out there I really don't see the point of this.

it is definatelly oriental-spicy.I will write a review later because i am sleepy now ..lol

Even though I do not care for orange blossom, I had to try this historic scent. It does go on very strongly as pure orange blossom, but begins almost immediately to dry down in a lovely combination of play-dough scented iris, candy heliotrope and powdery florals. It does go very sweet on me, but somehow manages to be neither childish or old fashioned. I like this very much.

L’Origan by Coty is the best perfume I have experienced in a long time. My favorite perfume has always been L’Heure Bleue by Guerlain so when I ordered this one I was rather expecting that it would smell like a cheaper version of L’HB. I couldn’t have been more mistaken. Granted, they have some similarities in the opening but then the scents go their separate ways.

The beginning is all about the play between the spiciness of the coriander and pepper and the freshness of the bergamot. A slightly sour, inedible peach is lurking in there as well. The spiciness seems to win out over the freshness though, because next comes a rush of nutmeg mixed with a touch of cloves. There are a few floral notes that make a brief appearance: I get mainly the orange blossom and a touch of ylang-ylang. Others may sense more of them though, florals don’t develop well on me.

The base is beautiful. I had never experienced large amounts of courmarin in a perfume before, so I didn’t really know what to expect. It is an intriguing scent and difficult to explain. It is similar to fresh grass, copper, and hot rubber all at the same time. It doesn’t sound appealing, but it really is.

The lasting power is average, about 5-6 hours on skin. (It lasts all day on clothing or in hair, though). And it is an incredible deal for the approximately $10 that I paid for it. I would recommend it for all seasons except the hottest of summer days when the courmarin would probably be overwhelming. It would be appropriate for either day or evening wear.

Although this perfume is listed as a Floral, I would definitely describe it as an Oriental.