Lady Stetson Coty for women

I have had this in the past & really liked it. I recently inherited a bottle of the "Aspen" version, which I love, from my late Mother. It is a more fresh & green scent than the Lady Stetson original version. No page here yet on Aspen.

I bought this cheaply on e bay as Luca Turin liked it, and I tend to like most things that he recommends. Unfortunately the formula budget has been skimped on, and it has the slightly 'interior of hot 70's car' smell about it as many reformulations smell - ie; warm plastic. Opening notes are interesting, herbal/soapy and of no particular colour. Theres a waft of musk, a bit of cedar or pine and a nose tickling carnation. It is rather prim rather than sexy, but I always think a bottle needs a few wearings to really get a feeling for it. Over all, a bit ho hum, as I don't have any personal nostalgia connected with it (never available in England as far as I noticed)
One thing I can tell already is that my husband won't like it!

There is a special place in my heart for Lady Stetson. Is it sexy? No. Is it glamorous? No. It's simply independent and carefree. A blunted waft of neutered muskiness, with a twangy touch of men's cologne.

This is one of the scents I always associate with my mom because she use to spritz everything with it. A little too heavy for me though.

I know this is a inexpensive perfume but I like the smell of this perfume alot,I enjoy the fruity,floral scents that it produces in the opening and has a lovely soft dry down.I enjoy this fragrance more then I do the masculine versions of it.Although for the price I feel that Stetson original for men is a good inexpensive fragrance.

My husband likes this one so I will wear it. Like the spicy notes and then powdery fresh at the bottom notes. smells better than some more expensive perfumes

i dont care for this. its very cheap smelling, like its been made with a lot of alcohol and cheap ingriedients. in this case you truly do get what you pay for, as it costs very little, but isn't really a bargain because its not a nice product. the stetson for men, is pretty ordinary, but it is at least wearable and smells ok. they should of just made the mens and left it at that.

Okay, when I read in The Perfume Guide that Tania Sanchez compared Lady Stetson to Chanel No.22, I had to check it out. A four star rating and a single dollar sign seemed like a no-brainer. My local chain drugstore just happened to be having a 50% off sale and Lady Stetson ended up being very cheap.

It's been a very long time since I last smelled Chanel No.22 but if it turns out if it smells anything like Lady Stetson it won't be worth buying. Lady Stetson starts off harsh, harsh, harsh. Then it became so cloying, that it stuck itself in that spot deep in my throat that made me want to wretch. After the harsh blast, the notes bounced all over the place, at first I smelled some rose, some other flower, lots of soap and something a little watery and then it dried down (by the next day) into a tangy powder.

This is a smell that needs a whole package to pull it off; like being a chain-smoking woman who frequents bars and nail salons, then you understand where it's going.

When I get my hands on some No.22 I will do my own comparisons and then update this post.

A very bright and cheery soapy floral.
That's about it...

Update: Where is the almost smoky tone coming from? It pops up right around the middle, after an hour or so of wear. I like it!

Migraine anyone? I can always tell someone is wearing this one because it induces a splitting headache, and it smells so cheap. One word: yuck!

Lady Stetson was a real 1980s favorite. It's pretty strong at first as you would expect from a drugstore perfume. Then it's a nice with peach and aldehydes and a little bit spicy with sandalwood. It does bring to mind being in a 1980s C/W bar with steel guitars and all that was popular during the era when Lady Stetson came out. It's not bad but it's just not something that would be a favorite perfume. It's okay to wear to go out for casual but I don't think anybody would wear it on their wedding day. It's not expensive and fades quickly so there's no harm in trying it for fun.

Guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music and Lady Stetson .

The opening notes of Lady Stetson are warm, sweet, spicy. They are soft and feminine. Then they become sharp and intense then Lady Stetson simply fades away.