Asja Fendi (for women)

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Asja smells about ten years AFTER its time.
Originally, I bought some because it was a discontinued, well-reviewed, early-nineties Oriental...by Fendi!
Of course, I expected something like Boucheron: heady, indulgent, and loud.

But was I surprised. In a GOOD way.
Asja could be a Lutens or some other well-done,understated niche fragrance from recent years. It is slightly "weak", but in a polite rather than washed-out way.
All of the spices in Asja smell very naturally-occurring, and I can pull each one out of the mixture. Clearly, seamless-blending eighties-style was shirked by Asja's maverick perfumer! Still, the overall impression is one of great skill.

Asja is a very simple, honest Oriental. A perfume for spice-lovers with sophisticated reserve and a crisp, modern personal aesthetic. Very chic. Never too much. Highly recommended.

Much talk about the bottle. I, personally, find it masquerade-esque and embarrassing. I hide my Asja.

solocha

I purchased a sample of this because I thought if it is discontinued and stays there for too long it will go off. I'm glad I only have a sample.
It is a nice, warm, oriental scent and once again, I will confirm that it is indeed a cross between Opium and Poison. Also other similar scents to this to my nose are Youth Dew Amber and Cinnabar. In those as well as in Asja you can have amber and cinnamon. Cinnamon and thick fruit juice are most prominent.
But the fragrance staying power is very poor - on me it lasted maximum 2 hours, which is very little for such a renowned brand.
The scent is likeable, but because of those other ones I mentioned, it isn't original to me. I'd rather invest in Poison or Cinnabar.

VioletLily

I was seriously considering purchasing Aroma M Geisha Noire when I happened upon reviews for Asja. mynoseknows below, mentioned that it was a bit like Shalimar, to which GN has been likened to, so I thought I'd give Asja a go before I dropped money on the more expensive GN...
First test: Spicy, fruity and sweet. Warm. Bit of honey. Not very heavy, but lacking the depth that GM has. Sigh...I should have spent the extra and got the Geisha...

Hmmm, hang on, spicy sweet cinnamon and more honey is coming out...nice…rather yummy actually!

A week later: Wearing again and I really am liking this! The sillage is just gorgeous. Honeyed cinnamon and other spices with a hint of vanilla floating around me. It's not quite as intriguing and warm as Geisha Noire, but lovely in its own right. I don't think I should make a habit of purchasing unsniffed, but I do like this! Only thing is, the staying power is dismal, clocking in at only about an hour, leaving behind the barest hint of lightly spiced cinnamon honey. Rather sad about that, but this is still quite gorgeous!

BlackAmberMoon

I agree with the two previous reviews. Don't expect a sweet comfort scent - it is a dry spice, but it's very nice. Reminds me of a cross between the original Poison and Opium, but softer and easier to wear. I expected a big personality with this one, but it settles into a skin scent rather quickly. Great bottle!

woogyjones50

I, too, was a little surprised that this perfume wasn't stronger...I do not mean to say that the perfume does not last on the skin because it does so quite well. However, Fendi's perfumes do tend to be assertive to say the least. And there is no doubt that Asja is a very, very nice perfume. There is a very pronounced cinnamon note yet it is blended very nicely with florals which smells much better than it may sound. I think this is a perfume worthy of a full bottle purchase. However, Asja's strength, compared to to the rest of the rather loud Fendi fragrance family, make it the most reserved member.

Aeternitas

This was surprisingly dry and weak for a Fendi perfume. It's not bad, it contains some nice oriental spices. It smells like a really spiced, cinnamon tea. I like it, but it's not as strong as I would have wanted it to be.. or maybe my sample is old?