Hollywood Star Fred Hayman for women

Really bad! Harsh, chemical...yuck! The drydown smells sour, bitter. I can't detect any of the notes mentioned here. On the back of the package it says there is honeydew and citrus in it - don't smell those either. Thumbs down!

(Maybe I got a bad bottle or cheap reformulation; I purchased it at Marshall's.)

This is a very nice floral/oriental for the money. I really could not smell the mandarin but the rose, amber, and musk are obvious. It is well blended and would be suitable for night more than day.

It has average sillage and a decent life span...maybe five to six hours.

I forgot to say sillage is medium and lasting power good: 6 hours on my skin.

I tested this today at a sellout and did not want to decide to buy it on the spot as i wanted to see how the drydown is. The top notes are fresh with mandarin orange, gardenia and mimosa, in a ladylike manner, quite serious. The rose comes out later on, together with some carnation, subdued by the amber and musk in a warm, delicious and coconutty way. In the end it becomes airy but sophysticated, almost as if similar to Oscar. I enjoy warm fragrances so I should go back and buy it, as I like the drydown.