Ferre by Ferre Gianfranco Ferre for women

That was a classic for me of "I love those notes, I should love the perfume"-thing.

It is a classic and nobody should miss out on this, but it was not for me. I never expected to say that, because I love both notes - even highpitched - but the combination of aldehyds and vanilla is not my thing. Like a combination of floral-aldehyd and oriental. My both most-beloved categories, but not together, no-no.

It is no scrubber and I don't want anybody to not try it. It's really unique. Go for it and find out for yourself.
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My mom had this when she came back from the states. I remember this smell so clearly even though she was there more then 15 years ago & when I think of it, it's my mom's smell. That's how she has always smelled to me. After this she used Burberry's Weekend, which is amazing, but Ferre by Gianfranco Ferre, still remains the only original smell of my mother. :)

Afer much, much searching I found a 1 oz. bottle of this. The first image that came to my mind after spraying was Channel No. 5 Elixer. That is the firt impression. It settled down and turned into a subtle spicy mix that I really liked. It is a complex and multi-leveled fragrance that will take some more thinking than a channel scent. I like these kind of perfumes. They are works of art that tell stories when you open your mind. It's like peeling back the layers of its construction. There are a lot of stories in older and vintage scents that you really don't get in new perfumes...don't know what it is but I love it.

The middle notes rule in the formula on my skin at the drydown. Who knows with this little gem, it will probably be different the next time.

When I was 11 I had a huge mini collection and Ferre by Ferre was my absolute favorite, I had the black pump little bottle, a real treasure. It was so elegant, rich and complex, I still remember it, floral oriental I would say. Does anyone know if it's still available?

I agree with Weegees excellent description. Ferre (-91) is a wonderful fragrance filled with sundried fruits and spices. The doze of aldehydes in the beginning is quite noticeable, but soon the aldehydes calms down leaving the fragance just carefully powdery and somehow illuminated.

The sweet flowers, sundried fruits and spices creates a yummy, but not edible fragrance. As sandalwood completes the base together with tonka, musk and oakmoss the result is slightly dark-sweet scent with a pinch of powder. I much prefer Weegees classification "bright oriental" before floral aldehyde as said above. If the notes above are correct it may even be a oriental chypre. As with most oldies the projection is good and the duration very good. Try it!

Just moved my review to Gianfranco Ferre as it's clearly a tuberose based scent and this is not. The down side of the Ferre fragrances is the confusing similarity of the names. THIS one I tried under the name Ferre 20 from a generous and now obviously confused swapper. This one is a creamy, elegantly constructed aldehyde in the old sense of fashion. Classic like a black linen Coco Chanel suit, but still easy to wear and causal enough for days. Lovely and intrinsically feminine.

This is currently the "#1 top prize winner of all contests" fragrance in my entire wardrobe. NOTHING smells like this - truly unique in depth & power. Bitterness, darkness, a bit of leather, a dose of incense, a slap of musk, the glow of amber, a whiff of smoke and under all of this is the deep sweetness of fruit dried in the sun until it metamorphoses into something quite different (i.e., grapes into raisins, plums into prunes). Stunning. Very, very long lasting; head-turning sillage. Warms with the body.

Not for hot weather unless for a dramatic evening in bed; otherwise, in cooler temps: daring for work if applied with caution. splendid for formal occasions and brings on the sweetest of dreams after an evening bath. You'll notice it on your pillowcase the following morning.

Listed as a floral aldehyde here, but to my nose Ferre by Ferre is a "bright" oriental with all of the top and mid-note flowers turned to an exquisite sachet. The brightness is the aldehydes, to be sure, but here they seem to act as catalysts for something much more complex going on. Oakmoss in the mid-notes hooks up with violet root and instantly this "floral" is no longer of this earth. Honestly, take a look at those base notes and drool... pure oriental bazaar. If the angels don't smile upon you and you find you simply can't wear it, inhale it as aromatherapy.

I nominate Pierre Bourdon for fragrance sainthood based upon this fragrance creation alone.

It seems that the term"aldehydic"was invented for Ferre by Ferre!That's really the story here,along with the mimose,the ylang-ylang and the complex base.Yellow and gold are the colours that come into your mind as you smell it.Very bright and outspoken,headache giving to the sensitive,acid like strong gin with a lemon twist.Suitable for strong personalities,impossible to ignore-even if you dislike it.
I have a mini bottle of this one and I can assure you about the longevity of the fragrance.The citric notes are hidden,apart from the lemon that sparks.No peach at all unless you're an expert nose.The aldehydic notes rule the game,love them or hate them.Alessandro del'aqua's signature scent is a similar,but much lighter interpretation of this kind of composition.