Giorgio Giorgio Beverly Hills for women

Back in the day this was an absolute blast to wear! I loved it. It was sexy and wild, and a little went a long, long way. The 80's were about big bold sparkling florals. It's funny because I'm not generally a fan of tuberose (really makes me sneeze) but in this fragrance it just worked.

Hey gang, Giorgio is now 30! She still causes a stir! She has survived designer imposters, bankruptcy and being sold to an east coast conglomerate. Thank you EA fragrances for keeping her in tact! She is still ravashing as ever.

My "time machine via perfume" is so obvious with Giorgio. Sheridan, JB78 and Tovah all have dramatic memories of this baby. Yes, I take a sniff and am transported back to my local May Company and that large factice on display. The scent is unforgettable and endearing.

MTV played music, TV was free and played great shows, and fashion was over the top. Girls just wanted to have fun and ladies had to be seen wearing Giorgio!

I generally hate tuberose, yet here it is squeezed between gardenia, neroli and jasmine. The subordinate note are only a supporting cast. It is basically a floral chypre. I have never found it vulgar or overpowering. It was status!!!

I ran out and bought a new bottle and sprayed my sheets. Tonight, I dream of 1985. No resposibilities, bills or social network updates...

I unfortunately have an extremely strong opinion of this fragrance. I find it the most offensive overpowering, cheap smelling awful fragrance I have ever come across. Please STOP producing this fragrance.

Call me crazy but I've always thought Giorgio smelled very expensive. I can't think of any other inexpensive fragrance I can say that about.

I think that timing is important with perfumes. My husband bought this one for me and I put it - and we both hated it so much, that while driving I kept my hand out of window. After some time I tried little of it again, just to remember why I hated it...and I am in little shock...I love it. Just be careful, make sure you got tiny bit of it and enjoy. I know I do. It is sweet floral and lasting for me.

I had this for forever, but I am SOOO sick of it! Maybe again in a couple of years.....

I have no idea what perfume would the artificially tanned lady with the dog and banana split in "There is something about Mary" wear but I have the feeling that it would be GBH.

I tried it once in a perfume shop. I remember it was very heavy, something I'd wear uneasily and with an effort. I remember I sniffed something like pelargonium but I don't see it listed. It was a kind of fragrance that makes an impression. Perhaps I'll try it in a future again because I love Giorgio Beverly Hills "So You".

Never wore this in the 80's. But after reading FruitDiet's review (Oct. 21, 2010) I JUST HAVE TO TRY IT!!!! What a freakin' hoot! Thought I'd fall off my chair I was laughing so hard.

Awesome ... think big hair, shoulder pads and blue eyeliner sporting a wrap dress in a loud floral :o). Actually, this fragrance is quite relevant today also ... the dreaded EA touch can be felt, but has possibly made it a little more wearable?? Not AS loud as it used to be ... definitely tamer but still breathtakingly beautiful if you like Tuberose and white waxy flowers. The drydown is JUST GORGEOUS with the musk playing (thankfully) a non speaking cameo. Pull the fruit, add a "modern" note like "ozone" or some such, rebottle, rename, remarket and it'll be a hit all over again! OH!! Hang on ... Frederic Malle did :o). Go on ... give it a bash ... you know you want to :o) ...

So eighties! but simply devine :) very nostalgic.

Amazing review JB!!! Fantastic put into words the magic of this perfume!

Esse é bastante floral.Tem cheiro de um shampoo chamado Darling,que eu usei muito e gostava.Muito feminino e tem um fixação de umas 12hs.

The fragrance that brought forth the end of perfume exclusivity and the beginning of massive fragrance marketing...Giorgio should have served as an example to all of how overspraying, overwearing, over-marketing, and over-abundance of cheapo knock-offs can destroy something beautiful. (Sadly, Angel didn't learn from history, thus was destined to repeat it.) Giorgio emerged upon our collective olfactory senses when I was in high school, and I felt quite privileged to receive a bottle of the body lotion, straight from Rodeo Drive, as a gift. The lotion was sweeter and more floral than the edp, which seemed utterly sophisticated and elegant, but it always felt like borrowing a friend's clothing but it's too big. I'm pretty sure I'm one of the 4 people who during the 1980s did not bathe in Giorgio, but I admit to wearing often, and enjoying a drugstore Coty called "Wild Musk Patchouli Blend" that others claimed smelled like Giorgio. Of course, Giorgio was SO...everywhere...it was hard to distinguish any other perfume from it. (At least until the masses began bathing in Poison, but that's another issue). The thing that killed Giorgio for my nose, was that over-powering, metallic, skunky knockoff called Primo; which, somehow, even wearers of the real Giorgio allowed into our atmosphere. Primo was everything that was bad about Giorgio, in an all-over "deodorizing" aerosol body spray format. I had at least 6 roomates who thought they were "fooling" everyone with Primo (I'm certain no one mistook these suburban Long Islanders for California Jet-setters in spite of the faux Giorgio), and I swear I get the taste of it in the back of my throat just thinking about it. Aside from all the excess, Giorgio can actually be a beautiful, happy tuberose-orange blossom-vetiver with golden pizazz, when it flatters chemistry. Unfortunately, like Angel many years later, when worn on those whose chemistry enhances the heavy duty, industrial concentrations of patchouli, amber, and animalic musk, this scent can melt paint off the walls in Grand Central Station.

Sheridan's review of Giorgio describes my feelings of this fragrance spot on. Such a great review!

In May 1983, Giorgio made its way into Vogue Magazine via scent strip, forever making history in the fragrance world. It was the first fragrance that started the now very popular scented perfume ads in fashion magazines. This is one of the most immediately recognized perfumes, even today, 30 years after its launch.

Giorgio, to me, is not just some floral, and really, I get very little florals from this fragrance. On my skin, the camphor(not listed here, but is a key note in this perfume), moss, vetiver, jasmine and mild tuberose. Those are the notes I can smell.

As popular as Giorgio was back in the '80's, smelling it on someone these days is a rare thing, and it's one of the precise reasons I've started enjoying it again. Since it's no longer around every turn, and completely out of date according to all those fashion enthusiast who seem to know it all, it's new to me again. Wearing this now, in 2011, you can rest assured you will be one of the very few doing so, almost like back when it was first introduced through the magazine, before it became available in the department stores. I absolutely can't stand smelling the same fragrance I am wearing on 20 other people when I am out, so I stick to the older and now classic perfumes of yesterday that everyone else has long forgotten about.

Giorgio brings back a lot of good memories for me, both of people who were close to me who wore back in the '80's and of that decade itself. You see, I will never be able to smell this perfume without thinking of Madonna's "Dress You Up", Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" videos. That is what this perfume evokes for me. It's a fun fragrance, not at all snooty or reserved. It reminds me of 1985's Live Aid, The Goonies, and Breakfast Club....it reminds me of everything that was fun and colorful in the '80's, just like Giorgio's iconic yellow and white striped box. They couldn't have chosen a better color scheme. They just released the remake of 1984's Footloose, and I can't think of a better fragrance to wear to go see it, as both the original movie and perfume bring back so many wonderful memories of better days for me.

Giorgio might be old school, and as dated as racing striped blush and cobalt blue shadow ringed eyes, but come to think of it, so am I. I wear this proudly, and still live as if it was 1984, hoping and praying one day I'll wake up in those days again.

my mother wear this parfum and really works on her body chemistry different with me i don't like this parfume when i wear this, it really doesn't work with my body chemistry also annoying people with the smell :(

I was one of those lucky Vogue magazine subscribers back in 1983 who opened up the newest issue and discovered a scented paper sample, impregnated with one of the most remarkable and exceptional fragrances theretofore. It was simply DIVINE; it was flamboyant, it was fun and it was very unusual. It was Giorgio Beverly Hills, and rightfully called "extraordinary cologne". There was nothing else like it.

To kipe a phrase from SJP's Covet ad campaign: "I had to have it". And because it was, back in the day, rather expensive comparatively speaking, I had to budget for it. But pinching my pennies wasn't a hardship at all; I would've cut back on almost everything just to get my hands on that juice.

To obtain it, I had to mail away for it. Yes, one had to send a paper check through the mail, and I waited rather impatiently for the parcel to arrive. But the wait was worth it. Yes, this was heaven!

Potent is an understatement, but I was judicious in how I used it, never more than one mist-and-walk through spray. I would not let it shout, but its presence was delightfuly apparent, and in those days before it became available in department stores, I had many, many appreciative comments and compliments. "What IS that fragrance? It is WONDERFUL!" I don't think I've ever received as many compliments on a fragrance I've worn since. It was absolutely a head-turner, for both women and men.

And so I was a happy young woman, happy because Giorgio Beverly Hills is, at its heart, a happy, fun-loving fragrance. Happy because my chemistry made this fragrance blossom and sing, and this unique fragrance was "mine" and mine alone, at least for a short while. But soon enough, that all changed.

Everyone loved Giorgio Beverly Hills, and when it became available in department stores, everyone got it, wore way too much of it, and it became a sorry cliche; a cariacature that represented the worst of the 80's decade. Primo, the imposter body spray just magnified and further bastardized the situation. It was no longer "mine", no longer unique. And familiarity, while not breeding contempt, did bring a sense of cookie-cutter clones, the very opposite of my personality.

So, I put it away and moved on to other perfumes.

Gradually, others put theirs away, too, and it's now rather uncommon to catch a whiff of it while out and about. I can't remember the last time I smelled on someone.

My bottle is now 28 years old and only the last third of it remains. The juice has slightly darkened and a few of the sparkling top notes are gone. But overall, it's still all there, still as fabulous and delightful as it was in the very beginning. And I still wear it now and then, without apology. It still suits me, still elicits compliments, still makes me happy.

This was my very first perfume when I was in my teens. At the time, I loved it and wore until my early married years. I grew out of it and now at 46, I enjoy perfumes with much more subtle notes. BUT...Unfortunately, my dear husband loves this perfume to no end and begs me to wear it. Even after I sat him down and told him how very much I hated it, it still mysteriously showed up on my dresser. Granted he only wants me to wear it to bed, but the next morning I can smell it on the sheets and clothes and it takes a lot of work to get it off my skin. I love my husband, but this offensive perfume has forced me to an ultimatum, Take your pick....Me or Giorgio, you can't have both!!!

This announces the decade of excess. All noses turned to California. Do you wished to be a California girl? This was your chance! A big warm burst of California florals took hold of the atmosphere and permeated the environment. It became was the first perfume to be sampled in a magazine. Department stores around the world seemed to be drenched in it.

The tuberose, neroli, gardenia and jasmine dominated the composition. They were quite linear and caused a commotion. It became a "love/hate affair. This was Jackie Collins "Hollywood Wives". I rich and I am here! If you could afford a bottle, then you were part of the scene.

I was relaunched a few years back. It was somewhat toned down. All of the notes were intact, yet rearranged not to shout. Now it is a clean white floral perfect to wear out shopping on gloomy days when you need a dose of California sunshine.

I had this and it literally made me gag. Way too overpowering, even with a light spritz. I gave my bottle to a friend who loved it. Maybe it just didn't agree with my body chemistry.

Absolutely the smell of the 1980s. Every smart restaurant and every department store in London stank of it and you could never get the smell of it out of your nose. I would never have worn it as I don't like flashy overpowering perfumes but it has a certain nostalgia value. I just shut my eyes and think of power dressing and big hair.

This is by far the most offensive fragrance I have ever smelt. It is bold, overpowering and just plain old disgusting. I walked past this lady one day and got a whiff of it and my first thought was OMG what is that disgusting smell. I then smelt is again on someone else and had to ask what they were wearing to find it was Giorgio. Only a couple of days ago I walked past someone who was wearing it and could not contain my disgust at the smell.
It fits into the RED DOOR category... just all wrong.
THIS FRAGRANCE SHOULD BE BANNED

Oh man, memories of the late 80s when this was the "prestige" perfume in Dallas, TX! As it happens, I'm somewhat allergic to it, so I became very good at identifying it. It did seem like those who wore it used an awful lot of it...or maybe it is, or was, just so strong that more than 1 spray was excessive.

Not really that awful, but please, apply it lightly!

I used to walk through the department store every lunchtime to get my fix of this. My boyfriend at the time even bought it for me because I wouldn't shut up about it. I remember dousing myself in it one day (I'd got to the point where I couldn't smell it as I wore it night and day) and I got some very odd looks. I was only 19, in my defense! After a while I went onto something else for a change and although I tried to go back to this, I just couldn't do it, it was far too strong. I think I must have really overdone it, I can still smell it now (I'm 44). I like it but from a distance - I can imagine a confident woman on a beauty counter wearing this. It's for the full make-up, strong character, strikingly beautiful woman.

EDIT: It's not very often I admit to being wrong (ask my husband ;) ) but I purchased a small bottle of this a couple of weeks ago. I remember how much I loved it so I thought I'd give it another chance. I'm so glad I persevered with it. The note that had put me off is now something I completely appreciate - the tuberose. I know our sense of smell changes as we mature and it couldn't be truer of this. Tuberose isn't for everyone, especially as strong as it is in Giorgio - but wow, this is warm and bright and floral and a very pretty smelling bed of florals and the centrepiece is the beautiful, unmistakable, tuberose. It's truly the star of the show. I've fallen back in love with this 1980's phenomenon.

I apply it as a very light spray on my hairbrush and run it through my hair. That way it doesn't encroach on anyone else's nose space - or if it does, it's their fault for being too close! Every time I move my head I get a faint waft of tuberose. Just lovely!

I had forgotten what the 80s were like, so I wasn‘t sure what to think of the comments made here. But I dared to blindly buy this frag and, whoosh, came back the childhood memories. In the good sense. All of a sudden I want to dance to Whitney Houston’s „How will I know “ or Kylie Mionogue‘s „Locomotion“. If you want a visual explanation of this scent, go check out the videos of these songs. Really, it “smells” of lots of bright colors, teased hair, pink lipstick, purple eyeshadows and bubble gum. It’s all about fun. This scent is sweet, warm and sunny (but can be even nauseating in large amounts, so beware). It definitely brings a smile on my face. I think it’s really cool to be wearing something like Beverly Hills nowadays. You could be even making some sort of statement like “Here I am in a fun mood and nobody’s gonna bring me down!” Or “I might as well be wearing something my aunt used to wear when she was younger, but at least I have guts to do so! Would you dare? Didn’t think so!” or simply “Nothing’s gonna stop me!”. I wouldn’t wear this to a business meeting though. It’s too playful. It’s more of a vacation type of scent rather than business.
So overall, it’s nothing fancy or classy. It has no slowly unraveling complexity. It‘s the same from beginning to end, so no surprises here. But not all the fragrances have to be chic and refined. Just have some fun and stop hatin’ on those lovely tacky 80s.

Giorgio, along with Youth Dew and Red Door, are my most hated perfumes. The major reason I think I hate Giorgio is that in the late 80s (before it was widely available in Australia), I sat next to a girl at work that had a bottle of it - her boyfriend bought it back from the States for her - and apart from the fact she used to literally swim in it, one day the bottle broke & the whole office smelt like Giorgio for six months. Just a whiff of this fragrance now and I want to vomit. Nice perhaps for those who enjoy it, but personally, I just can't bear it!

Back in the 1980's on a train in Milan a lady on a train was wearing this extravagant and glorious perfume; , and it seemed familiar to me.. She got out of the train at the next stop and I even followed her quickly down the platform (the sillage was so beautiful and amazing) and of course I just HAD to know what perfume she was wearing.... She told me Giorgio Beverly Hills. I rushed out the next day and tested it. Mmmm it did not disappoint and I ended up buying a bottle. I used sparingly as the perfume is quite strong if liberally applied. Giorgio is as modern, bold and beautiful today as it was back then, a true classic. It is a amazing mélange of flowers although I am unable to pick any out individually, coated with some fruit, thankfully not too much musk in there, and the cedar/wood notes seem to hold it all together. There are some really great reviews on there, thanks! I agree this perfume sums up the 80'e era with females in power suits ready to knock you out with this perfume in boardroom meetings! Who needs a punchbag when you have Giorgio?!!! Seriously though, I love it still, the shoulder pads have gone lol but the perfume is not dated in my opinion. Wear this glorious perfume, put on your high heels and bright red lipstick and you have a deal!

This is another beauty that I've reviewed before but not actually tried in recent years. I sprayed it on today thinking that 20 years might be enough time for me to get over solid 80's connotations - and it was. I immediately bought 30mls of it for a paltry £9.00 and have enjoyed it immensely all afternoon. It's a sunny day and the California sun is evident in this, it's just so optimistic, bright and beautiful with it's heady yet fresh blend of tuberose and bergamot (2 notes most distinct to me).
And, I must add, it's the first fragrance that a stranger has EVER complimented me on!! (a girl in her early twenties who doesn't suffer from 'I hate the 80's' syndrome)

It should be noted that I think you have to wear this scent with a certain flair for not giving a s**t what other people think. It's no more hideous than 'Joy'!!

it was my first perfume..every people asked me when I wear it..

This is a very lovely perfume, my mother in law wears it all the time. It's very sensual, warm and sexy.
It doens't smell dated and I was suprised it was created in the 1980's, I think it's quite similar to Gucci Rush. It's quite heavy though, so use it with a light hand!

I experimented with this. I sprayed lightly on my wrist and it nearly killed me. I got a thumping headache and the smell turned musty and sweet at the same time. Into the shower and it still would not come off. I was not going to give up. Another day after I made sure it was completely off my skin I dabbed it onto my kneck under my chin on either side. All day all I could smell was a hint of it and it was really beautiful. Spray it at your self and it is horrible. Dab a tiny little bit on and for some reason it just melds with your skin much better. So now I love it. I have had younger people say I smell nice so if that helps anyone who like me wanted desperately to like this then maybe don't use too much. I know it sound obvious but even when you spray these old fashioned perfumes lightly they still come out too strong. I dab them on and now only I can enjoy them without upsetting everyone around me.

Had to try out this iconic perfume. Whatever else, it's a landmark. But it's not a Poison or an Angel, it more of a Charlie. It's supposed to be a big floral, but it smells like plastic doll and cheap nail polish, and it suggests an assertive woman who is as hard as nails. Maybe it expressed how women felt in the early days of Woman's Lib. At any rate it's a once expensive perfume that was always a dime store perfume, and now it actually IS!! It's only virtue is it's unashamed brash sillage and longevity, and that is a virtue now only because the fashion is for insipid timid pathetic little scents that are afraid to offend anybody and so are nothing at all. Giorgio is fun if you want to buck the trend and give the PC world a chavvy blast from the past.

A work colleague in the late 80's used to drown herself in this. I could even taste it while I was eating my lunch. Very overpowering.

It is so hard to describe this notes, so I only mention that I find it as a light mixture of Gucci Eau de Perfum and Cacharel Eden. Opening with heavy flowers (tuberose?) and fade quite quickly into gentle warmness. Hmm... too mature, to 80'ies for me.

I was so close to buying it but then luckily test-sprayed it several times. It is so heavy and I really can imagine that some people find it disturbing. It was even too harsh for me. There is a strong undertone which I find too masculine. This perfume belongs to the 80s and is probably too oldfashioned for now :)

Giorgio Beverly Hills fragrance brand has sold twice since the original AND has had 3 different manufacturers total.

1. Original MFR. Giorgio Beverly Hills CA
was sold and produced by
2. Proctor & Gamble
was sold and produced by
3. Elizabeth Arden present MFR.

ALL SMELL DIFFERENT DUE TO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING.

I find the current Elizabeth Arden edition the most like the original when it was fresh.
A squirt or two is enough, very long wearing.
As is the body lotion.

R E C O M M E N D :)

Sophisticated

I loved this fragrance in the 1980s and wore it on and off throughout the 1980s and 90s, returning to it time and again.

I still love the smell of it now but can't bring myself to actually wear it any more. That's partly because it is undeniably brash, which just isn't my style these days, and partly because it screams '1980s' and puts me in mind of power dressing, shoulder pads and mobile phones the size of housebricks!

There used to be a superb body cream in the range that had all the best of the fragrance without the loudness but then there was a distinct change to the formulation of the cream which really spoiled it.

The fragrance is instantly recognisable - bright, brash and floral, softening to a warm, slightly woody heart with a hint of vanilla. It has incredible staying power too so you only need to use a tiny bit and it will last all day and all night!

Gorgeous, but dated.

i HAVE HALF A BOTTLE FOR SWAPS IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED PM ME !!

FAR TOO STRONG , HEAVY AND 80S FOR ME IM AFRAID .MY MUM GAVE IT TO ME AS ID NEVER BOUGHT IT !!

( SORRY FOR CAPS , CAPS LOCK IS STUCK!!)

This is a masterpiece!! I already had 2 big bottles, several mini's, a pure perfume gifted by Persephone, but yesterday I received my swap from Persephone: the large bottle vintage first release......
It was sooooo wonderful to smell that perfume after 20 years!! As a teenager I used to think this was the most beautiful perfume EVER!! Although the reformulation is FANTASTIC flowery and fresh, the vintage is sooo warm and almost 'buttery' . I sooooo love this 1st release! THANK YOU SOO MUCH MY PERSEPHONE!!!

Giorgio is like a tattoo made on my memory. I'ts indelible. I can't say that I like it but it's one of those perfumes that litterally marked my adolescence as one of my mother's best friends used to wear half a bottle of this perfume at a time. A loud tuberose note on a vanilla and floral base that can easily fill the Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 with just one spritz, Significative, influential and distinctive but way too vulgar. A very important release in the perfume history but if you like tuberose, after smelling Giorgio, buy Malle's Carnal Flower.

Rating: 6.5/10

My parents were the epitome of what I consider tacky 80's. My dad bought my mom this perfume and she even had a matching towel and bag that went with it. It just makes me think of dark tans, teased hair, and frosted pink lipstick. Oddly I wouldn't say I'm turned off by this scent like some, it just evokes very strong memories.

Intensity? Really? I always loved Giorgio & wore it as a teen in the '80s.

I found it to be fresh & bright, youthful yet luxuriously elegant & not at all heavy or offensive.

Was a great 1980's perfume.
(And I liked Primo too, since as a teen I didn't have the $$ to rebuy bottles of the real thing.)

Giorgio gets you noticed, that's for sure - not always in a good way - it's a sillage monster, a flower bomb! I agree with kiselina - too many flowers, too much tuberose and gardenia, too much of everything. Giorgio was such a trendy perfume in the '80's; you could smell it everywhere (and it's low cost knockoff, Primo). With "Beverly Hills" in the name, it impressed lower class working girls like me. The yellow and white striped package reminded me of a cabana at a high class luxury resort, and a sunny summer vacation. I tried it again in a department store after not smelling it for many years. Maybe it was a cheaper reformulation, but the smell was icky to me and had a bitter edge. I think the combination of basenotes are what make me feel nauseous, or my skin chemistry might have changed, or maybe it was not a great sample (it was a roll-on bottle). For whatever reason, I thought "I'll pass". If you like Giorgio and want to try a similar, softer fragrance that prominently features tuberose and gardenia, try Sand & Sable. They're both about the same price these days - you can find a 3.4 oz. bottle of either for about $15 to $20 on ebay).

My mother had this one when I was a teenager, and I loved to sneak some - which is odd, because my mother and I have very very different tastes.
It made me feel very grown up.
What's really funny, is that Giorgio IS a strong fragrance, but then most of the fragrances that suit me are - not because they are strong, but because I tend to react badly with a lot of fragrances. The top notes of Giorgio are somewhat overpowering, but I found the heart notes blended beautifully with me and the result was a very feminine scent.

Everybody will know what you are wearing, whilst you wear this - but the response will be mixed BE AWARE it hits you like a brick - very strong .. however the great advantage is that tiny amount will last all day. When this fragrance first came out (early 90's) I believe it was banned from restaurants - understandable! As this is my first post I will leave the nose description to the experts.. I will go along with liquid gold, summer, beaches, english stripe deckchairs (oh and that TURQUOISE blue color on the box interior, wow)
Love it.. not everyday. Maybe once a week

If gold has a smell, it probably smelled like Giórgio.
When I smell its sillage, soon I wait to see a princess followed by.

I love this perfume! I just spray twice, one for each pulse point below my ears and wow! It is so delightfully feminine and has amazing staying power. It even lulls me to sleep and when I wake up, I can still smell it faintly, wishing me a beautiful morning. Giorgio is worth every penny.

C'est le parfum dont je suis tombée littéralement amoureuse, celui de ma prof d'anglais à la fac...J'ai su quelques temps après ce qu'était ce parfum qui m'hypnotisait et ma mère me l'a offert...Depuis 1998 il m'accompagne même si je lui suis infidèle! Un parfum puissant, à sillage, solaire!

I finally felt compelled to test this 80s classic that I miraculously managed to avoid ever wearing at the time it was popular. Just as I expected and remembered, it’s big, it’s loud, it’s like a neon-yellow daffodil blown up to gigantic science-fiction proportions, “The Daffodil that Raped Beverly Hills”, an alien flower that deposited its fragrant but evil pollen on every living being, everywhere it turned.

Actually, the daffodil is all decked out with lots of cartoon-character orange blossoms and bitter petitgrain, which remain the prominent note for quite a while, and the signature note throughout. As the orange blossoms die down, the generic white florals take over, especially the gardenia, but the main theme of bigger-than-life bitter green orange blossom never quite goes away, ensuring that the scent remains instantly recognizable as Giorgio. After about 6 hours it dries down to a sort of dead orange flower potpourri scent.

Maybe I’m more tolerant now than I used to be, maybe poor Giorgio has been reformulated and tamed, or maybe it’s because I cautiously applied just a couple of tiny dabs from a sample vial of the EdT concentration, but it didn’t seem as obnoxious as I remember it being when I smelled it on others back in the day. It’s not my style, but for a loud drugstore floral it’s not bad at all. At least it has character.

"Giorgio" is a shrill insistent reek that shrieks its one screeching note non-stop until it's finally drowned out with copious amounts of soap and water.
"Giorgio" is a loud woman with big blonde hair, wearing something fuschia and tight, stuffing her feet into her too-small Manolos before climbing into her over-sized SUV to do yet more shopping.

The box that houses Giorgio is my very fav of all fragrances EVER----The box makes me smile. The fragrance is a fragrance that has power unlike this silly celebrity cheap shy scent of now. I like to open it and take a moment to remember TRUE HAPPY DAY'S-I as a guy cant remember what i wore as this was always on me before the night was over and the sun come up- :}

It's been said that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. I've tried that, but where Giorgio is concerned, I can't hold my peace any longer. Without a doubt, this is one perfume you will either love or hate. I know, because I HATE it! I have one particular word to describe Giorgio: BRAZEN. It may be "sunny" or "luminous" to some people, but to me, this horror of a fragrance is nothing more than a screaming drama queen attempting to pass herself off as a highly trained actress. Think "Nora Desmond" for a moment, looking into the camera, about to make history with, "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille", except WAIT...that isn't Gloria Swanson! It's not even a "real" actress! Is it Marilyn Monroe? No. Jane Mansfield? No. Could it be Madonna?? Look closer...beneath the bleached blond hair, lacquered makeup job, and thick layers of red lipstick...OMG, it's Paris Hilton aiming her semi-psychotic gaze into the camera's slow zoom-in. She widens her eyes, trying her best to keep her top and bottom lashes from clinging. She gazes, about to deliver her line....but FIRST, she stops and has to spritz herself with GIORGIO! NOW, she's ready!!! This is what Giorgio is to me: a cheap, loud, if not vulgar, attempt to pass itself off as a classic fragrance. Where it succeeds in getting attention, it fails in ANY of the categories of refinement, elegance, or class. Giorgio is loud, overbearing and domineering. She's the kind of date most men would find an excuse to take home early! My personal experience with Giorgio was about 25 years ago, on a commuter train in the heat of summer, pregnant with my first child. A woman entered who must have BATHED in Giorgio! Between the heat, the crowd on the train, and that LOUD scent...my head began spinning, I became weak and nauseous, and my husband and I had to slowly exit the train at the next stop so I could get air!! To this day, just thinking of Giorgio is enough to give me a headache and make me sick to my stomach! It deserves an award for its sledgehammer effect!! Hollywood glamour? Save that befittng description for Sophia Loren or Grace Kelly. But, much like Paris Hilton, Giorgio desperately tries to fit into a league it will never belong.

Testing this one. I am bound and determined to like it simply because most people hate it. I am going to wear it correctly (a dab will do you.) One dab... I smell the mall. There is a really synthetic smell reminiscent of indoor malls, rows of clothing racks. The headachy feeling you get when you have shopped for hours and you've spent way too much money, and your makeup is getting gooey. Time to go home and take a shower. I am going to test this a few more times... I am determined to like this fragrance. Some day maybe I will.

Another floral that I love, which is quite unusual for me (there are very few typical florals in my wardrobe). The composition is slightly on the oriental side for me, quite sweet but not sickening floral concoction that some of you suggest. I adore perfumes I can smell on me, so this is also why I enjoy wearing Giorgio. Knowing mixed opinions regarding Giorgio, I wanted to try it and once I saw it on sale in TK Maxx I could not resist. I think it is a very lush and feminine fragrance and I love to feel this way, although normally I tend to go for unisex and gender-benders. But the kind of femininity Giorgio entails is my type. Strong, but not overpowering. Bold but so well-composed to such an extent that I cannot single out any note- they all seem to blend marvelously together. I am in love! So far only 1 fragrance by GBH was not impressive (So You), the rest both for women and men seem to be just awesome!

over powering, sickningly sweet, cloying mess. laying in a hospital bed and a nurse comes in wearing this, you'll surely die. i thought i was going to. horrible and nauseating.

I think Giorgio is a bit spicier version of Lancome Poeme. Poeme is more floral (and sweeter) in my opinion, so easier to wear than Giorgio.
But I discovered that if I use Giorgio with caution it is not so agressive, disturbing than usual.
Maybe I should change my spraying habit because Giorgio has a killer sillage.
But I'm afraid this perfume wasn't created for my caracteristic.
If somebody use this, it's impossible to be invisible in the room. And I don't enjoy each time this situation. (Sometimes more effective tempting with whispering "I'm here" instead of screaming it.)
Giorgio won't be my best friend. "I don't know" category but rather "No" for me yet.

TOTALLY agree with the review Melancholy Child. It is a proud perfume and deserves a proud owner!

love this perfume! it is so sparkly and flowery full of freshness and joy!

I never wore this in the 80's or 90's and had no idea what it smelled like. I just knew it was a very strong perfume. So I bought it blind.
On me, it is not as strong as I thought it would be and not very sweet. There is a harshness in the opening that is most likely the white flowers. When I first sprayed it I got a bitter taste in my mouth and the feeling I accidently swallowed soap. Then I got a kind of fresh grassy smell which reminds me of those white wildflowers that grow on roadsides and in parks. Kind of sweet, but more like weeds than flowers. Yes, a little weedy. After it settles down some, it becomes a bit sweeter on me. It's as if I've been hiking outside in the sun and fresh air, picking flowers all day.

This is way to sweet of a fragrance, overpowering, and sets of a migraine of a headache. No wonder it was banned in restaurants. It was the fave of my ex but I neither could nor would wear it. Makes me grimace even 18 years later!

My husband and I compared the vintage and the new one this weekend. And very surprisingly, we choose the new one as favorite! I almost never prefer new ones above original ones!! Except Rochas btw. There the new ones are equal to the original formula's, but different for sure.

Update april 2011: the 1st release of the EDT is truly divine!! Just yesterday did I receive my swap with Persephone and truth to be said, it is a masterpiece. If you can find the 1st release, it is worth the effort!!!!

I love Giorgio. It is a floral with killer sillage and wonderful lasting power. The presentation in the yellow and white striped cabana type box makes me smile. Unlike others, I admire the stregth of Giorgio. You just have to apply judiciously. What is wrong with getting your money's worth? You certainly do with Giorgio unlike many other floral concoction you must reapply every couple of hours. Some of you appear to think it is shameful to love Giorgio. Some go so far as to deny ever purchasing Giorgio. I say yeah to some of the eighties frags and learning how to apply them!

I must try this one again, as I haven't smelled it since about 1990 when it fell from grace. My mum and a girl I went to college with wore this - it's totally recognisable and distinctive but always radiates absolute confidence rather than allure or romance. I find it quite an intimidating perfume, rather like First or Amarige - not my scene but an admirable piece of work!

The final task in my quest to have all the 80's powerhouses in regular rotation- I already had Poison, Opium, Obsession, and Kouros- was to conquer Giorgio. Giorgio appealed to me only because of its reputation as the loudest perfume ever; the ads didn't have a trace of the elegance, sophistication, irony, or immersive fantasy of Opium or Poison, and instead painted a lifestyle of forced, loud, brash good times at the beach or in the convertible, usually involving a woman suspended in mid-laugh, as though she had been cryogenically frozen in Virginia Slims land and carted over to Giorgio without prior knowledge, her magenta-painted mouth hanging open to expose her Hollywood-white fangs in a feral distortion of a smile. It was either this woman or simply a picture of the "Extraordinary Perfume Spray" bottle looming like the 2001 monolith over a black background. Could I be this girl? I'm a six foot four, 270 lb bearded man, so it would be a challenge.
Soon enough I saw the yellow and white prison bars, so familiar to me from repeat viewings of "Troop Beverly Hills", staring back at me in TJ Maxx. I paid the $20 admission price and entered the world of Giorgio. I went back to my car and sprayed on lavishly. "Not so bad!" I thought. Pineapple, tuberose, and pool chemicals; it had that-er-"well blended" quality that I often find in cheap perfumes like Tabu, wherein the perfume seems to contain no discernable individual notes, just one big distinctive stench, the source of which can only be a giant oil drum labeled "TABU": or "GIORGIO" in a grimy factory somewhere, not, you know, "night-blooming jasmine from the fields of Grasse," or whatever. After thirty seconds I couldn't smell much but could feel a dull throb that seemed to be circling my brain-a sinus headache, I assumed. My vision also seemed slightly impaired, everything was blurring. Passersby stared at me as though I were covered in blood. It was DELIGHTFUL.
For three weeks I denied that the headaches that Giorgio caused were caused by Giorgio. I funneled allergy pills and pain relievers into my gullet on an hourly basis. I also sprayed on more Giorgio. I purchased Giorgio Red. None of these things helped. I was in a perpetually crabby mood whenever I had the Giorgio on, too. I didn't ask anyone's opinion of it because I didn't want to know what they thought. At this point in my life, it was perfectly appropriate that I was wearing a perfume that kept people away in droves, made everyone everywhere I went aware of my horrible mood, made me physically ill, cost too much for what it was, and didn't feel right with any of my clothing except for the Madonna Blond Ambition Tour tee.
I haven't been able to track down any old Giorgio for comparison but I would imagine that it would have the same effect in any vintage. As a child of the nineties, it's titillating and horrifying to me to think that the whole world smelled like this in the eighties. Everyone was experiencing that dull throb in their head all the time, everywhere they went, for an entire decade and then some. ON PURPOSE! And FOR A GREATER PRICE! Though it is now practically only found in drug stores and discounters, Giorgio was once THE snob perfume, the one that no one else had but you, or the one you wanted but couldn't afford. It was originally only available in the Giorgio boutique and by mail order, so you had to be on the inside to get it. The point of it was to advertise your nouveau-riche status by beating the whole world over the head with a toxic, lingering cloud of Californian grotesquerie. By the late eighties it was available everywhere, the top-selling perfume for years, and was worn (used, I should say, Giorgio isn't worn but used, with intent) by cliquey high school girls to terrorize their social inferiors. Its veneer of cheerfulness- pineapple! flowers! beaches!- hides a vapid, hollow, black soul and no moral center, capable of doing anything. Giorgio was cruel, exciting, and nauseating, and its success seems unthinkable today. Then it felt glamorous, now it feels like the olfactory equivalent of that scene in David Lynch's "Inland Empire" where Laura Dern is stabbed unexpectedly with a screwdriver and runs around screaming and bleeding on the Hollywood walk of fame until she collapses next to some homeless people and dies. A true classic.

the sexiest glamorous most lingering scent in the world when i wear this i'm a goddess

I think back in the day when I was a teen this stuff smelled so good. They had the imitation perfumes to like primo and people were wearing that stuff so much till it just turned me off. I just stopped wearing the bottle of giorgio and gave it away because it was too ordinary.

Think france jolie madonna blondie they wore this and joven musk GIORGIA IS bright blonde BEAUTIFUL just like the golden fall leaves and the sunshine. It's totally glamourous

It reminds me of Miss Dior, 1947 Miss Dior with its amber-patchouli-oakmoss-sandalwood pack at heart. It's getting more difficult to buy it year by year!
First of all, I would never, ever say it is '80s at all, '80s were oriental - masculine in a different way: a bit ocean-fresh masculine notes or Indian patchouli musk bittersweet seductive notes (Opium, Poison, Obsession, as mentioned above) present in most perfumes. This one is the often labelled "granny" type, can smell cheap and old, can smell classy, dry and sexy.
So don't get the wrong image of this product, coz this baby belongs to trench coats worn over Mad Men hot woman outfit, be it white shirt tied over black cropped trousers or mohair sweaters over 42 size breasts. If it's not your style, maybe it's not going to be your style. Great thing if you, like me :), are absolutely crazy over this type of scent!

This is a bit outdated for my taste so I never wear it but I do like the smell of it in a -reminds me of grandma's house on vacation when i was little- kind of way.. so I like to squirt it once or twice in my room for a room spray : ))

Ohh--Giorgio...what can I say? This actually isn't a bad smell, it's just so STRONG that it could clear out a room. It reminds me of a very lively and playful golden retriever bouncing towards you saying "I'm SOOOOO happy to see you!" That color is perfect for Giorgio--bright, sunshine yellow. I'm not sure if this is a true story or not, but when Giorgio came out it was banned from restaurants b/c the smell was so overpowering!

If this is a 'floral', well...then I'm a rose(-:
Althoug many things come to my mind smelling this fragrance, I really can't detect any notes individually in this scent which is why I think it's so well done!
Asif the creator meant to free these notes, spelling 'r-e-g-a-i-n-e-d f-r-e-e-d-o-m!!! (women's lib comes to mind too)...
I have never smelled something as authentic as this one.
Confident, independent and 'I don't care what anybody says!'-kind of people should go for this one...
It's very fresh and 'dancing in the rain'-like.
But beware: It's so recognizable that if you know someone you dislike and who wears it...everything will be spoiled...
Sad thing is...I know such a person...
So don't tell anyone about this frag accept the people you really, really like!

This is the 1980s in a bottle - shoulder pads, leg warmers, leopard print. Business women on power lunches with thier short blonde hair. Everything that was excessive and made the 1980s so brilliant and daggy at the same time.

As to the fragrance itself, it is just as excessive, brilliant & daggy. There is one note in there that is making me feel quite angry not sure what it is (possibly tuberose mixed with something else??) or what subconsious memory it has stimulated but it is also giving me a headache.

I am glad I tried it but I am going to be saying 'no' to any further trips down this memory lane.

This was my mother's signature frangrance through the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, her boyfriend since 2000 refuses to allow her to wear it due to its intensity and lasting power. I recall the brightness and uplifting qualities, and the confidence she seemed to feel while wearing it. So glad to see that it isn't so expensive anymore. I'm curious on that...

beautifull fragrance , for me it is an ephytomy of the Hollywood Glam- loud yet elegant,can't get enough of it!

very sweet 80s perfume. So sweet that it makes me want to trow up.

To much of everything

An adorable, beautiful, sofisticaded floral fragrance, strong, sensual, confident, classy, beautiful tuberouse creation,, very similar to another floral bomb from the eighties " Boucheron pour femme" another excelent creation.... this perfume always make me remember my mother, because she adores it... a beautiful, floral, strong cration....

Hi Nyoka, when it was released, it was the most expensive perfume ever! I was a teenager back then and there was a girl in my class which parents gave it to her, and every time she wore it, I could not believe the beauty! I regret that most new perfumes are so light and dull flowery, I wish we could go back in time and make them like this all over again!!
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I have always loved Giorgio but,when I get heavy handed,watch out.U can smell me coming and going and not in a bad way.Beautiful fragrance,sunny,fresh.I have never understood how they could sell it so inexpensivly!

Giorgio has a Spanish exuberance, the scent has a strong solar, vivid neroli. To me it's rather green-floral, it's not sweet, but somehow bitter on my skin... It's wonderful for summer, long-lasting, very strong, a single pschitt it's more than enough :)... It's a fragrance for a powerful, optimistic, positive personality. Love it.

I have spent almost two years trying to figure out what this perfume was called.

Giorgio goes all the way back to my childhood. I vividly remember my neighbour coming over for coffee doused in this fragrance. Strangely enough, no matter how much she over-applied, I loved this fragrance.

This is your typical, loud 80's fragrance. A little bit peachy, flowery, vanillary and incensey.

I must add that Giorgio goes extremely well with cigarette smoke, the two work hand in hand. The woman that wears Giorgio, in my mind, is usually a heavy smoker, with red cheeks, purple painted nails and high heels. In other words, a sophisticated woman with attitude.

Giorgio may be cheap, but the fragrance itself lasts for such a long time. The sillage, you can be certain of, will leave a memorable trail. Rather classic in a sense.

For most people, Giorgio will be far too heavy, sweet and flowery, however in my humble opinion, it is more than tolerable, it's a memory and a classic olfactory experience.

Giorgio is still one of my favorite Floral perfumes!!! Men love it too!!
It's just fantastic it being available for such a GREAT price!! I just love highly complex perfumes, and that is exactly what this is!!

one spritz of this perfume, and i've made up my mind...if i can make a new category in perfumery, i would call it SUPER FLOWER BLAST, and naturally, Giorgio is the queen.

This perfume is not an explosion, but more of a gigantic outburst of florals: big huge gardenia surrounded by millions of golden ylang. not to mention, with full power silleage too!it knocks me off right there and then... i am not surprised if some people feel nausea and headache after sniffing full blast of Giorgio.

Was so tempted to just run to the toilet and wash it with soap... but I didnt. Somehow i managed to let it settle, then i accidentally rinse my hands with water. i sniffed it, and wow..to my surprise this watered down version on my skin smells lovely. still florals, but more well balanced. hint of gardenias (not the gigantic ones), faint ylang, soft roses and trail of jasmine. lovely.

i could imagine this would made a lovely shower gel perfume.

this, after all, might work on me, if i mist it, not spray, as some has mentioned earlier. might...

edit: and so my curiosity brings me back to the shop, and i got myself a tiny bottle of giorgio. i misted it... and...it was lovely florals...gardenia and ylang still dominates, but much much softer and lovelier.

remember: less is more with giorgio.

I absolutely loathe this scent. I would have to say this is the worst scent I have experienced in a bottle. This scent is so over powering and so strong and sickening it can make you dizzy. Why it is still out there I have no clue. A favorite for some I guess. I am not one of them.

This gives me a headache and a stomach ache at the same time. My absolute least favorite fragrance there is. I can even spot it when someone else is wearing it. There is nothing good about this scent.I am from the 80's generation and this is an insult for such a wonderful time. It reminds me of walking past men's restrooms on a hot day.

Just recently did I yet again find this one of the most alluring Floral fragrances!!

Oh, how I coveted all that California glamour portrayed in the commercial for this perfume. The blond model would walk out onto the red carpet in her gold lamee dress, flashing us the bottle "in secret". I LOVED this perfume in the 80's, but who didn't. I recently got a sample, just to walk down memory lane. One whiff and there I was in junior high again. I'm not sure I would ever wear this regularly again, but it's fun to have around for occasional sniffing.

I wore this many years ago, and I loved it, it certainly is a classic. Instantly recognizable. A powerful floral that I enjoyed but my very favorite was their body cream...that to me was absolutely wonderful, and I went through several jars. The cream seemed to be just as strong, yet softer.

This is a beauty I would love to try again - it surely brings back good memories though, the disco and the mirror ball rotating, sparkly sequins, satin suit, dancing....you all remember :)

It gets you noticed! It lasts forever. It's all good though in my book of memories...

The-Entity! You speak very wise words! I have loved Giorgio forever and I still do. I never 'buy in' to what the commercials want me to buy. I only buy what is worth buying, and this perfume is exactly that.
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theres something about this i like, i think its the tuberose. some people have told me it smells cheap, but i like most perfumes that people love or hate, if youre a confident woman who doesnt care what others think, give this one a shot!

I agree with other noses here. It is strong, it is floral, and definitely belongs to the exquisite exclusive category.
I bought the smell because I smelled it on Michael Jackson many times, and it would linger on my clothes and skin. Whenever I want his special presence with me I use it, but sparingly. It blows my mind the way it takes me back to the days.

I agree with other noses here. It is strong, it is floral, and definitely belongs to the exquisite exclusive category.
I bought the smell because I smelled it on Michael Jackson many times, and it would linger on my clothes and skin. Whenever I want his special presence with me I use it, but sparingly. It blows my mind the way it takes me back to the days.

There are a few perfumes which are better to spray in the air and walk into the perfume mist than to spray them directly on your pluse points. I think Giorgio is one of them. I tried both metods and the mist worked better for me. I love its rich floral aroma, being slightly dated but never oldfashioned and really out of date. It's a perfect signature scent for all seasons, but - again - ude with a light hand.

I think this is a lovely flowery scent. It's very strong if you use too much at all but it's not as "loud" or obnoxious as some think unless you pour it on. Everyone loves it so I can't understand it really being "dated". If ever a scent was "dated" it'd be Chanel #5, that is way outdated and smells just plain old. Flowers will never be outdated. They will always be springy and happy, like Giorgio....ummm...this is what I think!

Oh, I love this one soo much! Usually i wear and collect more subtle French-style chic fragrances, but this one is a joyful, loud, loving one, I wear it when i feel or want to feel confident, strong and very, very sexy. I never use more than two little "spritz" and I don't think it's overpowering this way.

I am looking for this scent really hard in my country, Trinidad, WI. Seems like I would have to special order this one..
It belongs with my other classic scents
Playful,youthful, sophisticated, vivacious

Used to wear this in the 80s - seeing as shoulder pads are on their way back - shouldn't we revive the perfumes! Thinking of buying it again ..... dare I?
My sister still hasn't forgotten the stench as we shared a bedroom!

A colleague (back in the 80s) would shower herself with this product. It would precede her arrival and linger long after... one of the guys used to refer to it as "the sweet smell of death"- not sure if it was a comment towards the perfume or the person wearing it ;). Little bit of both perhaps?

They say scent brings back strong memories. To this day I can spot it from 100 feet. Unforgettable is an understament...

an oldie but a goodie you only need a tiny bit of it because its very very strong

Fifteen years later I decided to buy this opulent strong perfume again. It does give me a headache but I love the smell.Tiny dose of this scent worked well for me.I will try it on my skin and see whether the chemistry has changed since the last time I've worn it.Will let you know.

o! my ever favorite! like most of girls me too use to steel from my mothers cosmetics! and she always annoyed of me for this one still whenever i apply it kinda make me intense of emotions! :)
its simply lovely lovely lovely

obviously i remember a lot of ladies using it earlier but now seldom find it anywhere so kinda precious to use now!

Dear cinsot- you poor child- your story of being held hostage by Giorgio reminded me of a similar 80s horror story- someone I knew got in a car accident and was pinned behind the wheel for an hour or so while "Wake me up before you go go" by Wham! kept playing over and over and over...

who didn't have this in the 80's? i know did and so did all my friends! i know this scent like the back of my hand if i smell it on someone! don't think i would wear it now, but i sure did back then!

I only had 1 bottle of this when it came out and it was so over-worn by everyone else, I hardly ever used it.
It's a bright and confident scent. Worn in moderation, it's really very pretty. Unfortunately, I have no desire to go back to it right now due to the over exposure on others.
Maybe 20 years from now I'll try it again, if it's still around.

This perfume is not bad, you need only a tiny drop and your fixed for the day.Other wise a headache and a screamer.This was fifteen years ago.

Oh my gosh- what a wretched smell- hair spray and I don't know what else-
and people used to lay it on thick and heavy, too-

I so wanted to love this perfume, with the yellow and white striped box, making me think of sunshine and awning and festivals and big beautiful hats!

Well now I learn: not all retro is your friend. See the big 80s perfume BLAART up your nose and knock you off your feet! Of course women had big hair and mighty shoulder pads, no unaugmented woman could face off this jasminous monster, not so much a fragrance, more a bottled quarterback.

In true 80s style, the damn thing honks at the start and just keeps going. I wandered round for an hour like the victim of an elephant gun, staggering while people watched to see when I would fall over. An hour later, the jasmine had left the scene of the crime and the woody notes became more prevalent with a soft beguiling sandalwood note. Pretty. Not enough to persuade me to buy it though... I can find woody perfumes without the screechy topnotes. I tried this on at 4 pm. It's now 9.50 pm, I've washed my hands twice and I can still smell it. Return to me Opium, all is forgiven!

Lush, opulent and voluptuous perfume of the 80's. You will transform to a B=Beautiful, I=Independent, T=Terrific , C=Charming, H=Hot, hot, hot gal upon first spritz. One of a fews bold and loud fragrance I love from my youth. It smells so rich and beautiful on my skin. The luxurious blooms last forever in any weather condition. I am aware that many people feel offended by it probably due to the inconsiderate amount some Giorgio's lover wear it, not the scent itself.

It´s dated , but very sexy.
The secret, don´t wear too much.
Good for parties.
It turns my head when I smell this in a woman.

My favorite! I wore Giorgio in the 80's when I was working, and I always have a bottle around since then. It's potent, but very pretty and so "me". My boyfriend says nobody smells quite like me- flowery and hauntingly beautiful. Never found a scent I loved more.

and older fragereance. but this perfume has such class. i like to wear it in the winter time ..it makes me feel warm and fresh. its beautiful and well worth !

I started wearing this perfume in 1987 and I still wear it today. Not everyday..special occasions. It smells different on every woman. Both of my husbands adored and adore it on me. I have never come across another woman in all these years that also wears this perfume. Very strange. It is my signature perfume. I cannot wear it very often now, since so many people have MCSD (multiple chemical sensitivity disorder). One must be kind.

strong! strong !strong !coz I love this

When this was all rage, we could only able to inhale the fragrance strip via imported magazines from the States and was a Beverly Hills exclusive before it was made available at our side of the globe.

Nevertheless, a very srong and loud fragrance for those who dared nowadays though.

Back to the juice, this has been discountinued over our end and I managed have a friend purchase me a bottle from the states.

Compared sied by side with the old bottle that I have carefully kept to preserved it, the new formulation seems to lack radiance and smelled kinda synthetic.

All in all, it still maintained the instantly identified scent despite the above which I suspected alternative ingredients which may be cheaper, were used as substituites to the original.

It's very strong, but it is an unforgettable perfume.

I loved this fragrance, although it is a strong one. A co-worker wore it as her signature fragrance & everybody knew when she was coming, so I tried a different one in the line.

Very strooong scent very peachy and apricotty and very dated in my opinion! I didn't like this when it was popular I just couldn't bare the scent of the infamous Giorgio Beverly Hills!

i don't feel it so strong ...or strong it's more than bearable

I hated this in the 80's because it was just overexposed (remember all of the 'designer impostors'). It was also too strong for my child's nose. I revisited it a while back, and I think I've grown into it. It is a very loud, dominating fragrance which screams for attention, but sometimes, you want a perfume to be loud. This is one of those seamless perfumes for me- no one note dominates- but they all work very well together. The rule with Giorgio is moderation.

I used "Primo," the knock-off of this scent, for a number of years. I finally managed to get a bottle of the real stuff, and what a difference! The fragrance is strong and long-lasting, so you need to be a bit circumspect when using it, but the flowers mix so nicely with the fruit, spices and woods. Delicious!

I don't care too much for this one. I find Giorgio is too strong. When I first smelled it to me it smelled like detergent. It also gives me a headache,unfortunately. So I didn't re-purchase this frsgrance.

funny that the discreption above,says it was banned frome the restaurants. When I was kid it reminded me of room fragrance sprays.But I would love to use it now.

My mother used to use this fragrance and when I was a child I thought it matches her age,not a perfume for a young lady.the true is,I still think it's too sharp and feminine for me,but I also think it's incredibly bold.you can't just wear it and ignore that you're wearing a perfume or being ignored by others.it's full of the flowers,jasmine,rose but also some hidden peaches and bergamot.still I'm confused if it's a suitable fragrance for me,but I can say it matches the best way my mom.

Ich hatte es auch mal, fand es auch auf meiner Haut ranzig.
Bei meiner Freundin dagegen duftet es sehr schön.

I had it also times, found it ranzig also on my skin.
With my friend against it smells very beautifully.

its a great perfume. just rather bold and overpowering for me, most of the time. zhara def gave the best description!!

The fragrance for a party. The fragrance to go shopping with. The fragrance for a catfight. A sunny, bright, loud floral. Sweet but sharp floral, hot honeysuckle, succulent apricot, orange and peach.

Should automatically be included with every purchase of any convertible.

I loved this one. It seems to me very youthful, joyous, vibrant and insolent.Almost too teen-ish to wear now!!! I was surprised to find out that it was created in 1981 - for me it`s the spirit of early nineties - still the flashy 80s breathing in our backs, but the liberation to serenity is already on the way.
I don`t know why, but I am getting very clear honeysuckle in the very middle of Giorgio...

my grandma wore this when i was little and it was in style. she's moved on to more modern things now, but i always feel good when i smell it because of that.

I used to love it in the middle of the nineties. Recently I ordered a bottle of it online: yuck! Too floral, too many different kinds of flowers, too much vanilla, too much of everything, simply exessive.

I stopped liking it for a while but I recently bought a miniature of it and tried it yesterday. I remember why I loved it so, it's so bright and flowery! Definitely a little goes a long way with it though...

i hate this perfume ...i tray to love it but i cant....

Oh, good god ... a hideous, haunting memory of those huge shoulder-pad scents of the 1980s. There was a time when every woman in Britain was wearing either this, Poison or Calvin Klein's Obsession (me!). Was talking to an old friend about this perfume yesterday -- she used to wear it, but now she says it makes her sick!

Interesting fragrance, classic. But, unfortunately, not staying power. It's fade out after 1 hour, and it's needs to be applied again and again.

this fragrance is one of my favorites. it has a very strong and long lasting floral scent. i have learnt that many people do not like it and find it too strong. however, i feel it very feminine, a fragrance of a strong character. it is not at all a casual one. and... just a few drops...