Fidji by Guy Laroche

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I wore this perfume in my youth. I remember the english summer of 1976, it was very hot and I was in love with a French young man. He always commented on how beautiful my perfume smelled. Our relaionship ended and a few years later I bumped into him, he was with his new girlfriend. We had a drink together and when I went to the ladies room with his girlfriend she sprayed herself with Fidji, she said that my former french boyfriend had gave it to her. I felt a inner glow and never ever mentioned it was my former perfume.

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I first bought this when I was 23 in a set with body lotion. I loved its subtle exotic floral scent. Now when I smell it I remember how it felt on my fresh young skin. As someone else said, it is a young woman's scent.

PricklyAndHot

This is one of my mom's favorite fragrances. She really loves it.
I mostly feel iris and sandalwood in this fragrance. The iris note is really good here. Smells delicate. But actually I think that the noticeable sandalwood note spoils the floral notes beauty a little bit in this fragrance. As for me I can't say that I like this fragrance a lot, but I really respect it because this fragrance is worthy. It smells really elegant.

rdoonanuk

This is my signature scent and it's been in my collection most of the time for the last 15-20 years. I think it's suitable for young girls and women in their thirties.

Naina, I have the EDT as it seems to be easier to get at the moment and it still lasts all day on me. Also, unlike a lot of perfumes, you can wear it all year round.

I haven't found a floral quite like it although I would like to try Alfred Sung as it might be similar.

A winner for me :o)

Naina

Can somebody tell me the smelling difference between EdT and Perfum? I know, perfum is much higher concentrated and lasts longer, but is there another difference to a EdT??? Does it smell more exotically, or cheap???
Best regards! (Excuse me for my English!)

Aalia

This is a energizing and complex floral. At the first moment of application I thought, "Oh, what a great pick-me-up scent!" It's a great sunny and vibrant scent, and flowers seem to burst from the scent. It's truly amazing. It's so natural and bright, and I wonder if this is what the wildflowers, sands, and breezes of the Fiji Islands really smell like! Wearing the scent I can imagine crystal blue waters all around me, and tall palms gently rustling from a Pacific Ocean breeze. The drydown is just gorgeous, well rounded, full of all the top and middle notes and with the earthy, spicy and resinous notes coming forth.

I do like bitter and sharp perfumes, and, well, Fidji is bitter and sharp, at moments- but moreover Fidji is very crisp, fresh, in a lovely way This sour note is vinegary, distinct, unrelenting! I can actually taste it. I also recently tested Alfred Sung Sung, and it too had a similar sour note, with the same frustrating effects. I was with high hopes for Fidji and Sung to be the perfect florals, but, this ugly tone in both of them is really bothering me. Perhaps the sour note is only developed by my own skin chemistry, as no previous reviewers mentioned it. On that note, I also find the scent slightly similiar to MaGriffe by Carven. Overall, I really enjoyed the scent,(minus that one detail!) it's gorgeous!

guest_Fiddlyboo

I absolutely adore this perfume. I was introduced to it when I was 21 and am now 50, but it is still my favourite after all these years, even though I have tried others along the way, just as we all do. I would say it is my signature and interestingly enough I wore it just recently to my brothers 25th wedding anniversary party where I was inundated with enquiries from both the men and the women as to what perfume I was wearing.For me it really is a timeless classic and will always be the perfume my children will remember me by.

kittykati

i can't even begin to describe the beauty of this fragrance, and even if i try, and try to be objective at that, i still come up with the same result: wonderful. the scent of my mother's youth, and my own signature for quite a few years. galbanum and hiacynths welcome you into its embrace, and after a while of floating together, you're given a bouquet of carnations & violets intertwined with the exotic ylang-ylang. almost passed-out by now, you're soothed by the most tender combination of the base notes. no screaming, no punch-outs, no crazy affairs here, only the sheer bottled perfection.
a balm for the soul. a true one-of-a-kind, timeless classic.

Suslique

it was my mom's favourite fragrance:) extraordinary, tropical, exotic and very unique.

amelie

I love Fidji, I wore it long ago and now I have another 30ml bottle. On my skin is silky, even floral oriental. Lasts long enough, but it bothers me that Iris was quite noticeable. The fragrance is nice and somewhat romantic.
Used to be popular, but now seems to be rare.

MJ

Fidji does still come in the EDP concentration, but it's only available in France. The parfum can occasionally be bought in the US at perfume shops and online. If you know someone going to Paris ask them to bring you some back.

MJ

Mellyhelly

Lovely scent! It now comes only in EdT which is very bland, still nice, but it lacks depth. I used to smell Fidji many years ago as it was my mum's signature scent. I was enchanted. It smelt divine on her. It smells worse on my skin, but what is important in Fidji is its intrinsic beauty and elegance, the virtue of being light, elegant and sexy at the same time. Very feminine with a very light sparkle quality, it boosts an aura of tropical smell. No coconut, no suntan lotion, only a light floral breeze among woody branches. A winner!

NebraskaLovesScent

Very pretty! It's truly a tropical floral scent, but not at all sweet like the more recent tropical scents from Comptoir Sud Pacifique or the Michael Kors line. Fidji's version of "tropical" is beautiful white flowers tempered with tart citrus and an earthy/woodsy dry-down.

It strikes me as a scent that's perfect for just about any age and any occasion.

I only wish the EDT lasted a bit longer. I get just a few hours out of it. Looks like it might be tough to find in a higher concentration, though.

Tala

I absolutely love this one, too bad I am right out. No where in town can I find this one. I might have to order it on line. It is the most feminine and fresh fragrance out there. It is in line with L'air de temps, but not that powdery. It agrees better with me.It is a soft floral green which really does make you think of the island of Fidji. Some place they compared it to Sung! I have to tell you it is nothing like Sung. Much much lighter and way more beautiful. Sung is actually a bit heavy and sticky compare to Fidji. Fidji is L'air de temps without the powder and carnation.

Leesee

This wonderfully balanced melange of flowers on a bed of sweet greenery virtually flies out of the bottle and onto the skin, then dries to a smooth, powdered-floral sheen. I have loved and worn this scent since I was a girl, and it captivates me now, some thirty years later, just as it did then. In a word, marvelous.

nutty_kitten

This was one of my perfumes bought for me when I was 16. I think it is lovely and reminds of of hot sunny days in the English countryside. I really does take me back to my teens.

messy-mom

Fidji is the essence of beauty captured in a bottle. My all time favorite. This scent has it all. Clean, fresh, sexy. Timeless classic.

movcharov

Interestingly enough, it was my first fragrance, too! And that was in Bulgaria, Europe in 1989. I remember the purity of the initial impression and the sweet musky aftertones. Years later, I have dreamed of looking for it and not being able to find it - a serious nightmare ... Love Fidji and want to buy it again very soon! One fragrance you will never forget, even after 15-20 years! Fidji is truly enchanting!

anne

This was my first parfum I purchased,I loved it so much and I'm thinking of getting it again because it's a magical clean and perfect scent!

Kalogria

It used to be the perfume I wore at my high school days. I recently repurchased it to realize I still like it as much as I did back then. It's a real classic, smells refined and very stylish.

Van Cat

It was my mother's summer fragrance for many years, and I loved it so much!
Unfortunately on me it's not so interesting like the effect on her skin.