J'ai Ose (for women)

Vickalena

I've got a "task" to swap this perfume, but now I'm facing up a dilemma: after testing (how could I resist?) I start liking it!
Yes, it has an oriental touch, but this is not the type of heavy orientals like Cinnabar or Opium (I like both, but they are too strong, comparing to J'ai Ose).
Well, the reviews below are bringing up the essense of this perfume, and I only would like to add, that I am unexpectedly fascinated by charming light smokiness of this perfume, which reminds me of an autumn fire or cosy winter evening near the fireplace.

NebraskaLovesScent

I really thought I would like this one, based on the notes and the category and era in which it originated. I recently scored a vintage J'ai Ose by Guy Laroche mini. It doesn't smell like it has turned, but I admit, I am not 100% sure what it should smell like.

At any rate, I was a bit disappointed. On me, J'ai Ose has a very 1970's musky aroma. Kind of like a musky floral perfume on dirty denim jeans that are permeated with the person's natural body odor. Very dark and murky, and yes, very interesting, and not stinky (in spite of my description of dirty denim!) Alas, it is not quite what I was hoping for. I do think I'll give it a couple more tries before I write it off completely.

Chat Lunatique

For me, this is the definitive classic, Oriental fragrance.
It really is dark,mysterious and haunting.
I wear it when I want to feel powerful, clever, and sexy ala a decadent Tsarist from the teens.

Jalé

Nothing much to add to Koshechka's and Malegria's brilliant reviews. For me, too, J'ai osé is an outstanding creation - it is sensual and extremely smokey. It is also audaciously assertive and obviously inimitable - nothing can be compared to it. Still popular on the Eastern Europe market today, it has nearly fallen into oblivion in Germany, France or Italy, where it is a hard-to-find scent. Should you be able to lay hands on it somewhere - try it! You may well find it irresistible!

cora

it was my first parfume. I still love it and will buy it again and again...

koshechka

J’ai OSE was my first “grown up” perfume. Many years and many fragrances later I still have not found anything that could come close to that exquisite bouquet of notes, lush and sophisticated at the same time, the kind that elevates a perfume to the status of a signature scent.
J’ai OSE is translated as “I have dared” and, apparently, was inspired by Napoleon Bonaparte and his love story: a shorter, stout shape of the bottle; the stopper, that is reminiscent of the Emperor’s famous hat; and the name of the fragrance itself resonating with “Josephine”. I believe, the original J’ai OSE by Guy Laroche was discontinued in the late 80s and is now produced by J’ai OSE PARIS. I was a little leery about buying the new version but decided to give it a shot… and was not disappointed! J’ai OSE PARIS has remained the same magnificent fragrance I remember from many years ago - a timeless classic…

Malegria

Smells like liquid gold to me.Very rich, opulent, the scent of an eccentric but elegant woman. I am always thinking Gala, Dali`s wife! Aldehydes are very short living here, and I feel something like bergamot - but it`s all about peach, rose, moss, musk and aromatic oils. This scent is like a velvet black glove, it is caressing and definitely turns heads.One of the best orientals ever made.And it`s absolutely delightful in perfume concentration.