KL Karl Lagerfeld for women

Wonderfull complex spicy as all of the dark colored perfumes

My mother wore this one in the early eighties, i remember this one was very sweet and deep but its a retro scent pur sang.

This was my very favorite fragrance in the 80's! I was a big fan. When I found out it was discontinued I was so disapointed I lost interest in fragrances for a while. It used to be my signature scent and now I was without one. I allready knew what would be a great replacement; Coco by Chanel. Coco and KL were in a way similar. They were released in the same era en both start of citrussy and spicy, kind of sweet and oriental. But it took me years to let another fragrance take KL's place. (stuck in the 80's right?) At last indeed it was Coco by Chanel that became my signature scent. Another similar scent is "8me jour" (Huitieme jour) by Yves Rocher. (also discontinued) In this internet era it is not that hard to find a vintage bottle of KL. (not cheap though) I purchased an EDT and a pure perfume on Ebay. They still smell great and I am so happy I have acces to that fragrance again. But honestly, I have to admit that Coco is a bit more balanced than KL. The 80's are over and I am much older now and Coco is now my signature scent. (Although I own so many fragrances now that I don't really have a signature scent anymore) KL was the perfume that started my fragrance obsession and it will allways be part of my collection. Oh and I have to add that the design of the bottle and advertisement were so great at the time. The combination of grey with a touch of pink, the oriental fan design. In those days that was so creative en trendy! Nowadays when I wear KL I allways get compliments. For me it is also a comforting scent that I wear when I am at home. I guess that is only because of all memories that are connected to this fragrance.

KL was a gift to me from my boyfriend back in the 1980's. This fragrance holds many pleasant memories for me.

It is very similar to Opium. And like so many perfumes of this genre, it smells better and better the longer it is on the skin. A good perfume for curling up with someone special on a cold winter evening. Very good.

Lagerfeld launched his own "Opium" that had lots of spices and deep, rich florals! In its day it was a commercial hit, however never matching the commotion of Opium. These big spicy orientals dominated the 1980s! Opium, Cinnabar and KL heated up the night life! Cocktail bars weaved cigarette smoke with the exotic notes. Short hair and large earrings went well with KL.

Yes, middle America was hip to Lagerfeld and KL. In the autumn, oriental worked so well. KL had civet to add to the sexiness. It strange how they faded into obscurity.

KL is now a rare internet commodity. Is it worth it? Yes!

I typed "great sillage" but was auto corrected! Oops.

I rediscovered my bottle when we moved last year. It's almost full! I worked in the cosmetics department of a store in the mid to late eighties and it was one of the perfumes I couldn't bear to part with, even though I didn't wear it often. Warm, wonderful spice but I think it doesn't overpower as much as some of the eighties scents could. Great Willard, though.

After purchasing this very expensive fragrance i really expected something fabulously oriental. But i was hugly dissapointed! This is one of the biggest dissapointments with perfume i have ever bought blindly (i buy mostly blindly based on reviews here on Fragrantica since a lot of scents are not available in my country).
It starts as very sharp and very incredibly spicy. Spices, spices and spices once again. But not in a pleasant way. Very sharp and reminds me of an classic eau de cologne that has been produced in Soviet Union, anmed "Tripple/Тройной" but with A LOT of pepper and cinnamon added. I would say even that it smells in some way like some kind of vinegar. It stays like this for a long time and only much more later the flower notes come through. I had to wait really long time to smell those flowers. A couple of hours. The drydown is nice, but still very sharp. If you ever smelled Paloma Picasso´s "Tentantions" then you might have the idea of how it could smell like, only many times more spicier and sharper!
I still will give it one more try in pure parfum concentration since i think that EDT version contains too much alcohol and because of that it might be so sharp.
I really recommend you to try this if you can before you buy it. But even if you don´t like it it won´t be a problem to sell it on ebay since it is on a high demand.
My review was for EDT version of this fragrance.
NB! Beware of staining your clothes, the juice has some colour that leaves stains on your clothes.

Please do not remove this comment, since others might find it useful. Not every review should be positive, so people like me wanted to make a blind buy might find it very informative. Thanks.

This was the first perfume I was obsessed with. I cannot remember how it got it. I kept the bottle long after it was gone because it smelled so good. I hardly remember it now. Just that it got better as the day went on and I loved it.

you can get it on ebay but it is rare but does appear

I loved KL, it was amazing the amount of people that asked what I was wearing.Can you still purchase it and if so where from

My ex's twin sister got a 4 pc giftset that included Chloe, this, Poeme and Tresor. Of the three, this is the only one she did not like and she gave it to me, saying it would smell better on a man than on her. I was grateful, since I only had Drakkar, AdG and Nautica at the time.

As my collection grew and Mother got a whiff of this, it ended up with her, and she adores it and guards it very closely. She dislikes florientals and anything too powdery but adores this, go figure...

This begins citursy (mostly orange and mandarin) with a lovely blend of spices. As it develops it becomes a very spicy sweet floral: rose, orchid and ylang ylang being the strongest (jasmine takes a supporting role) balanced magnificently by cloves, pepper and warm cinnamon. Elegant and very oriental this is very much an eighties fragrance yet never gets too loud or obnoxious. The base is heavy, but balanced-civet, myrrh and benzoin give it a very musky, exotic almost incensy feel. Patchouli is moderate with amber and vanilla smoothing it all together in a warm, sweet cloud and styrax gives it an aged rich and woody feel that clings to the skin and lasts forever.

Chypres by definition have bergamot, flowers and patchouli or musk or moss in the base, despite the heavy spices, this does meet the criteria for a true chypre but; it is hard to call it that when the spices are so very prevalent. I usually avoid eighties womens scents as they are too loud or massive but this is a classic and I love it...and I am testing it while Mom is away, shhhh!

Sillage: great
Longevity: excellent
Overall: 4.5/5

The juice in this one is a lovely magenta color and one should be careful if one wears it with light colored clothing. The pigment can dry on the sprayer and be transferred with the next spray and leave blood colored spots when it redries.

I would suggest either letting it dry on the skin before dressing or wiping off the sprayer with a tissue before replacing the lid. I am very curious now, to smell the men's version...

quisiera saber dónde puedo adquirir es ta joya de los aromas.... tengo uno en miniatura y lo cuido muchísimo....

I used to love this perfume, although now it smells too "80's" - overpowering and loud. I tried Annick Goutal's "Nuits de Hadrian" and found that to have the same spice in a lighter effect. I was ecstatic to sample what seems to be an update of my all-time favorite!

I really loved this scent years ago when i wore it alll the time. Haven't been able to buy it for years, as where i live they never have it in stock anymore. But always had nice compliments on this one!

This is the only scent that gets better as the day goes by it gets warmer and powdery and you smell great at night. I love this scent it is classic and quality

I agree - this is not a chypre by any definition. It is a Fresh Soft Oriental though I note Michael Edwards further subclassifies it as a citrus fruity in the soft oriental category. I myself don't register anything citrusy or fruity about it. It is lighter and softer than Opium, Salvador Dali or Youth Dew yet still conjures images of the spicy orient. It is long lasting and great for the Office as it makes a statement and can be worn easily during the day whereas Opium and Youth Dew would be too overpowering. One of my favourites and almost impossible to find in Australia these days.

Karl Lagerfeld KL was my first great love! I got a bottle of it from my aunt in the late 80's, and it was love at first sniff. The clove and the cinnamon makes it rich and warm, but it still has some icy-cold, almost ruthless undertones - definitely a bold 80's power scent! It's intriguing, sexy and multi-layered, but easily overdosed - more than a few droplets, and it becomes as subtle as a mallet.
Apparently it's been discontinued in most countries, but I managed to stumble across it in a mall in Milton Keynes (of all places!) and was delighted to add it to my wardrobe once again.

Why can't I find an address for Karl Lagerfeld? I wish that KL was easier to find. It is the only fragrance that I have worn since 1984. I dread the day that I cannot find it.

I agree that this is a spicy oriental fragrance. It does remind me of Opium, Cinnibar and others that are certainly not 'shy' perfumes. One of my personal favorites especially in cold weather. I don't know why more people don't wear this fragrance-maybe it is just too strong for a lot of people. But it really is a beautiful perfume. I don't get a lot of orange in the top notes-on my skin it is all cloves, vanilla and spice. Love it.

This isn't any chypre, this is fullbodied spicy oriental fragrance. Very close to Opium, more rounded and sweet from the start, hihgly spicy but still creamy, warm and sexy. Excellent for cold, rainy days and hot, steamy nights ;)...

la use mucho tiempo hasta que desaparecio en mi pais. Me encantaba dulce y fuerte a la vez