Lagerfeld Classic Karl Lagerfeld for men

I bought some Dunhill, recently..and as soon as I got home, I was struck by this urge to go online to buy this 'classic' frag. Like Ive said before, this was the first scent I ever wore....My Mon bought it for me. Decades later, Im 'on again' with this "old lover"...this is truly a CLASSIC. Nothing smells like it, and it shouldnt have to share a shelf with any other frag. Its in its own catagory.

نمیدونم واقعا در موردش چی بگم.ولی یه کاره کلاسیک هست و یجورایی شبیهه ادکلن مکسی هست.من خیلی این ادکلن رو مردونه نیمدونم.از بوش هم خوشم نمیاد.

the first scent I ever wore....My Mom bought it for me, and I remember immediately thinking that my Mother had incredible taste. I dont wear it anymore...no particular reason for that aside from there being other ones that I like equally or better...but this holds a special place in my heart because it was the first. And the fact that it smells REALLY, REALLY good probably has a little to do with how special is is to me...I love to smell it on other people, as well.

I had to persue an original splash bottle from Lagerfeld Perfumes and not Coty. The difference between the two is somewhat vast. The later is a pale chemical laden shadow of the original. The original is a shocker in every sense. The resemblance to Shalimar is uncanny. Considering Karl Lagerfeld himself used Shalimar, it was no surprise that the notes are so close. Add tobacco flower and oakmoss and you have unisex masterpiece

The iris/vanilla get powdery and old school-say 1790s powdered wig...Its contemporay character is barbershop clean. I dont find it overly sexy or sweet. Its is my "go to" comfort scent in winter months.

I originally had a bottle in 1986 and thought of like candy. My collection only included YSL Kouros and Paco Pabanne PH and a few others. This was the avant gard formula that encouraged me to declare an art major. Its was a very "New Age" choice.

If you were a fan and want to hunt some down, make sure to look for the old packaging with the longer letters. It is just Lagerfeld and not classic. Its out there and getting harder to find.

Lagerfeld Classic is a wild, wild beast! It is evolving all the time, nothing linear about this EDT - it is powerful and longlasting - a real fragrance, not like many wishy-washy modern colognes!
The opening is a bit controversial - I blame aldehydes for creating a bizzare animalistic aroma whose nature I am not certain I really want to know! Fortunately, it passes quickly and then the lovely combo of powdery vanilla and coarse tobacco dominate this oriental woody scent. It is sweetish, rough, bold, charismatic and... oh!... so naughty! In the drydown I get a rubbery feeling resembling Rochas Femme resinous ambiance at least to a certain degree, which is a great thing for me as I have been looking for it for a long time.

Can a woman use it? Absolutely! It is a very classic, old-school, strong oriental woody perfume for the tobacco lovers - a true unisex in my view, but not a very easy one to wear, you simply gotta love that kind of stuff, it may turn a bit vulgar at times, but in moderate amount it will surely reveal its depth and beauty.

It is not a casual daytime fragrance and will work better in autumn/winter time.

In the age of contemporary flat and overly smoothened fragrances, I am really nostalgic about the 70s/80s complex concoctions, so Lagerfeld Classic is right up my alley! I think I finally got my right deserts, without spending a lot of money.

Heaven help my heart and any unsuspecting fellow adorned in Lagerfeld Classic...

RUN!

Seriously, Karl's infamous creation dating back to my final year of primary school (still) smells insanely becoming.

This is the alluring aroma of my first form mathematics teacher. My first MAN crush.

Tempting tarragon, tenacious tobacco and tough tonka superbly blended with rose, amber and sexy sandalwood.

A temperamental and turbulent brew. Pure wizardry.

"Diamond life, lover boy.
he move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.
City lights and business nights.
When you require street-car desire for higher heights.

No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
When sentiment is left to chance.
No place to be ending but somewhere to start.

No need to ask.
He's a smooth operator...."

Smooth Operator, Sade

This is bathroom sex...creamy, spicy, hot, clean and all enveloping. The grenade "safety pin" cap says it all: Open this, and let the good times roll. Oh man. What can I say? The man wearing this knows he's trouble, his mating ritual kinda like the one Bonobos happen to practice. The eternal bachelor.

This is a smoky blend of cedar (kinda like cherry wood), citrus, some powder, tobacco smoke, followed by sweet amber nectar and jasmine. Gradually the slight "soft green" of the rose snakes through. Ashes fall of the tip of the tobacco, and from the smoke emitted once those ashes fall, the creamy sweetness of the patchouli and vanilla is born.

I discovered this by chance when my mom and I were looking for a perfume for my stepfather. He told us this was his favorite fragrance in his youth. He was in his early 20s when this came out and he said this was "it" then. Not for him, both my mom and I decided. Just too sexy. Deadly sexy.

The guy who wears this perfume is (in my head) in good shape, looks good, and "well juiced" (if you catch my meaning)a charmer and a big flirt. He knows how to have a good time. This is great for a man in his "prime", about 35-45 honestly. This fragrance in general is a ton of fun and one of my favorites for men.

Can a woman wear this? Maybe but it might come up as soapy on her. She might not have the right essence to give it the raw smoky factor a man's natural essence adds to this. I've tried it, I know. It can come up as cheap and smoky on a woman so this is definitely not for women.

I recommend this to any man though that doesn't want an aquatic or too "clean" a fragrance. This smells clean and assertive, with just the right amount of sexy. A good light "Oriental" I think too.

smells nice but not for me, im too young for this. however this would be a very good one for middle aged sophisticated men. if you are in that age category i highly recommend that you try it, cause im sure you will like

This cologne used to smell great with heavy comforting sweet sandalwood. Now, it shouldn't even share the same name! Shame,shame. I don't know when they changed the formula... anyone? What 15 years will do!

Yes, def. powdery, almost sweet at first, nice dry-down.
I used to love this, back in the day.
I would catch girls all over wearing this themselves.
It would stay on you and your clothes for a long time.
a classic.

I don't find Lagerfeld to be super sweet or feminine smelling like many people claim. I think it's a very masculine smell - an acquired taste, absolutely, due to its powdery, old school style, but not at all feminine smelling.

Lagerfeld is really spicy, first and foremost. Yes, it's also very powdery, but underneath all that powder is a dark, intensely spicy fragrance, in the nature of stuff like Opium, JHL or Catalyst For Men. The powderiness doesn't last more than an hour or two, but the intense aromatics like cinnamon, sandalwood, patchouli, orris and oakmoss last for hours, well into the drydown. The amber and vanilla don't overpower Lagerfeld's spicy nature either, but rather simply warm up the scent.

I can only speak for the current version of Lagerfeld, and I must say that you need to go lightly on the trigger with this. It's an elegant, manly fragrance, but it's also very strong. Put on too much, and you'll smell crass and obnoxious, all day.

Fans of classic orientals like Jaipur Homme, Habit Rouge, Zizanie, or Royal Copenhagen are sure to enjoy Lagerfeld.

MY RATING: 7.5/10

As Bigsly points out, there is original Cologne and there is the newer Classic. They are quite different. I don´t care for the newest one, made by Coty, at all. The original is a very good comforting scent, to me.
Classic has capital letters on the bottle.

This is awful. It smells very strong and dirty, like unwashed clothes. No one in 2011 should want to smell like this, nowadays there are hundreds of nice scents, leave this for the german grandpas living in retirement home.

Wow! It took a few minutes, as usual, for me to recognize where I smelled something similar before, and then it dawned on me: this is a light version of The Knize Ten, especially beyond the opening. On the other hand, the Lagerfeld drydown is better balanced, yet still strong, which means I might actually prefer it to TKT. It is thick, yet not heavy, with strong spice, powdery iris/orris, and tobacco; also, there is an impression of leather, whether or not it is there, probably because it is dry. It is just sweet enough to keep it enticing, but definitely not cloying. This review is for the original, which is Lagerfeld Cologne. I've also sampled the new version, called Classic Lagerfeld, and didn't like it at all, so don't blame me if you get the wrong one! The original has the word Lagerfeld on front of the bottle in a rather fancy font, whereas Classic Lagerfeld has a plain font (as you can see in the photo here on fragrantica). Longevity is great and projection/"sillage" are just right for me, with one or two sprays to the chest. If you just see the box, and it says Classic on it, I suggest avoiding that one.

Interesting note from Ilovekyle. I have read somewhere (probably here) that Karl himselfe is a "heavy user of Shalimare".

it like shalimar for men :-) the same smell i love it :-)

Classic scent, but maybe in the wrong way. It is definitely powdery, so if that's not your thing stay away.

My dad wore this for years, so to me it just brings back memories. As far as wearing it, I've only worn it twice. The second time I did, one of my close girlfriends asked me if I had been to a senior center... Yea, no joke.

Definitely smell before you buy...

It is baby powder in a bottle. Not joking if you don't believe me try it yourself and then buy some baby powder and see if there is any dif.

I've been using this cologne since it came out (1978). I love this cologne and always get good complements about it. I hope this cologne continues on the market.

I got a 2 ounce bottle at walmart for 8 dollars on clearance. I get vanilla, tobacco, and some woods and citrus in the background. this is great if youre looking for a mature scent, and it last for several hours. Ive gotten mixed reviews from people on it so I would recommend smelling before you buy. personally, I think for the price, its a good smelling classic cologne with good lasting power.

I tried this fragrance today. It is definitively, positively the worst, most offensive frangrance that I've ever tried in my life (up until now)...and I've tried a bunch. I like powerhouse fragrances. But, this is over-the-top, in-your-face...One spray was too much for me. I find it pungent, rancid, foul and disgusting. I saw it in a gift set at Burlington Coat Factory. I pity the poor soul who received this blindly as a gift...

OMG! I looooove it when a man wears this classic! It is warm and senuous, simply gorgeous. Not too spicy or "scratchy" like some men's fragrances. This is one of my favorites to cuddly up to my man's neck and enjoy. I love it!

If you're looking for a retro overpowering perfume, you're reading the correct page!
Smells neat and well-crafted with a narrow mood of absolutely definitely exactly certainly classics! A Classic perfume without any impurity!
Floral, musky and ultra chic.
I rate 10/10

I wear this scent a lot as I have found it appeals to a large segment of women. It definately suits older men such as myself.

بسیار خوشبو و خاص با وسعت پخش رایحه
بسیار کلاسیک
مردانه
پر انرژی
جذاب
گرم و تاثیر گذار
برای مردان بزرگ
با قلبهای بزرگشان
شخص بسیار مهم و بزرگی را میشناختم که از این عطر استفاده میکرد و وقتی در جمع دوستان حاضر میشد بوی خوش آن تا صدها تر پراکنده میگشت و گویی برای این بزرگ مرد ساخته شده بود
هنوز هم دوستان به یاد آن عزیز از دست رفته این ادکلن را دوست داشته و استفاده میکنند و تا بوی آن به مشامشان میرسد یاد ایشان میافتند.

I love this, it´s very comfortable and pleasant. Lovely flowers and herbs. Lasts a long time with pleasant wafts.

Given the time of its release and the design of the bottle, I am sure it was a favourite of the Studio 54 party people!

Total 1970ies CHIC!

FREAK OUT!

My first ever fragrance.
Totally loved it and I was sooo proud wearing it. It coincided with my coming out as a gay man.
Rather powdery and a lighter version of the KL successor. Also simpler in its construction than the KL one.
A nice, warm, winter CLASSIC!

Well Karl Lagerfeld's quite ok as a fashion designer, but c'mon, his perfumes are are as tacky & vulgar as Paris Hilton

Haven't tried this in years but I remember it was too much like talcum powder - vanilla powdery and I didn't like it. Would like to try this again though. My tastes may have changed

Back when I was in college in the late 80's, someone in the men's dorm had a bottle of this. The entire dorm disliked it intensely, and used it in practical jokes. The bucket of water propped on a door had some Lagerfeld splashed in it. The water balloons were laced with Lagerfeld. The feet of the short-sheeted smelled like Lagerfeld. My memory of this will always be intertwined with various unsavory other smells, curses and laughter.

I don't know what this says about the scent, but I thought someone might enjoy the story.

this scent may have been the basis for calvin klein's obsession.
that's what i thought immediately upon smelling "this is like if obsession was good"...

the scent pyramids are similar and i hadn't realized how popular this one was in its heyday.

i'm really enjoying it and think a dated gentleman's throwback may be the perfect scent for this middle aged woman.

I agree with the comment below according to which this one is horribly dated. I only wish to add that it already was horribly dated back in the 1990s, but somehow managed to linger around.

One must admit that it is highly recognisable, but that doesn't mean it's individual. In fact, I never met a 3D person wearing this one.

Smells like old hair tonic- in a good sense.

I asked to smell this at a chemist. The two young ladies (probably barely out of their teens) assisting me commented on how much they liked it after they had put two spritzes on my arm. When I arrived home my wife gave me similar feedback. From that point my mind was set to buy it.

So what is this fragrance like? To me the start is sweet and insensy, not unlike Fendi Uomo or Giorgio Beverly Hills for Men. It is, however, much softer than either of the previously mentioned fragrances. The patchouli in Lagerfeld Classic is not as strong as in the other two and as it dries down it is clearly more floral.

I am surprised to see that this comes from 1978 and the other two come from the 1980's: It is almost like Lagerfeld should have evolved as a softer version of the overtly masculine and almost overpowering scents of the 1980's.

Instead of sharpness and patchouli, Lagerfeld classic has sweetness, patchouli and floral notes, but this does not make it feminine, in my opinion. It stays relatively close to the skin after its dry down.

Lagerfeld Classic is a worthy addition to my wardrobe, and as a man in my early 40's it is totally appropriate for someone of my age.

The opening is frightening at first,but as it dries down, wow papo! people always have something nice to say. Best worn in fall.Buenas noches/Goodnight.

I bought this at the airport in Stockholm without even know how it smelled. I wore it, appreciate it, found it not common, a warm perfume with an edible effect, classy with an oriental edge. People were telling me i smelled beautifuly. Years after i learned it was a masculine scent. Not regret it, a sweet kinda airy scent on an oriental base.10/10/09

My husband wears this--I love it. It smells masculine in my opinion. However;what smells good to one person may be offensive to another. If you prefer a softer more sensual smell this is great.

great smell and extremely sexy because its one of the few OLD scents that actually still smell good and unique

This fragrance set a lovely and bold precedent when it was introduced; a man's scent that is "soft" and alluring, yet appealingly masculine. Refinement and high quality never go out of style. As is the case for so many popular colognes of the seventies, its popularity worked against it; its familiarity and ubiquity made it passe to so many. It really is a gorgeously fragrant bouquet of wonderful notes.

I loved it then, but I'd rather be scent-free than be caught dead in it now. So strong and overbearing, just like the time it was meant for!

I like it, it`s warm and trustworthy...For a sweet, loving, kind man! It does not have vivacity of the newer perfumes, but it`s very comforting, like a handshake or a big bear hug. I dislike KL, and I avoid smelling his creations, but could not pass this one by.

Paradoxically to what people think: "this is an outdated perfume and suits my father best", this was my first ever fragrance that I bought myself, lol. I was only a late teenager then, hahahaha...but perhaps this is the very point I was trying to go bolder than "Old Spice" lol
Reminds me of vanilla, old leathers and woods, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, peppers, and so on....all of that soaked in maple syrup with a dash of lemon...accurate?

One of the most sweets and velvety fragrance for men that i've ever smelled... very, very, very long lasting and distinctive... but nothing special for my taste.
One point to favor of this fragrance: my memories when i was a child :) For me, its an early reference about how is the smell of men perfumes...

I agree with rebella, definitely dated. Distinct tobacco scent, very masculine and lasts hours. Used to be my favorite back in the early '80s, but haven't worn Lagerfeld since the early '90s.

My husband had this when it was quite new and popular. I like´d it then and I think it was a very comforting, soft and masculine. Unfortunatly I think it´s a bit outdated now, and a fragrance that suites older gentlemen best... maybe my father. :)