K de Krizia Krizia for women

I've smelt a double of this and it might drive me mad trying to remember what it's called. It's not one of the perfumes mentioned.

This just isn't my type of perfume. As a perfume-lover I don't like to write off every perfume I wouldn't wear. This smells like a well-made, high-quality fragrance. I have a vintage miniature I'll pass on to a dear family friend who relishes the richer fragrances I'll never wear.

Extremely powdery but not baby powder...more old-fashioned, flowery dressing table powder with a smidge of leather. It's actually quite subtle to my nose which surprised me. It's a very beautiful and well blended scent but not for me. I associate this smell with the scents of my Grandmother's bathroom when I was a small child....like I said, it's beautiful but doesn't smell right on on my skin to me.

Treated myself to Krizia because the notes appealed to me. I FELL IN LOVE!!! It reminds me somewhat of Fendi but more gentle and add the leather note. I will look for the EDP. If EDT fascinates me, I can't imagine what EDP will inspire. Since I've never tested the original I don't know what I'm missing. This reformulation is GREAT on me.

Impeccable floral aldehyde with a chypre-like edge - beautiful and very, very smooth thanks to the white, leathery base redolent with civet. This is a very special fragrance, among few, that can seamlessly evolve in a subtle way upon the skin. The wearer is really not aware of a drydown - it just suspends time because it does it in such slow motion. The aldehydes are soft too and make No.5 or White Linen seem like hand grenades in that manner.

Easily unisex in the same manner that Calandre, Rive Gauche and Climat can be - this sits upon the skin like the most weightless, cashmere scarf. I'm very happy with my collection's new addition :)

Not impressed with the EDT but maybe the EDP is better. The combination of notes is nice, very reminiscent of Fendi but not quite there. Not strong either--in fact the EDT doesn't have much staying power at all! What a shame; was so hoping for a new signature scent--this isn't it. :(

I loved K de Krizia and wore it in the 1980's. I just bought a bottle from Amazon, and it is not what I remember! Very disappointed!

Recently I embarked on a Great White Hunt for a fragrance that would suit my mother, who is in her mid 50s, and forever lamenting the discontinuation of the original Fendi. It was an odd journey, as I seemed to forget altogether what my mother actually liked about Fendi - its bitter, dry, leathery, butch qualities, so of the '80s, so powerful and unique. I dawdled around, poking at supposed masterpieces like Arpège, Tommy Girl, Beyond Paradise, L'Air du Temps, and Fleur de The Rose Bulgare. Eventually, the folly of it dawned on me, and I knew I had to get technical, not tacky. I had to find another classic floral chypre. I needed something that's all aldehydic on top, with dark civet, and styrax, and unsweetened roses. Something that starts with a soulful citrus and white floral explosion that smoothly transitions, like a lipstick chameleon, into a smoky mystery. A fragrance so in line with Fendi that one could view it as the scent that inspired the House of Fendi to create their ephemeral "Donna". I needed a serious, classy, and age-appropriate masterpiece.

I needed K de Krizia.

the aldehydes and civet are very pronounced on me even after dry down. very strong. i sprayed this on last night and i can still smell it on my wrists this morning. it does smell much better now. i wouldn't call it a scrubber, but this perfume defintely has to be for the right person.
while i always love aldehydes, its always so sparkling to me, and don't mind civet, the civet note lasts way too long and harsh on me. i just think its not a good chemical reaction with my skin. maybe my daughter would like it. she is a gemini.

Oh wauw. looking at the prices here above, has it become a hard to get??

Why don't they make and fragrances like this anymore?

Very classy scent, opens on the brisk side with the aldehydes, peach and neroli. A little later it takes a turn to non-overbearing florals, rose, carnation, lily of the valley, and not so sweet jasmine which makes for a very pleasing smelling bouquet. And spicy, I don't know why but I detect something spicy, orris root maybe?

For the dry down it becomes deep, warm, leathery and mossy. Ummmmm. Very adult, mature and in NO way old fashioned or old lady. This isn't old school. It's powerful and aggressive and sensual.

Oh, and I'm a Gemini, too.

Aldehyes. I cannot stress enough that you must like aldehydes in general, and old school ones in particular, to truly appreciate this fragrance.

The opening of K is in my opinion in the same head-spinning aldehydic league as Chanel No5. Very potent and assertive and very early 20th century in feel (I am amusing myself right now with the image of young fruity floral celebrity-scent aficionados bleating in horror about 'old ladies').

K does depart from No5 by becoming rather sparkly, peachy and rosy but the dominant theme remains aldehydic.

I agree (somewhat) with my fellow reviewers that this does have a brittle mossy, leather base similar to a chypre but even deep into the drydown, guess what...aldehydes!

Personally, I do enjoy a well-behaved aldehyde but K is just a little *too* much for me.

translation of review by Galya: (mind you- both not my mothertongue-any mistakes point out please)

I bought a vintage miniature of this perfume, which is nothing like the new HORRIBLE version which one causes to feel sick.
The vintage one is sweet, mellow, flowery, smells almost like honey - is a love, whereas the new K resembles a new version of Mon parfum di paloma picasso, which is similar to the male perfume, full with synthetic ingredients.

I agree with Action, it is a full chypre floral!
Long lasting worth the money, timeless. not for little girls, what else?!

love it or hate it relationship

I don't know about this one being a floral aldehydes, I think this is a super thick chypre floral! In the manner of Fendi, Diva etc.
It is the Krizia Interpretation of that concept and mind you, this one was the 1st one on the market! So probably inspired some others too...

Ho comprato la miniature di vintage di questo profumo,che non c'entra niente con la nuova ORRIBILE versione che sembra creata per far venir la nausea.Vintaage e' dolce,tenero,fiorito,sa di miele quasi,e' un amore,invece la nuova K assomiglia a nuova versione di Mon parfum di paloma picasso,che sembra addirittura il profumo maschile ,pieno di ingridienti sintetici.

is this discontinued? anybody knows?

I have it and I'm a Gemini too :D
It smells like pollen mixed with honey on me, it's so thick, so soothing, so I wear it when I want to enjoy my free time alone.

I find it funny that the last reviewer commented on Geminis...I AM a gemini and have worn this for years and years...always keep a bottle. Lovely unique scent.

Very cool. Very sexy. Very deep fragrance. The only two women I know who have owned it were geminis and this makes sense to me. There is a quality of cool air to it, blended with spice and incense. I love its richness and depth. Someday, I will purchase this. I love aldehydes, which make me feel so good and nostalgic!

I was given a bottle of K de Krizia in 1983, and have worn this ever since, though it is sometimes hard to find. Everyone who smells this (on me or not), bar none, immediately asks what and where.........
A similar scent, but a bit lighter, that I wear is Prada by Prada. K de Krizia works day or night, work to play, classic and timeless, mystical and alluring/ to say the least!

I am sadly surprised to see so very few comments about this very special perfume! I bought it when my son was born in 1982, and will always couple the scent to memories back to that time.

It is a lovely warm, quite heavy fragrance, that beautifully surrounds you with a feeling of 'luxe'.

I love it! Feel aldehydes, which is good for my nose.
Set it between AP and Kaboshar.Ot old home smells like perfume, but then shall be developed in luxury. Super.Klasika!

I loved K de Krizia for a long time.

A sophisticated touch of flowers and warm grassy evenings, that finished off with a tiny whisper of spice.

Ho questo profumo da molti anni, un classico! Sullo stile di Yendi di Cappucci (ormai fuori mercato).
Un floreale particolare, non banale, abbastanza persistente. A mio avviso, potrebbe essere classificato anche come chypre floreale.