Krazy Krizia Krizia for women

Strong and Soft & Sexy and Chic. I love it!!!!

I'm just a crazy about crazy krizia!!!
I like it sooo much,the beginning is a bit sharp-green with some clear note of galbanum that I hate,but it's for short time only.And then .... just fabulous,gorgeous,sweet woody-amber -hot resine perfume. I want to use it now always,before I didn't undesrtood crazy ,I wanted even to swap it.And now I want to find a lot of bottles of this miracle in the bottle :)
if you have this one to swap ,pm me ,please,I have something interesting to offer you :)

Ah, the 1980s with their glitz and high maintenance glamor! Although Krazy Krizia was released in 1991, its roots are firmly in the preceding decade. Its author, perfumer Dominique Ropion who already had several perfume gems under his belt by the time he started working with Krizia, took the classical oriental idea and made it sparkling. Its effervescent citrusy top is intertwined with a crisp apple note. After this initial cool sensation, the smoldering richness of patchouli, vanilla and woods comes as a surprise. Like Shalimar, Krazy Krizia is based on the contrast between bergamot and vanilla, except that Ropion inserts an exquisite rose and tuberose accord as well. Krazy Krizia hits all of its notes one by one, until suddenly they begin to sound like a rich harmony.

I'm wearing Krazy Krizia for 3 hours now. It is just wonderful and possesses great sillage. As for longevity I will be back with more information. This is also definitely worth trying...

EDIT 25.01.2012
Longevity is outstanding! Krazy Krizia stays sparkling for 12 hrs, wow! *swoooooon*

I totally agree. It is a masterpiece. Light and fruity but oriental and spicy as well.Very few fragrances combine so many characteristics in well balance.

I consider Crazy Krizia EDP an ultimate masterpiece....a very unique and complex with a lot of depth oriental. One of a kind. Lasts forever and projects for a few feet. A statement maker.
Grab it while it is still reasonably priced.

A strangely modern oriental, it can be compared with similar contemporary compositions like Loverdose by Diesel, but in a smokier, denser, more grown up way Krazy Krizia remains tied to the traditional Italian love of spices and citrus based perfumes.

Perhaps by assonance, perhaps through the heavy presence of civet cat essence in the composition, the name also reminds me of Krazy Kat, the cartoon cat hopelessly, desperately in love with a mouse, stubbornly going after him after being rejected. A headstrong perfume for decisive, headstrong women, Italian or not, it takes after Krizia's black bobbed designer, Mariuccia Mandelli, a woman who revolutionised Italian fashion by making it more daring than ever at a time (the early 60s) when Italian women were still meant to be demure and virtuos madonnas: she contended the invention of the mini skirt with Mary Quant, and heralded a new way of thinking for Italian fashion.

In reality, the nickname of "Crazy Krizia" was given to her in 1971 by the US fashion press after she introduced sexy, crazily short hot pants in Capri, made with the most inventive materials such as rubber and eel skin.

Krazy Krizia opens with fresh, citrusy spice, then the oriental notes kick in, giving a feeling of flavoured tobacco handled with plush velvet gloves, and carnations smelled really close up, their stems snapped. The powdery dry down starts early, to then create an aura of sexiness which surrounds you and lasts for many, many hours (24 and counting). Perfect with deep, dark clothes and of course, miniskirts...

I disagree. I had been wearing Roma ocassionaly and they differed significantly. Top and middle notes of Krazy were sharp and citruses while Roma's more poudery. Drydown and base notes also differ. Krazy had vanilla, yet was more spicy, with carnation and cinnamon, while Roma was more sweet.

Just tried Roma and once the top-notes faded I thought it seemed so familiar. Krazy Krizia. I could try a side by side comparison but I'm not sure if I could take it as they are both so rich and heady for me. Yeah, feel just like I'm wearing Krazy. They're not interchangeable, but there are incredible similarities.

It was my signature fragrance for years...When I was told from several stores in 1997 that it will be discontinued, I bought immediately 3 bottles of 100ml so as to have it for long. I never loved another fragrance so much. My second love was empreinte of courreges also discontinued..

Smells like Dune....

I have adored several Krizia fragrances since the 80s.Recently I ought a big bottle of this one-I thought I remembered liking it but wasn't sure. Once I got it, smelled it, smelled it again, I had mixed feelings about it--- until I accidentally splashed some on my paperwork. So I couldn't get away from it and it just turned more old and heavy funky bad smelling as the day passed- I overdosed and got nauseous. Now I can't even stand it. I know some folks love it and I respect that-I wanted to like it!Oh my gosh!!! Something in the base notes- maybe a funky synthetic tonka just makes me want to gag. I have and like real tonka absolute and coumarin and they are nothing like this heavy awful note. Whatever it is, I'm hyper-sensitized to it now and can't tolerate it, so I gave the bottle away to a lovely Fragrantican who can give it the love it deserves.

So far nothing else smells like Venezia but Krazy reminds me of the original Givenchy L'interdit. Very sweet and warm, from the vanilla and tonka I imagine, but the flowers are there too, adding dimension. Perhaps gourmand lovers should try this lovely oriental. I wouldn't want to spray too liberally as this concoction likes to fill the room.

@ Angel10
I haven´t smelled nothing similar to "Venezia" yet. Have to go through my collection once again and find it out, but i doubt that there is something similar to "Venezia" out there.

What does it smell similar to passionata20?

I was hoping more than anything....I LOVE Venezia, but I never win it when bidding, and the price is quite a turn-off.

"Venezia" is "Krazy Krizia" alike???!!! C´mon! nothing in common! Have them both and just few moments ago put them both on my wrists and they are very different!

Krizia stands for unusual, original, complex but (as soon as you get used to it) their beautiful fragrances. It takes a little while, but then... You'll always think back of their fragrances with pleasure and will recognize them anywhere. With Krizia you can't go wrong.

I find it extremely sexy and exotic oriental. I rediscovered it today again hidden behind all kinds of my new perfumes, and I am wondering why i don't use it more often, because it is so beautiful. Sillage and staying power are outstanding, easily lasts for hours and quite noticeable, but not loud in an obnoxious way.
I'm glad I didn't throw away the application brush from Desnuda. I works perfectly with Crazy Krizia because it is splash.
This review is for EDP.

I have tried EDP version and to me this is THE most synthetic and suffocating fragrance by far! I do not like it at all. It is a complete chaos of all the notes to my nose, too much of everything. Reminded me of a sachets against moth with a lot of chemicals added. (yep, that´s how i project it in my mind)
Because i didn´t like this fragrance so much i rushed to wash it off and did it with soap 3 times because staying power is enourmous! But what i also noticed that the EDP version has very intense reddish colour and might stain your clothes...
When i look at the bottle and the notes i want to like it but i simply cannot. There are much more better orientals out there that i would want to wear, but sadly not this one. But one thing for sure, this is non-mistakable for anything else, i can´t even think of another similar fragrance like this, but i do compare it to insects terminating spray. Strange association, but that´s what i get in my mind.

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

Krazy Krizia is a lovely perfume. It starts out a little on the strong, slightly spicy, side for me. Quite quickly though it settles down on my skin and then becomes much softer. At that stage it's very slightly powdery, very warm and creamy, very vanilla'ish and super sexy smelling! One spray is enough on me and lasts forever on my skin (over 24 hours!) which is a bonus! I get little whiffs of it when I move around, which I love. :-)

Thanks to Karin for sending me a bottle of this in a swap on here. I love it! I'd never heard of it before and took a chance on it because of the good reviews of it on here, and hers in particular. Also, it's not easy to track down in England so the swap has given me a chance to be able to get a bottle of it for myself.

I don't find it so strong and loud.
This scent has a interest composition.
Very juicy and tasty, opening with mix of bergamot and peach what brings it sweet note, than comes vanilla with tonka bean and flowers in the background.
All components is well balanced,thanks to interest interpretation of soft, cold and creamy peach.
Smells luxury.

This is a wonderful perfume and my new most favorite. I find that it is a very close cousin to Anne Klein II. So, fans of AK2, be on the lookout for Krazy. Powdery with an opening green note. Just amazing.

Loud and in the big 80's vein.

It starts out with with strong aldehyde and a very obvious green note, as well as woods and spice, cedar being very prominent.

Then you get the blast of fruit, floral, tonka bean and vanilla which make it overpoweringly sweet.

Too loud and sweet for me - scrubber.

I used to really like Krazy Krizia, back when I also wore Casmir by Chopard and Obsession by CK. But I find it just too overpowering now and had to end up selling it on eBay a few years back.

i got this as edp lastly because of the lot of very good reviews about it.
it smells like Obsession from CK indeed, but deeper not being heavy! comparing the similarity of the most notes this can't be a real surprise. :)
but i like more this one than obsession, because its lasting power is enourmeous(!!!) and the middle- and basenotes remember me a lot of dior addict too! obsession from ck is missing the tonkabean in its base which one is very characteristical for dior addict's warm and intoxicating basenotes I mean, but similarities are given on both middle- and basenotes at this point.

wearing it after some hours i can really really hardly tell the difference of dior addict and krazy krizia. well curious as i am, comparing the middle- and base with dior addict my nose was right: about 5 notes are identic! creamy Rose and Jasmin, tonkabean, sandalwood and vanilla. i m sure there are more identics at least in the base, but dior doesn't tell all notes of their perfumes obviousely.

wearing krazy krizia gives you a very luxury feeling and you can get hints of it on yourself for hours. i hate perfumes which i can t detect on myself.
i m not wearing my perfume for others, i wanna be able to catch the smell while wearing it. and this one ist just perfect.

the opening has fruity and juicy with a touch of medical character, not disturbing, and something is smelling really strange in it sniffing close to the skin, guess it's the the basil. the citrus i can t really detect that mutch.
then after some minutes this strange smell fades away and the really creamy flowery notes are developping very nicely. about half an hour later the base introduces, mingling very well down the heart- to the basenotes, starting with the vanilla, which one is not too sweet and very intoxigating in marriage with the tonkabeen and sandalwood with slight hints of moschus and patchouli very well blendet, hardly to distingue, not offensive or dirty, almost sexy and sensual.

my husband told me instantly how lovely it smells when i was wearing this the first time! very comfy and attractive scent, not overhelming or ordinary. just perfect for day and night wear, it would never let you down! yes, it can easely become my signature scent. bottle very eyecatching and original too. definitely thumbs up!

It smells soooo similar to Obsession CK that u will not beleive it!

I just got this perfume yesterday. I gotta tell you that my son is my greatest perfume critic. He must have liked this perfume because he kept hugging me all day. And I have to say that this perfume has excellent lasting power. I can't believe how well this perfume has stayed with me. I sprayed it on yesterday and I can still smell it today and it is almost noon. I will buy it again for that reason.I hate spraying on a perfume and not being able to smell it on myself. I don't have that problem with this perfume.

Krazy is a knockout perfume! Tremendous sillage and a killer topnote which lasts a long time, as does the whole compostition! One to wear to a gathering when you wish NOT to duplicate anyone elses' scent...and a very seductive parfum for le boudoir!

When I first sprayed it on my skin it was like wow!An explosion of fruits and greens.Later I felt the wonderful mix of flowers.Hours later I felt the warm base notes,which seemed to be the perfect ending of a perfect oriental.