La Perla La Perla for women

I wore La Perla several years ago and it is truly an elegant scent which is much better suited to colder weather.
Having worn the original Magie Noire, I wouldn't say that La Perla is as intense as it evolves into a muskier (and sometimes dirty) smelling concoction.
La Perla possesses a mysterious and deep chypre nature which is classic and enduring but one negative aspect is how it would sometimes linger on my clothing with a very musty almost nasty body odor. This one episodic drawback always deters me from purchasing this special perfume again.
It is definitely worth a try as it harkens back to the lovely fragrances that transmit sensuality and elegance all rolled up in one!

Сладък като мед,топъл,нежен,но забележим.Цветен,тамянен...някак противоречив.Издържа 24 часа,обгръща ме и ме топли-коприна и кашмир...С него съм ЖЕНА!

The first time I smelt this perfume I was in love!
It smells warm, sharp and flowery and has a certain addictive quality about it that make you crave more. It's a very floral perfum but not at all sweet, it has 'class' written all over it.
La Perla La Perla is a very unusual and beautiful fragrance.

I ordered this online in edp version, but they called me and told me they have only the edt. When i first spray this, i feel something scatching my nose, but this sensation dissapears quicly, and i can feel the floral notes. I am not crazy about this part, but i love the oriental dry down. I also think this is more appropriate for warmer weather beacuse i feel it as a cold perfume...maybe because i dont feel sweet notes at all...The lasting power is good, more than 8 hours for the edt. Wish i'd have the edp....

Oooh!! How lovely! This is a most delightful fragrance which I will wear during the warmer months. I usually gravitate towards orientals but La Perla is an elegant, feminine and complex floral that I will be a staple in my fragrance wardrobe. Very refined and all class!

Very classy grown up Chypre. I have only just started to appreciate the classics , chypres and aldehyde's in the past couple of years. In fact i thought i detested Aldehyde's until i discovered Vivienne Westwood "boudoir" ( must review that too!) My tastes are changing and expanding to include the whole range of frag genres , which is a good thing!

I chanced across La Perla in a dusty old box of samples at a local discount store ( My fave place for finding discontinued n unusual frag samples) . I new nothing of La Perla frags at all , but it looked quite expensive/classic/classy and worth trying out.

I'm so glad i did! Its a very well behaved Chypre IMO. It doesn't overpower or burn my nostrils with aldehyde's! ( That's the problem i have with some Classic perfumes. . Aldehyde overdose..eeek!) Its very well balanced and no particular note dominates.


If La Perla was a lady , she would be an Upper Class , well mannered lady = young or old , who wouldn't dream of swearing or smoking in company . You would find her having afternoon tea at the Ritz rather than drinking pints and ending up drunk with her knickers showing at the end of the night ..... But she is no prude and underneath her clothes , (Chanel tweed jacket n skirt , silk blouse ) she is wearing some Agent provocateur basque n stockings ;) . There's a sensual side to this perfume , certainly not "too respectable " or boring.

I really like it , and its yet another addition to my "must buy full bottle" list

It also lasts well. I got a few wearings out of my tester ,and when i sprayed some on before bed it was still there in the morn ...Lovely dry-down. Very cosy and soft as a scent to wear to bed too . Very good quality for the price.

Id recommend this to fledgling perfumistas who want to test scents out of there usual comfort zone , but who are scared off by heavy Musks , Civets and nose stinging Aldehyde bombs !! This perfume contains musk n aldehydes , but those parts are subtle. It doesn't smell "old lady" or stinky and I think its a good choice to ease yourself into the realm of Chypres

This is the kind of perfume id wear to a job interview , or to meet a new BFs parents for the first time...In the hope i will give off an aura of been more classy than i actually am ( Lol!)

Not what I was expecting, at all! It is lovely, but the chypre aspect is minimal to me. My skin is amplifying rose at first, then incense. Just as another reviewer said, Nag Champa. It even has that back-of-the-throat scratchiness that burned champa gives me. Not heavy, opaque incense, but cool spring, a stick of burning incense planted at the base of a massive, wet, bitter rose bush. Catch a waft of smoke as you work in the garden.
As it progresses, the rose becomes muted, to be overshadowed by a faint but sharp ambery vanilla.
I like it very much, but it has limited wearability for me.
Edited to add: I'm reviewing a boxed manufacturer's sample of "Body Silk eau de toilette"
Early next morning, after 12 hours, it's still there! Major longevity!

I'm so glad to have found it again! I loved it when i was a young woman.So sensual sweet and powdery. Please don't discontinue it!

I like the most of la Perla fragrances.Sexy, elegant,class.

I discovered La Perla through a great thread on Basenotes about underappreciated perfumes. This is a 1980s perfume that is in the same rose chypre vein as Paloma, Diva, Scherrer and Knowing. To my nose it’s closest to Ungaro’s Diva, which, of those I’ve just mentioned, is the one I like least. A bit too much sweet honey for me. La Perla differs from Diva in just the right places, though, and I really like it. The honey is toned down, the rose is a touch darker, the patchouli is amped up substantially and the spices seem more integrated. As the scent progresses, it gets drier and the honey fades. The rose and the patchouli come together; the patchouli makes the rose drier and the rose warms up the cool, earthy patchouli a bit. Long lasting drydown.

I know it's already become a cliche, but this perfume really feels like cashmere or angora on my skin. It's warm and enveloping. I also find it very luminous, athough the composition is definitely not light. It is soft indeed, but not in the sense that it fades easily or that it is transparent or watery. It's soft like quality wool. I imagine this one along with a refined angora blouse, sheer and discreetly luxurious, but with an off shoulder cut, giving the wearer a slightly neglige allure.

I feel the floral side is more prominent that the chypre, but that is not an issue. It wouldn't have been so enchanting if it were formulated otherwise. Like other reviewers said, complexity is a key characteristic, but it does not make it demure or difficult, just respectable as a perfume with a personality of its own.

Beautiful! Simply beautiful. Its femininity is radiant and, like it has been said before, embracing. And it's a "happy" scent, comforting, deep and softly sweet. It made a lasting impression on me from the very first time I tried it a few days ago. Love it!

Just received La Perla from a blind swap less then an hour ago. As soon the first blast was over, it seemed strangely familiar, yet nothing like anything else on my shelf.
Then I realised it reminds me a lot of the original Magie Noire that I got somtime around 1980! (I don't know its new formula at all)
I'm actually not very good at detecting specific perfumes by name, not even if I had them myself long ago, but this time - no doubt!
La Perla seems lighter and not as challenging as MN was (it wasn't wearable for everyone).
I'm happy I got La Perla - a trip down memory lane, and yet not... A confident, sophisticated true perl!

OMG! I liked the description so I bought it blindly - not usually me. And OMG :) it's all there. Firt notes blast on me in wonderfull volume. I love those perfumes that doesn't give you headache but are intense and says a lot. This was one. But then all disapeared...Just very faint smell on my wrist. I decided it was not for me. Disapointing.

Then after some time I felt amazing smell - bitter sweet or citric sweet, zesty and warm at the same time. It was come back of La perla. I loved this experience. Easy wearing fragrance, any time anywhere.

Eureka! I have at last found my sig scent. This one lasts and lasts. Received my bottle 2 days ago and am totally captivated by this fragrance! On first applying the initial thoughts are flowers, lots of them. Several hours later I have got soft, luxurious powdery scents, some part vanilla, some parts baby powder and freshly washed babies. I applied this at 10pm on the first evening and first thing the next morning I awoke surrounded by a very comforting woodiness, sweet but incredibly sensuous.
I reckon this frag will be fine in all seasons but am looking forward to using it in the cooler months ahead. Deffo a 'cuddles by the fireside'. What a find!
This one is a definite 'Pearler'!

I was about to buy magie noir when i stumbled upon La perla. After reading the reviews I bought a small bottle and I love it. It's just like magie only sweeter.

If you are a fan of big shypres like First and Diva, you will be in bliss wearing La Perla. But most of all it reminds me of Joy by Patou. A true Femme Fatale scent: bold, elegant, sexy. I have EDP and it lasts for hours. Love it!

is the perfume delal my youth ...
is still one of my favorites, even better than many niche scents that if they pull only.
he, humble and wonderful goes straight on his way.
Simply amazing.
I bought a bottle yesterday and I wear it willingly, but in small doses ....

I simple feel comfortable & cozy when I wear La Perla by La Perla for women.
It's not overly sweet, nor overly spicy on my skin, and thank heavens it doesn't smell
musky!
Dry so is so soft and pleasantly gently complexe,
that I'm elated.
3 words always come to me mind
Comfortable
Soft
Long Lasting
A true favorite of mine.

OMG! This is perfume! I tested this again after so many years and even if it seems a little watered-down (EdT) it still has that kicking vibration of... Femme!
I know that many compared La Perla to Magie Noire. I can see that, but IMO it is much softer and sweeter, especially after some time on my skin. Magie Noire never worked fine on my skin. Much harsher.
La Perla manages to be an important modern chypre with some gentleness. I think it's an extremely feminine fragrance, the kind of complex multi-layered scents you don't find around these days. That's why I compared it to Rochas Femme (another glory of perfumery!). That's even more mellow but also more complex.
It smells elegant and it smells like a lady but not like a frosted one! I find it very sexy in a refined and secret way. I'm not sure that everyone perceive this sensual aura. Coming from the '80s when women wanted to look like women and not like teenagers, I think it could be felt as "old" by some.
For me it says: "I'm here and I'm sensual, I'm a woman" but it doesn't scream "sex" on global broadcast! Go light hand anyway. The "lady" is powerful. And not so cheap where I live.

How have I missed this beautiful perfume all these years? La Perla is such an amazing scent. I love chypres and already have so many (and have so many more in my Want list), but I know I'll be buying this one when my little decant is used up. (Thanks, Ms. Mary O, for sharing this gem with me!)

I was a loyal Magie Noire (1980's version) and Paloma wearer for a number of years, and I do see some similarities to these scents. The soapiness of all three is similar. I find the older Magie and Paloma to be much darker (and slightly less wearable) scents than La Perla. I wore this one for an hour or so before I realized the lovely gingerbread-y smell was wafting up from my own cleavage, LOL! What sets La Perla apart from the others are the spices, the honey and the benzoin, which achieve a slightly sweet, almost foody aroma on me, tempered nicely by the flowers and patchouli.

It has amazing longevity in addition to that wonderful sillage. Such a great price, too. If you're a chypre fan and haven't tried this one yet, do not hesitate to do so.

Sexy saxophone playing in the background as a lady with a beautiful, gold and lace negligee enters the room. The smell of her perfume and the incense of Nag Champa lingering in the air...

Hmm, hmm, hmm...I love this fragrance so much. Just reading the notes makes me uncomfortable. It is remarkably delicious. I get a beautiful lemonade smell, sweetened by honey, and kicked up a notch by a dash of spices. What you get is heady sensation and that makes you want to get more, more and more. And then shiver, and fall into the comforting smell of smoke. I can't describe it, there is so much to this fragrance I don't know where to begin.

The only thing that could help you get what I see and understand why I love this fragrance is this: Careless Whisper by George Michael. Listen to that song with your eyes closed. Feel those words, listen to the notes, hear that saxophone snaking throughout. Then hear the end, that continues to linger in your head, long after the song is gone. Releeeease...

I don't know what I was expecting from La Perla LA PERLA, but this is fantastic! How they managed to create way back in 1987 a modern chypre that rivals the best of recent releases is beyond me. To my nose this is an oriental chypre with lots of patchouli and spices, incense and a very substantial base. The floral notes blend in perfectly with the oriental and chypre elements without asserting themselves individually. Yet it is the subtle florality which marks this as a truly feminine and exquisite perfume, leading me to suspect that Sophia G. may well have contributed her prodigious talents to this IFF launch.

IMNSHO LA PERLA rivals 24 Faubourg in its richness and perfect blending of a multitude of notes to create a veritable symphony of scents with big sillage which is a pleasure to be ensconced within! (Excellent longevity, too.) Thank you so much, BronxBeauty for introducing me to this beauty! On my wish list!!!

Very 80's, a warm scent, best worn in autumn. Long lasting on the skin.

And a good price tag.

I bought La Perla to try as an affordable alternative to Magie Noire. It is similar but not too much so. It starts out bright and fresh and after a few minutes it becomes this, creamy, spicy, carnation concoction. It is not however as spicy as some carnations. It is softer, more refined, more elegant,like cashmere verses wool. The heart is certainly floral, carnation followed by rose and jasmine, lovely. The dry down is perfection, a warm woody incense that lasts forever. I love wearing a perfume to bed and waking up the next morning and still able to catch a whiff of it. Magie Noire is more carnal, more of an evening fragrance. I would wear La Perla night and day, it is elegant enough for both. It certainly would work for day if the weather is cool and crisp, with low humidity. I have to admit it, I am smitten, La Perla is a soft refined floral chypre that is class with just a kick of sass. Some of the reviews said it is loud, but on my skin it is very soft and caressing. It can be bought for a very good price and the lasting power is one of the best, at least eight hours. So yes,I am certainly smitten with my latest EDP.

Wow! La Perla is definitely an 80's fragrance. It's loud and strong and vaguely reminds me of the old Halston Classic I wore back then. Not due to any of the notes, just it's general "loudness". Apply with a light hand, for sure. I spritzed a "tiny" amount on my wrist at about 5 pm yesterday and am still enjoying it this morning at almost 8:00, 15 hours later. THAT is some serious longevity, boys and girls.

La Perla opens with a big biting blast of citrus, something slightly herbal and spicy carnation. I get carnation almost from beginning to end with this. The heart warms up with smooth rose and jasmine. The first 2 hours are pretty strong, then it maintains that spicy carnation, rose, jasmine mix for about, well, just forEVER. And of course, everyone in the immediate vicinity is going to smell it on you, too. Sillage is killer for the first few hours. It eventually calms down to a nice spicy floral chypre dry down. It's a smooth (but definitely not a sweet) vanilla in the base.


La Perla is one seriously big classy perfume. I LOVE it!

It's BIG, I'm serious.

La Perla is a forgotten classic from 1987. I agree that it is similar to how Magie Noire used to smell, maybe just a little more sweet than that one. I also see a resemblance to Coriandre. La Perla starts with the very prominent carnation, along with lemon and bergamot. The base is where the similarities fall into place with the two mentioned above. The patchouli, vetiver, incense, and definitely the oakmoss become very present with La Perla toward the end. Just a beautiful blend of the chypre family.

I'm with Nicole79 review 100%. This is late 80's....so what! I will add that this is very REFINED, it's absolutely a lovely change from all the overload of commercial fruity out there. I'm totally enjoying this warm woody, I don't find this at all sweet on my skin. I found myself appreciating how this is made. I'm putting this on my Christmas list:)

I bought this perfume today, a 30ml bottle costed 9,99£! Its a great fragrance, its sweet and warm, perfect to put before going to bed, to a romantic night! Its a true classic, not boring at all. It suits the ad perfectly, when I use it, I feel sexy because its a smell than say "come closer". Is not a fragrance for young girls, probrably for at least a 25 years old women. Imagine a very sexy women, a femme fatalle in its classic way, dressed in a silk lingerie, on a very warm bedroom, with cashmere sheets and candles. I think its this imaginary wich this perfume brings you to. Its great, I love it. Dont use it as a casual perfume so it will lost his magic.
Great, my favorite!

yes it is a great and standing fragvance its last all day and refresh your sensei beauthiful

hi i hope it is so special like everybody say tomorow i gat my parfym exaiting!!!!!

I too have worn this on and off for a years. Need to use a light hand. I usually spray and walk into the mist. It is wonderfully complex and I love it from start to finish. I tried another perfume recently and my husband said I did not smell like 'me.'. This one ticks both of our boxes. Just bought a fresh bottle and it is surprisingly cheap, which is an added bonus.

Gorgeous perfume. You have to be a bit sparing with it as sillage is serious. It reminds me of the old 80s orientals like Opium or Samsara but it is much less anti-social in its presentation. A little lighter, fresher, younger, more modern but still delicious, spicy and sexy. It is sexier and spicier than Aromatics Elixir but similar in some ways.

Like every really good Chypre, this one is multi-faceted. It is a bit of a screamer when first it hits the skin, and the peppery jasmine mid notes are a bit on the heavy side for me.
But......when it settles down for a good long snooze, is it glorious. It is one of the scents that when I am wearing it, I find myself constantly lifting my wrist to my nose to enjoy it up close.
Since my mother stole Aromatics from me, this is one of my faves, very near the top of my list.
Elegant, not too sweet, not too flowery, perfectly balanced, and very long lasting.
I adore it.

i agree with halva - it is a perfect perfume - it is multi seasonal and so sophisticated, just polished, really special. Very ladylike. It seems all the perfumes from the 80's really float my boat and this is another hit from that era but is certainly not dated in any way.

a sophisticated chypre which dries down nicely to a cuddly vanilla incense. Discreet and lovely. cheap too!
After much wearing I can recommend this heartily. It's NOT sweet though - it's in the vein of aromatics elixir mixed with paloma.
As an aside, if you love magie noir but find the re-formulation too acrid, try La Perla, it's become one of my faves.

It's the same olfactive group as Paloma, and they have a lot in common, yes. Anyway, it's more than beautiful, it's bottleworthy but not the least cheap or simple or boring. It's vibrant, bright, feminine, dark and complex, one of the most perfect perfumes I've ever had! Longevity is perfect, too.

I think this is a coppy of Paloma Picasso, Paloma ...Not less interesting though and very good power of staying. Don't own it but i am planing to.

I think La Perla is so so similar with Magie Noire !!! In fact if u compare the notes, 90% are the same !
Very nice , feminine and sophisticated ;)))
Flowery and incensy, dark and sexy scent !
I gaved my sis a sample and when she used it , i loved it so much...i remember saying to her how beautiful she smelled !!!
At first i didn't recognized it, but when i asked her and told me it was La Perla, i was...wow..this smells soooo good !
A must try ladies !

I like "La Perla", a lot. One day I was in a department store in Madrid, and saw La Perla's tester and I tasted it. I love the fragrance. After this happened, I bought the Eau de toilette in Fragrancex, and is now one of my favorite perfumes. I feel very good with him.

I have worn this on and off for years - very feminine.

I got this because I think La Perla's Charme is so lovely. This fragrance is spicy and a more complex floral, full of warmth, mystery, and elegance. It reminds me of dark woods, rich brocades, and a warm fire.

Interesting perfume, but in the drydown I can smell predominantly vanilla, so it's a bit one-sided. Definitely sweet perfume to warm you up.