Replique Raphael for women

Up-front disclosure: I am selling off my (large) collection of perfumes in advance of leaving the U.S. permanently.

Having said that, I am in two minds about Réplique. I like its classic style which reminds me of the (later) Cabochard and the fact that it is persistent without being aggressive. On the other hand it is definitely redolent of the forties and fifties and to me it seems a bit dated.

Just to clarify, I am talking about the original and not the modern formulations. I have two cartons of the perfume in the original glass-stoppered bottles, mostly in 7.5 ml and a smaller number of 15 ml. I may even have some larger sizes.

I would rate Réplique at 7 out of 10.

Yep......a classic scent. I have used the vintage as well as the new version. Not for everybody, but translates well into a perfume I'd use in a business environment. Doesn't scream flowers.

I should add that another lovely thing about it is that this was the first gift of perfume I ever received from a boyfriend! (-;

I have to concur that whoever bought it changed the forumla. It used to stay with you all day and was a very fresh scent. Later versions don't last and smell a bit cheap.

i had this perfume years ago, it always took on a coconut kind of scent on me after it dried. i wasn't crazy aboout it. wore it to work in the colder months. i didn't rebuy it.

Definitely smells of the 40s. It's one of those elegant, formal blends, complicated but well done. Glittery aldehydes, golden citrus and the classic smooth warm base keep it fresh without making it smell old so much as historic. It's just a bit like a visit to the past on me. I'm pretty sure I'm sampling the new blend. If it smells this nice, I'd love to try the original.

I have never found another like the original Replique. It has been the only perfume that my skin loved the scent. Theoriginal formula was changed and t it's just not the same. The company who bought Replique should have paid for the formula too! not just the name!

Replique can be bought anywhere at most online perfumeries. I LOVE THIS SCENT VERY VERY MUCH!!! I have received many compliments when I ware this scent. It dries down to a very nice powdery scent. Its a crispy powdery scent unlike anything else so I cannot compare it to a scent that is like this. I like to give examples so if anyone who ever wanted to give this a try would have an idea but this one is a lone ranger on the planes of scents.............sorry.

Bought this aeons ago and still have that teeny weeny little vintage bottle. Recently, though, during a house move, the stopper was chipped slightly. It's still such a pretty bottle...

The genuine Replique has not been manufactured for years, so what is available commercially is not the real thing at all. The only way I've found that I can get my hands on this is through eBay, and that's frustrating since it's hard to outbid someone.

I've been searching for something like Replique for decades, and haven't found it. It like Youth Dew (the original stuff) but recently discovered that it has almost not notes in common with Replique.

Any suggestions?

I don't know what the original version of this perfume smelled like, but this smells like wine and wood on me. I'm sure some people might like this, but it's not my cup of tea.

Editing to say I've tried this one again tonight, and it's growing on me a little. I imagine this is what it would smell like if you had a picnic with wine at a lumber mill lol. The first spray goes on very strong of wine and wood, but after a while it settles into a nice warm woody scent. I think this could be a unisex scent. For the price I guess it's alright.

Like just a few other classic scents, Replique has always reminded me of the scent that wafted up from the inside of my mother's good handbag. . . soft leather, flecks of tobacco, an elegant powder compact, a tube of red lipstick, and the indescribable but instantly recognizable scent of glamour. In reality, Replique is a transparent floral chypre with elegant bone structure and impeccable manners. But in my memories, Replique will always be my mother after "a lovely evening out."