Baghari 2006 Robert Piguet for women

I have to disagree with the comparison to Le Dix. I wore Le Dix as a teenager and it is sweet, not fresh and the spicy rose is absent. If I remember correctly, it's drydown was dry and powdery. Odd, how the thought of the first spray of Le Dix brought the olfactory memory of it instantly to my nose. It is a classic frangrance, but not similar to Baghari. Balenciaga's perfumes end up very differently than they start on me. I do, however, miss Le Dix.

With Baghari the fragrance is far more than the sum of its parts. With my body chemistry this turns into a strikingly fresh breeze in a garden of roses. It's intoxicating to me. Unique and of undeniably strong character, I find no other fragrance compares. I drink it in through every pore and feel refreshed and uplighted. The aldehydes do not register with me. Bandit is also a favorite of mine when I'm feeling bold and outrageous. Fracas, the signature (read 'only') fragrance of a friend of mine is also outstanding. I occassionaly enjoy wearing it, but it's overpoweringly floral. I prefer Oriental fragrances and wear very few Florals.

Anyway, this lasts for at least 24 hours and the sillage is notably long lasting, as well as excellent.

I think that the new version is probably one of the best results obtained after the terrible reformulations that masterpieces from the past had and still have!, (it's true that sometimes it is impossible to recreate them) to suffer. Compared to the original formula, that I luckily chanced to smell once, I believe that the new B. it's even better (in my opinion) although it lacks all those "animal" notes composing the first one that made it a winter-time perfume. The old B. was a great perfume but this new one is more in my mood; a fragrance which lasts a long even in the summer! that can be wear all year around, I'm normally picky about the "wearability" of a fragrance....but not in this case.

Baghari has a quiet sort of elegance to it that makes it wearable, as opposed to some other aldehydic florals which paradoxically scream class (class never screams.) The mix of bitter citrus peel, sweet florals, and powdery iris is beautiful and unusual (two words which sum this fragrance up for me.)

Baghari is what every wonderful scent should be: puzzling and unpredictable. Both adjectives are majestically fulfilled here. It opens strong, with lots of flowers, so many as if they all wanted to embrace you in a tight hug. Little by little the flowers make a step backwards leaving the embrace to softer notes, so gradually that you are hardly aware of what's happening to your skin. You only see it's smelling better and better in a developing of simphony notes. And again little by little you are led to a powdery path, very elegant, very soft, very subdued but never ever banal. I regret not having bought this wonder before and I am sure this won't be the last bottle for me.
Oh and for me no similarities with Chanel n°5: the opening of Baghari is too flowery to resemble n°5 which is much more aldehydes.

All I get is almost only aldehydes. At the opening it is very nice strong and expressive, but soon it fades into very light inoffensive smell of iris and vetiver. I would like this fragrance to have better sillage on my skin. For that I prefer Lanvin "Arpege".

I wore the original Baghari for many many years...my very first up grown perfume!

The vintage fragrance was absolutely breathtaking! Sadly the reformulated version although a little similar smells like a cheap scent to me ......all the exotic notes that I so loved have vanished and have been chemically replaced.

Lucky Scent will decant the original....its so worth trying!

Review: The current Baghari by Aurelian Guichard is an exercise in focusing loads of otherwise disparate elements toward the same end. To be clear I’d like to add that it’s also a brilliant perfume. You’ve got white florals, aldehydes, sweet resins, citrus fruit, musk, and vanilla among other things. But rather than any of these elements simply becoming the lead note at a particular point in Baghari’s development over time, they move together to achieve this fragrance’s aim from the start, which is to smolder. We talk about perfumes having shape or telling a story. Well this bad girl has an intent. This scent doesn’t want to you notice that it’s beautiful (though it is.) It wants you to see that it has desires. To me, the whiff of Baghari is the expression of a tendency toward arousal. No need to go further down a storyline here. It’s about a state.

It’s also about appreciating delicate balances: animalic yet powdery, candied yet bitter, heightened but subtle, delicate and direct.

Also I've just been fascinated with the use of aldehydes in Baghari. Instead of adding frill or gracenotes as they often do to florals, the aldehydes here seem to shear off both ornamentation and any rough edges. There is a roundness here that is similar in shape to, but not nearly as expansive as the lactonic quality of Gucci Rush. Rush comes at you. Baghari walks past you and you turn your head before you can think.

Ubelievably beautiful! Wow, I have something nowadays with Robert Piguet..I like Calypso, Futur and Bandit and I LOVE Fracas but this one I ADORE ! For met the best Piguet remake.. so flowery, powdery and deep longlasting. It also changes a lot, the opening note could be a little heavy on the aldehydes (for people who don t like this ..wait a few minutes::) THEN the middle notes slowly take over and what a charming combination of ambery iris! I didn t think these two notes would mingle so well, but girl, they did! The powdery violet even depens the amber and is a very flirtatous as ever with the iris. It s a dark,creamy slightly sweet oriental and please, give it a 2nd chance, as I did! No blind buys , go for a sample first:)

Powdery aldehydes and spicy candied fruits (mainly orange) surrounded by floral patterns and laying on a ambery/musky base. Basically I could end up my review here having said anything that is important about Baghari, but this composition has much more to offer. All the previous elements are extremely balanced and masterfully orchestrated to take a "different" turn. White flowers turn into night flowers, aldehydes juxtaposed to spices turn from clean to misterious, candied fruits have a bitter aspect to them (yes) that gives an interesting twist to the overall icing sugar allure.

Overall Baghari is an orange chypre with a remarkable "noir" vein. A composition of rare beauty that stands out for its majestic execution. Wether you'll like it or not, this is something anyone should, at least, try to better understand what's mastery in perfumery. Bravo Aurelien Guichard!

Rating: 8/10

Like ajablue says the topnotes are smelling to me very identical to Chanels number 5. The same aldehydes. But the dry down of Baghari is deeper and warmer.Like there are more spices added to it. A nice scent I have to try it again though coz I had smellt to many perfumes before to get a good impression

Wow! So surprised no one has compared this with Chanel No.5 yet! To me, it is just so, so, so, soooooo similar. Almost identical. I would really love to smell them together...one on each wrist and make the comparison. To me, she is a stroke of genius...but she is a dark, dark, girl. I don't exactly know where I'd where this one, either. Maybe to the Opera, or to a fancy formal dinner...maybe the library? Wherever it would be, it would have to be formal and bitingly cold outside. Interesting in the best of ways. She intrigues me.

This is the most prettiest perfume I own. Yes, pretty. Powdery, amber-y, mixed with creamy vanilla and floral, I also get a hint of spice from this. It's soft and feminine, it expresses an innocent and sultry scent, if that makes any sense. Beautiful..........

I'm impressed with Baghari's silliage and longevity, they're nearly outstanding-I put some on at 3pm, it's 2am and I've changed my shirt and still get a whiff here and there.

Cannot seem this as overtly ambery, repellent, old, rude or less important than Bandit or Fracas.
Baghari reconstructed by Aurelien Guichard seems perfect,with an awesome timing of all the elements, producing a balanced floral fragrance, elinghtened by citrus and supported by soft woods.
The opening may be scared for the faintest one regarding the aldehides. But they're surprising here, because there's nothing powdery or old-fashioned on then, they have a bright, sunny aroma that enlighten the neroli and bergamot flower opening. The candied orange peel accord sometimes shows up at the beginning and give a nice sweet-crispy accord, but on colder days it gets lost on the overall composition.
The heart is wonderful - a mix of romantic flowers without any underwhelming or just to sensual one. The jasmine has a soft-sweet accord, paired nicely with creamy rose and the violet. The base is soft, balanced, with a sweet touch of vanilla with a dry woody accord of vetiver and a pinch of ambar.
Baghari has that neoclassical aroma which is just beautiful. It may not be so appealing for the costumer used with the sweeter, spicier, or poor citrus fragrances of today. It has that kind of class which is partly lost nowadays.

Have to say the visa reissue is downright beautiful as is fracas (in small doses)..but baghari is unwearable with my chemistry. It seems the aldehydes override everything- couldn't detect any flowers at all.

To my nose, Robert Piguet BAGHARI is a cauldron of molten amber. Viscous, topaz amber, amber, and more amber. Every other note is overwhelmed by the amber. The flowers, the wood, even the musk are all saturated with amber, their distinctive auras utterly incapable of breaking through the thick golden layer in which they have become encased. Varnished with amber they are!

That said, if you're in the mood for amber, this composition may be a better choice than BBW SENSUAL AMBER. On a day like today, overcast with drizzling rain, BAGHARI suits me just fine. Probably too ponderous for a bright sunny day...

The world's most expensive insect repellent. It's beautifully executed, I get a bright sharp citrus that manages to avoid being sterile but compared to the excellence of Piquet's Visa or Fracas it's a poor cousin. The aldehydes are really strong on me and I don't get the rose or vanilla at all. Makes me think of the icy Dior or Chanel fragrances. One thing all scents from this brand have in common is they melt really well into the skin.

Baghari makes me think of a really attractive guy that just isn't your type - you know he's good looking, he's just not for you. Baghari isn't my kind of fragrance but it doesn't mean I can't respect it.

Baghari is a bombshell fragrance. It has qualities similar to Chanel Coco but is less classy and sophisticated. Instead it is more wild, dangerous and yet utterly feminine. It is free spirited and self-confident.

The bold opening is a classic bergamot start, but I find it darker than usual. Already there is aldehydes similar with the ones in Chanel N°5, but I find this opening more aromatic and almost a bit masculine. Surprisingly there is also a gourmand note of candied orange playing along in the top.

However, soon enough it calms down to become a more soft and feminine fragrance with rose and jasmine flourishing in the heart. But here is also notes of vetiver and powdery iris that prevents this fragrance of going in a soapy or overly sweet direction. These notes are later enforced with amber, musk and vanilla and a lonley violet. And in all it developes into a lovley base.

This is my new crush that surprised me a lot. I'm not used to wear dark, aromatic fragrances. But I love this combination of edgy aromatic top, soft creamy floral heart and powdery base.

As said before it has bombshell qualities but without beeing obvious about it, and I like that a lot. If leather or skanky animalistic notes were added to this beauty I think it would have detroyed the spirit of it.

Baghari is outside conventions and expectations: everything unforseen can happen. It is a fragrance for the free spirited and self confident, and its up to the wearer to create her or his own destiny. Even if it's just for the closest hour ahead.

Omigod omigod omigod I've never smelled something like this before and it's a delicious combination! The notes listed combine in such a totally unexpected way that I suspect there is some wizardry involved.

Baghari goes on like hospital sterilizing alcohol. Don't let that put you off - after about five minutes, it morphs into aldehydes like never before. Normally in an aldehydic composition, the aldehydes stand out in an obvious way. You immediately recognize that sparkling soapy synthetic quality, so foreign from the florals and woods that ground it. I find that in Baghari IT ISN'T LIKE THAT. The aldehydes don't just float on top of the florals like oil with water; they are part of the bouquet. It's difficult to explain. Imagine dry woods/moss and powdery florals in a typical organic combination. Instead of slapping aldehydes on top, Baghari laces them throughout. In the end, it produces something neither woody nor floral nor aldehydic. It's this bizarre fusion that I can't compare with anything else out there, and it's wonderful.

In my imagination, Baghari is what Queen Mab would smell like. There is the forest she walks in, vibrant woods and deep purple flowers unfolding in the secret hours of the night. But infused in this forest scene is the oneiric and eerie. This transcendent quality brings the trees to life and the sylphs out from hiding behind the violets. But don't linger, or you might be turned into a nag or put to eternal slumber.

For me, the first four hours or so are the best part - the magic doesn't last forever. The flowers fall out first, the mossy woods fade; in the end the sweet ambery vanilla is the only survivor. But press your nose against your skin and there's something . . . otherworldly . . . about it. Baghari was there.

Grandma asked me long time ago if I knew about a perfume called Baghari by Robert Piguet. At the moment I didn’t know about it, I just knew Fracas; she told me that it was an exquisite scent that she used to wear in her 20’s. Suddenly two years ago, I went to Neiman Marcus and found this fragrance by accident. I was so excited that I had found my grandma’s fave scent that I didn’t even try it before buying it. So when I got to her to give her such surprise, she opened it with her sparkling eyes, put some drops on her wrist and smelled it deeply. Then she was” this is not it, I can’t believe this scent has been reformulated for the worst, this is a rip off” I don’t doubt that the original version was better than the new Baghari 2006, and like she didn’t want it and found it offensive I kept it and started wearing it from time to time. I can’t say much about it because on me it’s just roses and more roses; I can’t id any other notes, but it works for me when I feel nostalgic and start listening to Pavarotti.

Soft, yet effluent and diffusive. Baghari begins powdery yet bright with notes of neroli, bergamot and powdery aldehydes. As it develops, the powdery note deepens with violets, iris, rose and jasmine, with unmistakable sweet and smooth amber notes. Musk and vanilla becomes apparent in the drydown.

To compare another scent like this, I would compare it to a quiet and reserved L'Heure Bleue devoid of notes of heliotrope and less spicy notes. Baghari is calming, romantic, and seductive without smelling overtly sexual. I've read that this new incarnation of Baghari is less animalic but retains its reserved elegance from the 1950s period.

A very mature fragrance. Reminds me of something a rude or arrogant older woman would smell like. Smells to me like old, dried citrus/floral potpourri and dull lipstick. It's nice once it dries down, but at first it smells unpleasant with the aldehydes. I smell a mix of bergamot and bulgarian rose, with aldehydes. I liked Fracas, but I don't like this too much. I would prefer it in winter time.