Bandit Robert Piguet for women

Received a tiny bottle of vintage parfum this morning, dabbed a little on the back of my hand and the opening was total skank! Civet, I guess. That opening settled down very quickly and turned into a heavy floral over a hint of dirty ashtray. After an hour and a half, I had to lightly wash some of it off so I could bear to explore it throughout the day. It was just....too much.

It's not that I don't like it, I'm just not sure what to think of it. I've never smelled anything like this!

My first thought was, this is one naaaaaasty perfume, and I don't mean that in a bad way. A very unsettling perfume.

I can hardly wait to shock someone with it.

really Bandit, is that all you got? While I find this an interesting scent, I cant help but be disappointed. Here's why: The first hour is herbs, herbs, herbs, sharp, peppery, very slightly soapy, and heavy on the green herb. Smells like green peppery cooking herbs. Then the leather appears, the leather is on the down low, it's not loud, it's not a dominatrix, it's not going to remind you of a bad girl smoking a cig on a motorcycle...no way. And if at any moment you blow on your skin to bring out the notes more strongly, you'll get hit in the face with more of those green herbs. Wait a few and the low-key leather returns. This is a thin leather jacket left in a herb garden, then it rains, and days pass. then you find the jacket and put in the trunk of your car, and you forget its there. Then you bring it in the house, hang it up, and never really wear it. I do kinda like the leather of it, but I wish it was stronger. I so hate the opening. Why the top notes are strong and the leather is not is beyond me. Sometimes, skin chemistry blows.

I am among those who think Bandit is similar to Cabochard. True but incomplete. Cabochard is airy, gentle, muted; Bandit is strong, vivacious, witty. None is better than the other as they are so different in their expressing themselves. Personally I like Bandit more but for the simple reason that I have used Cabochard for so many years that I feel like a little change now. Only for this. Cabochard is perfection and Bandit is a perfection under a different view.
Both are gorgeous, both make you feel you are elegant, self confident and, well, maybe no longer in your 20es.
I also understand many would cringe at this being called "feminine" with the leather, a little tobacco and some bitter notes. But I think elegance is an attitude and the way you smell when the smell is good can define you as an elegant person. And here the smell is so, so, so very good.
I was lucky enough to buy a bottle (at a perfumer's shop) with a little sticker saying this is the original formula so I understand the original Bandit is still around and still sold in "official" channels.

My sample of the EdP concentration starts out as a matte, slightly soapy, greenish, non-sweet, scent with low-key leathery-animalic undertones. As it dries down, the initial strong flatness gives way to a softer, ylang-ylang chypre-type scent, and I can’t help but wonder if this has lost some of its original top notes, since I don’t smell any of the galbanum that’s supposed to be present.

Oddly, the citrus doesn’t appear until 30 minutes into the drydown, when I start smelling orange peel for a short time. I don’t find this to be a predominantly leather scent, so maybe the leather was mostly lost in reformulation. Sillage is moderate at first, with regression to a skin scent after the first couple of hours. The scent on skin persists for at least 5-6 hours.

Overall, even minus the galbanum, I like Bandit. It’s a conservative and enjoyable fragrance to wear, a vetiver-based chypre that’s not too floral.

Leather at its best together with oakmoss, galbanum and aldehydes. A note of civet is also very nicely composed into this scent. Bandit if perfect on my skin. A must try and must have for the lover of leather scents.

I love this fragrance. It's rich, spicy and really classy with a masculine touch. I was reluctant to try it because of all the ‘bad biker girl in a leather jacket’ references I have read in reviews. I found none of that. For me it is a woman from another era who is well groomed, head strong, individual and ahead of her time. It has a rich expensive quality all of its own. I just wish the dry down was better on my skin. I get a bit of a rubber smell, although others comment to me how distinctive and amazing it smells.

many years ago i was 20 i was invited out by a man who i had liked for ages..The date didnt go well,we just didnt click...i met this man again by chance 5 years later,an since we was by then both married we got talking about THE DATE back then,he commented that he thought i was too shy for him,i agreed an said i was shy in my earlier days,he then commented that even though he didnt want to see me again at that time,he never forgot the perfume i wore that evening.I have never had a man say this to me aprt from my now hubby..an yes in those days i wore Bandit.

Picture Holly Golightly picking up Terry Malloy (Brando "on the Waterfront") and having a night of wild abandonned sex. This is what she would smell like when she wakes up in the morning and tosses her knickers into her purse before sneaking out the door with a smirk on her face: like a proper lady laced with leather and sex. Fabulous!

JToronto: I had exactly the same reaction the first time I smelled. It's wonderful and I think it only has a Bad Girl reputation because it's a BG scent by default. The current version at least is not, well, anything of the things that people say it is. I mean, I kind of wish it was; I was disappointed at first but the beauty overwhelms that. Check out the review I did for 1740 yesterday.

This fragrance seems to be so polarizing. I expected something really challenging from the posts... biker girl, leather jackets, etc. Didn't experience this at all. It smelled GORGEOUS! Yes, the leather is there but it's balanced by flowers and something a little animalic... picture riding in a horse & carriage festooned with flowers, the horse is a little sweaty but not in a bad way. Very rich with a definite sweetness. Now, I love leather fragrances (Cuir de Russie, Knize Ten), but this one felt softer, richer, more floral and feminine... more balanced... I would choose this and let my beau wear the Knize, perfect match, now nice horsey, get me to the church on time! It also has a gradual "fade" without that "face powder" dry down of a lot of older perfumes, which is a big relief...

It is a classic leather chypre and it is not for the faint of heart. Made for women but adored by men as it is as much a masculine scent as any other. The original formula is more animalic, smoother & less high pitched than the remake.

my bottle is almost empty now. I found this perfume is changing day by day when I smell it. when I just got it, the smell got inside of my head quickly after I sprayed on my whrist, and I didn't like it, cos it's really strong, especially about 10 minutes later, all I can smell is leather and it gave me the headache, so i had to wash it.
But then, the smell is not like that anymore. it's like my brain or nose have getto use to it, and start to like it, cos it's so different and it proves that I am different.

This is a dark perfume, and it reminds me of this movie: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

It’s often said that Bandit is a love it or hate it fragrance, with the implication that greatness is divisive. Well I’m smack in the middle of the road with this icon. Bandit makes me wonder, even though I’m an enormous fan of both leathers and green chypres, if there’s something particular to its construction that neutralizes the defining elements of the two genres on which it's based. There are other leather chypres that appeal to me: No 19 EDP, Aramis, Heely’s Cuir Pleine Fleur, Rabanne’s La Nuit, possibly even Cuir de Lancome and Scherrer de Scherrer (questionable that they’re both leather chypres or, respectively a floral leather and a green chypre.)

After the first sweeping minutes of Bandit, the chypre and the leather seem to cancel each other out and Bandit isn’t as vehement as either a strong green chypre or a nice, rough leather. The basenotes are dry but calm and feel more woody than anything else. Not particularly bitter, not smoky.

Bandit doesn’t entirely satisfy either my chypre or leather urges. I reach for other green chypres, leathers, and even more satisfying leather chypres like Azurée far more often.

Finally! It arrived from Europe. My first vintage Bandit. Holly mother of pearl leather, leather and yet more leather. Start Is strong leather stays leather to end. This Is one tough bitch!!!

For me bandit has a sour note wich I dont like. It has also a sharp leathery note.
This is not a scent for me to harsh and to sour

Hi.

Dangerously sensual.BANDIT has the most wonderful scent of sex appeal.There's something very passionate about this perfume that men follow intensive you around every time you wear it.It is a perfume for the mature,unique and impertinent women who knows where she is going. Sultry,Classic,Seductive,Attractive,Intriguing, Leathery and Headstrong Passion.

All about BANDIT is an intoxicating blend of galbanum,bergamot,aldehydes,vetiver,oakmoss,civet, patchouli and especially leather.the dry down has a deep alluring and animalistic that leaves an impression and makes it for women are not afraid of their sensuality and also modern women who feel nostalgic about glamorous eras past.

Totally You can smell leather for a long time.BANDIT is perfect for COLD winter nights with someone you would like to seduce.It is not absolutely Feminine and i found a masculine characteristic in it but if any woman wear it,reminds me a Femme Fatale with hot emotion so i don't recommend it for the faint of heart at all.test it first before buying.

Sillage?Impressive.

Longevity?Superb on my skin.

7.5/10

The first time i have tested it , i disliked it .
I gave it another chance , and liked it after all ! I guess i had a " tired nose syndrom " the first time .
And it's a big surprise to me because i usually HATE the leather note , really , it makes me sick , but i guess the combination with flowers makes it more " wearable " for me , so i like it ! It's original , deep and complex . All that you can expect from a niche perfume !

Wow, the EDP is a hell of a leather scent! i thought Madame Jolie was hard core leather, but it pretty much pales in comparison to Bandit. I can't see myself wearing it with anything other than black leather outfits or some kind of black pant outfit as it is not what you call a feminine scent.

At first all you can smell is overpowering leather, but 30 minutes later some sweeter notes join in that remind me of Youth Dew and make it sexier and more appealing.
Buy a smaller bottle, with it's intesity it will last you until the death do us part!

I put Bandit EDP on last night and after much reflection, here are my thoughts. The beginning is intense and overwhelming in the most positive sense. It takes you for a ride and you don't know what to expect next. I find it thoroughly feminine. It is like the essence of feminine power, of assertiveness. After 2 hours is when the most amazing of all dry downs came up, extremely sensual and less aggressive. I love Bandit and will crave for it from time to time.

This is for the re-formulated version. Peeyew!! I purchased this perfume after reading reviews and I hated it so much I gave it to my gym trainer after she asked what it was. I couldn't get rid of it quick enough. Whenever I wore it, I was never sure if I was offending people around me or not. It reminded me of a dirty ashtray. I can see the similarities between Bandit and Cabochard, but where Cabochard is totally wearable, Bandit is a scent that can be worn by few women successfully. I'm sure it could be appreciated by a very brave, self confident and strong woman, but I'm afraid that I couldn't bring myself to persevere with it and I'm no shrinking violet. I like my fragrance to be noticed, but for me Bandit was very disappointing indeed.

This review is for the current Eau de Parfum of Bandit.

I've never smelled any of the original pre-1999 reformulations or any other concentration, but hopefully this one gives me a decent idea. I will say that Bandit is probably the most bi-polar fragrance I've ever smelled. The top notes are all about dark, smokey leather, the coveted smell that Bandit is known for. It's pretty masculine in my opinion and the combination of neroli and leather smells great.

THEN, without a moment's notice, as soon as the top notes start to fade Bandit morphs into a fruitier Mitsouko. Like, a fruity chypre. It's not as powdery or distinct as Mitsouko but that fruity chypre structure is right there, and I'm left wondering what happened to the awesome leather I was just smelling. It's dark and bitter for maybe 30 minutes, and then does this to me? BANDIT, YOU BI-POLAR BITCH, YOU!

It's not bad by any means. I kinda like it. But that's what Bandit EdP does on my skin. I will say it lasts a really long time.

I wanna try the vintage formulations and the EdT of Bandit to see what it's REALLY like, because this has got me curious. Overall, the current EdP isn't bad but it's not the cold, hard closet masculine that everyone makes it out to be, except in the top.

Unfortunately I've never had the chance to smell the original version of Bandit, but I can say this reformulation is still HUGE! A majestic striaghtforward bitter leather chypre and one of the few in the genre to absolutely stand out. It opens with a bold and strong animalic note that dominates the whole scent throughout. Green notes, white flowers and woods, joined by slight spices in the drydown, soften the general harshness and severity. A perfect creation, unique and surely a trendsetter in the leather/chypre genre. Bandit is a serious contendant to other masterpieces of the same family such as Knize Ten or Cuir De Russie but where the latters strike as luxurious and enveloping, the former is definitely among the most severe and "cold" compositions available on the market. A masterpiece and an all time favorite.

A must try for anybody!

Rating: 10/10

oona noir.........Badass Bandit horsey girl probably divulges in some very nasty extracurricular nighttime activites (too nasty toomention here). She is quite the lady by day but more O at night...........

I was so excited to try Bandit, wanting to get a whiff of a real badass. I tried the parfum and I got NONE of the biker girl associations. Bandit lives in a stately manor and gardens flowers in the afternoon. And when she's done with that, she goes and rides her horse. She loves show jumping. I was so bitterly disappointed with the Bandit on my wrist, who was absolutely the furthest thing from a bandit, that I haven't tried my edt yet. I wonder if it will be different, but I'm starting to wonder if I will ever manage to give the edt a spin. The parfum was that boring. :(

Leather is just not my thing. First I should add that. But, if there would be no leather note I would be all over Bandit and sniff it all the time.
It has a lovely green openining, which is very soapy and somehow clean yet being rough and "criminal" from the leather and I believe greeness and sharpness of carnation.
Altough I cannot imagine myself wearing this because of the leather note, I can easily understand it's uniqness and the fact that so many love this. It's a masterpiece as every other Robert Piguet fragrance. I'll stick with flowery ones though, but if you're ok with leather and not afraid to be "femme fatale", give it a try and you'll be surprised of the quality of this wonderful gem.

I can't imagine a more aptly named fragrance. It's not just a leather-jacket-wearing badass, it's a BANDIT. This fragrance somehow gets to the heart of the character, not just the look. It smells like almost rubbery leather - like burning tires AND a leather jacket! - without any other notes being particularly detectable... certainly not the flowers! (Though no civet either, on me anyway.) It starts with leather, and ends with leather, with leather in between.

I was hoping that I could get transformed into one of those bandits-at-heart, as janudy can do when she puts this on, but some people are just mild-mannered Clark Kents with no attitude in the tank, like me, it seems *sob*. (Well, I can get attitudinal, but in the wrong sense.) I'm just going to go quietly cry in the corner now...

Bandit is a woman who loves to take control of the opposite sex with one scent Leather! not fooled around with
leather not synthtic uncut muskiness that makes it's appeal for ages.
So what makes Bandit special? of course
we have the main ingredient leather what makes it diffent then other leather scents is the supporting florals that makes it a bit of an Feminine touch with the powdery feel of violets dries to a underpining of Spicy texture of Carnation and jasmine with it's secretive aura is a mysterious
personality that rarely exsist in today's perfumery and veltet feel of
rose.

I also admire is that green notes that consists of artemesia not listed are a bit of grass and the freshness of Aldehydes adds to the sharp and clean scent that is unique to Bandit.

The Drydown is a dark rasianish drydown of myyrah adds to the esoteric feel the warm amber with it's sweet raisenish scent blends to make it a bit sweetish
with patches of musk makes it a bit masculine The Amimalistic properties
of Civet makes it primal and untamed.

And with the mossy finish of oakmoss
and the elusive undertone of Patchouli ends with an earthy finish.

What does Bandit conjours up to me
is an Pale and Slender woman with Black
hair with Black Leather Gloves and Leopard langerie with a Leopard amimal
printed backround Ala 1950's Pinup
or in a role of the female Dominatrix boss in the corprate workforce around the meeting on a long table full of men controling every rule they do.

This is not a Girlie Girl scent not for a woman who does not want make waves or shy quiet passive personality this is
an scent that demands repect and your
Attention.

Robert Piguet BANDIT opens as a heavy leather fragrance. It's really almost stifling, even sparingly applied. After a few minutes, the dark and strong leather-myrrh amalgamate begins to subside and the composition becomes somewhat more feminine, though in something of a stealth-bomber way. "Bandit" seems to me to be a very apt name indeed, for this is the scent of a woman who steals the hearts of men, a bona fide femme fatale.

I initially did not understand how BANDIT could be considered a chypre as opposed to a leather fragrance. I mean, if this isn't leather, what in the world is???? The key here is that the drydown does eventually, after breaking through a nexus of leather whips, exhibit a chypre quality.

BANDIT is a very appealing creation, which I might add to my collection, as I like it even more than CABOCHARD or CUIR de LANCOME. My only concern is that I don't actually wear leather perfumes that often, as they strike me as inappropriate for most (certainly diurnal!) contexts.

Someone at nstperfumes once wrote that "Bandit is drinking and smoking and leather jackets, and running around at all hours getting into all sorts of mischief." I could not agree more--this is a dry, brown leather jacket covered in dark green moss that's been thrown in the dirt. I don't wear this when I want to feel pretty or sweet. I wear this when I need to feel like a bad-ass even though my knees are shaking and all I want to do is hide.

I had luck to buy new version which has on box written in french that this is original formula (from 1944), so I write about the best version :P
anyway this is indeed the strongest female fragrance ever, many male use it and I also, on the begining it is the sharpest, middle and base notes are much more polite and floral than first sniff. Scent is dark, rough, confident, little bit elegant and oh yeah damn sexy.

When I first tried Bandit one thing came to mind: All-night Diners.

I wasn’t sure where my mind was going with this; did I think it smelled cheap? (it does have a watered down base). Do I associate it with the smoking section? (yes, a little)
But then it clicked. In college I waitressed at a 24-hour diner, along with a sixty year old woman who came in every evening to work the night shift. I think she wore Bandit.

She was quick witted, loved her cigarette breaks and knew how to take late night customers in stride. My shift overlapped hers for a few hours, which I always looked forward to.
One night a family came in and told me it was their son’s birthday. This meant they wanted the free, 3-bite birthday cake we handed out. After their meal I went to the freezer to get the cake, and realized we were out.

Panicked, I told my co-worker my problem. Without batting an eye my Bandit wearing partner in crime placed a 12 oz paper cup upside down on a plate, covered it with whipped cream, decorated it with cherries and topped it off with a burning candle (which she lit with her own cigarette lighter.) “There’s your cake,” she said.

To me Bandit is the smell of competence.

Update.
I suppose it was only a matter of time. Bandit has been reformulated /tamed.

Fragrance X, a USA site has a few items of the original formulation as well as a separate listing for the new version.

I have used this site from Australia with no problem using paypal.

Will be interested to read a review of new Bandit (label has yellow print ).

Bandit is difficult, as uncompromising as all hell. However I believe you don't have to be a hell-raiser to wear it successfully - just not give a damn what anyone else thinks.

I love it but I don't expect compliments when I wear it, when they come, you look at that person in a new light.

As ageless as black leather - from little Goths to cool nanas.

However heed the warning - use the RP web site as a knock-off could be noxious.

I love piguet as a rule-but not this. Smells exactly of leather in a new vehicle. I get no floral notes on my skin..it is unique but not really wearable

While not especially my type if fragrance, Bandit is fantastic. The quality just reasonates with every sniff. To me, it smells like a man's bathroom: leather, wood, soap and mint. Wears extremely close to the skin and is discreet, notoverpiwering. For those who like out of the ordinary fragrances, this is one for you.

Sometimes I like to wear perfumes, close my eyes, and allow images to come in. I like to do this with fragrances that are unique and different. But with Bandit I could barely stand this ritual I do. This scent is not loud or aggressive to me, like many of the reviewers noted. On my skin it smells like a very cheap mens after shave. Its soapy and pungent and painful. The only image it evokes is an accidental spillage of gasoline.

So far, Piguet is THREE FOR THREE in my book. And each perfume is so DISTINCTIVE and magnificent in its own category that I'd love to try the rest of the house. Compared to Fracas and Baghari, Bandit definitely the most difficult to pull off. If Fracas is an hourglass-shaped Marilyn Monroe with the fringed doe eyes, and Baghari is a malicious fairy, Bandit would be a gaunt rebel with safety-pins decorating her leather jacket and the lost face of a waif.

Before you meet her, you HEAR her. Loud. Banshee. Scream. It reminds me of the prolonged rumble of a motorbike, instantly filling the room with exhaust and black noise. It's an edgy snap of spices and citruses, louder and darker than most other chypres I've tried. Then you see a short-haired woman, dressed head to foot in black leather (in my imagination, she has piercings and tattoos all over). She immediately pushes all the wrong buttons, from her outlandish red lips, the rips on her pants, to her coughing bike, but she doesn't give a **.

After this point, maybe you're brave enough to sit next to her and have a few drinks. She's actually quite a talker. Ran away from home, she dumped her boyfriend when he got boring, loves chai tea, what about you? Layers of florals, edgy carnation and patchouli. Before you know it, you've talked into morning and the bar is empty. Well, she gets up and stretches in her supple leather clothes, it's time to go. You realize you didn't even ask her name. But from her sharp head to her leather shoes, you should already know, right?

Sorry Bandit fans...I can't stand this. It's extremely masculine, but I wouldn't even want to smell it on man. For me it's simply terrible. True I tend to be a fan of more feminine fragrances, I adore Fracas, I made it 30min. with Bandit. I don't think it's a matter of being able to wear it or not wear it image wise, it's a matter of liking what you're wearing.

Wow, this is awe inspiring! I bought it unsniffed, the EDP; it arrived with the authenticity seal on. I was expecting it to be more brutal, after the reviews I read, but no. It's strong, spicy, incensy, leathery, floral, hot, all in the same time. Very sexy in my opinion,in a non romantic,kinky kind of way; powerful, a definite head turner, not for people under 25. After a while, musk, soft leather, definitely chypre, exotic flowers come; definitely no sweetness, vanilla or fruits; none of that. Yet very feminine, I don't see how this could pass for unisex; maybe the edt...but not the edp. Mysterious at its best, elegant, adventurous. Almost like a mixture of all Chanels perfume, to which smoke and leather was added; reminds me of Coco Chanel mostly, with a hint of Shalimar and a dash of No.5, plus some greens and leather. Very close to perfection, I am delighted with it!

I never expected to fall in love with this fragrance, but here I am finding a new love for leather-based scents.

Bandit is definitely not a shy fragrance. This wants to be loud and I'm happy to let it do its thing. The composition is mostly sharp green notes, with surprisingly lots of soft flowers and rich, hard leather notes. This is truly an intense olfactory pleasure in one sniff.

In truth this fragrance isn't as strong as you might think, it's not girly that's for sure but it's still very feminine. This is for a woman of confidence and strength, not necessarily a raunchy woman, just a woman that knows what she wants.

Like alcohol, Bandit is strong and fierce like a glass of straight vodka, not those watered down, lolly-flavoured vodka beverages.

Overall I still cannot believe that I love this dry, smokey, leathery and almost bitter fragrance. Bandit truly is a masterpiece.

I had to try this scent again-
The last time I grappled with this one, I decided the pungency of this herbacious leather is best for a bit of gender-bending-or just demonstrating the old wisdom of Coco Chanel: "A woman shouldn't smell like flowers--A woman should smell like a woman."
And I put the sample back in the drawer, to spray on one of my fragrances which smell like flowers.
Why did I start thinking about Bandit, with its green-bourbon-animal-leather harshness so many times after deciding I could never wear it?
Because I changed my mind! Or it was at the back of my mind....That this scent is not pretty, not easy, not delicate....Nor juicy nor creamy....But I could wear it! I could imagine this on a few fierce (and a few quietly intense) women I know. I could imagine this on a few men I know too-fierce men in their own ways.

It may not be my weapon of choice, but it doesn't resemble anything else I've ever smelled. It's a puzzling opposite of Fracas.If people say this smells "old-lady-ish" I would have to ask them "Where are those ladies who wear this that you speak of?"

stellen sie sich eine dunkle nasse strasse morgens früh vor noch, in der luft liegt rauch u.benzin. eine strassendirne lehnt an einer hauswand.
so müssen sie sich bandit vorstellen, ein verruchter rauchiger fast männlicher duft Civet u. Bibergeil sind Bestandteile.
ein aussergewöhnlicher duft für noch aussergewöhnlichere frauen.

This is a rare scent, and to find it in authentic formulation is rarer, on-line. Do NOT take a chance on purchasing the obvious bootlegs you will receive if you order it at a ridiculously low price. I got stung like that. Bandit is not an easy fragrance to knock off, and the awful junk they'll send you for less than $50 will knock YOU off, it smells so bad. Use the Piguet direct-marketing Web site or the department stores. It costs the full retail price ($75 minimally), but it will be real, and if you love warm, sensual, stimulating aromas that will last, Bandit will be one of your most coveted EDPs, too. There are so many different kinds of notes blended with the basic chypre mix--amber, musk, moss, wood--it's difficult to pinpoint them all, but they all go very well, and this can also be layered beneath a green floral with an amber, woodsy, or musky base for a very intriguing result.

hmmm difficult to describe this perfume. i was given this perfume by a friend of mine, 1st time i sniffed, it smelt so unique..felt like i ve never known such a complicated smell. everytime i smell it, it gives me different phases. sometime feel its " madame" , i mean, elegant, sophisticated, noble..to match a elaborate dress, sometime feel so masculine, yes smell for Pirates, bandits actualy, such perilous smell. afterall, this perfume will always give you a new perception, impression. when i was wearing it , the friend who gave me this perfume said " i found bandit, firstly this perfume then an woman,you are bandit " deep leather,smoky smell, i can never got bored with this. makes me feel special. real masterpiece.

Boy, this stuff sure does smell dangerous!

The olfactory equivalent of having (a much younger) Mick Jagger stick his tongue down your throat.

I personally love this scent. I hear many folks complain that it is vile, with a plastic or burnt rubber smell, etc.... I own eight of these, and some DO smell a bit different. There were a few reformulations of this scent, with Adrienne Arpel making an EDT for a while. The Robert Piguet website does NOT offer an EDT for sale at all.

On me, this is almost powdery, and I get many compliments. The drydown can be a bit sour on my skin, but it is not unpleasant. I have three bottles that DO have a sort of burnt rubber or resin smell when they first get sprayed though, so I am wondering if that smell just has something to do with the age of the bottles, as they all were purchased from the Piguet website, and all had the authenticity sticker on the wrapping stating it was the original formula. This smell IS a bit off-putting, but I actually do like it, and it eventually fades away and the drydown smells the same as the other bottles I have. I have had some of my bottles stored for seven years, and they still smell the same as the new one I have bought.

I wish ppl were a little more openminded--this is a horse and hound woman scent, a lady who steers her own sports car with leather driving gloves. Classy, panache, early Bond Girl and Mrs Peel. None of this silly bondage notion. One early ad was a lovely drawing of a black leather gloves holding a plucky bunch of wildflowers.

The amazingly unique BANDIT certainly takes no prisoners! Hard as nails, with no underlying softness whatsoever. Almost vinyl notes bordering on leather. A dominatrix of the perfume world it wealds it's whip with aggresive sensuality! Bandit is for the brave only, but once experienced you will be back again and again for a good whipping!! Sexy as hell!!

Bandit is very old fashioned perfume from the very (spicy) beginning til the very end. I could line in Bandit with such perfumes like L'Arte di Gucci and Soir de Lune Sisley (which I only sniffed out of the bottle). I didn't find it very agressive at all... maybe that's the way I am? Anyway, at the beginning it's quite spicy and something green is there as well, then, when settles down, it still has the green notes, leather and warmth.

Bandit is truly a beautiful but brutal fragrance!
Since I could not find it in my country, I had to order it from the US.

Bandit is strong, green and simply out of this world! If Bandit were a human, she would just look like the gorgeous Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft.
Fearless, powerful, smart, dangerously beautiful and ready to beat up any (bad) guy! ;-)

On me it starts off very green and sharp...(reminds me of petrol, but in a good way). Soon it calms….becomes more flowery and leathery and close to the skin. The fragrance stays with you all day….now and then I get a swift of something beautiful close to me….and then I have to remind myself that is I that smells so divine!

For me, Bandit is a masterpiece….it was worth spending a fortune on this fragrance! Although, I do not wear it often in public….I rather keep it to myself….like a hidden treasure no one is allowed to know of…..my preciousssssssssss!

This is quite strong; starts out with a bitter orange note that segues into several minutes of the driest flowers in the universe, then a strong, almost acrid leather that smells to me like wet, dirty hair. I like it, it is definitely related to Aramis (the first perfume I ever wore, back at age 17), which is related to Cabochard (same perfumer), which relates to this. This is a tricky one to wear, and is not for everybody. It's not a happy, sunny, type of thing - it's dark, existential, and brooding, as far away from Lolita Lempicka (another favorite of mine) as you could possibly get. Still, a classic. Five stars.

I tried Bandit for the first time yesterday, thanks to lovely F_A. This review is only a little pre-review, since I most certainly try it a coupple of time to figure it out.

It is very strong at first, like knock out on bottle. But even if it is strong the notes are pleasant, but strange. Green, flowery, leathery and complex. Like having a unknown visitor from a time long gone. Actually iy makes me think of these girls in the victorian London burlesque-scene dressing out and performe as men. Absolutly intriguing.

It settle down after about an hour. Leaving something sweet, a heavy dose of leather and something green, aromatic reminding both me and my husband of cannabis. Lasted all evening, and I enjoyed it, but in a weird way. Definitly a fragrances that has to be carefully discovered and then appriciated, or maybe.. not? No, I guess I will like it, but this is of that kind you only shall wear when you feel strong at heart.

A classic, a must try if only for historical reasons. Or whatever...

I've been testing this one for a week or so. Bandit (I tried the Eau de Parfum) is certainly unique. Fragrances just don't smell this way anymore, and there's obviously a reason why this one is still around. I would describe the scent as a flowery perfume sprayed on a leather jacket, with a bit of talcum powder on top. It's well-crafted and complex, evolving through different scent layers over time. Good persistance, too---the scent lasted all day long on my skin. I can't say exactly who this perfume would be right for. Definitely one to try before you buy, as not everyone will find Bandit to be a pleasant scent.

I didn't like it.. I am affraid 'Bandit' joins the row of perfumes I can't understand or appreciate it stands for me in the same shelf with YSL 'Y', Rive Gauche, some Chanels like N5 or N22, and others. Pity, the title was such a magnet to me, though less money to spend:)

Wow... newgabe's description is... interesting and... original. Sounds like a good scent; hope to try it soon.

There are apparently MANY different formulations of Bandit -- the eau de toilette (EdT) and the eau de parfum (EdP) being among them. I don't know which one I tried as it was a sample from a fellow perfume fanatic. I think it was the EdT, but I'm not sure. Anyway, from others' reviews, I expected this one to stink. But it didn't really. At least, not as bad as the opening of Dzing! The opening is very bergamot and galbanum. But that fades within an hour or so, and becomes LEATHER. LEATHER and something sweet. Like flowers or candied apples! And it stayed that way all. day. long. From about 8:00 AM to now (midnight). Long lasting and leathery. It's marketed for "women" but surely men can wear this one too! I am told that the EdP is less leathery and more subtle and flowery. So be aware, if you don't like one formulation, you might like another.

Wearing Bandit is an event in itself. There is simply no escaping it. Even one spritz starts aggressively strong, pungent and seriously leathery- but does not turn my stomach like Cuir de Russie. It stays true for many many hours then wears down as if it is part of the skin itself. It's incredibly sexy- like a half wild whore who has ridden from her last job on a powerful horse! Couldn't be more different to the shallow world of fruity pop celebrity perfumes!

A bottle of this will be arriving soon so I will post a review when I have tried this one. I am looking forward to something strong and strange a I am a lover of dark notes like Cabochard and Bulgari Black. But I don't like Chanel Cuir de Russe. SO it will be interesting to see what this 'leather' is like...