Lou Lou EDP by Cacharel

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Jean Guichard created this fragrance for Cacharel in 1987. Lou Lou is advertised as a strong parfum.......and they told no lies. THIS....is yet another fragrance that needs a minimal hand when applying. A few drops will truly suffice and when put on sparingly, it is indeed an old school parfum that smells very good....even today. If over-applied, well.....I wouldn't want to be around to experience that. This is right up there with Dior's Poison for sheer tenacity.

Lou Lou is a powerful and slightly powdery floral with an oriental-woody base accord as its foundation. Right out of the bottle, a herbaceous and fruity accord with some spice emanate off your body with a strong jasmin-tuberose duo hot on its heels. I had to sample this EDP rendition a few times and found that just 1-2 drops is perfect and makes for an enjoyable ride. More than that is cloying and simply too much of a well made thing. Minimalism is the key here........

Muguet, orange blossom, rose, orris, violet and ylang are all here in supporting roles. Within 5 minutes, I have a very good jasmin-tuberose-mace dynamic going and a hint of spicy powder. This is actually very good...yet, I can understand some of the disparaging reviews I have come across. It's old school, but in a good way and simply cannot be applied like you would a current creation. These were "built" a certain way for a certain time......and lest we forget....the ingredients 20 years ago were far superior to what I smell these days......

The base is cedar and sandal with tonka, vanilla and vetiver being the main players. The drydown isn't pronounced like the first two accords, but it's a nicely blended accord that lowers the volume and changes into something a bit more comforting. The florals are still there mind you......albeit toned down a few notches.

In small doses, Lou Lou gets a thumbs up from me. Yes......it can be loud, but with Lou Lou, less actually is more. Fans of Jasmin, rose and tuberose should give this a spin.

Comments

  1. SugandarajaSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Lou Lou, Ysatis, and Poison have a reputation for being the big three - axis of evil, perhaps? - of the Enormous '80s Florientals.

    Lou Lou is the one I've yet to try, but find myself strongly intrigued by the thought of a mace and florals accord, as mace is a favorite spice of mine.

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  2. AromiEroticiSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:10 PM

    Perhaps I can send you a sample of this participant in the axis of evil. lol.

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