Comments on: Jean Paul Gaultier Classique X ~ perfume review

By: sage

sage — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:05:38 +0000

Hmm, a bit late for the comment but well. Today I’m wearing it so I thought it would be nice to give an opinion. On me it smells like new leather and grapefruits. I was disappointed when I first smelled it (in winter), thinking it would not last one hour. But surprisingly, it goes on for the whole day. It’s a relief for my nose abused by sweet strong wintery fragrances. In the eternal spring/autumn climate I live in it’s a perfect match. I’ve shipped my Classique to my mother and kept this one
I’m so sorry I can’t smell my own neck today; I have to walk backwards to smell it…

By: boojum

boojum — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:02:18 +0000

There’s a lot odd about that ad. The reflection of the bottle at the bottom looks like the same color as the model’s stockings… so my first thought was “what’s with the knee-less stockings?” followed by “WHAT is wrong with her KNEE?!” (Clearly, I was scrolled down to where only the bottom half of the bottle showed, and once I scrolled back up, it was obvious.)

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:50:11 +0000

Hah! Well, there’s an interesting idea for a fragrance. JPG Gaultier Classique Prickle: with a startling note of dewy cactus flower.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:46:19 +0000

The minis really are cute! I don’t wear Ma Dame very much, but I like looking at the mini.

By: claresparkle

claresparkle — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:34:36 +0000

The model in the ad looks like she’s sitting on a cactus.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:22:23 +0000

Annemarie, I think I was a little bit offended by the bottle the first time I saw it. (Maybe I was just in a bad mood.) The next time I really looked at it, I thought it was quirky and charming, and then I tried the fragrance. True, life *is* short. We all need some silliness!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:20:55 +0000

Maggie, Well, at least you know now that your own “chemistry” wasn’t to blame!

By: annemarie

annemarie — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:14:33 +0000

Now I’m interested in Classique, having never tried it. Classique X I will skip. A thread of prudishness from my upbringing always meant that my eyes would slide over Classique if I saw it in the shops. Without articulating, I would regard it as vulgar and move on. Now I think I will give it a go. Sometimes when I look my dressing table I wonder and regret that I have ended up with such a collection of serious, intellectual fragrances. But, I’m realising, life is short!

By: maggiecat

maggiecat — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:51:30 +0000

I had wanted to like this – it has a number of notes I usually do enjoy – and was willing to get over being embarassed by the bottle and the hype. However, the sampling on my skin went from a chemical-ly off-citrus note to a quick creamsicle drydown. Different, certainly, but not in any way that tempted me!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:35:14 +0000

Jill, Classique seemed really unusual to me in the early-mid 90s, too — a new scent, rather than a “classic,” but such an over-the-top sweet and feminine one. The Gaultier minis are adorable, aren’t they?