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Lagerfeld Classic
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Lagerfeld Classic by Karl Lagerfeld is a woody oriental fragrance for men. Launched in 1978, the nose behind this composition is Ron Winnegrad. The top notes reveal aldehydes, tarragon, achillea, bergamot, lemon, and green accents; the heart unfolds tobacco, sandalwood, iris root, patchouli, rose, cedar, and jasmine; while the base notes settle on amber, musk, vanilla, oakmoss, and tonka bean.
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Oh my, how far and beautiful those years were. This perfume came to me through friends who used it. It meant freedom, adulthood, and discoveries beyond meeting new lives, enjoyment, and women. Sweet, I always thought so, but it was ‘perfume’ in the broadest sense of the word. Not baby cologne nor the Old Spice of those times nor my father’s Tabak. It was the synthesis of savoir vivre, concentrated pleasure earned through hard work, and the result of being surrounded by good and intelligent people. What a smell! I would have given it to a friend to smell on her, but it never happened. Should it still be used? Yes, it can be. 30 years after knowing it and without currently having it or having smelled it in a very long time, I still remember it well. It’s intense, a promise, heavy like the presence of a Lamborghini Diablo. It attracts and seduces, converses and entertains, promises and delivers. Smelling it is like eating it. Oh! Whoever falls in love with the wearer. It will be an unforgettable trail in their memory. Not essential, but if it is, it’s a winner. And if it weren’t because I still remember it so well, what would I write? That it smells very good, but very, very good. Memories for analysts, descriptivists, and collectors. I wonder what fragrances we will create in 10,000 years, but I’ll see.
An uncommon aroma that will make you stand out from the crowd. The scent of the cap smells like oranges with powdered spices. The opening is huge, but once dry, the aroma spills elegance, very faithful to the Karl Lagerfeld style. Not recommended if you like mass-market and fresh scents. Unfortunately, it’s discontinued in Mexico.
The first impression when I smelled it was that I was in an 80s barbershop. It’s not the style of perfumes I usually like, but it’s very good for putting on something different from everyone else and to stand out, and it really does stand out; it’s super potent with a brutal trail, be careful with over-application as you might be scaring people away from around you. The opening is what I like least, it’s too potent, but then it calms down and smells like sweet woods mixed with tobacco and candied bitter oranges. A peculiar fragrance that leaves no one indifferent. That said, for my taste, it’s a mature scent, not suitable for young guys, although I will use it anyway.
A month after my last review and having used it more than once, I need to clarify something. I think in my first encounter, I let myself be carried away by the fragrance stereotypes we have in Spain regarding scents for older people. Since childhood, I’ve identified this type of aroma with grandfathers, because I grew up smelling my father and grandfather wearing Varón Dandy, Brummel, Agua Brava, etc., and because of this, I had a wrong concept. At first, it seemed I didn’t enjoy it enough, but I set aside these stereotypes and was able to perceive it in all its splendor. As a whole, it smells like candied bitter oranges and it’s delicious. Its explosive opening now I love it; it doesn’t bother me, quite the opposite, I think it’s its signature. Lately, I don’t know what’s happening with me regarding perfumes with powerful openings; I enjoy them more every day. It’s a risky fragrance in these times, but it doesn’t stop from being magnificent. For people who are confident in themselves and want to leave a mark and make a presence, it’s essential. A classic scent that never goes out of style. Longevity and sillage that many current perfumes would kill for. Its use is more appropriate at night, and especially on cool autumn and winter nights; in spring/summer it could be overwhelming. Rating: 8/10.
Bought this classic based on the good reviews. The aldehyde opening was a proper slap in the face. After 15 minutes, it eases up and lowers its intensity, but the notes never disappear throughout the evolution. No alcohol smell at all. It’s a masculine scent marked by tobacco and clove, which lasted about 10-12 hours on my skin and clothes, even after washing. Patchouli and sandalwood give it character, and the next day after a shower, pressing my nose to my wrist, I could still smell the vanilla and amber. I think I’ve never quite figured out how oakmoss smells. If you like aldehydes, you’ll definitely hit the mark with this classy, elegant men’s fragrance. As a fellow reviewer said, the bottle cap smells like candied and powdered bitter oranges.
A bold, virile fragrance, the ‘Sheriff of the Old West’. The version I owned was the Interparfum one; according to most forum members, it’s of superior quality to the Coty version. A perfume with a sumptuously retro scent in the good sense. The first time I applied it felt like stepping into a ‘Time Machine’ that transported me straight to the unforgettable 80s. I closed my eyes and immediately beautiful childhood memories surfaced. When applying, please pull your nose away for a moment, otherwise you’ll receive an ‘Aromatic Blast’ that knocks you out. The opening is an intense powdery smell and ‘acidic oranges’, extremely so. The other notes play off each other, where the tobacco (not the sweet sensation of these days) is real tobacco that is clearly perceptible. Hard to buy blind and I recommend avoiding use by young people. Suggestions: 2 sprays Molotov cocktail, 4 sprays atomic bomb, 8 sprays World War III, 10+ sprays Armageddon. Enjoy, if you can survive it, since its quality cannot be hidden. Update: I managed to get the vintage bottle distributed by Bethco NY; needless to say, the reformulation killed this work of art. This one remains powdery, pure, and elegant, without the acidic orange sensation, but the projection isn’t as strident as the current version.
Nelson Gil, great explanation, and I liked the practical way he explained it, haha. Great point about the sprays: 2 sprays = Molotov cocktail, 4 sprays = atomic bomb, 8 sprays = World War III, 10+ sprays = Armageddon. It’s a perfume that highlights amber and tobacco patchouli, reminiscent of Jovan Sex Appeal, but obviously with superior quality from Lagerfeld.
I love it. A mix of acidic oranges blends with the classic powdery opening (which knocks you out initially). It develops into an extremely sophisticated, elegant, very masculine, and clean aroma. Not recommended for kids used to Dior, Paco Rabanne, and other mass-market brands. I agree with the 2-spray description: Molotov cocktail (it gets worse if you apply it on cold days). You’ll always leave a great impression. Indispensable to wear your best suit; it’s not a daily perfume, it’s for very important occasions.
Et, voilà, the aldehydes! Lagerfeld Classic has deepened my love for them, those wonders of chemistry that trigger a fireworks display. If you can hold back the urge to applaud too early, you’ll witness a brilliant chypre-aldehydic deployment: persistent and intoxicating. I don’t think placing it in the oriental woody family is accurate; I’d classify it as chypre-aldehydic. It has citrus notes, and cedar, moss, and sandalwood burst in, but all with an alcoholic punch that could lead to olfactory delirium. Aldehydic perfumes are sophisticated and transgressive, in the style of Lagerfeld himself. Potent, relentless, and with proverbial longevity. You’ll always be accompanied. I believe it would have pleased Mademoiselle. It launched in 1978, a year of madness and joie de vivre. I recommend it for open-minded parties, not the office. If you want people to know you’ve arrived, this is your perfume. Scent: aldehydic wonder / Projection: very high / Longevity: very high.
What a shame with my friend Nelson Gil and Prieth Callas; but I bought both Coty Prestige versions from FragranceX and FragranceNet. The scent is very rich but the projection is extremely poor. They told me that if it’s a hand cream, I can’t even get the quality of the 80s by buying it in the US.
True power, what a wonder. I tested a 5ml sample, it says Cologne instead of Classic, I think it’s the vintage version. I’m impressed by the sillage and longevity. After six hours, I still notice it with great presence. It’s a different oriental fragrance, with sweet powder, amber, and powerful aldehydes that last a long time. Highly addictive. It makes you think of disco music, Studio 54, years of novelty, and the urge to live to the fullest. Lagerfeld unleashes an intoxicating, warm, different, and sensual aroma that will attract almost all perfumers of the old school who aren’t afraid to make themselves noticed. A magnificent, special, and long-lasting aroma.
I got obsessed with trying men’s ‘old school’ or vintage perfumes. I started with this classic Lagerfeld that everyone talked about. I saw it, smiled, and asked to try it. Holy Mary! What a surprise! It has nothing of today’s diluted aquatic perfumes, nothing like a One Million or Invictus. Lagerfeld is something else. A strong, heavy aromatic slap at first that numbs your sense of smell for hours. If you’re used to aquatics, it will be hard. It has strong character, masculine, for someone in trousers. In the base, tobacco with good presence. The opening was the most memorable with the aldehydes. It’s spectacular. The projection and sillage surpass all limits.
Very masculine fragrance with its own aroma. Hard to determine due to the aldehydes, which depend on the compound. For me, reducing it to common life, it’s pepper, a very masculine note. Although it doesn’t contain pepper, the result is similar. It fits the trend of Santos and Aramis Devin. Highly recommended for men over 35 and for the evening. It projects strength and masculinity. It’s strong and spicy, so many find it difficult. Be careful and don’t over-apply to avoid suffocating the nose.
Warning with Lagerfeld Classic: it smells of children’s crayons or burnt plastic with barbershop alcohol, orange peel, and woman’s powder. It’s for very specific audiences. At my job, everyone said it smelled bad. It’s super heavy; one spray floods the room. I advise against buying it blindly.
There are difficult perfumes to digest today, accustomed to the modern and to smelling like ‘old man.’ To appreciate milestones like Kouros or Antaeus, you must have been born in their time or have experience. It’s another language, and Lagerfeld speaks it. To wear it, you need a certain amount of life experience: that your heart has been broken, that you’ve seen life isn’t fair, that you’ve felt alone or faced problems. That you’ve seen nature’s cruelty but that humans can still act. That you know how to be tolerant but ruthless with your principles. Then the bottle falls. Bold, bustling, aldehydic, and malicious exit, as if you were hit with a can of Ausonia. It doesn’t seek friends, but to present itself as it is. ‘This is what there is.’ It doesn’t smell bad, there are no fecal tones, but brutal honesty. Dry, narcotic, musky, bitter, and very attar-like. Then comes the tobacco and patchouli. It’s an oriental taken to the extreme, a Jovan Musk on steroids. Essential if you aren’t easily scared.
Karl Lagerfeld Classic, what have you done to it? It must be rolling in its grave. They ruined it. I used it all through my childhood and youth; I know every detail: green and acidic notes that later balance with tobacco and a soft, hidden rose. To cut costs, they added synthetic scents. Now it smells of penetrating burnt plastic. When I pass by, I want to remember that majestic aroma, but it doesn’t. It’s preferable they stop selling it. Just to sell, they destroyed a work of art. What a pity.
Update: it’s vital for this type of fragrance. The first few hours have projection and sillage that flood the room, hallways, and elevators, marking territory. Then it fades a bit, but it remains present. Be careful, it saturates the nose. It awakens many sensations, like traveling through stages of life. You start in the sky and journey on. It has wild tobacco, green, jungle leaves, botanical. Loaded with aldehydes that give a metallic, bright touch, like stars. It evokes different times. Use it without prejudice, without fear. It is as it is, with its own personality. If you like it, enjoy it.
I don’t know if it will be memorable, but it marked an era. It could be the mother of 80s perfumes. When I spray it, it reminds me of Santos, but Santos came later, so this must have been the reference. It has character, though the reformulations blurred it. I didn’t know the original version, but this one is just enough for me to recognize its quality. I like the aldehydes, the creaminess, and the mature phase. I wouldn’t recommend it because it feels half-baked, just like Santos. Maybe it performed better before. For personal enjoyment and collection, it’s essential if you like these perfumes. Its ridiculous price is the attractive point.
I tried it and gave it to an older gentleman who will make better use of it. I don’t like it; I hate it. It smells of overripe, bitter oranges, with a cloying sweetness and tobacco smoke. If the tobacco were its leaves, maybe it would be pleasant, but smelling smoke stuck to clothes? No. Maybe it was noticeable in closed spaces back then, but not today. It’s very concentrated; two sprays are more than enough for the day.
Well, I don’t agree that it smells like underwear or ‘grandma,’ though I get why Lagerfeld might be shocking to some. It smells different from today’s perfumes, with a powerful trail that’s rare to see now. If it seems repulsive to you, well, it depends on what each person tolerates. To me, it’s refined and very elegant. If I wear it, I don’t think about whether it bothers others; I don’t know their taste. First, I must feel good myself. If I like it, we’re good. If I also get compliments, great, but that’s secondary. Life is too short to please others.
Not much to say about this masterpiece: a perfume for a few, excellent for layering, high quality, vibrant, yet a muted scent that reappears when you least expect it. Few understand it because the complexity isn’t for everyone. I’ve received compliments with a 1980s bottle while being only 30; those who recognize it are good noses who say I smell rich and huggable, and I only confirm if they’re talking about Karl Lagerfeld, 😎
CK Obsession and Perry Ellis for Men: they’re of this type. All are ambered, vanilla-based, slightly sweet with aromatic notes, which is why they aren’t cloying. I suspect the current version is lighter; with my memory of the original, it lacks that punch (the guy who said a coworker came back from a party smelling like this couldn’t wear anything else). Obsession can be ‘complemented’ with its feminine version and recovers some of its past glory. With Lagerfeld Classic, that’s impossible, so you either take it as is or layer it heavily. Don’t worry, it won’t kill anyone.
Spectacular, classic, and elegant. Special for those over 35. In the dry-down, you immediately notice the tobacco, amber, and that powdery touch.
A massive bomb. Definitely not for everyone; it has a lot of personality. I bought it blindly and loved it, but I don’t recommend doing that, especially if you wear commercial scents everyone else uses, because they probably won’t like it. Longevity, projection, and sillage are beast-level.
The mafia fragrance. Pure elegant talc, a true beast. I believe it has no competition; it packs a punch and was featured in the movie Scarface.
A classic old-school fragrance. Opens green, likely the tarragon giving it that retro, masculine vibe. Then an amber base with a subtle tobacco touch. Although it’s rugged, it’s a masculine and pleasant scent; the tonka bean balances it out to make it wearable. Ideal for mild climates and confident men. Now it’s very cheap on Amazon in Mexico, a must-have for any collection.
Smells like an old man with stale oranges and a potent talc that won’t go away and makes you nauseous if you haven’t eaten. Don’t get swept up in romantic reviews with unjustified nostalgia; save your money. To my past self: don’t click that purchase, it smells disgusting.
The dry-down is very elegant, dominated by amber and vanilla at the base. The downside is that initial wet towel, sweaty, and tangerine blast; I suggest applying it 30 minutes before heading out. Although I don’t judge by age, I’d say it’s for people over 30-35. March 2024: I couldn’t handle it, so I gifted it away.
I liked it both times I tried it in-store years ago. It felt well-constructed and harmonious. If I see it again, I’ll give it another sniff.
Not my usual style, but it’s a masterpiece. In Spain, you can grab it cheap (I paid €16). It’s intense: you’ll either hate it or love it. Lasts 10 hours on skin and days on clothes; I showered and it still lingered. Be careful with the sprays—it’s invasive (if you put it on your hands, anyone you touch will smell it for hours). Not for work, better for nights out or special events (I bought it last winter and used it 3-4 times). It generates tons of compliments and rejection, just like Joop! did years ago: you either love it or hate it. The opening is macerated frosted orange with spices and brandy, then the amber rises (notes I can’t quite pinpoint), making it complex. Don’t buy it blindly.
Wonderful for men. Ridiculously cheap, smells clean, elegant, and lasts forever.
34-year-old man: just arrived and testing it out. It’s not for me; I wouldn’t understand a friend wearing it, but my grandmother… thanks to this, I remember going to her bathroom with her creams, hair lacquer, and perfumes. For me? Not by god! I’ll keep trying, after all, it’s cheap. They say it changes after half an hour, I doubt it, but worth a shot. P.S.: It brings back memories of my Yaya.
When I want to feel something powdery, with clove and sweet vanilla in winter… that’s where this classic Lagerfeld cologne comes in. Two sprays and we’re done. Cheers.
Absolutely reeking! A complex perfume like the eighties, very aromatic with an incredible evolution. One of those that excites, smells clean, and never goes out of style. This classic from the seventies, which I didn’t know about and is still in production, is now one of my favorites. It’s addictive: a sparkling citrus opening that evolves into an aromatic green with tarragon and clary sage, then an amber and musky cocktail with sweet tobacco and vanilla in the base. It creates a magical balance despite the many notes. A wonderful classic and a must for those seeking personality and complexity.
Lagerfeld leaves an absolutely brutal trail. I once wore it to college and filled the entire hall and corridor with scent for four hours. It’s serious. I think I might have hated it, but I don’t care.
I made the mistake of trusting reviews and buying it blindly. It’s not sold in stores or as decants, so I had no choice but to buy it cheap. I learned that any men’s fragrance with rose or iris smells like an old lady. Sorry, lovers of classics. I adore Kouros and Ted Lapidus, but this smells like a grandmother. The blame lies with the ladies of the 70s and 80s who overused that rose or the industry. One review says it smells like a grandmother’s closet, and they’re right. It’s soapy and only resembles Kouros at the start; afterward, the rose dominates, and in the end, it’s mossy. Don’t buy it blindly. I understand the nostalgia, but we have to be honest.
Great perfume. Powdery, ambered, and sweet. In this new batch, they’ve almost removed the initial bitter citrus. It doesn’t smell old or like an older person; instead, it smells like clean makeup and reminds me of Dior Homme Parfum. I like the new version, even if it loses some charm.
In the nineties, I used KL Home, and the website lists it as a reference for Lagerfeld Classic. I bought it cheap, and the brand name evokes nostalgia for my twenties when my friend let me use his. It was a mistake to discontinue it and madness to buy it. It smells like makeup, smoke, and wood; the orange note I love is weak. Don’t buy it blindly; it’s not for everyone. Those who used it as a gift should keep that memory.
This wasn’t beast mode, it was the hairy, stinky beast roaring like the Kraken. Lagerfeld hated humanity, and this was his revenge. At least in the original, it had a sweet, woody charm; as a kid, I wore it mercilessly and I don’t know how I didn’t die. Today, no commercial brand matches its longevity and projection, not Creed nor Bond No. 9.
Nice looking bottle and a top-notch atomizer. Smells like a vintage fougère with a bitter, earthy twist—nothing modern. It’s for those who want to say ‘I’ve arrived.’ Long-lasting and unique, totally worth it.