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Cacharel LouLou vs Guerlain Apres l'Ondee
Apres l'Ondee for the community favourite, LouLou for the value.
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Notes
Top
PlumChinese Cinnamon WoodIrisVioletLilyAniseJasmineMimosaCassia
Heart
Ylang-YlangHeliotropeOrris RootOrange BlossomTahitian Tiare Flower
Base
IncenseVanillaBenzoinSandalwoodMusk
Accords
Powdery
100%
Amber
88%
Vanilla
79%
Warm spicy
78%
Sweet
72%
White floral
71%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
LouLou by Cacharel is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. LouLou was launched in 1987. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean Guichard. Top notes are Plum, Chinese Cinnamon Wood, Iris, Violet, Lily, Anise, Jasmine, Mimosa and Cassia; middle notes are Ylang-Ylang, Heliotrope, Orris Root, Orange Blossom and Tahitian Tiare Flower; base notes are Incense, Vanilla, Benzoin, Sandalwood and Musk. One of the top selling perfumes of the 1980's, one of those bold, powerful, distinguishing, and timeless fragrances. LouLou is a controversial perfume that people either like or dislike, the one that provokes different emotions, and indifference for sure is not one of them. LouLou is a fragrance dangerous like Pandora's Box. LouLou is like an intoxicating dark red flower which lures you into the depths of a dark and dangerous forest. Yet it is impossible to resist, and once you are engrossed by its warm scent, you simply have to let go and follow it; you must pick the forbidden fruit.The perfume is built around the beautiful and sensual scent of tiare flower, which is the Tahitian symbol of welcome. The top notes are composed of violet, plum, black currant, marigold, and anise; the heart of sweet tiare flower is accentuated with the notes of tuberose, ylang-ylang, and orange blossom; and all of that is followed by a powdery trace of orris and tonka bean and a sensual mix of vanilla and balsam.This sensual, wild, and mysterious perfume is captured in an opaque blue and red flacon of a simple octagonal and straight-lined shape that narrows towards the top. An earlier version of the bottle was designed like Aladdin’s lamp with a blue octagonal base and a red spiky top. It comes in a cardboard outer box painted in red flowers and colorful vegetation against a very dark forest.
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Notes
Top
AniseCassiaNeroliBergamotLemon
Heart
VioletOrris RootMimosaCarnationSandalwoodRoseYlang-YlangJasmineVetiver
Base
IrisHeliotropeMuskVanillaBenzoinStyraxAmber
Accords
Powdery
100%
Violet
68%
Iris
67%
Floral
66%
Woody
53%
Vanilla
49%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageIntimate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Apres l'Ondee by Guerlain is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Apres l'Ondee was launched in 1906. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Guerlain. Top notes are Anise, Cassia, Neroli, Bergamot and Lemon; middle notes are Violet, Orris Root, Mimosa, Carnation, Sandalwood, Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and Vetiver; base notes are Iris, Heliotrope, Musk, Vanilla, Benzoin, Styrax and Amber. Apres l\'Ondee was created by Jacques Guerlain in 1906. It is a beautiful, delicate combination of orange blossom and violet, with spicy anis note. Smell of a spring-time garden after a downpour, smell of wet leaves and flowers warmed by the sunshine. The heart is composed of spicy carnation and violet, not traditionally sweet in this composition. The base notes include luxurious iris and soft vanilla touch.
Notes in Common
48% sharedShared (13)
IrisVioletAniseJasmineMimosaCassiaYlang-YlangHeliotropeOrris RootVanillaBenzoinSandalwoodMusk
Only in LouLou
PlumChinese Cinnamon WoodLilyOrange BlossomTahitian Tiare FlowerIncense
Only in Apres l'Ondee
NeroliBergamotLemonCarnationRoseVetiverStyraxAmber
Rating
3.81vs4.28
Ratings
10,935vs2,431
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
1987vs1906
Which should I buy?
Apres l'Ondee for the community favourite, LouLou for the value.
- Apres l'Ondee is rated higher by the community: 4.28 from 2,431 ratings, against 3.81 from 10,935.
- Longevity votes lean "long lasting" for LouLou and "moderate" for Apres l'Ondee.
- Sillage votes lean "strong" for LouLou versus "intimate" for Apres l'Ondee.
- LouLou is voted best for winter and fall; Apres l'Ondee for spring.
- Guerlain is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Cacharel is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Apres l'Ondee if you want the higher-rated option and the budget allows; buy LouLou if value for money matters most.