LouLou Eau de Parfum vs Classique - 429 Eau de Parfum
LouLou EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | U |
| 1987 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Classique - 429 EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
LouLou is a properly polarising scent. Some find it a bold, enigmatic masterpiece with a melancholic edge, others report cat piss and plastic dolls. This 80s icon is a love-it-or-hate-it affair, but if it works for you, it's truly remarkable.
No. 429 recreates Jean Paul Gaultier's Classique orange blossom-ginger-vanilla amber floral closely on the opening and warm base, though the iris heart is thinner than the original's genuinely powdery, sophisticated bridge.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
LouLou's powerful sillage and dense, warm spicy and amber accords make it unsuitable for daily office wear, but perfect for dates or formal evening events where its rich character can shine. It's a bit much for casual daytime activities but some find its bold nature suits any occasion, especially in cooler weather.
Seasons
A warm spicy amber floral suited to cooler months; the vanilla-amber base can feel heavy in summer heat.
Occasions
The bold, sensual amber floral character suits evening dates and formal occasions more than casual daywear.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean powdery, amber, vanilla
Adds amber and ginger, drops anise and benzoin
Where to buy
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