291 community ratings

Alaïa (Eau de Parfum)

2015WomenClassic

6.5/ 10

Community score
291 ratings

Azzedine Alaïa Alaïa Eau de Parfum is a fresh, floral scent softened by sweet, powdery and faintly animalic warmth, made for women; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: A fresh breeze, my nose just got some air.

How does it perform?

From 230 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

52% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal

What does Alaïa (Eau de Parfum) smell like?

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick autumn and spring, with winter not far behind, and votes spread across evening, leisure, daytime and office wear rather than settling on one occasion. Most voters read it as feminine.

Pink pepper and an air accord open with a spicy freshness. Freesia and peony form a floral, powdery heart, and animalic notes with musk leave the base sweet, woody and oriental in warmth, with a clean synthetic edge running through it.