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Charlie
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Charlie by Revlon is an aldehydic floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1973, this composition features aldehydes, hyacinth, galbanum, jasmine, and gardenia in the top notes. The heart unfolds with valley lily, geranium, jasmine, coriander, white lily, and violet, while the base rests on oakmoss, sandalwood, vetiver, musk, and vanilla.
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Salida
aldehydes
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Corazón
lily of the valley
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Base
oakmoss
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- Positivo 65%
- Negativo 30%
- Neutral 4.5%
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It was one of those first fragrances to arrive in Spain, with powdery and magical notes; I even remember a version I have in my collection that came in a bulbous bottle. Anyway, I’ll never forget it.
It was one of the first fragrances to arrive in Spain, with powdery and magical notes. I even remember a bulb version that I have in my collection. Anyway, I will never forget it.
CHARLIE SONG: I’m so excited / Pointer Sisters A very retro floral. It’s not a sweet floral but a green one, due to the vetiver in the base. Very nice, but I think it’s outdated. Still, it feels like a good fragrance and one that should be revived by anyone wanting to stand out from the sugary cotton-floral waters that unfortunately flood shop shelves. It was my sister’s scent at 15 and 16 years old.. 🙂
A classic of classics. Unmistakable. Personally, I love it. Very feminine.
I really liked it; I remember having to beg my mum to buy it for me, as she didn’t like it for me, considering it very strong with a very dense bitter hint… but as it was the big fashion of the late seventies, especially since the commercial featured model Shelley Hack from the TV series of the time ‘Charlie’s Angels’, who walked with long, firm steps, very charming, especially for teenagers of that era. We all wanted one, and I remember it was also sold in a small bottle with a flip-top cap, for carrying in a handbag, very practical and accessible…. Back then it was quite a sensation, but fashions and styles change, and today it’s almost forgotten!
Another perfume with a mum-like aroma 🙂 I remember when I was four or five years old and my mum came home from work, greeted me, and this scent flooded my nose, so pleasant, so soft, with aldehydes very present, a powdery aroma, truly delicious but not for me. Very good memories of this scent.
Another scent of mummy 🙂 I remember when I was four or five, coming home from work, and that smell filled my nose. So pleasant and soft, with aldehydes very present, a powdery touch that is delicious even if not for me. Very good memories of this scent.
From youngest to oldest age, Charlie (and its flankers), Jontue and Ciara were respectively the aromatic ‘uniforms’ of Venezuelan women in the eighties and nineties. This was the one kept in our house, in my sister’s hands. It’s impossible not to be transported back to my days of playing all day and avidly reading my sister’s ‘Tú-uuu’ magazines, haha. This fragrance means the era of ballads, bouffant perms and permanent waves, colourful cotton clothes, embroidered lingerie, pastel shades, ‘full pink’ makeup, the rise of anime and the Asian economy… lots of music, cassettes, Betamax, my sister exploring her literary vein, stationery games, decorated paper accessories, plastic toys, sharks, Star Wars, etc… many memories of my tender childhood 🙂 I remember it as a potent floral, with accents that I thought were herbal (perhaps green, as Pabloso said)… in short, very strong. I would use it on my Barbies, haha… personally, I think it smelled nice, but I didn’t love it; I think even my sister found it too intense and didn’t wear it much. She was 13 or 14… I don’t recall her using it precisely as a subtle fragrance; it had a rough edge, like drinking neat spirits (would the alcohol show?). Sometimes we’d spray a little in front of a fan to scent the room (or I did! haha ayy, how it ruined my sister’s things!). In short, Charlie certainly left its mark on its time. It wasn’t very sophisticated, but it was good, pretty and cheap.
I’ve always found it very artificial. No flowers, just aldehydes. A penetrating, dry, and heavy scent. In the 80s, when it was so popular, it already seemed unpleasant to me. I can’t tolerate it today. It feels like perfume for an elderly lady, from another era and style. Nothing attractive, sexy, or warm. A generic perfume and decidedly bad.
I always found it a very artificial scent. No flowers at all, just aldehydes. A penetrating, somewhat dry and heavy aroma. Back in the eighties, when it was so popular, it was unpleasant to me. Today I can’t stand it. It feels like a perfume for an elderly lady. It’s from another era and style. Nothing attractive, nothing sexy, nothing warm. A generic perfume and decidedly bad.
Memories of my mother… her scent and her hair. It was one of her favourite fragrances. A definite aroma of the eighties… it would still suit a classic woman perfectly.
I wore it when I was very young and used it for years. I can’t quite recall the exact notes, but I do remember how happy I felt while wearing it. A complete memory of happiness, youth, and total carefree abandon.
I had it when I was very young and used it for years; I don’t remember the exact notes but I do remember how happy I was while using it. A whole memory of happiness, youth and total carefree-ness.
Charlie was my very first perfume. My mum bought it for me in the nineties during a trip to Brazil we took, in Hering… It brings back such fond memories, which is why I still wear it; it never gets old. A true classic that will never go out of style.
It’s an eighties perfume, striking and sexy, impossible to miss, yet lacking that mysterious touch so many people love.
I bought this fragrance today… I still don’t know if I’ll like it much or not; I wanted it for my collection beyond just wearing it. It’s an eighties classic, long-lasting and full of personality. At first, it smells quite fresh, reminding me of my mother’s colognes when I was young. You can detect the sandalwood and musk. It has a sexy, sweet touch that I love; it’s distinguished. Later on my skin, it feels a bit powdery. I recommend it; it’s cheap, long-lasting, and a classic.
As a child, in the late seventies, I was obsessed with this. But my mother would never buy it, jokingly saying it wasn’t for a seven-year-old, let alone a four-year-old (my most show-off little sister). And yes, time proved her right: it’s rich but far too intense for a ‘little girl’; in fact, I wouldn’t buy it today.
I first met it through a friend from back then and I was dying to own it; it took me five years to enjoy it. Charlie had a brutal potency: soapy, with hyacinth and geranium, sandalwood to the max and soft vanilla. It is economical, exuberant and sophisticated, nothing generic or cheap. I love it. Today it is a lighter version and I miss the intensity, the complexity and the sheer impact of before.
I first encountered this scent when a high school friend wore it; it drove me mad. It wasn’t until five years later that I could finally own it. Charlie had a brutal intensity, soapy with florals highlighting hyacinth and geranium, a very present sandalwood, and a soft vanilla base. It was and remains affordable, exuberant, and sophisticated—nothing generic or cheap. I like it very much. Today’s version is lighter; I miss those days of intense, overpowering perfumes.
Good afternoon: I need this perfume as a gift, where can I get it? Thank you.
It was my sister’s signature perfume all her life; she passed away a few years ago and when I smell Charlie, I smell her, with an immense flood of beautiful memories. It smells like the nineties, like summer nights on a bicycle, like home and warmth. It’s a very intense floral with prominent sandalwood, nothing sweet, elegant and mysterious. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
It is my sister’s perfume of a lifetime, who passed away a couple of years ago. When I smell Charlie, I smell her and beautiful memories flood my mind. It smells like the 90s, like summer bike rides, like home and warmth. It is an intense floral with lots of sandalwood, nothing sweet, very elegant and mysterious. It will always have a special place in my heart.
A total classic! Although they smell nostalgic (old-fashioned, childhood), they work well today. I got it as a gift; it’s a nice scent. The only thing I didn’t remember was that straight from the bottle it’s spicy or acidic due to the hyacinth, jasmine, and gardenia, but then it opens up into an exquisite bouquet of flowers.
An absolute classic! Although it smells of nostalgia and childhood, it wears well today. I bought it as a gift and it’s a lovely scent, only that straight out of the bottle it smells a bit sharp due to the hyacinth, jasmine, and gardenia, but then it opens into an exquisite bouquet of flowers.
Lorenave, you can pick it up easily on Amazon or eBay, incredibly cheap, rarely more than ten dollars. Charlie is a classic from the seventies that made history: strong, pleasant, with excellent longevity, plus it’s amazingly affordable and still is.
Too woody and spiced. The fragrance overwhelms me because of its intensity. It was a gift; I would never buy it myself.
It overwhelms me with its woody and spicy notes. The fragrance is far too intense for my taste. It was a gift, but I would never buy it myself.
Years ago it was king among the girls, one of those budget-friendly scents that smelled divine and explains why they sold like hot cakes. It has such a distinct aroma that you name it the moment someone wears it. You won’t find it in shops anymore; you have to hunt for it online. It brings back memories of my youth, but I wouldn’t buy it today.
A retro splash! An old-fashioned woman, wild, old soul… I don’t know, I think that’s how I’d describe it. Strong, with personality. Smells like nostalgia. Very lovely!
I used it when I was about 14; it was all the rage. Such a retro yet pleasant aroma. What a pity I think they reformulated it and it became unpleasant. So much alcohol smell. It became common and smells like cheap cologne. It wasn’t like that before. What a pity; now it gives me a headache when I smell it.
I wore it at 14 and it was all the rage. So retro yet pleasant. It’s a pity I think it’s been reformulated and has become unpleasant: lots of alcohol, common, and smells like cheap cologne. It wasn’t like this before. Now it gives me a headache just from smelling it.
Charlie and Charlie Blue… Some say they’re the same, others that they’re different. Now that I have both, here’s my take. In the Blue, geranium, moss, and musk shine at the top. In the Original, it’s the aldehydes, hyacinth, and a touch of spicy herbal notes. At first, they seem different, but once they settle on the skin, they’re almost identical thanks to the shared creamy musks and floral accords. The only difference is that the Original has a more aldehydic finish, while the Blue has an intense, creamy musk. I believe the Blue is what the Charlie Cologne Concentrée used to be. Revlon launched the cologne first, then the concentrated version and the extract. Both are from the 70s. It’s strange not to find vintage bottles of the Blue, but plenty of the concentrated cologne. The Charlie was born as a potent cologne to compete with the great successes. Revlon catapulted it with major advertising, turning it into an accessible, cheap, and fresh perfume, yet with personality and subtle elegance for the working woman of the time. Rive Gauche conveyed the same message but for a more sumptuous working woman. Charlie was for everyone; it was everywhere and everyone talked about it. Over time, it became obsolete and gave way to its variants (Red, Gold, White), which still have followers. It’s ironic that today it’s hard to find the original but easy to find the Blue. There are mysteries. The complete line has hits and misses, but the prices are ridiculous and the quality of the notes competes with perfumes worth double or triple. So far, I haven’t heard of strong alcohol or synthetic notes, which is very positive.
I remembered this perfume! It belonged to my mother; she loved it. What a shame it’s no longer available so I can continue enjoying fragrances today.
It brings me beautiful memories of my childhood because my mother used to bathe in this delicious perfume. I remember it as slightly sweet, spiced, and powdery. It lasted for hours. Before, it was sold in pharmacies and supermarkets, cheap yet smelling like a fine, expensive fragrance. It was very common to see it alongside Le Jardin de Max Factor, Tabú, and Ciara, also by Revlon, and then they disappeared forever. What a pity; they were beautiful fragrances.
When I bought The One by Dolce & Gabbana, I knew it reminded me of one from my childhood, until I remembered this intense Charlie, which is more aldehydic but very similar. They share many notes. I don’t know if the original Charlie still exists, but The One is a modern, albeit pricier, option. The Charlie was a bomb in terms of quality and longevity, and super cheap.
A scent I wore as a child, always very intense and synthetic. It gave me headaches. Impossible in summer. I never understood it and definitely didn’t like it.
A fragrance I used as a child; it always seemed very intense and synthetic. It gave me headaches. Impossible to wear in summer. I never understood it and definitely didn’t like it.
From another era. Intrusive yet short-lived, it smells like a funeral and gives me nausea. Perhaps I smelled the reformulation, which is said to be very different from the original.
The perfume of my adolescence; it brings me so much nostalgia. I’m not sure if it’s the same, but I adored it. Economical and good quality, with excellent longevity and sillage. If they bring it to Argentina, I’ll buy it again.
Incredible, powerful, and full of life… it smells exactly as it should, without those sickly pistachio or dessert notes. Ideal for people with character who don’t follow trends or social media. The best part is it’s incredibly cheap; if it cost €100, they’d say it’s gold. Today it competes with 60% of the perfumery, lasting longer than €300 fragrances and needing far less marketing. Life changes, but the vulgar fades away.