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Notes
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Accords
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Perfumers
Millésime Impérial
feminine
Created by Olivier Creed, Pierre Bourdon
Millésime Impérial by Creed is a Woody Floral Musk fragrance for women and men. Millésime Impérial was launched in 1995. Millésime Impérial was created by Olivier Creed and Pierre Bourdon. Top notes are Sea Salt and Fruity Notes; middle notes are Sicilian Lemon, Bergamot, Iris and Mandarin Orange; base notes are Sea Notes, Musk and Woody Notes. Millésime Impérial by Creed is a warm and romantic unisex fragrance, evocative of the citrus groves and beautiful seaside landscape of sunny Sicily. This citrus marine scent opens with top notes of fruit and sea salt. Middle notes include lemon, bergamot, iris and mandarin orange. The base includes musk, woody and marine notes.
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Fragrance Notes
Olfactory Pyramid
From opening to dry-down, intensity based on community voting.
Top Notes0 – 15 min
Heart Notes15 min – 3 h
Base Notes3 h – end
Opening
Evolution
Dry-down
Top Notes0 – 15 min
Heart Notes15 min – 3 h
Base Notes3 h – end
Community Insights
MixedBased on 89 community opinions from Reddit
5.5
/ 10 community score
The r/fragrance community appreciates Millésime Impérial's attractive scent profile and recognizes its compliment-pulling potential, but widely dismisses the 'gold standard' marketing claim as unwarranted hype. The consensus criticism centers on poor performance and unjustifiable price-to-quality ratio, with many recommending alternatives like Bleu de Chanel or Armaf Milestone that offer better longevity at lower cost.
Strengths
- Beautiful, pleasant scent that receives compliments
- Prestigious brand history and iconic status
- Luxurious fragrance suitable for special occasions
Weaknesses
- Poor longevity and weak performance relative to price
- Extremely overpriced for actual quality delivered
- Marketing claims about 'gold standard' are unsubstantiated hype
Best for
Special occasions and formal eventsSignature fragrance for those with money to spendCompliment-seeking in close-proximity settings
AI-generated summary based on public community discussions. Not affiliated with the opinions' authors.
