Eau de Gaga
Lady Gaga (2014)

As I prepare to sell my house and move, I'm going through hundreds of fragrances & matching them bottle-to-box before binning them up. I hadn't seen this one in a while, so I spritzed and remembered how much I loved this gorgeous scent nearly 10 years ago. I'm a violet freak, so the white violet mixed with gentle lime and leather is so lovely. I actually never realized this was considered a green tea scent by many. I'd always wanted the Bvlgari au the Vert and now I don't need it since I have this. I'd gotten a couple $20 bubs of this back in 2018 when I learned it was disontinued & now glad to have them, since it's currently going for $80-$100 on ebay. This has notable longevity.

Although this is produced by Lady Gaga, this is not a feminine fragrance. In fact it's perfectly androgynous; the opening is slightly masculine however while the drydown becomes more feminine over time. As for the scent, it smells surprisingly similar to Banana Republic's Vintage Green - so basically I smell green bergamot, a strong scent of green tea, the scent of fresh green leaves, hints of neroli, and a hint of vetiver leaf. It also smells somewhat like Mugler Cologne for that matter. But the thing that seperates this from those two is that this has hints of the scent of violet leaves. But mainly it's bergamot with green tea (just as in Vintage Green). I don't actually detect much lime in this (even though it's listed as a note); it's more bergamot instead. Projection is moderate while longevity is also moderate. Overall, this is a very enjoyable inexpensive fragrance that would appeal to both men and women.

4.5/5

Basic, greenish scent. Loud and brash at first. Settles down into a unisex skin fragrance. Lime note is omnipresent. Not very exciting. It's tame.

Solid, very solid. Great longevity, but don't expect a strong dry down. The base which goes well into the 8 hour park on my skin, mostly consists of a light cedar note, though it may be sandalwood, or even a combination of the 2, it even smells slightly of oud. This is the base though, let's talk about the top. Well done! At first spray, yes it totally smells like Azuree Lime, as the comparisons suggest, but wait about 5 minutes and it smells very similar to Green Irish Tweed. 12 bucks a bottle for EDP concentration.. it's a no brainer to me. Blind buy worthy imo, if you like GIT, you will probably love this.

If you're up for a cheap thrill, this is it. A zesty / sparkling and aromatic lime opening joined by a kind of watery accord that smells more leafy-violety than actually watery. Everything sharpened by a woody-leather bone-structure. Totally synth and surely not groundbreaking but considering you can find 30ml bottles for 7 euros in discount stores here and there around the globe, you might want to give this a chance as it's actually pretty enjoyable in a hypothetical Azuree Lime ---> woody citrus axis. Completely genderless.

Nice presentation a-la Kilian (ah, the irony). Cheap is good sometime.

As "celebrity fragrances" go this is a very decent example. The opening blast brought me household cleaner but this rapidly changed into a pleasant tea note supported by a traditional, generic feminine scent. After half an hour or so it evolved into something approaching Terre d'hermes/ Cartier Declaration full of citrus notes, the tea trying to hang on. Finally this dried down into a skin scent of something more masculine that I have experienced before but cannot put my finger on. So I would describe this as a non-linear unisex fragrance. While I can appreciate it, I would not choose to wear it as it is either too feminine or akin to those fragrances mentioned above which are not to my taste. Thumbs up as I can see how this could be a good option for some. Better to sample before purchase in my opinion.