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3.8

92 reviews

70%
would repurchase
3.8/5
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ingredients

Top Notes: Rose, Tuberose, Mimosa, Plum Middle Notes: Jasmine, Patchouli, Orange Flower Base Notes: Oakmoss, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Amber

Reviews

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4.0
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6 years ago

Well, damn... This one was never even on my radar. I'm subscribed to a fragrance sample service, and after doing their quiz about preferences they pointed me to this one and even sent me a little vial...Read more

9 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (446 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairRed, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen



5.0
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9 years ago

Shortest revew ever...

hand in hand with Aromatics Elixir, one of the most brilliant chypre perfume ever made....

pure heaven and a connoisseur's referent chypre...

splendid and remarkable 10/10

13 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (203 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairRed, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


2.0
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9 years ago

Knowing is the mother of all magnificent mossy chypre fragrances, straddling the fence between fine perfume and aromatherapy. It has a very soothing effect on me like an aromatherapy blend, but it's d...Read more

5 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (816 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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10 years ago

The first time I tried this perfume I hated it. It had a sharp almost dirty smell on the little blotter. I tried two other perfumes, got home with my three paper blotters stuck them on the coffee tabl...Read more

9 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (118 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Dry, Dark, Warm

HairBlack, Kinky, Fine

EyesBlack


4.0
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11 years ago

I do NOT recommend the modern reformulation depicted above. If you think it's too loud and harsh and dated, all I can say is apply one dab of vintage Knowing sparingly and wait for the dry down. Eve...Read more

3 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (517 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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11 years ago

This fragrance is heavy and mature, its one of my favorite fragrances that's floral, long lasting and earthy. I find it suitable to wear all year regardless of the weather. Some reviews have said it...Read more

2 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (78 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Other, Warm

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther


5.0
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12 years ago

Eight hours later I could still luxuriate in the fumes of this heavily decadent floral chypre. It's not heavy to those around you, unless you spray more than necessary. A light sprinkling is all that'...Read more

11 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (369 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


3.0
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12 years ago

I remember my first whiff of Knowing very clearly. Well, I had sniffed the tester bottle in passing, but I had never sniffed it *on someone* until this experience. It was 1989, I was being trained f...Read more

14 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (285 reviews)

Age

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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12 years ago

This is a beautiful fragrance. I agree with what a lot of others have said in their reviews, in regards to perhaps dabbing this one on rather than spraying, as it is quite a strong smell. Lovely thoug...Read more

7 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


3.0
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12 years ago

Knowing, like Angel, is the perfect example of a fragrance that deserves its five-star rating in Turin & Sanchez' "Perfumes: The Guide," yet is unwearable for me. It is a lush rose chypre of great qua...Read more

2 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (280 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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13 years ago

What makes Aldehydes Patcholi Jasmine Sandalwood & Civet a good perfume ingredients i just don't know. 90 % of my perfumes That i love are these ingredents it's Romance Wraped in a bottle An eleg...Read more

5 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOther, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


4.0
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13 years ago

my mum has this perfume because she recieved it as a gift from her friend. I am 24 and i adore it! its very strong and so i dont feel its something i would wear right now at my age but most definitely...Read more

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About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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13 years ago

I had trepidation before trying it because it's supposed to be a BIG 90's affair. I heard that one spritz and walk through are more than enough...so I spritzed and waited for a full-on attack. Smellin...Read more

7 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue


2.0
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13 years ago

Okay..... I am going to be honest. This perfume smells like urine.... But that is only in my opinion and a few of my family and friends. I used to wear Britney Spears' Fantasy because I like sweet s...Read more

10 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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13 years ago

I sampled this today, one tiny spritz on each wrist, I am a lover of "big" scents (mostly orientals) and the majority of my collection is what some MUAers often refer to as "old lady" perfumes. That b...Read more

10 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (251 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


5.0
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13 years ago

I try hard to surmount my difficulties with Estee Lauder because I appreciate the compositions so much - but Pleasures turns into celery, White Linen screeches and Cinnabar is an old eraser on me. How...Read more

8 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (257 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Fair, Cool

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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14 years ago

What a discovery! it is an excellent perfume. It is a very special aroma that changes with time it is flowery/spicy/woody. The dry down is very dry, but smells good. It is a unisex perfume. Sensuous N...Read more

4 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


3.0
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14 years ago

This used to be my essential perfume back in the day when I worked behind the reference/research desk at a large public library. It used to mask any bad smells (and believe me, if you've ever worked i...Read more

12 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Fair, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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15 years ago

Powdery and rosy. Brutally nauseating if overdone...this one is best dabbed, not sprayed. Heed this advice and you shall be rewarded with a truly gorgeous and womanly (NOT girly) fragrance.

1 person found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (572 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Curly, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

I wore KNOWING when it first came out in the 80s....I drenched myself in it (the horror!!), but now as I revisit this old-time favorite....I do apply it with a lighter hand. Now, KNOWING has a lot of...Read more

18 people found this review helpful. Did you?

About reviewer (72 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown