Essentials N°1 by Milton-Lloyd / Jean Yves Cosmetics
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8.6 / 10 23 Ratings
A popular perfume by Milton-Lloyd / Jean Yves Cosmetics for women, released in 1978. The scent is fruity-oriental. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Lancaster.
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Main accords

Fruity
Oriental
Sweet
Spicy
Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CoconutCoconut PeachPeach BergamotBergamot MangoMango
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GeraniumGeranium JasmineJasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley FiskrompetFiskrompet
Base Notes Base Notes
VanillaVanilla AmberAmber MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood WoodsWoods PatchouliPatchouli

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8.623 Ratings
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8.121 Ratings
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7.421 Ratings
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8.535 Ratings
Submitted by Sniffer, last update on 05/23/2025.
Variant of the fragrance concentration
This is a variant of the perfume Cašmir (Eau de Parfum) by Chopard, which differs in concentration.

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What the fragrance is similar to
Cašmir (Eau de Parfum) by Chopard
Cašmir Eau de Parfum
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MissKlea

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Embodied sexuality
The old Cašmir extrait had it all:

Dirty vanilla, juicy plump sweet peach with amber notes from Animalik, which is, however, kept discreet. There should be a little dab of castoreum.

Cašmir as an extrait embodies "sexuality" and seduction like no other fragrance. Those who are prudish or repressed should read no further.

If you take this magic out of the red outer packaging and scent yourself with it, you can indeed believe and think you are more special than some women who fill themselves up with Black Opium or La Vie Est Belle.

This fragrance had radiance, warmth, sillage and seduction! Sugar crystals, vanilla, peach and animalic is what you get and that in the double-digit range. Only niche fragrances can achieve something like this today.

I have many dates to thank for this extrait, many drinks: "You smell simply divine", you must be desired with this fragrance". I often heard sayings like that back in the 90s.

I had the Hollywood Barbie back then (I've always loved collecting dolls) and she smelled a lot like Cašmir, or was it her hair or the little perfume that came with the doll? I'm not sure anymore, but it was this vanilla that smelled like Cašmir, firmly etched in my memory.

A bit sweet, the old Cašmir reminds me of Gaultier's Vintage Classique but with a slight nuance.

I love the scent of Chopard but as an extrait and as an eau de parfum from the good old days.
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Lauser93

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Better performance than the eau de parfum
A few days ago, I criticized the weak performance of Cašmir Eau de Parfum. Now I have looked at a vintage miniature of Cašmir Parfum. I like the fragrance even a little better here, and the longevity is much more pronounced at 10 to 12 hours. The sillage is okay so far.

The top note starts fruity, citrusy and sweet thanks to peach, mango, bergamot and apricot. The heart note remains sweet, but also comes across as creamy and gourmand thanks to coconut. I can also smell floral aromas of jasmine blossom, tuberose and rose geranium. Iris and violet again provide a fine powderiness. The base remains creamy, powdery and sweet thanks to coconut flakes. It also smells woody and oriental-spicy thanks to bourbon vanilla, sandalwood and amber.

In the end, I was quite happy with Cašmir Parfum.
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Pollita

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What does perfection smell like?
Perfection? Does that even exist? What is perfect? What does it look like and how does it smell perfect? The extract of my life scent Casmir by Chopard, which is now after a long search also part of my collection, is in any case olfactorically very close to perfection for me.

Casmir is no longer a fragrance associated with luxury. In my youth, it was already very expensive as an eau de parfum and for me, then still a student, almost priceless. Today, this former dream fragrance of the Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer can be found on the lowest shelves of the drugstore and on the rummage tables at low prices.

Of course, this is not the Casmir from back then. It is a reformulation that I have still not sniffed out myself and, God forbid, I do not even want to do so. I am satisfied with various dupes that I have had the opportunity to get to know, which should come very close to the current formula. And yes, if the new formula goes more or less in this direction, then I also understand the often massive rejection that this scent is met with today.

But if you know the vintage version of this fragrance, or even the extract that reproduces it in its most beautiful form, then you can only love it. I dreamt of the Extrait already as a young woman. But by the time I could have afforded it after school and university, it was no longer available.

Just like the vintage EdP, the Extrait is characterized by a wonderfully fruity start. I have always loved this peach note at Casmir with all my heart. A sweet, juicy, peach - beautiful to bite into. The blossoms work more in the background and take away the attribute of a typical oriental floral scent, because if Casmir were that, I probably wouldn't have found it so easy to access it. The coconut is also the one who keeps a low profile. Not my dearest friend in the fragrance, but here you can only guess at it and that's all I need. Because especially the distinct coconut note is very annoying for me with various dupes.

The longer the fragrance is on the skin, the more potent the vanilla note becomes. With Extrait, it is held in check even more finely by the woods, patch and amber than with EdP, so we never turn in the direction of a sweet or food-safe scent. Casmir in this formula wasn't and isn't a gourmand either, but a sensual, very feminine, oriental perfume. It was created by Michel Almairac at a time when oriental fragrances were not yet characterized by a superficial oud note. Apart from peach, what I love about Casmir is this enchanting vanilla-patchouly combination, which I've never seen in a perfume like this before.

What the Extrait is for me, you can't copy that. It's so incredibly beautiful, I'd almost say it's perfect.
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