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Désirade Aubusson 1990 Eau de Toilette

7.2 / 10 35 Ratings

A perfume by Aubusson for women, released in 1990. The scent is floral. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Oriental

Chypre

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ylang-ylang

Bergamot

Aldehydes

Coriander

Pineapple

Heart Notes

Orange blossom Rose

Rose

Violet

Cassia

Osmanthus

Tuberose

Jasmine

Base Notes

Opoponax

Musk

Patchouli

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Plum

Raspberry

Ratings

Scent

7.235 Ratings

Longevity

8.130 Ratings

Sillage

7.627 Ratings

Bottle

6.234 Ratings

Submitted by Lissy, last update on 09/24/2025.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/10/2025

8
Pricing 3
Bottle 6
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

mochimicho
50 Reviews

mochimicho

2

Throwback skanky floral

Opening is uncompromising aldehydes and powdery florals with a supportive background of fruity indoles. It’s dirty, cosmetic, and vaguely jammy but never feels weighed down. A business woman in the 80s smoking inside the bar, eyeing up the meal next to her. Powerful, confident, vintage sensuality. It draws an exhale out of me. I love the bottle design, but the cap is a finicky, plastic annoyance. I did not find Nebras Eau de Parfum to be a very good Boudoir Eau de Parfum dupe, but I feel like this layered underneath could deliver the lustful depth it lacks.

02/15/2016

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

GothicHeart
85 Reviews

GothicHeart

Helpful Review 9

Fragile equilibrium...

Desirade is quite a strange case. While it's clearly an oriental, it's like it comes from an orient entirely of its own, for it's very unusual and it doesn't remind me of anything else. Not of a perfume at least. What it actually reminds me of, is Nag Champa incense sticks. It has a wetness which is so intense that's almost tactile. It's overly sweet, cloying even, but instead of running away from it, I found myself going closer. I guess this is what "hypnotic" means in olfactory terms. Not being able to run away from something seemingly undesired. And this is Desirade's secret power in the form of an enthralling spell.
I don't know whether it has anything to do with the French overseas island of La Desirade in the Lesser Antilles, unless it was named after it to evoke a sence of exoticness. If this was the case behind its christening, then congratulations Aubusson, you've absolutely nailed it! This is exactly how I imagine the lush, strange flowers of the Caribbees would smell like.
Never mind that it has the most impractical cap ever, cause that aside, the bottle is very beautiful; like a bubble of gas slowly escaping the ocean floor, or a spearhed driven into the ground, if the direction is reversed. Actually, it's an accident waiting to happen, as it scores a perfect ten in knockoverability [sic], but I really wouldn't mind my house smelling that captivating for a couple of months. And since it can be purchased for a song, the only adjective I'd use for this kind of an accident would be "happy".