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Alabaster 2006

6.7 / 10 52 Ratings
A perfume by Banana Republic for women, released in 2006. The scent is floral-fresh. It was last marketed by Interparfums.
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Main accords

Floral
Fresh
Powdery
Fruity
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
LotusLotus
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Wild roseWild rose
Base Notes Base Notes
White muskWhite musk

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
6.752 Ratings
Longevity
5.740 Ratings
Sillage
5.332 Ratings
Bottle
7.241 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 08/01/2022.

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Fran

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Fran
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Floral
Banana Republic Alabaster was a (online) blind purchase. I was totally taken by the name, the bottle, and the fragrance notes. Lotus, I had already discovered, is part of some perfumes that I really like.
The first spray then surprised me a bit. I was expecting something very light and delicate. However, the scent comes across quite strong right away. It is definitely a bright floral fragrance, not sweet, not bitter, something in between, with greenish undertones. And even though there is no fruit in it, it feels floral-fruity to me. It is somehow dense and compact, yet still radiant.
Wild rose smells quite different from regular rose. You can really tell here. Anyone who has stood by a rosehip bush knows what I mean.
The musk is not sweet and powdery, but pure and clear.
After a while, the scent develops a bitter sweetness that I really like.
Not a "big" perfume, but a lovely feminine floral scent.
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Chrisantiss

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for every occasion
I don't like rose, let's get that straight.
When I think of rose scent, I picture past centuries when the rose was the ultimate perfume for ladies in long, flowing skirts and corsets.
Rose sounds old.

But rose doesn't have to be old, as one will find in or with Alabaster.
Rose doesn't have to be cloying, powdery, or just rosy.
Rose can be modern and still smell like rose, and also smell good.

According to the fragrance notes above, Alabaster has only three components, which is neither too few nor too many.
Despite the beautiful combination, each individual note is evenly discernible. Nothing is excessive.

Alabaster is fresh, floral, powdery, and all of that in just the right measure.
It is very feminine, which goes without saying, and it is wearable on every occasion.

Here, a lot has been achieved with little.

I rate the longevity as mediocre, but that doesn't have to mean anything bad here. Since it is a gentle scent, it does fade a bit in the base without losing its three fragrance notes.
It's possible that one might be wafted by the delicate scent in a gentle breeze.
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Has your most radiant loveliness rested well?
Delicate, sweet-rosy optimist with a touch of naivety.
The scent should be soft pink.
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A veil of powdered sugar over a blooming wild rose bush, including dew drops. Fresh and uncomplicated, and all for a small price.
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