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Aloha Tiaré (Eau de Toilette) by Comptoir Sud Pacifique

Aloha Tiaré 1984 Eau de Toilette

Fran
08/17/2010 - 11:08 AM
Very helpful Review
4Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage 5Bottle

Heavy, Cloying, Over-the-Top

I'm sorry, DeGe, I couldn't resist the pun. But when I wanted to describe this scent and opened the page to see your comment, I had no choice - your title was practically begging me to turn it on its head. My nose had already made its judgment, and there was no escaping it.

CSP Aloha Tiaré is a tropical floral explosion. Thick, rich orange, as many scent molecules in a drop as possible. Here, the tropics and the flowers swirl as if there were no tomorrow. These are not the delicate, dewy, sweet flowers we are so often used to. Frangipani, Tiaré, and Ylang Ylang are pushed to the very limits of their possibilities. And this olfactory power is so fat and creamy that even the sweet notes of the base like vanilla and coconut have no chance of coming to light.

It's a bit like stepping into the free-flight hall for exotic birds and butterflies at the Walsrode Bird Park: immediately, the warm, humid air hits you. The heaviness smells rich from the tropical plants and flowers that thrive and flourish there. Forget Lower Saxony, you are now in Hawaii.

And as much as I love Magnum, unfortunately, this is just too much Aloha for me.
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5 Comments
NadsSpatzNadsSpatz 10 years ago
I feel the same way, so I’ll skip a comment on it :) I was hoping for more coconut/vanilla and fewer cloying flowers...
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FranFran 15 years ago
@ Kalix: You should have seen my face when I opened the page and read DeGe's title. THAT was confusion! :-)
@ DeGe: I'm already a summer fan; last winter was definitely too long. But I don't need that much tropical vibe after all! :-)
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DeGe53DeGe53 15 years ago
Everything will be fine, Fran. The next winter will definitely come, and with it, snow ;-) But it's really amazing how much it hits you.
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KalixKalix 15 years ago
I can't believe that the same scent from DeGe is being described here by you - confusion!
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FrauHolleFrauHolle 15 years ago
We are the people of Lower Saxony, storm-proof and rooted in the earth, sha-la-la-la ;)
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