Vanderbilt Gloria Vanderbilt 1982 Eau de Toilette

I didn't expect that... I must admit, I actually like it. Despite tuberose, despite 80s. It contains ingredients I hate: the aforementioned tuberose, civet and opoponax. When reading the fragrance pyramid makes in me rather the feeling spreads "there fits but nix front and back together!"
In Vanderbilt I recognize a continuation of the aldehyde fragrances of the first half of the 20th century, this ethereal "soapiness". There I have to think spontaneously of all the shower gel fragrances that there are nowadays so, especially in the men's area. Is that perhaps how the aldehydic scents used to be perceived? Sporty, clean, trim? Effectively, today we still carry the note of "I just washed and I still smell like the washing substance," just a little differently, just as washing preferences have changed.
Vanderbilt is no longer as purr-fect, as cuddly as the aldehyde scents before it (that I've encountered), but has a much more tart build. The soap is now pure white, it washes lightly, but only a little, because white flowers now shine above it with a brightness that stands out.
Oh, you tuberose, what you can captivate one, whether one likes you or not.
I was expecting an 80s oriental that creaks and screams about, but that's not Vanderbilt.
Somehow, it's very delicate - like a stained glass window through which light splits into rainbow colors. It's a warm light, a morning light, wafting in powdery ylang-ylang aromas carried gently by vanilla, cinnamon and sandal.
Yes, morning light. That's how the scent works on me. Morning light distilled into a fragrance. A yellow fragrance that welcomes the new day.
The fragrance of a self-confident woman who is not just "woman of X" and will never be. The tuberose is a clear announcement! At the same time, the wearer of Vanderbilt has a sensual side - she is not a power woman who only allows herself to wear pantsuits to look powerful & masculine. No, no, she is in touch with her femininity and is not afraid to be herself. She is in balance and from that she draws her power.