Cabotine Grès 1990 Eau de Toilette

When Cabotine came out in 1990, a year after the fall of communism, the influences of the wild, punky end-70s and the pop culture of the 80s were already fading, but there was still that rock-provocative vibe in the zeitgeist and a lot of subculture spirit. Along with Hollywood blockbusters, there were wild, surreal films by David Lynch and later Terry Gilliam et al, grunge and alternative rock were announcing themselves, and techno culture was in the wings. The Beastie Boys returned to their punk roots after a decade in hip-hop. The thirst for life, for freedom and for intellectual exchange was overflowing for young, adventurous people like me. Everything on the move, everything previously valid questioned. A good opportunity to experiment with all kinds of things (men, music and other things I don't want to mention explicitly here).
I'm just wondering if Cabotine, with its troubled signature, was an expression of that zeitgeist, or if it (just) reflected my, own, chaotic life? Thirty years later, I know that the wild sides that each of us carries within us need to be acted out from time to time (in moderation, of course!). This attitude, despite many intervening years of life, has not changed for me:-)
And I still love this intense, fresh, green-floral scent with ginger and light sweetness, although I have to admit, it also has something scratchy about it. I find Cabotine quite idiosyncratic, but not at all stale. Sure, today the fragrance trend is different. But if you look around on the street today or on the pages of some fashion influencer, you can see a lot of things from that time again: the wide, cropped jeans, the tank tops, the Chucks and Doc Martens and the oversized parkas, and so on. Removed from the context in which they were once created, many things from that time still seem surprisingly fresh and youthful today. Cabotine has withstood the test of time very well in my opinion. It's youthfully idiosyncratic and suitable for anyone with a wildly beating heart inside.