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1873 Histoires de Parfums 2001

6.2 / 10 79 Ratings

A perfume by Histoires de Parfums for women, released in 2001. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Sweet

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Lime

Mandarin orange Orange

Orange

Heart Notes

Lavender

Lily of the valley Violet

Violet

Orange blossom

Spring flowers

Base Notes

Caramel

White musk Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumers & Creative Guidance

Sylvie Jourdet
Gérald Ghislain Creative Director

Ratings

Scent

6.279 Ratings

Longevity

6.766 Ratings

Sillage

6.158 Ratings

Bottle

6.562 Ratings

Submitted by Lobelia · last update on 03/06/2025.

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/26/2014

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

WRoth
154 Reviews

WRoth

3

1873 (Histories de Parfum)

This fragrance opens with a whirlwind of tart citrus notes, sweet orange blossom and milky caramel. The resulting accord is fresh, fruity and most of all sweet, to which lavender adds an interesting herbal touch. It ensures in fact the initial accord is not too sugary. As the fragrance progresses, the citrus notes disappear to reveal the beauty of the orange blossom, whilst the caramel note turns from gooey and to crystalline. Together with the lily note, the two help creating a "dry" orange blossom experience; it is not floral and airy, but rather powdery and sugared, like candy. In its sweetness and sheer power the fragrance reminds me of Bal d'Afrique without is sweaty, spicy undertone. The fragrance becomes lighter as it dries down and the strong caramel note calms down considerably. The dry down can be described as a caramelised musk.

03/07/2013

5.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

2

My least favourite from HdP

To me, the "worst" in line of a normally great range.
This does not smell like Colette and 1873, but like one of the recent Dolce&Gabanna fragrances (reminding me of their "La Luna" in particular).
A rather screechy, floral something with no refinement, devoid of fun, let alone new ideas. Mainstream companies tend to do much better when it comes to such fragrances, i.e. "modern florals". If you're into white florals with orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley accords, get a mainstream floral and save some cash.

02/18/2012

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

1

Reminds me of Coney Island--The Perfume

The folks at Histoires de Parfums are obviously very big into intertextuality, so perhaps they will not mind my beginning my review of 1873 with the observation that this perfume reminds me a lot of Bond no 9 CONEY ISLAND. And not at all without reason, having just espied the notes: lots of citrus on the top, and caramel on the bottom.

Yes indeed, these two compositions are definitely neighbors on the grand olfactory map, although in this composition the dominant citrus is grapefruit, while in CONEY ISLAND it is lime. I had thought that CONEY ISLAND exhausted the members of its own genre, but here, too, a confusing and unexpected cacophony of notes yields a rather thought-provoking perfume. The lavender in the heart here is a bit strong for my liking, but then I almost always find lavender too strong in any perfume in which it is detectable. Based on the dominance of lavender, I'd predict (having yet to take a peek) that The Holey[sic] Book rates this composition very high, since LT loves lavender (along with all masculine-leaning feminine perfumes...). Well, let's test the hypothesis:

Yes, indeed, as predicted, 1873 gets four stars, although strangely it's been reviewed by TS, who regards it as a grapefruit perfume in the same category as Guerlain Aqua Allegoria PAMPLELUNE. Oh well, I’ve always suspected that she was quasi-anosmic anyway... She regards 1873 as “excellent, clever work” and CONEY ISLAND as “harsh and rather empty up close,” a phrase which quite accurately describes her own “reviews”, IMNSHO...

08/18/2024

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Missk
1350 Reviews

Missk

2

Lemon Meringue Pie

Citrus is often a difficult note for me. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Despite hearing the term citrus gourmand mentioned a few times on various forums, I never went out of my way to test a fragrance that fell into this genre. Since discovering 1873 Colette, I can now see why so many people rave over scents such as this one.

1873 Colette opens rather citrusy, with a juicy blend of grapefruit, lime and orange. These notes are quite sweet on the skin, most likely due to a sugary note, not unlike the scent of citrus with a dusting of icing sugar.

The heart introduces a unique and potent lavender accord, tending to add to this fragrance's complexity. I'm a huge fan of lavender and I think it works nicely alongside the sugary citrus. During certain stages of this fragrance's development, it reminds me of the scent of a lemon meringue pie. Gourmand it most certainly is.

Although unisex, I think it has many girly attributes. When I smell 1873 Colette I picture a young girl in a white sundress running through an orchard during Spring. It hasn't crossed my mind as to how a man would wear this.

The drydown is a combination of musty lavender, gooey caramel and powdery vanilla. It lingers on the skin for what feels like forever, so there's nothing negative to be said about the longevity. The sillage is moderate, and is quite inoffensive provided that you don't over-apply.

I believe most niche enthusiasts would be pleased with 1873 Colette, and I can see many young girls drawn to this fragrance as well. It's a pity that it isn't more readily available. I'll be wearing a lot of this during Spring.

Original review written: September 2012.

Updated on 08/18/2024

03/06/2025

5Scent 4Longevity 5Sillage

DorothyGrace
107 Reviews

DorothyGrace

1

Reminds me of an eau de cologne

This reminds me of an eau de cologne; 4711 sprang to my mind. Just an impression.

I got flurries of all different citrus fruits, a bit herbal lavender which is gone very quickly, softened with musks and something very sweet. The notes say caramel but what came to my mind was a touch of a sweet vanilla.

I'm not keen on grapefruit, finding it quite sour. I get a bit of grapefruit pith and zest.

To me it isn't all that strong, is rather artificial, hasn't got noticeable florals, has a vague muskiness to it, and the vanilla popped off quickly. The citrus notes held up well but ended up smelling a bit unclean on my skin.

I don't dislike this but prefer more complex perfumes for myself; maybe it would work as a light summer aftershave for my brother although I think it is too expensive.

I have seen reviews calling this a barbershop type of smell but I associate barbershop with a very early Old Spice that my grandpa used to wear in the '50s and '60s so something quite complex and floral; this is way more simple than the old barbershop smells from my childhood.

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