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Parfum Rare Jacomo 1985 Eau de Toilette

8.4 / 10 21 Ratings

A popular perfume by Jacomo for women, released in 1985. The scent is spicy-floral. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Floral

Woody

Earthy

Chypre

Fragrance Notes

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Egyptian jasmine

Florentine iris

Immortelle

May rose

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Rosewood

Tagetes

Sri Lankan cardamom

Coriander

Perfumer

Christian Mathieu

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Scent

8.421 Ratings

Longevity

8.420 Ratings

Sillage

7.720 Ratings

Bottle

7.826 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The faces of the advertising campaign are the models Daniela Ghione and Ricardo Ramos.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/25/2013

8Scent

BronxBeauty
58 Reviews

BronxBeauty

2

Spicy Rose

This classic rosy chypre is a bit like Ungaro Diva but darker and drier. I think of it as very glamorous and womanly, a red carpet kind of scent, and it is. Even so, because its woodiness and vetiver lend a certain astringency (at least to the EDT), the right man could pull it off. Discontinued but still relatively reasonably priced.

01/10/2022

BrianBuchanan
363 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

2

Old Ticker

Coeur de Parfum was one of those distinctive coriander chypres that appeared in the eighties.
But, arriving in 1987, it was the tail end of a batting order that was soon bowled out by Cool Water, the herald of the nineties. (Special mention for excellent last stand by Knowing; '88 not out.)

Cool Water (1988) set the trend for a light aquatic style that would kill the chypre stone dead. (This lineage stems from Coriandre (1973) and it was probably time the style gave way to something else...)

You might have thought that after things like Balahé, Sinan and Paloma Picasso, there wouldn’t be much left to say. But Jacomo did their best and released this cool coriander rose, set to an offbeat flowery note of marigold, supported by a powdery amber facet in the drydown.

I would say Coeur de Parfum is more competent than outstanding, but if you like the other coriander chypres, try this, it’s not bad.

Updated on 01/16/2023

11/25/2025

Krmarich
230 Reviews

Krmarich

1

Take no prisoners!

I adored Silences. I wore an entire bottle a few years ago. I have one bottle left with a sprayer that gave out. It is quite old and it's no surprise that it will not spritz. I ended up decanting it, as the perfume is just fine.

I have always wanted to try the follow up, Coeur de Parfum. There are bottles floating around online reasonably priced. The bottle has hypnotized me for years. There was never a reformulation, so my hunt was easy. I picked up Parfum Rare. It was delivered new in the wrapper. I opened it and the sprayer was not working. No problem. I decanted it. The contents were as fresh as the day it was bottled. This is definitely worth the blind buy risk to the vintage collector.

Considering it time of origin-1985 this was lost in the crowd of competitors. Many of these French beauties didn't hit big on the US Market. This one hides in the shadows, of course. Its big, bold and quite dark. The opening is totally darkness. Oakmoss is boss for this one. There are the usual suspects here, especially night blossoming jasmine and dark iris that want to shout yet almost infer that they are there. It's a well-blended composition that is hard to warm up to at first. You have to spray this on your chest, near your heart to let it open properly. After the first hour the florals kind peek through. The warmth is eventually evident; however, it's more like how you feel when you get turned on by someone. It's not a motherly hug. The cardamon gives it a sexy thunder that cannot be ignored.

Its predatory and sneaks up from behind. It seems familiar, yet you have never detected it before. The dark woods and herbal notes keep this one obscure and sultry. Its sharp and almost bitter. Black pearls, lipstick, dress, veil and hat. This is as retro as the 1980s, and it can be pulled off today. As a man, this is fine to wear at night, as it wears like an invisible black cloak. Due to its uncommon presence, this cannot be associated with anything today. There are no fruit, vanilla or candy notes, just darkness within. I would describe it like a total eclipse.

01/14/2022

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Greenfan1701
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Wonderful Spicy Floral

My dearest, only, golden, best man of all has gifted me two fragrances for my birthday. Well, I actually picked them out about 5 weeks ago and paid for them in advance, many thanks to Olkaolka, you have so many treasures, I want to have many, many more ;-),
but I've already gotten the money back. With us, it usually goes like this: he is happy because he doesn't have to choose something that I might not like, and I am happy THAT I can choose something THAT I like. ;-)

Today both fragrances arrived, and THIS ONE, well, this one is truly something special. I had already thought that I would really like it, but that it is THIS good is really something wonderful.

As we all know, most fragrances from the 80s are strong, long-lasting, and pack a punch.
Here it is similar, although I must say, the spices are not overwhelming, but rather stimulating, they are not harsh but, as Minigolf aptly describes, it has a deep, dark tone that does not come across as melancholic, but rather light-footed, almost delicate, with incredibly well-balanced nuances of flowers that I cannot individually identify, yet they are still present, enveloping you like a gentle veil.

If you briefly leave the room and come back after a while, you smell this blend of fine spices; I don't find them earthy or sharp, the woody elements are only fleetingly recognizable, at least for me, it is really dominated by cardamom, clove, and perhaps just a little coriander, but soft and warm, which I assume comes from the rosewood, but that is just a guess.
I am so glad that I chose this fragrance, as I couldn't find it anywhere else. So once again, many thanks for the sale, dear Ola.
A perfectly successful fragrance that is both unsweetened floral, spicy, and a little woody.

Thank you for your attention.

07/24/2022

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Serenissima
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radiant fragrance gemstones, precious arranged

The wings of the large double doors are opened and behind them lies it: a richly sparkling hall of fragrance, expansive and shining in numerous facets.
What a splendor of scents and aromas is displayed here: Not only do the wonderful and quite common floral beauties and the base classics of oak moss, vetiver, sandalwood, and patchouli unfold enticingly; also, skillfully and sophisticatedly added spices and noble woods complete this treasure of fragrance!

To analyze and reveal all the fragrance notes united into this magnificent whole, I would have to be a mosaic artist who can still add and replace pieces stone by stone afterwards.
I am not that, and so I content myself in my own way to describe this brilliant fragrance spectacle that presents itself on my skin.

Of course, they are also here, the floral sisters from the "Guerlainade": the scent-intensive and charming "parfumeurs" May roses from Grasse; sensual, almost intoxicatingly radiant white jasmine flowers with golden-yellow faces, and the familiar aroma of irises, which inhabit large fields around Florence and thus enchant the early summer there.
Of course, they are magnificent again, but also variable to the known and do not disappoint.
However, the familiar scent paths are now left behind:
Through the somewhat bitter, but in some fragrance creations very interesting tagetes aromas, a surprisingly different scent path opens up that is worth following.
Even the immortelles, which are sometimes perceived (as I do) rather critically, have been skillfully dosed here and provide a wearable base for the spice of cardamom and coriander. Here, both originally exotic spices can harmoniously settle and thus flatter the noble rosewood in its elegant fragrance appearance.
For nothing should come across as loud here; this fragrance nuance is too fragile, too unique - simply too beautiful!
An opulent, finely spiced floral bouquet thus emerges from a well-known base of oak moss and this time slightly scratchy, erotically/animalistically appearing sandalwood, before earthy-moist fragrance tones of vetiver and patchouli finally conclude this extraordinary and exceptionally beautiful fragrance composition.
Actually a creation of all that is known, but endowed with its own personality and magic.

Dreamlike in sillage and longevity, this Eau de Toilette unfolds; how magnificent and impressive must the "Parfum Pure" then present itself?
A collection of rich fragrance gemstones that adorned the eighties with their opulence has been shaped here in a special form.
Almost lavishly, a fragrance progression develops that delights and crowns every appearance as a companion.
“Parfum Rare” needs no “red carpet”; this fragrance jewel shines from within!

It is almost impossible to get to know the variety of fragrance creations from this "Golden Era" over time.
For me, it is already a unique feeling in retrospect to have worn and enjoyed some of them in everyday life.
They still adorn today in undiminished beauty when given the right setting; for they are no longer everyday, rather precious.
Perhaps we should therefore take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves to us again to "dress up" and thus give the special a stage.
For me, the bottling of “Parfum Rare” is already in the starting blocks, and I thank Greenfan1701 for allowing me to wear this noble jewel.

Updated on 07/24/2022

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4 years ago

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I'm a hopeless case. Parfum Rare is rare, damn 1985, damn chypre-good & at 36 years old, it's hotter than many a trendy niche scent.

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Magieodeur

4 years ago

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14

Grandiose, dark, earthy, powerful Chypre. Smells almost like Magic Noire in the vintage version on me. Amazing!

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Serenissima

3 years ago

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The 80s: They’ve never been more glamorous, these golden scent divas, and what an opulent floral chypre unfolds here full of luxury and sophistication.

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