Colony 1938

Colony by Jean Patou
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8.1 / 10 25 Ratings
A popular perfume by Jean Patou for women, released in 1938. The scent is fruity-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fruity
Floral
Leathery
Spicy
Chypre

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PineapplePineapple Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Heart Notes Heart Notes
CarnationCarnation OpoponaxOpoponax VetiverVetiver IrisIris OakOak
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk LeatherLeather

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.125 Ratings
Longevity
7.616 Ratings
Sillage
6.718 Ratings
Bottle
8.526 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 10.03.2024.

Reviews

1 in-depth fragrance description
9
Bottle
7
Sillage
10
Longevity
9
Scent
Flakon11e

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long-life pineapple
Tipsy fresh pineapple dances past the herb bed with half an apricot, a green, brittle and slightly floral fragrance accompanies both dancers. A few aldehydes swirl out, galbanum, hyacinth and mimosa rotate with delicate ylang-ylang, cloves and jasmine, chamomile and lavender sometimes beckon from the herb bed ... and the pineapple dances..

After 3 hours, delicate roses appear, iris powders a little, the fragrance becomes more balsamic and slightly ambery. The dancers rest on the lush carpet of moss, earthy pu-erh tea is served. A cat lies down on the sandalwood bench and purrs.

After about 5 hours, the attention is drawn to a horde of beavers: they run over all the herb beds and flower beds; the cat flees, the pineapple screams briefly and falls onto her leather sofa to watch the devastation of the beds from a safe distance.

The cat sneaks back onto its sandalwood bench, musk softens the scene, light vanilla gradually appears until the end.

I tested the EdT (see photo). The pineapple is sometimes more and sometimes less present, sometimes a whirlwind, sometimes a lady.
The green impact in the heart note, which I smell with galbanum, hyacinth and mimosa, could be from the oak. Unfortunately, Opoponax completely eludes me in this combination.
After 15 hours, I can still smell the fragrance.
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