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The Black Cat
I first came across Chat Noir by chance at an online flea market,
and shortly after, I read about this fragrance here and then it
was allowed to wander into my hands.
On the internet (DDR Perfume Museum), I was able to learn a bit about the history of the perfume, more specifically
about the Eau de Cologne.
Chat Noir is a fragrance from the Odol works, which were founded in 1893 in Dresden by Karl August Lingner.
Unfortunately, the Dresden Odol plant fell victim to bombs in 1945, but a new plant was established in Düsseldorf in 1950. As early as 1894, he had the Odol mouthwash works built in Bodenbach, which was then in Austria and
now belongs to the Czech Republic. In 1924, another
Odol plant was established in Vienna, where the EdC Chat Noir was later produced.
It is said that it was produced in the sixties and seventies. However, under a photo from the DDR Perfume Museum,
a bottle is dated to the fifties; unfortunately, an exact year of its first appearance
is not known, nor is the discontinuation date.
I managed to acquire 3 45ml bottles, as well as a tonic perfume, which is a kind of deodorant splash bottle.
According to the box, there was also a deodorant spray, deodorant stick, soap, and hairspray. The well-groomed lady
could thus scent herself from head to toe with Chat Noir.
One bottle is likely a bit older, as it differs slightly in design from the other two.
The Chat Noir labeling and the print/graphic is smaller and differs somewhat in design
from the other two bottles, with one still having the original packaging.
This is good, as the box states, among other things, which products were still available and that it
received the "State Prize for Exemplary Packaging" from the Federal Ministry of Trade, Commerce, and
Industry in 1969.
This bottle features black, typically sixties-style ornaments, and these ornaments are also in pink-violet on the white
box, while the cologne itself is yellow.
I estimate that the two younger bottles can be placed in the early seventies.
Unfortunately, no fragrance pyramid is known, but I will try to describe what I believe I can smell.
I tested all 3 bottles, with the older one seeming to be a bit off in the top note; it initially shows
something herb-like, like parsley or lovage. However, it is not as bad as often described for off fragrances, so it is not unpleasant; this note dissipates quickly, and afterwards, it is still quite wearable.
The other two bottles are still in perfect condition.
At first, I perceive slightly sweet flowers, sweet but pleasant, never sticky sweet.
Then I sense something animalic; musk comes to the forefront, and
I think the cat must have marked its territory here.
In any case, I experience the same civet note that I also get when wearing vintage civet
and my old mini of Shocking, very pleasant.
So, Chat Noir certainly deserves its name. For a cologne, it holds up well; initially, I find the sillage to be moderate, later it becomes close to the skin, but it lasts about 6 hours on me, which is not bad for an
EdC.
It's a pity that there was no stronger concentration; I can imagine an EdP or even an Extrait to be absolutely wonderful!
On the box, there are two advertising slogans at the top that I don't want to withhold from you:
"Chat Noir is more than an Eau de Cologne. Exquisite fragrance oils extend and intensify the feeling
of freshness and well-groomedness. One is always well-prepared for work and leisure every day."
"Chat Noir provides invigorating freshness in the morning, which soon transitions into a subtle radiance: All day long, you are accompanied by a fragrance - charming, tender, yet cheerful, perhaps a bit capricious."
With Chat Noir, I think of the film "Irma la Douce" by Billy Wilder from
1963, in which the policeman Nestor falls in love with the prostitute Irma.
By the way, today my cat licked my arm while I was wearing Chat Noir there; she has never done that with any perfume before. Did she sense the cat?
In any case, I am glad to have found this treasure, and since I have enough of it, I will wear it too, because fragrances are meant to be worn!
and shortly after, I read about this fragrance here and then it
was allowed to wander into my hands.
On the internet (DDR Perfume Museum), I was able to learn a bit about the history of the perfume, more specifically
about the Eau de Cologne.
Chat Noir is a fragrance from the Odol works, which were founded in 1893 in Dresden by Karl August Lingner.
Unfortunately, the Dresden Odol plant fell victim to bombs in 1945, but a new plant was established in Düsseldorf in 1950. As early as 1894, he had the Odol mouthwash works built in Bodenbach, which was then in Austria and
now belongs to the Czech Republic. In 1924, another
Odol plant was established in Vienna, where the EdC Chat Noir was later produced.
It is said that it was produced in the sixties and seventies. However, under a photo from the DDR Perfume Museum,
a bottle is dated to the fifties; unfortunately, an exact year of its first appearance
is not known, nor is the discontinuation date.
I managed to acquire 3 45ml bottles, as well as a tonic perfume, which is a kind of deodorant splash bottle.
According to the box, there was also a deodorant spray, deodorant stick, soap, and hairspray. The well-groomed lady
could thus scent herself from head to toe with Chat Noir.
One bottle is likely a bit older, as it differs slightly in design from the other two.
The Chat Noir labeling and the print/graphic is smaller and differs somewhat in design
from the other two bottles, with one still having the original packaging.
This is good, as the box states, among other things, which products were still available and that it
received the "State Prize for Exemplary Packaging" from the Federal Ministry of Trade, Commerce, and
Industry in 1969.
This bottle features black, typically sixties-style ornaments, and these ornaments are also in pink-violet on the white
box, while the cologne itself is yellow.
I estimate that the two younger bottles can be placed in the early seventies.
Unfortunately, no fragrance pyramid is known, but I will try to describe what I believe I can smell.
I tested all 3 bottles, with the older one seeming to be a bit off in the top note; it initially shows
something herb-like, like parsley or lovage. However, it is not as bad as often described for off fragrances, so it is not unpleasant; this note dissipates quickly, and afterwards, it is still quite wearable.
The other two bottles are still in perfect condition.
At first, I perceive slightly sweet flowers, sweet but pleasant, never sticky sweet.
Then I sense something animalic; musk comes to the forefront, and
I think the cat must have marked its territory here.
In any case, I experience the same civet note that I also get when wearing vintage civet
and my old mini of Shocking, very pleasant.
So, Chat Noir certainly deserves its name. For a cologne, it holds up well; initially, I find the sillage to be moderate, later it becomes close to the skin, but it lasts about 6 hours on me, which is not bad for an
EdC.
It's a pity that there was no stronger concentration; I can imagine an EdP or even an Extrait to be absolutely wonderful!
On the box, there are two advertising slogans at the top that I don't want to withhold from you:
"Chat Noir is more than an Eau de Cologne. Exquisite fragrance oils extend and intensify the feeling
of freshness and well-groomedness. One is always well-prepared for work and leisure every day."
"Chat Noir provides invigorating freshness in the morning, which soon transitions into a subtle radiance: All day long, you are accompanied by a fragrance - charming, tender, yet cheerful, perhaps a bit capricious."
With Chat Noir, I think of the film "Irma la Douce" by Billy Wilder from
1963, in which the policeman Nestor falls in love with the prostitute Irma.
By the way, today my cat licked my arm while I was wearing Chat Noir there; she has never done that with any perfume before. Did she sense the cat?
In any case, I am glad to have found this treasure, and since I have enough of it, I will wear it too, because fragrances are meant to be worn!
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