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By Chance Found a Treasure
Who or what is behind the brand Meishu? And is the additional designation Berlin, Hamburg, or Friedel now correct?
Questions that arose for me upon discovering the fragrance "Chinakrepp" and which, to my surprise, could not be answered on the WWW. Only AnneSuse had a vague hint about a Hamburg drugstore.
Well, there was a French fragrance with the same name, and whether Chinakrepp really has similarities with Crêpe de Chine by Millot, I can't really say. Could it ultimately be a dupe from Germany?
I would rather leave that clarification to the vintage specialists here in the forum and be content with being the rediscoverer of this fragrance.
I found the fragrance, like some old miniatures, in a household liquidation store, and due to its poor visual condition, I hesitated to buy it at first, as I didn't really expect the scent to still be intact.
Two weeks later, I ended up purchasing it for a small amount, intending to submit it here and then gift it to Angeliese. In the process, I learned that the fragrance comes from the liquidation of an old drugstore and was found deep in a crawl space. This circumstance probably also contributed to its preservation.
Now, onto the scent!
In the case of Chinakrepp, it's time for some cheerful guessing of fragrance notes.
The opening of Chinakrepp is very strict, and the soapy, slightly greasy tendency suggests aldehydes and somehow also brings to mind No 5 from Chanel.
In the heart, I guess there is a lot of jasmine and either hyacinth or lily. The whole thing is devoid of any sweetness and remains strict. At the same time, a very distinct animalistic musk tone becomes noticeable.
In the base, besides the musk, there could also be moss and sandalwood involved.
The longevity was around 8 hours, and I think it is an EdT. The sillage was very pronounced at first, then becomes more moderate with increasing wear time.
Chinakrepp is not a fragrance one would mourn today. Those who cannot appreciate vintage scents might quickly be tempted to label it as an old-fashioned scent, as its blooming period (I guess the 1950s) is very evident. Moreover, the name Chinakrepp does not seem particularly contemporary.
I firmly hope that Angeliese will write another comment on Chinakrepp to describe the fragrance a bit more precisely, and perhaps she will organize a sample of Crêpe de Chine (by Florblanca :)) to make a comparison.
It would also be nice to learn a bit more about the brand.
Questions that arose for me upon discovering the fragrance "Chinakrepp" and which, to my surprise, could not be answered on the WWW. Only AnneSuse had a vague hint about a Hamburg drugstore.
Well, there was a French fragrance with the same name, and whether Chinakrepp really has similarities with Crêpe de Chine by Millot, I can't really say. Could it ultimately be a dupe from Germany?
I would rather leave that clarification to the vintage specialists here in the forum and be content with being the rediscoverer of this fragrance.
I found the fragrance, like some old miniatures, in a household liquidation store, and due to its poor visual condition, I hesitated to buy it at first, as I didn't really expect the scent to still be intact.
Two weeks later, I ended up purchasing it for a small amount, intending to submit it here and then gift it to Angeliese. In the process, I learned that the fragrance comes from the liquidation of an old drugstore and was found deep in a crawl space. This circumstance probably also contributed to its preservation.
Now, onto the scent!
In the case of Chinakrepp, it's time for some cheerful guessing of fragrance notes.
The opening of Chinakrepp is very strict, and the soapy, slightly greasy tendency suggests aldehydes and somehow also brings to mind No 5 from Chanel.
In the heart, I guess there is a lot of jasmine and either hyacinth or lily. The whole thing is devoid of any sweetness and remains strict. At the same time, a very distinct animalistic musk tone becomes noticeable.
In the base, besides the musk, there could also be moss and sandalwood involved.
The longevity was around 8 hours, and I think it is an EdT. The sillage was very pronounced at first, then becomes more moderate with increasing wear time.
Chinakrepp is not a fragrance one would mourn today. Those who cannot appreciate vintage scents might quickly be tempted to label it as an old-fashioned scent, as its blooming period (I guess the 1950s) is very evident. Moreover, the name Chinakrepp does not seem particularly contemporary.
I firmly hope that Angeliese will write another comment on Chinakrepp to describe the fragrance a bit more precisely, and perhaps she will organize a sample of Crêpe de Chine (by Florblanca :)) to make a comparison.
It would also be nice to learn a bit more about the brand.
Updated on 02/19/2017
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