Volage Neiman Marcus 1980 Parfum
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capriciousness
Volage! What a name! Surely selected at random from a French-English dictionary by a Neiman Marcus executive in Dallas. Volage translates as "flighty" or perhaps "capricious." The scent is neither, and I know no one who aspires to be either.
Anyway, it's a fabulous scent. It is the definition of an oriental. Spicy, melodramatic, and velvety. Oakmoss isn't a listed note but I feel it's there. There is a lot about this fragrance that is "delicious," and yes it is a little creamy, but if it were released today, it would be marketed to MEN, not women. It has a luscious, smokey, and subtly green feeling.
I find this fragrance just grows and grows in its presence: the sillage and projection just get stronger as you wear it. It can creep up on you!
Original note pyramid listed below.
Top notes: cinnamon, cloves, carnation, pepper, mandarin orange, bay leaf, bergamot
Middle notes: opoponax, tolu balsam, labdanum, orris, patchouli, rose
Base notes: castoreum, amber, myrrh, cedar, incense, vetiver, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood
Anyway, it's a fabulous scent. It is the definition of an oriental. Spicy, melodramatic, and velvety. Oakmoss isn't a listed note but I feel it's there. There is a lot about this fragrance that is "delicious," and yes it is a little creamy, but if it were released today, it would be marketed to MEN, not women. It has a luscious, smokey, and subtly green feeling.
I find this fragrance just grows and grows in its presence: the sillage and projection just get stronger as you wear it. It can creep up on you!
Original note pyramid listed below.
Top notes: cinnamon, cloves, carnation, pepper, mandarin orange, bay leaf, bergamot
Middle notes: opoponax, tolu balsam, labdanum, orris, patchouli, rose
Base notes: castoreum, amber, myrrh, cedar, incense, vetiver, vanilla, benzoin, sandalwood
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