Calandre 1990 Eau de Parfum

Calandre (Eau de Parfum) by Paco Rabanne
Bottle Design Pierre Dinand
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7.5 / 10 88 Ratings
Calandre (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Paco Rabanne for women and was released in 1990. The scent is chypreartig-floral. It was last marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Chypre
Floral
Green
Fresh
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes Leaf greenLeaf green BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
IrisIris Lily of the valleyLily of the valley GeraniumGeranium JasmineJasmine RoseRose
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk OakmossOakmoss AmbergrisAmbergris SandalwoodSandalwood VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.588 Ratings
Longevity
7.559 Ratings
Sillage
6.458 Ratings
Bottle
7.662 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 01.12.2023.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Bottle
7
Sillage
9
Longevity
10
Scent
Nasenputz

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Nasenputz
Nasenputz
Top Review 14  
Calandre needs a good thrashing!
even if the hairs on the back of the neck may stand up in some of them or "doesn't work at all" immediately manifests itself in the brain.
Calandre on freshly showered male skin and after approx. 30 min. " reaction time" is simply ... simply breathtaking.
For me it is the sexy mixture of oakmoss, sandalwood very subtle, the tart rose and the aldehydes.
Even Guerlain's Parure has never been only feminine for me. When I wore this fragrance, I received many compliments and nobody recognized this wonderful guerrilla fragrance, which unfortunately no longer exists even in Paris. Everyone suspected something "masculine" by Caron or something from the States like Fred Haymann.
Calandre is for me on the skin the brother of Rive Gauche, who was also legendary in his time.
Enjoy, switch off, feel good and wear a small, secret - never suspected - scent...
I can't get used to the new Paco Rabanne perfumes, they are too loud, too buried and not soft enough for me Then I'll stay with my grill.
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Scent
BronxBeauty

58 Reviews
BronxBeauty
BronxBeauty
Helpful Review 5  
More Metallic Than Metal
I've been wearing PR fragrances since the early 1980s, so I can give a bit of history as to how they've changed over time. In those early days, I was a diehard fan of Metal, which I used to buy in parfum concentration at the drugstore (yes, the drugstore). I didn't really like Calandre, which back in the day used to have an unpleasantly metallic edge, although I did buy it on occasion when I could not find its darling sister. Thirty years later, lo and behold, and my tastes have switched. Or is it the perfumes' formulas? Calandre has lost its high-pitched edge (helional?), while the green Metal (now found only in EDT) has grown much harsher. Nowadays Calandre is a fine, classy, aldehydic with a cool white sheen. Nice stuff.
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Krmarich

24 Reviews
Krmarich
Krmarich
6  
Future Shock
Calandre was post modern, ultra chic and now too good to be true. Its was very stylish in 1969. Indeed, its aldyde-floral mastery could easily fit onto the 2001 Pan Clipper. It was futuristic glamour ready for the perfume world. Frosty roses mingled with other flowers that commanded attention. The oakmoss has a unique "changed" quality to it. It had become sharp and metallic! What a better way to enter the Space Age? This rose can survive in the void!

It was never really popular in the USA-usurped by its follow-up Rive Gauche in a few years. Micheal Hy was the most progressive nose of his day. However it had an audience that held on until its removal from the market in 2000. 2001 came and went. We never made it to the moon. Calandre is now forgeotten, cold, dry and dusty. Its hermetically sealed in my collection. We shall lament this never to be forgotten glimpse into tomorrow...
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jtd

484 Reviews
jtd
jtd
Helpful Review 4  
glaring chrome
I get the comparison between Rive Gauche and Calandre, and I love to put one on each wrist just for kicks. It’s fun to watch them both unroll over time. Try the same with Estée Lauder’s White Linen and Calandre. It feels like the same experience as with RG, but the sides have been switched. If RG was on Calandre’s left, then WL sits on its right. Forgetting for the moment who came first, the comparisons of A:B and B:C yield so much similarity, but studying A:C is like comparing apples to aldehydes. There feels like virtually no connection between White Linen and Rive Gauche.

My take on the RG/Calandre comparison is that, contrary to general consensus, Calandre is both ligher in weight and darker in feel that RG. Yes, RG’s rose is darker and Calandre’s chromium shine is brighter than RG’s. And, yes, RG has a dark resinous opening, but the resins grow sweet over time. In the end Calandre has a sharp green chypre facet that RG doesn’t. This is Calandre’s darkness. This chypre aspect is also what makes Calandre seem more tart than WL. Also, the rose in Calandre seems metallic when compared to WL’s sweet rose.

Juxtaposition aside, Calandre stands beautifully on its own and were I to keep one of the three, it would be Calandre.
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CumulnimbusCumulnimbus 2 years ago
7.5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
9
Scent
Sparkling fresh green earthy rose chypre. I love this one deeply on early spring mornings. It still results futuristic in its minimal style.
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