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For lovers of vintage vanilla
When I was little, I remember visiting a friend of the family's house. We were regularly invited over for dinner, the friend in question was a very cool French lady who cooked delicious French cuisine but also smoked, wore black eyeliner and always spoke her mind. She loves lilies and her husband bought her a big bouquet of lilies every week. Their living room had this distinct scent of fresh lilies. I also remember the big bottle of Tocade (1994) Eau de Toilette in her bathroom - to me it seemed so incredibly chic, and 9 year-old little me was overwhelmed with joy when she gave me a miniature of that magical vanilla.
Vanilla and lilies is how I'll always remember that year. And I have never ever managed to find a true lily pollen in perfumery- until now! It must be the champaca, but my nose decodes it as lily - the peppery orange pollen that left an indelible mark in my neuronal pathways apparently! This peppery, indolic opening note may not be to everyone's taste - I love it. The vanilla that follows is not gourmand in the slightest, but reminiscent of classical French perfume vanilla (just like Tocade as I remember it from the '90s).
Incredible longevity (my sweater is very fragrant with vanilla even after washing), and as far as I can tell good sillage as well (noticeable but not monstrous).
As with all fragrances that are tightly interlaced with childhood memories, I am really no objective judge on this one. I don't know if it's any good, all I know is that I will love it forever. Very grateful for the decant I received, and very much looking forward to buying a full bottle!
Vanilla and lilies is how I'll always remember that year. And I have never ever managed to find a true lily pollen in perfumery- until now! It must be the champaca, but my nose decodes it as lily - the peppery orange pollen that left an indelible mark in my neuronal pathways apparently! This peppery, indolic opening note may not be to everyone's taste - I love it. The vanilla that follows is not gourmand in the slightest, but reminiscent of classical French perfume vanilla (just like Tocade as I remember it from the '90s).
Incredible longevity (my sweater is very fragrant with vanilla even after washing), and as far as I can tell good sillage as well (noticeable but not monstrous).
As with all fragrances that are tightly interlaced with childhood memories, I am really no objective judge on this one. I don't know if it's any good, all I know is that I will love it forever. Very grateful for the decant I received, and very much looking forward to buying a full bottle!
2 Comments
Seerose 2 years ago
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How different we perceive and remember scents/odors. I loved Tocade. But does not have the faintest remember of Tocade when I use this vanilla-perfume. Yes, at the beginning there is the typical P. Monte Carlo Ylang (I own also Ylang Ylang Nosy be to). But Tocade was for me sparkling of geranium, the peppery freesia, there was no whiff of lilly or any white and indolic flowers into Tocade. In spite of Vanilla de Tahiti, which evolves it at the start in order to vanish a little bit later. I loved Tocade. For sure I did not own the real identic edition of 1994 Tocade, I owned a newer producted. It's discontinued now. Though I love Vanilla de Tahiti. I' m fond of Perris Monte Carlo scents.
Nushka 2 years ago
Of course my memory of Tocade is very old and very subjective! To be clear, I'm not saying this perfume is like Tocade, I'm saying that it brings back very old and subjective memories of lilies in the house I used to visit + Tocade.