Ciara (80 Strength Concentrated Cologne) Revlon
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80% Ciara makes 100% Orient
Charles Haskell Revson founded the company Revlon in 1930 together with his brother Joseph and his friend Charles Lachmann, which Charles Revson successfully led for 5 decades.
The name Revlon was chosen by taking the last name of the Revson brothers and, as a concession to the third member of the trio, Charles Lachmann, replacing the middle "s" with an "l" - thus Revson became Revlon.
Revlon was purchased in 1985 by Ronald Perelman, a US billionaire, who also owned companies like Halston, Boss, and Charles of the Ritz.
Ultima II is a cosmetics and skincare line from Revlon, originally launched by Bea Castle, Revlon's highest-ranking female employee. She chose the name for a new moisturizer. Due to the rapid and great success of Ultima II, Charles Revson founded Charles Revson Inc. in 1962 as a vehicle for Ultima II.
After Revlon's "Charlie" from 1973, Ultima II was the second and, alongside Charlie, the only product line to bear Charles Revson's name. This further demonstrates his personal connection to this cosmetics line. He even named his private yacht Ultima II.
The Ultima II line was designed for high-end demands and correspondingly high-priced. It was the answer to the increasingly successful Estée Lauder. In the USA, the line was discontinued in 2001, and in Europe, it was initially continued by a French company, but it was also discontinued there in 2008. Today, Ultima II is only available in the Far East (Asia), with production in Indonesia.
Ciara was launched by Revlon in 1973 and is a true child of its time. Revlon later published three more versions of Ciara under the Ultima II label, a concentrated cologne with 80%, 100%, and 200%.
Ciara is an oriental fragrance built on resins, herbs, and spices, raspberries, patchouli, myrrh, cedar, and sandalwood. The composition is somewhat reminiscent of YSL's Opium, but Ciara smells quite different. It is a very balsamic, soft, deep, and sweet fragrance, flattering and seductive.
Its rather loud opening calms down after half an hour; from then on, Ciara simply smells fine, balsamically soft, and incredibly feminine. Unlike Opium, I wouldn't envision Ciara on a man.
The longevity is good for a 70s fragrance, as is the sillage, although - as mentioned - the opening is loud in a 70s way, after which Ciara becomes rather timelessly beautiful.
Since I was not familiar with the fragrance before, I decided to purchase the 80% version - not least because of the price. However, even though it is "only" a concentrated cologne, it fully meets my expectations of a good EdP. I dare not imagine how the 100% or even 200% version smells.
Those who enjoy balsamic, sweet, deep but not heavy orientals, those that do not yet contain oud but rather balsam and resin, will find Ciara to be a great choice. There are still one or two bottles available at quite moderate prices, and it is definitely worth our attention. Unfortunately, these fragrances are no longer being produced.
The name Revlon was chosen by taking the last name of the Revson brothers and, as a concession to the third member of the trio, Charles Lachmann, replacing the middle "s" with an "l" - thus Revson became Revlon.
Revlon was purchased in 1985 by Ronald Perelman, a US billionaire, who also owned companies like Halston, Boss, and Charles of the Ritz.
Ultima II is a cosmetics and skincare line from Revlon, originally launched by Bea Castle, Revlon's highest-ranking female employee. She chose the name for a new moisturizer. Due to the rapid and great success of Ultima II, Charles Revson founded Charles Revson Inc. in 1962 as a vehicle for Ultima II.
After Revlon's "Charlie" from 1973, Ultima II was the second and, alongside Charlie, the only product line to bear Charles Revson's name. This further demonstrates his personal connection to this cosmetics line. He even named his private yacht Ultima II.
The Ultima II line was designed for high-end demands and correspondingly high-priced. It was the answer to the increasingly successful Estée Lauder. In the USA, the line was discontinued in 2001, and in Europe, it was initially continued by a French company, but it was also discontinued there in 2008. Today, Ultima II is only available in the Far East (Asia), with production in Indonesia.
Ciara was launched by Revlon in 1973 and is a true child of its time. Revlon later published three more versions of Ciara under the Ultima II label, a concentrated cologne with 80%, 100%, and 200%.
Ciara is an oriental fragrance built on resins, herbs, and spices, raspberries, patchouli, myrrh, cedar, and sandalwood. The composition is somewhat reminiscent of YSL's Opium, but Ciara smells quite different. It is a very balsamic, soft, deep, and sweet fragrance, flattering and seductive.
Its rather loud opening calms down after half an hour; from then on, Ciara simply smells fine, balsamically soft, and incredibly feminine. Unlike Opium, I wouldn't envision Ciara on a man.
The longevity is good for a 70s fragrance, as is the sillage, although - as mentioned - the opening is loud in a 70s way, after which Ciara becomes rather timelessly beautiful.
Since I was not familiar with the fragrance before, I decided to purchase the 80% version - not least because of the price. However, even though it is "only" a concentrated cologne, it fully meets my expectations of a good EdP. I dare not imagine how the 100% or even 200% version smells.
Those who enjoy balsamic, sweet, deep but not heavy orientals, those that do not yet contain oud but rather balsam and resin, will find Ciara to be a great choice. There are still one or two bottles available at quite moderate prices, and it is definitely worth our attention. Unfortunately, these fragrances are no longer being produced.
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Thanks for the outstanding comment!!! Even though Revlon seems to be forgotten these days or comes off as cheap, this fragrance deserves a relaunch in its original formula!