Byzantine Rochas 1995

Well, I would not call Byzantine the little sister of the magnificent Byzance, at most a distantly related grand cousin.
I truly cannot understand why Rochas has removed the wonderful fragrances like Byzance and Byzantine from their lineup. With a club, I would strike down and stomp my foot. If I could, I would unleash my snakes to bite Marcel Rochas in the leg or stare him down until he turns to stone. But it’s all for naught, as he has been dead for a long time and surely does not bear this attitude on his conscience.
Quote: "Marcel Rochas shaped fashion history between 1945 and 1955. His name will forever be associated with perfumes such as: Femme, Madame Rochas, Mystére, Lumiére, Macassar, or Eau de Rochas."
However, I am fortunate to own a vintage bottle of Byzance, so I can directly compare cousin and cousin. Elective affinities? It seems so, and yet not.
While Byzance embodies the great field marshal (or the great lady standing behind the great man - behind every great man, there is usually an even greater woman - it has always been this way, we don’t need Alize Schwarzer for that), Byzantine plays the role of the angelic figure with the golden harp.
Oriental light? Only at the beginning, and the lovely little one turns up the volume more and more with each passing hour, evolving into a wonderful overall composition of blossoms, delicate citrus fruits, and noble woods.
A very fine and noble oriental, and it is a shame that it has been taken off the market.