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Do you know how Altamir came to be? No? Neither do I, but it might have been as follows!
Surely it must have been a very good day for Ted Lapidus. Not only did he feel a bit stronger again health-wise, no, a long-awaited sense of accomplishment provided renewed courage and confidence in life. Since he had retired to the Côte d'Azur in the mid-1990s, he had been experimenting with new fragrance creations here in his small, private perfume laboratory, more for his own pleasure and for the fun of it. Yesterday in the evening the big throw seemed to succeed, because a sweet-oriental gem pushed vehemently and intensely from one of the Erlenmeyer flasks of the experimental series.
In 1951, Ted Lapidus founded his fashion company and celebrated great success with his haute couture designs that were based on uniform and safari elements. Nevertheless, the perfume division had to be sold in 1983 and in 1986 also the fashion house. However, fashion and perfume continued to be offered under the Ted Lapidus brand. Suffering from leukemia at the end of his life, Ted Lapidus died on December 29, 2008 at the age of 79.
Now back in the lab in the morning it was time to capture and document all the details of the scent experiment. A powerful olfactory bouquet of vanilla emanated from the flask full of juice and power from the first sniff. It was precisely these vanilla facets that he placed great emphasis on. Two other sweet-oriental perfumes served as models, namely Cašmir and Gaultier². But while the vanilla in Cašmir rather dark-earthy and in Gaultier² sweetish-cookie comes along, he succeeded in this attempt to develop an aromatic and honey-like, vanilla note as a determining fragrance element for the new perfume.
Ted Lapidus noted all the quantities, additions, and order of fragrance notes and noticed the absence of vanilla. He was sure he had not forgotten this defining ingredient, and the smell on the flask left little doubt. A new batch, also without vanilla, produced the identical result. Still somewhat confused, he filled a small bottle and wrote on the label "Altamir" in reference to the mysterious, prehistoric cave of Altamira, which hides no vanilla treasures, but unique, millennia-old, stone-age murals.
Immediately, a sweetly vanilla breeze blew, literally exploding as Ted Lapidus activated the sprayer. A fruity, bitter-sweet storm came up, sweeping through sweet-flowery front yards with fresh-citrusy gusts. A brief rain shower as well as the sun piercing through again caused the air to billow and the floral scent to run free. It smelled of flowers and blossoms as well as juicy-fruity, intensely honey-sweet and a little woodsy-spicy. At the same time, a rich breeze of an aromatic vanilla permanently wafted around from all sides. As the fragrance progresses, the base notes, above all amber and tonka bean, spread comforting warmth, the air is creamy heavy, tart-sweet to caramel and with many woody facets. And even now, a now dry, steady vanilla wind whispers steadily at the base. The atmosphere is relaxed, it smells like siesta, prosecco, dessert with ice cream and being happy.
Altamir is a fascinating perfume and yet still made it to the market in 2007 under the label of Ted Lapidus, even without vanilla. It is both fresh and sensual, modern and original, a powerful perfume with an extraordinary appeal. Despite intense sweetness, a noble and masculine coming fragrance with good durability and sillage.
With a fragrance recommendation to Altamir and the tip for the visit to the cave of Altamira I thank you very much!
Surely it must have been a very good day for Ted Lapidus. Not only did he feel a bit stronger again health-wise, no, a long-awaited sense of accomplishment provided renewed courage and confidence in life. Since he had retired to the Côte d'Azur in the mid-1990s, he had been experimenting with new fragrance creations here in his small, private perfume laboratory, more for his own pleasure and for the fun of it. Yesterday in the evening the big throw seemed to succeed, because a sweet-oriental gem pushed vehemently and intensely from one of the Erlenmeyer flasks of the experimental series.
In 1951, Ted Lapidus founded his fashion company and celebrated great success with his haute couture designs that were based on uniform and safari elements. Nevertheless, the perfume division had to be sold in 1983 and in 1986 also the fashion house. However, fashion and perfume continued to be offered under the Ted Lapidus brand. Suffering from leukemia at the end of his life, Ted Lapidus died on December 29, 2008 at the age of 79.
Now back in the lab in the morning it was time to capture and document all the details of the scent experiment. A powerful olfactory bouquet of vanilla emanated from the flask full of juice and power from the first sniff. It was precisely these vanilla facets that he placed great emphasis on. Two other sweet-oriental perfumes served as models, namely Cašmir and Gaultier². But while the vanilla in Cašmir rather dark-earthy and in Gaultier² sweetish-cookie comes along, he succeeded in this attempt to develop an aromatic and honey-like, vanilla note as a determining fragrance element for the new perfume.
Ted Lapidus noted all the quantities, additions, and order of fragrance notes and noticed the absence of vanilla. He was sure he had not forgotten this defining ingredient, and the smell on the flask left little doubt. A new batch, also without vanilla, produced the identical result. Still somewhat confused, he filled a small bottle and wrote on the label "Altamir" in reference to the mysterious, prehistoric cave of Altamira, which hides no vanilla treasures, but unique, millennia-old, stone-age murals.
Immediately, a sweetly vanilla breeze blew, literally exploding as Ted Lapidus activated the sprayer. A fruity, bitter-sweet storm came up, sweeping through sweet-flowery front yards with fresh-citrusy gusts. A brief rain shower as well as the sun piercing through again caused the air to billow and the floral scent to run free. It smelled of flowers and blossoms as well as juicy-fruity, intensely honey-sweet and a little woodsy-spicy. At the same time, a rich breeze of an aromatic vanilla permanently wafted around from all sides. As the fragrance progresses, the base notes, above all amber and tonka bean, spread comforting warmth, the air is creamy heavy, tart-sweet to caramel and with many woody facets. And even now, a now dry, steady vanilla wind whispers steadily at the base. The atmosphere is relaxed, it smells like siesta, prosecco, dessert with ice cream and being happy.
Altamir is a fascinating perfume and yet still made it to the market in 2007 under the label of Ted Lapidus, even without vanilla. It is both fresh and sensual, modern and original, a powerful perfume with an extraordinary appeal. Despite intense sweetness, a noble and masculine coming fragrance with good durability and sillage.
With a fragrance recommendation to Altamir and the tip for the visit to the cave of Altamira I thank you very much!
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