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Monoï de Tahiti, the oil (not dry oil) I have known for a very, very long time. It is no longer on sale and I am glad that I still have a bottle of it. I liked and still like it very much, it smells of coconut and Monoï flowers (also called frangipani).
But my experience was that ONLY this oil smelled like this. All other compositions, no matter what they were called, always smelled slightly different. And that's my quandary. I loved the oil, but I didn't like any of the variants that YR supplied.
I used Monoï de Tahiti as a sun oil in summer when I was already pre-tanned, because the scent developed particularly beautifully in the sun. I was on vacation in Ibiza back then and it smelled like Tahiti. Simply beautiful.
But this body oil in particular was the sign for me that flankers, no matter what kind, cannot give what the original gives = a cozy feeling of well-being.
But my experience was that ONLY this oil smelled like this. All other compositions, no matter what they were called, always smelled slightly different. And that's my quandary. I loved the oil, but I didn't like any of the variants that YR supplied.
I used Monoï de Tahiti as a sun oil in summer when I was already pre-tanned, because the scent developed particularly beautifully in the sun. I was on vacation in Ibiza back then and it smelled like Tahiti. Simply beautiful.
But this body oil in particular was the sign for me that flankers, no matter what kind, cannot give what the original gives = a cozy feeling of well-being.
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Please Caron, DO NOT continue like this...
To start with, I like ylang-ylang and love it very much in my Aqua Allegoria Ylang & Vanilla.
With Caron, I would have expected it more in the heart note or in the base. Because immediately after spraying it on, there is a cloud of ylang-ylang (unfortunately it doesn't become a cloud). But after just a few minutes, it has completely disappeared.
Apart from the fact that My Ylang is really extremely close to the body, it just smells like "any" fragrance. It becomes flatter and flatter, and - which absolutely goes against my grain - more and more synthetic.
Yet I have grown to love Caron so much and own so many of their fragrances.
Please, dear House of Caron, reflect on your quality, on the wonderful fragrances you have given us over the years, and do NOT continue with fragrances like this My Ylang. When I think of the price that has to be paid for this, I feel sick.
With Caron, I would have expected it more in the heart note or in the base. Because immediately after spraying it on, there is a cloud of ylang-ylang (unfortunately it doesn't become a cloud). But after just a few minutes, it has completely disappeared.
Apart from the fact that My Ylang is really extremely close to the body, it just smells like "any" fragrance. It becomes flatter and flatter, and - which absolutely goes against my grain - more and more synthetic.
Yet I have grown to love Caron so much and own so many of their fragrances.
Please, dear House of Caron, reflect on your quality, on the wonderful fragrances you have given us over the years, and do NOT continue with fragrances like this My Ylang. When I think of the price that has to be paid for this, I feel sick.
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Picture book chypre "Forever
Chypre is not exactly my first choice in perfume, which does not mean that I do not like one or another of them. They just do not fit me properly, since I am neither a so-called lady, and rather the romantic type, on soft, warm, gourmandige fragrances stand.
Ever After comes very green in the top note, almost bitter dark green, but after a short time in the heart note becomes lighter and softer, from then on I like his green very well.
But the most beautiful part is the base. Here warm, amber and very slightly sweet notes come to the fore. Just the way I like it.
The fragrance development in many vintage fragrances that I have had the pleasure of getting to know is often more than just interesting. In this case, it is fascinating. It just makes me again and again incredible joy to get to know these "old" treasures. A lot of things were not right "back then", but the fragrance world was beautiful. At least for me.
Ever After comes very green in the top note, almost bitter dark green, but after a short time in the heart note becomes lighter and softer, from then on I like his green very well.
But the most beautiful part is the base. Here warm, amber and very slightly sweet notes come to the fore. Just the way I like it.
The fragrance development in many vintage fragrances that I have had the pleasure of getting to know is often more than just interesting. In this case, it is fascinating. It just makes me again and again incredible joy to get to know these "old" treasures. A lot of things were not right "back then", but the fragrance world was beautiful. At least for me.
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She has them really all?
And whether! All four:
The EdP 1957 - discussed here - the EdT 1957, the Extrait de Parfum 1957 and the EdT 2002.
What's that supposed to mean? One scent is enough! No, my dear fragrance friends, one of these four is simply not enough, because the differences between these four fragrance variants are extremely clear, sometimes even serious. So now to the Eau de Parfum from 1957.
At that time, the ozone layer or the CFCs that destroy this layer were not yet an issue. And so this bottle is the only one under pressure, so to speak. Luckily this doesn't affect the scent. The gold-colored cap matches the gold-colored label of the EdP, but sits very loosely on the bottle. Like most bottles of the time, this is not refillable; the cap is pressed on by machine. The advantage of this method, however, is that it largely avoids counterfeiting of the content.
The EdP 1957 has a very, very green start, dominated by aldehydes and it takes quite a while for the L'Interdit to emerge. But even then it is still quite different from the EdT and Extrait de Parfum of the same year.
In contrast to these two, the EdP remains green, with clear features of a classic chypre. I can't perceive anything fruity, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.
After this bitter-green start and a little patience, a beautiful, softer but green heart emerges. Like the freshly sprouting nature in late spring, before the flowers can take over. Green and smooth, fine with a soft woody background and a very slight animalic note that I would attribute to musk.
The similarity of the three scent variants is most clear in the base. Here it is soft, smells a bit vanilla - which is probably what the tonka does in combination with amber.
The EdP is a chypre and, for my taste, the only scent of the three that I would also use for sports. This is also supported by the lowest durability of the 1957 variants.
It's a really nice scent, but I have to admit that if I had bought the EdP first, the other variants would probably never have been available to me. Chypre was never my first choice.
As it is, the EdP can complement my group of four with its beautiful “greenness”.
The EdP 1957 - discussed here - the EdT 1957, the Extrait de Parfum 1957 and the EdT 2002.
What's that supposed to mean? One scent is enough! No, my dear fragrance friends, one of these four is simply not enough, because the differences between these four fragrance variants are extremely clear, sometimes even serious. So now to the Eau de Parfum from 1957.
At that time, the ozone layer or the CFCs that destroy this layer were not yet an issue. And so this bottle is the only one under pressure, so to speak. Luckily this doesn't affect the scent. The gold-colored cap matches the gold-colored label of the EdP, but sits very loosely on the bottle. Like most bottles of the time, this is not refillable; the cap is pressed on by machine. The advantage of this method, however, is that it largely avoids counterfeiting of the content.
The EdP 1957 has a very, very green start, dominated by aldehydes and it takes quite a while for the L'Interdit to emerge. But even then it is still quite different from the EdT and Extrait de Parfum of the same year.
In contrast to these two, the EdP remains green, with clear features of a classic chypre. I can't perceive anything fruity, but that doesn't mean it isn't there.
After this bitter-green start and a little patience, a beautiful, softer but green heart emerges. Like the freshly sprouting nature in late spring, before the flowers can take over. Green and smooth, fine with a soft woody background and a very slight animalic note that I would attribute to musk.
The similarity of the three scent variants is most clear in the base. Here it is soft, smells a bit vanilla - which is probably what the tonka does in combination with amber.
The EdP is a chypre and, for my taste, the only scent of the three that I would also use for sports. This is also supported by the lowest durability of the 1957 variants.
It's a really nice scent, but I have to admit that if I had bought the EdP first, the other variants would probably never have been available to me. Chypre was never my first choice.
As it is, the EdP can complement my group of four with its beautiful “greenness”.
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Fragrant poison
The advertising created at the time for this fragrance said:
Someone beautiful just passed by, someone wearing Intoxication!
Intoxication - the poisoning, the intoxication - a fragrance like you can look for a long time today. The Eau de Toilett is in the same "pleated" Lalique bottle as the Extrait de Parfum, however, the EdT has unfortunately above the metal cap, which serves as a screw cap, a plastic cap with the same pleating as the bottle.
Un this is also the only shortcoming of the EdT: the cap is made of plastic, not glass and became brittle and fragile over time, which reduces the Lalique flacon somewhat in value. At the top of the cap is clearly visible the D'Orsay coat of arms, which also no longer enhances the brittle cap.
The Eau de Toilette is not quite identical to the perfume, which is clearly softer than the EdT.
Here is then also nothing more of the initial softness to feel. On the contrary, the fragrance here reaches a dry, almost creaky florality, as only jasmine, gardenia, violet, lily of the valley and similar candidates can achieve. The dryness of the heart note is not powdery, but tart dry, but without being bitter, because the floral sweetness acts clearly with hinein.
In the projection, the whole is less creaky yet quite loud, very perceptible and with the inkling of the initial softness.
The base smells only slightly woody, rather mossy, tart-dark with clearly resinous chord. If animal notes should be included here, but only carefully dosed. They are for me in any case not to be perceived.
In any case, the EdT is clearly louder than the Extrait de Parfum, which is rather determined by softness. In contrast, the EdT is a huge floral accord with dark background notes. It lasts extremely long.
As is often the case, the difference between Extrait de Parfum and Eau de Toilette surprised me. They are largely similar but still different in their effect. Soft and gourmand (Parfum) against clearly loud and slightly creaky (EdT).
However, both are beautiful fragrances, even today.
Someone beautiful just passed by, someone wearing Intoxication!
Intoxication - the poisoning, the intoxication - a fragrance like you can look for a long time today. The Eau de Toilett is in the same "pleated" Lalique bottle as the Extrait de Parfum, however, the EdT has unfortunately above the metal cap, which serves as a screw cap, a plastic cap with the same pleating as the bottle.
Un this is also the only shortcoming of the EdT: the cap is made of plastic, not glass and became brittle and fragile over time, which reduces the Lalique flacon somewhat in value. At the top of the cap is clearly visible the D'Orsay coat of arms, which also no longer enhances the brittle cap.
The Eau de Toilette is not quite identical to the perfume, which is clearly softer than the EdT.
Here is then also nothing more of the initial softness to feel. On the contrary, the fragrance here reaches a dry, almost creaky florality, as only jasmine, gardenia, violet, lily of the valley and similar candidates can achieve. The dryness of the heart note is not powdery, but tart dry, but without being bitter, because the floral sweetness acts clearly with hinein.
In the projection, the whole is less creaky yet quite loud, very perceptible and with the inkling of the initial softness.
The base smells only slightly woody, rather mossy, tart-dark with clearly resinous chord. If animal notes should be included here, but only carefully dosed. They are for me in any case not to be perceived.
In any case, the EdT is clearly louder than the Extrait de Parfum, which is rather determined by softness. In contrast, the EdT is a huge floral accord with dark background notes. It lasts extremely long.
As is often the case, the difference between Extrait de Parfum and Eau de Toilette surprised me. They are largely similar but still different in their effect. Soft and gourmand (Parfum) against clearly loud and slightly creaky (EdT).
However, both are beautiful fragrances, even today.
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