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Floral with an astringency. Makes me think of hyacinth or tuberose or some other bulb flower but with no grassy element that would clarify or sharpen the scent. It is spicy and rich or deep with the background of astringency (from the aldehydes?)....

Correction: this is my feedback on No.19 Poudré EDP -- which I just discovered has its own page. Initially was somewhat reminiscent of Rive Gauche, however only picking up two voices, the sharp astringent underneath a creamy lily or tuberose...

This is a review of the pre- 1990 formulation: Overall impression: To me this is an austere, "severe Parisienne” perfume. (Yesterday's Perfume blog really captures this aspect of the perfume.) Not girlish or feminine but powerful,...

This perfume makes me think of the drink orange julius that was all the rage when I was a teenager. I get more of a food scent rather than a botanical scent from this perfume. And I completely don't get any Middle Eastern or Oriental...

I smelled this perfume at a Zurich department store. The sales clerk kept saying: yes its sexy, a sexy fragrance. "Sexy" was not the word I would have used to describe it. I didn't care for the flat face-powder smell. But I'd be interested...