Heliotrope Etro 1989 Eau de Toilette

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Heliotrope (Eau de Toilette) is a perfume by Etro for women and men and was released in 1989. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Powdery

Floral

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Almond

Bergamot

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Iris

Jasmine

Rose

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Musk

Peru balsam

Tolu balm

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Perfumer

Robertet

Ratings

Scent

7.2420 Ratings

Longevity

7.5325 Ratings

Sillage

6.7295 Ratings

Bottle

7.5285 Ratings

Value for money

7.269 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 17.04.2024.

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/07/2020

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Carina1984
6 Reviews

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Carina1984

Top Review 17

A marzipan vanilla dream

In search of a Christmas present for my equally fragrant son, we ended up in an exceptionally great perfumery, with extremely competent staff!

So I described what my son liked and she sprayed me with some scents - I thought they were all great ...but somehow too "feminine" so I followed her advice and moved on to the partner branch, because they also had "Montale" and she was sure ...I would find something there!
Yes - "Chocolate Greedy" was bought :)

Satisfied at home I got all the great scent strips out of my bag again and ooooohhhh my goodness ...I was suddenly in love with Heliotrop!
In business he was already great ... but with time he had developed so incredibly warm and cuddly !
A real marzipan vanilla dream ... and I knew that after all this Christmas stress I would treat myself to it

09/22/2020

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

RedVanilla
36 Reviews

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RedVanilla

Very helpful Review 14

Almond Dream in Flacon!

Rarely have you smelled such a delicious almond dessert in perfume form. The almond immediately takes over without detours and other ingredients like bergamot and petitgrain I don't even notice. But they are probably responsible for the fact that the almond has to be given the reins and that you don't immediately start to get scared and run away. The smell of almonds here is more like freshly roasted almonds, but I personally find the sweetness still within the range and very pleasant for my nose. Here it is surely also helpful that it is only an eau de toilette. If one had decided to use a higher concentration of scent in this case, the sweetness would be hard to bear and would have sent the wearer into a fragrant coma without any detours.

1 to 2 hours the almond is now the absolute star and then disappears slowly into the fragrant sky and just when you want to ask yourself: Was that all there was to it? Comes unexpectedly and quickly the tonka bean around the corner and wants to be on the first place. This succeeds also quite room-filling and who is not a fan of this scent nuance, will consider at the latest now whether this is still bearable. As a dessert fan, I'm still in the game when it comes to perfume and I'm thrilled. The tonka bean envelops the wearer for about 4 - 5 hours and then slowly weakens to allow the queen vanilla to make its appearance. Because vanilla never leaves the fragrance of a perfume unasked. But compared to the fragrance components almond and tonka, vanilla is only the supporting actress in this performance and disappears after another 1 hour gently into the sunset.

Conclusion: An extremely delicious dessert to spray, but you have to be aware that all the other fragrance components mentioned in the course are only the foundation to prepare the almond and tonka bean the stage for the big performance. Flower lovers will not enjoy this fragrance, as they are almost imperceptible. For all other almond and dessert fans, this fragrance is a dream.

03/02/2018

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Top Review 9

fantasy

Heliotrope might as well be a fictional plant for all I know. I don’t know what it looks like and I’ve never smelled it but I’m drawn to scents known for prominent heliotrope notes. I may not know the scent of the plant but I know the infamous notes: marzipan, cherry pie, spiced vanilla meringue, coconut-almond custard. The same specific set of descriptors are repeated so consistently that I imagine the plant’s scent must be very specific.

I can spot the descriptors. In monster perfumes like Loulou and Datura Noir but also in more delicate compositions like Ellena's l'Eau d'Hiver for Frédéric Malle and Kiss Me Tender. I totally dig Jour de Fete and l'Heure Bleue makes me weep. Also, I'm American, so I suppose both cherry pie and a tendency to self-deception are part of my psyche. All this to say, over the years, in my head I’ve come to believe that I know what heliotrope smells like when in fact, I don’t. It’s a false memory.

Actually, it’s not heliotrope that I have in my mind’s nose so much as heliotropin, the material used to create those gorgeous vintage orientals like Coty l'Origan and Guerlain Vol de Nuit and classic carnations like Caron Bellodgia. The first time I tried Etro Heliotrope it felt familiar, but just out of reach, like a misfiled memory. The recognition was instantaneous but understanding lagged with a drawn out, tip-of-my-tongue dissatisfaction. It was only when I re-spritzed a couple of hours later that I made the association between the perfume under my nose and the fantasy in my head. Is this the Proustian madeleine for this particular point in the 21st century? No transcendent moment, just a simple, satisfying connection? An itch scratched?

I suppose it’s a bit small for Proust and it’s not so much memory as a recognition of things imagined. Still it was informative to be confronted with the realization of what amounts to an olfactory hallucination. A little glimpse into how I make sense, or fiction, out of scent.

As for the perfume, it's all there---the pie, the meringue, the marzipan. But it has an unexpected confluence of textures and tones. It’s expansive and heady at the same time that it seems a little remote, like the scent is coming from further away than my wrist. The spiciness creates a bubbly quality as if the scent were carbonated but at the same time, there is a hint of play-doh and paste that creates a matte finish and an introverted impression.

I don’t think of Etro as a line that veers too far into experiments in abstraction but Heliotrope is actually sort of wild. It’s built from a bizarre combination of scents. It balances the high-pitched insecticide sting of cyanide almonds and the scent of stones in dried clay soil. Like eating marzipan pastries in a musty basement or root cellar.

Avant garde, vanguard, avant courier? Ground-breaking, rule-bending? Listen up, groovy indie brands. This dandy fashion house has stolen your lunch with simple creativity.

05/24/2021

Marzipan67
3 Reviews

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Marzipan67

Helpful Review 6

My sleep cuddle scent

Heliotrope is a fragrance that soothes me.
When I smell it, the for me intense scent of almonds and marzipan, I feel safe. This is like sitting with mom or grandma in the kitchen while they bake cakes that smell like almond and vanilla.
This scent is home and has something comforting, homey for me.
And when I can't fall asleep after a stressful day, this scent calms me down and lulls me into sweet dreams.
I'm lucky enough to still own the first edition, which is now 10 days old. But the great thing about Etro perfumes is that even after many years the scent absolutely does not tip.
Many years ago I owned Balahé by Leonard, somehow Heliotrope reminds me of it, even if Balahé had more sexiness..

09/04/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

PBullFriend
308 Reviews

PBullFriend

Helpful Review 7

a beautiful mystery

I'm surprised that I even tried Etro Heliotrope. I generally don't like powdery scents that much, and I really dislike orange blossom in most scents.

But this is SO beautiful. It's a gentle vanilla-almond-floral that has just enough powder to bring to mind dusting powder WITHOUT making me think that it should be worn only by babies or elderly women. It has some similarity to Guerlain's Iris Ganache but without its penetrating sweetness.

It's suiting me just perfectly today, as I get ready to enjoy the last tomatoes of summer and welcome the cool breezes of fall. Wish I had bought a bottle when it was cheap and plentiful.

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