Royal Secret 1958 Cologne

Royal Secret (Cologne) by Germaine Monteil
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Royal Secret (Cologne) is a popular perfume by Germaine Monteil for women and was released in 1958. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Floral
Powdery
Oriental

Fragrance Notes

JasmineJasmine SpicesSpices
Ratings
Scent
8.464 Ratings
Longevity
8.355 Ratings
Sillage
7.555 Ratings
Bottle
7.359 Ratings
Submitted by DeGe53, last update on 22.12.2023.

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Pollita

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Top Review 38  
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You and I were not among the cool ones at school. We were too inconspicuous in our behavior for that. We didn't aim to be the center of attention. No, we always did our thing. Here and there what took, swam, but actually never so really with the flow.

We knew how to express ourselves in other ways. You through fashionable and flashy outfits and accessories, I through black clothes and my love of dark sounds of either synthesizer or guitar. Or both. With our favorite fragrances from our youth, we admittedly also made a statement. Positioned ourselves as the real ramp sows that we were. Even if it has noticed only those who have looked a little closer and listened to us.

I wore Cašmir in my younger years. Du Monteils Royal Secret. A cologne that is so completely none. An absolute firecracker and at the time certainly a men's magnet.

This fragrance is dark, spicy, green and has something absolutely mysterious about it. In addition, an insane charisma and a very long shelf life. To dance through the nights until there is no tomorrow. I sniff and remember the stories you told me. How you had no voice the next morning after a raucous ball at school. How you were in love and didn't want to stop dancing. Surrounded by chypre sounds, soft flowers, patchouli on a green vetiver bed.

At first sniff, Royal Secret is clearly a chypre for me, but there is more. This often somewhat rugged, repellent, which often characterizes Chypres, this typical seriousness, which is missing for me here. For that, the fragrance has too opulent-floral heart. I think I perceive other flowers besides jasmine. Possibly tuberose, maybe even a hint of orange blossom. And it has dark, smoky traits, but never becomes vanilla like Obsession, for example. Nevertheless, he strikes for my nose also already a little in this notch and was there probably a bit pioneer.

A fragrance for the real Rampensäue from that time. Whether they wanted it or not. And who came a little closer, looked a little closer, has possibly recognized how noble and actually also delicate this on the first Schnupperer bulky fragrance can also be. Precious, just as the wearer.

Many thanks to Amadea70 for the test possibility
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Coutureguru

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Very helpful Review 6  
Memory lane still smells quite sweet :)
In the late 80's I was still an Amateur Ballroom dancer (I turned Professional in '95) competing at Championship level ( the top level for Amateurs in those days) and my partner wore this delicious fragrance as her "everyday" signature. She also wore Opium, but that's another story! I remember vividly holding her in my arms and being awash with this amazing fragrance! We must have smelled quite the pair, because I was very fond of Lagerfeld back then :o). Her wonderful grandma used to keep us stocked up ... she loved us smelling good. This fragrance is a Tango before it becomes a Waltz and then gently subsides into a Matt Monroe Slow Foxtrot.

In a moment of weakness and for old time's sake I looked this up online. WHO THE HELL IS THE FIVE STAR FRAGRANCE COMPANY???? Some knock off outfit no doubt!!! I guess Germaine Monteil has been sold ... this reformulation crap makes me SOOOO mad!!! The juice isn't even the same color! It's like these people are stealing an identity.

Update:

Here I go, having to eat my words again LOL. I tracked some of this down today (by accident really browsing a drugstore fragrance aisle) but anyhow, there it was! I was quite surprised that the same RS logo still appears all over it so I turned the bottle over and lo and behold ... this stuff is made and bottled here in South Africa under licence from Five Star. Intrigued I took off the tester's cap and gave it a good old spray. It's actually as good as it ever was *munching loudly on humble pie*. This could definitely work on the right guy too! Awesome fragrance if you are into heavy orientals ... I have never, remotely seen this as a chypre floral. No need for a vintage ... this is still great!!!
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