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03/15/2022
Oriane
133 Reviews
Oriane
5
Another Victim of Reformulation Perhaps?
As I understand it, some Patou fragrances will no longer be made, so after reading quite a few enthusiastic reviews of 1000, I purchased a bottle of the eau de parfum from a well known grey market seller.
There is not much I can say about this one. The top notes are nice enough, but they burn off almost as soon as the perfume dries on my skin. Thereafter, I quickly detect a pretty tame oak moss. I cannot really tease out the other notes.
Performance is not good. Even with eight sprays projection and sillage are practically non-existent. Longevity is not good either. It is not an unpleasant fragrance by any means, but I have Avons and B&BW body sprays with more personality and better performance. I believe my bottle is 100% authentic. Perhaps it is just very old? I have the last incarnation of this fragrance, so perhaps age and reformulation combined are to blame?
I think this is a unisex fragrance wearable in virtually any setting. It is nice enough, but I do not think it is special in any way. If these notes appeal to you, though, and you want to add a piece of perfume history to your collection, then by all means grab a bottle whilst they are still available. I paid around $70 for the 75ml bottle. I think a fairer price would be less than half that amount, though. I could even justify $50 for it if the performance was a lot better. Perhaps I should re-evaluate it in really hot weather? I have worn it in February and March. Once I wear it in Summer, if my opinion changes at all, I will be sure to update my review, but for now, I would say this is just okay and very overpriced at $70. I never smelt the original, so perhaps the original was more of a stunner. It is always sad to have to write a "meh" review of any fragrance, especially one from an historically important house like Jean Patou. Oh, well....c'est la vie....
Fragrance: 4/10
Projection: 3/10
Sillage: 3/10
Longevity: 2/10
Presentation: 6/10
There is not much I can say about this one. The top notes are nice enough, but they burn off almost as soon as the perfume dries on my skin. Thereafter, I quickly detect a pretty tame oak moss. I cannot really tease out the other notes.
Performance is not good. Even with eight sprays projection and sillage are practically non-existent. Longevity is not good either. It is not an unpleasant fragrance by any means, but I have Avons and B&BW body sprays with more personality and better performance. I believe my bottle is 100% authentic. Perhaps it is just very old? I have the last incarnation of this fragrance, so perhaps age and reformulation combined are to blame?
I think this is a unisex fragrance wearable in virtually any setting. It is nice enough, but I do not think it is special in any way. If these notes appeal to you, though, and you want to add a piece of perfume history to your collection, then by all means grab a bottle whilst they are still available. I paid around $70 for the 75ml bottle. I think a fairer price would be less than half that amount, though. I could even justify $50 for it if the performance was a lot better. Perhaps I should re-evaluate it in really hot weather? I have worn it in February and March. Once I wear it in Summer, if my opinion changes at all, I will be sure to update my review, but for now, I would say this is just okay and very overpriced at $70. I never smelt the original, so perhaps the original was more of a stunner. It is always sad to have to write a "meh" review of any fragrance, especially one from an historically important house like Jean Patou. Oh, well....c'est la vie....
Fragrance: 4/10
Projection: 3/10
Sillage: 3/10
Longevity: 2/10
Presentation: 6/10
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