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03/15/2021
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Let's start over,
I had accidentally posted this review under the "perfume" but own the "cologne" ( in the same beautiful bottle pictured with the perfume) for those wondering I deleted the review. Also, I got a comment from a perfumo that makes me change the text a bit in that context.
Apart from its high age, I was interested in Rève d'Or's similarity to Chanel No.5, which it is said to have. One perfume critic calls it a precursor to Chanel No.5 and many reviews on other perfume forums describe it as similar. Personally, I can't find that. What I do detect, however, is a strong aldehydic top note , which, as was pointed out to me by the Parfumo "Otherwise can't actually be there, as there was no use of aldehydes in perfumery at the time the fragrance was created. I would imagine that it is the orange blossom in conjunction with the geranium that causes this effect (or the formulation has been changed at some point). The orange blossom as such I miss in the fragrance, so there would possibly be an explanation.
All other notes are then also directly perceptible. The flowers together with the powderiness of heliotrope and the green of vetiver create a clove illusion that smells vintage in the best sense. To me, the scent is just that: an old-style clove perfume. It has a tartness to it that women's perfumes are generally not thought to have these days. If you consider that Jicky and Reve d'Or come from the same year, you get a nice first impression of perfumery at the end of the 19th century As the fragrance progresses, two things happen: first, the aldehyde notes weaken, reducing an initial sharpness. Secondly, the sandalwood of the base comes more and more to the fore. But no note disappears completely. The weighting shifts. The fragrance becomes calmer and rounder in the course.
Although I like carnation fragrance very much I do not wear Reve d'Or. He is too harsh for me personally. I like the fragrance itself nevertheless very much.
Apart from its high age, I was interested in Rève d'Or's similarity to Chanel No.5, which it is said to have. One perfume critic calls it a precursor to Chanel No.5 and many reviews on other perfume forums describe it as similar. Personally, I can't find that. What I do detect, however, is a strong aldehydic top note , which, as was pointed out to me by the Parfumo "Otherwise can't actually be there, as there was no use of aldehydes in perfumery at the time the fragrance was created. I would imagine that it is the orange blossom in conjunction with the geranium that causes this effect (or the formulation has been changed at some point). The orange blossom as such I miss in the fragrance, so there would possibly be an explanation.
All other notes are then also directly perceptible. The flowers together with the powderiness of heliotrope and the green of vetiver create a clove illusion that smells vintage in the best sense. To me, the scent is just that: an old-style clove perfume. It has a tartness to it that women's perfumes are generally not thought to have these days. If you consider that Jicky and Reve d'Or come from the same year, you get a nice first impression of perfumery at the end of the 19th century As the fragrance progresses, two things happen: first, the aldehyde notes weaken, reducing an initial sharpness. Secondly, the sandalwood of the base comes more and more to the fore. But no note disappears completely. The weighting shifts. The fragrance becomes calmer and rounder in the course.
Although I like carnation fragrance very much I do not wear Reve d'Or. He is too harsh for me personally. I like the fragrance itself nevertheless very much.
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