While I wait for Selection Verte & Vetiver 1948 to arrive . . .
FYI, I think "Vetiver" and "Vetiver 1948" are the same thing.
While I wait for Selection Verte & Vetiver 1948 to arrive . . .
Really? Better than Pour un Homme de Caron?..
FYI, I think "Vetiver" and "Vetiver 1948" are the same thing.
Actually it's interesting that you asked this. I just tried my sample of Caron pour un homme and enjoyed it enough to go out and buy a small bottle. They are both different. I think the Royal Scottish Lavender has more beauty than Caron but Caron probably has more sillage and longevity. Caron is more a more rustic dirty kind of lavender and Creed is more clean and ethereal. The Creed is better but would be hands down better if the sillage and longevity could improve. Many will like Caron more for those reasons. Definitely if you love lavender you should at least sample the Creed. I actually want both.
yeah it's a pretty heady combo of lavender + vanilla that defies all explanation as to how it's so good. evidently Caron did not tinker too much with the formula and intentionally kept it as true to the 1934 juice Daltroff put out. you'll have fun with Pour un Homme . . . if you haven't already, try a few different variations of applying it to skin . . . for example, I think (but don't know because everyone's skin chemistry is different) that if you just put a spritz or two of the Caron on, you'll find the lavender explodes for about ninety seconds, followed by the creamiest non-gourmand vanilla ever executed in the history of modern perfume. I mean it really jumps out at you. But if you apply like six or seven concentrated spritzes, chances are the lavender will brighten - actually self-clean - and will remain alive far, far longer than it did with the light touch. with heavy application (8 + sprays) the lavender becomes very green and floral on me for about forty-five minutes, and fades much more gradually.
the Creed . . . it sounds wonderful. I have to be in the mood for something on its best behavior with Creed though, as they're all very "nice" smelling. unless Acier Aluminium is a departure from that . . .
Bois de Santal
Top Notes: Greens, orange, lemon
Middle: Sandalwood
Base: Tonka bean, vanilla
It starts off with sharp alcohol smell and greens (a little bit like Tabarome Millesime which I don't like but with citrus instead of ginger which I like better). The greens overpower the citrus but as it dries down you get a nice sandalwood with vanilla to sweeten it. To me this beats Tabarome Millesime hands down. This is also better than original santal which is too sickly sweet but this is more balanced and almost spicy sweet sandalwood. The smell improves with time. The scent is long lasting and powerful. I don't think I would need too many sprays with it. This is also discontinued. I think there is a mostly full bottle of it on BST if you want otherwise you'll have to find someone to decant it for you or take your chances with ebay. If you like vanilla and sandalwood this is the ticket but what's funny is that you'll have to wait a good hour for it to show up after the greens die down. The character of this fragrance really changes. If you like Trumper's Sandalwood shaving cream, just add some vanilla and that's how it dries down.
This is truly one of my favorite sandalwood scents, which is really going some, because there are some nice sandalwoods out there. I am going to have to re-sniff some when I get home, and I will probably just add onto this post by editing it. I do not remember so much in the way of greens and citrus in the top. But one thing I do like about it is that is smells like a real sandalwood scent. Neither sandalwood all by itself, nor some scent labelled sandalwood that has some much else going on that the sandalwood isn't even really center stage. Relatively dry I would say along the spectrum of sweet to dry sandalwood scents, but not austere by any means. Certainly the best of the Creed sandalwoods, which is sort of lame given that it is discontinued. And, to me, bests a whole lot of other top sandalwoods out there by other esteemed scent makers.
It is the most long lasting (like most Creed private collections) sandalwood fragrance I've smelled. Vanilla and Sandalwood work very well together. The other one I love is Cyprus Musc. I bought a 30ml decant because it's also discontinued. I'm sure we'll hear some moaning when Windsor eventually is dismissed from the catalog. It's another one that is powerful and long lasting. It could be that the number of bottles that can be made (without destroying the environment and depleting resources) has to be limited.
Thanks for the sample. I'll definitely use it up.
The only problem with Creed is that you get spoiled so when you go back to department store brands they seem harsh and exagerrated.
I just bought the Creed Silver Mountain water-125ml spray and am looking forward to seeing how I like wearing it for a few weeks. My other choice was Millesime Imperial but that will have to wait.