Eden (1994)
by Cacharel

I've worn this scent for years and it still continues to smell really good on me. I always get compliments when I wear it, especially from men. It dries down to a wonderful warm scent on my skin. It's long lasting - just don't spray on too much as it can be quite heady until it settles down.

23rd January, 2012.

This is the most horrible scent I have ever tried or owned, and yes I bought it blind as it seems to be sol everywhere. The most charitable description of the smell would be over-ripe pineapple but Eden smells like garbage actually! I wonder what the perfumer was trying to achieve? Obviously I'm too stupid to understand because Luca Turin rated it highly. It's awful.

9th January, 2012.

This is a deliberately vintage-potpourri scent and i appreciate conceptually it just for that although may be this one is really too much stuffy also for a lover of "cleverly stuffy" and retro fragrances as me. This tropical fruity-floral chypre in perfect Lutens's style makes in comparison to pale heavy fragrances as Magot Etro and Arabie. The combination of mellow fruits, addled flowers, violet and patchouli is as much pungent, deep and dark that you can't inhale it directly by your wrist just under nose. The exotic fruits smell putrid, the flowers are too indolic (a powerful rose-jasmin-violet combo), the animalic secret notes are utterly brewing and the spices are too sweet. There is a sort of deep bitterness or prickly pungency (cardamor, cinnamon?) in the background  that is deeply retro and smells of stagnant old cologne. Of this sphere of synthetic acidity own the innership some resins of wood, mellow fruits, bitter citrus and claustrophobic flowers. The patchouli is ambery-musky and obscure and i smell the presence of plums and apricots beyond mellow mellon and tropical fruits. The woody vibe is made of musk, moss and resins. May be the fragrance is more complex and articulate in elements respect the listed notes, that's my sensation. The longevity and the projection are nuclear under my nose.

22nd November, 2011.

lt's difficult for me to pick out notes in this unusual fragrance; it simply smells green, leafy & floral to my nose, with perhaps an aquatic hint of waterlily or reeds. lt's quite linear for most of it's duration on me, which is an outstanding 8-9 hours, & then deep in the base l get a subtle sandalwood, which l like, but isn't enough to make me love it. One spray gave off immense sillage.
This is not my kind of fragrance; it feels too cold & green for me, & l've no idea when l'd wear it. l'm very impressed with the sillage & longevity, though, so if this sounds like your cup of tea, l recommend you give it a try.

3rd July, 2011.

I wish I could give Eden a personal aesthetic review but I can’t, my body won’t let me!
So many tempting notes associated with Eden that I periodically try wearing it but alas it is always the same scenario, the immediate onslaught of clamminess and nausea. Eden could easily be an emetic for me as my body functions override my willful choices. I’ve obviously eaten something spoiled and to avoid food poisoning I need to purge the offending substance. I can’t help but laugh, at this point it’s comically ridiculous, I’ve been shut out from the garden of Eden.

9th June, 2011.

The sales assistant was correct in saying that this fragrance by Cacharel is unique and somewhat intriguing.

Unusual, intense, tropical and sweet are words to describe the beauty of this amazing scent. Eden is a fragrance that you will find yourself falling in love with over and over.

Personally, I can't see how anybody could dislike this scent, however I am aware that what I love is not always to everyone's taste.

It's hard to pin-point a certain season and occasion for this fragrance to be worn. I think Eden could be a very versatile scent. It has enough depth and distinction for the colder months and a freshness and vitality for the hotter months. How you wear this fragrance will rely on your own personal choice.

Eden has great sillage and the lasting power is fantastic. I am also a fan of the packaging which is as odd and quirky as the fragrance itself.

For me, this perfume is the perfect blend of fruits, flowers and woodsy notes. The citruses and the pineapple notes aren't strong or sour and the mimose, tuberose, jasmine and rose notes are absolutely divine.

I must add that this isn't usually a fragrance that I would find myself liking, it's contrary to my tastes. However, there is something very enticing about this fragrance. It is a must try.

27th April, 2011.