L'Origan (1905)
by Coty

Another civet monster!
This is yummy. Very sexy, very animalistic. Coty never fails to surprise me - and this is one of Coty's jewels.
Put on that red ress, high heels and go prowling. If you are brave, that is.

5th May, 2010.

Smells somewhat like L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain, but L'origan Vintage form smells much better. Right now this is my passion. I have a couple of vintage bottles, one being EDP. Geez, this couldnt be any better. I just wish the bottle was bigger. This is awesome. I believe L'origan means The Golden. (not sure) And according to the Perfume Genealogy list, L'heure Bleue was developed after, maybe to try to copy it somewhat. Coty had some winning perfumes. The vintage ones are the best.

20th September, 2009. (Last Edited: 27th January, 2010.)

My mom loved this scent. When I was a boy I remember her wearing L'Origan to various functions. I guess she felt it "suited" the occasion. There is something about these old fragrances that can never be duplicated today. As I once said, old fragrances are like "comfort foods". They really do work in the same way but more important is the fact that they depict a particular era in history and of one's own life. Coty was the # 1 perfumer of inexpensive but quality fragrances throughout the world. These fragrances were innovative, feminine, and yes, in a "class" of there own !!

3rd September, 2009.

L'Origan is for me. I have the vintage and the modern bottle. I love this and it is my most beloved fragrance. I agree with Ms. Rockambeau's review. There is a thickness and weight to it which is probably the out-lawed ingredients. When you wear it, you really feel like you are wearing something! I'm just speculating now, but I think it includes in it's ingredients: amber, orange, rose and musk for starters.

Perfumes make you feel a certain way whether it's carefree, settled, beautiful or whatever. L'Origin makes me feel like a mature woman. (I am past 45 so I guess I should feel mature!) but even if a younger somebody wears this, it probably would make them feel older which could be attributed to the heaviness of the perfume.

Rich and heavy is this gorgeous remarkable perfume. It feels like another era, that is one of the reasons I love it so. It isn't a modern scent but it beats them all in my opinion. God only knows how much I love the vintage.

16th April, 2009.

I finally managed to aquire a tiny bottle of vintage L'Origan. After reading a lot about it I can see why it's been said that this scent was most likely the inspiration for Guerlain's L'Heure Bleue. As it developes on the skin, it seems to have many of the same notes as LB that evoke a kind of pastry-like sweetness. L'Origan embodies an earlier era in that it has a kind of "thickness", or weight to it that most contemprary scents don't have, but that's exactly what I like about it...nothing flimsy or timid here. However, unlike LB, L'origan has a kind of pungent, coppery edge to it. I know that sounds weird, but there was a note that reminded me of warmed pennies. Or is it just me?

9th February, 2009.

A very (in)famous femme fatale of the olden days used this one: the countess Maria Tarnowska.

Did she wear it mostly because it was fashionable (it came out two years before she was arrested), or did it really complement her apparently irresistible person?

I guess we'll never know... ;)
And I would love to smell it again.

5th December, 2006.