Trésor (new) (1990)
by Lancôme

to Zut.
Nowadays the tresor is really awful. but my mom used to wear its original version. and i really remember how good it might be. but -- it's a pity it was past. ifra and et cetera created a good air freshener for toilette rooms (a tricks of fortune). but not a brilliant eau de toilette :-(

1st November, 2011.

The only positive thing I can say about Trésor is that the bottle is beautiful and original. That' it. To me, Trésor is half-way between Samsara and Chloe at the top of the list of fusty, headachy and cloying fragrances. All three trigger a severe migraine whenever I am around them. This is no joke, these perfumes really make me ill. Maybe I am allergic to some note they have in common. Who knows? So far, I never had the opportunity to test the original 1952 Trésor but I am sure it was much more interesting than this. I mean, it had to be...

17th October, 2011.

I've only experienced the new formulation and what i detect is a romantic though a bit gummy mélange of initial green notes, peach, apricot blossom, rose and soapy musk. This fragragrance is neither sumptuous nor too formal in my opinion, Tresor is just a pleasant, may be a touch too sweety, silky-synthetic scent suitable for an evening out with friends o for a lovely day out. Nothing too much engaging or mysterious. While along the first part of the development the fragrance turns out a bit dusty (fruity-green) because of the influence of eliotrope, in the final phase the smell is rounded as a silky and woodsy suede with nuances of apricot, rose and iris. Tresor still comes out as one of the most worn fragrances all over the world.

11th August, 2011.

I love strong florals, even the headache-inducing, overpoweringly heavy ones. I assumed that I would enjoy this classic fragrance, however this was not so.

When I first sprayed Tresor I had to smell my wrist a couple of times in order to clarify that it was perfume that I was actually smelling. It smelt like decay to me. Rotting fruit, wet sand, stale sweat and mothballs. I will add however that this was from an EDT tester bottle, so the EDP may be a lot nicer. This review may also be on one of the Tresor versions, so please correct me if I am wrong.

Needless to say, I was shocked by what I encountered. A tinge of sweetness later on only made this fragrance more nauseating. Something tells me that this has to be a different perfume, perhaps even an off bottle. I cannot understand why anyone would want to wear it.

In conclusion, thankfully, it's lasting power was very poor.

26th June, 2011.

I got this as a sample. I think I will probably buy it. It really reminds me of clove cigarettes. It does have a smokyness, as some people mentioned, but like all the good smell of cigarettes without the bad part. I dunno, I LOVE IT. Some people might not if they don't like darker scents. But this is a big winner here!

5th June, 2011.

This is the only Lancome scent I have ever liked but that is because it is by Sophia Grojsman, whose style I love.

I was surprised to read in the Perfume Guide that it is described as a 'rosy vetiver'. What I smell is an elegant, grown-up version of The Body Shop's Fuzzy Peach bath gel.

I never smelled the vintage Tresor so am not disappointed in the current version; I really love it and spray it with abandon when I am home alone (but it is so vibrantly intense that one must practice self-restraint if going into public, of course.) Lovely!

13rd April, 2011.