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Astor (1880)
by Geo F Trumper
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   |  A little old style citrus, aldehydic florals, pine and lots of moss on top of the smooth creamy sandalwood accord which trumpers uses in so many of their colognes. In the heart there is a carraway effect, I suspect from an aldehyde.This does remind of Eucris at times, though it is less complex, more friendly and a little more restrained. The acrerbic green qualities are certainly present; the tamed animalic quality of the moss is like a softly spoken, well dressed gentleman who is incongruously deadly with his rapier if roused by injustice. Very fine indeed. 21 November 2008 |
  |  Once again I must be a dissenter. Astor to my nose is Trumper's Eucris with not quite as acrid a green note. It doesn't make it any less a chypre, but it holds back a bit, is a bit more subtle than Eucris' painfully sharp scent.Here I detect Oak Moss with a bit of pine oil, which rises after about an hour's time. If you like chypres, which I obviously do not, and do not want to be in your face bold, this is tame. Still unplesant to my nose though. 17 December 2007 |
   |  Astor is definitively a member of the fougere family. It reminds me at a first sniff to Loewe Esencia. Astor is masculine and not very long lasting, to be honest I am a bit disappointed Astor didn't meet my expectations, although is not bad but is far to be an exceptional Gentlemen cologne.01 May 2007 |
  | Trumper’s Astor is a beautiful scent, a true classic in the gentle spicy-wood category. A review below portrays Astor as very floral and ‘pretty’ in a unisex style. I disagree; I find it to be very masculine, albeit in an elegant, self-assured style. If there are florals, they are “astringent” to quote another reviewer, and may be brisk lavender and/or carnation or even fir needles. The woody tang of caraway gives a nice ‘bite’ of freshness. There is a lovely and slightly soapy dry-down (sandalwood) with perhaps the grassy aspects of vetiver. I don’t get any leather notes which are to be found in Equipage or Open or Chevalier D’Orsay (otherwise similar fragrances). Excellent! 18 April 2007 |
 | The impression I had when I smelled Astor for the first time was: "Damn, that stuff really smells soapy! Almost like big pile of fresh laundry." Well, after a few minutes of wearing it it became one of my all time favourite fragrences. It somehow smells like VERY clean and fresh fir needles; spicy, masculine, woody... I don't know.. simply nice :-) 01 September 2006 |
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| Astor starts out extremely--EXTREMELY--floral, and I questioned, "Is this even a cologne? Surely this is unisex, or more likely perfume." But it soon tones down to its heart notes, and when it does it becomes a lovely, clean, fresh scent. To be truthful, even after it tones down it still remains a "pretty" cologne, not at all a rough, rugged fragrance. But if your taste is for a scent that's elegant and refined, rather than a scent that's brawny, Astor is about the nicest I've ever come across. 27 October 2005 |
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