Canoé (1936)
by Dana

God I hate this stuff, it's like the Christmas fruit cake, no one wants it as a gift and it in a lot of cases it gets re-gifted to someone else you know who did not rate time or effort to really shop for.

This stuff is so artificial it actually makes me sick.

This is an an incredible scent which, thanks to even more recent introuctions such as Pi IMO achieves a status that might be called meta-everyday. Why? Though now a budget scent, in its intentions, especially as a cologne that quickly becomes a base of tonka/heliotrope powder, it achieves an admirable linearity. That's right, linear is not a bad thing and maybe a better alternative to one of the many generic aquatics (except for Blue Label and Bulgari Aqua).

Yes, my wife just picked me up a 9.95 set on the way to the check out, not because she's cheap, but after some time this is the kind of scent (with these intentions as well) which we both like very much.

Wearing and loving the classic Canoes proves this journey is indeed somewhat spiritual. Interesting that someone of foetidus' stature began their own journey with the still remarkable Canoe.

Excellent cheap, drug store fougere that smells much better than the Brut that's out there now (in the cheap plastic bottle). Wear it as a casual. It's nice but to wear it at a formal event or even in the office you might come across as a cheap tightwad.

The opening tickles my nose. This works best on a cool day in my opinion. It takes me back a few weeks where the temperatures were below freezing and I only had a jumper and a t-shirt. I was wearing Canoe. It surrounded me in this cool calming cloud of powdery sweetness. I never shivered once. It was so refreshing; which is a strange paradox given the conditions. It also reminds me of a moisturizer I used as a child. So I do get nostalgic. I do hate how it smells cheap but sometimes cheap is excellent. This is the case.

Longevity; 6 hours plus
Sillage; 2-3 feet
Strength; Intense opening 1 hour, moderate to subtle dry down 5 hours plus)

This is an awful perfume. It is very artificial, like one of those awful medications that your grandma gave you when you were a kid.

I want to get rid of my bottle.

Very safe comfort scent indeed...

Sweet, smooth, soft, warm, powdery and somehow clean...

I wear this to bed and wake up with the smell having permeated through my pillows...

Simple and old-school. Too many people poo-poo it, which is good, because at least we wont be seeing EVERYONE wear it like with Brut...which is nice, but too many people wear it these days.

A nice at-home comfort scent. Could be used when walking the dog, gardening, doing the goceries, etc.

All purpose really, but be careful WHERE you wear it, no where to formal or businessy.

Nice stuff, but not in love with it.