1804 (2001)
by Histoire de Parfums

This opening is one of my favorites, and it never fails to bring a smile to my face. It is the rich and realistic blast of pineapple, and it happens to work beautifully.

Florals work their way into this mix, none particularly standing out on their own, but the blend retains some of the fun of the opening. Unfortunately, and drydown falls off a bit, closing with a musky, benzoin that leaves you felling a little let down. The second half of the show is certainly not without it's charm, but it would be difficult to live up to the novelty of the top notes.

I'm not sure it hits the mark as a fragrance inspired by George Sand, but if you can get past that, it is playful and nicely done. It smells rich and opulent, but also easy to wear.

And, the pineapple steals the show!

18th June, 2011.

Pineapple.... I shouldn't like this but I do. "Fruity" immediately makes me think of the profusion of jelly bean flavoured fragrances that are around just now. Maybe it makes you think that too? But put that thought aside. 1804 has a beautiful opening. Flowers and fruit, mainly pineapple and peach. Then the pineapple dominates for some time beofore a drydown of lovely peachy vanilla with some soft spice, which is very like 1969 from the same range. To fruity for me to choose to wear it, but great fun to try, and to appreciate. Scrumptious.

13rd June, 2011.

First of all: I adore pineapple. I love its taste- expecially enlivened by just a touch of black pepper in festive desserts ; I love its scent, from the tart, slightly sour greeness of the unripe fruit to the sweet and juicy full ripeness, even to the alcoholic, almost intoxicating aroma of the early decay. So, I obviously am very curious about pineapple fragrances.
1804 immediately struck me positively with its strong and brilliant pineapple note, its proper spices (pepper, I’d say, even if it’s not listed) and exotic flowers (tiarè, jasmin…) that conjured up a combination very plesasant to my nose. But, in a few minutes, the musks begin to emerge powerfully and slowly seem to submerge evrything else, levelling the scent on a persistent but monotonous note, in which pineapple is boosted and dominates on an almost indistinct flowery-ambery base. I can’t detect anything else until the very end of the drydown, when a sweet vanilla shyly appears. Maybe it’s because I really don’t love musks- there’s a particular white musk note (I can’t name the molecule, but can detect it in very faint traces) that has the power of ruining the fragrance completely, after I’ve sensed it!- maybe because I generally prefer less blatant and more subtly evolving fragrances, but I can’t give it more than
neutral.

3rd November, 2010.

The initial blast is very Floral...
Rose water and Lily of the Valley and fruity a coupling of Peach and something else...
Little did I know it was Pineapple!!!

Very much a Vanilla /Wood Mix ...as it settles on my skin...which is definitely
my favorite Base ...

19th June, 2010.

I"m giving this an initial sniff becaue I just got back from Maui 12 hours ago, so fresh pineapple, tahitian gardenias and cool, island breezes are still hanging on my skin and clothes. While this does not transport me back to the islands it does bring up some good memories:

Heated plastic. Every day I smushed my face into a snorkling mask after a long drive in the car. That initial whiff of warm plastic is captured nicely here.

Pineapple wedgies. Opening blast smells just like the garnishment on my mai tai last night.

Stinky flamethrowers. One night we went to a Luau that ended with a guy who danced with fire sticks. Afterwards I had my picture taken standing next to him where I got a good whiff of his sweaty body. This is one memory I could wihtout, actually.

Gardenia/tiara: You have to make an effort not to step on these, they are so plentiful there. Here the note is not as pure as it is on the islands. Nevertheless, it is sure to rekindle your desire to strap on a coconut bra and to shake those hips.

A fun, light and breezy fragrance. do I agree that it is 4 star? Not after sampling Galimard's pineapple fragrances. But a noteworthy option, certainly.

20th April, 2010.

A ripe juicy pineapple opening? How rare indeed! Smells delicious too. Just when I'm half-expecting this to turn into a tropical-style pina colada, it doesn't, becoming a musky woody floral blend instead. Supposedly inspired by 19th century French romantic novelist Aurore Dupin aka George Sand, 1804 is a gorgeous powdery floral that starts flat-out interesting but loses some of its quirky appeal as it progresses towards drydown. Or am I just missing the pineapple?

(Notes from: Beauty Cafe)
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Top : Tahitian gardenia, Corsican peach, Hawaiian pineapple
Heart : clove, Indian jasmine, lily of the valley, rose of Morocco
Base : sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin, vanilla, white musk

28th October, 2009. (Last Edited: 29th October, 2009.)