1881 Eau d'Ete Summer Fragrance (2004 version) (2004)
by Cerruti

Not as elegant as the classic 1881 and not as sensual as 1881 Amber, still smelling like some odd combination between these two. Watered-down and rather vapid but not necessarily a lighter version of 1881, it lacks the clean freshness of a summer fragrance due to way too powdery, soapy sweet notes. Good idea/conceot, decent yet unipressive result. Stick to the conservative chypre-Mediterranean high-end 1881 if you want to avoid the postmodern eclectism of this one.

19th February, 2006.