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The Party In Manhattan by The Party

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By rogalal
An interesting ode to the great perfumes of the past. Pineapple aldehydes from Quelque Fleurs, doughy richness from Mitsouko, upfront expensive-smelling jasmine and rose from Joy. All this is drenched in retro funk, mostly cumin (which gives it a very strong sweaty-old-lady vibe), but with just a pinch of civet for that old-world poopiness. If you can handle the animalics, The Party In Manhattan is a fantastic perfume, though it's hard to consider it an equal to the greats it clearly idolizes. But that perfumey old lady sweat smell is REALLY prominent and your enjoyment of The Party In Manhattan will most likely depend on whether or not you enjoy this one dirty aspect. Personally, it's a bit much for me, hence the neutral rating.
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By mnaonbn
The comparison to Mitsouko seems half fitting at best. Mitsouko is dark, dusty, spicy, and exceedingly about the oakmoss and PEACH accord. Conversely, Manhattan is bright, clean, sweet, and exceedingly about the oakmoss and JASMINE accord. In fact, to my nose, Manhattan has A LOT of jasmine in it...maybe even an overdose of jasmine. However, I do agree that it smells vintage, which I like very much. That vintage characteristic is likely the result of Manhattan's classic and really well-balanced chypre structure, as well as the fact that it is is comprised of all naturals. Ultimately, it smells rich, robust, elegant, and expensivea high quality chypre indeed.
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By teardrop
l tried this one way back in 2009, but l've only just realised that The Party & The Party in Manhattan are one & the same fragrance! l long since gave my sample away, (l got it as a freebie from Luckyscent, although it seems they no longer carry it) but working from my notes, this is how l remember it. l get the weirdly good carrot note in the opening, along with citrus & a little spice. l don't really get the "floral heart", except for an impression of indoles, & then a whisper of vetiver & woods in the base. The whole thing lasts barely 2 hours, a problem which l see l'm not alone in having with this one. l've never smelled Mitsouko (!) so l cannot compare the two, but of all the fragrances l've tried l think this is closest in feel to Jubilation 25; another thick, green, mossy floral chypre in a retro style. However, although l'm not a chypre lover, Jub 25 is one that l revisit from time to time, finding it intriguingly complex & interesting, & far longer-lasting. The Party, on the other hand, loses on all counts in that contest.
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By Larimar
The Party in Manhattan left me rather disappointed, yes it left me after what was slightly more than 2 hours. I think I read someone claiming it was reformulated already? Anyway, the start is glorious (really!), it wowed me. In the end there was a strange accord going through the heart - is it the mandarine and bourbon carnation (WTH is that?)? In a nutshell, yes it reminded me of Mitsouko, but the peach in Mitsy is much more interesting to me. I once sampled Rochas Femme and Jubilation 25... I think it could be closest to these. No monster sillage, no longevity, no rich feel of an extrait... and the price tag if I can get Mitsouko extrait at the same price?
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By Mimi Gardenia
What a fabulous retro scent.
It is glaringly obvious that this smells like vintage Mitsouko - it's the oakmoss.
Gorgeous chypre ,well made, well balanced ,tenacious, glamorous ,sexy .
However, saying all that, if I have a hankering for vintage Mitsouko and that divine bergamot, peach and oakmoss combo - I will seek out vintage Mitsouko extrait first and then The Party In Manhattan .
Though I am grateful that there exists a scent that is a dupe for old Mitsouko.
I love this stuff because it's a quality retro style chypre that's so hard to come by these days in this 'post oakmoss chypre era' and becasue it smells like Mitsouko.
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By saffrongold
When I grow up and become an eloquent perfumista able to give lyrical descriptions of intertwining notes I will return to give this perfume the review that it deserves. But as a newbie all I can say is how this great perfume makes me feel. ECSTATIC!
It is a perfect blend: no screeching notes pull it off balance, no part of its development from first spray to drydown is anything other than a pleasure and there is no need to keep reapplying as this juice lasts and lasts and lasts and......
I love smelling like this! It is that simple.
Please try it
(Phew that is my first ever review done)
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By purplebird7
This perfume was sent to me by a Basenoter as a mystery, sniff-and-guess, and I thought it was a duplicate of Rochas Femme. Then she asked if it was the new or the old Femme. I puzzled over that--it had a cumin note but it was much better than the new Femme. Lo and behold, the joke's on me. It is a new perfume called The Party in Manhattan. And such a party I would like to be invited to. This fragrance takes the best parts of the old and the new Rochas Femme, adds some modern sweetness to update the original Chypre formula, and balances the elements artfully. A big plum note reveals salty cumin, but only for a short while, and then an elegant, woody, animalic base smooths everything over. It projects like crazy, and it lasts a long time. Okay, well it isn't exactly Femme: the fruit is actually listed as mandarin and there are lots of florals in here (carnation, jasmine, may rose, and ylang-ylang). Another alluring aspect is the multiple earthy, rooty, plantlike notes such as clary sage, iris, carrot, vetiver, patchouli, and oakmoss. I could blather on and on about this, but I won't. Cruelly enough, it is hard to find--my friend who sent me the sample lives in Italy. The only other stock can be found with Rojas Dove at Harrod's in London. Sorry, sorry. I wish you all could smell this. I should pass my vial around, but I'm going to be greedy and use it all by myself. Isn't that terrible? I trust you understand.
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