My intention was to visit Harrods this afternoon to test a few fragrances but to my dismay the store was closed. This was a huge blow to me as I was rather looking forward to the visit as the store stocks the largest Caron fragrances in London. (to my knowledge).
I thus visited Harvey Nichols instead, I enquired about Caron from a sales assistant & I was informed that the store did not stock Caron. I was a bit suspicious of this but I remained resolute.
My patience was running a bit thin when the assistant wanted to spray on my wrist "Bassi Homme" by Armand Bassi, which smelled a trifle substandard to my expectation. I was further subjected to the ghastly Alessandro Dell'Aqua Man, which the sales assistant mumbled was very exclusive to the store.
I was fortunate to stumble upon the infamous "Tabac Blond" as I left the inexperienced sales assistant. The eau de parfum is rather expensive as 50ml sells for £145. The fragrance is very rich & spicy & I am finding it very difficult to discern the various notes that compose this classic fragrance, initially it smelt somewhat dirty & I wasn't quite sure that I liked it, but as time evolved I did - the dry down was quite ethereal! I now understand why a few basenoters rave about this fragrance!
My last testing was Michael by Michael Kors, I must admit that I like this fragrance, the tarragon, bergamot & thyme which are constituents of the top notes work very well, I also fancied the dry down - the smell of plum & dried fruits was rather nice.
Enough of my ramblings, I would like to thank you chaps for the insight on Tabac Blond, which was the highlight of my testing...
I would be grateful if someone can discern the various notes of Tabac Blond for me.
I thus visited Harvey Nichols instead, I enquired about Caron from a sales assistant & I was informed that the store did not stock Caron. I was a bit suspicious of this but I remained resolute.
My patience was running a bit thin when the assistant wanted to spray on my wrist "Bassi Homme" by Armand Bassi, which smelled a trifle substandard to my expectation. I was further subjected to the ghastly Alessandro Dell'Aqua Man, which the sales assistant mumbled was very exclusive to the store.
I was fortunate to stumble upon the infamous "Tabac Blond" as I left the inexperienced sales assistant. The eau de parfum is rather expensive as 50ml sells for £145. The fragrance is very rich & spicy & I am finding it very difficult to discern the various notes that compose this classic fragrance, initially it smelt somewhat dirty & I wasn't quite sure that I liked it, but as time evolved I did - the dry down was quite ethereal! I now understand why a few basenoters rave about this fragrance!
My last testing was Michael by Michael Kors, I must admit that I like this fragrance, the tarragon, bergamot & thyme which are constituents of the top notes work very well, I also fancied the dry down - the smell of plum & dried fruits was rather nice.
Enough of my ramblings, I would like to thank you chaps for the insight on Tabac Blond, which was the highlight of my testing...
I would be grateful if someone can discern the various notes of Tabac Blond for me.
