I'd like to start a list of the new Pink Chypre genre, or maybe we should call it the New Chypres, because I'm not sure what the term "pink" implies.
Anyway, we might as well get used to the oakmoss restrictions and make friends with these. May I begin by submitting several?
Agent Provocateur - saffron, magnolia, jasmine, gardenia, vetiver, cedar, musk, amber.
The first time I smelled this, I didn't know what to think except that the flowers smelled dried out. I had never smelled vetiver before. This was my first experience with a Pink Chypre. Now I understand and appreciate it. It is groundbreaking.
Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely - nectarine, bergamot, rosemary, lavendar, patchouli, narcussus, orchid, amber, cedar, musk.
This one is pleasant and easily acceptable. It has broad popular appeal.
Ralph Lauren Pure Turquoise - cassis, violet, lily, cactus flower, night cereus, orange flower, desert lily, patchouli, silver birch wood, polished amber, bourbon, vanilla, rum.
Oh, boy, the warning flags always come up when I read "fanciful" notes like these. And sure enough, it doesn't live up to its hype.
Narciso Rodriguez EDP - rose, peach, amber, patchouli, sandalwood, musk.
I love this one. So does my daughter. Most people adore the EDT, which is minus the peach note, but we love that weird little peach aroma--it is outstanding, which is to say, it is bold and innovative. And addictive.
Sisley Soir de Lune - citrus, coriander, pimento, nutmeg, rose, mimosa, peach, moss, patchouli, poney, musk, sandalwood
I just tried this and was impressed. The pimento note is sharp and somewhat salty, but it is paired with rose, creating that dried rose aroma that is characteristic of the New Chypres. Then along comes a sweet powder with hints of honey and peach, my favorite part. It returns to its tangy charactieristics with a moss and citrus combination. The development is circular, causing the wearer to pick up the juxtaposing notes over and over. This fragrance doesn't beg to be loved. Rather, it calls the wearer to return.
Lorenzo Villoresi Sandalo - rosewood, lavender, petitgrain, orange, lemon, labdanum, Bulgarian rose, neroli, sandalwood, vetiver, amber, opoponax, oakmoss.
Okay, so it still has oakmoss and labdanum, but it doesn't have bergamot or patchouli. That gives it exactly half of the old Chypre formula. And it is a newer fragrance, not one of the old Chypres that have to be reformulated. This is a very complex fragrance with amazing devellopment, going from herbal to citrus to rose and sandalwood to amber. Gorgeous.
Any others?
Anyway, we might as well get used to the oakmoss restrictions and make friends with these. May I begin by submitting several?
Agent Provocateur - saffron, magnolia, jasmine, gardenia, vetiver, cedar, musk, amber.
The first time I smelled this, I didn't know what to think except that the flowers smelled dried out. I had never smelled vetiver before. This was my first experience with a Pink Chypre. Now I understand and appreciate it. It is groundbreaking.
Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely - nectarine, bergamot, rosemary, lavendar, patchouli, narcussus, orchid, amber, cedar, musk.
This one is pleasant and easily acceptable. It has broad popular appeal.
Ralph Lauren Pure Turquoise - cassis, violet, lily, cactus flower, night cereus, orange flower, desert lily, patchouli, silver birch wood, polished amber, bourbon, vanilla, rum.
Oh, boy, the warning flags always come up when I read "fanciful" notes like these. And sure enough, it doesn't live up to its hype.
Narciso Rodriguez EDP - rose, peach, amber, patchouli, sandalwood, musk.
I love this one. So does my daughter. Most people adore the EDT, which is minus the peach note, but we love that weird little peach aroma--it is outstanding, which is to say, it is bold and innovative. And addictive.
Sisley Soir de Lune - citrus, coriander, pimento, nutmeg, rose, mimosa, peach, moss, patchouli, poney, musk, sandalwood
I just tried this and was impressed. The pimento note is sharp and somewhat salty, but it is paired with rose, creating that dried rose aroma that is characteristic of the New Chypres. Then along comes a sweet powder with hints of honey and peach, my favorite part. It returns to its tangy charactieristics with a moss and citrus combination. The development is circular, causing the wearer to pick up the juxtaposing notes over and over. This fragrance doesn't beg to be loved. Rather, it calls the wearer to return.
Lorenzo Villoresi Sandalo - rosewood, lavender, petitgrain, orange, lemon, labdanum, Bulgarian rose, neroli, sandalwood, vetiver, amber, opoponax, oakmoss.
Okay, so it still has oakmoss and labdanum, but it doesn't have bergamot or patchouli. That gives it exactly half of the old Chypre formula. And it is a newer fragrance, not one of the old Chypres that have to be reformulated. This is a very complex fragrance with amazing devellopment, going from herbal to citrus to rose and sandalwood to amber. Gorgeous.
Any others?
Anyway, I don't know of any that have not already been mentioned.
