Tell me what can I expect? Here I go again...
The ghost of Comte d’Orsay (no doubt in the form of an incubus) persuaded me to take yet another gamble (away from the card tables and from the perfume counter) and buy Sandringham EDT from Crown Perfumery totally blind. LOL!
I was egged on by the reviews, esp. the one made by Merbert, who is also female. I could not resist the description of “in-your-face.” (I like very strong scents. This week, I wore Dior’s Poison out to dinner with my husband.)
In particular, I am interested in how the Sandringham muguet/floral notes will play out, as the garconne in me likes to experiment with masculine florals. (I bought MPGs Parfum d’Habit also blind for this very reason, on top of the rumour that they are going out of business.)
I was intrigued by JaimeB’s review. Yes, Sandringham is the royal estate once occupied by Edward VII, the monarch who inspired the scent. Sandringham was bought in 1861 by Queen Victoria as a royal residence for her son, known then as “Bertie,” and his new bride, the beautiful Danish Princess Alexandra. The stately home was purchased from a man of fashion much burdened by debts from high living, and his lovely Irish wife. The man was The Honourable Charles Spencer Cowper (stepson of Prime Minister Lord Palmerston and younger son of Earl Cowper) and his wife Lady Harriet, the remarried widow of none other than Comte d’Orsay himself.
Please advise.
The ghost of Comte d’Orsay (no doubt in the form of an incubus) persuaded me to take yet another gamble (away from the card tables and from the perfume counter) and buy Sandringham EDT from Crown Perfumery totally blind. LOL!
I was egged on by the reviews, esp. the one made by Merbert, who is also female. I could not resist the description of “in-your-face.” (I like very strong scents. This week, I wore Dior’s Poison out to dinner with my husband.)
In particular, I am interested in how the Sandringham muguet/floral notes will play out, as the garconne in me likes to experiment with masculine florals. (I bought MPGs Parfum d’Habit also blind for this very reason, on top of the rumour that they are going out of business.)
I was intrigued by JaimeB’s review. Yes, Sandringham is the royal estate once occupied by Edward VII, the monarch who inspired the scent. Sandringham was bought in 1861 by Queen Victoria as a royal residence for her son, known then as “Bertie,” and his new bride, the beautiful Danish Princess Alexandra. The stately home was purchased from a man of fashion much burdened by debts from high living, and his lovely Irish wife. The man was The Honourable Charles Spencer Cowper (stepson of Prime Minister Lord Palmerston and younger son of Earl Cowper) and his wife Lady Harriet, the remarried widow of none other than Comte d’Orsay himself.
Please advise.
(The chap was 6'3" and very athletic with "the face of Apollo and the body of Hercules.") 
