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Last month I ordered a few sample sizes of classic perfumes (Mitsouko, Jicky, and Dolce Vita), so I could know what they smell like when mentioned in stories (well, and Dolce Vita because I *think* I know what it smells like and want to confirm. If I'm right, it's a scent I associate with a beloved person and place and I'd like to have it in a bottle).
The postal strike began a day or so after I placed my order, so the perfume samples arrived Dec 20.
Impressions so far:
Mitsouko (pre-reformulation 1998) EDT. Mitsouko (originally came on the market 1919) was one of the luxury goods Prof. Wolland’s crew conjured up at the theatre and which a few hours later turned back into trash. It’s more subtle than I expected. I’m not sure how I feel about it— it started as a very very faint boxwood scent, and eventually became something that’s… not really so much a smell as a vague sort of creamy vibe.
Jicky EDP. (originally introduced 1889) Another one that was fainter than I’d expected. It’s likely these are all more dilute than I’m used to, since they’re eaux de toilette or eaux de parfum. Jicky, to me, just smelled very slightly of licorice— at least I didn’t get any of the chicken-coop smell some people supposedly pick up. One thing about older perfume blends is that a significant number of the reviews contain references to sweat, dung, or cat pee. Presumably because they were originally created in a time when ambergris and civet were components, even if the modern product uses synthetic equivalents. Anyway, I eventually decided that Jicky, on me and to me, smells like a dilute version of a goth-y perfume I bought last year and can’t recall the name of or find where I stashed the vial.
La Dolce Vita EDT. (originally introduced 1994) The best so far, sweet, slightly metallic. Still doesn’t quite smell like 108 Albertus Ave, but I’m happy enough with it.
The postal strike began a day or so after I placed my order, so the perfume samples arrived Dec 20.
Impressions so far:
Mitsouko (pre-reformulation 1998) EDT. Mitsouko (originally came on the market 1919) was one of the luxury goods Prof. Wolland’s crew conjured up at the theatre and which a few hours later turned back into trash. It’s more subtle than I expected. I’m not sure how I feel about it— it started as a very very faint boxwood scent, and eventually became something that’s… not really so much a smell as a vague sort of creamy vibe.
Jicky EDP. (originally introduced 1889) Another one that was fainter than I’d expected. It’s likely these are all more dilute than I’m used to, since they’re eaux de toilette or eaux de parfum. Jicky, to me, just smelled very slightly of licorice— at least I didn’t get any of the chicken-coop smell some people supposedly pick up. One thing about older perfume blends is that a significant number of the reviews contain references to sweat, dung, or cat pee. Presumably because they were originally created in a time when ambergris and civet were components, even if the modern product uses synthetic equivalents. Anyway, I eventually decided that Jicky, on me and to me, smells like a dilute version of a goth-y perfume I bought last year and can’t recall the name of or find where I stashed the vial.
La Dolce Vita EDT. (originally introduced 1994) The best so far, sweet, slightly metallic. Still doesn’t quite smell like 108 Albertus Ave, but I’m happy enough with it.
