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MaKaR_95 – :
I am trying 1873 and Pamplelune side by side to reconfirm their similarity as voted here, but they are completely two different worlds.
Pamplelune is a crisp, joyful, bright pure grapefruit.
1873 is a caramelized neroli and orange – no grapefruit at all. The vibe is almost Tea For Two by L’artisan. I do detect violet, vanillic black tea, and incense.
1873 is too cloying for me. The projection is mid-strong and the longevity is exceptional.
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morozko1986 – :
i’m also male, and i love it on my skin! very nice and sharp grapefruit-herbal-musky scent.
this is my first HdP bottle. looking forward to test some other by this house.
great longevity considering it’s a citrus.
dersavi – :
Pronounced & beautiful evolution on this one.
1873’s opening reminds me of Papillon’s Dryad, with a jolt of sour-bitters. There’s a lot going on– bitter orange (and possibly a drop of galbanum), unmistakable citrus, caramelized sugar, and lavender. The heart closely follows with greens — I’m guessing cypress or juniper (the plant part, not the berries), with a dry down of Hay.
All this combines to lean unisex-Masculine, on my skin. This is no girly-girl perfume. I can see it on a handsome, strong woman with a presence, who knows what she wants in life.
If you liked Timothy Han’s “On the Road”, Unum’s Accarezzino, or other bitter citrus-aromatics, you’ll enjoy 1873.
olga67 – :
I’m first blasted with various citrus notes then very aware of the neroli and pepperiness. I am now very aware of the mandarin note. Further along the timeline and I get strange mix of candy with mandarin, lavender and vanilla. Mmm…not a good combination.
It fades with this curious mix of citrus freshness, candied lavender and peppery neroli.
Moderate longevity and sillage which isn’t bad going for a largely citrus fragrance.
tarik08 – :
I like everything about this one:
– It’s named after Colette!
– Without smelling especially old-fashioned, it’s believable as a historical fiction of a fragrance: it has that same pleasantly dusty, powdery feel to it as the only other Histoires de Parfumes that I’ve tried, Moulin Rouge.
– The scent itself is lovely. I’ve learned to be wary of citrus/caramel combinations: they always look so delicious on paper, but in practice they often clash rather harshly, at least on my skin. In this one, however, the combo works wonderfully: the citrus notes are the main players, and the caramel is there to support it, noticeable but not dominant, just adding a little sweetness and mellowness. Together with the friendly florals and that nice dusty/waxy aspect I mentioned, this makes for a very happy scent!
So I think this is really great, and it’s going straight onto my wish list. The only downside is the longevity, which is average at best – but that’s to be expected, it’s still a citrus scent at heart after all. And it doesn’t really disappear, it only morphs into a rather generic but very enjoyable waxy sweet skin scent, so that’s fine by me!
vasilev3103 – :
Tangy opening,different kind of citrusses gathered generously with a touch of herbal aromatic lavender and powdery florals.let’s not forget caramel,deos a lot here and prevents the scent from getting too soure and green.
Finally vanilla and musk which make it alittle deep and femminen.
A delicate brighte fragrance.
yt8t-2827 – :
این عطر با وجود اینکه زنانه هست؛ ولی برای یک مرد هم بسیار جذاب و دوست داشتنی هست. با اسپری کردن این عطر گروه بویایی رو که این عطر در اون قرار داره رو به خوبی متوجه میشوید: خوراکی-مرکباتی این عطر من رو به دوران بچگی هایم میبره. اون زمان یه پودر خوراکی وجود داشت به نام فانی فیس
funny face
که این عطر حالت پودری و ترشی و خوراکی بسیار شبیه به اون خوراکی رو داره. با استنشاق این عطر گمان میکنید که ذراتی از سطح یک نوشیدنی گاز دار داره خارج میشه و بوی اون ذرات گاز دار به مشامتون میخوره. این به نظرم تشبیه مناسبی برای این عطر هست.
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This perfume isn’t for female only. I am a man and I like this perfume so much.
This perfume is like a gourmand product that was powder in a sachet named: “Funny Face” that I was eaten in childhood time.
79606873992 – :
It’s very bizarre perfume. the citruses are still stayed till end! That’s the reason why I love this. It reminds me Orange flavor soda though(because of caramel note, I guess).
adidas-34 – :
Just tried it today and fell inlove. I am male, but bought it without thinking that it should be for females. Am I the only one who smells nettle? This wild plant which makes your skin very itchy. And this perfume reminds me childhood, spent times in fields and forests, getting skin burned by nettle..!
Xeroxoyjoo – :
A hit of bitter grapefruit to then have added sweetness of tangerine. After about an hour the citruses have calmed down and now we have got orange blossom, powdery violet and lavender but citruses are still noticeable. Three hour later there is only vanilla fudge which lasts for a looong time… It sits close to skin, it’s never overly sweet.
iniplesmeappy – :
Sherbet! Sweet Lemon-Orange Sherbet was my first thought when I smelled this on my skin. It’s actually tangerine, which makes more sense. It’s fizzy, tangy and sweet. I wouldn’t usually go choose sweet perfumes for myself (so far my favourites are floral and green), but something about it made me keep sniffing, wanting more. There’s a subtle lavender hint which together with the bergamot makes the composition a bit more sober and balances the bright opening. Maybe this will be my first citrus perfume AND my first perfume with sweet gourmand elements… I think It’s going on my wish-list, anyhow.
stiflir83 – :
I got an intriguingly soft lavender flowery aroma on an initial application of this lovely perfume. It’s listed as feminine, but there’s nothing particularly girlie about the scent, so if you are a bloke don’t be put off, give it a go and I’m sure you’ll like it just as much as I do. After the soft, sweet lavender opening I got some citrus added to the mix, probably more lemony than orangey, but to me the soft flowery lavender remains and dominates the drydown. It’s perfect for an English springtime early evening of typing out perfume reviews with the window wide open, fresh air coming through, the sounds of tweeting birds outside and this beautiful, charming scent wafting through my bedroom, teasing the world, then returning to my extremely fortunate skin.
xach999 – :
Very nice citrus, although a wee bit too sweet for my taste. Also, it vanishes very quickly on my skin 🙁
elaineccqact – :
dishonest company! I wore this fragrance for about 10 years and somewhere along the line they reformulated the scent and the packaging. absolutely not the same scent and the company denied it. shameful. it has a much more synthetic and sickenly sweet vanilla top note – doesn’t compare with the old!!
GiniHoniecy – :
This is bitter, sexy, free-spirited. For the adult citrus perfume. The beauty of the opening of the great. Sparkle filled with energy. Some shades of sweetness. The nostalgic somewhere. End of summer sensual fragrance.
sasha1993106 – :
Possibly the most interesting orange blossom perfume I have ever smelled. Very complex too. I really respect this house.
This is an orange perfume–opens with sweet oranges and sunshiny orange blossoms. The citrus does smell a tad synthetic, yet I have to wonder if it is something intentional because it still smells really good. In the heart, I do smell some flowers, although I can’t pinpoint anything specific.
The drydown takes some time to arrive, which I find to be a very attractive feature. In most perfumes, the drydown takes an hour–max, but this took so long to develop that I wondered if I might ever smell anything gourmand. A soft vanilla crept in after a couple of hours. It took about 7 hours for all traces of orange and flowers to disappear, and nothing was left but a soft vanilla. Not caramel, as I had hoped for, so that was a bit disappointing.
On the whole, I find this perfume to be feminine, cheery and clean. I sought something heavier and more yummy. But as a lover of orange blossom, I would definitely recommend this as a comfortable, easy pleaser, year-round perfume.
ernixxx – :
The beginning was SO promising! But it does settle down to a cat pee smell on me in 20 minutes or so…what a big disappointment. I would love to smell it on somebody whose PH works with the fume…I bet it smells gorgeous.
As for me, I’m with those who get the nasty acidic saltiness..
jagernaut65 – :
I adore Histoires de Parfums 1969, and I admire Moulin Rouge for its olfactory magic. I love many of the notes (bergamot, neroli, vanilla, caramel). I pictured a bright gourmand scent based on the HdP website, which describes it as being evocative of a “lemon tart with meringue”. I was most excited to try this sample.
My initial impression was of a jumble of somehow-synthetic smelling citrus notes, which settles into what strikes me as quite a masculine neroli. For some reason, I got a really strong impression of my grandpa. Which makes me think that this smells like . . . Brut? I think that’s what he wore. Looking it up, I see that they do share some of the same notes: lavender, bergamot, lemon, vanilla…
I love many of the HdP line, but this one is not for me. Might be good for a man, though.
Ловец С – :
It surprised me so many people love this. Has something gone awry with my sample? It’s as though the oranges and lemons have been sitting out too long in the sun, flies dancing all around them.
While the idea of caramel and citrus doesn’t exactly excite me to the brink of ecstasy, Al-Rehab’s Dalal does a fairly good job and is ridiculously cheap.
wheenarrera – :
This perfume and MFK’s Amyris are by far the best perfumes among those featuring citruses in considerable volume. Amyris is fresher, and 1873 is rather from the gourmand territory.
It’s sweet, but not cloying. It’s a complex perfume with its twists and turns, but the overall impression is “big sweet fresh juicy delicious citruses!”
I don’t get much caramel, I just feel that the fruits are very sweet and ripe (not overripe), and powdered with some sugar. The drydown reminds me of Shalimar Parfum Initial a little bit.
1873 is lots of fun. Very optimistic, feminine, alluring scent. The quality of ingredients is great, as is the longevity. It will make a wonderful spring and summer perfume.
han13 – :
Very uplifting
Very feminine
It just make me happy wearing such a beautiful accord of sweet citrus in the morning. xxx
goofy88 – :
I’m not used to liking gourmands but this one is a winner! I think it must be the fresh citrus in the opening, brightens up what could otherwise be a very sticky composition. The caramel also seems more like a vanilla caramel to me which I like. This is sweet without the sweet notes entirely dominating the composition, they’re not too cloying, and the tartness of the citrus is very balancing. Definitely a “sweet and sour” fragrance. Very unique and unusual. I do not get much of the florals but they’re not the main show here, the bright sparkling sugared citrus takes center stage.
Mutniy_88 – :
Really sisters of Pamplelune :).maybe more vanile, for ending ?
bakar102938 – :
A fantastic and unique citrus, the opening and heart is a blast of citruses – very sugary, but yet bitter at the same time making this a very refreshing and likable composition (at least for me). The dry down is a lovely caramel with a slight hint of citruses and a healthy dose of orange blossom.
This is by far one of the best citrus fragrances I’ve tried, not because of the sweetness, but mostly because of the lovely bitter edge at the opening, it almost smells like a drink “Bitter Lemon” which I enjoy very much in summertime.
Worthy a full bottle, feminine dry down, but I think a male might pull this off easily also.
200188anna – :
Just got a sample and every time I put it on I get a whiff of cat pee which doesn’t seem to die down. What a shame! I love the smell of grapefrut but this smells like a carpet that badly needs cleaning.
ruskar01 – :
Wonderfu, a present from my husband! My only one from this expensive collection. On my skin it is very good, probably one of my best essence in my small wardrobe. I use a very little amount and only for special occasions, for me it has a good duration.
nim553elipseskism – :
Citrus is often a difficult note for me. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Despite hearing the term citrus gourmand mentioned a few times on various forums, I never went out of my way to test a fragrance that fell into this genre. Since discovering 1873 Colette, I can now see why so many people rave over scents such as this one.
1873 Colette opens rather citrusy, with a juicy blend of grapefruit, lime and orange. These notes are quite sweet on the skin, most likely due to a sugary note, not unlike the scent of citrus with a dusting of icing sugar.
The heart introduces a unique and potent lavender accord, tending to add to this fragrance’s complexity. I’m a huge fan of lavender and I think it works nicely alongside the sugary citrus. During certain stages of this fragrance’s development, it reminds me of the scent of a lemon meringue pie. Gourmand it most certainly is.
Although unisex, I think it has many girly attributes. When I smell 1873 Colette I picture a young girl in a white sundress running through an orchard during Spring. It hasn’t crossed my mind as to how a man would wear this.
The drydown is a combination of musty lavender, gooey caramel and powdery vanilla. It lingers on the skin for what feels like forever, so there’s nothing negative to be said about the longevity. The sillage is moderate, and is quite inoffensive provided that you don’t over-apply.
I believe most niche enthusiasts would be pleased with 1873 Colette, and I can see many young girls drawn to this fragrance as well. It’s a pity that it isn’t more readily available. I’ll be wearing a lot of this during Spring.
EGCaollin – :
The folks at Histoires de Parfums are obviously very big into intertextuality, so perhaps they will not mind my beginning my review of 1873 with the observation that this perfume reminds me a lot of Bond no 9 CONEY ISLAND. And not at all without reason, having just espied the notes: lots of citrus on the top, and caramel on the bottom. Yes indeed, these two compositions are definitely neighbors on the grand olfactory map, although in this composition the dominant citrus is grapefruit, while in CONEY ISLAND it is lime. I had thought that CONEY ISLAND exhausted the members of its own genre, but here, too, a confusing and unexpected cacophony of notes yields a rather thought-provoking perfume. The lavender in the heart here is a bit strong for my liking, but then I almost always find lavender too strong in any perfume in which it is detectable. Based on the dominance of lavender, I’d predict (having yet to take a peek) that “The Guide” (cough, cough) rates this composition very high, since LT loves lavender (along with all masculine-leaning feminine perfumes…). Well, let’s test the hypothesis:
Yes, indeed, as predicted, 1873 gets four stars, although strangely it’s been reviewed by TS, who regards it as a grapefruit perfume in the same category as Guerlain Aqua Allegoria PAMPLELUNE. Oh well, I’ve always suspected that she was quasi-anosmic anyway… She regards 1873 as “excellent, clever work” and CONEY ISLAND as “harsh and rather empty up close,” a phrase which quite accurately describes her own “reviews”, IMNSHO…
rick pc – :
Almost goes straight to the drydown on my skin to a powdery, honeyed oriental amber which is quite cozy- how bizarre! I get no citrus at all- it’s almost like a feathery CK Obsession on my skin, not floral at all, quite wearable but unremarkable overall. A cozy, subtle skin scent when the open subsides..I’m guessing HdP’s scents should be tested on skin first given these disparate reviews..Colette does not offend me at all!
Katenok-lovely – :
I would like to smell this and see if I like it. I usually do not like anything with musk or vanilla. I only like to cook with vanilla not wear it.
msdorikbrand – :
This is nice but i don’t find it very intersting.The top notes are a bit synthetic and piercing but this happens with many citrus,on my mind even the most naturals. Then the most prominent note is lilly of the valley combined with a herbal hoenyed smell. the honey gives a somewhat gourmand impression , as black bacarra mentioned, but it;s very subtle. Unfortunately it does’nt last much and it fades in a relatively non descript powdery musky with a hint of ambergris.At least it’s not as sweet as the vanilla caramel combo suggests.
Mr.babs – :
Yes, it’s very interesting combination of citrus and sweet notes, refined, subtle and very feminine.
vadimaulov – :
It’s considered a Citrus Gourmand. The perfect blend of citrus and sweet vanilla. I love it on me but not everybody does. Histoires scents are not for everyone. They tend to smell too strong.
No aquatic scents in this collection.