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Meumr149JeomiWogkig – :
I fully understand that if something is ubiquitous then familiarity can easily breed contempt. But I had no such baggage when I encountered Borotalco for the first time, so please forgive me for falling in love at first sniff! It totally bypassed conscious thought and went straight for my Proustian cortex — I was powerless to resist. Borotalco is not only a novelty to me, it’s something of a holy grail, just because it smells like the lovechild of Shalimar and Teint de Neige. Basically, it always makes me smile because such a thing shouldn’t exist, yet it does and it’s unfeasibly good.
The smell of the various Borotalco toiletries did it for me initially; and so I was ridiculously excited to discover the ‘perfume’ (it’s labelled a deo-spray). The force of will necessary to refrain from doing a happy dance in the middle of the pharmacy nearly did for me: now I could move onto the serious stuff. Even though a deo-spray would seem to promise poor longevity, the reverse is actually the case – this scent remains noticeably present for hours. Admittedly this is not exactly a sophisticated scent and I can’t imagine wearing it day in, day out. But as comforting, feel-good fragrances go, it’s up there with the best of them.
It isn’t fresh in the usual sense so “morning dew” is the last thing I would compare it to, and woody aromatic it definitely is not. I think it is mis-classified here and should be moved: there is a citrussy top, a milky, talcumy heart (which simultaneously recalls French ‘milk’ soap bars and Teint de Neige’s vanillic powder), and a rich, ambery drydown, so I think Edwards would classify it as a true oriental (though not a spicy one); perhaps the oriental woody or oriental vanilla category would be the most appropriate.
Agissespospew – :
I was crazy to leave Milan without buying one bottle of it! :O
Annndy – :
I don’t like it. It smells exactly like the fanous Borotalco powder that was so common here. Of course, I had it at home. My mom used to douse me after bath when I was a baby. Unfortunately I suspect that many people used it to absorb sweat and adding a clean perfume without washing. The mix of adult body skin odour and the powder resulted quite revolting for me. I guess that out of this association I cannot appreciate the scented spray. The smell is similar to other powdery scents but much more typical because the original powder contains also boric acid that I assume gives the typical smell. The whole line of cleansers and deodorants is sold everywhere in Italian drugstores. The scented spray is more rare. It really captures the original smell, so if you like it it’s a good deal, especially for the price.
DNKL – :
simply,economics(10 euros),talc pure,for all days of all season in office.
cleny sensation.
not longevity and sillage.
KainHell – :
Having been looking for it for a long time, I finally found it yesterday. It seems to be a rare product even if is a cheap body spray. I liked it and appreciated the talcum note. Very similar to the deodorant of the same brand, with a fresh and clean idea that I don’t dislike. It can’t be used as a deodorant being very alchoolic. But as Maelleinrome said …. the staying power is poor.
hamzinruslan – :
In Italy the Borotalco Robert’s is the main talcum powder: almost each family has that! So if you like powdery scents (as Teint de neige, Etro Heliotrope, Profumum Soavissima), this is a great, cheap one! Sadly I think you can find it only in Italy, and the lasting power is poor (good for summer, it’s very light and refreshing!).