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PomaPox – :
I’m new to fragrances and I really don’t know how to describe this. It’s not cloying or overly sweet to me, but it is pleasant and has interesting character, whatever “it” is! And it lasts and changes over time. On me it lasts a long, long time. I should mention my version is an old vintage bottle. I’m just learning about fragrances and I feel fortunate to have this one.
jelcin – :
So… last weekend I went on my monthly excursion to the local thrift stores in search of vintage juice. I think some of the other perfume hounds in the area have started catching on because there was not much at any of the shops where I used to find treasures.
I did find a small selection at the last stop, hidden at the bottom of a small Rubbermaid tub in the ‘Beauty / Toiletries’ section. I was wearing Tabu and the lovely clerk (I’m guessing in her late 70’s) passed by and commented. We had a short conversation about it while I pawed through the tub. She giggled when I told her the story about Tabu’s origin being “perfume a whore would wear”.
While we spoke, I found a very old bottle of Youth Dew and could not hide my excitement. Sure it was 90% empty and the bottle looked as though it had been run over by a truck, but that just tells me it was well-loved by someone in the past. The shop was closing, and as I prepared to take my found jewel to the front counter to make my purchase, my eye caught an almost full bottle of amber-colored fragrance I was previously unfamiliar with. No time to sniff, I snatched it up as I hurried to the counter, now adding a whole $0.99 more to my total purchase.
At home that evening I was introduced to Interlude. A beautiful scent, much softer than I imagined it would be considering it’s dark amber color and having already exposed myself that afternoon to Tabu as well as Youth Dew, both spicy Orientals. The word ‘silky’ came to mind when I smelled Interlude for the first time. A short while after applying it to the wrist, it developed into a powdery floral, very pretty with slight hint of vanilla. It vaguely reminded me of Chanel No.5, but much warmer. I did not think it would last very long but was pleasantly surprised 6 hours later as I prepared for bed.
Interlude is suitable for wearing in the Texas summer heat and is fast becoming a favorite. It has taken over as my daily, replacing my much beloved Toujours Moi.
3105yura – :
This was my first grown up scent. In a time when the counters were full of floral heavy scents, it stood out in much the same way as Youth Dew. It’s soft, spicy and romantic, and I loved it.
I’ve been trying to find a bottle that hasn’t gone off – this is impossible to find. The two bottles I’ve purchased have been vintage and are both quite “furry” on top with a weak dry down.
It’s sad this is gone – I haven’t found anything else like it. It has everything a classic woman’s scent should have. The notes listed are pretty vague – but for me it’s a prettier, softer, more romantic Youth Dew with a bit more spice.
This fragrance takes me back to a time in my youth when I didn’t know much about fragrances, but I knew what I liked – and I loved this very much.
Alex Wolf – :
This has been my favorite Perfume Oil since the 60’s. Men have stopped me on the street to ask me what the name of my perfume was. I love it. It is gentle and not overpowering. I wear it every day, even when gardening or cleaning house. It is a wonderful fragrance and I have never had anyone complain about it causing allergy problems. I hope it is never off the market.
Typebogeseips – :
I truly hope this is not gone. This was one of the frags my aunt gave me years ago when I was a teen. I have always loved it. It is best suited for winter. Truly a classic! I still have a bottle. The make up line was good too. They had it on the market in one of the states not that long ago. I want to say maybe Florida. The story was that Frances Denny was a chemist and created this fine perfume. Today, we need good perfumes and colognes like this. Interlude was feminine, classy and sexy to wear. It was a woman’s scent. I appreciated more as I grew up, but loved it as a teen too. So, dear 1st Interlude, where are you?we need you now.
BlislecotsBit – :
Love Interlude, is a beautiful fall winter fragrance. An absolutely superb floral scent. This is what a floral should smell like, and in fact, this is what a woman should wear. Nice soft powdery scent very dark, warm, mysterious and romantic, definitely a mature and classy floral. If you like the spiciness of scents like Youth Dew and Opium, you would like this. If you want people to ask what you are wearing, or to give you compliments and say you smell good, Interlude will do it every time.
“UPDATE” This beautiful scent
is Discontinued and Very Hard To Find Frances Denney Interlude, or Hope fragrance by Frances Denney, however these fragrances are quite worth the chase. If your in the hunt for these discontinued beautiful fragrances
try
“Thefragrancefactory.com” they have it way cheaper then Ebay.
10/10
fa575 – :
This starts out smokey and spicey then dries down a woody chypre. This is not a “light” fragrance. It also is not like Tabu, Opium, Obsession, Rumba, etc. Due to being more chypre, it is similar to an Albert Nippon.
archibolt – :
I’ve worn Interlude since it came out in the early 60’s. I love it. Luckily I still have some bottles from back then. I hate to smell other people’s perfume when they come in a room or walk by. I only put a small dab on my neck, and it lasts thru the next day. I’ve had people, when they stood next to me, say I didn’t know you wore perfume. You smell good!
olegkornev – :
This is fresh, sweet, light, floral spiciness done incredibly right! As it opens the cinnamon, myrrh, and other spices are bright and strong. Then the sweet floral notes take the freshness of this fragrance to another plateau. Longevity and sillage are amazing and truly among the best I have ever experienced. Simply astonishing–one of my favorites for sure.
This is a review for the bath and body perfume oil.
“light” = the fragrance fades in and out, just when you think it is almost gone, it boomerangs back with renewed sillage and freshness. :o)
20gohan.ru – :
First a disclaimer: I only have the moisture mist and have never tried any of the cologne, perfume, or bath and body perfume. The moisture mist is reminiscent of delicious Coca Cola and for that only I love it. It’s Coke without the sweetener. I find that it sits close to the skin but smells perfectly blended and delightfully vintage. I recommend this form of the fragrance highly, as at this strength, it is never offensive and always usable especially in those situations where you want to be careful, such as at work. It is also very affordable. If I didn’t have so many fragrances I would consider the bath and body perfume. Very Very nice.
lost417 – :
I won’t go into the notes on this one, as my nose isn’t yet educated well and others here (esp. IamWoman) have described it technically far better than I can.
So, I’ll give my impressions instead. This fragrance deserves the title of an underappreciated classic. It smells far more expensive than it is, and to me it doesn’t seem to have been diluted by any sort of ‘dumbed-down’ reformulation.
On me, the sillage is about right, you can catch a whiff of it just past arm’s length, but it doesn’t fill the room or leave a fragrant echo behind me when I exit.
The longevity is good, too. I get a good 6-8 hours of wear out of this, with traces discernible the next morning before I shower.
That said, I don’t think this is one I wear often. It feels like a very ‘formal’ fragrance to me. When I wear it, I get a mental image of a beautifully coiffed woman in a power suit, standing at the head of a luxurious boardroom table, or in a elegant, somewhat severe, evening gown at a black-tie event where the aim is to impress rather than seduce.
Beautiful imagery for a beautiful fragrance, but that is soooo not my lifestyle! It doesn’t feel approachable or comforting to me, but rather gives off the aura of cool elegance and a hauteur that keeps one’s inferiors at arm’s length.
I’ll keep it around, though, because who knows what’s around life’s corner, and it truly is a lovely, classic, affordable Oriental of quality.
Loangoysdbuo – :
I love love love this perfume. It is my signature fragrance. I wore it then, late 60s early 70s as late teens early 20s because then we often wore the heavy patchouli-type scents. Now I wear it for the new memories and the old. If you want people to ask what you are wearing, or to give you compliments and say you smell good, Interlude will do it every time. One person asked if it was Tabu because her mother wore that. I said no. Not even.
HawSwellRaw – :
This is in the vein of vintage Youth Dew in its Oriental richness and density. Even the the juice is as dark as vintage Youth Dew. The notes (from Perfume Intellegence) are listed as, orange flower, bergamot, rose, jasmine, patchouli, musk and myrrh, but there’s obviously way more to it than that. This starts out a lot like Youth Dew, but as it dries down it seems to veer into a kind of soapy/smoky patchouly/oakmoss (even though oakmoss is not mentioned I can smell it) place that reminds me less of Youth Dew and more of a vintage scent like Replique. I find it very dark, warm, mysterious and romantic. It’s the kind of scent that lingers in your clothing long after you’ve worn it (lay a sweater you’ve worn after wearing this someplace for a lover to encounter it…magic). If you like dense Orientals like Opium, Youth Dew, Shalimar or Emeraude, all in vintage, and the basenotes of scents like vintage Replique and Crepe de Chine, you may really like this. This can be found cheaply and regularly on ebay. The sillage is equal to all of the Orientals I mentioned, so a little goes a long way. This could work for a man or a woman, especially in the drydown. I don’t know how the word “fresh” got into the description above because this is in no way close to a “fresh, ligh, floral, it’s a classic-style perfume that would have fresh, fruity floral-types screaming and running for the hills.
shizumaru – :
Subtle warm and woody oriental, not dramatic, but quietly intoxicating. A beautifully done and classy concoction of spice trade incense, myrrh, there’s a bit of patchouli, also jasmine, wood, clove, and lime. Interchangeable for office or evening. At first I thought this one too powdery and dry, but it’s changed on me and while it’s still on the dry side, it’s more like martini dry, and not like a talc. This one evokes the mid ’60s world of Madison Avenue suit by day going Mod at the Peppermint Lounge at night.
I tested two young males to choose a fragrance they most wanted on a woman, and out of YSL Opium, Chanel Coco Mademoiselle, Chanel No. 5, Clinique Aromatics Elixir, Chanel Coromandel, Balenciaga Prelude, Jennifer Lopez Still, Christian Dior Dune, Vivienne Westwood Boudoir, Jessica Simpson Fancy Nights, Youth Dew Amber Nude, Interlude was far and away the preferred scent.
banzone – :
I’m wearing the vintage version of Intelude. I would call this a warm, spicy Oriental/chypre as it does have chypre-like qualities and maybe it’s my nose, but I smell oakmoss in the base that may not be in the reformulated version. If you like the spiciness of scents like Youth Dew and Opium, you would like this. However, if you don’t like chypres you may not like this.
For those who like scents like vintage Crepe de chine, this would be perfect.
ekindzlrows – :
Thanks to the amazing thoughtfulness of my fellow fragrance – lover, exciter76, I now possess a generous sample of this in the body powder ( still available at Frances Denney’s site, I do believe. )
My reading and enjoyable visit to Denney’s site convinces me that the formula is unaltered, really an unusual thing for a fragrance of this vintage. One of these days I may allow myself the pleasure of “powdering up” in this ( Christmas?! ). For now it is enough to say that Interlude is full bodied and definately old fashioned. It almost reminds me of a warm chypre, and seems more masculine than sweet. There is the strength of a good old time perfume here, but none of that heavy musk one associates with dark brews. I DO smell sharp woods, roses, and possibly a musty note for some. To my eager, untrained nose, Interlude smells like the past; a past I would love to have experienced.
kane1996 – :
This is an olfactory warm hug, it is beautiful and comforting at the same time. I find it very calming and wore it to an interview today. I think I had just a touch of sillage left by the end of the day for the 4pm interview. Not sure if they noticed or not, but I still got some whiffs of it. I don’t know if the vintage is better, but I always assume that it is and that is what I got. I don’t get compliments on my fume much at all, but I did earlier in the day when it was a little stronger. Even strongly applied, this scent is gentle enough to get away with it. Perfectly blended, and complex, this fragrance has heart and soul.
I do however, see how younger women and men might not go for this one. It could smell like “Mom” in a way that they love on her, but don’t want for themselves. I can understand that, I think it smells like it is for mature audiences. And also lovers of brown, goopy vintage scents of every age.
THE RUSSIAN GANGSTER – :
An extremely fragrant, prominent and classy floral! I have tried the vintage version, and I must say this is what real perfume should smell like! In fact, my father once made very pure perfume out of fresh rose petals and the finished product looks and smells exactly the same as the vintage version of this! Very old school but an absolutely superb floral scent. This is what a floral should smell like, and in fact, this is what a woman should wear. Definitely a mature and classy floral, not a girly one. However I have only tried the vintage so this whole review is based on that version only.
bodyanchik14 – :
THE VERY BEST PERFUME EVER!!! Nice soft powdery scent. I like this and prefer it in Spring and Summer rather than Winter. It smells different to my nose in the winter. I don’t get the strong powdery as much in the winter as in the spring.
gteyueyu – :
I am giving my age when I say this! This use to be sold at the cosmetic counter of a high-end department store in the 70’s. I still have the original squared glass bottle with about less than one-fourth syrup left.
It was not a spray but the toilette, which was so powerful and woody-citrusy. Smooth and mellow as it dried out. To me it was better than Cinnabar by Estee Lauder. I don’t know what the drugstore type kind smells like today, of course they formulate everything for the sake of the pennies!
ifcem – :
A more complete list of notes:
Bergamot, lemon oil, lime oil, vetiver, patchouli, myrrh, and musk.
Interlude is softer and less sweet than YD. A much more haunting fragrance that lives on in your mind and his. The Bath and Body Perfume is an oil that last all day. Discreet and not an overpowering oriental. It pulls people near and keeps them close.
cyxob – :
I have recently written Frances Denney and they assure me the formula hasn’t changed. I bought some bath & body perfume in 2006, and it smelled like it did in the early 80’s.
devilded – :
My mom had a bottle of Interlude back in the 60s. I think it smelled good if I remember right. Judging from the reviews it might be worth finding a bottle to test. I didn’t know that they still make it and now I’m intriged.
update- I found an old half empty bottle of this on eBay. It was very nice even though this was an old evaporated sample. Warm spice with a bit of citrus as comforting as a hot cider on a cold day. It’s more heavy and enduring as you would expect from a vintage 1960s perfume. It’s worth the price of a new bottle I’d say.
piton_miha – :
Love this one. I think it came out in the mid-1960s. It has the depth & spiciness of Youth Dew, but is so unique and softer. I’ve never smelled anything similar. I’ve heard that men love this scent. The Frances Denney web site has many in the Interlude range and at very reasonable prices.
trif99999 – :
THis is a truly beautiful fume.It begins with a citrus note.FResh,clean,real!MOre like a lime.THe heart is a beguilding floral of jasmine and rose.THe drydown is spicy with a hint of ginger and cinnoman.Last 6/8 hrs.Excellent sillage,I put it on every nite b4 bed.Makes for sweet dreams.One of my favs.