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gikresslr3 – :
Damnit, I never thought I’d be the type to complain about a newer formulation of a perfume, since I’m relatively new to vintage perfumes and I only have a small collection, but Damn it!
I first bought a vintage bottle of this perfume and it was incredibly strong when I first unsealed it, nauseatingly so. After a day or two the perfume in the bottle had died down to a very soft and subtle smell. An absolutely beautiful smell though. I don’t have enough knowledge of individual notes to identify it, but it’s reminiscent of Chanel no. 5, but with a strong aldehydic smell. It reminds me of antique wood furniture and church incense, but also the smell of the ocean, of sea spray and foamy waves. It’s a little powdery, but not extremely ‘old fashioned’ smelling. I can see why this was enjoyed by voodoo spirits, it’s haunting and sweet and very autumnal.
I bought a new bottle the other day so I could hopefully have a stronger version to carry round with me and boy am I disappointed. The new version is pretty much nothing like the one I already have. I realize perfumes change over time but it hardly comes close to smelling like the beautiful vintage version. It’s even weaker, smells entirely of alcohol at first, and smells strangely like a medicated skin cream. There’s none of the sweetness, none of the woody-smell, and none of the ocean. All that I smell in my new bottle is aldehydes and alcohol, and maybe a little furniture cleaner.
In its dry down, it begins to smell somewhat similar to the dry down of the vintage, and it’s still quite charming. If you can, try to get an old bottle of this. I can completely understand the people here reviewing who said it doesn’t smell good. I think if I bought it new I wouldn’t like it much either.
lvov1958 – :
أصبح هذا العطر بالإضافة إلى عطر راماج من بورجيوس المشهور بعطر أبو طير جزء من التراث في الخليج، يذكرنا بجداتنا، وهذا ما يميزه فعلا
sheychenko – :
What exactly is there that makes that Masterpiece having a deep sea scent?
cymnkneeskmiz – :
Where else would i be, on Christmas Eve than with my beloved and fragrant Family of Fragrantica??? I was reminded of this gem recently in an article by a great Fragrantica Editor ( won’t divulge name trying to maintain my Feminine Mystique…) I had set my eyes some time ago on several of Piver and Coudray juices and was curious of Reve D’ Or. This is a scent that started life at the end of the 19th century, adorned the necks and wrists of countless ladies from a bygone era and to me it captured a small, but all important aspect of life from another generation, the wives, mothers and lovers that made this scent their own. Well, it is majestic! It starts off bubbly, aldehydic, almost acetonic but not the headache inducing kind. It is lightly effervescent with a citrus touch, i guess the vetiver and geranium combo create this effect which evaporates after a while giving way to a creamy, powdery sandalwood still engulfed in orange blossom but tamer at this stage. Soon the gorgeous powdery aspect kicks in! Heliotrope and wood in a creamy heaven, calm, soothing, comforting but utterly alluring with a depth of powdery quality that I find hard to pin. There is an aspect in this scent that gives a vibe of a bygone era yet strangely modern. Very modern as a matter of fact. Anyone acquainted with Kenzo Flower will notice the similarities. The middle and dry off stage of this gem is pure Kenzo Flower. A deep, resinous,almost smoky, powdery heaven that lasts for very long. There is a reason why this scent lasted the test of time, one of them being the sheer beauty of its composition, the timeless allure and gentle caress of ones senses. This is a perfume one wants to smell again and again. Pure class, comfort and desire all wrapped up in one bottle
Reve d’Or is here to stay for the next 127 years. And cheers to that!!!
Gucul – :
Piver est une des plus anciennes marques de parfumerie française. C’est une belle eau de cologne rétro, je l’ai découverte en visitant la boutique du musée des parfums au château de Chamerolles, elle s’achète pour rien.
Mixte, elle serait beaucoup portée en Orient et j’apprends ici qu’elle servirait dans des cérémonies vaudous!
Elle est très aromatique, elle me rappelle certaines huiles essentielles, je dirais que le géranium et le vetiver ressortent plus que les autres notes.
Elle donne un bon coup de fraîcheur et de peps et a une bonne tenue pour une eau de cologne.
Très vintage, elle n’a rien de commun avec les sorties actuelles, c’est ce qui fait son charme.
ronElellanymn – :
“The Reve D’or Lotion is used in Haitian Vodou to please the Petro and Kongo spirits, especially Ezili Dantor.”
I found this text on a website and I wasn’t shocked because the smell of this perfume is very beautiful and relaxing to me. I just love it and started to stock som on my nightstand to enjoy looking at, as the bottle is an underestimated piece of art.
Dgon.xoxlov.524163 – :
I get a warmer, more ambery Chanel No.5 when I smell this.
I have a vintage version that came with a thick metal seal over the top of the flacon which I had to break. In those days they did thinks properly and due to the seal there had been no evaporation whatsoever.
To me it’s No.5 with the aldehydes amped up even more !!!
This is not expensive and still widely available. Worth checking out.
Vershitel – :
This was a signature parfum of my grandma,that’s why I love it so much.Becouse of that,I can’t express any personal opinion about it,For me,it will be always smelling of my childhood,so safe,sunny,full of love.
sou401 – :
First impression: it smells old and medicinal … yet intriguing.
On proper smelling, yes, it IS dated. But you gotta learn to appreciate why/how it’s lasted as long as it has. Here’s the impression … It smells like chunks of brown sugar swimming in maple syrup — no waffles or pancakes though — except it’s sandalwood shavings instead of brown sugar, and it’s nectar instead of maple syrup. Now, I’m not good at picking out floral notes, but I know it’s neither rose nor orange blossom. The vetiver gives it a bit of sharpness.
I’m not using it as lotion. I’ve put it in a bottle with a sprayer. It does’t project much, unless I overspray. And if I overspray, the sharpness takes over and it’s cloying. Neither does it last very long on my skin (past 5/6 hours). But I’m happy with it. Although it feels “old”, it’s not old in the sense of a grandma-fragrance. Maybe because it probably smells lilke great-grandma (or great-great-grandma) and we don’t know what she smells like. Its function feels more intimate and personal than social. I’ve been wearing it to bed mostly, in hopes of having “golden dreams”, and smelling it for my own pleasure than featuring it in daily life.
izgoyi – :
I bought quite cheaply all the old Piver’s fragrances I could find, out of curiosity and also as an attempt to find good ‘nostalgia’ fragrances (i.e. recreations/reissues of old formulae). The bottle is charming and it does have a vintage feel to it, with an old fashioned plastic cap and simple packaging.
It is called ‘lotion’ in French, which is sometimes interpreted as eau de cologne strength, but I think it is much stronger, definitely EDT.
I am really struggling with the actual fragrance. I am not sure if i can say anything good about it, I’m afraid, except that it has an authentic old fashioned vibe, reminding me of strong, cheap and vulgar fragrances of yesteryears. Probably it doesn’t help that it has a strong resemblance to bathroom cleaning products.
It didn’t cost much and the bottle looks good, so its function will be bathroom decoration 🙂
max_led – :
It would be nice to find a bath line from Reve Dor, I can imagine how the soap will smell, and the powder, mmmm
edik261262 – :
A very good perfume. Different from the synthetics and crowd pleasers from today. It’s got the vintage powdery vibe but not in a cloying way. Makes me feel very clean, fresh and royal.
ybanin – :
I like this vintage a lot for convincing geranium, cheerful (and smiling… I don’t know why, but I feel it smiles) heliotrope in sandal’s company, and with that nice smell light summer wind blows my way from time to time, the smell of Turkish delight lying riiight there. The Turkish delight is on a tray, and it smells of rose and orange blossom to me, with spicy, a bit sharp cloves in there, along with the rose-orangeblossomy smell, I enjoy that kind of cloves very much.
stone07 – :
I like this a lot… it an all time favourite of mine… it’s classis, antique & so feminine.
i sometimes spray it on my sheets & pillows. its soft romantic smell makes me have the sweetest of dreams.
i love it because i love classic old fraagrances.
PIN – :
I just love this as a spring summer cologne and think it is unique and unisex.
It is classed as a lotion and is lasting but never cloying.It starts out with a bright carnation and rose note wit a hint of old fashioned cologne and in the dry down the heliotrope comes alive with a powdery sweetness.
I would classify this as a “happy” fragrance and sometimes can be purchased at amazing prices in European cities.
Worth seeking out if you like colognes.
my rating 9 out of 10..