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andrey1982 – :
I had a little mini bottle of this beauty back in the 80ths, and have always been looking for how and where to buy it.. cause it smelled so well on my skin.
Exomejelo – :
Vivara is a non descript chypre. It is on the sweet floral side. I do not smell a trace of fruit, with the exception of sharp, unripe, green banana. I cannot get past that note. It’s unpleasant on me and I’d rather smell pretty much anything else to contrast with the florals than hard banana. I do not recommend this for a blind-buy.
dfgtrgd53 – :
I’m reviewing a vintage miniature bottle of Vivara. From a mini vintage set. I’ve tried this a few times now and I can’t say it’s a favourite. I smell the aldehydes and green notes as well as the complexities perfumes of a latter day project. It is a green chypre in my mind but it is not as spicy and sensual as for example Cabochard. Not one I would seek out but lovely to try it and feel the links to the past of perfume.
Edit: An hour in, giving it a proper try, I’ve really gone off it. I can smell burning rubber from tyres and I will be washing it off and trying another day to give it another go!
mehwaror – :
This was one of my absolute favourites in the ’70s, a gorgeous floral chypre…I used to think that when I removed the cap, the bottle radiated sunshine. I used to buy the Eau de parfum in a small squarish bottle, it was one of those delicious scents that you wanted to immerse yourself in. There was a freshness amongst the floral, no doubt an inclusion of citrus.
To be honest, it’s a struggle to fully recreate this in my mind, it’s quite elusive and didn’t have the impact of say a Joy, Jicky or Miss Dior…the earlier versions. I just remember how much I loved it, and how sunny a fragrance it was, if that makes any sense.
This review is obviously for the original, and I note that there’s a separate page for the reformulated version, which I have not experienced.
tema666 – :
I love the beautiful colors and exuberant prints of Emilio Pucci, who was also an innovator in the use of stretch and performance fabrics in fashion. Everyone wore Pucci in the 1960’s–you can find images of Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Julie Andrews in Pucci shifts, blouses, and gowns.
Vivara is a lovely mossy and herb-infused green chypre that I am reviewing in the vintage “Concentree” formulation (from a bottle similar to the icon photo). The round bottles covered with Pucci prints may look vintage but they contain the 2007 reformulation.
Vivara’s floral notes are soft, and it acquires some light fruitiness and woods as it dries down. From time to time, I pick up a sharp bitterness in Vivara that I do not enjoy very much which may be the “cypress.” Many find Vivara’s base to be leathery (41 votes and counting…) but I don’t think of it as a leather chypre. At best, Vivara might be ever-so-slightly leathery in the drydown.
I have not been tempted to seek out more vintage Vivara because it is fairly similar to Givenchy III (1970), as Loubella has already noted in her review, and I have a large stash of GIII, which is one of my favorites. Scherrer (1979), another one of my staples, is like a powerhouse version of Vivara. Writing this, I realize I may have to credit Vivara (1965) with being the earliest of the sharp green chypres that I adore.
oppotheSotfup – :
Just recently scored a tiny vintage bottle of this in a little coffret with Cabochard, Ma Griffe, Ivoire de Balmain and Cardin de Pierrre Cardin, what a lovely collection, all are unopened and in good condition although the case is a bit battered!
The Vivara,I am finding a bit of a tease, it opens like my utter favourite, Givenchy iii, its so similar with a green burst of Galbanum and aldehyde,then a bit of Jasmine and Patchouli but I am not sure about it after a couple of hours,it becomes a bit too sweet,losing the green woody feel and becoming more powdery floral.I don’t get leather either really or not the smoky leather that I love in Cabochard. I think this must be very rare as I was shocked by the prices of the full size bottles on ebay although some of the packaging is stunning!
Roman.Popov – :
I remember the time when fashionable young women were all strolling through the dull rainy city streets wearing Pucci’s brilliantly colored print dresses and trailing clouds of this sunny scent! Recently I sampled two vintage mini bottles of the parfum.
Vivara still has that bright Mediterranean feel to it. In fact whenever I see a fragrance described as Mediterranean, Vivara is what comes to my olfactory memory. In the vintage parfum concentration, this scent is really sharp and leathery. The Oakmoss comes out strongly right away and is prevalent throughout all 3 stages.
The florals are lovely,soft and sweet and just enough to dismiss the masculine edge. The parfum is a very strong scent with good sillage and very long lasting. Mediterranean fragrances are not my favorite but they can be nice for a change. My husband dislikes this scent, but I appreciate the artistry behind it and would recommend the older version to those who like this sort of thing. I also think that many men might enjoy wearing this fragrance.
dionyx – :
Vintage from the “I love” shelf. First it gives me a cheerful chypre, and I’m falling in love with it… Gradually, the scent gets nice, subtle leather. And, oh, the flowers are so nice, too! Here’s some soft jasmine, a cultured rose, and here’s light summer wind, blowing and bringing lily-of-the-valley aroma with it, and here’s a carnation, no, not just one flower, but a number of flowerbeds. Oh, and what’s this? The sun is ruthless, and it fries… yes, it fries some tarpaulin. And here is the sea! The real, living, breathing, huge sea, with the seaweeds, and the sun, and the seagulls, and the sand, and, yes, the sea salt. It is so wonderful! But the evening’s coming… Time to go back, to the hotels and civilisation. The air’s getting filled with flower scents again. A leather bag on my shoulder, and smells of the sea cling to it, as the sea is getting further and further away. I’m walking. The sand under my feet… And the sea is rustling behind me.
wowan1998 – :
How I wish the 1960s version was back. It was a sharp, green, very aldehylic scent. Quite unique. The new Vivaras are a joke. A mockery of the great original.
ser760 – :
This review is for Signor Vivara, which is not listed in the database. This is somewhere between Gomma and The Knize Ten. It’s not as strong, at least at first, as TKT, but it’s more “masculine” than Gomma. As with Gomma especially, the drydown is linear, with leather, spice, an animalic quality, etc., but it’s fairly soft. TKT is a bit harsher and with better note separation, so it depends upon what you want. Signor Vivara may be the best of the three in terms of being interesting and wearable (since TKT can come across as too strong or “powdery” for many people these days), and it certainly smells natural and rich. Note that the base is not a chypre, there is no fougere quality, and it’s not spicy or sweet enough to be considered an oriental, IMO. There may be a little patchouli or wood, but I can’t detect either clearly. This is a leather fragrance for leather fans!
caraSpima – :
My go-to signature fragrance. I was first introduced to it as a member of one of those “fragrance of the month” clubs back in the early 70s. I just love how the scent develops on me. It starts green and fresh, then opens up and becomes very warm and sweet without being overly cloying or “too much.” I’ve always gotten compliments when I wear it. I have a bottle of parfum given to me by an old boyfriend. The bottle is over 20 years old and will probably still be mostly full when I am no longer around. I use it very sparingly because I find it does have good staying power/sillage and is overpowering if you drown yourself in it.
Itassaeeva – :
I bought a sample of this because I”m currently going through an ‘I love Fidji’ phase and thought, “What’s another 60’s green chypre?”
But as soon as I put this on, and this has happened four times now, I start singing to myself: “YES! We have no bananas, we have no bananas today.”
Yeah OK, there is no banana note listed, but I feel like there should be. You know how these taste after they’ve sat on the shelf for a while and turned brown – kind of ‘starchy’ like, not tart and ripe? Vivara is a ‘starchy’ chypre.
I can’t recommend this, actually. Not only is it heavy, fussy and harsh on the nose it has none of the sparkle that I would expect. Not even a hint of peach or carnation.
Bleh…