GUEST REVIEW: "Capucci pour Homme", by T.Grottola.

Tony Grottola is a well-known name in reviewing perfumes, and this time he will illustrate one of his personal favourites: 
CAPUCCI POUR HOMME (1967)   

Dior Homme Intense UPDATE 2014.

(please note: this is a review of  "year 2014" batches only.
If you want know what happened during years 2007-2013, read HERE ) 

Since so many friends asked me to investigate about Dior Homme Intense "Year 2014" batches, I had quick calls with a professionally-involved friend. He collected DHI "year-2014- labelled" bottles (actually, a few testers). Then we met inside his perfume shop, and I performed the blind test in the back room, away from the main hall (the classic perfume shop is one of the worst places where to perform tests, indeed).

AMAZONE (Hermes, 1974): 40-years Tribute.

"Amazone", by Hermès

year 1974 (reportedly reformulated in 1989)

Noses: Maurice Maurin (1974 version); Jean Claude Ellena (1989)

Official olfactive pyramid:

Top Notes: Bergamot, Geranium, Hyacinth, BlackCurrant.

Middle: Muguet, Orris. Rose, Jasmin

Base : Cedarwood, Oakmoss, Vetiver, Amber.

(please note: you will find several other "olfactive pyramids" with different compositions)

Longevity: high (both versions)

Sillage: very high (both versions)

Vote: 10/10 (both versions '1974' and '1989')

DONNA KARAN ("The Black & Gold Swan", 1992)

Year: 1992
Producer : International Flavors and Fragrance (IFF)
Bottle design: Stephan Weiss.
Top: Apricot, bergamot, neroli, osmanthus, peach and pineapple.
Middle: Carnation, cassis, heliotrope, jasmine, lily, orchid, rose and ylang-ylang.
Base: Amber, benzoin, cedar, citruses, tonka bean, vanilla, vetiver, sandalwood, musk, leather, patchouli and incense.
Longevity: high
Sillage : high

Rating: 8/10 or 10/10 
(if you consider it a female scent, or a male one, or a piece of Art and Design...)


The Black&Gold Swan: it's hard to say where to start, talking about this perfume. 
We could start from its glamorous image, typical of the late Eighties in NY. Or to consider that it was presented as a scent "for women", playing around leathery and incense notes (actually being perfectly wearable by male audience...). Or could we discuss about the bottle, a true piece of Modern Art?