PRISM Geminesse EDP Spray, 100 ml

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I dream about being a Nose one day… I have thought of 100’s of scents in myriad combinations… I hope one day I get to realize some of them… Of course, smelling vintage Geminesse is not the same as smelling Geminesse in 1974. (Are animalic notes like chili, where the heat builds over time?) The Prism Parfums release of Geminesse doesn’t smell like the vintage Geminesse I sampled. It’s less skanky and spicy, for one thing. But it’s still a floral leather. I bought a .5 ounce bottle of the cologne in a "snowflake" bottle (circa 1964). I tested it on a slip of acid-free resume paper. I wear a lot of vintage Guerlain, Chanel, and other French perfumes and vintage Guerlain colognes but I am a little shy about actually wearing old Avon cologne on my body.

Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places. The perfume is much nicer than the 1964 .5 ounce cologne. It is wearable and reminds me of the original Miss Dior perfume (in the Baccarat amphora bottle); a musky chypre. Really nice but I agree with the previous reviewer that it does have a really sharp note. Could it be musk?Unforgettable is a really strong chypre fragrance. It has a real mid-century vibe and I suspect it may be a copy of another popular fragrance from that time. I discovered Avon Rapture is a copy of Mitsouko but I am not sure what other fragrances Unforgettable smells like. I get oak moss and a little peach and some other stuff like sandalwood or myrrh. My Mom bought a bottle of this perfume right before it was discontinued (sometime in the 1980's?)and we shared it. I Love You Card - Valentines day card - Heart pattern - watercolor hearts A6 Square - Cute love card - Square Hermès Cuir d’Ange adds heliotrope to the mix, with a blend that is a distant cousin to that found in Esprit d’Oscar and the original Oscar de la Renta parfum. I get a leather note from both de la Rentas, particularly Esprit d’Oscar, though it’s not listed in the notes for either. Violet and heliotrope are, however, so I’m not sure if I’m smelling leather or if it’s facets of the violet translating as such. I acquired a late 1960s Avon demonstrator sample box, so I've been doing a deep-dive into old Avons of that era. What I have noticed is that a lot of the Avons in production during that time were quite derivative of other popular perfumes of the era, and were perhaps created as near smell-alikes.

We fans of floral leather fragrances may be in the minority, but we’re passionate. There’s something about floral delicacy playing against rough, salty leather, and even better when the leather is softened by moss. If you love floral leathers, the Prism Parfums reissue of Geminesse won’t cause you to abandon your bottle of Chanel Cuir de Russie, but it’s worth a sniff — especially at its price. Besides the floral leathers I list here, I like Ann Gérard Cuir de Nacre, Balmain Miss Balmain, and Heeley Cuir de Pleine Fleur (and probably loads more I'm forgetting). Which floral leathers would you recommend to someone new to the genre? brands, products in thousands of categories from hundreds of retailers to give you reliable purchasing advice. This is a very interesting scent, coming as it does in the mid-1970s, as it belongs more in the late 1940s-early 1950s.

And how stunning is that! This vintage bottle suits to a superb juice. I had in past two so similar to "Unforgettable", but muuuuch more expensive juices - vintage Miss Balmain and Jacques Fath's Ellipse. Both with super-strong personality, but I must tell you this fragrance is not far behind. Makes you feel polished, trimmed, chin up and go-ahead look. Mossy animalic leather, unapologetic at the start, as whole lot of 60-70-s formulas, "no-need for giggling" mode. But what happens next is a pure perfumery-magic - darkness dissolves and it is a dance of elegant cool florals, that live and act and breath together with you, yet soft leather touch at the base always remains with you, it is seriously beautiful complicated fragrance. Another Avon keeper to me, now I really determined to find out what else is hidden at the bottom-time of Avon line. Happy New Year, Angela. I’m curious about these rereleases from Prism Parfums and appreciate your taking the time to review them, even if I haven’t smelled the originals. It’s nice to escape from department store sometimes and these sound just the thing.