Cologne Bensimon 1993 fragrance notes

    • bergamot, lemon, petitgrain, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin, myrrh, amber, lavender, geranium, hyssop, leather, jasmine absolute, civet absolute, castoreum

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I find this Pierre Bourdon's fragrance a bit hard to describe. I had never heard about it since a dear friend sent me a generous decant and it honestly was love at first sniff. It shares many similarities with Helmut Lang EDC and EDP (both RIP) while feeling at the same time extremely classic and very french. A citrusy opening (mainly bergamot) is joined by a restrained yet incredibly sophisticated woody-resinous-ambery accord bonded around a leathery-castoreum base. It has many aspects of old-fashioned orientals (Bal A Versailles among many others) but it is SO masterfully orchestrated to result somewhat modern and versatile. Rrstrained, very civilized and absolutely delightful. There's something so timeless about it, something so comforting...Just perfect.

It's an EDC so both longevity and sillage are slightly below the average but this is so nicely executed that I honestly don't care.

On a side note, with price tags fixed to 30(-ish) euros for 100ml and 70(-ish) for 250ml, Cologne Bensimon 1993 is a terrific candidate to become one of the best bangs for the bucks around...

11th April 2013
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