Euforia

At last, I found my nonpareil of cyclamen perfumes. For those who smell cyclamen that is sold at your grocers' florist, you may not find there is not much of a smell at all. One may, at the most, smell vaguely dusty and waxy. A truly fragrant cyclamen, however, would be that of wild Persian cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum), which is the parent of the florist's cyclamen for which we are familiar. Its smell is reminiscent of an "alto" lily of the valley or bluebell: sweetly green, juicy, with rosy overtones. If one is lucky, they may find cyclamen strains that are marketed specifically for their fragrance, like that of Miracle, or Sweet Scented varieties but as with many florist blooms, all the scent has been bred out in favor of appearance. I have not been able to determine exactly who was the perfumer for Euforia, but they clearly were inspired by perfumers Edmond Roudnitska and Raymond Chaillan, who incorporated overripe melon accords into Diorella and Quartz, respectively. However, Euforia was released in 1985, and there is what seems to be an overdose of Cyclamen Aldehyde, which was developed by Givaudan in 1919 and has seen use in many classics over the years. In Euforia, the almost musty, glazed back note that is a signature of cyclamen aldehyde (and the fragrant flower) is in full effect, and combined with a cantaloupe melon accord, peach lactones, damscones and ionones. Topped with green hesperidic notes and underlined with woods and musk, this is the one of the best fruity chypres I've laid my nares on, quenching my olfactory bulb with a smell that matches the bulging contours of the Serge Mansau-designed bottle. Those who have a yen for the aforementioned 70s beauties or enjoy Grojsman's Calyx will be in for a treat with this forgotten treasure.

Hi Action, according to delara's opinion I can say that Atkinson's fragrances were very popular in Italy. Every italian woman had got one of them. In some italian shops you can find them again expecially if the shop has chosen to keep vintage or old fragrances. In Milan where I live you can find them again.

Fresh fruitti floral I get that white yet pinkish kind of floral with dozes of melon sugary water. It has huge doses of lily of the valley with orchid, bergamot, peaches, basil, carnations, and roses. It's very floral with plenty of water sweetness that comes from the melon mostly then the peaches. The red roses are quite sharp and on top of that is the lily of the valley. Very cute and it's for the floral, and sharp roses fruitti lovers.

Opens with fresh flowery notes and hesperides ... almost bitter green but you can sense the warm aspect that grows up beneath. So passed this innocent "morning" side we arrive to the heart, the "night" made of a sexy marriage between cyclamen and fruits. Enjoyable. A very original fragrance. Sensuous and rich. Made for young rebels of the middle of 80s really catch the fox. Reminescences of Azzaro de Azzaro (Couture)

The whole Atkinsons line looks very attractive to me! A bit like Morris! They have excellent vintages according to my perfume books! I wish I could try this one!