Accord 119

This was my first "expensive perfume" purchase about 3 years ago from writing this review, so I've had plenty of time smelling this fragrance. Also, I own the extrait and the EDP. The EDP is my favorite. The opening in the EDP is a stunning, sparkling, effervescent, ripe blackberry. This opening lasts for about an hour or so and then the jasmine blends in and takes over for sweetness. The heart is a nice jasmine and patchouli scent. The patchouli is cleaned up but smells antique (sort of like a library is the best way I can explain). The patchouli is always present from open to drydown. In the drydown it is pretty much a peppery patchouli with a tinge of sweetness. Extreme drydown is straight up peppery patchouli, no sweetness. The scent is elegant but casual. I feel perfectly comfortable wearing bluejeans and a nice blouse with this perfume, or a cute dress. When I wear this fragrance I like to think that if Janis Joplin were still alive this would be her signature. I imagine her wild hair tied back with an expensive silk scarf. The extrait smells just like the EDP but the opening blackberry is flat and it only lasts a few minutes. Be careful applying the concentrated juice, a tiny bit goes a loooong way and if you apply to much it smells like straight up cellophane. I feel the EDP wears best during hot weather. The cold weather doesn't let the amazing opening flourish, which is the best part of this fragrance IMO.

I was in Paris and went to Caron to purchase some Tabac Blond and tried a 'new' perfume.. I fell in love with this and gave away most of all my other perfumes because I wanted to wear this every day. I have never loved such a fruity perfume before; as I age I cannot wear so much wood as I loved before and this has been a perfect scent, though it doesn't last long on me.

Berries do grow on the skin when you put on Accord 119. I feel like a walking blackberry tree.. Nice! Pick some Taste some I have plenty on my arms For you and your mom Nom nom Nam nam Sweet, wholesome and tasty I dare you not to love me (Parfum, 16 hours) -AB-

Utterly gorgeous and well deserving of the Caron name. I would not change a thing about it!!!!

Code 119 is very sweet, yet impeccably well-blended. Patchouli in these style of fragrances (think the newer Miss Dior) always tends to make me feel ill, but it didn't here, so I'm giving kudos to the perfumer. Here, I get predominately a sweet blackberry, combined with an earthy patchouli that has been tamed by the warm amber. I don't get much else, as all those beautiful florals have been crowded out by the above, from start to finish, which gives the perfume a heavy feeling. However, this is one of the best fragrances in the fruitchouli style, in my opinion. It's elegant and tastefully done. Dries down to a musky scent, but it's fairly linear on my skin. Strong to moderate sillage after the initial application, but faded to a skin scent after a few hours. Longevity was 5-6 in total.