Casma

So many reviewers have used the words "warm", "cosy", and even "nostalgic" to review this scent. I think those words apply well. I found a jar of body cream at a resort in Wheeling, WV about 10-12 years ago. I was feeling very amorous that week, and had a little extra money to spend, so I picked it up. As a result, the scent takes me back to a warm, relaxed room with overstuffed furniture around a fireplace, and a guy at the piano singing along with me for hours after dinner. Magical. I have never had to buy the cologne, and I STILL have some of the body cream left, after all this time. I only wear it on super-special occasions, because it makes me feel seductive. Now that I'm married, I save it for home use, because I get too excited to wear it out to dinner, etc. :D I adore this scent! It is indeed warm, and spicy, and it stays on forever. I don't really pick up the rose in this scent, but I can pick up the jasmine; it seems to appear, disappear, and come back again later. Vanilla and a warm spice are the two scents I notice most - the warm spice is probably a version of musk. It makes me want to hug myself. :) I've not seen it on the Caswell Massey site for years. Can't seem to find it, even on ebay. I don't think they make it any more. And that's why I hardly ever use my body cream. I can't bear to run out.

I just had to have Casma. First, the bottle and the box. The Art Deco packaging is fabulous! But mostly I wanted the cachet of the woman with whom this fragrance will forever be associtated: the exquisite actress Carole Lombard. Casma was reportedly her favorite perfume, the only one she ever wore. Casma is a surprize. Did the vibrant, oh so contemporary Lombard really wear such an old fashioned scent? The soft, rosy opening flows seamlessly into a heart of jasmine and lily of the valley with just enough pepper to keep it from being bland. The drydown is a velvety blend of sandalwood and vanilla. Casma is a freindly, lazy perfume. It is warm, sunny, and cheerful. If you could bottle Indian summer, this is what it would smell like. Casma may be a surprize but it is not a disappointment. Why this scent isn't better known is a mystery.

I always underestimate this one and downplay it in my head. Then once in a while i put it on and ERMAHGERRRD! Magical. Dont need much at all to get it to project and last but i dont feel bad dumping on what i need because it was 30something for the bottle. Use an emeril sized splash or two BAMMM. The vanilla is great; not cupcakey but not too raw either. Its like goldilock's vanilla!

Want to add that this can really last. I work in a coffee shop, so if a scent can last there its a keeper. That surprised me considering its an eau de cologne.

Nice but i need to test it more. The vanilla is prominent to me, but sometimes thats what youre in the mood for!

If it was good enough for Carole Lombard (and remember...she landed Gable), it's good enough for me!

I have the body lotion and I think spices are the dominant notes, in particular cinnamon, clove and cardamom. There could also be carnation in place of the spice.

I read this was Carol Lombards favorite perfume!