Savannah Gardens

I remember having this perfume many years ago, I can’t remember exactly what it smelt like but I have a few faint memories of it. Heavy, heady, boozey warm, cozy I would class it as a orential, great projection and very long lasting, not like the watered down rubbish perfume manufacturers produce now. I loved it! I loved the name, it made me think of sitting on a porch in Savannah, Georgia rocking on grandma”s chair whilst listening to the crickets. I know it was a winter time scent but still It made me think of Summer in Savannah. I seem to remember it smelling like Casmir by Chopard.

I came across a body lotion of this quite recently, and it smelled exquisite. Strong white floral notes mixing with spices and vanilla left a sultry, creamy and almost animalic impression on me; kind of like Ungaro pour L'Homme II, if you are familiar with that fragrance. If I didn’t know better, I would say there must be some civet in it. If the perfume counterpart is as good as the lotion I experienced, it can become a deadly “weapon of mass attraction” on the right woman.

I have the original version of this perfume and I love it. It is very ambery with deep vanilla notes. The flowers are not too floral and the vanilla is not sickenly sweet or cloying. This would also be perfect for a man to wear as it does have some masculine facets with the spice and amber. I wear it during fall and winter. My bottle is the frosted glass one with the enameled leaves on the front. I don't know how the vintage version compares to the newer one.

I used the Eau de Toilette and body spray in the 90s and loved it. So sad it's discontinued. What would be a similar scent to replace it with? (There are still some drops in my bottle and I won't throw it away...)

I always loved this powdery scent!! I worked for Crabtree and Evelyn back in 1989-90. I really got to know and love their scents.