Volcan d'Amour

I received Volcan d'Amour today. Fellow Fragrantican, Athenian was nice and thoughtful enough to give and ship this vintage beauty to me. Volcan d'Amour is a powerful, classy,and floral masterpiece. Just how I like my fragrances.

Found a sample of it while cleaning house! WHile not identical to Mollie Parnis, what I'm wild about in Mollie shows up here, too, an almost tea-like astringency. Patchouli, perhaps? Poor me, both are rarities.

This is a fantastic cold evenings fragrance! As you walk people follow...glad I found it!!! Hello 80's!

Oh, how I loved this old stinker! I bought my 100ml bottle new in 1981 when it was first released in the exact box & bottle in the photo above. The myrrh and frankincense created a mood that was dark and powerful and, to my nose, overwhelmed all other notes listed. On my skin VdA had absolutely no florals whatsoever. I wore this for evenings at Club West, a long-gone dance club in Santa Fe and when I wore it in summer its power guaranteed me a lot of space on the dance floor as it warmed on my skin and literally drove people away from me! Very "incensey" and waaaay heavier than anything being marketed today, except for, perhaps, Cinnabar, Aromatics Elixir and Youth Dew, which are every bit as powerful. In fact, by the late 80's I'd grown so tired of it that I used it to spray in my boots and running shoes as a deodorizer. I wouldn't break the piggy bank for a bottle on an auction site, but I wouldn't say no if someone offered me a sample. One whiff would transport me back to my wild life in the 80's in Santa Fe... and that would make me smile. Edit: a lovely Fragrantica "fragrance fairy" sent me a small decant and I'm over the moon! Evaporation has made it even MORE powerful - which I wouldn't have believed possible. Ahhh... the memories! Thank you, my dear BB.

This one's intense! Dark and rich doesn't begin to describe this volcano. There are floral notes, as gtabasso says: violet is the strongest. The amber doesn't stand out, it's overcome by spicy as well as soapy notes. Longevity and sillage are surprisingly modest, VdA sinks into the skin. A heavy application will leave a hint of color behind, this is the kind of perfume one sprays and walks through the scented mist. Too bad VdA has been discontinued, only pricey vintage bottles are available. Definitely worth a try - men will also want to check this one out.