Erreuno

Mmmmmmm- This is such a beautiful well balanced and unusual scent. The tolu I feel is the key, not too floral or too sweet, with a touch of herbaceous green, softened resinous spice, no soap, sharp, heavy or cloying notes. I have searched and searched to find this in larger than miniature size bottle!

This fragrance reminds me of YSL Yvresse and of the Vaseline brand lotion. The sage note makes it herby. A strange, very personal or rather intimate creamy scent, but not inoffensive. Smells like a happy, girly/motherly blond fragrance to me. I would venture to wear it, but it wouldn't make me feel pretty. I would wear it while knitting or sewing, probably because it reminds me of a thick hand-cream.

I found a full 1.7 oz bottle in my home! My mother bought it many, many years ago and forgot about it. It's gonna be mine now! Anyway, what an interesting fragrance. I've never really encountered anything like it. It starts off a bit fruity, a bit sour, boozy and a bit green. Then, as it mellows, it develops a somewhat balmy texture, with a semi bubble-gum like sweetness. Plus, it has this sweetened iced tea feeling to it. I also detect hints of tobacco and a somewhat vanillic-note. Definitely has that "1990s" scent stamp on it. Will update later~ Oh, and the bottle is beautiful, nothing like the one pictured here which looked like it undergone multiple abuses and left to rot. This is stored in a chunky glass bottle with a brilliant golden juice. One side of it has embossed vertical lines on it while the top is an outer clear and inner white, slanted plastic cap (sorry, hard to explain). There is also a shiny gold rectangle on top of the cap. Very beautiful bottle. Extremely classy! It's mine now! Mwahaha.

I have now tested this thrice - and deem myself now ready to describe this fragrance. Mind you - on my skin! On me I don't get any resinous goodness. No tolu balm, no tobacco, no styrax. Instead I get a very gentle green flower combined with sandalwood. In the first stages Erreuno presents itself with very distinct violet leaves, lilly-of-the-valley and a tiny bit fresh notes. Here it reminds me of a more bodily version of "Skin" by Trussardi. In the middle it keeps the violet leave, interlayered with Jasmin and Mimosa. Still very green but more gentle, more grown. After 4 hrs. the powdery sandalwood makes itself known. Here it is a bit resinous, though I still declare it flowery and green. It is interesting, well done and rounded. But it is something I would like my mother to smell like. It is sophisticated, but gentle and unassuming. I myself am happy to have tested it - but don't want to wear it.

WHAT a pleasant surprise upon opening an old partially filled miniature bottle! The resin is the first thing I notice, still radiant and green even after the years and some obvious oxidation/thickening of this edp formula. Next comes a heart of easter lily, beeswax, and indolic white flowers followed by a spicy floral note reminiscent of carnation or marigold. The base is simply divine, with tobacco, tonka, and more resin. I am in love! I am on the hunt for a larger size of this, immediately.