1873

I like everything about this one: - It's named after Colette! - Without smelling especially old-fashioned, it's believable as a historical fiction of a fragrance: it has that same pleasantly dusty, powdery feel to it as the only other Histoires de Parfumes that I've tried, Moulin Rouge. - The scent itself is lovely. I've learned to be wary of citrus/caramel combinations: they always look so delicious on paper, but in practice they often clash rather harshly, at least on my skin. In this one, however, the combo works wonderfully: the citrus notes are the main players, and the caramel is there to support it, noticeable but not dominant, just adding a little sweetness and mellowness. Together with the friendly florals and that nice dusty/waxy aspect I mentioned, this makes for a very happy scent! So I think this is really great, and it's going straight onto my wish list. The only downside is the longevity, which is average at best - but that's to be expected, it's still a citrus scent at heart after all. And it doesn't really disappear, it only morphs into a rather generic but very enjoyable waxy sweet skin scent, so that's fine by me!

I got an intriguingly soft lavender flowery aroma on an initial application of this lovely perfume. It’s listed as feminine, but there’s nothing particularly girlie about the scent, so if you are a bloke don’t be put off, give it a go and I’m sure you’ll like it just as much as I do. After the soft, sweet lavender opening I got some citrus added to the mix, probably more lemony than orangey, but to me the soft flowery lavender remains and dominates the drydown. It’s perfect for an English springtime early evening of typing out perfume reviews with the window wide open, fresh air coming through, the sounds of tweeting birds outside and this beautiful, charming scent wafting through my bedroom, teasing the world, then returning to my extremely fortunate skin.

This perfume and MFK's Amyris are by far the best perfumes among those featuring citruses in considerable volume. Amyris is fresher, and 1873 is rather from the gourmand territory. It's sweet, but not cloying. It's a complex perfume with its twists and turns, but the overall impression is "big sweet fresh juicy delicious citruses!" I don't get much caramel, I just feel that the fruits are very sweet and ripe (not overripe), and powdered with some sugar. The drydown reminds me of Shalimar Parfum Initial a little bit. 1873 is lots of fun. Very optimistic, feminine, alluring scent. The quality of ingredients is great, as is the longevity. It will make a wonderful spring and summer perfume.

Sherbet! Sweet Lemon-Orange Sherbet was my first thought when I smelled this on my skin. It's actually tangerine, which makes more sense. It's fizzy, tangy and sweet. I wouldn't usually go choose sweet perfumes for myself (so far my favourites are floral and green), but something about it made me keep sniffing, wanting more. There's a subtle lavender hint which together with the bergamot makes the composition a bit more sober and balances the bright opening. Maybe this will be my first citrus perfume AND my first perfume with sweet gourmand elements... I think It's going on my wish-list, anyhow.

This is nice but i don't find it very intersting.The top notes are a bit synthetic and piercing but this happens with many citrus,on my mind even the most naturals. Then the most prominent note is lilly of the valley combined with a herbal hoenyed smell. the honey gives a somewhat gourmand impression , as black bacarra mentioned, but it;s very subtle. Unfortunately it does'nt last much and it fades in a relatively non descript powdery musky with a hint of ambergris.At least it's not as sweet as the vanilla caramel combo suggests.

Tangy opening,different kind of citrusses gathered generously with a touch of herbal aromatic lavender and powdery florals.let's not forget caramel,deos a lot here and prevents the scent from getting too soure and green. Finally vanilla and musk which make it alittle deep and femminen. A delicate brighte fragrance.

Wonderfu, a present from my husband! My only one from this expensive collection. On my skin it is very good, probably one of my best essence in my small wardrobe. I use a very little amount and only for special occasions, for me it has a good duration.

چقدر نظرات ضد و نقیضی راجع به این عطر وجود داره در حالی که به نظر من عطری بسیار سیف و‌ جوان و رایحه ای همه پسند داره و بازخوردای فوق العاده ای به همراه میاره ، فضایی کاملا مرکباتی ایتالیایی با محوریت نارنگی شیرین بر بستر مشک تمیز و رایحه سبز بسیار با کیفیت و‌ مدیترانه ای که شباهت به پوست برگاموت و همینطور برگ درخت لیمو داره که متاسفانه این رایحه سبز فوق العاده خیلی کوتاه در لحظه آغازین به مشام می رسه و به سرعت با نوت های گلی جایگزین می شه ، فضای فلاوری عطر لوکس یا کلاسیک نیست و بیشتر حس سرخوشی در ظهر یک روز گرم و آفتابی و گشت و گذار در خیابان های محلی با پوششی سر تا پا سپید و روشن به هنگام گذر از کنار بوته های پر از گل و درختان پر از شکوفه پرتقال رو داره ،1873 یک نوشیدنی تمام عیار و گواراست ، فضای مرکباتی عطر به مرور ترش تر و گازدار تر می شه و تلخی جالبی پیدا می کنه ، اگر مثل من عادت داشته باشین که برش های باریکی از پرتقال خونی رو در فصل زمستان خشک کرده و در فصل گرما نوش جان کنین متوجه منظورم از تلخی عطر شدین ، دقیقا عطر و طعمی رو داره که موقع جویدن پرتقال خشک شده در دهان و بینی تون حس می کنین 1873 هر چه به انتها نزدیک تر می شه رایحه ی خوردنی تر و شیرین تری پیدا می کنه ولی به هیچ وجه خبری از کارامل چسبناک که شیرینیش دل رو بزنه نیست و عطر شادابی و روشنی خودش رو تا انتها حفظ می کنه سرانجام وانیل پودری و گورماند و ملایمی که به پرده آخر ملحق می شه و نقش خودش رو بسیار متناسب و به موازات نت های گلی و مرکباتی بازی می کنه ، شخصا ترجیح می دادم 1873 کمی چهره ی سبزه تر و تر و تازه تری داشته باشه عطر از پخش متوسط و ماندگاری خوبی به نسبت عطرای مشابه بهاره و تابستانی برخورداره و این از جنبه های مثبت 1873 محسوب می شه . امتیاز 7 از 10 برای جوان سرخوش ایتالیایی!

The folks at Histoires de Parfums are obviously very big into intertextuality, so perhaps they will not mind my beginning my review of 1873 with the observation that this perfume reminds me a lot of Bond no 9 CONEY ISLAND. And not at all without reason, having just espied the notes: lots of citrus on the top, and caramel on the bottom. Yes indeed, these two compositions are definitely neighbors on the grand olfactory map, although in this composition the dominant citrus is grapefruit, while in CONEY ISLAND it is lime. I had thought that CONEY ISLAND exhausted the members of its own genre, but here, too, a confusing and unexpected cacophony of notes yields a rather thought-provoking perfume. The lavender in the heart here is a bit strong for my liking, but then I almost always find lavender too strong in any perfume in which it is detectable. Based on the dominance of lavender, I'd predict (having yet to take a peek) that “The Guide” (cough, cough) rates this composition very high, since LT loves lavender (along with all masculine-leaning feminine perfumes...). Well, let's test the hypothesis: Yes, indeed, as predicted, 1873 gets four stars, although strangely it's been reviewed by TS, who regards it as a grapefruit perfume in the same category as Guerlain Aqua Allegoria PAMPLELUNE. Oh well, I’ve always suspected that she was quasi-anosmic anyway... She regards 1873 as “excellent, clever work” and CONEY ISLAND as “harsh and rather empty up close,” a phrase which quite accurately describes her own “reviews”, IMNSHO...

Possibly the most interesting orange blossom perfume I have ever smelled. Very complex too. I really respect this house. This is an orange perfume--opens with sweet oranges and sunshiny orange blossoms. The citrus does smell a tad synthetic, yet I have to wonder if it is something intentional because it still smells really good. In the heart, I do smell some flowers, although I can't pinpoint anything specific. The drydown takes some time to arrive, which I find to be a very attractive feature. In most perfumes, the drydown takes an hour--max, but this took so long to develop that I wondered if I might ever smell anything gourmand. A soft vanilla crept in after a couple of hours. It took about 7 hours for all traces of orange and flowers to disappear, and nothing was left but a soft vanilla. Not caramel, as I had hoped for, so that was a bit disappointing. On the whole, I find this perfume to be feminine, cheery and clean. I sought something heavier and more yummy. But as a lover of orange blossom, I would definitely recommend this as a comfortable, easy pleaser, year-round perfume.

این عطر با وجود اینکه زنانه هست؛ ولی برای یک مرد هم بسیار جذاب و دوست داشتنی هست. با اسپری کردن این عطر گروه بویایی رو که این عطر در اون قرار داره رو به خوبی متوجه میشوید: خوراکی-مرکباتی این عطر من رو به دوران بچگی هایم میبره. اون زمان یه پودر خوراکی وجود داشت به نام فانی فیس funny face که این عطر حالت پودری و ترشی و خوراکی بسیار شبیه به اون خوراکی رو داره. با استنشاق این عطر گمان میکنید که ذراتی از سطح یک نوشیدنی گاز دار داره خارج میشه و بوی اون ذرات گاز دار به مشامتون میخوره. این به نظرم تشبیه مناسبی برای این عطر هست. ---------------------------------------- This perfume isn't for female only. I am a man and I like this perfume so much. This perfume is like a gourmand product that was powder in a sachet named: "Funny Face" that I was eaten in childhood time.

A fantastic and unique citrus, the opening and heart is a blast of citruses - very sugary, but yet bitter at the same time making this a very refreshing and likable composition (at least for me). The dry down is a lovely caramel with a slight hint of citruses and a healthy dose of orange blossom. This is by far one of the best citrus fragrances I've tried, not because of the sweetness, but mostly because of the lovely bitter edge at the opening, it almost smells like a drink "Bitter Lemon" which I enjoy very much in summertime. Worthy a full bottle, feminine dry down, but I think a male might pull this off easily also.

I'm not used to liking gourmands but this one is a winner! I think it must be the fresh citrus in the opening, brightens up what could otherwise be a very sticky composition. The caramel also seems more like a vanilla caramel to me which I like. This is sweet without the sweet notes entirely dominating the composition, they're not too cloying, and the tartness of the citrus is very balancing. Definitely a "sweet and sour" fragrance. Very unique and unusual. I do not get much of the florals but they're not the main show here, the bright sparkling sugared citrus takes center stage.

I'm sorry but this is nothing like Guerlain's AA Pampelune. It is a quite nice unisex (slightly leaning masculine) old school barbershop shop scent citrus, herbal nicely balanced and a bit uplifting. Quite nice and great for a steamy hot day when you don't want any sticky sweetness. Well done. I hope people will vote down the "smells like" because it is so misleading. It's a bit like a user friendly Jicky to some degree.

mature/classic "barbershop cologne" opening, to me has a masculie edge, very nice soft dry-down and excellent longevity (even on a very hot day!)

The initial spray is very reminiscent of a classic cologne scent, but slightly sweeter and soapier. It goes pretty heavy on the orange blossom throughout, unfortunately.. Secondly comes the citruses that start out very sour (dish soap), but turns into the most amazing orange-y scent! Sweet and tart! Unfortunately you can really only smell that up close. If you just get a whiff of the scent, it mostly smells like orange blossom.. The drydown is a nice and toasty, sweet and almost a slightly savoury scent.

I adore Histoires de Parfums 1969, and I admire Moulin Rouge for its olfactory magic. I love many of the notes (bergamot, neroli, vanilla, caramel). I pictured a bright gourmand scent based on the HdP website, which describes it as being evocative of a "lemon tart with meringue". I was most excited to try this sample. My initial impression was of a jumble of somehow-synthetic smelling citrus notes, which settles into what strikes me as quite a masculine neroli. For some reason, I got a really strong impression of my grandpa. Which makes me think that this smells like . . . Brut? I think that's what he wore. Looking it up, I see that they do share some of the same notes: lavender, bergamot, lemon, vanilla... I love many of the HdP line, but this one is not for me. Might be good for a man, though.

I send very unkind regards to people who say it reminds of Pamplelune by Guerlain. It absolutely does not remind of it. Pamplelune is fresh bitter grapefruit. 1873 is a "barbershop", harsch citrus with gourman vanilla undertones. Absolutely the opposite... I regret blind-buying based on Reviews... I love grapefruit (Pamplelune, Pomelo Paradise by Atelier, Pomelo by Jo Loves), but I am so sorry, this is not a grapefruit you might be looking for... very old-style, maybe the lavender that makes it that way, who knows?

On me this is primarily a cosmetic type scent smelling of violet scented talcum powder. The opening also has astringent citrus motes making it suffocatingly clean. After a couple hours the orange blossom and caramel begin to peek through. They are quite beautiful. If anything that smells like baby powder wasn't a total turn off for me I could see liking this, but it is so I'm feeling that this is not for me.

It surprised me so many people love this. Has something gone awry with my sample? It's as though the oranges and lemons have been sitting out too long in the sun, flies dancing all around them. While the idea of caramel and citrus doesn't exactly excite me to the brink of ecstasy, Al-Rehab's Dalal does a fairly good job and is ridiculously cheap.

The beginning was SO promising! But it does settle down to a cat pee smell on me in 20 minutes or so...what a big disappointment. I would love to smell it on somebody whose PH works with the fume...I bet it smells gorgeous. As for me, I'm with those who get the nasty acidic saltiness..

Citrus is often a difficult note for me. Sometimes I love it and sometimes I hate it. Despite hearing the term citrus gourmand mentioned a few times on various forums, I never went out of my way to test a fragrance that fell into this genre. Since discovering 1873 Colette, I can now see why so many people rave over scents such as this one. 1873 Colette opens rather citrusy, with a juicy blend of grapefruit, lime and orange. These notes are quite sweet on the skin, most likely due to a sugary note, not unlike the scent of citrus with a dusting of icing sugar. The heart introduces a unique and potent lavender accord, tending to add to this fragrance's complexity. I'm a huge fan of lavender and I think it works nicely alongside the sugary citrus. During certain stages of this fragrance's development, it reminds me of the scent of a lemon meringue pie. Gourmand it most certainly is. Although unisex, I think it has many girly attributes. When I smell 1873 Colette I picture a young girl in a white sundress running through an orchard during Spring. It hasn't crossed my mind as to how a man would wear this. The drydown is a combination of musty lavender, gooey caramel and powdery vanilla. It lingers on the skin for what feels like forever, so there's nothing negative to be said about the longevity. The sillage is moderate, and is quite inoffensive provided that you don't over-apply. I believe most niche enthusiasts would be pleased with 1873 Colette, and I can see many young girls drawn to this fragrance as well. It's a pity that it isn't more readily available. I'll be wearing a lot of this during Spring.

I am trying 1873 and Pamplelune side by side to reconfirm their similarity as voted here, but they are completely two different worlds. Pamplelune is a crisp, joyful, bright pure grapefruit. 1873 is a caramelized neroli and orange - no grapefruit at all. The vibe is almost Tea For Two by L'artisan. I do detect violet, vanillic black tea, and incense. 1873 is too cloying for me. The projection is mid-strong and the longevity is exceptional. -AB-

I'm first blasted with various citrus notes then very aware of the neroli and pepperiness. I am now very aware of the mandarin note. Further along the timeline and I get strange mix of candy with mandarin, lavender and vanilla. Mmm...not a good combination. It fades with this curious mix of citrus freshness, candied lavender and peppery neroli. Moderate longevity and sillage which isn't bad going for a largely citrus fragrance.

Almost goes straight to the drydown on my skin to a powdery, honeyed oriental amber which is quite cozy- how bizarre! I get no citrus at all- it's almost like a feathery CK Obsession on my skin, not floral at all, quite wearable but unremarkable overall. A cozy, subtle skin scent when the open subsides..I'm guessing HdP's scents should be tested on skin first given these disparate reviews..Colette does not offend me at all!

A very citrusy musk. I don't know about this being solely for women. I just brought a bottle after getting my nose on a sample. This smells very unisex to me. Infact, I think a man can pull it off better. It smells like something Acqua Di Parma would create with their blue bottle Mediterraneo collection. Try to imagine it if you will. Anyway, I love this fresh frag. Very unique take on a citrus. Glad its in my collection.

Nothing like Pampelune. I would have sworn there is ginger in this, that's all I can smell! Reminds me of a musky ginger beer (I don't like ginger beer, and I don't know how it tastes in other countries but the ones I tried were not sweet at all). I think it must be the combination of citrus, orange blossom and lily of the valley. I'd say unisex. Similar vibe to the aqua allegorias but more vintage.

Ah no. This is not a citrus. It's very musky, spicy, i get herbalness of the lavender, vintage vibes and strangely a little anise, it does feel a little ginger beer ish like Kate said below. Unique yes, pleasant, interesting, but not by far the citrus I was hoping from the above note pyramid, in fact I get zero citrus at all! ** 175 samples up for swap UK - check my custom shelf, get in touch! **

A hit of bitter grapefruit to then have added sweetness of tangerine. After about an hour the citruses have calmed down and now we have got orange blossom, powdery violet and lavender but citruses are still noticeable. Three hour later there is only vanilla fudge which lasts for a looong time... It sits close to skin, it's never overly sweet.

Just tried it today and fell inlove. I am male, but bought it without thinking that it should be for females. Am I the only one who smells nettle? This wild plant which makes your skin very itchy. And this perfume reminds me childhood, spent times in fields and forests, getting skin burned by nettle..!

dishonest company! I wore this fragrance for about 10 years and somewhere along the line they reformulated the scent and the packaging. absolutely not the same scent and the company denied it. shameful. it has a much more synthetic and sickenly sweet vanilla top note - doesn't compare with the old!!

On me, I immediately get only the musky-vanilla base so powerfully that it hides or disguises any citrus or floral notes, even lavender. It's not what I'd associate with Colette. It isn't unpleasant but the musk & vanilla base is so strong that this isn't a daytime or warm weather fragrance for me.

It's considered a Citrus Gourmand. The perfect blend of citrus and sweet vanilla. I love it on me but not everybody does. Histoires scents are not for everyone. They tend to smell too strong. No aquatic scents in this collection.

This is bitter, sexy, free-spirited. For the adult citrus perfume. The beauty of the opening of the great. Sparkle filled with energy. Some shades of sweetness. The nostalgic somewhere. End of summer sensual fragrance.

i’m also male, and i love it on my skin! very nice and sharp grapefruit-herbal-musky scent. this is my first HdP bottle. looking forward to test some other by this house. great longevity considering it’s a citrus.

Just got a sample and every time I put it on I get a whiff of cat pee which doesn't seem to die down. What a shame! I love the smell of grapefrut but this smells like a carpet that badly needs cleaning.

It's very bizarre perfume. the citruses are still stayed till end! That's the reason why I love this. It reminds me Orange flavor soda though(because of caramel note, I guess).

I would like to smell this and see if I like it. I usually do not like anything with musk or vanilla. I only like to cook with vanilla not wear it.

Very uplifting Very feminine It just make me happy wearing such a beautiful accord of sweet citrus in the morning. xxx

Very nice citrus, although a wee bit too sweet for my taste. Also, it vanishes very quickly on my skin :(

Yes, it's very interesting combination of citrus and sweet notes, refined, subtle and very feminine.

Really sisters of Pamplelune :).maybe more vanile, for ending ?