Lasso

Lasso 2 oz bottle EDT reviewed. Well after an initial wearings via splash..which I intend to put it in a spray to see what comes of that to air it out a bit..because the main thing about Lasso its densely layered, faceted or prismatic where you get flashes of different things from moment to moment. Its a full symphony. Imagine a soft supple leather note enveloped by rose, jasmine, iris, violet and a hint of spice from the carnation and pepper. (the carnation and pepper are super restrained) Then it shifts with the base of the old fashioned nitromusks mingle and support the old school peach note/ florals. The heliotrope, dry vanilla and amber keeps things soft and supple. You get a slight feminine powder scent but its under the florals, fruits and leathers. In my bottle, the nitromusks have become stronger in the base rather than the oakmoss and resins, so I can only ascertain this was one of the classic animalic chypres in the early century. Theres not a sharp edge to be found anywhere. Its soft as satin yet interesting, intriguing for the most hardened perfumista. And this is just the EDT which would read to us as a modern extrait. I can only imagine what the true extrait packed. The fruit is primarily in the mix to add a gentle sweetness and body. Its not a fruit dominated perfume. The leather, florals, musks dominate in Lasso. I dont think its a chypre as we know it..more of a floral animalic leather. It has a slight Mitsuoko echo to it but imagine a well dressed up Mitsy with the musty green turned way down but the vintage edge.. if it was used as a skeleton base to add much much more. Thats Lasso. It doesnt smell of anything current, but one of those rare perfumes long lost with some light herbal elements (patchouli?) floating thru it. Theres a floral Ive never smelled in the heart that surfaces and I cant put a finger on it. Ive smelled dozens of vintage fragrances and this one stumps me. Whatever it is, its well extinct from the 1960s forward. Whats amazing to me is.. first, theres is minimal deterioration Ive only witnessed with a 1930-40s bottle of Jardanel from Jean Desprez, and the structure seems still intact. The way the notes shift from moment to moment is unique. I dont know how they made these notes dance. Ive ran across this phenomenon only in a well preserved bottle of vintage baghari extrait that had these types of faceted moving characteristics. One last thing I can comment on is all the notes are perfectly arranged. Nothing really dominates but takes turns in the spotlight of its evolution. Its smooth and never out of place, yet very interesting. After a vintage experience such as this.. even the modern greats pale in comparison and look thin, ghostly and unsophisticated.

My mom could rock this, if she were still wearing fragrance (which she isn't). This is the eau de toilette. I think this could be my substitute for Mitsouko, as I can't seem to wear that legendary potion. I can only describe this Lasso in 2015, decades after it appeared (late 1950s, I presume), and the "Note Vote" list is pretty accurate: a soft, buttery leather cushioned with oakmoss, a smoky peach (which I recognize from Que Sais Je? only here it lends some sultry sweetness to the formula. It doesn't scream "Hey! I'm a peach!" Very sultry, very silky) and there are some flowers lurking in the background for lift. I can't distinguish which flowers (usually jasmine comes to the forefront on me very quickly, and it doesn't do this in Lasso), however. It leaves a soft cloud around the wearer, for about 3-4 hours, and then it can be reapplied or else enjoyed as a skin scent. Because of its age, I'm guessing (I'm no expert) that the base ingredients are what will sing to you, when applied to your skin. I wonder what it smelled like when it was brand new? It makes me think of a woman dressed in a late 1950s style skin-tight strapless formal evening gown, her hair in a perfect chignon bun, with ruby red lips, silently gliding up behind a man and playfully wrapping her opera length glove around his eyes, whispering "Guess who?" It is lovely, now, and I'm sure it was bewitching, then.

I was most fortunate to have been gifted a un-used boxed "Compagnie" flacon 6 ml. (purse vial) of this now rare fragrance by the now defunct house of *Jean Patou* from a kind eBayer after a purchase of another fragrance, naturally the juice has darkened slightly yet still viable to detect unmistakable notes of the usual flowers used in perfumery at that time, heavy with rose, jasmine, osmanthus, violette & peach + heliotrope etc. my bottle is also rich with leather, vetyver & oakmoss, a powerhouse frag from the mid 20th century and holding up well for all of those long years held captive by it's glass goaler, I use for my own enjoyment now, too untamed for public spectacle 'lol' a gr8 insight into one of Jean Patou's more rare & ethereal perfumes now only found in the ether of long forgotten fragrance collections, do seek it out lovers of high end vintage chypre's... you won't be disappointed, reminds me of Balmain's *Jolie Madame* & *Bandit* by Piguet, two greats created by no other than Germaine Cellier, just a thought? also reminds me of Guerlainade used in the 1940's - 50's think Atuana & Fleur de Feu by no other than Guerlain. "Lasso" is credited to Guy Robert, Another olfactive genius!!

Lasso is leather through and through. This perfume evokes a matador in a muddy ring with flowers strewn on the ground. Highly recommend.

Incredibly vintage peach roses. Firstly, i want to thank an incredible friend here in fragrantica "Taleoftherose" for the generous sample i got from last year. Now i understood why i didn't review it last year and that's because of being lost in translation :) A perfection peach leathery blend covered with dreamy Victorian roses. It has amber, civet, carnation, and musk. Mix perfectly well to form a complete gem, jewel. It kind of reminds me of "Miss Worth" by Worth with it's bit animalic vintage charm. Incredibly beautiful. If anyone is willing to give up this blend, i am willing to acquire it in anyway :)