Eau de Lancaster

It's a 38 degree day in Adelaide, South Australia. I needed something green, clean and long lasting. I chose Eau de Lancaster because everything else would probably get on my nerves today. I was out gardening for a short while (whilst roasting simultaneously) and was appreciating the freshness of this 70's gem. This is a mature fragrance that you'd imagine sitting on the shelf in a Victorian barbershop in the late 1800's. Oakmoss and lavender are the standouts. It's both soapy and spicy - and a marvellous green colour! How can you resist?! I'd love to dive into a cool vat of this stuff! A beautiful and ghostly unisex veil of a fragrance that screams the late 1970's. I think it still stands the test of time and I'll continue to have it in my collection for as long as its around. Highly recommended for the stinking hot Australian climate! Sorry if my review is a little convoluted - the heat's gotten to me!

Lancaster is a Monegasque cosmetics house that seems more interested now in making skin care and sunblock products than perfumes, but this is one of their oldest fragrances that goes back to the late 1970s. It's a very pretty floral chypre that feels very much of that era (one of the best in perfumery), and it seems comparable to Diorella or Givenchy III. There's lots of juicy bergamot, velvety oakmoss, palisander rosewood, and basil. It's a perfect summer day fragrance, and actually not so floral (despite some jasmine in here) that it becomes too feminine: I'd call it almost perfectly unisex. This smells like you're in a breezy Eric Rohmer film from that era. And it's quite affordable, even at full retail.

My affinity for les eaux is evident through the many that are in my collection: Eau de Rochas, Eau de Campagne, Eau de Courrège, Ô de Lancôme... they are often a melange of citrus and green notes, aromatic, exhilarating, if not ephemeral and diaphanous. I ran into Eau de Lancaster, unassuming as I was browsing about, picked it up since it was affordable, gave it a go, and was pleasantly surprised that it didn't come off as a predictable or reductive. The jasmine and lily notes impart a certain provide a welcome contrast to the herbal lavender and green notes. Hot July days are reserved for this kind of freshness.

EAU LANCASTER BODY This comes in a tube and it was a blind buy, me and my side kick were visiting Almeria City and after grabbing an 70% off Azzaro bottle we grabbed one of these at 50% off. We thought it was a sun screen. It was like Supermarket Sweep ! OMG it's gorgeous, fresh fresh fresh laundry, refreshing, it's a real gem, we were going to fight for it on the plane home but I relented having taken a photo of it before saying sayonara to that beauty!

Such a beautiful perfume! On hot summer days, when I can't wear any perfume because they all seem just too sweet and heavy, this one I can wear. I wore it last summer when I visited Rhodes with my parents. Wore it day in and day out and under that hot greek sun this was the perfect perfume to wear.