Eau Turquoise

For long, long time I was looking for the Eau Turquoise. Unfortunately this fragrance is no more in the production so it is very rare. However fortunately a wonderful Perfumery “Neroli” in Budapest (I can recommend it for everybody) had one bottle left, so during vacation I changed a little my travel to visit this place. It was really good decision. ET is one of the best summer creations I know. So fresh and full of joy but without generic mass market feeling. Cedar, osmathus, apricot and citruses give it unbelievable transparency and freshness. The opening is a little sharp but immediately it changes to soft like cashmere but still remains watery and delicious. ET is called Eau Fraiche but silage and longevity is excellent. It stays on my skin for at least 8 hours refreshing me when outside is about 40C degree. I feel as I already had cold shower during vacation with minty/fruity soap. Perfect for hottest days - in the morning, noon and evening as well. ET is my new discovery for 2011 summer and I’ll recommend it for everybody who is looking for some different kind of fresh/watery fragrance. In Fragrantica the ET is categorized to the feminine group of perfumes but in my humble opinion it is working for both genders and even better for males because of cedar that is definitely recognizable. ET is French perfume but if somebody would give me a sample of it and ask how I could classify it, definitely I would categorize it as an Italian. The peach and apricot are giving ET the same smell as Ybris by Farmacia SS. Annunziata has. So both fragrances are a little similar to each other making kind of Mediterranean aura around you. IT IS SO GOOD....

To be discontinued I was told on Thursday at the London shop along with one of the other Eau range.

Eau Turquoise is the first fragrance I had the opportunity to try from Parfums de Nicolaï. First of all, let me say that I am not very much into tropical fruity notes nor do I like marine or ozonic notes. However, this is one fresh summer eau that I truly enjoyed years ago. Eau Turquoise is described as a spicy fruity floral, with notes as mango, apricot, osmanthus, key lime, Turkish rose, pepper, cardamom and Texas cedar. I guess they added massive quantities of calone, as to my nose it started with tropical fruit, then the heart opened with a salty, marine note. I could clearly distinguish seaweed and the smell of sea water early in the morning (which is a unique, healthy, inspiring scent). It was well blended and the marine notes were very well done, and that's a lot said from one that doesn't do ozonic stuff! The only drydown I could smell was again this salty and ozonic note: peculiar, but not offensive and very delicate... somehow clean and summery. Now, the bad: Eau Turquoise did not last more than 30 minutes on my skin. The only drydown I could smell was again this salty and ozonic note: peculiar, not offensive and very delicate... somehow clean and summery. Well done and not mainstream. It is (it was) a pretty interesting scent, I had been using it after the beach on a particular summer in 2009 - I associate this fragrance with sea water and it matches well a sunbathed, beach skin. Sadly it was discontinued.

A bright, light cedar greets me when I open this, then lime followed by ripe mango and apricot. The top notes mellow really well in the heart and are softened by a modest handful of fresh rose petals. Spices give this composition a little tooth, giving it a softly fibrous feel. Patchouli and cedar are well balanced at the base--not dirty nor sharp, just fresh and subtly earthy. Osmanthus is the perfect touch which wraps all the elements together and allows the diffused fruit accord to linger. It also lends a beautiful, subtly sueded quality. A soft, refreshing, clean perfume with depth, interest and appeal. Well composed and comfortable to wear.

Interesting little thing... At first I feel no woods, no fruits, no spices, only carrot(!), just like I've pared some carrots and I've smelt my hands after that. However I don't feel this disturbing or bad, just interesting. After a while 'carrots' go away and spices, osmanthus, rose and cedar become stronger, and I love this medium sillage drydown (unfortunately it lasts not so long, but it's an eau fraiche, so it's okay...), it reminds me of Escada 2005 (Signature), I feel a luxury soap scent in it. I could say it's 'Escada 2005 Summer', so if you find that too much for summer, try this one. Oh and the bottle is pretty, too.