Marina De Bourbon

What would the doll-like Claudia from Interview with a Vampire (1994) wear? Perhaps this biting peach scent with classic French perfumery vibes & vintage flair: this1994 Floral Fruity of cassis-vanilla-peach with ylang & raspberry has a bite to it and some classic French perfumery vibes. The mood & tone here matches the film Interview With a Vampire (1994), starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt & Kirsten Dunst, that came out the same year. I could imagine Kirsten Dunst's character Claudia, wearing this after being changed into a doll-like princess vampire. Opens with some classic French perfumery touches, and a burst of cassis with its characteristic bitter-green, tart & ammonia tones, and already there are some fruity nuances swelling through. A few minutes into the opening lemon & watermelon are distinguishable, but they're supporting the cassis-fruit with an overall vibe of the pucker-worthy underside of peach-skin. As it transitions to the heart, floral tones emerge from ylang & jasmine and help to elaborate the bitter-peach vibe. While ylang engorges the fruit, jasmine brings a clean white-floral facet that reads nearly like peach fuzz. As it's drying down, you get a further elaboration of the bitter peach with peach-skin, juicy flesh and vanillic sweetness. Alongside all of this there is a vintage leaning classic French perfumery vibe. While this isn't a dupe of anything, it has reminders for me of So de la Renta Oscar de la Renta, Gucci Rush Gucci & Bitter Peach Tom Ford. Has well above average performance for year round wear. Contrast to Bitter Peach Tom Ford: These are different, but there are similarities with a bitter peach vibe. Bitter Peach Tom Ford is richer & sweeter with a more forward woody accord and boozy quality, while Princesse Marina de Bourbon has a more vintage vibe. Both have good performance. Overall: gorgeous bitter peach scent with vintage vibe and excellent performance. It's a love for me. Vintage peach lovers, enjoy! 10/10 for a peach scent.

Marina de Bourbon is such a beautiful ode to grapes! This perfume has this bountiful richness of ripe grapes radiating with sunshine and sweetness. I can picture a beautiful Tuscan villa surrounded by miles and miles of vineyards. The succulent heavy grapes are bathing in sunshine and getting ready to be transformed into delicious wines. The sky is clear, the bees are buzzing and there is this sweet gorgeous smell of August in the air. The ylang-ylang is prominent in the beginning. It is well complimented by rose and blackcurrant. The heart notes are pure delight. The grapes are the main lead with everything else designed to provide a nice compliment. I love the choice of vanilla, ginger, pepper and honey to compliment the grapes. This works exceedingly well for me. Vanilla and Tonka bean are in the base notes but I do think that the grapes continue to stay in the base notes also. Wine tasting is my big hobby. I was very happy to find a perfume that captures the essence of the grapes so well. I would classify this as delicious and unique scent.

Nice. Reminds me of sleepless nights at a cruise ship. Wandering around with not much to do besides people watching. Who stays longer at the casino, who's the cutest concierge, dadada. Being loudly alone in a bright, warm-lit place. In a good way, not a revolting way, like painful family galas, no. You fled the herd and you're at your prime. And for the first time, a dress you borrowed fit you well. Dress, nightgown, tomato tomato. Aha - It's wearing your mothers off-white satin nightgown for out-of-bed purposes. Dreamy and nightmareish. I'm seeing the cover art for the 1982 Poltergeist, the little girl reaching to the TV screen. Disconnectivity, immaturity, and beauty in between. The criminal act of stealing from a vanity. Pure heirloom. And it does travel you back to the 90s with grace. Cassis is immediate and lovely. The rest I take as a flower salad. Soft spicy and woody. Cool colors, despite the overall vibe being warm. Protest! Treat younger women with sophisticated cosmetics again! MDB is a gem.

Sometimes it's difficult to describe something or someone very special to our hearts? I guess I still haven't said a word about this fragrance for that specific reason. It's hard to explain why I like this perfume so much for well over 20 years. It's nothing ground-breaking. It's not expensive or super-sophisticated. The bottle is a little awkward, too. But to me it's a dear old friend that always fills my heart with the most pleasant emotions every time I smell it. Maybe because I connect it to a happy careless time in my life. Maybe because it was one of my first perfumes ever and a gift from my parents. It is definitely the perfume that started my love for so-called gourmand scents. It is fruity and sweet and fresh and spicy at the same time - great in both summer and winter. Such a signature 90s scent, too. Sweet and fruity, but not syrupy or candy-like. Enveloping, nostalgic, and a little heavy, but not suffocating. Old school, but not old-fashioned though. Tried and true love of mine.

É um dos meus tops da minha coleção. É chique, fixa por horas, é doce e floral na medida certa, equilibrio perfeito dessas duas notas principais. Quando passo todos em casa ficam inebriados, a casa fica perfumada. Não é enjoativo, não é invasivo, mas marca presença. Eu adoro todos os perfumes desta grife. Uso dia ou noite, mesmo nos dias quentes aqui do BRASIL, e só recebo elogios. It is one of my tops of my collection. It's chic, fixed for hours, is sweet and floral in the right, a perfect balance of these two main notes. Where are all at home while intoxicated, the house is perfumed. It is sickening, is not invasive, but is present. I love all the perfumes of this brand. Use day or night, even on hot days here in BRAZIL, and I only get compliments.