Calandre

Calandre is part of the classics of the brand. By the way, when you access the company's official website, that's where you'll find it. It was created in 1969, which means it is almost 50 years old and has much history to tell. Incidentally, speaking of history, some say that its bottle was inspired by the United Nations Headquarters, with its wide windows on straight columns, reinforcing the urban and architectural concept of pure lines, using glass and metal. But there are controversies: some say that Paco met with Pierre Dinand (creator of the bottle) and told him that he wanted to evoke a couple having sex in a car. At the time, Dinand protested, saying it was quite uncomfortable and they would need a big car, a Rolls Royce, for example. Then, after studying the design of the car and the concept of sex on the hood, they took as inspiration the front grille of the radiator, which in French is called Calandre. The perfumer was Michel Hy, creator of classics of an era, such as Rive Gauche (1971), Mademoiselle Ricci (1967), Ivoire de Balmain (1980), among others. Obviously, after almost five decades, it has undergone reformulations and the raw materials are no longer the same. In addition, Calandre was sold in Eau de Parfum concentration and is currently manufactured as Eau de Toilette. It has aldehydes, bergamot and green accord, in the output. In the body, it has notes of jasmine, iris root, lily of the valley, rose, geranium and hyacinth. To finish, the base features notes of sandalwood, amber, musk, vetiver and oak moss. Calandre was born to break rules: its bottle was very innovative for a feminine fragrance of that time. And the perfume could not be different: a metalized rose with a powdery nuance (typical in the perfumes of the 70's) and avant-garde style, of absurd projection and also durability. I remember this fragrance in the late 80's and I can see much resemblance to what is sold in the market today. But of course, we can not compare the absurd potency of before with the moderate of nowadays. On the skin, it opens floral and dated, very old school, with powdery nuances very present. Over time, a metallic content fuses with the rose and opens space for a balsamic and mossy base, which permeates throughout the evolution. The barrier between feminine and masculine ends in the blink of an eye and, for this reason, Calandre has always been highly praised by men over the years. As the competition always existed, in 1971 Michel Hy was involved in the creation of Rive Gauche, for the house of YSL. They are really similar, but the latter is much more floral and feminine, in my opinion. Calandre resisted the time, the changes in the fashion and the market and remained faithful - as possible - to which it always represented in the perfumery universe. And remains beautiful, elegant, gender-bender and with reasonable projection and high durability. On my skin, at least, it lasts about ten hours. If there is a double-edged sword in the perfumery, which is pointed and sharp, it is called Calandre.

Paco Rabanne Calandre: (GREEN/MOSSY CHYPRE FAMILY) I have really wanted to try this perfume for a very long time,after reading that Joanna Lumley absolutely adore's both YSL Rive Gauche & Paco Rabanne Calandre,& YSL Rive Gauche is actually my ALL time favourite signature perfume!! So when I saw Calandre being sold in my favourite online perfume outlet at a really good price I had to buy it!! Have now been wearing Calandre for three day's in a row & have received SOooooooooooooo many compliments already it's unreal & I can honestly say that I also absolutely adore it!! This indeed is very very similar to YSL Rive Gauche,from the very first spray that touches your skin all the way through to the dry down!! (MY MOTHER ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WAS WEARING MY SIGNATURE YSL RIVE GAUCHE) & like myself she has a really good perfume nose!! They actually could very much be twin sisters in this (GREEN/MOSSY CHYPRE FAMILY) The only slight difference I can tell between them is that Calandre seems to be slightly lighter or more transparant where as Rive Gauche is more richer deeper & darker etc!! I now can fully understand why Joanna Lumley absolutely loves them both,& indeed why she use's them!! for both their aroma's is just outta this world,& the way they both linger around the wearer is amazing,leaving the most gorgeous aroma behind you when you leave a room!! The staying power of Paco Rabanne Calandre is absolutely fantastic too & deffo on power with YSL Rive Gauche,actually can both smell them still on my skin the next day after wearing them!! Im really so pleased that I now have Calandre firmly in my perfume collection,& yes I deffo will be buying this absolute beauty from now on along with my YSL Rive Gauche!! So if like me, you absolutely adore YSL Rive Gauche then you deffo must add Paco Rabanne Calandre to your perfume collection & see what you think about it also.

After hearing about the death of the great Paco Rabanne, I was inspired to go through my collection of vintage miniatures to hunt out some classics from the brand. I don't think much of modern PR offerings, but this and La Nuit - the perfumes I found - are both underrated gems. La Nuit is an excellent floral chypre, while Calandre is a rich green aldehydic floral. Predating classics of the genre, namely YSL Rive Gauche and Chanel No. 19, Calandre is just as good, if less celebrated. It closely resembles my vintage parfum version of Rive Gauche - a rich, dense-but-dewy green aldehydic floral. I adore the relaxed 1970s vibe of such scents. My Calandre dates from the 1990s, and despite the dark colour of the liquid, it remains bright, with most top notes intact. Calandre opens with dewy green notes, sap-like and damply fresh. There is a slight herbal quality here. Aldehydes add soapiness, giving a clean masculine feel to the opening. Powdery florals follow, enhanced by the green undertone. Lily-of-the-valley leads the way, with soft, powdery iris as a melancholic counterpoint. Sap-like hyacinth adds a vintage-style edge to the bouquet while geranium enhances the herbal component. The drydown is earthy and mossy, tending towards chypre territory with woody notes adding depth. A soft muskiness emerges as it fades, with powdery florals remaining as it becomes a skin scent. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Green from initial spray until final fade, Calandre is beautifully balanced - airy yet dense, powdery yet dewy, punctuated by its greenery and relatively subtle use of aldehydes. Feminine-leaning, but perhaps unisex by today's standards, it is an ideal springtime scent, expertly composed. Objectively excellent, Calandre also happens to be tailored to my personal taste. Green genius. 5/5.

I have the new formulation of Calandre EDT. I bought it after reading reviews on how it resembles on vintage Rive Gauche (new Rg is my signature). Well, I don't know original Calandre but I assume this new perfume must be different from the vintage. At the initial spray it really reminds me of RG, it has that slightly sharp, metallic feeling to it that I love so much. But on my skin, Calandre becomes very quickly a beautiful, very easy-to-wear green fragrance that is musky and powdery a bit, I even dare to say sweet (but by no means the way recent mainstreem fragrances smell sweet). There's not too much cool or metallic or old-school feeling here anymore, it's rather juicy and also reminds me faintly on the sadly discountinued Envy by Gucci (maybe because of the lily of the valley). For about an hour later the drydown reminds me on vintage RG's drydown but agan, new Calandre is much easier to wear it's definetely a modern scent. It is very nice, even pretty, different from most of the fragrances nowadays out there, but not entirely special in my humble opinion and I have a feeling that I will be easily tired of it. However, I like it and would recommend it to try. Update: now I'm testing this and vintage RG edt side by side. And surprisingly enough there is much more resemblance than I first remembered. from the first spray to the drydown they're developing in parallel, maybe Calandre is more bold and RG is warmer. but they are much closer to eachother than vintage RG and current RG are! Actually, one may think, albeit they are definetely not the same, that the differences are due to the age of the old vintage RG edt and not that they are entirely different perfumes. I highly recommend Calandre for those who are longing for vintage Rive gauche and can't accept the new formula

Let me tell you about Calandre..and Metal and Eau de Metal..They all have an ethereal metallic note in them. I first used Paco Rabanne's Metal which I loved wearing when I was 20. At that time I had never smelled Calandre-only Metal. Forward 30 years,I walk into a shop where they had only retro fragrances and asked if they had Metal. They told me they had only Calandre and that it smells dated and fits more older women. She was so wrong! What is dated anyway?? When Calandre came out, it was mostly younger women who bought it-it certainly did not attract only older women. The perfume itself has a certain formula which attracts only a certain group of people, be it in the past or present. After spraying it on my forearm, I left the store and by the time I had walked down one block, I realised how much this perfume expressed me.. At first spray, you get a blend of adelhydes with bergamont, geranium, rose, jasmine and hyacinth. After the aldehydes wear off, WOW! Calandre tranforms into a soothing, very pleasant breeze of a slightly powdery chypre with a long staying power. It almost smells like an expensive shampoo, or a high priced body lotion that you feel so comfortable with and love smelling on you. I would describe this as a flowery first,green second, and powdery chypre last. Hard to describe it really, but that's its beauty! I actually dislike rose smell in general(much more so in perfumes!) but Calandre is one perfume that my nose accepts its rosy note.

This review is for the original fragrance blend. When first sprayed I thought I had walked into a lumberyard where they were sawing all types of different wood. This initial impression was almost immediately replaced by a scent that was so very familiar, yet I couldn't quite place it. I went about my business for a few minutes and sniffed again. THERE! I finally identified the spice cardamom! It is not one the pyramid of notes, but that's exactly how it smells on my skin. A while later, I sniffed again. Another strange aroma appeared--it smelled just like a grapefruit smells when you peel it. So now I have a mild cardamom and grapefruit rind that is quite pleasant mellowed by the underlying woody notes. to my surprise, I didn't get the zing of the aldehydes in Calandre. I LOVE aldehydes and rather missed the high I get when smelling them. I am sure they are there working their magic, but in a most subtle way. The dry down is just heavenly. Out sneaks the softest jasmine who blends so well with the other scents that have left their distinct impressions but the cardamom is still waving it's arms, saying I'm still here. This is a very satisfying scent. It is clean, interesting, and very spritlely. Like a wood nymph flitting through the woods trailing her jasmine scent. It is ever so feminine and very, very chic. Silliage is, on me, soft to moderate. Longevity is about 2-3 hours. I would love it to last longer. Intoxicatingly lovely scent.

I was very impressed with the tester I bought earlier this year. I wore it off and on through the summer here in the Midwestern USA. Definitely unisex (and I got compliments, for what it’s worth). I agree that this has some similarities to Rive Gauche but there are some distinct differences. In fact, my nose interprets it as somewhat of a cousin to Rive Gauche and Knowing, two other unisex gems. Today’s Calandre is less metallic than RG, and less bracing than Knowing. It does share the green aldehydic components of both, while having a somewhat creamy component that the other two lack. Maybe the orris is responsible for this. Side note. I remember a lot of the hate that Phantom got when it was introduced. When I received my tester of Calandre, I could actually pick up on a bit of Phantom, which was the farthest thing from my mind. It took a few wearings before it dawned on me. That lets me know that whatever faults Phantom may have, it does have at least some measure of the Paco Rabanne DNA going way back to the glory days of 1969. Even if Calandre has been reformulated it certainly and firmly reflects the time of its launch like few other fragrances do. Calandre was probably one of my nicest scent surprises of the past couple years.

One of the best floral aldehydes of the 1970's--a style of scent that was wildly popular in that decade and now seems almost nostalgic to me. A lot of the "reminds me of" scents listed here were also some of my go-to fragrances during my college and early post-college years--Rive Gauche--Ma Griffe--Essence Rare--I still have some of these in my collection. The green, sweet freshness and the clean French sophistication of these dressy feminine fragrances were a perfect expression of outward bound, fashion forward, young, independent women just getting started in life back then when so many things seemed possible. I'm sure there will be some " Seems like an old lady" comments in these reviews. This is not fruit-chouly candy gourmand melted marshmallow girly stuff--this is womanly and warm adult femininity, dressed up and out in the world in a way that women were just starting to experience. Roe V Wade was passed in 1973--and I might have been wearing this scent on that day. Fragrances are a snap shot of memory in the brain--and this is a good one for me!

Calandre is my signature scent. I first purchased this fragrance in the early 80's as a teenager. I remember using my babysitting money to canvass the perfume counter in the now closed John Wanamaker department store. Unfamiliar with notes back then, I now realize that I was interested in the Aldehydes mixed with an array of sweet florals which were capped off by amber, wood, and musk. People knew that I was present in a room when the sensed the intoxicating qualities of this scent. I had no problem purchasing this scent in European department stores where I lived, however, that wasn't the case in the United Stated. I am so thankful that I found the discount perfume companies which have allowed me to remain connected to the scent my youth. This scent has accompanied me for over four decades during my transformation from a teenager into womanhood and motherhood. Calandre will always have a very special place in my heart!

One of my all time favorite fragrances right up there with rive gauche. I started wearing both in the late 70's. It smells like rive gauche and chanel no.19 was blended together. It's such a well blended scent that isn't overpowering. A beautiful soft green and slight floral with a musky and powerdy dry down. I recently unpacked my fragrances from the 70's and 80's when I was working in the fragrance industry and calandre was among the fragrances I packed up, I'm pleased to say it still smells as wonderful as the day I got it and makes me curious to try the newer version of it. Found some on ebay so I'll update with the comparison. Well, I just received the newer version of this fragrance and I am happy to say that a side by side comparison of the new and vintage are pretty much identical so I can spray away and always buy more.

Quite an unusual scent. When I first tried it I thought "soapy, musky, it's nice enough" but then an hour passed and pure magic happened. That oakmoss and aldehydic blend over a rose settled itself into my natural skin oil. I thought perhaps it had faded already when I got into a taxi. The female cab driver told me I smelled beautiful and I realized that it had not faded at all, my nose had simply gotten tired of telling my brain about it. Minutes later, I met a friend at the airport and as we embraced he nuzzled into my hair and remarked how I smelled great. This is just a soft comforting smell, but also crisp and green. I also wore it the day we buried my grandmother and catching little whiffs of it was nice during that difficult time. I sure wouldn't mind owning a bottle of this.

If you can score a (vintage) bottle of Calandre EDP, it is well worth the effort. Calandre is very similar to Rive Gauche by YSL and shares many of the earthy green/dry notes found in Quartz by Molyneaux and Silences by Jacomo. However, Calandre has a sparkling, herbal quality that is captivating (imagine a cool gin & tonic with a twist of lime on a warm summer day). Plus, Calandre can easily be worn by either sex. Further, Calandre is incredibly versatile—great for office wear or perfect for an evening at the symphony. Sillage and longevity are above average. Every time I wear Calandre, I receive tons of compliments! While at a party recently, a guy told me that my perfume had a “mesmerizing effect” on him. Can’t beat that! :)

Terrific stuff, not reformulated out of recognition (though my vintage bottle does have more depth and complexity?). And a terrific bang for the buck - this doesn’t smell nearly as cheap as what it is. Probably my favorite green perfume, without that odd metallic edge that the reformulation of Rive Gauche picked up. The aldehydes lift the the very natural and fresh smelling roses into the rooom. Fantastic, and very cheering The bottle itself has....not survived reformulation as well as the juice? On both of the newer editions I’ve seen, the metallic frame has been kind of loose and wonky. But the price is right, and I’m not one to pay extra for a bottle. The sprayer is fine and doesn’t leak, so good enough, it gets the job done

I have the current version. I remember seeing this back in the ‘70s and ‘80’s and it’s possible I wore it, but it wasn’t a favourite back then. I only bought this recently and was kicking myself for not having discovered this sooner. If you like soft breezy green Chypre style fragrances and you’re into aldehydes, this is for you. One is immediately reminded of white flowers, not heady tuberose or gardenias, more like a delicate green white bloom. I didn’t wear Rive Gauche in the ‘70s or ‘80’s, I have only discovered the current version recently, so can’t comment on any similarities. It’s definitely part of the Climat and Tamango family in my opinion. Timeless, beautiful and elegant classic.

A blind buy for me. I've been curious about Calandre for years and finally caved. Within minutes I noticed the resemblance to Rive Gauche and wondered if I'd made a mistake buying Calandre, because is it worth owning both? But actually I seldom wear Rive Gauche. RG is richer and more complex, assertive to the point of being aggressive. In Calandre, the powdery element softens the edges. Calandre is RG's easy-going cousin. Her style is casual, off-hand chic. She's a city girl but enjoys walks in the countryside, and loves rumpled linen shirts. RG is always in pressed cotton blouses and lashes herself to her office desk all day, chasing that promotion ...

shortcuts: if you like the next perfumes then you should try calandre : 1- joseph parfum de jour 2- jacomo silence 3- chanel 19 4- hermes 24 faubourg 5- hermes caleche edt 6- anais anais cacharel 7- miss dior originale . . these are real perfumes real elegance .. the sense of being and the voice of nature. clean vibes.. the first sniff will be a little bit harsh so try not to sniff it directly so hard i recommend to spray it while walking around. such a crispy green leaf soaked in bergamot juice and then dried under the aldehydic bright sun she falls she fly to base of the tree where the oakmoss is .. stuck together forever

I bought a big bottle of Eau de Calandre at the airport at Mallorca back in june 1985, I thought it was fresh and different, and I have always missed the smell of that beautiful perfume, and, a few years ago I got my hands on this beauty! Even though I love vanilla-scented perfumes, which I use a lot of now at christmas-time, it can be to much of that good stuff, therefor, I'm so glad to wear this aldehyd-bomb, and, it smells so good in wintertime, the lily-on-the-valley shines through and the same with the oakmoss :)) This perfume is not for everybody, but it is very perfect for me, and, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you =))

There's something so beautiful and nostalgic about this perfume. It is green, aldehydic and musky. It begins quite strong but then mellows out a bit. It is a familiar scent though and not in my opinion, super unique. I think that because rive gauche smells so similar to this (apparently) it might be better to purchase that instead as it is much cheaper. But, I think there is a space for this type of perfume and smell in everyone's collection that appreciates perfumes trends and has strong scent memories. It moves quite quickly into the skin and mingles with the bodies chemistry really beautifully.

Calandra is a beautiful, romantic, classy, alluring perfume. A classic feminine, fresh, green, dewy-soft, floral, with a strong base of gorgeous vetiver, wood, heavenly patchouli, and lovely oozy amber, and a gentle powdery orris. The violet is strong all the way to the end, and the other flowers gently waft in and out, and there's a tang of the bergamot, especially at the beginning. It's lovely. Really beautiful. I've loved it for a long time, and love it as much today as I ever have.

Calandre is now my warm weather signature without a doubt. EA Green Tea was my decades-long choice as a blind reach before being supplanted by EA Eau Fraiche. What made the difference is the earthiness of Calandre. That was the missing puzzle piece. All the notes I love in GT and EF are there, but Calandre has smoother blending and softer edges. I will spray my EA favorites with abandon on days when I want something brisker or sharper, but Calandre has won my heart and become my go-to.

I’m very puzzled with the latest versions of this and the Metal. I was obsessed with both in the 80ies, but the new formulations are nowhere near the old ones..Why would they still do the same bottle and the name when it has nothing to do with what it used to be. I just paid a hefty price on a vintage one on eBay and really cross my fingers that it really is. I also don’t understand some comments here that do not see that very obvious change between the new and the old.

At first spray, Calandre is a super-soft and delicate rose, like a proper old lady perfume or dusting powder, which I love. After a few minutes, the aldehydes and green notes take over making this a clean, dry, slightly bitter rose. After it dries down, it softens back up a little, but it still retains a cool, stringent quality that I really enjoy. Calandre is classic and modern at the same time. I wish I had discovered this one sooner. I love wearing this stuff.

What will it take to induce Paco Rabanne to start manufacturing Calandre again? The few bottles that can be found here and there on the net are prohibitively costly and one can't always be sure it's the real thing. There will be NO other fragrance quite like this one, ever! (Same goes for Metal, unique in its own place.) Why did Paco Rabanne give up making such exquisite, unique scents only to resort to populist cheap-smelling -- though not cheap -- stenches?

Noooooooo! I've been wondering why Calandre had (1) shot up in price and then (2) disappeared completely from onlne retaiers. Now that I've read Cubby's review, I know why. Argh! This is (er...was) one of the loveliest summer scents ever...green, slightly powdery, very clean. Of all my perfumes, this one holds the record for the one I am most often asked about, "what is that you're wearing? It's wonderful!" (most often by men...)

I absolutely adore Calandre, and have always disliked Rive Gauche. If you have a very sensitive nose like mine, you can clearly smell the difference. I feel Calandre is tender and beautiful, yet very smart and modern and vivacious. I don't get the association with the former at all. That said....this is a classic beauty and draws attention every time I wear it. It is addictive. Wear it for a week and see how you feel.

This is an amazing perfume that's a progressive interpretation of a powdery rose with freshly cut stems. It doesn't necessarily smell like "metal" but it sure makes me think about muscle cars sporting lots of chrome. Calendre is an avant-garde perfume from the 60's that took the classic powdery rose and projected it as a futuristic modernistic fragrance. This is one of my favorites. A wonderful, artistic masterpiece!

When I tested this yesterday, at first I thought I only liked it. But this morning I woke up smelling amazing. It was the best overnight fragrance experience I've ever had. It's a beast and lasted 14 hours, and smelled good from the perfect weather of sunset through the chill of the night and on into the heat of a May morning in southern Nevada. Perfect choice for the changeable weather of spring. Love, need, want.

Aire Loewe and Calandre are my two favorite feminine floral-citrus fragrances. Perfectly balanced green-citrus top notes and rose/iris/carnation heart notes. I haven't worn them side-by-side, but they evoke the same scent memories in me, and when I look at the scent pyramids, there is a lot of overlap. If you're a fan of either of these and want to try the other one, reach out to me for a sample or decant.

All I have to do is spray this on and I'm transported to the 70s, when I was loving Rive Gauche. Same noses, as I understand, yet Calandre came first. A current decant of RG has drastically changed (to me) and is headache-inducing. Finding this was a dream come true. Calandre is just me. I'm so glad it's back in production! Does anyone know if what is current smells the same as it did e.g. in 2010?

Back in the mid-seventies, this was the IT fragrance Everybody loved it. And with good reason. It was distinctive, but subtle. You didn't wear it as much as enter it. It was and is difficult to define, with base notes appearing as mid notes, and the promise of citrus drying down to unique complexity. It was the perfect accessory. If I try this again, I will be flooded with memories. Will I dare?

Calandre is one of Paco Rabanne's best. Classy, elegant, fresh and refined. Simply timeless. Best part is the unique unisex quality it gives in modern times. Doesn't smell old and dated. My mom's favorite in the 70's. Now it's mine. Everybody thought l wore a new men's cologne and kept on asking what it is and commenting that it smells so good. Fantastic green fragrance. Great gem.

I love Calandre. Unfortunately, I was introduced to this scent in early 2010. Finding it harder and harder to locate, I wrote Paco Rabanne. They responded that it has indeed been discontinued. I felt it was closer to the original Rive Gauche, which is why I loved it so much. I cannot stomach the current formulation of RG. And I'm so sorry PR decided to stop making Calandre.

I'm thrilled to know it's been brought back. Will check the web site!! When I first learned about it, I bought a edt splash for around $25. Loved it and used it up. I decided to check eBay for a better price. Seller had 10 bottles for a mere $10 each. I bought only two. One tucked in the cool dark unopened. I ration out the opened bottle. I wish I had bought more!

I originally swapped for Calandre because my idol Lauren Bacall died. One of her favorite perfumes was Calandre. I sprayed it on and just swooned. Calandre smells just like a slightly metallic vintage YSL Rive Gauche on me. It also smells like an edgier Hermes Caleche and is definitely reminding me of vintage Ma Griffe. All long-time favorites.

I purchased this many years after I used it..but I really do not smell the same fragrance..I was so disappointed..as I really was in love with the old version..They must have changed the formulation..The Metal and Calandre were my two most favorite and what they sell right now as Calandre has nothing to do with what I used to know about it..

This is Rive Gauche's slightly angular, marginally less attractive older sister. That said it is really lovely, spicy and inviting. I bought this based on the references to RG and I am not disappointed. Given this was released before RG I can only imagine YSL saw it's potential and refined it further. All in all a real winner of a perfume.

One of my summertime favorites; green-forward aldehydes and a lot LoTV, rose, and powdery orris, all on a woody oakmoss-centric base. The impression is the smell of rain-covered leaves, petals, and woods, you can see the sun shining off the rain drops. Surprisingly very evocative. Perfect for spring & summer, could work in autumn as well.

Beautiful...clear and fresh, with a dry down that lingers. Classy, confident and very smart with a touch of sweetness that I love. There is nothing else like this one...evokes fond memories and I wear it still when I want to be noticed and it works in a soft way. When I wear this both men and women tend to love it!

This has obviously been relaunched without much fanfare...I'm definitely interested to hear more of a side by side comparison with the vintage Calandre, as well as Eau de Calandre, which I believe has also been relaunched. I bought my mother Eau de Calandre in the early 90's and absolutely loved it on her...

I consider myself a definite ‘expert’ on Rive Gauche, having worn every iteration of it since 1973 and Calandre is darn close to the older versions. It is nearly sacrilege for me to say this ....and I’ll never speak of it again...but I dare say I like this better! Yikes, that’s hard to believe!

Absolutely beautiful fresh green chypre! I have a very small sample and just tested it. Yes it's oldschool no doubt, but still very beautiful! I wouldn't say it's overtly feminine, I like it very much at first sight :) What a pitty they don't make such perfumes nowadays :(

Calandre has been my signature fragrance since it came out. Rive Gauche is a poor substitute! I am so sorry it has been discontinued, and yes, I'm hoarding my last 1/3 bottle! It's a very classy, longlasting fragrance that works with my body chemistry to smell unique.

Distinctive - wouldn't pass the corporate mentality of perfume houses today, as "not for everybody ".This is not a marketer's dream. It is strange, metallic,and stark. If you are past big American florals, you will be fascinated by this. Not for little girls.

Le plus bel opus de Paco Rabanne, totalement inscrit dans son époque: impertinent et affranchi. Un parfum de grande qualité et de forte personnalité pour une femme de caractère, ultra-féminine et féministe en même temps.

I didn't think I was going to like this from first spray because it came off quite strong. About a half hour later is dried down to a soft beautiful scent. Clean green citrus happy aldehyde. Classic, elegant, fresh.

Calandre is a smooth, metallic rosy fragrance and at the same time unique and dynamic. It has its individuality for those who fit into this perfume like a glove. It definitely is a time machine to the past.

the best aldehyde based chypre with lilly of the valley softness. A very thoughtful blend of freshness, powdery and greens. This is one of a kind. Remind me so much of my late mom

Musk musk musk if you smelled raw musk this smells exactly the same you feel clean from the smell a little soapy Longevity is above average

The best classic summer comfort fragrance..... White Linen Estée Lauder and this are summer staples.....

This is just like Rive Gauche! Aldehydes, green, rose, powder. I really like it. Easy to wear.