Blue Carnation

My review is for the representation go Blue Carnation made by scentmatchers.com... This perfume, is discontinued and so I tried, and failed, at buying any vintage bottles of this on eBay. (I am a last-second bidder and NEVER enter a bidding war until it is too late for anybody else to bid.) So I decided to buy a representation by scentmatchers.com. The 3.5 oz eau de Perfume, with the additional 1oz travel spray and big bottle of lotion took about two weeks. Their representation smells similar to the reformulation of Soir de Paris (Evening in Paris). It smells like Pink bubblegum and cloves and the scent doesn't seem to change with time, but it sure has good longevity! I hope they do better with their representation of Spring Rain by Crabtree & Evelyn, which I impulsively purchased before realized that I do NOT like their version of Blue Carnation.

This is by far the best Carnation perfume. There is a very brief blast of alcohol when first applied ( this is most likely from age) & then it settled down to a rich,spicy,delight. It's the closest to a true Carnation scent that I have found with just the right amount of spices added. I saved up to get a full (albeit small)bottle & it's worth every penny.

Not only did I love it, people (mostly males, yay!) would sidle up to me and sniff, sigh and roll their eyes. Without exception, men responded very well to me when I wore it. I was devastated when I could no longer find it. :/ I wore carnation oil for a couple of years after that, but it's just not the same as Blue Carnation.

My mom gave me a small bottle of this as dry perfume about 35 years ago. I got so many compliments. This is my most favorite and the one I would call my signature. I have found a few bottles since and use it sparingly. I have tried other carnation type fragrances, but this is the one for me.

Bought another vintage "Cosmopolitan's Collection of Internationally Famous Perfumes". I am guessing most of the offerings are drug to department store fragrances of their times. I haven't been able to find any information about these "sets" but both purchases both sellers say they are from the '60s. I am truly jealous that the drug store scents of yesteryear are so darn good. Let me just say, this is some good stuff. It's such a unique scent. I find it funny how most perfumers say carnation has a spicy note that's like clove and this perfume has both carnation and clove. The opening carnation, vanilla, and clove mix is magic. I don't believe I have smelled anything like this before. Unfortunately, the dry-down just smells like clove on me, but I am still in love with the initial whiff.