Nostalgie

Oh my, Nostalgie is GORGEOUS! This perfume is like a voluptuous, curvaceous woman--a full-bodied fragrance that makes me blush. It's a modern perfume with a vintage twist, for those who long for the quality of the true "perfumes" of yesteryear. Nostalgie captures that old-fashioned style. The perfume smells like quality florals (no carnations in this bouquet!) darkened by a soft balminess, a touch of leather, and a whisper of powder. I smell lots of beeswax, which is the best part for me. The scent reminds me of Chanel No. 22. But make no mistake--Nostalgie is no impostor or copycat of any classic fragrance. It's its own creation. What a romantic and feminine perfume. It takes me back to a place in time when women only wore perfume on special occasions, if one was wealthy enough to even own such a thing (it makes me feel vulgar for wearing perfume ever single day!). Or maybe it was worn on a date, to make a man fall in love. You will surely feel like a beautiful goddess wearing Nostalgie.

When I sampled this as a dabber the opening combination of prominent vetiver with aldehydes was too bitter for me; but it rapidly turned into the most gorgeous peach floral ever that I just had to get a small bottle. Sadly, as a spray that divine peach heart was totally lost and the vetiver dominated the whole composition. (Definitely test it by spraying.) It starts out very bitter and gradually becomes more sweet. I can never pick out a distinct peach note now. For a while I was sad and disappointed but I have grown to love it again (although not as much as before). This is a very sophisticated chypre--always my go to for when I want to impress at an event or party. It is a beautiful perfume but I am not sure if I will repurchase when I run out. Since I am using it mostly just for special occasions my small bottle is lasting quite a long time.

I'm a genuine vintage (ie old) person and my perfume cabinet is probably 2/3 vintage. I don't want to spend my days wading through the insanity that is Ebay to find good fragrances, but growing up in the 70s when drugstore stuff had 100+ ingredients and lasted through a shower spoiled me. So finding Nostalgie, and SSS in general, is just like a ray of light from the heavens. Vintage quality with modern freshness. Everytime I sniff this, I'm amazed all over again at it's radiant beauty. Nostalgie is right at home in my cabinet, with the unmistakeable quality of it's ingredients, the longevity, the sillage. It's not a copy of anything else either. Wonderful. Well blended floral chypre with notes of too many things for me to name; rose, beeswax, peach, violet, moss, resins. Wearing this always makes me feel happy.

A modern vintage if that makes sense. This perfumes opens with the softest aldehydes which fade to the most heavenly creamy fragrance. There is a melding of juicy peaches and rose, violets and beeswax, which form this heavenly aroma. The drydown is delicate, green, creamy, woody, slightly sweetened by the patch but this is by no means sweet in the true sense. Every note is sensual and sexy, this fragrance is like stepping into a 1940's beauty parlour. The vintage accord has been reached very successfully but the perfume isn't difficult, harsh or bitter. A truly wonderful and unique fragrance which leaves me craving for more, more, more,

This is a rich, dense, creamy floral. While it's difficult for me to pick out the notes, like other reviewers I get the beeswax and sandalwood quite strongly, and I would go along with jasmine, rose and patchouli. For me Nostalgie is in the same family as Patou's Joy and Estee Lauder's Beautiful, although if you dislike Beautiful, don't be put off trying Nostalgie. It is strong, but yet more subtle than Beautiful. It fascinates me that Nostalgie references older style fragrances (not the 1890s, none of us know what the 1890s smelled like) without smelling in the least dated itself.