Tiffany

On my first trip to NYC 6 years ago, I went to Tiffany's on 5th Ave. I decided that I wanted to buy something for my mom that I could afford. The saleswoman showed me a box of Tiffany handsoaps that smelled divine, and I bought them. She put them in a large Tiffany bag, and then with a big grin, she mischievously gave me 2 medium-sized Tiffany bags in which she put 4 carded samples each of Tiffany and Tiffany for Men. I was on an upper level, and as I strode back through the entire first floor, carting all my bags, everyone fell over backwards to step out of my way, smile and wish me good day, presuming I had just purchased an arm and a leg. A funny trick in an otherworldly place! It just so happened that night I was invited to a party and met a handsome, bookish young librarian. He asked if he could accompany me to The Metropolitan Museum I was visiting the next day. So what did I wear? Tiffany of course! It lasted all day, and even when I when I awoke the next morning to take the train back to Toronto, there was a trace of it, reminding me of the kiss he gave me in Central Park at the end of our date, the intelligent conversation I managed to half hold up over Monet's Water Lilies, and the city's buzz so new to me. I wanted to save my stash for special occasions, and I wore the scent once more to a wedding before they were lost in a big move. Tiffany's (the store) is like a giant window through which you can view some of the most precious gems and artwork in the world. Tiffany parfum is like a window, too. It's clear, clean, precise and "almost too pretty". I agree with anomie et ivoire, that if you're going to wear a scent that's so, so pretty, you had best be multi-faceted, with a wild streak, otherwise the view - when someone looks at you through your Tiffany window - will fall a little flat. I'd buy a fb of this in a heartbeat, could I find/afford it. In the meantime, it's almost time to go back and get my mom some more handsoap! ;)

Tiffany is one of the most charismatic fragrances I have encountered, full of integrity, feminity and charm. It brings to mind Audrey Hepburn's character in the 1953 film Roman Holiday -- a princess raised in luxury and grace, escaping from her rigid schedule to quench her thirst for freedom and adventure. Tiffany doesn't olfactorily reflect freedom and adventure as we might interpret it today, with contemporary notes that might be categorically citrus aquatic or exotically spicy, taking us to far away places. Instead, the fragrance remains perfectly structured to classic Chanel-like standards with intentional rebelliously playful notes of iris, blackcurrant, and orange. Iris, rose, and sandalwood feature prominently in cool, powdered composition, but then is contrasted with warm, radiant golden accords of sweet mandarines, time-honored amber, exquisite white flowers and ylang-ylang. The blackcurrant is cold but luminious, without any berry character but with a little tannic undertone and dark green violet leaf that is reminiscent of the fruit's skin. Tiffany is truly a classic masterpiece that I originally didn't appreciate as much as I do today. Tiffany is evocative of a spirited escape from prototypical fastidiousness while never losing her virtue. So glad to be gifted with a full vintage bottle of this from the man I love!

Tiffany was my signature scent in my early 20's in college. Looking back, the composition seems a little advanced for such a young girl, but I just knew it smelled good. A very heady and rich floral fragrance that has some serious lasting power. This one really embodies the word "perfume" to me. I have not worn it in years, even decades, but was shocked to be reminded of it when I tried a new blind buy...Bijan VIP. Yes, to my nose this was so close to Tiffany's scent, and could it be that a $6.55 2.5 oz bottle could duplicate my beloved (but expensive - currently averages about $200 for a 1.7 on ebay) Tiffany? Well I had to research the notes, and here are the similarities: Both open with Black currant and mandarin Middle notes share Lily & Jasmine, while Tiffany has several others like violet & Ylang - VIP has Tiare Base notes share Amber & vanilla, while Tiffany has sandalwood & vetiver - VIP has musk Overall, they are quite close in composition, and on my chemistry smell almost identical. I share this so others who have loved Tiffany and choose not to spend hundreds on it may have a ridiculously inexpensive alternative that is still a high quality fume. For under $10 it is well worth the gamble.

Eek, there's a Coty reformulation? This isnt the place or time to get lost in Coty's history - I have respect for Francois Coty and much done in his name but two modern companies guaranteed to make reformulations that will cause trails of tears are Coty and L'Oreal. So it's a good thing that I am well supplied with a tall rectangular eau de parfum and an almost full ounce of parfum splash. Disability has forced me to retire early and move to my Dear Husband's neighborhood, far from anyone or anything I know. So it could seem pointless to keep stocked on a perfume like Tiffany - she's an uptown late 80s scent for dinner at the country club or something that costs money. Which means when I wear it to take a walk while waiting on my laundry I smell sooo marvellous. I don't know if there's anywhere that Tiffany would be an easy choice to wear in 2017 but it's a gorgeous, rich, sensuous perfume that you couldn't not feel tall in. Good thing for retired ladies, we're all considered potentially batty and thus no perfume is out of the question.

Fantastic multidimensial Damascus rose, its develops all the time, and entailing you further and further in your subconscious, you follow after it speechless and bewitched. It will make you its own slave time after time of wearing, you will see. The juice of mandarine and black currant is divine here, - same as in Tiffany Trueste that I admire as well - fruitiness paired with flowerness in a mesmerizing way, that logically people can only manage to succeed in another Universe, producing there nectar like flowers themselves, yet Demanchy did it on this earth and in our time. I would take him out for that) I beleive he was working at that period of time in collaboration with Jacques Polge, thats why these two fragrances from Tiffany have such a similar vibe. Its deep, but tender, persistant, but fragile, it is aristocratic, but gripping and thrilling. In many scents that I do vote "love" there is always something that I would want to improve slightly, not like that with Tiffany. Its superior, beyond perfection.