Tosca

What a stunning perfume. I see where the Chanel comparisons are coming from. There are a lot of similarities. Still, Tosca is distinctive and it develops to be substantially different. Aldehydes, neroli, citruses, and indolic yellow flowers. A cloud of soapy, sunny, powdery pollen. As it progresses, it smells less like No. 5 EDT. It's much more of an amber floral, I get hints of L'Heure Bleue. Tosca has a generous helping of carnation, as well as musks, amber notes, vanilla, and chocolate powder patchouli in its base. The final stages remind me of Shalimar's base. Tosca straddles the line somewhere between Chanel's classic No. 5 and these legendary Guerlain ambers. Not as light and soapy as the former, not as heavy and vanillic as the latter two. If you love classic French perfumery, please try Tosca! It's absolutely lovely throughout its lifespan, this is a thoroughly beautiful and worthwhile perfume. It smells sophisticated and expensive. The price is... a steal for what you get. This perfume deserves a lot more praise and attention than it gets. I hope to turn more people onto it!

I didn't particularly like this when I first sprayed it onto my skin, it smelt rather too harsh. But after about 15 minutes it moved to its next stage, and it is lovely. Its smell of warmth, comfort and dare I say class. Someone mentioned it having a 'nivea cream' undertone and yep, I get that indeed, but above that is floral and citrus. It's like a warm hug. I would say safe for an office environment. I think you could wear this anytime of the year, especially on dull rainy days it just exudes sunshine. And it would go with day or night.

This perfume sounds noble and impeccable. It is elegant and moderately bright. The sound of the aroma is warm and refreshing, the middle is filled with an aromatic floral potion. The base is tasty, not cloying. Overall, this perfume is like an old acquaintance whom we haven’t seen for a long time, and how good it is that he is alive and found! There should always be such perfumes.

Such a beautiful citrusy white floral.. My art teacher when I was a child wore this or something extremely similar. For an elegant, mature person.. Although many associate this with their grandmother I think that it works these days too if you have class. You could wear it all year round but I think I will save this for when it's sunny and warm again.

So far, the only perfume I ever used to go to bed. It somehow clears the air, making me feel more relaxed. It is soapy, yet quite deep as much as aethereal. I am talking about the eau de cologne version, possibly 80s, maybe earlier, have no idea what the current one smells like. Flowers, a nice collection of soaps and yes chanel no5 are all there.