1876 (Mata-Hari) by Histoires de Parfums

*****
Year: 2001

Notes: bergamot, orange, lychee, cinnamon, cumin, violet, Moldavian rose, carnation, iris, vanilla, vetiver, guaiac wood, sandalwood, white musk
The citrus and lychee opening of 1876 is quite exquisite but then it slowly descends into generic iris-dominated banality, with a woody vanilla drydown.

Ultimately, it smells too similar to about one-third of the offerings from this house – a variation of musk, vanilla, woods and some faint florals (normally dominated by iris, violet or a combination of notes resembling either one of them).


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