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My absolute favorite "gentleman's" rose, Domenico Caraceni 1913 is a genuine Italian creation with a polished refinement but a bit of a dark side: think of it as a gothic barbershop. I imagine those shears on the bottle to be cutting through the petitgrain and neroli and bursting with each spray, but this is far from any citrus aromatic, because no sooner than you can say "wow", it's the rose and geranium cutting through the air like the rasps of two swords.
This is one of the most beautiful rose notes I've experienced in any fragrance, period. Not too sweet, not too powdery, not too soapy (though I can get with the powdery and soapy, no doubt about that), just the right balance of the geraniol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, damascones, rose oxide (sorry the perfume nerd comes out), it's just so rounded and full, while not being to heavy and plodding. But what makes this fragrance seem somewhat dark and gothic, is that it is exceedingly formal and austere, which I always seem drawn to. I don't know what that says about me, but I am certainly not concerned with what I am wearing and where I am when wearing this, I just like the feel of it. I assure you though that this isn't a stodgy floral, it is quite approachable, but it makes one feel put together, even if they may not necessarily be. It really makes me want to wear a three piece suit with a pocket square and cuff-links and visit a church with old wooden pews and a rose window.
The notes pyramid shows the base with three notes: tobacco, incense, and cypress, and wouldn't you know it, I do detect all three in harmonic convergence, a trichord of mysterious beauty, haunting and cool. The whiffs and wafts persist all day, with gentle reminders through the evening.
This is one of the most beautiful rose notes I've experienced in any fragrance, period. Not too sweet, not too powdery, not too soapy (though I can get with the powdery and soapy, no doubt about that), just the right balance of the geraniol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, damascones, rose oxide (sorry the perfume nerd comes out), it's just so rounded and full, while not being to heavy and plodding. But what makes this fragrance seem somewhat dark and gothic, is that it is exceedingly formal and austere, which I always seem drawn to. I don't know what that says about me, but I am certainly not concerned with what I am wearing and where I am when wearing this, I just like the feel of it. I assure you though that this isn't a stodgy floral, it is quite approachable, but it makes one feel put together, even if they may not necessarily be. It really makes me want to wear a three piece suit with a pocket square and cuff-links and visit a church with old wooden pews and a rose window.
The notes pyramid shows the base with three notes: tobacco, incense, and cypress, and wouldn't you know it, I do detect all three in harmonic convergence, a trichord of mysterious beauty, haunting and cool. The whiffs and wafts persist all day, with gentle reminders through the evening.
It is a very nostalgic fragrance for me. Reminds me of old, neighborhood barbershops where I used to get haircuts and in the end the barber would apply a rose scented powder at the back of the neck. The powder was nothing special but it's smell became synonymous with good masculine grooming and tradition and this fragrance perfectly captures those memories. Once the powder was on, you knew you were set for a few weeks. I miss those simpler times and simple joys of life. My review is of the vintage version.
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Old city. Young man.
New suit. Old style. Then Time says,
"Hold my rose. Watch this."
New suit. Old style. Then Time says,
"Hold my rose. Watch this."
Note: Review is of the current version.
DC 1913 comes across as a rose fragrance that vaguely resembles the structure of a modern fougere. The rose is the most prominent note, but it is a part of an accord nuanced with some restrained, dry sweetness and some traces of green notes. In fact, this smells remarkably close to what a rose flanker of Histoires des Parfums 1725 Casanova would smell like. There is a brief orange note in the beginning, but since then there's not much transition: the rose accord persists.
I'm partial to a good rose fragrance, and consider this to be an improvement on the HdP. However, it has rather thin sillage and average longevity. This perfume would have been excellent if it were more robust, and a notch or two higher in quality. One wonders whether the vintage version is precisely that. It is cosy, elegant, and subtle and very comforting to wear, but eventually leaves one unsatisfied - especially in the dry down.
3/5
DC 1913 comes across as a rose fragrance that vaguely resembles the structure of a modern fougere. The rose is the most prominent note, but it is a part of an accord nuanced with some restrained, dry sweetness and some traces of green notes. In fact, this smells remarkably close to what a rose flanker of Histoires des Parfums 1725 Casanova would smell like. There is a brief orange note in the beginning, but since then there's not much transition: the rose accord persists.
I'm partial to a good rose fragrance, and consider this to be an improvement on the HdP. However, it has rather thin sillage and average longevity. This perfume would have been excellent if it were more robust, and a notch or two higher in quality. One wonders whether the vintage version is precisely that. It is cosy, elegant, and subtle and very comforting to wear, but eventually leaves one unsatisfied - especially in the dry down.
3/5
Opening is out of sight! The Rose and Orange is classic.
There is an edgy accord of something that reminds me of my sister's 60's plastic dolls. Then the Geranium, well it provides a base that is old Barbershop, as has been said. Overall, it gives me the same feel, (slightly depressing) of Shalimar.
A reach for Ex Idolo 33, Dior Ambre Nuit or Dusita Oudh Infini gives me the Dose of Rose.
For many others though, this could be the Cat's meow. Oh! That Rose and Orange!
Thumbs up!
There is an edgy accord of something that reminds me of my sister's 60's plastic dolls. Then the Geranium, well it provides a base that is old Barbershop, as has been said. Overall, it gives me the same feel, (slightly depressing) of Shalimar.
A reach for Ex Idolo 33, Dior Ambre Nuit or Dusita Oudh Infini gives me the Dose of Rose.
For many others though, this could be the Cat's meow. Oh! That Rose and Orange!
Thumbs up!
This is an interesting smell, so points there. Also points for uniqueness. It has a sharpness or a sourness to it. This almost smells like something I could eat at the top, but then it turns into more of a shaving cream, men's cologne smell, with the edible element in the background. I could almost give this a thumbs up based on the opening, but as it develops, it loses the early promise, and becomes increasingly cloying in the base.
