Orange Spice by Creed (1950) {Perfume Short (Review)}
Although created in 1950, Creed Orange Spice readily captures an old-world and old-regime atmosphere where cobbled streets outside await your steps and reverberate with the sound of rolling carriages. An "Ye Olde Civet Cat" sign is dancing and creaking in the cold wind and one is day-dreaming of centuries past while sipping a hot tea from a present-day brewing kettle.
Classified by Creed as a masculine cologne, it is more a repository of wintry memories and traditional anticipatory emotions linked with Christmas. Its central, non-advertised civet accord makes it a very sensual, warm, and exotic scent in time, in an era where this feral note has gone out of fashion several times already. Although the dry-down is slightly slanted towards the masculine with its classic Eau de Cologne overtones, its impeccably elegant signature feels unisex.
A very pure, hedonistic, and smart civet perfume for aficionados of the old civet cat and for those craving an invigorating deep spicy citrus scent with festive, cozy, balmy, and sensual overtones for the fall and winter. It is like an 18th century version of the 20th century Happy by Clinique with all the differences that the separation in time and tastes entails.
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Great review of this odd classic Creed fragrance ... infact this is the only perfume blog which has reviewed it. Have you compared it to YSL Kouros ?
Posted by: zztopp | November 11, 2007
Thank you ZZ. No, but that sounds like a great idea and I will plan to do so. I don't have a precise memory of it although someone from my family used to wear it.
Posted by: Marie-Helene | November 12, 2007
Excellent review capturing the old world feel and enduring quality this wonderful classic contains!
Posted by: Hamp | July 7, 2008