Thursday, August 1, 2013

Casbah by Robert Piguet c2012

Casbah by Robert Piguet: launched in 2012, created by Aurelien Guichard.

From Robert Piguet Parfums:
"Robert Piguet Parfums invites you for a magic carpet ride to Morocco with Casbah, an evocative and mesmerizing fragrance."




So what does it smell like? It is a Spicy Oriental fragrance for both men and women. 
  • Top notes: angelica, nutmeg and black pepper
  • Middle notes: incense, tobacco and orris root
  • Base notes: vetiver and cedar

This fragrance is very similar in scent to three fragrances from the Comme des Garçons Incense Series: Ouarzazate, Avignon and Jaisalmer.

Visa by Robert Piguet c1945

Visa by Robert Piguet: launched  in 1945, created by perfumer Jean Carles and Germaine Cellier.

Futur by Robert Piguet c1960

Futur by Robert Piguet: launched in 1960. Created by Aurelien Guichard.

L'Art et la mode - Issues 2846-2848, 1968:
"Robert Piguet Futur, last and magnificent creation of perfumes Piguet prelude holidays and multiplies the scents of summer. It detects the unusual smell of tamarisk associated with orange, jasmine, basil. Scent of happy idleness."


Fracas by Robert Piguet c1945

Fracas by Robert Piguet: launched in 1945, in USA by 1948. Created by Germaine Cellier. The name is pronounced "fruh-CAH" in French.

The classic fragrance was said to have a bevy of devotees: Madonna, Carolina Herrera, Kim Basinger, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Martha Stewart, Courtney Love...