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Notes:“Top notes: bergamot, mandarin and lemon. Heart: jasmine, tuberose, lily of the valley. Base: amber, cedar, vetiver and musk.” Fragrantica.com
Reminds me of: Eau de Givenchy, Sung by Alfred Sung, Carven Guirlandes, AnaisAnais, Jessica McClintock by Jessica McClintock
Designer’s Description:“Fraganciapara la mujertierna y romántica, y muyfemenina. ¡Cúbrete con suesencia floral y fresca! Aportaunestilopropio: Tienesalgo, Tienes Don. Salidacítrica de mandarina, bergamota y limón; corazón de floresblancas a base de jazmín, nardo, lilas y muguet, y fondo de madera (cedro, vetiver), almizcle y ámbar.
Number of times tested:10 times over the last 2 months.
Number of sprays applied for this review: 2 sprays to the back of my hand from a 200ml bottle I purchased online (ca. 2015).
Fragrance strength:EDT
Development: (Linear / Average / Complex): I can’t say that Don Algodón develops much; the citrus topnotesquickly relax during its first hour and I really don’t perceive any of the woods or amber in the basenotes.
Longevity: (Short / Average / Long-lasting) I find that Don Algodón only lasts about 2-3 hours, leaving behind a subtle floral musk.
Sillage: (A Little / Average / A Lot) I find this rather bold in its first 30-45 minutes and then a skinscenttherafter; very office safe and great for hot weather.
Note about the packaging:A spherical glass bottle with blue plastic cap and accents housed in a paper box that looks like sky and clouds.
Where can I buy it?My 200mlEDT spray was found online (USA) for $15 USD.
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The Bottom Line: I don’t know what it is about Eau de Givenchy, but that fragrance was true love from first sniff. However, with time and reformulation the fragrance has subtly changed and now the final and latest iteration is a far cry from the original for a fairly expensive price. After searching Fragrantica for a replacement, I came across Don Algodón and while window shopping online, I was fortunate enough to discover a reasonably priced bottle and snatched it up. When it arrived I was more than pleased: I could buy three of these for the price of one Eau de Givenchy. True, Givenchy’s first Eau offers a bit more oakmoss and honeysuckle, and feels a bit greener and aquatic overall, but Don Algodón is a surprising sniffalike. I could wax poetic about how it always reminds me of spring and lifts my spirits, but truly, this is a simple white floral that will smell quite familiar to many. Moreover, I always think I’m detecting hyacinth, one of my favorite notes, though the flower is not listed in the olfactory pyramid. Spain is one of my favorite countries; it has an incredibly diverse landscape, millennia of history, warm and lively people, a fantastic food culture, and some truly wonderful fragrance brands (e.g. Victorio&Lucchino, Adolfo Dominguez, Loewe, Jesus del Pozo, PacoRabanne, and even Antonio Banderas). It’s funny, the last time I was in Spain I thumbed my nose at Don Algodón due to its bargain price and drugstore presence, considering it not worth my time. Silly me; it just goes to show that price doesn’t always correspond with pleasure. |
Having lived in the USA, UK, Japan & Finland, Marlen currently resides in Washington, DC where he works both part-time at The Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Indian and as a professor / faculty supervisor for Southern New Hampshire University’s online graduate programs in Writing and Literature. Learn more about Marlen at http://ift.tt/1wkFQA0.
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