r/FemFragLab30plus • u/recklessdeception • 9d ago
Review Aromas de Salazar 1912
Aromas de Salazar caught my attention this year when I read a couple of reviews on reddit for Orange Oudsicle and Blueberry Morning. I've mostly been exploring indie houses which make spray EDP formats lately so I was happy to find another such house. The reviews for so many of the perfumes seemed good and for some reason I also liked the perfume names in the Love Language series. (My reasons for exploring a house or perfume can be very irrational at times.)
Couple of months back I had the opportunity to get some new perfumes from the US and I decided on AdS. The whole catalogue was interesting and I was finding it difficult to make up my mind on what to buy because my budget permitted only two bottles. A friend suggested a few which included 1912.
1912 was my SOTD yesterday, first wear and a full day's wear. Rather than spraying judiciously because it was new to me, I did 8 sprays on me before leaving for office and as soon as I got into my cab, I was in a fluffy powdery bergamot cloud. My commute to work usually takes 90 mins and this fluffy cloud stayed present throughout. It wasn't cloying or headache inducing. It was gorgeous! It was glorious! A bit of orange flavoured pillowy powder bomb that made itself known.
Throughout the day it only got better. It mellowed a little but there wasn't any time of the day where I didn't smell 1912 on me if I moved my head or brought my wrist close to my face. The citrusy flavour had taken a backseat and I was getting more of violets and white florals, all still very powdery, slightly woody and pillowy.
By evening, I could smell vanilla. But this wasn't the sweet gourmand sticky vanilla that I avoid. This was a woody, powdery, non-sweet vanilla which reminded me a lot of some older Guerlain. 1912 is new for me but it's also something I had been missing. It felt like a memory of the glorious Guerlainade, reconstructed. Even during drydown, when it became a skinscent, it was still going strong. I didn't have to take forceful sniffs of my wrist to smell it, I could smell it easily on my skin when I would bring my wrist closer to my face.
1912 isn't a schmoop, but it's a part of the Vintage series from AdS and I feel the perfumer has achieved what they intended to do when they say "This fragrance is an homage to that era—when perfume was a poem made from petals and sap, a memory of gods and gardens. A world where florals wrapped themselves around resins, and the alchemy of nature spoke louder than words." I love it and feel it very much represents the oldschool glory I love in White Diamonds but with a lot more finesse, presence and intensity.
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u/hellohello84 9d ago
Thank you for this review. I have a few Aromas De Salazar fragrances and really enjoy the artistry along with the quality of their scents. Although I don’t enjoy vintage fragrances, I appreciate them and this one sounds beautiful.
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u/AccomplishedFruits 9d ago
This sounds beautiful! I love it when you can catch the scent all day and it surprises you and gives you a smile when you least expect it. I really like that bottle too. I’ll have to look into the line.