Albert Nipon Albert Nipon for women

I find this too be quite an animalic oriental. I do pick up hints of cinnabar, opium and some utlra skanky jasmine/musk. It's slightly boozey; It's almost like a cognac or campari and coke. It reminds me of Paris in the fall for some reason. It's very 80's; a very heady juice like the comtemporaries of its time. It eventually mellows out into a mossy, woody, musky skinscent; blending well with ones own personal secretions magnifiques. I think it's sexy and daring and not for the faint at heart. This one will turn heads and some noses for better or worse. The oak moss is detectable too. So it has a chypre feel no doubt. I wear this around the house and sometimes when I'm feeling loud and dramtatic, to the clubs. For an intense night of debauchery I layer this with an Rasasi's Amber Oud or an amber oil by Nemat(Liquid Amber or Musk Amber.) At home, when I'm feeling in need of comfort and pampering(to read a book in a most lux manner or to nuzzle up with a special someone in bed; and not just on my pulse points...) I layer this with an edp of choice(DK Gold or Pacificas Spanish Amber) it tends to make the floral accord, in this case the jasmine, creamy, soft and like cashmere. Layering also brings out this lucious saffron accord in Nipon, which I love, love love.

*This review is for both the Vintage Parfum and the Vintage Eau de Toilette. The parfum really is just a more intense concentration of the edt. There's not a real difference between them other than what I mentioned.

Albert Nipon was a winter favorite of mine for several years back in the 1980's. I have not smelled it in over 20 years, so am unable to give a proper review. However, I do remember it as being a bit more subtle take on fragrances such as Opium and Cinnabar. In comparison, the florals were very present, the spices softer, and the base was a bit more tame. I remember the woods as being very deep yet smooth. Warm, rich, and elegant, I wore this for daytime, and Opium for evening. This fragrance drew compliments.

Hopefully, someone with a more recent experience of this perfume will add a review soon.