Colony Jean Patou for women

This EdT starts out with an odd, rubbery scent along with the standard florals. A sort of quasi-pineapple note then appears, along with some leathery, slightly powdery chypre notes. After a while it dries down to a typical Patou base - warm, woody, musky, and lightly floral.

For some reason it seems a little bland even though sillage is good for an EdT, and longevity is excellent, over 8 hours. I’m not crazy about the weird opening, but I like the rest of it. I’m not exactly sure why, since I love a lot of the other old Patous, but don’t think Colony is something I’d want to wear often.

This one dont get along with my skintype. Wonderful deep flower-scent when someone else wears it. I guess I have bad luck with some fumes.

En härligt djup blom-doft som tyvärr inte funkar med min hud. Den slår över till manligt på mig, ett återkommande problem jag har.

I feel like this should be a fruity chypre. It reminds me slightly of Kors by Michael Kors w/o the boozy, exceeding blood alcohol content, top notes. What I get is pineapple straight off the bat that is so reminiscent of Dole's canned pineapple slices that my mouth is watering. The sweetness and tang of the pineapple is grounded by the leather (which I can actually smell!) and oak. I feel a bit uncomfortable with this perfume b/c I feel like it's wearing me. Instead of being one of those go-to, wear anywhere scents you really need to figure out where/when this perfume would be most suitable to wear.

Ok, after all that rambling-- I do like it! I don't need a full bottle of it, but I will wear it again.