Norell (for women)

JB78

Norell is a classic! My mother wore this along with ESTEE Super in the 70's and I always loved the clean aroma it gave off. The Cologne is the original along with the perfume which is so hard to find these days. It is a green floral that dries down to a nice soapy, fresh scent. Very understated, yet is very present at the same time. It is a shame that Norell is so hard to find in the stores anymore. I only see the toilette which is not the original formulation. I bought a few bottles of the cologne off ebay, so I am stocked up for a while. I recommend this to everyone of every age:)

WardrobeMistress

I am using the Eau de Cologne and very sparingly but still, this stuff is so strong...

It's such powerful complicated stuff that I am struggling slightly to seperate the notes.

At the top there is a LOT of narcissus, with some dry lavender running underneath it. I also get some carnation which gives it an interesting warm/cool see-saw effect with the lavender. There is something ever so slightly sweet that comes in a few minutes later. I can't quite put my finger on it...not quite hyacinth and not quite jasmine..sweet pea is probably the closest thing. Oh wait...here comes the jasmine!

As it dries down it becomes very very soapy on me. It's like an expensive, top quality triple milled french soap, but soap none the less. Vetiver comes on strong now and rose as well.

To be honest, I am having a really hard time with this. I definately agree with Jalutschka about it being an earthy green chypre, but it's also definately floral. It is rather sophisticated I suppose, it's definately not for shrinking violets. It brings to mind an authoratative woman with absolutely unshakeable self confidence. For some reason I envisage Sigourney Weaver in Working Girl! This would probably put the fear of God in all your employees if you were the executive wearing this.

I doubt that this one will help you break through the glass ceiling, but if you were clutching a bottle of this, you could probably put quite a few cracks in it.

tessture

A vintage-style, lovely scent. Slightly metallic floral with a soft unobtrusive base that breathes class in a refined, elegant way. Suitable for most events, including tea parties and a night out dancing.

Jalutschka

Norell is probably not what you'd expect from a 60's fragrance. It is neither reminiscent of "Y" by St. Laurent nor of Eau Sauvage, and yet it could pass as a fine male fragrance nowadays. It does not possess any seductive powers, but uses sophistication and style as its weapons. It stands for a very elegant and refined pleasure - and I would not call it a floral, by the way, but a chypre...Norell has an earthy greenness that accents all the flowers which it might include, but which are very abstract in the composition. It is a truly elegant perfume, created for confident and cool women, it is not cloying or heavy but just reassuringly enveloping - a very clever perfume choice.