Cardin Pierre Cardin for women

This was my scent in the seventies, I wore nothing else. (I wasn't as fickle then, perhaps?) I loved, loved, loved it. I haven't even found a reference to it until now, it is very memorable for me. When I read the notes, I see that I haven't strayed far in my tastes, I would love to find some again.

UPDATE: I did find some for a reasonable price. $198.00 on eBay? Puh-lease! It didn't take me down memory lane as quickly as I thought it would, but it did come back to me as the same scent. Obviously, I have developed in my preferences, and it may have lost some of the complexity, though I don't really think so. I would not choose it today, but I am glad to have it, as it does still smell pleasant and it is fun to have a scent from my youth.

This is a review for vintage EDT.
First i have smelled it from the lid and get a nice chypre wih moderatly sweet and a little bit creamy notes. Mmmm, seems to be really nice... Then i spray it onto myself. First impression: OMG, this is a pure soap! Really harsh and soapy smell that almost scared me off. Then it begins to develope after approx.10 minutes. Firstly it is still quite harsh with a lot of alhegydes and really strong vetyver note. Vetyver is quite dominanting here but it is softened by woody notes, which gives it a bit bitter side. I can´t smell flowers, maybe a light hint of ylang-ylang, but no rose so far. It appears much later... Ah, yes! Then there is a labdanum! Really nice. At the end it becomes that nice scent that i have smelled from the lid but still quite strong on vetyver accord. Stunning! Sadly the staying power of EDT is quite poor, only a couple of hours on my skin, but much longer on my clothes and i canstill smell it on my hair the next day i wake up. Sillage/projection is also quite moderate. So sad, since the drydown is really my favorite part of this fragrance and i would like to smell it not only close to my skin but also on a longer distance.
This is quite classic fragrance which is really nice and comforting. The longer it stays on your skin the better it becomes. But this is not a masculine scent, just a really strict chypre without nothing too extreme. Really keeping you calm, balanced and warm. Great for autumn and spring, also will be nice for winter. Now i am longing for pure parfum, i guess it will be even more better than the EDT bottle i have.

This was my cousin's absolute favorite perfume back in the late 1970's and early 80's.She wore nothing but this. It seemed to have disappeared shortly around 1981. What I remember is that this is a wonderful floral chypre with a small amount of fruit and a nice finish.

very strong, it gives me power!

I found a teeny, tiny bottle of Cardin de Pierre Cardin at a local thrift shop. Mint condition and absolutely, perfectly lovely - for $Aus.2.00!! Very sophisticated - a woman-of-the-world, femme fatale perfume; smokey and sexy!! (What you might expect someone like Anita Pallenberg to wear.)