Cachet (for women)

lindam

This was my mother's signature scent and the reason I like spicy scents.

I have purchased some bottles for her in the last few years but will try to find some vintage

guest_

I always wore this fragrance I loved. My husband bought a bottle for me while we were dating in 1971, after we married he always bought me a bottle for our anniversary and 1 for my birthday those 2 bottles lasted me an entire year but the stores in our area stopped carrying it 5yrs ago I HAVE BEEN LOST I am so glad to find it again

NebraskaLovesScent

I used to love this one. In the 1970's, my mother had a solid perfume of Cachet, in a lovely purple (I think?) compact.

Recent adventues with Ava Luxe's Midnight Violet caused me to seek it out again. These two scents have a lot of notes in common. I was looking for a memory in a bottle, and after reading the other comments that discuss the reformulation, I decided to purchase a vintage Cachet. That first whiff transported me back to 1979, when I was far too young to wear this sexy scent but wanted to wear it so badly.

The vintage version is still the complex, sexy animalic floral that I remember. Soapy aldehydes and bright flowers give way to the animal-moss base. I especially love the civet and leather in the dry-down. It's amazing how complex and well-crafted this perfume was, considering it was always a mass-marketed scent you could purchase at a drugstore or discount store for a reasonable price.

I can't speak for the new version of Cachet at all, but if they've tinkered with it too much, it's going to be a damn shame. I'll likely seek it out for comparison's sake. But if you have a chance to score a vintage bottle, it's worth it!

Mals86

I had this one as a teenager (the old formulation, the dark amber/orangey juice) and found it unmemorable. I have not smelled the new formulation (pale yellow), which I understand to be completely different than the old. If you're expecting this to be the Cachet you remember, you'll be disappointed.

Juliette has a gun

This one is an old US classic, dating back to the 70's. You may not have heard of it before, but it is always available in drugstores etc.- not expensive, but smelling suprisingly good! It has an instantly sparkling appeal with a high-piched top note. Under this lies the heart of Cachet, a very cool, herbal, mossy heart which is persistent for a very long time.
Nevertheless it is not monotonous and stands out as a very crisp, fine fragrance.