Cabaret by Gres is an interesting little jewel. Upon first spritz, it reminds me of Red Door Velvet, which I wore on vacation once and had to walk back to our hotel room after breakfast to shower it off before I could go on with the day.
For awhile, I thought Cabaret might be a repeat of that experience, like getting sick-drunk on Seagrams 7 and Coke as a teenager and never being able to drink anything that even smells like whiskey ever, ever again.
Hypothetically.
I heard about this from my friend, who really liked it; your positive review make me want to find it and smell it soon!
ReplyDeleteI was pleasantly surprised and found it to be something like 'Black Aoud Lite.' In fact, I wore it today with a jacket that still carried Black Aoud from last weekend. They pair nicely together! Will consider layering in the future.
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ReplyDeleteI love a good woody-incense rose like Amouage Lyric, and keep finding nice inexpensive substitutes like Clarins Par Amour and Cabaret so I can save my precious decant of Lyric for Special Occasions. What distinguishes Cabaret, for me, is that bouncy, pillowy musk.
Lovely description - it's so nice when a perfume defies your worst expectations and turns out to be something good. I had a similar experience with Flirt! today - was expecting a gasper - but it turned out to be pretty okay.
ReplyDeleteHi Mals86! I have not yet tried Amouage Lyric, but want to soon as multiple sources have said it is divine. Bouncy, pillowy musk...love that.
ReplyDeleteMPL - hi! You're right, it is nice when a perfume is a pleasant surprise, especially after a questionable top note. I like Cabaret more each time I wear it.
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