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| Blends of floral and citrus-based fragrances are recommended for casual and daywear. Spicy, woody or warm amber-based fragrances are traditionally favorites for evening and special occasions. |
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| SUBJECT |
AUTHOR |
DATE |
RATING |
| FRACAS' DARK SIDE |
LIANI |
04/27/07 01:43 PM |
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| MESSAGE BY LIANI |
| I prefer gardenia and tuberose frags, but they have to be done right and work w/your chemistry 100% or the result is CATASTROPHIC! In fact, no other type of fragrance can go so very wrong---as in “nausea” and “cloying.” Well, Fracas is my third favorite of these types, after Jde Bagatelle and Chanel Gardenia. On me, Blonde smells pretty much identical to Fracas, only Blonde has a brighter (more ordinary and thus expected) jasmine green finish where Fracas delves someplace darker. Fracas has a certain undertone that (for me) can momentarily evoke a sense of melancholy or sadness. Whatever it is, Blonde lacks that note. I usually can't smell it on myself after applying so I'm not aware of this unless trying intentionally to detect it. And wearing the fragrance itself does not make me sad. In magazine articles, I have seen this referred to as the legendary white floral’s "dark" heart. That description is accurate, but it is impossible to cut through Fracas' complexity to tell precisely what it is. (My olfactory register guesses it’s magnolia, which I strongly dislike alone or in larger proportion). Anyway, I think this little complication/mystery is what gives Fracas its “cult” status miles above the many other white, gardenia-tuberose florals—which of course, are a dime a dozen. |
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