This Grand Affair
Regular price $ 185.00A sophisticated classic that is full-bodied, yet lightweight. Top notes of grapefruit, neroli, davana oil, with a heart of Bulgarian lavender, rose d'orient and lemon and mandarin petitgrain. A lovely base of vanilla, musk, tonka bean and patchouli.
Kevin Verspoor
Notes
grapefruit, neroli, davana, Bulgarian lavender, rose d'orient, lemon petigrain, mandarin petitgrain, vanilla, tonka bean, patchouli, musk
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Something about this smells like money..expensive and classy. A citrus open but not screeching..The davana, a note I find to be tricky, is perfect in the scent. It's the secret ingredient in this recipe..the patchouli is just enough, well balanced.
Long lasting and beautiful..I see a very well heeled and gracious lady wearing this to the country club for lunch with the ladies. Or on a summer evening, a romantic dinner at the yacht club with a handsome gentleman...
It's gorgeous with good performance..nothing cheap or juvenile about this perfume.
It's a stunner.
This is a spectacularly, beautiful perfume that closes with the heart of Shalimar, but other than that it stands entirely on its own
When I was a child, we had neighbors who collected art, he was retired from the CIA, and they had lived all over the world. They were both impeccably, elegant, and she wore Shalamar. Going to their house for Christmas Eve was the event of the year even when I was six. The jeweled surfaces of the house, the artwork, and her hostess gowns all spun together a web of sweet smelling heaven that half a century later is still just as magical. Blocki’s, “This Grand Affair” Is the fragrance of these memories despite our hostess wearing Shalamar. This Grand Affair Is a superior fragrance in every way, although I am in no way denigrating the house of Guerlain.
Everything about this perfume is perfect, And you will feel perfect wearing it!
I usually shy away from powdery fragrances. I am more of a woodsy/ambery kind of gal. However, this is beautiful. A burst of sparkling citrus at the top smoothing out into a velvety powder with an undertone of vanilla. Shalimar-esque. I spritzed some on before bed and could smell it in the morning.