giovedì 26 settembre 2013

QUIPROQUO, Grès (1976)




Raiders of the Lost Scent


Year: 1976
Top notes: Citrus
Mid notes: Spices
Base notes: Woods
Parfumeur: Robert Gonnon
VOTO : 8/10

Abstract: Created by Robert Gonnon, one of the most famous noses of the seventies (AnaisAnais by Cacharel, Empreinte by Courregès, Metal by Paco Rabanne, Sikkim by Lancome, O de Lancome....), this almost unknown scent of the house Grès has a name very apt: "Quiproquo" (it's Latin for "swap two things each other "): in fact, despite being classified as "for women", is a perfume quietly ... masculine. It's perfectly unisex.

Quiproquo opens with gentle citrus notes, then changes to a spicy concert, and finish with a lots of woods, but woods different from the well-known "woody" of the XXI century. 
To describe it in this way, it looks like a light scent, and in fact, Quiproquo is the opposite of usually "perfume bombs" typical of that era. Sweet, gentle, almost ethereal, seems to ask permission before appearing. Suited for women / and men, too) who love  old, light scents. RATING 8/10 )



Creato da Robert Gonnon, uno dei nasi più celebri degli anni Settanta (AnaisAnais, Empreinte, Mètal, Sikkim, O de Lancome) , questo quasi sconosciuto profumo di Grès ha un nome assai azzeccato: "Quiproquo" ( dal latino "scambiare due cose l'una per l'altra" ) in quanto pur essendo classificato come femminile, è un profumo tranquillamente ...maschile, quindi interscambiabile. Caratteristico tappo con la selva di rami dipinta, tipica di Grès,
apertura agrumata, note di pepe e spezie, e tanto legno, in versione anni Settanta, differenti dalle note "legnose" del XXI secolo. 
A descriverlo così sembra un profumo leggero, e in effetti, Quiproquo è all'opposto dei "profumi bomba" dell'epoca. Dolce, gentile, quasi etereo, sembra che chieda permesso prima di apparire. Non ha avuto molta fortuna commerciale, la sua produzione è stata ridotta, e oggi è assai difficile da trovare. 




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Empty sides, no inscription at all.

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Made in France, with italian UTIF sticker
(UTIF = before 1990)

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Usual Grès cap, with the black "woods" painted on.

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Some whitening, due to age (year 1976)

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Bottom of the bottle, it's barely readable "GRES" 
and "Made in France"

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Label inside the box

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The inner plug to prevent evaporation
 and /or accidental pouring.

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Typical cap for many Grès perfumes.

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Advertising, probably year 1977/8

1 commento:

  1. Non sapevo fosse unisex, l'ho sempre considerato un profumo femminile. Interessante.

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