Clandestine by Guy Laroche
Women 1986
Description
Clandestine by Guy Laroche is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1986, this composition was created by perfumer Daniel Molière. Its top notes unfold with plum, aldehydes, pineapple, cassia, and bergamot; the heart reveals honey, neroli, carnation, Damascus rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris, and heliotrope; while the base settles on galbanum, benzoin, amber, patchouli, musk, vanilla, and cedar.
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About Clandestine
Clandestine by Guy Laroche is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 1986, this composition was created by perfumer Daniel Molière. Its top notes unfold with plum, aldehydes, pineapple, cassia, and bergamot; the heart reveals honey, neroli, carnation, Damascus rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris, and heliotrope; while the base settles on galbanum, benzoin, amber, patchouli, musk, vanilla, and cedar.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts Sweet and gourmand White flowers Flowers Resins and balsams Musk, amber and animalic Woods and mosses Spices
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
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Sillage
Leading answer Strong
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Character
Leading answer Traditionally feminine
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Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
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An ostentous, dense perfume with a lot of attitude. My mother used it in the eighties, and you can’t imagine how furious she was when it was pulled from stores in my city. It was powerful with a personality distinct from perfumes of that era. It follows the trail of Dior’s Poison, but Clandestine was more luminous, whereas Poison was darker and gothic. I remember it as a fruity scent with a smell of fermented plums, the shine of pineapple in syrup mixed with honey. All wrapped in an almost dirty animalic aura, but the sheen of the blend made it dense close to the skin and ethereal in its trail. It didn’t have a heavy trail. The bottle was beautiful, and one could say it’s the precursor to today’s fruity-florals. The difference is that Clandestine had that touch of over-the-top, sublime elegance that made it unmistakable. A scent from years ago that would be very current right now. A glorious and sophisticated perfume.
Unlike the Fendi, Paloma, or Gucci 3 Diva, here you can clearly smell the fruit notes. The rose, honey, civet, and aldehydes that were so common in other fragrances from that decade in Clandestine blend with plum and pineapple notes. It’s a typical powdery, semi-animalistic floral of the era, but with a fruity and vanilla imprint that promotes another concept. The plum note is very narcotic yet cheerful and vibrant, not dark and gothic like in Poison. I haven’t quite fully grasped the neroli; I know it’s there, but it’s covered by the fruits. A rich option from the eighties for those who want a bold, eighties-floral with ‘chypre vibes’ but without actually being a chypre, making it lighter to wear. I love the perfume’s graphic campaign; it’s a mix of the eighties and the twenties. It really stands out and invites you to try the fragrance. My review is based on the eighties eau de toilette.