Alpona

Caron Paris

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4.4

20 reviews
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    5.0
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    Aimbl

    10 years ago

    Timeless, classic, perfection. 5 star unisex, fountain extrait only, all purpose/all weather, could be a contender for a desert island fragrance, even though i do not favor any fruit,...

    About reviewer (517 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

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    4.0
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    debrsl

    12 years ago

    This review is for the urn parfum from Paris. It's beautiful. It is a smoothed-out green fragrance of being outdoors; it has the stunning Caron base. I would love to have a decant of this. ...

    About reviewer (763 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

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    5.0
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    givemesomescents

    16 years ago

    If you love chypre then this is for you. It is one of the most well-crafted chypres perfumery has to offer. I just ordered if from the Manhattan Caron boutique and the woman told me Caron will be...

    About reviewer (32 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinNormal, Fair

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    1.0
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    talintyre

    16 years ago

    Nice cold weather citrus opening and I was getting quite smitten for about 15 minutes but then it went into the old lady drydown, boring,!! Husband distinctly unimpressed, as was I. Definitely try...

    About reviewer (45 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinCombination, Fair

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    5.0
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    MizLiz211

    16 years ago

    I am not especially fond of citrus-heavy perfumes, but I do like Alpona! It was introduced in 1939 for the World's Fair in New York, and it must have been quite daring in its day. It's daring (for...

    About reviewer (161 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

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    5.0
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    chattykathy

    17 years ago

    Taken directly from the Caron website: THE STORY In 1939, driven by an insatiable passion for original fragrances, CARON discovered a new universe previously unknown to the perfumer: the...

    About reviewer (418 reviews)

    Age36-43

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    5.0
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    weinhaled

    17 years ago

    caron's alpona extrait is currently the shelf's golden child--warm, evolutive, and masculine in that ms. earhart way (but not as angular as miss dior, for instance, its more honeyed). like most...

    About reviewer (13 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    5.0
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    deantiquer

    19 years ago

    This is something very different. The notes don't tell you the story at all. And, on me, it's different from the way it is on may others. This is one you have to try on skin, and let it evolve. ...

    About reviewer (9 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinVery Dry

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    5.0
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    Suzy_Queue

    19 years ago

    What I learned from Alpona: If you stick too closely to your little list of favorite notes, you just might miss some of your best-ever fragrances. I never got around to trying this particular Caron...

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    4.0
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    raincheck

    19 years ago

    If Alpona was a color it would be a drab olive. I don't mean this in a negative way. It is a "dirty" green scent. Starts off very green and then starts to smell dirty, like pulling weeds from...

    About reviewer (199 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    2.0
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    cacvsp

    19 years ago

    Mystified by the hype about this one. Didnt like like the initial blast. Hmmmm-maybe the great part is the drydown. No--dont like that either! I was excited to try this one but find it too...

    About reviewer (14 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    5.0
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    jaxphotogirl

    19 years ago

    Ah, Alpona. Where have you been all my life? I just received a sample of this one from a wonderfully generous MUA-er in a swap, and I'm in love. This opens with a very green blast... nearly...

    About reviewer (97 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinSensitive, Fair

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    3.0
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    LadyGrey

    19 years ago

    I tried and tried and tried to like this fragrance, but I just couldn't do it. Maybe it is the bitterness of the fruit. Maybe it is the heavy unpleasantness of the base. Or maybe I just don't like...

    About reviewer (13 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    5.0
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    dollface6

    19 years ago

    Breathtaking! A chypre fragrance that smells like no other. My DH actually looked like a spell had been cast on him, when he first smelled this scent on me. He just kept grabbing my arm and...

    About reviewer (83 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinDry, Fair

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    4.0
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    BasiaS

    19 years ago

    A fruity/woody/chypre fragrance that constantly evolves on your skin until it slowly fades into oblivion. It's deep and complex, but also fresh, modern and very wearable. It also reminds me a bit...

    About reviewer (1158 reviews)

    Age25-29

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    5.0
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    Maller

    19 years ago

    I had heard this dismissively described as a fruity floral. Most fruity florals inspire me to give no more than a tired yawn as my eyes start to close from sheer boredom, so I let that person's...

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    5.0
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    timbuktu

    20 years ago

    Ahh, Alpona! This classic fragrance contains multitudes. It's a perfect stunner that starts out crisp and fruity and dries down to redefine the chypre paradigm. Created in 1939, Alpona remains very...

    About reviewer (49 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    5.0
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    animallover

    20 years ago

    A smooth warm mossy fruity-floral. Wow! Like nothing I have ever experienced before! It definately has that "Caron accord". What a show stopper. This is definately full bottle worthy in my opinion....

    About reviewer (30 reviews)

    Age30-35

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    5.0
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    BubbaJab

    20 years ago

    Would this be the one "androgyneous" classy perfume I had been looking for so long? Alpona is it. Musch easier to wear than Mitsouko (too powdery and old ladyish). I Love You Alpona! Beautiful...

    About reviewer (43 reviews)

    Age44-55

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    5.0
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    poodlegirl

    20 years ago

    This fragrance is a gem! I knew nothing about it when I tried it on at a Caron boutique (the only place it's available, and only in parfum form), and after letting it warm up for about 10 minutes...

    About reviewer (15 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairGrey, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBrown

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