Chopard Casmir Review – Michel Almairac; 1991

Thirty years ago, we were presented with a scent that some people now consider to be the first of the modern gourmands (it pre-dates Mugler Angel by about a year) and I reviewed it in a recent episode of Love At First Scent: Chopard Casmir, composed by the one and only Michel Almairac. You can watch this particular trip along memory lane above or by using the following link: Chopard Casmir review.

Putting aside the gourmand question for the moment – I spend enough time talking about it in the video – I wonder if another way of considering Casmir is as a transition scent between the diamond-clutching largesse of 80s compositions and the caring-and-sharing saintliness of many 90s fragrances. On the one hand, it’s got that huge, Amarige-like, vanilla-and-sandalwood base, but on the other, there’s no denying that its fruity opening is sharp and palate-cleansing, food-inflected though it may be. Maybe this ambivalence is the reason it didn’t make quite as powerful an impact as it could have when it was released, but I’m pleased that the passage of time has prompted many to reconsider its importance.

Persolaise

[Chopard Casmir review based on a sample of eau de parfum from my personal collection.]

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