The beauty store in the Houston airport has two Lancome perfumes not available in the US unless they make their way to discounters -- Benghal and Cyclades. They are from the Collection Voyage (travel collection.)
I loved the bottle for Cyclades and given any amount of liking of this fragrance, I would likely have popped just for the bottle.
Alas, on me both smelled very artificial and quite plasticy, getting worse to the dry down. Neither one had much personality. While Benghal is described as being inspired by the gardens of Indian palaces, a soft floral, lightly spicy with fruity accents, it hardly spoke to me at all.
Cyclades had more sillage. Which wasn't particularly good on me. Here are the notes:
a musky floral
top notes: neroli and bergamot essence
heart: oleander and jasmine
base: white musk and vanilla hyperabsolute
In all honesty, I don't wear any of Lancome's fragrances. Magie Noir is perhaps the best on me. Perhaps if you are a Lancome fragrance aficionado, they will do well on you.
Have you seen or tried either of them?
Karin
Originally posted 2008-05-10 13:59:31.
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