Hi there Posse Peeps! Habanita! Early on in my craving I collected a bunch of bottles of the vintage version. Then in a sale, thinking there was a lovely old bottle left in the box, I sold them all. Cue great Muriel’s Wedding gouts of crying and Mary Todd Lincoln hair tearing. Well, maybe not to either of those extremes but I was definitely shitty with myself. Anyway, since then I’ve not replaced them. I was having a melancholy moment about this late last year and ordered myself a large decant from Surrender To Chance. There’s not a lot left so I thought maybe it’s time to share with you all the joy of wearing and the sadness of being nearly without again. What reminded and inspired me was a fabulous historic bottle post on Insta by AromaBlog.
Habanita de Molinard vintage
Parfumo gives these featured accords for the 1988 version:
Top: Galbanum, Mastic, Petitgrain
Heart: Cedarwood, Grasse jasmine, Heliotrope, Nutmeg, Rosa centifolia, Vetiver, Ylang-ylang
Base: Amber, Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla
What could vintage Habanita smell like? I’m not sure how many perfume newbies there are that read Perfume Posse. I know there is a great phalanx of readers who have come all the way from MUA in the 1990s and 2000s, and many who joined along the way. I’m guessing many of you have smelled it. Well for the newbies, welcome to something awesome. To those that know Habanita well, a memory that I hope you cherish.
Surrender To Chance has very affordable samples and decants.
Anne Marie wrote about Habanita way back in 2012.
Did you ever Habanita de Molinard?
Portia xx