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More candy: Molinard Iles d'Or perfume

Posted by Robin on 20 April 2007 5 Comments

Molinard Iles d'Or fragrance

One more day of comfort fragrances, then we're moving on; anyway, this is less a review than a brief news flash, and it is old news at that: Molinard Iles d'Or, as has been pointed out on several of the fragrance forums, is virtually identical to Molinard Tendre Friandise. Or at least, the version of Iles d'Or in the newish Molinard 1849 collection is; I haven't tried any of the older versions. If I had to guess, I'd say that it probably isn't the same stuff as the original Iles d'Or, which was released in the 1930s. This does not smell like a classic 1930s perfume. It smells like a modern candied fruity floral, and is one of very few such scents that I really like.

The Molinard 1849 Collection features seven of Molinard's best known perfumes in reproductions of a Lalique-designed bottle. Iles d'Or (shown) is in Eau de Parfum, and 100 ml is $185.

If you're on a budget, it is probably still cheaper to just have Tendre Friandise shipped from Molinard in France (it is not currently distributed in the United States). Molinard is running a special at the moment: 50 ml of Eau de Parfum plus body lotion and shower gel for 42€. If you're not on a budget, the 1849 Collection bottles are gorgeous.

For buying information, see the listing for Molinard under Perfume Houses.

Also from the 1849 Collection: Molinard Habanita.

Filed Under: perfume talk
Tagged With: gourmand, molinard

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  1. Anonymous says:
    21 April 2007 at 9:28 pm

    I like this one. It reminds me of cosmetics and peaches (strange combination, yes). A few years ago, I bought a large bottle for just over $20. What happened?!

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  2. Anonymous says:
    22 April 2007 at 9:16 am

    My suspicion would be that they stopped distributing the “regular” bottles in the US when they introduced the 1849 collection — but, I don't see it on the Molinard website at all, so possibility number 2 is that it is discontinued in all other forms now?

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  3. Anonymous says:
    2 December 2007 at 1:54 pm

    I have been dying to smell this but it's rarity is proving to make sampling this fragrance prior to purchasing…quite frankly impossible. The Molinard Website does not offer the Iles d'Or Perfum, however, I did find a website that sells a 3.3 oz. bottle for $185 U.S dollars. It can be found here:

    http://www.aedes.com/product.php?product_id=1767

    If anyone finds a major retail store that has this perfume available for sampling please notify me! Thanks!

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  4. Anonymous says:
    2 December 2007 at 2:37 pm

    Barneys has testers, if you have one nearby. And Aedes does sell samples at a very reasonable cost, and so does Beautyhabit.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    7 December 2007 at 2:19 pm

    Thanks so much!

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