Sometimes perfume ways are truly mysterious.
Many fragrances are already discontinued due to the unavailability of
materials, their price, poor sales, change of legislation etc. Once extremely
popular creations have been gone forever, while some humble stubbornly resist.
One of the most popular Gaultier’s fragrances, loved by numerous perfume aficionados,
Gaultier2 by Francis Kurkdjian is apparently discontinued. Many fragrance
lovers mourn upon the unfair fate of once extremely popular creation.
Fortunately, there is a reasonably priced salvation – Altamir by once extremely
famous French fashion house Ted Lapidus.
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Altamir is a relic from the times when
Gaultier2 was hot. To me unknown perfumer did a pretty nice job. To my nose, Altamir
is like Gaultier’s carbon copy. Altamir is like a warm blanket during winter.
It warms one’s heart during all those gray and cold days. Although marketed
toward men, Altamir is completely unisex, just like its role model. It opens
with pale notes of white flowers – neroli and orange blossom cloaked by a huge warm
hug of benzoin, amber and Tonka bean. The musk of the mid and base notes gives
Altamir a classic and clean side. The Tonka bean is responsible for some nutty
aspect of the composition. I can also sense some pale woodsy touch.
Altamir is a warm, sweet, soft and cozy. Simple,
but effective. A truly remarkable and affordable composition for gloomy days. One
of the unsung heroes.
P.S. Please if someone knows the origin of
the name, share with us.
Longevity/ Projection
Average (5-7 hours) / below Average
Suggested Wearing
Cold day or nights/ Autumn or winter
Alternatives
Jean Paul Gaultier Gaultier2 –
discontinued unisex bestseller
Givenchy Pi – ode to benzoin
Joop Le Bain – Joop’s winter blanker
Pros
Warm and cozy
Easy to wear during colder months
Similar to Gaultier2
Affordable
Cons
Another derivation of Gaultier2, Le Bain
and similar compositions
Just an average performance
Tendency to bore after few wearing
Harder to wear in hot climate
Cheap plastic sprayer
Rating
7/10
It might have two meanings intertwined, from spanish, alta what means high and above and mira(verb) to look at, to see, also from arab the star Mira(Omicron Ceti) in the Cetus Constellation, Altamira literally means 'look at the Mira' find the Mira star, Altamir is the male version of the name but you also can find this name in persian, but gender neutral as name of places but also with astronomical references with the Mira star, Am Altamir ام الطمير,
ReplyDeleteNotice how the model is looking for somthing lost in the horizon....
Dear Rom, thank you for the great explanation. I have enjoyed reading it :-)
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