Yatagan and Joy, oh the glory. So pleased for you they turn out to be pristine. When I purchased a vintage edt of Joy about nine years ago, the seller included a full little black and red cap with gold thread bottle of Joy extrait as a freebie. That was such a nice gesture, I think of that seller every time I wear Joy.
Joy - what on earth was Dior thinking in getting rid of the sublime Jean Patou Joy. And all for their own deeply unpleasant version that no-one was interested in. I have a bottle of the real Joy and I treasure it. It is truly beautiful. I hope Dior is ashamed, they certainly ought to be.
I live in Eastern Europe so...my history class was always about fighting the Otoman Empire :)) Before them...The Roman Empire and after The Russian one (busy region, now...Ukraine). We were never told a yatagan was a short blade. It's main characteristic was that is was a curve blade and that it has something to do with the blade being perfectly balanced by this form. Maybe the perfume follows this story. Or is trying to :)
I spit out laughing at your first sentence about Yatagan, because it’s exactly what I said in my head when I saw the title: Yatagan is a funny one. 😅 it’s a unique creation. I distinctly remember a few swinging dads who wore this in the 80s and I didn’t smell it again until around 5 years ago. It smacked me in my memory banks! 😂 I wish I could get a decant of the old stuff.
My Caron discovery set was delivered 2weeks ago and to be honest all the fragrance (including the new releas3 oud excelsa)were underwhelming,felt watered down ☹
