New York Intense fragrance notes
Head
- lemon, bergamot, petitgrain
Heart
- lavender, armoise, red pepper, black pepper
Base
- patchouli, cedar, leather, vanilla
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How do I know this you may ask? I have a bottle of Alpona from the early eighties and also the company's literature from that time. Alpona is supposed to contain grapefruit and raisin and is one of the very first green perfumes. I smell galbanum and cumin in there, and some rose. New York is, at a guess, Mme. de Nicolai's tribute to Daltroff since the great perfumer fled first to Canada, where there was a branch of the Caron business, and then to New York, where he died in 1941, hence the name. As for its outdoorsy (by 1939 standards) scent, he had lung cancer by then and probably dreamed of unpolluted grass green air. New York smells nearly exactly the same as Alpona. I've had bottles of both for years. A beautiful formula and one of my favorites, and if you think it is from another age. You're right.

Personally, it's a bit too dated, and I'd rather wear Habit Rouge if I had the choice.
Otherwise it's lovely and would smell fantastic....on someone else.


It graces itself with a lovely orange opening, and settles gradually into a smell which is multi-faceted. The note pyramid can slightly guide on what your nose might pick at certain moments. It perhaps transcends traditional classification.
While it takes some time in getting used to New York Intense, don't be too quick to judge it. It is like a great scotch. In the beginning, you might be overwhelmed with the complexity but as you experience more, you develop deep appreciation.
NYI etches its personality in your memories. It has a certain pull about it. No matter how many times you wear it, it never fails to stay interesting. You'd want to go back to it over and over again, a hallmark of a masterfully made perfume.
It is an affable masterpiece, to say the least.