Lancôme launched Ô de Lancôme in 1969, an Eau de Toilette composed by Robert Gonnon. Lemon, bergamot, and mandarin meet jasmine, honeysuckle, and an aromatic trio of basil, rosemary, and coriander, over a base of oakmoss, sandalwood, and vetiver, in a faceted bottle that reveals a water-green liquid.
In 2005, Robin, on Now Smell This, found it a well-made citrus chypre, but less lively than Eau de Guerlain or Cristalle; in 2020, Nicoleta Tomsa, on ÇaFleureBon, made it her green shield against the heat wave, while preferring the older formula.
What critics say
Robin, Now Smell This, May 2005
On May 27, 2005, Robin brought out her summer fragrances and counted Ô de Lancôme among the classic eaux fraîches. She found it well made, but liked it less than Eau de Guerlain or the Cristalle Eau de Toilette, next to which it soon seemed flatter to her.
She linked it to fresh citrus chypres, and counted it among the cheap thrills only on condition of shopping carefully for its price.
Nicoleta Tomsa, ÇaFleureBon, July 2020
On July 11, 2020, Nicoleta Tomsa made Ô de Lancôme the most advanced of her green shield perfumes against summer heat: the equivalent of a frosted glass of iced lemonade drunk in front of the air conditioner, set to the coldest setting.
She keeps an old frosted-glass bottle for emergencies. She still likes the current formula, but it feels to her like cheap sunglasses, without enough contrast or depth, with a thinned-out forest base.
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