Canoe

10 reseñas

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• Vaughan

  September 21, 2014

  

  I consider it a classic and unique fragrance; I have never smelled anything like it. The most noticeable notes are floral, followed by tonka bean, vanilla, and musk. The average longevity is around 7 to 8 hours, with a moderate trail. Recommended for men from the age of 30.

• Bofifa

  October 31, 2017

  

  The truth is, I can add little more to the excellent review already penned by our dear Dame de Noir regarding this perfume, save to confirm that, indeed, when Dana created it sometime in the late 1930s, it was conceived as a fragrance for women before being swiftly repositioned in the men’s market upon observing its success among men. I have no idea when my bottle was produced; it is 230 ml housed within a lovely glass bottle that emulates a liqueur decanter. A complete joy. Right, to the point. The structure of Canoe is the classic fern: lavender, tonka bean, and oakmoss. The opening features sparkling lemon notes that, alongside the herbal elements, create a fresh and relaxing sensation. As it dries down, geranium emerges along with the warm, sweet, and extremely powdery embrace of tonka. The scent is the archetypal ‘barbershop smell’. It is similar, for example, to Brut or Pinaud Clubman: you will like it if you enjoy those, and vice versa. I have a particular weakness for this type of proposal, so it is logical that I like Canoe very much. Its green, powdery aroma boasts a normal (yet not negligible) aura projection and very good longevity. It is refined, extremely elegant, as classic as pocket watches or fountain pens. One must be somewhat in tune with this vibe to wear it. Canoe is not designed for special occasions, but rather to unfold throughout the day, to bring peace to the small morning grooming rituals, to varnish life with that feeling that everything is right and in order. In a postmodern society characterised by rapid consumption, an insatiable search for stimuli, and wild individualism, for such perfumes to still exist is a gift from heaven for those of us who take things differently.

• Bonomie

  October 31, 2019

  

  Blind buy of Canoe. Bottle from 2000, like in the photo, produced by Dana in a pack with an aftershave lotion. Longevity and sillage are surprising. Citrus opening accompanied by lavender to evolve slowly towards a slightly floral phase giving way to vanilla, coumarinic as Dame de Noir defined it, and finally a perceptible oakmoss. The fragrance has life, evolves and possesses depth. Very rewarding reading the reviews of the Canoe fragrance. Fully identified with the comment by Dame de Noir: ‘it could be the father of Brut and the grandfather of Le Male’.

• Bonomie

  November 17, 2019

  

  Blind buy of Canoe. Bottle from the year 2000, as in the photo, produced by Dana in a pack with an aftershave lotion. Longevity and sillage are surprising. An citrus opening accompanied by lavender, evolving gradually into a slightly floral phase before giving way to vanilla, coumarinic as Dame de Noir defined it, and finally a perceptible oakmoss. The fragrance has life, evolves, and possesses depth. The reading of reviews for the fragrance Canoe was very rewarding. I fully identify with the comment by Dame de Noir: ‘it could be the father of Brut and the grandfather of Le Male’.

• Bryello

  March 30, 2022

  

  I asked for advice one day on the forum for perfumes to use after a shower, many were recommended very kindly but this caught my attention because of how old it is, from 1936, what a date! And I will always be grateful to the person who advised me. Si-En-Ou-I, CANOE. When I finally managed to acquire it and it arrived, it came accompanied by two other colognes I tried immediately, but the jewel of that order was Canoe, and it had to be tried as it deserved, with time ahead to enjoy it, so that night, to erase any trace of other aromas and to prepare the stage for this historic perfume, eager to perceive what it would offer me, I gave myself a good shower. I left the page blank for this Canoe to write in me its story from years past. Its opening catapulted me and immediately enveloped me, intoxicating me. When I sat on the sofa, that sofa turned into a canoe that gently rocked me, and the landscape I crossed slowly was flowery and hidden. A sumptuously relaxing, fresh and velvety sensation, it lulled me, taking me into dream worlds of past eras. I was travelling.

• P4trici4

  November 20, 2022

  

  Oh! I gave it to a boyfriend, far away and long ago. I remember my mum bought it because I was doing exams. I imagine she loved it, because she always used it. When we drifted apart, I bought a small bottle to remember his presence. Very citrusy, fresh, I recall his exit. And then it settled into a soft warmth of a certain subtle sweetness. What perfumes those were!

• P4trici4

  December 10, 2022

  

  Oh! I gifted this to a boyfriend, back in the day. I remember my mum bought it for me (as I was studying for exams). I imagine he adored it, because he wore it all the time. When we drifted apart, I bought a small bottle to keep his memory alive. It’s well citrusy and fresh, recalling his morning routine. Then it settled into a gentle warmth with a subtle sweetness. What wonderful perfumes those were!

• entredicho

  February 21, 2023

  

  Canoe is the cologne for the perennial childhood of every adult man; we are all children dressed in mature flesh when we grow up. In reality, we never truly grow up, only older. Life steals our beauty and extinguishes the innocence from our faces, but the little character we carry within, disguised as an adult, remains the same small boy with a need for protection and approval. Canoe is as sweet, crystal-clear, and simple as Old Spice. It is a fragrance to protect the innocence and freshness of the dreaming child whose soul will never belong to its time. Bottles so out of date that they satisfy my constant need for them. Thanks to their existence, I can recognise myself throughout the years running through the streets of my neighbourhood, feeling behind the glass of the sweet seller’s trolley that fragrance which was the light and wonder of a forbidden, slimy paradise; the humid, vaporous flow and reflux of glitter emerging from the barbershop: freshly groomed men on the hunt for their splendid Saturday; the smell of tobacco from the empty cigar boxes the tobacconist gave me in exchange for my stamps… Canoe, like a child dreaming of growing up and looking anxiously towards the future, you are the talisman that protects this man today from falling into the void.

• entredicho

  February 25, 2023

  

  Canoe is the cologne for the perpetual childhood of every adult man; we are all children dressed in mature flesh when we grow up. In reality we never grow up, only older. Life steals our beauty and extinguishes the innocence of our face, but the little character we carry inside, disguised as an adult, remains the same small boy with a need for protection and approval. Canoe is as sweet, crystal clear and simple as Old Spice. It is a fragrance to protect the innocence and freshness of the dreaming child whose soul will never belong to its time. Bottles so out of date that they fuel my constant need for them. Thanks to their existence, I can recognise myself over the years running through the streets of my neighbourhood, feeling behind the glass of the sweet seller’s trolley that fragrance which was light and wonder of a forbidden, slimy paradise; the humid flow and reflux of glitter coming out of the barbershop: freshly groomed men on the hunt for their splendid Saturday; the smell of tobacco from the empty cigar boxes the tobacconist gave me, currency for my stickers… Canoe, like a child dreams of growing up and looks anxiously towards the future, you are the talisman that protects today from falling into this man into the void.

• Josesan

  October 2, 2023

  

  Canoe by Dana is a lost piece of history from the dark ages, crafted for the eternal uncle. Launched in 1932 by Javier Sierra, former of Myrurgia and creator of Tabú, the Canoe cologne arrived in 1936, just as the Civil War broke out, so it wasn’t the ideal moment. Spanish men, to this day, resist talking about perfumes and prefer calling them colognes so as not to appear as if they are putting on feminine things. The name comes from the Real Canoe Club of Madrid, founded in 1930 by some mountaineers who wanted to live outdoors. It was an elitist thing, only for a few, with high dues, but with ten thousand square metres in the centre, near the Retiro, it was very desirable for the residents of Salamanca. Curiously, the name comes from a mistake: as they couldn’t buy canoeing material in Spain, they ordered it abroad and it arrived written ‘Canoë’, and as they liked it, they kept it. Fragantica says it is a fougère, but I disagree; for me it is pure aromatic, like a barbershop with aniseed, nothing of fern. It is still sold online in Spain. It is a soft cologne, for bathing and morning grooming for classic gentlemen, although from my point of view it is totally unisex, until you would put it on a baby. What stands out most is the aniseed, which is not listed on the sheet, with lemon from the toilet waters and a very soft white musk that makes it clean and tidy. Like any barbershop aromatic, it has a little vanilla, rosemary and tonka bean, and a pinch of hyssop to give it body. The trail and longevity are low, skin-close, as befits these fresh colognes that everyone likes. It is the classic cologne that could exist forever because it smells like a shower and cleanliness.