By Dane
Pamplelune is the star of Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria line, and after the less-than-stellar recent releases, will continue to be until we see what comes along next year. While the others in the line are fun, light, and probably only something you'd buy once, Pamplelune is deserving enough to be part of Guerlain's main line (more so than some already in it), and will always be part of my personal collection.
Mathilde Laurent, now in-house perfumer for Cartier and creator of the upcoming Roadster fragrance, composed Pamplelune prior to her creation of the brilliant Shalimar Leger. Ghost writing for the Guerlain family is no small task, and these creations, along with Attrape-Coeur, showed that she was a talent not to be ignored. Citrus fragrances aren't exactly rare these days, but what's special about Pamplelune is how a bright, juicy grapefruit note can last on your skin for hours without turning cheap and sour.
I'll warn you now though, Pamplelune does have a reputation for smelling a bit rank. I don't smell any obvious body odour notes in it, but others have. I do detect a mild honey note, which can come across as a bit urinous, but otherwise it's all citrus and musk. A genius everlasting topnote, and perfect for these last days of summer.
Year: 1999
Perfumer: Mathilde Laurent
Notes: Grapefruit, Bergamot, Blackcurrant, Petitgrain, Patchouli, Vanilla
Thank you for helping me understand why I love this fragrance, even though most lemony citruses leave me cold. I think it must be the "rank" element that keeps it interesting. Ah, one man's friend is another's foe.
ReplyDeleteAdore this perfume, only recently been introduced to it but wish I'd found it years ago!
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