L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain Eau de Parfum Spray / 2.5 fl.oz. 75ml

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For this reason, Guerlain's best fragrances do not easily slip into the 'generic, office friendly, sweet-gourmand, blue freshie' categories that (too) many contemporary releases end up as. The heart is a complex floral blend dominated by sweet Violets in harmony with Heliotrope, Jasmine, lashings of Bulgarian Rose, soft tones of Ylang-Ylang and Tuberose and powered by Orchid. My partner recently smelled my neck and said it smelled like heaven, I think that's rather apt--it's soft and ethereal. was the year the Titanic sunk and we were on the verge of a World War and didn't know what horrors awaited a whole generation.

Here, instead of the ambiance of opulence of the inner rooms of a palace or the deep, sensual majesty of an old temple, full of woods and incense, I feel the warm hug of a morning (for some reason to me this smells like an early spring or late winter morning, not evening) spent in a boudoir taking some time to pamper myself.

this sits close ish to the skin, its a bit dry, not as far dry as prada diris or d'orangier, the spice is not green and bright fresh, theres a bit of a talc powder overlay. Not so the new stuff: it's now a much "tighter" fragrance, with all the well-known accords now telescoped sharply into one dominant impression that stays tightly focused on the skin.

Granted, I am only a year or so into my obsession with fragrance, but this is the first perfume I've had that's given me whiplash.And as I continue to smell this perfume I have to conclude that I do love it, but in a reverent sort of way, the way you love your elders, and you do love them, but you will never understand them. For whatever reason, French thyme is never listed in the pyramids of these old Guerlains, but it's what bestows the slightly medicinal/aromatic note.