Pièce Unique Grès 2015

If one thinks that the shape or color of the bottle could say something about the scent of its contents, one can be quite mistaken. This is also the case with this beautiful Grès fragrance.
On the outside, it suggests a rather sweet-floral perfume. The bright salmon pink evokes images of pink and orange roses, but there is hardly a trace of that to smell. I personally have the impression of smoky-balsamic notes, underlined and overlaid by spicy-fruity pepper varieties. A hint of mirabelle, damson, and plum, no peach, rather a very lightly bittersweet, aromatic apricot. (Although not listed above, it is quite recognizable).
Then the overall impression gradually becomes darker. Woody patchouli, quite a bit of incense, a touch of myrrh, and very delicately and subtly a pinch of musk.
Although "Piece Unique" comes across as quite bitter, it has something "gravitational," almost elegant, without being "snobbish" or even repellent. Between the "lines," I can slightly detect "dark leather," but the main accord consists of the tension between the fruity-pepper notes and the smoky-earthy scents. A tension that makes the creation very interesting. Not a completely brand-new scent theme, but unusual enough to almost be considered a "niche fragrance."