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I don't particularly like this expression, but it's true here. Even when this fragrance (still called "Songe de la Reine") was available in a limited 1000ml Begüm Khan bee bottle for the well-heeled, decorated with a glittering bee (evil tongues called it a cockroach) covered in Austrian crystals and perched on a similar orchid, I fell in love with this priceless little water-water. But I didn't have enough money to buy more than one quickly consumed bottle, especially as the mini edition of the fragrance was sold out before we could say "Give me the sugared figs in their own juice!".
But now there were a few more than 10, and so I too was able to get hold of a 125 ml EdP flacon, this time disguised as a pearl-studded octopus. The price is almost affordable. The flacon with glass stopper comes with a 30 ml pocket spray (also filled with the same fragrance), so you can call 145 ml EdP your own for less than 800 euros. Wanting to have the same fragrance as a 1000 ml family pack with even more pearls is a pointless endeavor, because this one was also sold out before it was really on the market. Even I haven't been able to get my hands on it live yet.
But why do I like the pearl fragrance so much?
It's so timeless. Just like pearls.
It lasts so well. It's elegant, unique (yes, ok, Songe de la Reine was around briefly, but only 12 of them, and who's going to meet someone on the streetcar who smells like it? The chances are slim...) and wearable. I definitely smell echoes of the 80s and 90s, I would call it a chypre, but perhaps it has too much of a gourmand twist for that.
The buttery-soft leather note emerges after just a few seconds and quickly takes away some of the green, fruity note from the sweet, aromatic fig, which I don't like at all, and the two complement each other perfectly. Smoky, spicy hints are added, the fragrance glides towards the Orient, but stays on the carpet.
A great multicontinental composition! Wonderfully balanced, special and finally a fragrance that does justice to the traditional house of Guerlain.
But now there were a few more than 10, and so I too was able to get hold of a 125 ml EdP flacon, this time disguised as a pearl-studded octopus. The price is almost affordable. The flacon with glass stopper comes with a 30 ml pocket spray (also filled with the same fragrance), so you can call 145 ml EdP your own for less than 800 euros. Wanting to have the same fragrance as a 1000 ml family pack with even more pearls is a pointless endeavor, because this one was also sold out before it was really on the market. Even I haven't been able to get my hands on it live yet.
But why do I like the pearl fragrance so much?
It's so timeless. Just like pearls.
It lasts so well. It's elegant, unique (yes, ok, Songe de la Reine was around briefly, but only 12 of them, and who's going to meet someone on the streetcar who smells like it? The chances are slim...) and wearable. I definitely smell echoes of the 80s and 90s, I would call it a chypre, but perhaps it has too much of a gourmand twist for that.
The buttery-soft leather note emerges after just a few seconds and quickly takes away some of the green, fruity note from the sweet, aromatic fig, which I don't like at all, and the two complement each other perfectly. Smoky, spicy hints are added, the fragrance glides towards the Orient, but stays on the carpet.
A great multicontinental composition! Wonderfully balanced, special and finally a fragrance that does justice to the traditional house of Guerlain.
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