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Very helpful Review
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Sweet, sweet, flowery and tender
There it stands before me, slim, elegantly curved, in the iced pink 60 ml bottle. I didn't even know I still had it. But when I rediscovered the beautifully shaped flacon today, the memory of the fragrance was immediately present, as if there hadn't been all those years when I had forgotten Pur Désir de Pivoine EdT.
Pur Désir de Pivoine means "pure desire for peonies", if my somewhat dusty knowledge of French does not fool me. "de" means "from", but that makes - at least in German - little sense.
That it had come to the point where I had erased the perfume from my memory is no coincidence. My taste in perfume has evolved. Sweet and floral, I got bored with it over time. Although - among the floral scents I especially appreciate Pivoine, the peony. But only the artificial one, I must add right away. With real peonies, as beautiful as they are to look at, I have not yet had any special experiences in terms of fragrance. But similar to orchid, which - except perhaps vanilla - doesn't smell, I know exactly what to expect when a perfume contains peony or orchid in its fragrance.
This synthetic peony scent, which in my opinion surpasses the natural one in fragrance, is for me the epitome of a romantic, possibly also nostalgic floral scent. It makes you think of secret, old gardens, of dreamy girls in long, white dresses. For me, peony is a typical spring scent: light, sweet, flowery, natural, tender and romantic. In the last years I didn't feel like smelling like that. But today, now that I've found this beautiful flacon again, I'm tempted to spray the fragrance on.
First impressions are sweet. And flowery. Yes, this is the peony as I know it: sweet, delicate, gentle - but also green. Quickly a freshness develops, which accentuates the floral scent in a pleasantly cool way. At least for a while. All too soon, the fragrance is as it is. It then remains that way, without undergoing any kind of development. And what is it like? I'd say it's somewhere between violet, lily of the valley, lilac and lily - or a mixture of all of these. Peony. Lovely, sweet, flowery - no more, no less. Pleasing, but a little too little. Too one-dimensional. So I can't think of much else I could write about him.
Yes, the durability - it really is surprisingly long. The fragrance can withstand almost everything, even hand washing and many hours. It can be perceived on textiles for days. Of course, this is only very close, but not at all disturbing. Many big, expensive fragrances can learn something from Yves Rocher
I can imagine this fragrance very well on very young girls, perhaps as an introduction to the world of fragrances. But what am I saying? The EdT no longer exists. The series "Pur Désir de", which also existed with lily and mimosa, rose, gardenia and lavender, as I remember, was discontinued a long time ago. The pleasant peony scent will certainly continue to exist in the world of fragrances. Although I have noticed that I haven't come across a perfume in which the peony has played a role for a long time. Romantic floral fragrances are probably a bit out of fashion - like "Pur Désir de Pivoine".
