Parisienne Yves Saint Laurent 2009 Eau de Parfum

I haven't seen it in stores for a long time. It seems to be disappearing quietly into obscurity, which actually surprises me. We have a typical Fruitchuly here. That used to be quite trendy.

The top note smells like grape sugar. It doesn't have much to do with blackberry. Grape sugar with a fruity flavor. And vinyl? I smell something sharp in the background that could, with a lot of imagination, be associated with vinyl. I don't like the top note at all. Too sugary, too sharp, and too unnatural.

The floral heart note does remind me a bit of Partis. A sweet, heavy rose. Very ladylike; one could also say, old-fashioned. I actually like it (I love YSL Paris), but it comes a bit unexpectedly after the squeaky top note. It feels very unbalanced, but somehow also interesting. The longer I sniff it, the more I like it. Especially the base note, where I primarily perceive the patchouli, envelops the rose scent wonderfully softly. It feels a bit out of time. I remember that there were some fragrances like this 15 years ago. Often with a more alcoholic top note. Paco Rabanne Black XS for her comes to mind. Or Miss Wild by Joop!. They were all the rage back then. Today, I don't smell them anywhere anymore. Parisienne can fit in well with that. At least in principle, because what makes Parisienne stand out is that the heart note smells very classic to my senses. You didn't have that in similar fragrances, and it initially seems like it doesn't fit at all. I really had to get used to it. I can't think of any comparable fragrance that is on the market today, or that is considered trendy in the community. You probably have to wait another 10 years for something like this to come back in style.

What I also don't like is that towards the end, the fragrance develops an increasingly stronger plastic note. (What about vinyl??)
Parisienne is definitely currently(!) only for people who don't care about trends (and aren't bothered if they smell like something from before 2010). And even for back then, Parisienne was probably rather unique due to the classic heart note. It takes a bit of courage.

For me, Parisienne is a fragrance that you should definitely test (for the sake of curiosity), but you shouldn't buy it without wearing it a few times first.