Purple Afternoon Universal Flowering

A coffeshop-jazzhouse kind of vibe. Or a Borders bookstore (RIP) café, set in a bustling mall. Coffee takes the lead, followed by kid leather and dry tobacco. A lipsticky orris smooths out the edges. This afternoon is lively, yet cosy. Heavy, yet wearable. I’m imagining a brown leather trench, snugly cinched and topped with a fluffy purple scarf. This fragrance is definitely in the same universe as Rhapsody in Mauve, maybe even the same city. I feel like I’d get more mileage of it if I lived somewhere that actually got cold weather. In the meantime, it pairs really well with The Devil Wears Prada and a White Russian.

Mental Snaphot: A 90s holiday romcom. City lights flicker though the snow flurries. Fade in: a bustling department store, in the “seasonal treats” section. A winsome gal in a chunky-knit jumper (protag) shops tins of candied nuts and spiced cakes. A smooth-talking salaryman (love interest #1) sidles by, nursing a coffee. Outside, a velvet-frocked doorman (love interest #2) nurses a cigarette. He winks. Title card: "PURPLE AFTERNOON"

tl;dr: java n’ jazz