Le Parfum in White

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   dejectedFlamingo5

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   Shiny happy and cheerful sister to Le Parfum. It is as luminous, but with sweet fruity notes replacing the transparent honey of Le Perfum.

   Le Parfum opens with a burst of transparent and shiny fruit, so optimistic that it feels like a burst of laughter. Not the most grown-up or classy opening but totally happiness inducing. It makes me think of the old Incanto series of Salvatore Ferragamo. Notes say red berries and mandarin but it smells so much like candied mandarins. It is transparent though.

   The heart emerges surprisingly pleasantly and changes the vibe of the perfume for me. Now, I’m smelling a pleasant, even beautiful, luminous floral. It is jasmin and orange blossoms but I notice an overall, lovely vibe that goes beyond just notes. Le Parfum in White has something calming, fragile and innocent during this phase. Clean and bright florals often make me think of Van Cleef & Arpels exclusives but while they smell more chic and perhaps distant to my nose, Le Parfum in White has something approachable and perhaps more romantic. And when I focus on it, I get airy fruit notes, and maybe even milky and coconutty notes that soften the flowers. I think, apart from the cheerful burst in the beginning, this is an inoffensive but very pleasant perfume that is not easily forgettable even if some may call find it a tad synthetic.

   The drydown is like a fade out of this into amber and clean musk. Nothing out of order, but nothing particularly memorable, either.

   It is a pleasant perfume that some will love. I love it on others and would wear it if someone gave it to me as a gift – or if I had a decant. However, I’m not in its particular mood that often, so not FBW for me.

   Good projection and longevity. 3.5