Pure Style

To me this is one of the most beautiful 'clean' fragrances, maybe even the most beautiful one. It's not destinctively soapy, and neither warm& cozy nor cool (like lovely Narciso Rodriguez Essence which makes me freeze..). Instead it has the most light fluffiness to it, like new snow, and freshly washed linen hung up to dry on a summery meadow. Pure Style is very modern smelling in the sense that it gives a clear and minimalistic vibe. It doesn't smell natural or remind me of any real flowers, it's abstract and artificial, yet it's soft and no screechy laundry detergent. Clean and fresh with a bit of powder, no sweetness. Don't expect a strong message from this one, it is pretty quiet, polite and makes you happy without seeking attention for it. Sillage and lasting power are decent, and while I don't get along with other Betty Barclay frangrances too well, nor most other scents I found on similar drugstore shelves (which is also why I overlooked it for so long), this is a gem to me and I don't ever want my collection to be without it.

It is what it says on the tin. Stylish, elegant, pleasant, exudes classic femininity. Simple yet attractive, clean yet demanding attention. "Pure style" is for women that don't need a perfume to shout "Smell me even if you don't want to". They don't need to suffocate the audience to feel important and valued. I just got it and I am loving it.

Sleek, bright and shiny white floral with a cold feel to it, but without any harshness or sharp notes. It does have a similar vibe to Noa by Cacharel but more minimalist (I have yet to find a dupe for this so might add unique as well). There's a cool woody freesia-cedar accord lingering in the background that prevents it from being all fluffy generic 'clean cotton', and there's nothing sweet in it. I'm reading comments saying it's a soapy old lady perfume, and I have to disagree. It's an inoffensive scent, not heavy or 'perfumy' and I don't get any sharp detergent either. It's the polar opposite of what most people would imagine a stuffy old fashioned floral to be. I would at the very worst consider it boring. But it's well balanced and inexpensive and very suitable as an everyday scent. It lasts about 5 hours for me (more or less depending on the weather, and obviously lasts longer on clothes) and has decent sillage, so its performance is better than most drugstore perfumes and actually not that bad for a fresh/light scent.

so creamy, milky, fresh, neutral, like a soft Body Lotion smell, not parfumy at all, just a lovely clean creaminess. love it, but just like everyday scent, no statement, no seductiveness there plus the bottle fits perfectly the smell, pure, milky, round, minimalistic

A mix between Dove soap and nivea body lotion. Fresh clean and a little bit floral (magnolia I guess).

Disappointing. Harsh opening, too citrussy, not creamy and not soapy (the two expectations i had from this). Doesn't smell like Dove, Nivea or Noa. Smells like aftershave. It's honestly a citrusy mess. Will only be using it as a bathroom spray.

I have to agree qith Anmo who compares it to a room refresher. It's just a somehow fresh scent, but not very nice - just drugstore kind of stuff.

Jasmine+magnolia=headache. I should not buy any perfume which has those.

"Pure Style" (the eau de parfum) is the first perfume ever by Betty Barclay which I acquired. It is housed in a rather minimalist white bottle, very fitting for the scent. It starts very white with freesia, a bit of bergamot and already lily-of-the-valley joins in. In the dry down this is supported by musk; I can not notice the other notes. All in all it is floral, but a fresh greenish floral without a hint of sweetness and a slightly powdery touch. I would go so far to call it minimalistic and somehow it reminds me of "Blanc" by Paul&Joe. Also I think Jil Sander, but why? It can be worn everyday, even for business and fits well for spring. The small bottle is good to take along, which is needed for touch ups as longevity is about half a work day.

i bought betty barclay without knowing what it is.But for little money, it's okay to have at home.It is a bit of a gamble when you buy cheap perfumes in a store, but otherwise just do not know. But this is a pretty strong floral and fragrant soap smell, for little old ladies, I can imagine. sitting course in quite some time, atleast for me, so it's positivt.but it's not a favorite with me directly, you think that oh well there is the perfume, yes it might test how it smelled back then ....

Betty Barclay scents are usually nice and well done and i love clean pure fragrances, so i thought this would be my new 'to buy' product. However, top notes was completely artificial smelling and i actually found that peach doesnt mix well with my skin. The middle notes were quite pretty but as it dryed down it resembled nice cleaning product/room freshener rather than a perfume. Somewhat clean and even pleasant scent in some way, but not pleasant enough to be used as a perfume.

A couple of minutes after spraying this, it became very much like CK One. It's the same kind of thing. If you enjoy that classic, you'll most likely be into this too. It's easygoing, very simple to wear. Especially welcome in the heat, just like CK One is. If you want a scent to express the feel of cleanliness, this is it.

Clean,creamy,but smells too sterile to me. Apart from that, it is really unoriginal, it just smells like a generic body lotion. Main Notes for me are peach,magnolia and musk. Sillage and longevity are average. A forgetable perfume.

I remember getting this one gifted back then because I loved the mint one so much, and this one is also a bloomy, fresh and young scent

A bit unisex. Fresh and good for office but not expressive enough.

I call this scent "My Good Mood" :)