Par Amour

Gee...sometimes do you ever wonder in the perfume world...how did I get here? I heard or read about this perfume somewhere and I saw that it had my fragrance Kryptonite in it. Roses and pink pepper....well, seeing as though some of my favorite fragrances are of that type, I jumped on this decently priced 1990's ADORABLY packaged perfume. As the pink pepper and roses rise to fame was at its highest, there were some fine, sexy beasts of perfumes released. One of which is the Agent Provocateur line. There is something for everyone in that line...worth looking into...in my opinion. But moving on, Par Amour is not a BAD perfume. It is just lacking in depth and fortitude. It is pretty. And it is a safe public, church, funeral, hugging type perfume. It will leave the person that hugs you smelling something nice but not WOW YOU SMELL GREAT. It is like a whisper. It's longevity is lacking and it's sillage is minimal. I just want more. I am happy to have anything in my perfume wardrobe because as with your clothing wardrobe there are certain things for certain events. This gets relegated to my non-offensive, non-remarkable pile. AND THATS OKAY....there is a shy person in all of us that want to be unseen in a crowd. WEAR YOUR "GOOD" PERFUMES EVERYDAY! BECAUSE EVERYDAY WE ARE ALIVE IS A GOOD DAY! -AGC

The commercial text says that this is a fragrance for young ladies, strange, I think it is rather for mature wearers. Par Amour opens with an almost cosmetic sensation: that of saturated, moisturized skin. This opens my nose to the resinous-rosey-woody core notes. The resins are quite intense: sweet in a deep, spicy sort of way. Wrapped around the composition is a nose tickling pink pepper accord. The fragrance impresses me as calm and rich: full of good ingredients, well-blended. It can fill a room with its warm, sweet and somehow somber presence. It keeps interest even in the dry-down, when it becomes spicy-woody. (good lasting power) In my mind, PAR AMOUR projects the image of a well-groomed person. To be overall "bien soignee" as opposed to be "parfumee" is what I like when wearing this fragrance. This-one I spray on clothes and hair, happens to work much better than spraying directly on my skin.

I recently became reacquainted with this gem after about 25 years. Back then I thought it was too strong and mature for me. It's still quite strong to me, but now I can appreciate the beauty of it's cold amber with sandalwood and a hint of rose. The rose really sits in the background in this perfume, which is quite unusual. It gives it a touch of sweetness and warmth but doesn't overpower it. I love the nostalgia of this scent but I can see that, without the memories, I probably wouldn't love it. It has a very dated, cold feel to it.

One of my all time favorites. A warm, friendly, woody scent, which for me, has longevity of several hours, contrary to several of the reviews below. In my country, where smelling of perfume is usually considered as an offence to others (as half the population thinks they are allergic to all scents), the hopefully low sillage is a great asset!

I miss this perfume. It was romance in a bottle. I wish they would make it again, even to bring back old memories. I wore it when I was young and care free. Honestly, I went through so many bottles at the time and I loved it, it was floral and just so beautiful.