Purple Mémoire

Looks like i am the first to review this very lovely lavender fragrance. The above accords are not very accurate. This is a very true lavender. I've been wearing this now since last night and the lavender never fades. It isn't really a violet or iris fragrance. There are touches of violet, iris, vanilla, sandalwood, spice, etc... but the lavender is the true star of the show. Purple Memoire has the elegance of Blocki This Grand Affair but it is much more lavender heavy. And it doesn't have the excessive and quite distracting heavy mandarin orange that original Mon Guerlain has, ( I own the Bloom of Rose Parfum flanker which is more rose than lavender with pear, citrus and vanilla.)While I liked both those perfumes very much I didn't pull the trigger on either because This Grand Affair lacked the amount of lavender I wanted and Mon guerlain was a bit to sweet. Purple Memoire is extremely well blended and quite frankly the best new lavender/vanilla combo I have smelled. My favorite lavender fragrance is Jean Patou Ma Librete Floris Purple Memoire is my 2nd. Very good sillage, projection but it exudes a quiet elegance that Floris is known for. If you love lavender like I do but find it difficult to find really elegant and unisex maybe lean feminine lavender that would work in any situation or occasion (I would wear this to a wedding) give Floris Purple Memoire a try. FB worthy. Ps I preordered a decant. I also really liked Chanel Jersey but I didn't pull the trigger even though it is an excellent fragrance and a really good lavender/vanilla combo. For some reason Purple Memoire just tugs at my heart strings. It has just the right touch of sweetness to be charming and approachable but it is still very elegant. Really well crafted. Edit: I own YSL Libre Intense a gift from my husband and Libre toilette. Personally I find the intense more orange and vanilla heavy with lavender being a background player and the toilette is very jasmine,;tea, and citrus/orange blossom heavy. I personally prefer the toilette (my husband absolutely loves the Intense) but as for lavender/vanilla goes purple Memoire the best new 21st century one I've smelled and I've tried the Burberry Goddess line as well. The original of that line is ok but trust me for really elegant but easy to wear approach to this genre Purple Memoire is better than the rest that I have mentioned.

Love this new unisex lavender focused EDP! The lavender flower is the star and the other notes in the pyramid support it. It is refreshing, smooth, and elegant -- appropriate for all occasions. A must for lavender lovers!

THIS IS PHENOMENAL 10/10 So aromatic, pleasantly sweet and smooooooth. 100% Unisex. Appropriate for any occasion, weather, or hour of the day.

Dying to sample this one! Lavender-vanilla blends are my secret passion and it looks so promising!

I agree with @LSAUG below on everything except Purple Memoire having prominent vanilla and being a feminine fragrance. Lavender is the star, to the extent that the Lavender accord listed at the very bottom of the accord stack above should be moved to the very top. And Lavender is the one flower which masculine perfumery co-opted from the ladies. Lavender is essential to the fougere, a masculine genre. But Purple Memoire certainly is NOT a Fougere. But the prominent, raw herbal lavender skews the reserved floral mid and whole scent profile toward unisex. I'm a dude, and lavender is my favorite note. I have lavender scents ranging from my large Aromatic Fougere collection, to Un Pour Homme de Caron, the men's formulation of the vintage 1930's/40's/50's Yardley's English Lavender - the same one adapted as a signature scent by Frank Sinatra (the contemporary female-targeted version has its jasmine note amplified on par with the lavender, skewing the scent to the feminine), Lavender on the Rocks by Atkinsons, Oxford & Cambridge Eau de Parfum by Czech & Speake, Chanel Boy, to my favorite non-Fougere lavender-dominant scent, Serge Lutens Gris Clair. Purple Memoire has its prominent lavender softened by the florals, creamy amber and sandalwood, mild sweetness of the cocao, tonka, and amber, and slight powderiness of the Iris ("Powdery" should not be listed as the second-most prominent accord, as its mild). The violet, no doubt, contributes to the purple color impression of the scent profile. All of this wrapped in the characteristic reserved, understated performance of Floris scents. Quintessentially English. all very well blended. Full bottle worthy.