La Petite Robe Noire Couture

It had been two months since I was looking for a perfume, after my oh so loved Fan Di Fendi. I looked elsewhere on this site all the reviews and all, I made no less than fifty choices and I went in perfumery several times to try on my skin. The irony is that in all those I chose , La Petite Robe Noire Couture was not in my choice! What was my surprise when I felt on my skin this delicious fragrance! Gourmand, without being candy or generic, glamorous (I would say a new glamor, a little more in tune with the times ) Perfect for spring and summer, but if it's your signature ( as I believe for me!) You can wear for any occasion. At first, it opens with raspberries , by saying raspberries , I mean , a wonderful harvest basket ! It reminds me of a childhood memory when I was with my family and we pick these fruits to make pies. I'll cherish for always these laughs in the kitchen. After about one hour , the rose blooms, present, but not heady, I'll say in a cool way. And patchouli comes enhance the sensual side of the flower. Moderate sillage Longevity 4-5h (on my skin) ----- Ça faisait deux mois que je me cherchais un parfum, ayant vider jusqu'à la dernière gouttes mon Fan di Fendi (automne-hiver). Je regardais d'ailleurs sur ce site tous les avis de tous et chacun, j'en ai fait pas moins d'une cinquantaine et je me suis rendue en parfumerie plusieurs fois pour en essayer sur ma peau. Le plus ironique est que dans tous ceux que j'avais choisi, La Petite Robe Noire Couture ne figurait pas dans mes choix! Quelle fut ma surprise quand j'ai senti sur ma peau ce délicieux parfum! Gourmand, sans être bonbon, glamour (je dirais un nouveau glamour, un peu plus dans l'air du temps) Parfait pour le printemps et l'été mais si c'est votre signature (comme moi je crois bien! ) vous pouvez le porter pour n'importe quelle occasion. Au début, ça ouvre avec la framboise, par framboise, je veux dire, un merveilleux panier de récolte ! Ça me rappelle un souvenir d'enfance où j'étais avec ma famille et que nous cueillons ces fruits pour en faire des tartes. Rires dans la cuisine. Après 1 heure environ, la rose éclot, présente, sans toutefois être étourdissante, fraîche. Et le patchouli vient agrémenter le côté sensuel de la fleur. Sillage modéré. Longévité : 5-6 h

I bought this as my birthday present to dear self this year. This is my first Guerlain! I was debating between buying this first or Shalimar but I go with this first as I live in the tropics. Some of the reviews here said that this is quite fresh so LPRN Couture is my choice. I was a bit worried about the harsh cough syrup smell many people dislike, but hey, I actually LOVE IT! It's not cough syrup for me but rather like cherry cough drops candy (well perhaps still cough thingy). I'm sure it's the raspberry opening note. And yet combined with bergamot, LPRN Couture is indeed fresh. I adore this opening stage, very juicy, like biting fresh fruits. And the raspberry note continues to Couture's middle notes, with powdery rose taking center stage. And my first thought upon smelling this is, "Wow this is so French!" Maybe the fact that it's Guerlain, I consider it immediately as very French. Just a newbie in my perfume journey, but I'm sure I'll be buying more Guerlain. There's no iris here, where powdery notes usually present for me, but this is definitely face powder smell. The powdery quality of this middle stage is strong, I will remember to spray only at the back of my neck and hand. So far this is unique, fresh, and quite heavy perfume. Happily not headache inducing. Just so unbearably pretty like the bottle and the printed one shouldered black dress. As usual the middle notes last the longest on me. Powdery rose very prominent, fresh raspberry noticeable for first 2 hours and no patchouli at all. I can now detect the dry down of tonka beans. Perhaps later on I can detect the vetiver and oakmoss. But so far longevity and silage for me are very good. Awesome first Guerlain! Edit: I'm loving this perfume experience LPRN Couture gives me! Sometimes the raspberry cough drops quality will be present and other times undetected. My impression so far is like eating a sugar powdered raspberry, as you bite it, the fresh juice is mixed with bergamot and glided over rose essential oil. Finally it seeped through your skin, leaving only warm earthy musky vanilla I adore very much. How this makes my day!

Since I hate patchouli and also raspberry isn't my favorite fruity note,la petit couture doesn't seem to be my thing,but the truth is,I like it very much After owning la petit fraiche and edt,I became intrested in this one and it never disappointed,among edp,edt and fraiche,I can see more similarities between couture and edt,cherry/raspberry and a green vibe is common between them but couture is sweeter,a tad warmer,less clean and fresh and more charming..I can't say which is my favorite,I like them all,each if them in it's special occasion and mood Guerlain la petit couture opens with a fresh,tart,juicy fruit note,combination of raspberry and a hint of bergamot as notes suggest,but my nose can tell there's also cherry..yeah I believe star of this fragrance is raspberry+cherry..I don't have much raspberry scents..there's lancome midnight rose,Givenchy hot couture edp,guerlain my insolence and this one..among these four famous raspberry scents,Guerlain la petit couture is my favorite,still not a passionate love for me,but I like it so much As rose blooms,fruity notes become sweeter and less juicy.it's sweetness isn't sugary and doesn't lead to a raspberry jam,there's still a fresh,tart undertone beneath other warmer and sweeter notes Base notes are completely woody,patchouli doesn't add masculinity to scent as it usually tends to do so,it's almost green here..it's not as clean as edt and fraiche but still it's not dirty..woodsy notes aren't as earthy as usual here,they're soft and blend nicely with raspberry,cherry,rose combo providing a warm and strong base for these sparkly notes For me la petit couture is exclusively a fall scent but all in all it's wearable in mild temp,day or night Longevity is good on me,not as good as edp but still more than moderate,sillage is moderate..as other raspberry scents it tends to receive more nice compliments from men This is something in between the range of casual and elegant so it's wearable in friendly parties,nights out and other freindly/not too formal occasions ❤❤❤❤

I apologize profoundly to the line of La Petite Robe Noire and to Guerlain. LPRN Couture is ah-may-zing. The raspberry is obvious, realistic, but the patchouli gives it depth. I thought this was a silly, jump-on-the-bandwagon line but I was wrong. My only complaint about Couture is that I would love it to project more and be stronger. If you want an unusual fragrance, one that you won't smell on very many people, try this. It's pretty wonderful. I wanted to add that this and LPRN Eau Fraiche were both blind buys that I just received today. I have the Couture on one wrist and the Eau Fraiche on the other. Absolutely no regrets. As the Couture begins to dry down it definitely becomes more chypre-based. In fact, I would love to see what would happen if oak moss were increased. It is not a gourmand, although it is a sweet chypre, versus a dry chypres like Magie Noire. Love! EDIT: I've been wearing this for a few hours and I LOVE the scent. This and Eau Fraiche are beautiful and distinct. The only issue I have, with either of them, is the longevity! Granted, my skin does eat perfume, but typically Guerlain has better staying power. The Eau Fraiche isn't a surprise, because it's an eau de toilette, but the Couture does. If I put my nose right up to it, then I can smell it, but I smell it more on my shirt than skin. Still, no regrets for two beautiful scents. EDIT AGAIN: Oh my god this drydown is beautiful! Guerlain all the way. Just wish it projected more!

I really like most of the La Petite Robe Noire line. In my opinion it's an elegant, beautiful interpretation of the 2010s fruitchouli trend that only Guerlain could have done like this. Yes, there are so many flankers that it's starting to get confusing, which might be the reason why I didn't try this discontinued gem sooner. But now I'm so glad I did. LPRN Couture is a sweet and sparkling blend of jammy raspberry and patchouli. Thanks to an intense dose of tonka beans it has a warm, vanillic, slightly spicy undertone and also recalls the cherry note of the original EDP. This is not really a chypre in the classic sense of the word. The moss note lends an earthy base to tame the berry sweetness, but it's not dominating the scent at all. In my opinion this is too warm and not bitter and contrasting enough for a typical chypre. Not that I'm complaining, I love this just the way it is, playful and chic. Performance wise it's also perfect to me, noticeable and long-lasting without being extremely loud or overwhelming. Side Note: I feel like this is the missing link between LPRN EDP and LPRN Intense. I own and love Intense, but I never thought it had anything in common with the rest of the line. Until now. Couture has the juicy red fruitiness of the original, but not the licorice, and the berries and amped up patchouli of the intense version, without the cotton candy. I can really see how they got from the Edp to Couture and from Couture to Intense.