La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Parfum Absolue

I love Black Perfecto and I am only ok with Absolue. That is because I find it too aggressive. Even if I only spray once in my arm, i keep smelling it everywhere for hours and hours and that can get overwhelming even if I overall like the notes, the last 2-3 times I have wanted to scrub it off which is why I'm down to one spray and still feel it too much. I need to revisit it in winter* (spring in Spain might be too hot for this perfume). And I love smokey, spicey leathery perfumes, so it is not a "class" problem but this individual perfume. I am not sure it is one note that bugs me, and I find it extremely different to Black Perfecto which is one of my favorite LPRN (I own many different ones). I bought it online because I couldn't find it in stores and I regret the blind buy. *Edit in late September: I put Absolue out in my fall and winter perfume selection and gave it another try and it turns out that I love it! it is strong, but not aggressive and certainly not overwhelming. Smokey, leathery and quite different from Black perfecto which for me is inciense-rose while this one has more spice and leather. I am probably using it about 3-4 days a week now. Suits well leather or black dressing. Either the 5 month rest or the weather change made this but I would encourage others to revisit this perfume also if your first impression was not good!

The ONLY thing stopping this from becoming my new favourite Guerlain scent is that it performs like a celebrity fragrance does - and by that I mean it's absolutely disappeared within an hour. Not even a skin scent, which is REALLY strange for Guerlain. It is unabashedly sweet cherry, but the rest of the ingredients give it a very rich character. Sometimes smokey, sometimess mixing with clean tea, but always supporting the cherry note. Cherry is my absolute favourite scent, and I'm still yet to find one where the cherry is the star from start to finish. After this, and how Guerlain absolutely ruined the Intense flanker (personal opinion) I'm losing a lot of faith in their plans for future releases :/

Oh, this is such a sweet, syrupy cherry beauty! I adore everything about it the bottle, the packaging, total vibe. I even have the green one, and I used to have the blue one too. I used to call them my Powerpuff Girls trio because they just have that magical, girl power energy ... The La Petite Robe Noire flankers hold such a special place for me. The notes of cherry, almond, smoke, bergamot, tea, iris, tonka, and leather blend together to create something so uniquely delicious and comforting. It’s a fragrance that feels like a superpower in a bottle, sweet but with a little edge. – Bhavna Darira Chesan

This is dark, sweet, flowery cherry syrup with a hint of smoke. When I wear it, I feel alert, like my senses have been sharpened and my mood has been lifted a couple of notches. It doesn’t perform the best but I get glorious wee whiffs of it over a few hours. It maybe lasts around 4-5 hours on me. I’ve got back-up bottles because I can’t bear the thought of a future where I don’t have this available to me. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.

I got this as a sample and now upgraded to a full bottle. I think this is such a seductive sultry fragrance. Perfect for date night or a night out. The cherry and smoke for me are the most prominent notes. But it's not a bitter cherry. It's like a dark almost liquorice cherry. The smoke note adds such a depth without giving that burnt feeling. If you know what a black forest gateux smells like. This is exactly that on a bottle

This smells like cherry leather. I like cherry. I feel OK about leather. I'm not quite sure about this perfume though, because I also get a gasoline note... not almond, not tea, but this sharp note I can't classify as anything other than gasoline. I'll have to wear this during cooler weather and see what happens, I think. Also, there definitely is an earthy note here - maybe it's the patchouli?

Opens with smoky cherry and quite immediately you start to smell the leather and rose underneath. Patchouli makes itself known after a while, though it's quite faint. Lasts a ridiculously long time, one of the rare situations where I actually click "eternal". Doesn't project strongly, work safe, though definitely better for evening or bad weather.

I tried it again but on skin, and it starts heavily with the leather on me. Something about is medicinal and I do smell tires BUT I keep sniffing my arm. It is addictive to me and unique .. after a while it becomes a bit sweeter and the leather is still there but becomes milder on me. I still like this 😅🫣 Beautiful drydown Not a safe blind buy ❤️

At first I wasn't convinced but after giving it a couple of minutes... Holy shit. This is such a mysterious, but sweet cherry scent, perfect for fall. I love it so much, it kind of reminds me of TF after 2 hours? Unfortunately it doesn't last extremely long, but this has got to be one of the most underrated cherry fragrances for me.

Lots of cherry and some rose with a hint of leather. It's good not great. I have to overspray to smell anything but cherry. I miss the anise/licorice notes. I prefer Black Perfecto. Edit: it's grown on me, now I love it. Black Perfecto still has my heart but this is yummy and sexy. Pairs incredibly well with Lolita Lempicka.

I really love this fragrance the cherry the rose and the smoke oh my God and the hint of leathers just add to this fragrance another level of sophistication, it’s beautifully elevated cherry rose fragrance that I didn’t expect that I’m gonna like it so much

I just love it. The opening is sexy with leather/smoke addition, going into a jammy cherry/rose combo. 100% of the original DNA with a modern twist. I think that might be the BEST flanker of the whole range. Highly recommend to try it for yourself.

This fragrance is dark, sweet, and mysterious. It has nothing to do with Black Perfecto—this is on another level, far superior, even better than the original. In my opinion, it’s the best flanker in the line. Performance is outstanding.

The og and this one are the best out of all of the flankers for me. Og is a day ware and edp absolue is for evening ware or colder seasons. It’s so cherry and smokey leathery sophisticated and sexy. Reminds me TF cherry smoke.

A nice and strong version of La petite robe noire, cherries, smokey sweetness, soft leather and tonka. In this section of gourmand fruits the best you can get in designer counter. Bold and gourmand fruitiness.

Gorgeous combo of cherry, leather and smoke. Not too medicinal, not too sweet. I love this. Dark but ethereal scent.

The drydown reminds me of Guerlain LUI. Has anyone noticed that as well? I love it!

Yes i agree its great too bad its already discontinued

This is the bad bitch your mom warned you about

This was a pleasant surprise to me as my skin projects the LPRN series into unappealingly sweet, girlish, ho-hum gourmet pudding. Not this one. LPRN Absolue opens with a blast of smokey cherries. Pungent. Aggressive. Adult. Uncompromising. Like Grace Jones, hooded, dressed in leather, glaring at the camera while singing La Vie en Rose in a way unimaginable by Piaf. Appropriately enough, some time later the cherry steps back to allow rose and leather to elbow their way in. This is followed by a brief interlude, like a mistimed advert at the high point in a film noir, where everything stops for Victoria sponge. Only the touches of leather and iris (and I would have preferred much more of them) save this phase of Absolue from outright comedic patisserie on my skin. Luckily this interlude is short and a deep, delicious drydown begins. Cherries and Grace Jones have given way to Kylie Minogue, also hooded, flashing her pert, peachy behind in gold shorts. It's now sweet, flirtatious and ever so slightly wicked. I find it's best kept off clothes as on fabric it doesn't smell the way it blooms on skin. NB. It lasts through several washes, too. It's genius. It's also quite a naughty perfume. I personally feel too old to dare wear it in public. But if I was younger I would flaunt it while clad in cherry-red lipstick and skin-tight leather. After a few drinks I still might.