Petit Guerlain

Okay this is insane I shouldn't be this enamoured with a perfume created mainly for young children but here I am. The first spray from this vintage 100ml bottle that I've just acquired was meh, but after mixing with some fresh air, the next spritz on my skin was a lot more pleasant. I wasn't expecting the scent to last any more than a couple of hours but it's still going strong on my skin and I catch whiffs of lavender and mimosa in the air as I move around. It's a cosy, pleasant little scent bubble that reminds me of the part of my childhood that I'd spent with my younger sister. Going forward, I might spray this on my linen instead of on myself because I prefer different scent profiles on my body but am not opposed to being enveloped in this when going to bed. Dreams of innocence and simpler times in life are a very welcome respite from the chaos of modern living.

The other day I bought Yardley's April Violet without expecting anything. I put it on my wrist and casually blew on my wrist...! It reminded me of this Petit Guerlain! I'm surprised, but I'm happy. This Petit Guerlain is an old one, and I have the one in the picture above and another one in the same bottle as the current LES EAUX series. Compared with April Violet, these are naturally different scents, but I think they are very similar.

This fragrance reminds me so much of my childhood. When i couldn't sleep my parents gave it to me and for whatever the reason is it helped me to sleep. So this reminds me of my bed and my bears. Now when I look at the shop of Guerlain they made one for girl and one for boys wich is kind of heartbreaking because i'm quiet sure that the scent of my childhood has disapeared.. and they look hard to find so yeah, that's really sad.

Today I tried this fragrance and I like it a lot. I used the EDT and, on me, the citrus predominates. I was looking for a light powdery citrus scent for summer and this one seems to be just right.

I have a vintage miniature of Petit Guerlain from the nineties. Scents created for children are a curious idea, but this one is so lovely that it would be a fitting albeit unusual gift for a newborn. A calming scent, very soft and tender, this is indeed a comfort blanket in a bottle, to paraphrase venussansfurs below. Alcohol-free and natural-smelling (as to be expected from such a product), this is ideal for « les petits » of all ages! PG opens with a soft hint of aromatic lavender, reminiscent of Sudocreme (an Irish nappy cream staple) with some violet and the merest hint of citrus, unusually soft and blurred. It becomes akin to baby powder, with some sweet mimosa and soft, powdery vanilla notes emerging. There is a hint of rose in there if I look for it, and something akin to anise - which together with the vanilla is a nod to the famed Guerlinade accord. As it develops, a touch of musky, slightly lactonic baby smell joins the soft powdery floral-vanilla accord. It fades to a powdery whisper after about two hours. This is a delicate skin scent with intimate sillage and fleeting longevity. Best used when unwinding - for example in an aromatherapy context, at bedtime, as a pillow spray etc. Or, of course, as a gift for a baby. Wonderfully soothing and beautiful in context. 3.5/5.