Purple Fantasy

Purple fantasy is a woody fruity perfume with a bold apricot note that is not too sweet or warm. I can feel a creamy mellow sandalwood in it that mixed by coconut and appricot. Also tea has an important role in this fragrance and its combine with citruse and jasmin makes perfume light and soft. This perfume is a limited edition and no longer produce in this bottle. . در دهه نود میلادی و اوایل سال ۲۰۰۰ که هلو و زردالو در عطرها کاربرد بیشتری داشتن عطارِ اولِ برند گرلن هم تصمیم گرفت یه معجون زردالویی بسازه اما این معجون طبق معمولِ اون دوره با چاشنی وانیل یا هلو ساخته نشد بلکه ژان پل گرلن، زردالو رو با چای و صندل و نارگیل مخلوط کرد. بدون حالت شرقی، بالزامیک و وانیلی که در عطرهای هلویی زردالویی دهه نودی مثل ترزور لنکوم مد بودن. . ترکیب چای و زردالو رو احتمالا زیاد دیده باشید که گاهی هم نت اسمانتوس نقش زردالو رو در اون ها بازی میکنه. این عطر یکی از قدیمی ترین نمونه های این ترکیبِ رایجه. در اینجا بوی شیرینِ چوبی خامه ایِ صندل، در کنار حس نارگیلی جذابیت این ترکیب رو دوچندان کرده. رایحه، شیرینی اضافی نداره و صندل و نارگیل در عین شیرینی که خودشون دارن ، با حس چوبی خامه ای و لاکتونیکشون شیرینی کلی عطر رو کنترل و دلچسب میکنن. همچنین در کنار این ها، ترکیب شفاف یاس و مرکبات فضای عطر رو روشن و سبک میکنه، گرمای رایحه رو کاهش میده و بخشی از وظیفه ی کنترل شیرینی عطر رو به دوش میگیره. . . تنها نقطه ضعف عطر سبک و جنسِ زردالوی اونه که کمی شیرینی نکتارمانند داره و رایحه واضحی از زردالو به شما ارائه نمیکنه. اما در مجموع، هم خانه شدنش با صندل و نارگیل و چای نتیجه ی خوبی داده و اون رو به یه عطر بی آزار و دوست داشتنی تبدیل کرده. عطری که متناسب با اسمش (بنفشِ فانتزی) فضای شاد و سرخوشی داره اما چیپ و تکراری نیست. . . شیشه ی این عطر مشابه شیشه ی عطر قدیمی اپغ لُندی و چری بلاسم از همین برند بود با بدنه ای سبد مانند و دری که تداعی گر گل شبدره. البته شیشه ی سبدی این بار با پوششی بنفش ظاهر شد، در محفظه ی توری داخل یک جعبه ی تلقیِ زرد جا خوش کرد و در سایز سی میل، به صورت محدود روانه ی بازار شد. این عطر پس از مدتی درسال ۲۰۰۶ در لاین پاریسینز هم تولید شد که به گمانم تولیدش متوقف شده.

Exquisite. Have I found my signature at last? I'm not sure yet, but it might be the one :-) I think it's typical of Guerlain. A real Guerlain. A close relative of Samsara or Instant magic, the delicate features of this noble family are clearly recognizable. (reminds me of Armani Lei too. Lei is spicey vanilla without any sweetness, Purple fantasy is spicey coconut and sandalwood with a little sweetness. But Purple fantasy is more refined and complex.) Tea note is noticable, and bergamott makes the composition a little bit harsh at the beginning. And it's spicey, a little bit masculine, but I don't know what kind of spices they are? White pepper? Nothing like this is listed among the notes. Later it becomes powdery and very delicate, with tons of sandalwood and gentle coconut. Soapy, but without a detergent-like pungency. Isn't there some levander too? Or is my nose totally misleading me? Well, it doesn't really matter. Purple fantasy isn't as gentle and smooth as Samsara or Instant magis is. It is a little bit more easygoing and fresh, but in a "Guerlain-ish" way. It has depth. It tells a story. I think it's my story :-)

I have a little decant of this one. When I first applied it, I beat my brains, what PF remembers me of. NOT of Alien, for sure. Today I smelt it again on me, and the drydown of Chanel Allure EDP came into my mind. After the first ten minutes it's exactly like that, just less strong (at least on my skin). For me it's no problem, because I like Allure EDP, but it's a bit too much for me. Here, in PF there's no vanilla, I know, but I feel the same creamy-powdery fruits, and flowers lingering around me. I like this one more than Allure. The bottle is beautiful. I'm sad, it's discontinued. Update: I have a full bottle now, the package is beautiful. I like the scent, too, but I don't use it too often, unfortunately it's boring after a while:(... UPDATE2: In love again:-), it's a keeper to me.

Out of nowhere, I suddenly recalled that I once had two bottles of this perfume around 2005-2006. Due to its intense sandalwood I used a whole bottle quickly and had to buy another. Now, I wish I'd bought every one of them because they were only $20 each! While time has shown this scent was one of Guerlain's poorest showings, it is still superior to most other fragrance offerings because, well, it's a Guerlain, and theirs is the finest house in perfumery, bar none. Any sandalwood lover will want to add this to her collection; once all the other notes settle on the skin, a nice vanillic sandalwood remains to make this one worth picking up. For me, it was a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5. EDIT: alas, it's nearly impossible to find and $$$ yet if you love Guerlains, it's worth paying for.

Tom Ford Velvet Orchid + Ghost Deep Night = Guerlain Purple Fantasy. I'm glad I have the former two in my collection since I miss Purple Fantasy so much. The two bottles I had nearly twenty years ago are stored somewhere deep in my mom's basement with my sister's stuff, alas. One day when I feel like an archaeological dig I'll find these and the other long-discontinued Guerlains buried there. Sigh! EDIT: mom moved last year. The boxes are all gone and lost with them, I believe prior to her actual move since another not-so-nice person had access, are both bottles of PF, my Shalimar Legere set, and my Victoria's Secret 33, 44, 55, 77, and 88. I'll never let my 125+ current bottles out of my sight!