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!

I would agree with glitteralex that it is similar to Alien, only it is MUCH better. At least to me the discontinuation of Purple Fantasy cannot be thought of as a flop - Guerlain do that all the time. I Love the apricot and jasmine that blend SO perfectly well with the coconut and the orange, which stay, to my nose, for quite a while, that the smell of sandal wood and cedar in the base is not overpowering - in fact they just add to the sensation of a very feminine smell with an unforgettable sweetness. Pity it is SO HARD to find. Shame :-)

It sadddens me that this fragrance is no longer available. Silly name, beautiful bottle, incredible scent! I have a nearly empty bottle that's over ten years old now, I can't bring myself to use it as I can't find it anywhere and never want to run out!

I absolutely love it. Strong sandalwood, jasmine, and bergamot. If you love this, I highly recommend Adam Levine for women. Very similar. Put a spritz of Ella Ella on top and now you have a dupe.

gorgeous fragrance!!!I feel like i am in a fairy tail wearing it.The smell is really purple.It has nothing in common with Alien.It has its own unique style and smell.+++++++

love love love it best perfume ever

Received a decant sample of it from my a dear friend of mine I love a whisper of sandalwood but I usually can't Tolerate it as a prominent note.but guerlain purple fantasy is one of rare sandalwood-prominent fragrances that I like.as soon as I dab it,sandalwood shows up,but there's also a touch of citruses and some coconut.this combination appears as a beachy scent to me but I get this strong beachy vibe just through first minutes since it dies down to a sandalwood-tea-jasmine combo with slightest hint of that citrusy coconuty beachy thing on my skin.I can't detect any apricot I usually love tea as I'm a tea addict and even in perfumes it has a deep relaxing feature for me.although it's not a strong note here,I can happily detect it.jasmine isn't strong too so I can't see any similarities between this and alien which is all about a dirty,hot jasmine.on the contrary,purple fantasy manages to stay fresh and light while being warm and creamy Can't say I'm crazy about it But I like it more than I expect.I never saw it in perfume shops or sites but if it was available for a good price I may give it a go.I believe it's name and color purple has nothing to do with this bright,sunny scent All in all guerlain purple fantasy is a smooth,beautiful,easy to wear and easy to like frag and I highly like this sandalwood-tea-jasmine combo of it's drydown and I think it's very balanced and has the right amount of these three mentioned notes I'll edit later to add about it's longevity and sillage ❤❤❤❤ گرلن پرپل فانتزی جزو معدود عطرهای با صندل غالب هست که ازش خوشم اومد از همون لحظه اول صندل بصورت غالب قابل تشخیصه و همراهیش با مرکبات و نارگیل باعث میشه یه عطر کاملاً ساحلی بنظر بیاد هرچند این تم ساحلیش برای من خیلی سریع محو میشه چون مرکبات و نارگیل بعد از چند دقیقه کمرنگتر میشن و چیزی که به جا میمونه ترکیب صندل و چای و یاس هست و از اونجا که عاشق چای هستم حتی حضورش تو عطرها برام آرامش بخشه مخصوصا ترکیبش با یاس رو خیلی می پسندم و هرچند اینجا نه نت چای خیلی قوی هست و نه یاس،اما کافیه تا یه حالت عمیق و آرامش بخش به رایحه نرم و گرم و کرمی صندل اضافه کنه و کمی بهش زاویه بده و نذاره صندل همه چی رو تو خودش غرق کنه من هیچ شباهتی بین این عطر و الین نمی بینم چون خیلی یاسی نیست و درعین گرم و کرمی بودن،عطر سنگینی نیست.درمجموع من ازش خوشم اومد.هرچند هیچ جا ندیدمش تاحالا اما اگه دسترسی بهش با قیمت مناسب ممکن بود،سر فرصت به شیشه ازش میگرفتم.هرچند عطر پیچیده ای نیست اما انصاف نیست انقد گمنام بمونه.میتونست جایگزین تراکوتا باشه درباره موندگاری و پخشش بعداً اضافه میکنم. گرلن پرپل فانتزی که بنظرم رایحه روشن و آفتابی اون هیچ ربطی به اسمش و رنگ بنفش نداره،قابلیت استفاده بصورت چهارفصل رو داره،عطر دلنشینی هست و استفاده ازش راحته

If Guerlain's PURPLE FANTASY was a commercial flop, it can only be because the name drove women away, for the fragrance itself is beautiful. I must confess that even I, a bona fide Guerlainophile, approached PURPLE FANTASY with some trepidation. What could it possibly be? Something sweet and fruity along the lines of Victoria's Secret's many fragrances with similar names? (think: Very Sexy, Super Model, Oooh la la, Sexy little things, the list goes on and on...) Far from it, in fact. PURPLE FANTASY is a spicey, slightly fruity floral, to my nose. In fact, I would have categorized this as oriental fruity. I do not agree with floral green, for PF opens very spicily with a gentle fruitiness dominated by the bergamot, which is not sweet at all. Then, all of a sudden, the beautiful jasmine floral makes its presence known, mingling with a subtle dose of cedar and sandalwood, creating a lovely, lasting layer that is very different from the opening, yet equally appealing. There is no syrup here; no grape; nothing that the name might suggest: loudness, brashness, cheapness--these are all absent. I believe that if this fragrance were re-launched under a pseudonym, it would succeed. The presentation, by the way, is delightful. The little 1oz ridged cylindrical bottle is fashioned out of smokey purple glass, and it comes wrapped in a thin mesh bluish-purple bag with blackish-purple silk drawstrings, all attached at the bottom to a deep purple satin covered stand. All of this purple, conjoined with the disastrous name, no doubt kept buyers away. But this is a fine fragrance, as one might expect coming from the unsurpassed house of Guerlain!

When i read " woody coconut" here i thought hmm, probably another bad suprise for me but what arrived was a gorgeous sparkling light fragrance :) I wouldn't imagine "purple" smelling like that, i smell coconut and fresh appricot in the opening. More cedar than santal to my nose. It actually smells clean, soapy at a point, in a couple of hours smelled the same way as when i iron my laundry- cosy and clean. I sprayed it yesterday afternoon and woke up to find the dry-down on me with quite a sillage! I can now officially say Guerlains have the best dry downs as this is the 3rd time i fall in love with the dry down and they were all Guerlains. I am thinking this would make a perfect bridal perfume,i would love to wear it on my wedding day! This somehow has the same effect Chanel poudre has on me, without saying they are alike, just cosy clean, vintage, powder. EDIT: There is a lot of resemblance to Caligna, except for the casually lingering note of coconut. Actually this smells like a mulberry tree in the summer heat.

It's a scent for summer evenings. The name defies logic. In fact, the name is annoying and misleading. Nothing purple about it. I wish it had a bit of orange blossom in it. The apricot is appealing once it warms up on your skin. There is not too much of any note to give it a strong identity but nothing that would be off putting or offensive. A perfume with an identity crisis.

I had this sexy little number back in around 2001 or 2002. I remember buying a twin pack in a Boots' sale in London and completely falling in love with it. The memory I have is a sharp green violet mixed with coconut, absolutely unique and divine! I wish it was still around, I'd love to snap up another bottle of this gorgeous, slightly Victorian gothic juice, yum!

This is an Alien by Mugler analogue-sweet, syrupy, grapey. It was a huge comercial flop and can be found for quite cheap. Pretty bottle.

Nothing purple about this one. A strong sandalwood base with a nice apricot note and a hint of coconut. My second hand bottle has lost its top notes so not sure how this was when first released. Good for late autumn - but only if you enjoy a very strong (& a slightly artificial) sandalwood note. Eternal longevity, still there the following morning. Happy to exchange a sample with someone :)

As a fan of (almost) all things Guerlain, I really wanted to like this as there is a touch of Guerlinade in it, but it just did not agree with my skin chemistry. The tea aspect of it is nice and reminds me of the tea note in Cherry Blossom. I also like the woodiness in the drydown. The fruity/coconut note goes a bit sour to me, unfortunately, and clashes with the greenness of the tea and never quite melds with the white floral elements. It dries down with, as mentioned previously, a hint of Guerlinade--sweet, doughy, slightly powdery heliotrope/coumarin/vanillin. There are other blousy, tropical Guerlains that come together better. I think the sometimes maligned Mahora/Mayotte is much more well balanced (and much bolder).

this one smells really purple.to me is not similar to Alien at all.They dont ave anything in common.This is sweeter and warmer than Alien and it smells like there are violets in it.it reminds me a lil bit of Ultraviolet.Not that it is bad but It is a dissapointment from Guerlain.no wonder why it was discountinued!

My friend kindly gave me this perfume as I'm a real coconut fan but i didn't get any coconut in it. Nothing special in this perfume except for the bottle itself. Not surprised its discontinued.

i agree that its not have any common with Alein!!! .. its very old fashion - have a lot in common with Femme by rochas

I don't think of perfumes in colors so I can't say if it smells "purple". On opening I get sweet, floral,fruit, tea, citrus, and powder. At first I didn't really know what to make of it. It's almost like a bunch of people talking at one once, you can hear all of them but not make out what any one person is saying. It takes about 10 minutes before I can decifer it. At that point it's a sweet bright floral with a twist AND a kick. You get the jasmine, light bright and beautiful. You get the apple which gives it a crisp, slight green note. The orange gives it tang while the apricot gives it sweetness. I applaud their use of the coconut. It's not done in an exotic/beach type of way. Instead, it adds a totally intriguing note that piques your interest but is not dominant. The tea gives it some depth and helps to transition as the perfume progresses to the woodsy base. To me, the progression of this scent is like the sun's progression on a beautiful day. The opening is the early morning, fresh and bright. The middle is still bright but a bit more intense, though not too warm but does get a bit blindng at it's height. Then it progresses into the peaceful sunset where it slowly fades away. It's a modern floral with some interesting elements. I have to concur that it would be better classified as floral fruity than floral green. Like other Guerlain offers, this changes as it progress and you have to see it all the way through before you form your final opinion on it. I like the opening (after it settles a little) but at the height of it's mid stage, it does get a touch cloying and too sweet for me but once the cedar and sandalwood emerge and carry it home (long journey as the perfume lasts and lasts on me), it's pleasant. If it wasn't for such a long lasting woodsy base that tempers the floral, I would not wear it as it would end out being too bright a floral for me. I find it an interesting choice to put such a modern smelling scent in an antique style bottle. It's kind of cutesy. Between the bottle and the lightness or lack of complexity, I can see why some didn't take this scent seriously. Not to say it's not pleasant but it's not typical of Guerlain imo.

I think it smells very purple. I read here that it didn't, so I wasn't expecting it and kept saying to myself that it didn't really. Oh yes, it does. It smells like purple flowers, probably grape hyacinth. I know, I don't see it listed, but I can't shake the image and idea of them. I sprayed this on and I'm jonesing to buy more itty bitty beautiful bottles. Then it faded quite quickly, within two hours and I was waffling. But...I would get these tantalizing little stray whiffs even at the end of the day. Rather a puzzling scent, I don't get any of the notes clearly except sandalwood, and some I don't get at all. I think some of the notes morph together to create something new. I sprayed it again and I'm jonesing for more. This could be Guerlain crack.

Purple Fantasy smells like a candy I never knew I'd like to try, a gourmand in every sense of the word. Jasmine plays a strong part here so it may not be for everyone, but I love the soft sweetness of coconut and realistic green tea working in tandem. To my own nose the cedar far outweighs sandalwood in the dry down, like fresh cut chips or shavings. It lends a warmth that elevates the other accords. I can see why Purple Fantasy is so divisive but I love this unique little gem.

Finally I can smell it,and I thank a friend of mine,very generous parfumista. I can recognize Guerlain touch in top notes,a line cold -warm that bring you in a magic environment.Marvellous. The heart is sweet,not in gourmand way.You can smell the fruit and sandalwood very well balanced. I love it.Perfect gem for rainy days and foggy days when your heart need a warm embrace of style and cocooning at the same time.

Jasmine is a big player in this one, followed by sandalwood and coconut. It smells like something I would wear to the beach. Very soft, it wears very close to the skin, and doesn't last very long. For me, this is a huge dupe alert for Salvador Dali's Dalimania. Like Dalimania, I find this average and not offensive, but not something I would wear.

My skin eats this fragrance up so fast, I find myself having to reapply every couple of hours. I was in line at a Victoria's Secret today and was surprised to find that their Bare EDP sample card smells VERY similar Purple Fantasy. Not sure if it would smell the same way on the skin, but I'd be willing to give it a go.

Purple indeed, and the exquisite kind! Think of a purple plum dessert (or candy) from a French pastry chef whose parents are Indian. Not very Guerlain, but who cares -this was absolutely dreamy and very well made. In the same category as Feminité du Bois, Dolce Vita, and even Estée Lauder Sensous Noir. Enjoy!

I love this perfume, I would have to say I would travel the world for it. I found a online store around 7 years in the UK and brought 2 bottles but now I can find it anywhere. I am getting married in March 2013 and am wanting this perfume right or wrong. Does anyone know where I can get it????

You can buy it off eBay @wedding13 This reminds me of a lighter version of Jeux de Peau, but of course it's done in the usual year 2000 era of fragrances they produced back then. Just lovely, gourmand and delicious!

This is a wonderful, so sophisticated scent for me from the XIXth century...

I have a 1.7 oz bottle. Message me if interested.