Un Amour de Patou

I am wearing this right now after just opening the box. I purchased the cream version of this perfume since the perfume spray is hard to find brand new in box. I have to say this this is the most unique rose perfume I have ever smelled and I really love it. The mahogany is very dominate in the opening giving an almost leather and smoke like quality. Aldehydes tingle the nose and combine w/ the mahogany too create a feminine smoky aroma. Green notes come in and combine w/ the beautiful bouquet of roses and lily of the valley creating a slight sharpness, while sandalwood and musk add powder and soften the overall composition. This smells of yesteryear but in a modern way. Classy, and refined. Yet a bit young and girly as well. This smells like a perfume I have created in my head that I wanted to call Ashes of Roses, after the color of the dress Meggie Cleary wore in the book/mini series the Thorn Birds. I have been searching for a perfume that smelled what I had in mind and I have now found it. Why did it take me so long to find Jean Patou?! I will have to hunt harder for a bottle of this wonderful perfume. Almost every perfume I have purchased from this house has been a solid gold winner and a safe bet for blind buys. I just assumed their creations would smell like the random crap Dior, and other design houses sell today. I have more coming from the Heritage collection and I hope they are as wonderful as this one and others I have tried from this Great house have been. Farewell, Jean Patou, we were late to meet but your great house will not be forgotten.

Judging by the bottle and what's inside the bottle, I must have been fortunate to get an old formula. Bacause this is some ubelieveably powerful stuff! To judge this perfume by sniffing the cap or right after you sprayed it on is the biggest mistake ever. After I opened the bottle all I got wasd a whiff of something heavy and musky. After 2 sprays on my wrist i was getting the same scent but tripple power. Not unpleasant but nothing like the description. I was like, what in the world are these people talking about in their reviews....delicate, floral, green???? Then I added 3 more sprays on the neck and decided to wait. After 5 minutes i started thinking about getting into a verbal fight with the Ebay person for selling me something that turned. 10 minutes after application.....and what a transformation.It changed into the most gorgeous floral scent, very sophisicated and romantic. And of course with the same unforgettable "Patou" base. I think the concentration is so great that it takes some time for this beauty to develop. To be honest, it's hard to believe that it is EDT, because the sillage is outstanding, not to mention the staying power. It's been 7 hours and it is still very noticeable. Un Amour is just another precious Patou creation! I think it will be one of thouse fragrances in my collection that i use sparingly, because I doubt I will be able to get the same quality again...if get it at all.

Un Amour de Patou is paradoxical. First spray = disaster!! Smells like weird experiment done by amateurs, where chemicals are unbalanced and the mixture of flowers turned horrible!! I have no idea what was Jean-Michel Duriez thinking when he worked on this fragrance, until....... the next 30 minutes! After those chaos, I was surprised when this formula changed 180°. Suddenly, the most delightful smell emerges from my skin. Patou’s floral signature; jasmine, lily of the valley and rose blend beautifully. It’s the scent I’ve never smelled before, finally a genuine scent! It’s spring in the bottle! Fresh, light, feminine and romantic in just the right amount of pleasing! I suddenly fall in love with this thing ;) I should've known earlier, the bottle might be a reminder! The pinkish cute flacon is not always lovable. It could turned you inside out! Hurt you first and love you next! It sure is “A Love of Patou” but you'll find it after all journey of despair. So now I know, should I own a bottle or should I have not?

I used to have this one when I was a little girl, but in a solid form. Oh, how I loved it...A perfect romantic everyday scent.After 10 years It would still make me happy and I would wear it without thinking that it's too girly for my taste. The mix of the woods (sandalwood and something else, maybe moss?) and the flowers (I could smell rose and lilly of the valley for sure) in the solid perfume was kind of "one-dimensional". I couldn't detect any changes as the time passed. The scent remained flowery with woody undertones. This was not a bad thing for me, as long as I adored the smell, which lasted and lasted. I wish I could have this again.... Such a shame we can't find it easily....

Un amour de Patou is one of my all-time favorite fragrances. Definitely for day time, mostly for summer/spring. It is one of those that you hope to catch wiffs of in the air all day long - sometimes I would just spray the air. It is such a shame they stopped making it. Another disappointing change from when Proctor & Gamble took over. There are quite a few Jean Patou scents that I would have loved to try if only they hadn't discontinued them. I hope they wise up over there and bring back their famous classics....the ones that built their reputation.