Purr

Yum! Beautiful combination of floral and fruity. White florals add a mature touch to this scent. If this wasn’t in a kitty bottle, it would have gone triple platinum across boujee millennials with shag haircuts and patchwork tattoos that work at a hair salon. But obviously, since it's in a cat bottle, it is for me and me only. I do need to douse myself in this, but I really don’t mind because that's part of the fun. Major dent in the bottle since I got it a few days ago though. My nose has gotten so used to it that I really need to dig my nose into my wrist and SNIFF. Everyone else seems to smell it though. Most of the negative comments say, "It smells like shampoo! It smells too juvenile! It smells cheap!" I looked at those and thought to myself, "perfect." and immediately bought it. This really isn’t too fruity. It's certainly reminiscent of the early 2010's, but it's surprisingly mature for being marketed towards a younger audience. Sillage radiates within 6 feet or so, and the longevity is pretty good, I’d say 5 hours or so. Would need minor reapplication though. It can be pretty cloying if you spray too much, so spray more than you would for a better quality perfume, but not *too* much. A major role in my fragrance selecting process is thinking, "What does this fragrance remind me of?" Something that was a big thing in my childhood was bath time. All kids shampoo and bath products have their own distinct, nostalgic smell. Some smell like straight up apple and they're pretty linear, but it's hard to find other things that match the complexity of, say, Johnson's baby products. This has that complexity without being too childish. It's fitting for a teenager in the 2010's. Nowadays, all teenage girls crave vanilla perfumes. I love a good vanilla perfume, but it isn’t who I am. I’m not simple, but I’d say I’m a crowd pleaser. The only people who judge me are people who are too "normal" and insecure about how many people there are in the world that act just like they do. I have an unsuspecting complex mind, coupled with a deep sense of nostalgia. My memory is an incredibly valuable thing for me, and this brings back some nostalgia for me. It smells fresh, clean, and fruity. Not too sugary and sweet.

"Gardenia Noire" magic! This violet-gardenia beauty opens with a burst of sweet fruity-coconut and dries down into a creamy gardenia scent. The mix of fruit overlaying the gardenia strongly gives an overall impression of violet to my nose. Hearkens to mind the black and white film, 'The Mask of Zoro' from 1940 set in Nueva California with Tyrone Powers and Linda Darnell. This is the scent I imagine Linda Darnell would have worn with velvety gardenias in her hair - the romantic counterpoint to the Black Dahlia. Comparison to Meow Katy Perry: These are twins in a way, with Purr being the violet-gardenia (Gardenia Noire), and Meow being the orange blossom/citrus-gardenia (Gardenia Blanche). Also, Meow is a little sweeter and a little more powdery marshmallow to my nose. Comparison to Yara Lattafa: These are different scents, but comparable. Yara has been compared to a 'strawberry milkshake', and Purr would be the violet milkshake by comparison. 'Milkshake' may be a bit misleading however, although the gardenia gives a creaminess this is more a heady floral than gourmand, with a faint sun-tan vibe from the gardenia-coconut. Comparison to Pink Brilliance English Laundry: These are different scents again, but comparable. Pink Brilliance having more rose than violet overlaying the creamy gardenia. Overall: above average performance from one week after first sprays. This isn't a scent you need to spray and store for 6 months although in the first few sprays/week I couldn't smell much other than the fruity opening. Great value.

A vanilla fruity floral which to my untrained nose, smells like 'Vanilla Coke a Cola' (Dr pepper, Coke, Pepsi) with a hint of 'Sarsaparilla'. Not overly sweet, nor sparkly or effervescent but smooth, creamy, vanillic and slightly fluffy as if the soda had gone flat and a small scoop of vanilla ice-cream had been added. Which is strangely comforting to me because as children, my sister and I would add a little 'Coke a Cola' to tall glasses and top them up with vanilla ice-cream. We'd continually sip down the cola and keep adding more and more ice-cream until there was more ice-cream than soda in our glasses. I'm indifferent to Katy Perry, I gravitated towards the bottle because I love cats. And I don't care if it's considered juvenile and aimed at a teen market, I simply love the juice! So much so, when I discovered it was being discontinued, I purchased backups and a bottle of its sister fragrance Meow just for keeps as it smells pleasant enough. Overall, a quick and easy grab and go with casual wear, running errands, gym, walking my dogs etc. And where I live in Australia, can be worn wear year-round. It's completely inoffensive and SO cheap I don't mind at all having to respray if necessary. And I'm not fussed about lack of silage as I wear this scent purely for my own enjoyment :)

I got another one of these bottles and you know what I still love this and i'm getting another Meow...this smells in the opening of fresh citrus with gardenia, peach, and musk and then as it gets from tops to mids you smell the bamboo, apple and rose. Eventually it goes to the bottom notes and you get this lovely vanilla like slight pudding vanilla or fuzzy vanilla with the bamboo, fruits and coconuts..i love this one.. because it smells so unique and different with the bamboo...i'm not much into fruity fragrances unless they are done right..and in this case this one is simple but done very right and it's girly, youthful and fun. The bottle is so beautiful..one of my favorites and the meow even more but the purple cat looks so fancy..oh I love it..my only grip is it doesn't really last long probably 3-4 hours and sometimes pushing 5-6 hours but you can always respray. Purr is unique enough for me to own as a collector and very affordable..i don't think there has been one collector who hasn't owned this at least at one point in their life..if not then then Meow certainly...Your daughter will love this too..i'm eventually getting my daughter another one again cause she wants one..it brings smiles on your face and if it does that and smells good i'm more than satisfied..

Purr is a great fragrance, much more sophisticated and complicated that the cat bottle implies. On first spray it is a bit strong, it screams PERFUME to my nose. After about a minute it settles down and I get tons of lovely fruit with soft florals and a bit of sweetness to match the fruits. It's enveloped in a creamy musky soft layer that I find very relaxing. Over time it fades but it remains a lovely soft sweet musky floral scent. I wear this to bed and I can still smell it 8 hours later. It lasts longer on skin than on paper for me. I have trouble picking out individual notes for this. It has some old-fashioned floral perfume notes and some modern fruity sweet notes. If you're a fan of some particular note like coconut or apple or whatever this might not scratch your itch. When I first tried it I thought it was a bit weird, it didn't grab me. After smelling the full dry-down I was more interested. Trying it on skin convinced me I liked it. This one is quite different to Katy Perry Meow. I would not expect to like this one just because you like Meow. I personally find Meow inoffensive but boring, more the typical celebrity perfume scent.