Amethyst Exquise

This one is more intricate than it seems at first. All in all, I would still define it as a clean scent, at it's core. But it is one of the most oriental and whimsical clean scents I can imagine. It is a clear and dark purple amethyst stone (much more like the actual dark gem than the original Amethyst scent is, I think). And to me, it smells like the stone is set in a piece of silver jewellery, in antique silver, not in gold. In the beginning, there is a lot of syrupy dark berry, but not sugary sweet kind. The berries aren't really decernible indiviually, the are just there in an intense, but still very loose and mysterious way. Like walking through a damp forest. You know there are berries in the undergrowth, a lot of them, but they are hiding their identity. Strangely, I smell a strong bitter almond or amaretto scent, too, in the first minute. There is a strong, dewy, dark floral scent from the start, too. Not like flowers in a well kept garden, it is all grown together here, flowers and thorny branches and hidden berries, on a moist and rich soil. The woody notes are very clean and have the synthetic Amethyst vibe to it, but not in the rubbery way the original can sometimes tend to be. There is luckily non of the generic and headache inducing, heavily sweet sandalwood, that seems to be omnipresent in perfume these days. The woody base here is what's keeping the whole thing clean (and dark silvery instead of golden) and cool-headed. The bitter almond / amaretto note from the start turns into something resinous and comforting. I also think there might be a little smokey incense in this with the woods. When it comes down to it, this perfume is very grounded and down to earth, nostalgic romantic, not head-in-the-clouds romantic. I like the picture of a long walk through a dark, rather cold and foggy autumn forest for this perfume a lot. It is a fairy tale in a bottle, but rather an original and sometimes harsh Grimm tale, not a Disney version. It has a grown up, silky and complex dry down. It's not a happy ever after thing. More like wandering for ever after, with happiness and loss and longing, all tied up together. I love it!

Well. This amethyst range continues to surprise me. Much as when I bought the first, this is different than what I anticipated. For the original, I wasn’t prepared for the herbal note- however it grew to be a favorite of mine. I just wished it lasted longer. Queue the Exquise. Boozy is the right word, as referenced many times below. Boozy berries. The base notes of the sandalwood, benzoin, vanilla, it’s giving me a cream note- that initially lead me to think there was coconut in here? Almost like the coconut I get in dolce and gabana the only one intense, but not as intense. Expensive farmers market Grape Jelly is another thought that crossed my mind when I first got my nose in the crook of my arm. Not the smuckers type, this jam has twine tied around the neck of the bottle in a bow. In a climatic turn...Carolina Herreras good girl, although this happens more on blotter paper than skin. They don’t smell the same but they could be distant relatives- both share a masculine edge. I know most who have reviewed say it’s a basic berry perfume, but I don’t have anything like this in my collection. This perfume is as thrifty as MacGyver hog tied in a tunnel. It surprised me, pleasantly. All season, day or night, moderate longevity. Love it!

Amethyst Exquise is such a great berries scent. It’s a complex and yet simple perfume. I love the berries in it but it has depth brought on by the woods, the florals, vanilla, heliotrope and the gardenia. It is my favorite out of the three Amethyst bottles. I used to have all three but only kept Exquise in the end because it has the most beautiful, complex, creamy and evocative scent. To my nose, it smells like dark and juicy berries that have been mixed with a bit of booze and topped with a dollop of sweet thick cream. Delightful! I love to layer it with Meliora by Parfums de Marly. It gives Meliora the depth and creaminess that she needs to shine. Call me sacrilege for doing it but they smell pretty darn amazing together! On its own, Amethyst Exquise has really good longevity, enormous sillage and projection and for a bottle of that price, I think you are getting a pretty good bang for your buck, personally. All in all, a great perfume to try out. It’s one of those Springtime ones that’s hard to refuse!

Lalique Amethyst Exquise EDP is the dark syrup of the bunch. This is the sweetest of the 3 Amethysts but this is not sweet in a juvenile way. LAE is exquisitely sweet, captivating, sexy and unique. There is still that recognizable Amethyst synthetic base which makes these perfumes feel more niche in nature. As dense and cozy as this perfume smells, it is surprisingly great in hot summer weather as well. There is no bothersome musk, no annoying amber, just clean, fresh, inviting sweetness. LAE is another in the line of Amethyst which is a must have for me. It is a great signature perfume that I can wear all year long. This is the most generally palatable of the 3 but remains unique enough to be appreciated by those who seek to smell "different." Recently discovered that this is very similar to Gucci Guilty Absolute Pour Femme. You don't need both but there is a smokey oud touch that comes out in LAE during the winter.

A successful blind buy. Based on the reviews, I expected something else, maybe something a bit more fresh fruity but nevertheless I'm very happy with what I got. It is fruity and sweet, yes, but more of a ripe, syrup-y sweet fruity, which is beautifully balanced with the woody base notes. A bit of a dark and mysterious scent, but this darkness is not a sharp, strong, black darkness that some smoky kind of fragrance like for example a TF Black Orchid have, but definitely a dark purple of the berries. A sweet and inviting darkness. I managed to get a 100 ml bottle of this for about $20, and for that price it is a steal. I find that after a couple hours it starts to become more of a skin scent, and I think the sillage is not so strong in the first few hours either. Overall, a very beautiful scent in my opinion.

Gorgeous perfume. This is Amethyst's sexy sister, sipping berry daiquiries on a night out. If it's been discontinued, as I keep seeing, that's a terrible shame. It's unique. It has a jammy sweetness with a very sophisticated, seductive wood note, and they go together perfectly, delicious. It's so rare to find a perfume this beautiful and classy that that smells very natural. There's not a single jarring note. It is unfortunately not very long-lasting, and for me it's an intimate perfume. If it had a more projection and longevity, this would be my go-to evening scent. The bottle is of course beautiful, and this is Lalique, so they know about those things.

Ha! Surprisingly, today for a first time I've notice how much the first sniff remind me on opening of the original version Lalique de Lalique. And after hour or two came nice vanilla + sandalwood soft sweetness like in the L.Le perfume. Is that what they call same DNA? Adore this unique opaque fruttines. I am not fan of very sweet perfumes, but this one is border one - stil on my side. Nice. Happy to have all of the Amethist flankers. Edit: I dare to use it in the hot summer evening and find nice creamines. Surprising (nice one).

I finally own this gem! Bottle itself is a masterpiece!..you don't find nowadays often that beautiful bottles. Fragrance is beautiful too. Most of all I feel here dark berries, some flowers and sandal. Sandal soothes all the notes down, makes them soft and cozy. This flanker is not as fresh berry juice like original scent, but this one is more sweet and tart. There is some noticeble plastic note like of an old doll from your childhood..it is nice..isn't it? Longevity could be just a bit better that is why I put here 9/10.

Of the three Amethyst versions that I have (Original, Eclat and Exquise), I like this one the best. I think it's a bit more preferable in cooler weather. On a cool evening, it was good - not too sweet, not overpoweringly fruity. I wore it on a hot day and the scent wasn't the same. It could easily be an fall, office wear scent for me. The "next day fragrance" on my clothing is better than the fragrance on my skin.

Doesn't last the longest & not the best fruity rose or the most complex perfume but something keeps drawing me back to this one and I don't know why..(is it the rose and blackberry combo?)...but Oh how I love the intrigue... so Amethyst Exquise has earned my love and respect..like a red headed stepchild - no offense to the many red headed stepchildren of which I am one:) Lalique..we'll meet again;)

Amethyst Exquise has lots of berries, but isn't sweet. I barely smell any vanilla. The florals are in the background supporting the fruity juicy berries. And the heliotrope makes this one magical! I just love it! Gorgeous bottle and amazing price. This is a blind buy standout for me.

A creamy, jam-like, sexy, seductively playful evening fragrance for adult tastes as well. In fact, a completely different style than her day-wear green tart sister, Amethyst. This is also my favorite from the line. Definitely worth a try.

The more I wear this the more interesting it is as time goes on, more rounded and berrylicious. It is without much of the green brambles of the original. It still has some in the background.

Juicy berries with light syrupy sweetness welcome one into the garden. Blackberry being the dominant one, with added sugar from the raspberry. Black currant's tartness lingers in the background with heliotrope soft powdery note. The smoothness of the scent is exquisite and luscious berries accord envelops and seduces one's senses. Mind it, - it is neither candy-like or saccharine-based, it is as close to the real fruits crushed together, with juices mixing and trickling down one's skin. Orchid is very well projected (even though in numerous other compositions it tends to be on a shy side), but here, the flower is very well done and comes out just before the sugar-petalled rose comes close on its heels. Bulgarian rose is all it is expected to be, minus the overbearing and cloying facets. Blended with the orchid it gives the heart of opulence and oriental allure, reminiscent of the magenta-pink tones of a fine Brazilian amethyst. Unlike the original fragrance, Amethyst Exquise is of a lighter colour with mauve-rose hues being the prevalent one. It is still purple in its core, but it draws you inside slowly to glimpse the abyss of the imperial colour of the old. The base is silky smooth through gardenia and vanilla, with sandalwood adding lightning-like streaks of antique-gold, balancing out the composition and maintaining the impression of walking through the bushes with ripe berries under the July sunshine. It also keeps the fragrance from becoming a "full on" gourmand, instead maintaining a "fruity-floral" signature with impeccable quality and class. "Amethyst Exquise" is a much more feminine and youthful concoction, compared to the first fragrance, and yet, it is most versatile and not age-restricted. It is all about mood, impressions and projection of one's self, than anything else. In spite of its depth and richness of flavours and colours, it is not overpowering or exceedingly insistent on being noticed. It can be worn throughout the day and any time of the year, the only BUT, is that one would have to be careful about having a meal out, as it would not go well with a Japanese or any other "clean tasting" cuisine. Other than that it is supremely versatile and delightful scent, certain to be noticed and complemented, as well as leave a lasting memories on those close to you. And one last note - the bottle is a work of art, in the best traditions of Lalique and Art Nouveau, reminiscent of Alphonse Mucha and Rene Lalique's creations like no other.

This is a beautiful perfume that I actually bought full price at Nordstrom, long before I knew about discount fragrance websites. I bought less expensive backup bottles just in case, but honestly it's taking me forever to go through my first bottle. It's a high quality fragrance like all of the Lalique perfumes I have tried. Amethyst Exquise is a potent berry centric fragrance. Black currant and blackberry definitely dominate over raspberry. If you want a fragrance that lasts all day, this is it, and the sillage cloud projects very far. Pretty much Alien level strong, and people will associate this fragrance with you. If you overspray, it will enter the room before you do. I prefer this version over the original Amethyst, but it seems very similar to the other Amethyst flanker. Though the fragrance doesn't seem to develop much, the berry bouquet smells romantic and powerful, like a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid to get it. It's not the type of berry you would smell in a girly body spray, and it's not for the meek. I wore it all year round when I first got it, but I recommend wearing in Winter or Autumn because it's so strong. Even when it's overwhelming on myself, I find it very pleasant to smell on someone else. If heavy fragrances are too much for you, you might want to spray some on your clothes at the start of your day rather than spraying it directly on your skin. It is strong enough to cover up wet odors in leather bags as well, and months later my bag has a pleasant tinge of berry perfume to it.

Ok, so I'm disappointed! :( I had bigger expectations from this one. Maybe because it was hard to get,a bit pricey for it's line.. or other reasons.. but I just hoped to get something more exciting! This frag is not dark as the bottle might suggest, it's not that unique as it's brilliant design projects, and it's also pretty plain Jain and not the mysterious juice I was expecting to sniff. It's very syrupy sweet, as other designer frags out there, and if I knew that this is how it's going to smell, I would never buy it for the 70$ I've paid. It's just too much like so many others out there.. not worth the high price. It is juicy, it is delicious and quit nice, really... just not the dark mystery I was expecting to get.. AND NO- It's NOTHING like the AMETHYST to my nose. ABSOLUTELY nothing! the only thing that is rather similar is that they both share these fruity notes, but that's it.

I like Amethyst Exquise better than the original Amethyst. It's warmer, sweeter and has more depth. Like a night version should. It's a very sweet scent of dark forest berries mixed with raspberries on a woody vanilla base. Even though there is only some mysterious orchid note listed, it definitely has a light, powdery vanilla scent. Combined with the berries it reminds me a little of scented erasers, but the woody notes keep it from fully going there. They're almost a little smokey, especially in the drydown, which I enjoy. The whole scent has a warm and clean feel. This is neither a very complex blend, nor a mysterious dark elixir. But it's a really good option if you're looking for a simple, sweet mixed berry scent that's also refined and balanced and doesn't smell like some drugstore product. Or, of course, if you just want a more substantial version of Amethyst.

Dark forest berries is exactly the right way to describe this delicious perfume. Sweet with just the right amount of tartness, juicy, slightly syrupy and a pinch powdery from the heliotrope. On my skin the blackberry is the strongest. The luscious berries are present throughout the perfume lifecycle, and it gets creamier on my skin as the base notes develop into a balsamic, woody vanilla. Smells far more expensive than it is and performance is impressive. 'Amethyst Exquise' is mature, seductive (has a bit of that CH Good Girl DNA), undeniably feminine. A more deeper, richer version of the original Amethyst. I must be honest... I prefer 'Amethyst Exquise' over the original. A lovely find and easy blind buy Edit: warning, this is a very VERY mature perfume. I only recommend it for ''old souls''.

The first hour of this is just amazing and quite addictive, I couldn't stop smelling it. I don't like overly sweet floral fragrances and this one has many well-blended facets. Unfortunately, after the first hour it loses some of the complexity (and density), the floral notes become more prominent, and it becomes a sweeter scent - not heavy-sweet, but actually quite airy sweet, almost girly. I wish it had more depth, was a bit more grounded. That's why my favorite application of this fragrance is together with Perles de Lalique, because they complement each other wonderfully, each giving to the other the "missing piece". AE, with its freshness and sweetness, counterbalances the medicinal sharpness of the (patchouli in) PdL and the latter adds complexity in the drydown.

At first spray this always smells like ice or very cold water. There are notes of lilac or maybe orchid and blackberry there too, but it's as if they're frozen. On my skin it does settle into something more attractive, sensual even- but that cold note is still present. It's almost a little halloweenish. I will try wearing this more when we get some sub zero weather, I imagine it will really shine then. I like it, but I like it even more layered and complimented with a warm gormand lotion or mist. Edit: On my boyfriend this smells way warmer and softer, I even get hints of those rounded base notes. Seems like this is a scent that plays favourites...