L’Ile Pourpre

"According to legend, Phoenician and ancient Greek travellers were drawn to an extraordinary island whose outline was wreathed in shining purple. Surrounded by the lush vegetation of the island they found a previously unknown fruit with a new and intense flavour. Its juice was so abundant that it had coloured the surrounding rocks and cliffs, giving the island its radiant and mystical aura. This mysterious purple nectar was used in perfume and to colour fabrics and became so valuable that it was reserved solely for the gods." - my perception of the perfume vibe exactly. The island is indeed fragrant with ripe juicy figs and is surrounded by salt water. The mineral aspect of the composition is very appealing, gives a mediterranian feel of early morning, fresh linens and white shirts. Luckily for me, shiso leaf is toned down quite a bit and is not as pronounced as in "De Bachmakov" from The Different company. I have been wearing Ile Pourpre in cold spring, but my guess is that it will be a tad sharper in colder months and a little bit sweeter in the summer. The bottle is lovely and weird as it feels both modern and ancient at the same time.

This is my first time wearing and i love it so far! Has an elixir feel to it with all of the aromatics and herbs. Very versatile, very multi dimensional, very complex. This is a fragrance for smart people. I envision a woman wearing this who owns an antique shop or something like that, and she wears nice clothes and wears beautiful antique jewellery she has collected from estate sales. She isnt basic and doesn't do basic things. She is the kind of person who indulges but not how most indulge on french fries and beer, no no, this woman orders the steak tartare and very nice bottle of red, gets facials and feels out of sorts if she misses her weekly acupuncture appointment. She has a terrarium, an old record player, and is as graceful as a gazelle. Update: this reminded me of something else, i couldnt place it but just figured it out- my daughter used to love a lotion by aveda - i think stress fix— it was just like this herbal and kinda medicinal and green. It is very similar to that scent!

Bergamot and ginger are the dominant opening notes, but L’Ile Pourpre quickly turns into a spicy fig compote and it’s a beauty. Some unusual added herbal elements with shiso, artemisia and angelica in the mix. I had a feeling I was going to love L’Ile Pourpre by looking at the pyramid and I do. Too bad it’s so fleeting. It’s only apparent on my skin for about an hour, and when it’s gone it’s vanished with no trail or sign it was ever here. But for that one hour it’s absolutely divine. I don’t like testing from a dauber, sprays always work better on me so that could be part of the problem too. And L’Ile Pourpre might work better in heat so I’ll wear it in warmer temps before making a decision. But my oh my, that opening is to die for!

I may have lost count of the LLI perfumes I would like a full bottle of, but this one is definitely close to the top of that list. So interesting but so hard to describe - beautiful zesty, aromatic and slightly fruity opening, great projection creating an aromatic cloud around me, the combination of fig and artemisia and some spices in the heart is just so lovely But then the soft base comes through and somehow it reminds me of classical perfumes, slightly vintage or something. perhaps it's the cashmere with whipped cream, I don't know, but creates a powdery note of perfumes I would remember from childhood... I really mean it in the best way possible and wouldn't want anyone to think it's old fashioned. Just quite unique

a superb assortment with boozy citrus and liquorish green leaves sprouting so vividly, cohered in such an enticing way with strikingly zesty woods in the middle notes, the freshly peeled off fruits smell so unthinkable here, the transcendental florals and narcotic ambers in the heart accords are used in a very frank and allaying approach through the vertebrae of this olfactive embodiment, it thaws in so splendidly with balsamic and nutty accords in the sub stream compounds so that I feel the same joy like opening presents in front of a Christmas tree as if I could smell the spicy candies hanging on that tree, the ginger-cinnamon hot chocolate that someone drinks in the room and the odor of the eggnog coming from behind