Pure Silk

This review relates to the modern Mayfair formulation. A classic drugstore cheapie. Initially very soapy and aldehydic - very much of its era in many respects. A staid patchouli breaks through on initial dry down, before fading into a rather soft, well-balanced composition. A "perfumey" perfume, perhaps slightly old fashioned by todays standards, but none the less easy to wear in its gentle sophistication. Sadly a fleeting presence, a couple of hours or so on the skin, but cheerfully inexpensive. Most suitable for day wear or at home in its lightness.

I've had Pure Silk for some time.i use it when I don't want to be bothered by anything. It's a competent composition, well but together and as previous reviewer says 'Rose smoke'. However it has no leasing power, the packaging is badly designed in fact looks as if it wasn't designed by anyone. I'll probably buy it again. It's inexpensive and pleasant but says very little to anyone.

The original Pure Silk, released by Yardley in the early 80s, was an elegant, subdued, floral chypre: if it was a color, it would be that peculiar shade of twilight rose -- not too gray, not too lavender, not too pink -- worn by the model in the endearingly cheesy television ads. The bottle I recently acquired is the eau de cologne from Mayfair, the company that bought the rights to the Yardley name and scents. The fragrance seems thin as it goes on, but I attribute that to its being an EDC, but is quite soapy – I would class this as a floral aldehydic chypre. But more than that, it reminds me a bit of some austere-smelling dusting powder I loved as a kid in the 70s and 80s. There seems to be a bit of a fizzy Coca Cola vibe going on in the beginning, so I’m pretty sure there must be some lemon and cinnamon in here. The aldehydes evaporate, leaving a muted dry powdery floral scent. The words “reserved”, “wry”, “papery leaves of yesteryear” apply. You can attach any number of attributes to the name “Pure Silk.” You can take it to the spicy Orient, to breakfast on a sunny balcony overlooking the Mediterranean, or to the cabin of a sailing ship, where a bosom heaves in a soon-to-be-ripped bodice. This Pure Silk, however, remains securely within the England of the collective imagination, where a body lies in the library, and impeccably clad men and women are marshalled in by Hercule Poirot -- or Tom Barnaby.

I have Pure silk, but Yardley production. The smell is sophisticated soft, and very fine.I feel powdery smoke so to say,it also some rose there. Very pleasant. Very 70th or 80th perfumes. Just put it on my wrist and can not stop sniffing it.