Antonia No. 02

This Pure Parfum Extrait, sold in 25% Perfume Oil concentration, was not made for the timid woman, who cherishes for discretion. Quite the contrary! This creation was made for the confident woman, who likes to cause an impact without put aside the elegance. The perfumer Annie Buzantian presented the proposal of this perfume to the creative director of Puredistance and it was already finished, as she created its fragrance to use the night she received the title of master perfumer. Jan Ewoud had agreed that she would create a perfume for herself, but with his mother's name: "Antonia". He sent photos and described his personality traits, and based on that information, Annie adjusted the fragrance to match the essence of her mother's nature. With notes of jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang and orris in the output; galbanum and Ivy green at heart and, finally, vetiver and vanilla in the base, Antonia radiates a floral bouquet in the first minutes, with green and rasp nuances, that project and exude a lot. But this floral beginning is not extremely feminine, which allows the shareable use (so, don't be surprised if your husband decides to wear it one day). Especially, after about 50 minutes, when the base is greener and the vetiver is more present, leaving a dry and almost salty aspect on the skin. Obviously, the durability is excellent. In my opinion, this is a totally unique experience.

I happened to try "Antonia" and I believe that this is truly a masterpiece for all the possible qualities a product of really high perfumery can have: composition, ingredients, sillage, and originality; not to mention "beauty" a quality - sometimes - omitted, especially in (sorry) niche perfumery in the name of an originality probably too constrained, sometimes. Unfortunately - though I've got a penchant for 'quality' niche perfumery - I find A. and the others really expensive. Nothing to say about the quantity you can use which is really homeopathic and persistency is about 12 or even more hours. Mainly designed for 'faithful' and mature investors: people sure to wear only a frag and this one would be a superior choice, after all if you really buy just one perfume you could easily aspire to to biggest bottle (instead of buying one hundred a year!) whereas I'm a sort of 'libertine' who over-buyes good frags (as many other here in the 'clan'!) therefore I couldn't do him (for me perfumes are only male!) any justice seeing it - after a while - as just another bottle in the cupboard only there to increase my every-morning perplexity: "and now what frag can I wear?!" An èlite fragrance, no doubt! Excellent: 10/10 p.s. I really recommend to try it just for a question of "general knowledge" and also to increase your culture about 'fragrance' ; )

How would you describe a classic? Antonia is a true timeless beauty. Let me picture this for you: In a luminous day of summer, you get to visit your aunt in England, somewhere in Devon. You haven't seen her in a while, but you kept her memory in your heart, because she is your favourite. As you arrive near her house, you can feel the smell of crisp grass blended with a hint of english roses. Ah, what a delight! There it is! The beautiful manor she lives in, with her precious cats. The house is covered with ivy, the plant embraces the grey walls creating a familiar and loved memory, protecting the manor against the whole world. You used to love the slightly bitter and sharp smell that was entering the house as you opened the windows. And now, there you are, in front of the wooden door. You knock twice and the housekeeper welcomes you. You make a few steps, and then you see your aunt, her aristocratic figure - she is still the same, with her black pearls necklace and green cashmere blouse. She welcomes you with a candid smile, while her hands arrange a vase full of Jasmin flowers. Her beige nails blend beautifuly with the flowers. Then, with a slow hand gesture, she tels you: sit down, dear. I have prepared your favourite cup of tea, vanilla and dreams. Imortality I call it. We have plenty.

Antonia is for me overall a classic perfume. I would say It is a floral chypre with some oriental vibe. The floral vibe comes overall from the mix of the rose and the ylang ylang worked un a very classy and intense way. The iris gives some powdery character to the fragance which with the galbanum makes for me some feeling like a mimose or inmortal feeling to the back. The high presence of the ylang ylang over this Green background gives more me some similarities with Chanel 5 but without the aldehides so less soapy In other hand It has also some oriental chypre vibe which remember me a lot of soir d'orient by sisley. I have sprayed this perfume un the other hand and both are for me very close. It is true that Antonio is not a real chypre because It has not all the typical notes, but i think that probably the vetiver gives this Green character to the perfume so for me this is Aldo a bit like soir d'orient but a bit more soapy. In general i think this is a gorgeous scent, tagged for women but for me totally unisex, more if you are a Guy Who loves the eau du soir línea like me. It has a great quality and oerforms good. It is Aldo very versatile and for me perfect for summer nights Scent: 9 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 7 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 8 Originality: 6 Global: 9

Puredistance set the bar high with their emergence into the industry with ‘I’ - to release an old school green floral as their second perfume was a bold move, but a masterful one. This absolutely oozes class and an old-time sophistication, and yet remains perfectly delicate and detached from any negative connotations of an old school perfume. Despite its greenness, it’s very jasmine-heavy, which contributes an incredibly refreshing soapiness, a wash of sunshine cleansing your skin as the greener notes ground you to earth. Galbanum and green ivy create this intensely green and bitter-leafy effect, which I feel almost acts as the replacement of oakmoss. It’s utterly sublime. This is a style of perfume I adore. Big names like Chanel No. 19 and Grès Cabochard come to mind when smelling this. But more than anything, it reminds me of Roja’s Fetish (Pour Femme), which holds a lot of similarities. I want this, but the price really puts me off. Maybe one day.