White No. 06

Once upon a time there was a far, far away kingdom in which fields were covered in roses, the sky was always blue and every single man or woman would have golden hair and opalescent white skin. The kingdom's name was Puredistance and the people living in it were called Whitesians. The sun was always shining in the kingdom of Puredistance and people were always smiling. The Whitesians had no worries and their world was filled with love and joy, but in order to preserve this bliss, once a month a Whitesian had to travel outside the Puredistance kingdom's gates in order to fulfill someone's dream of happiness. That was not an easy task, as ordinary humans easily gave up their dreams and wishes and were often feeling sad or angry. The big day came for Beatrix and she was ready to go out there, in the big, intricate world and make someone happy. She had her long, golden hair embellished with roses and her lips curved in a generous smile. The gates of Puredistance opened and she stepped outside, nervous but also excited to start the adventure. After a while, she found the sad human being whom she must make happy again: a girl, named Deidre who was sitting on a bench, sobbing, with her shoulders moving up and down. Beatrix, who, like every Whitesian, was invisible for ordinary humans, seated next to the girl and with her white, warm fingers, wiped the tears falling from Deirdre's eyes. The girl stopped crying, and for a moment she felt around her the most magnificent perfume ever: a warm and inviting rose scent, mixed with a soapy and clean sandalwood note. Her watery eyes became wider as she was looking beside her hoping to see where did the wonderful smell came from, but she saw nobody. Beatrix hair started to shine brighter spreading the heavenly scent all over the place, absorbing all the sadness from Deirdre's heart. The Whitesian came closer to the girl and embraced her, softly singing the song of happiness. Suddenly Deirdre was feeling better and began to remember all the good things in her life. A shy smile was begining to rise from within her heart. She closed her eyes and the perfume that was spreading around her started to feel more and more creamier. Deidre felt the need to take her shoes off, she wanted to feel the ground under her feet and just let go of all the worries. Suddenly an earthy hint of orris began to tickle her nostrils. She felt like the earth was absorbing her sadness and then, Deirdre felt free and...happy. She began to dance, like nobody was watching, like all her dreams could come true in an instant. Beatrix was proud. Her misunderstood human was happy now. Her mission was accomplished. She laughed, flicking her locks of hair, spreading the perfume of happines around her once more and kissed Deirdre's cheeks. It was time to go back to Puredistance kingdom. Deirdre opened her eyes and just for a moment, she thought she saw a glimpse of golden hair, leaving a perfumed trail behind... This is Puredistance WHITE to me, a complex, life-changing perfume by wich I would love to be surrounded every single day.

Once upon a time there was a far, far away kingdom in which fields were covered in roses, the sky was always blue and every single man or woman would have golden hair and opalescent white skin. The kingdom's name was Puredistance and the people living in it were called Whitesians. The sun was always shining in the kingdom of Puredistance and people were always smiling. The Whitesians had no worries and their world was filled with love and joy, but in order to preserve this bliss, once a month a Whitesian had to travel outside the Puredistance kingdom's gates in order to fulfill someone's dream of happiness. That was not an easy task, as ordinary humans easily gave up their dreams and wishes and were often feeling sad or angry. The big day came for Beatrix and she was ready to go out there, in the big, intricate world and make someone happy. She had her long, golden hair embellished with roses and her lips curved in a generous smile. The gates of Puredistance opened and she stepped outside, nervous but also excited to start the adventure. After a while, she found the sad human being whom she must make happy again: a girl, named Deidre who was sitting on a bench, sobbing, with her shoulders moving up and down. Beatrix, who, like every Whitesian, was invisible for ordinary humans, seated next to the girl and with her white, warm fingers, wiped the tears falling from Deirdre's eyes. The girl stopped crying, and for a moment she felt around her the most magnificent perfume ever: a warm and inviting rose scent, mixed with a soapy and clean sandalwood note. Her watery eyes became wider as she was looking beside her hoping to see where did the wonderful smell came from, but she saw nobody. Beatrix hair started to shine brighter spreading the heavenly scent all over the place, absorbing all the sadness from Deirdre's heart. The Whitesian came closer to the girl and embraced her, softly singing the song of happiness. Suddenly Deirdre was feeling better and began to remember all the good things in her life. A shy smile was begining to rise from within her heart. She closed her eyes and the perfume that was spreading around her started to feel more and more creamier. Deidre felt the need to take her shoes off, she wanted to feel the ground under her feet and just let go of all the worries. Suddenly an earthy hint of orris began to tickle her nostrils. She felt like the earth was absorbing her sadness and then, Deirdre felt free and...happy. She began to dance, like nobody was watching, like all her dreams could come true in an instant. Beatrix was proud. Her misunderstood human was happy now. Her mission was accomplished. She laughed, flicking her locks of hair, spreading the perfume of happines around her once more and kissed Deirdre's cheeks. It was time to go back to Puredistance kingdom. Deirdre opened her eyes and just for a moment, she thought she saw a glimpse of golden hair, leaving a perfumed trail behind...

It's hard to describe what this perfume means to me. It has a special place in my life. I have noticed it at the time of its release, and I immediately became curious, because the nose behind this fragrance is Antoine Lie, the creator of Kenzo Parfum D'Ete, which was my favourite perfume that time. I had great expectations towards this fragrance. All perfumes by Puredistance are represent incredibly high standards, and unfortunately the price tag reflects this. They release a new perfume only in every 1 or 2 years, and use the most expensive raw materials. The work behind this perfume lasts more than a year, and at a certain point the concept was thrown back, because they felt they did not progress in the direction of things as they wanted. Then the final version was born. The positive vibe brings the wearer pure happiness, and helps to escape from harsh reality. Does it seem to work? Well, this question need to be answered by yourself. For me this is a caressingly silky smooth, infinitely peaceful and calm fragrance. I think it fits to a bit more mature women (over 35). If one word could describe this scent, it would be in "harmony". It's wonderfully balanced, you don't have to add or remove any component from this! It's very concentrated, it contains 38% perfume, it has slightly oily texture, which can blend with your skin smoothly and in harmony, mixed with your own body scent. A single spritz is more than enough, it last all day in a super intensive way. After 12 hours it's still detectable. Incredibly expensive, but only a small spritz need to applied. I admit I gifted myself the smallest bottle when I realized one of my biggest dreams: I was on the top of Europe after the successful summit of Mont Blanc! I have been eagerly waited for this moment for long-long years, and this perfume was one of my secret desires either. White and Blanc is a winning combination, so I dare to reward myself with this 'fume. I am proudly wearing Puredistance White as it symbolizes an important moment of my life. After years, I've finally reached my goals with hard work. I was crying when I stand on the top. That happiness! Real, honest, pure and childlike happiness. This moment is bottled in this perfume. An olfactive photography of it. I am blessed to be the part of it!

So far this seems to be a trickster perfume. It starts off pretty unremarkable. At first it smells like bitter bland mature powder and musk. I almost felt nauseated by it. I was getting really disappointed, but was already warned to let it dry down before forming an opinion. Then I gave it an hour or so to dry down. It turned into a musky powdered rose. It’s a modern musk. It’s not a base of Jovan White Musk. It’s a soften version of the musk in Juicy Couture Gold Couture after all the notes have burned away from 8+ hours of wear. The powder is minimal. It gets really creamy. I guess that is the difference between iris and orris. The rose is there but it shimmers between the vetiver and bergamot. It’s hard to sniff and focus on the rose, but you can catch it only if you glance. There is something that smells refined about this. This makes Amouage Dia smell garish and old fashioned. If you like Jadore Voile de Parfum and Chanel Paris-Venise, more than likely you will enjoy Puredistance White. I need to test it more, but this could easily be a signature scent. Update: I forgot to mention to not blind buy this. I’m not even talking about the price. I have sprayed this on my mom twice and it smells like two completely different fragrances on our skin. It’s sweet, creamy, delicate and clean on my skin. On her skin it is very powdery and not sweet at all. Sample first. It might develops differently.

Thick makeup powder, slightly sweet touches, a soapy and clean feel. Even if this DNA isn't groundbreaking, it's always versatile and desirable because it holds the luxurious and the pure together. The scent is surprisingly long-lasting, and I was even happier because it reminded me of Body, which I wore and loved years ago, since we have such lovely memories with that one. An ideal thing for daily wear, suitable for the office, suitable for daytime gatherings too. Every edge is polished, with a balanced structure where no note steps out of line. The patchouli and woody base are there to add depth, but the overall composition sits entirely in "luxury face cream" and "soapy lotion" vibes in my opinion. I've decided to get myself the travel size as soon as possible, because this will be an ideal purse perfume. Tag(s): powdery, soapy, clean, musky, versatile, luxurious, polished, pure