Perlerette

Love at first sniff!! I completely agree with @Ameliadrevein, this is what I had hoped Misia would be... Based on the notes and description, I thought I would love Misia, and try as I might, it sadly does not work with me. Perlerette is a dream come true, exactly what I wanted! The Aldehydes give Perlerette a champagne cocktail effervescence that is truly magical, delightfully complementing the convergence of powery iris, violet, and lipsticky rose. I also detect a touch of blackberry, though it is not listed in the notes. This is an enchanting, feminine scent that hints to the past while effortlessly embracing the modern woman, much like a timeless string of pearls for which the name implies. I adore a perfume with history, and Perlerette was recreated in 2013 by perfume house Volnay Paris from their 1925 scent "Perlinette". Their website describes the fragrance as follows: "Romantic and aerial spirals of fresh flowers spreading in its wake delicate powders of rose and iris, giving it a silky and sensual side. Perlerette is not a perfume; it is a way of being in the manner of queens, as Catherine de Medici, who perfumed her hair with iris." After purchasing a sample from Fragrance Vault, I immediately placed an order from the Volnay website and am eagerly awaiting my full bottle. Perlerette reminds me slightly of another favorite scent, Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle, but Perlerette is lighter, brighter, fizzier, and more ethereal. So far, I love them both equally, but I also appreciate their differences... Lipstick Rose is more overtly flirty/va-va-voom/Marilyn Monroe in style while Perlerette is a slightly cooler/impossibly chic/Grace Kelly. Perlerette is what Grace/Tracy would have worn the night of her tipsy wedding-eve party in High Society. I'm thrilled to add this to my collection!

I’ve been utterly transfixed on violets this winter. It’s been cold, and usually I want to warm up with spices and resins, but this year I’ve felt a sort of melancholic draw to violets, and a craving for powdery scents that feel clean, white, and soft like freshly fallen snow. I love this one. Like another reviewer said, it’s a lot like Lipstick Rose, but to me it’s better. Fuller, brighter, less rose and more violet. There’s a beautiful depth to this one, I think the ambrette really adds a lot. The only thing I don’t love in it is the pepper. This house is doing something really beautiful with reviving their old formulas. I love the art deco bottles as well. I got their discovery set and I’m excited to try every one of them.

It's perfect. The kind of scent I didn't know I needed until I needed it. The softest wood, the sweetest florals. Airy and clean. This liquid may as well be a huge make up powder puff that I'm rolling around on. It makes me feel like I'm backstage preparing for my starring role on Broadway. Or a geisha sitting in a garden. Or a grown ass woman who's so sophisticated even her make-up smells good. After about 20 minutes the scent transforms into something that resembles clean laundry and lipstick, while still retaining its make-up opening. I just wish this wasn't a gazillion dollars, or I'd be spraying it all the time, slipping into my powdery wonderland.

Very nice Lipstick fragance. Very similar to Lipstick rose by frederick Malle. It is powdery, with a very pleasant iris and Violet and a lovely and very subtle rose. At the same time It is sweet, with a smell which is between the los Lipstick bars and a chewie gum,and all the spices give ti the fragance a special and differencisl character. The aldehides gives some airy vibe and freshness to the fragance, making It It softer and very weareable. Probably more femenine according to the traditio al traste but i LOVE It for myself. Scent: 9.5 Longevity: 7.5 Sillage: 7 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 8 Originality: 9 Global: 9

I only had a sample of this for test. I cannot bring myself to throw the empty tester away because I have a sneaking suspicion I will need a full bottle. I love powdery fragrances and I probably don't need another but this one really stands out - there is a brightness from the bergamot and aldehydes and the softness from the ambrette musk mallow so it never smells like baby powder. It always smells sophisticated, refined. Really love it.