Parisienne A L'Extreme

Received a bottle of this beautiful juice in a swap. It had been on my want list for ages but I had removed it recently thinking I'd never own it due to its discontinued status. Imagine my surprise when a lovely Fragrantican offers her bottle in exchange for something on my list she wanted. What a stunningly beautiful rosey-violet, blackberry & suede fragrance it turned out to be! On my skin the suede is detectable from top notes to dry down adding a subtle softness to the burst of juicy blackberry. Surprisingly I detect very little patchouli despite the fact that my skin often enhances even the smallest patch notes in perfumes. Instead the rose and violet combo is full and lush with the patch note in the background. The overall effect projects the image of a blood red rose with velvet-like petals. The sillage and longevity on this one are phenomenal; well over 12 hours on clean skin. This beauty is a definite compliment getter that melds so perfectly with my chemistry. I'll definitely be saving this beauty for autumn. It's everything I hoped it would be. I'm so grateful to goldenfire5 for gifting me a bottle! <3

Rich and smokey, dark and unusual. My impression is that sweet vinyl note (Parisienne EDP) has been replaced with a sexy suede note (A L'Extreme EDP) here. This trick made my dreams come true since I absolutely adore to wear Parisienne during the day and now I will have its variation that is perfect for the night time!!! A L'Extreme reminds me of an exceptionally elegant woman, reminds me of luxurious suede accessories; suede bags, suede shoes, soft suede gloves... I wouldn't go that far to say that A L'Extreme is a better version of regular Parisienne EDP. I would say it is totally different. Parisienne EDP is sweet and innocent comparing to A L'Extreme. Parisienne is much sweeter, colourful, playful and cheerful, A L'Extreme is serious, mature, mysterious. Parisienne is a light rain shower on an extremely sunny and hot day, A L'Extreme is a sunset on a windy, cool seashore... Lovely bottle, lovely lasting power and silage. YSL so far has never disappointed me with any of their creations. Thumbs up for A L'Extreme.

After blind buying a used bottle of Parisienne EDP online, and really liking it, I just had to get Parisienne A L'Extreme as well when the offer came up. They are quite different to my nose, but some of this difference might have to do with the different ages of the two bottles. Where the EDP is fresh and dewy, clean and classy, although with a querkiness from the vinyl note; A L'Extreme is boozy, like slightly sour red wine from the last drops of a bottle, it is also semi sweet, with hints of licorice or aniseed, and dried roses, a bit musty and stale. It is almost the opposite of the EDP, yet still bears a ressemblance to it. A L'Extreme is a gothic wine testing. The EDP is a daytime stroll to work. I do love them both though, especially in the musky drydown that they share, and look forward to finding and trying the EDT as well.

ADORE IT!!! It's beautiful!!! Oh my goodness.....I'm so lucky to have this gorgeous bottle, which my darling beloved man gave me!!! It's a heavenly colour, and the perfume is too. Exquisite. Deep, dark, smoky: rich sensual fruit, vanilla, rose and violet, and to-die-for suede, patchouli, incense and creamy vanilla and musk combination for the dry-down.... mmmm......swoon totally!!! Really awesome. Very very classy and elegant, very much a woman's perfume. A beautiful, mature, confident, sensual woman. It lasts an extremely long time - goodness, easily 16 hours while still staying quite strong, and then it sits gently and quietly, very close and snug for quite a few more. It's totally fantastic. A treasure, a sophisticated gem. The bottle says it. Completely stunning!!

A definite improvement on the original, but I was not an instant fan. I was not a fan of the original in the beginning either (although it grew to be a well loved favourite) but what sold me on this particular scent were the compliments I received from others when I wore it. The scent lingers far longer on the skin than the wearer is aware of, because long after I lose the ability to smell it, people are commenting on how "sweet" I smell. Definitely a scent males tend to appreciate more than females (as most compliments I receive are from men). It definitely is a scent to seduce (it literally drives some men wild)! And the blackberry is much more noticeable in this version.