L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain Eau de Parfum Spray / 2.5 fl.oz. 75ml

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The scent evolves a fair bit - it is a spicy fragrance and the cloves, anise and carnation take it close to the world of Nu and Opium before the scent grows more powdery and soft with the floral notes of violet, iris and heliotrope, which are once again very common in many contemporary perfumes.

I get a constant and long lasting medicinal smell, which I thought was heliotrope, but another reviewer mentioned French Thyme, which appears to be the base of many Guerlain perfumes.Your grandmother is likely wearing what she loved to wear in her youth and what was all the rave - L'Heure Bleue. This is the very best of French perfumery, the pinnacle of superb craftsmanship and a monument to the creative genius that was Jacques Guerlain. For this reason, Guerlain's best fragrances do not easily slip into the 'generic, office friendly, sweet-gourmand, blue freshie' categories that (too) many contemporary releases end up as. I believe that L'Heure Bleue inspired few legendary perfumes like Poeme, Vanderbilt, Oscar, or even maybe A Sweet Pastry In Paris by Zara today. was the year the Titanic sunk and we were on the verge of a World War and didn't know what horrors awaited a whole generation.

Powdery yet spicy, and that old fashioned perfume smell to the top notes, but still with a totally up to date feeling base with the vanilla, spice, powder and tonka beans. This is for people who want something vintage and beautiful like Chanel No5, but who don't get along with jasmine. At time of writing it’s a slightly frosty Christmas in England, I wonder how this scent will change in hot summer. Others perhaps wore it and survived but could not bear to wear it again, due to the painful memory associations that fragrance has on our hearts and minds. What I love about Guerlain classic fragrances is that the scent doesn't seem, based on the ones I've tested as overbearing.I like this a lot, but my wardrobe is not made for this type of scent so I don't wear it very often. My partner recently smelled my neck and said it smelled like heaven, I think that's rather apt--it's soft and ethereal. I do like a few creations by Serge Lutens, though, like Ambre Sultan, Fleur d’Oranger and Feminité du Bois. The top notes are opening with spicy-sweet aniseed and fresh bergamot that gently lead to the heart of rose, carnation, tuberose, violet, and neroli. A floral embrace of rose, carnation, tuberose, violet and neroli on a warm, blue, romantic base of vanilla, tonka bean, iris and benzoin.