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

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I'm not even sure if there is lilac in this, but there is a kind of heavy floral sweetness reminiscent of lilac here.

I've been out of the fragrance world for years but have recently started to slowly dip my toe back into the fun testing water. Arguably less "juicy/fruity" in the opening moments, too; the "cherry/orange" juiciness has been reined-in significantly, and the salty heliotrope/Play-Doh nuance is more forward now. the powdery lilac-hued violets so predominant in Tralala are the logical progression of L’Heure Bleue’s dazzling fuchsia, slowly fading in intensity as it is tamed by the passage of time. I readily accept that this could be just me, as I get various public-toilet scents off the top of Louve and Fleurs de Citronnier too—both of which I love.The tears come because the artistic work has touched your soul and the deep connection brings the yearning teary feeling. When you are old, Petite Robe Noire (if it survives that long) will be considered an old lady scent. I get strong floral + spices + Shalimar DNA from the first 20 minutes or so, and then it dries down to a nutty, white-floral powder that almost reminds me of a much less cloying Mon Guerlain.

Of all the fragrances in Guerlain's current line up, this is the best exemplification of the Guerlinade at present, not denying Jicky and Shalimar their worth but they do have a whole lot else going on with them. An analogy might be how some people react to Van Gogh’s Starry Night or how I react when I hear the final movement of Beethoven’s 9th symphony. The opening is very pleasant almost a vintage vanilla scent but after 10 min it becomes very medicinal and smells like bandaids . It's painful when you really love a fragrance and you feel it works well with your chemistry and personality -- I feel so bold and womanly, and yet so fragile and soft when I wear it -- but few people around you seems to feel the same.It eventually fades but you need to really love powder to pull this off, as well as have the thumbs up from those around you. This is also one to be used in moderation: it's a fine line between "confident timeless woman" and "grandmother who can be smelled before she even enters the room" with something this strong.

So, a reformulation of this (or any other classic Guerlain) is not just about reconsidering the formula, but understanding the aesthetic of it as well.Sadly I could only lay my hands on a contemporary bottle with the juice In a startling radioactive shade of yellow, so I expected this incarnation to align more with Sanchez’s updated review on the current formulation of it being a ‘pretty stranger’ who, though in no way resembling the girl I once loved, nonetheless has dementedly waltzed into my life trying to convince me that It is indeed her.

I only want to add that after 3-4 hours it grows chocolatey, like a good hot chocolate with rum and very little milk. I had a decant of edp that was older and better smelling, darker, more intense in every way, than the juice in the bottle I have in the original design bottle. Many will tell you this is a melancholic elixir, to them I say, "All things beautiful have a little sadness to them, for it is from this sadness they derive their beauty".I was reading through the reviews, and much to my surprise, it seems that I have not written one about this gorgeous creature!

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