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Posted by Colleen Shirazi, Friday, September 07, 2007 10:51 PM (Eastern)
(Somehow I suspect there will be a part 2.)I'm trying this on today, from my Parfums Raffy sample. Mmmm...it isn't exactly what I'd thought it would be, although it is pretty much the way it's described on the Robert Piguet website:
"Tuberose, seductive and lush, combines with Jasmine, Jonquil, Gardenia, Lily of the Valley and White Iris in a lavish profusion of fragile white flowers. A whisper of orange with a base of Sandalwood, Vetiver, and Musk."
It's lush all right. I'm getting mostly tuberose, as you would expect, since this is purported to be the prototypical tuberose scent. The base notes ground it some, and there is something of a blend of white flowers, but the tuberose reigns.
I've had this on for some hours, and I tried putting on only a few drops. I realize it's a chicken approach, since you won't know the nature of a perfume unless you really try it on (not unlike clothing or jewelry). I suppose on some level I'm terrified of being somewhere, wearing lots of a lousy perfume, hence the cautious approach. But so far, I'm liking it.
image courtesy parfumsraffy.com
Labels: parfums raffy, perfume, perfume reviews, robert piguet
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