Description
The house of Guerlain adds another fragrance to their collection La Petite Robe Noir, launched in autumn 2012. The first edition La Petite Robe Noir was introduced as limited edition back in 2009, but it was launched in steady production and offer last year under the same name La Petite Robe Noir. The new, more intense edition La Petite Robe Noir L’Extrait arrives in sophisticated flacon with pink ribbon, hiding sensual and velvety shades. The fragrance was created by perfumer of the house – Thierry Wasser.
La Petite Robe Noir L’Extrait arrives on the market in October 2012 and is constructed as floral-fruity fragrance with gentle chypre-smoky nuances. Its opening is fruity – top notes encompass thick fruity notes combined with lemon accords sweetened with liquorice introducing gentle gourmand rhythm. The heart of the composition blooms with roses and violets sprinkled with cherry zest. Floral-fruity blend in the heart is surrounded with almonds providing characteristic creamy charm. The base includes a mixture of patchouli, vanilla and musk combined with tea-smoky notes that contribute to the feeling of mystery thanks to gently dark shades.
La Petite Robe Noir L’Extrait is available as 7.5ml.
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polnax – :
I have smelt this once and loved it….do you think a man can where this?
tafilord – :
This is my day to day perfume and the only fruit perfume I’ve ever liked enough to buy. Too many fruity scents just seem empty, but this rich black beauty is complex and nuanced.
Olaf802 – :
The L’Extrait concentration is the closest one to the original formulation of La Petite Robe Noire, the one that Guerlain put into exclusive distribution before making the wise decision to transform it into a mainstream creation. The emphasis is put back into the cherry,almond and licorice instead of musk and patchouli (which made the current edp closest to other modern chypre fragrances). This way, La Petite Robe Noire returned to have that cherry tartelette aroma that made it so mouthwatering. Altough you can make the connection with Lolita Lempicka, i think that they stand appart from each other because on Lolita the licorice and violet aromas are much more noticeable than here. For an extrait, it has a good longevity on skin, while sillage seems moderate (but it was since the first LPRN too). Great cherry fragrance, one of my favorites. Too bad that it’s only made in 7,5ml, i wanted a 30ml bottle!
QEVO – :
I am unable to explain exactly why, but La petite robe noire L’extrait reminds me of… dare I say it… L’heure bleu? I recall that when Insolence first launched many perceived that it evoked L’heure bleue. I don’t know about such things, but I’ve often wondered if Insolence’s advertising campaign caused some of the disappointed reaction to the scent of Insolence. The actual smell of Guerlain Insolence was ill-matched for someone who wanted to reek of brazenness and and audacity, of which Hilary Swank was used as the representational embodiment…
I do find the marketing for and presentation of La Petite Noire far more appealing, because it embodies the magical elements of perfume: the liquid becomes part of the person wearing it, while the bottle represents every woman’s fragrant and stylish fantasies. The idea of it is not presupposed or imposed, like a costume, upon the wearer. I find it wonderful that such an interesting fragrance, at last, has captured the love of a new generation of women who, after experiencing what it’s like to wear a finely crafted, artistic perfume, will be disenchanted with the seemingly endless, repetitive pedestrian new launches cast upon us.
La Petite Robe Noire has made perfume special again. It is both charming and haunting.
kent78 – :
Oh, this little bottle is so cute 😀
Кукузич – :
It smells like my Insolence EDP add with cherry notes. I was sad at first of our Guerlain want to stop bring in Insolence, but now LPRN extrait is the one I want!.
bulat194 – :
I am loving this gift hun! I recieved this as an unexpected gift from a close buddy who knew my tastes and though it does resemble Lolita Lempika, I find that this one has the ‘oomph’ factor I crave for in my fragrances. The bottle is simply lovely and feminine (he said it reminded him of me :D) and the juice is pure cherry nectar! I detect licorice most as it literally sings on my skin so sweetly ♥ The gourmand notes of sweet fruit, fresh citruses and creamy almonds blend in so well with the Rose in this lovely! Sugared violets add mystery and depth while the vanilla-musk lingers ever so enticingly on me and my clothes. The tea note is faint to me (a good thing) . This is all about marschino cherries , almonds and musky florals. Sophisticated yet demure. Great sillage and longevity which I rarely find. This perfume makes me feel happy when I spritz it on and is ever so often complimented! Jack-pot!!! It has the magical effect of making me feel poised, elegant and seductive all at once. A Keeper!!! Thanx hunnyB!
sun_street – :
L’Extrait for me similar as first Lolita Lempika’s apple. Have both of them. Same notes, same mood…
SergejZ – :
No, EDP is much brighter, juicier, more expressive. Quite dull smell to me like dried cherries, dried fruit, in itself is not heard. EDP compared with the spirits they are great.
chfybl658 – :
12. november 2012
I would like to review this fragrance since i have tried it today in the shop and wearing now. Actually i have EDT on my left hand and Extract on my right wrist.
Well, this is quite different form EDP and EDT. My opinion is that EDT is a complete waste of money, it´s sour and very watery and has no lasting power. Itś been a 3 hrs now and i can hardly smell it on my left hand.
Now parfum is something different! This is all about cherry!!! Very intesnse cherry note, like a cherry liquour! Blast of the fruit notes and licorice, but still THE most dominanting note here IS cherry! It is quite heavy, that´s why i agree with those ones who voted that this version is suitable for colder time of the year, preferably winter. Now thisis the one i really like! Guerlain, you can discontinue EDT right away, i am not gonna spend any dime on this less than ordinary scent. I don´t even want to go for EDP now, all i want is this parfum only. And preferrably not the small 7,5 size, but the tester 30ml size!. It has a great sillage and colder weather just makes it bloom even more. After 3 hrs it still goes strong and only after 1 spray! Yes, there is vanilla, yes, i can detect the tea note, yes, there is a patchouli, but i repeat, this version is mostly about CHERRY! Fruity cherry!
Oh, by the way! There is a lemon note and it´s fizzy! It ads a fantastic accord to the cherry and saves this one from becoming a headache provoking fragrance.
Now this time Guerlian did a good job! 🙂
UPDATE: Well, since it is a PARFUM concentration, i suppose it should last longer than it does actually. Some vintage EDT or EDC last as long as this one or some even longer time. After 6 hrs it has dissapeared. So now i am dissapointed with the lasitng power. I like my perfumes to last, especially in “extract” form. That´s the biggest minus of this version, though it still alsts longer than any other version of “PRN”.