Description
A sweet-and-salty water brought back from a beach
on the other side of the world.
With Long Courrier, (“Long-distance flight”), a solar oriental built around a core of salty vanilla, the perfumer evokes faraway destinations, beaches on the other side of the world, lazy days gorged with sea spray and the delicious scent of suntan lotion…
A pure, natural note of salt on sun-kissed golden skin is brightened with orange essential oil, while cocoa powder adds of touch of gourmand bitterness…
Elemi resin and cedar word, associated with vanilla and musk, add a counterpoint to this sweet-and-salty water.
A highly-contrasted formula for a powdery, tender and sensual fragrance. Long Courrier was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Pierre Guillaume.
igor4012 – :
A very enjoyable and interesting fragrance, to be honest it opened differently to how I expected. I figured there would be a bright citrus blast from the elemi, which would die a relatively quick death but to my surprise the vanilla was the first hit and it’s a very clean, custard like vanilla which proceeds to get a bit dirtier as it settles. By this point the elemi is chiming giving an incense and grapefruit like sharpness but Long courrier is a gourmand experience in the main and caramel like without being overly sugary or sweet, maybe it’s some bitterness from the cacao? The balance of the fragrance as it dries down is excellent and the orange note is absolutely clear to me, reminiscent of an orange liquor or something, I’m surprised it’s not been voted up more. I’ll tell you what this fragrance reminds me of and it’s the L’Art et la Matière line from Guerlain, that custard-esque vanilla heart but with warm resinous, woody qualities and clear, well executed, long lasting fruity hints. Long courrier’s dry down speaks of much warmer resins of benzoin….so Benzoin and vanilla is basically ‘amber’ right? … well not really because the elemi lightens the vibe somewhat.
It’s a clever scent, likeable and quite a classy smell. The fact it has me arguing with myself is proof positive of that, but I’m not sure I’d wear it. The jury is still out for me on the combination of bright/green/fizzy resins and vanilla bases, It’s like making a white russian then topping it up with lemonade or making a ruby grapefruit cheese cake….is acidity and creaminess a good mix? I know we have established that this is warmer and woodier than that and that the balance is classy and puts me in mind of Guerlain, I’m just not sure why something with so many elements I enjoy, isn’t launching me into olfactory heaven? A good fragrance then which is clearly thought provoking, with a mellow dry down and acceptable performance, it’s a thumbs up but many not one I want to add to the wardrobe…..yet.
hbq856Unlogrere – :
likeable – starts of with a zing of citruses and then warms and smooths on skin into a light vanilla, not the cloying kind but recognisably it is still vanilla. I would not say it was a gourmand scent but leaning toward it tho. Nice, solid offering – not sure FB worthy if you own many vanillas already.
krovatka-) – :
It’s a really beautiful, soft, salty, cocoa powder, musky, vanilla that sits very close to the skin. I kind of feel a sense of de ja vu as it reminds me of something else, I just can’t quite put my name to right now.
111290 – :
I get a strong musk / salty feel and the cocoa / vanilla really aren’t prominent…a slight balsamic but no orange or wood for me. Fades pretty fast…Not super impressed with this one but I’ll test it another time sometimes my smelling abilities change!
reensiple – :
If you love elemi, the exotic coniferous resin from Asia. in Long Corrier elemi is mixed with cocoa, orange, salt and cedarwood creating a fascinating set of free flowing shades of white woods. The perfume is part of the PG’s cruise collection which is about travel to remote exotic destinations and elemi comes from a tree native to Philippines. It’s a virtual long courrier flight to the Pacific but real aromas of a faraway resort.
Tsytsarev10 – :
I found all of this line quite nice but yes very derivative. Long Courrier actually reminds me of a mashup of Tobacco Vanille and Hypnotic Poison but obviously without the specialness of either. I concur with previous reviewer who sees Noir Exquise in here, clearly very similar woody aromachemicals and plenty of vanilla. They all skewed masculine to me, strangely while TV does not …and yet it is so gorgeous on a man.
yusov – :
Upon first application, I had that “been here before” reaction, and in this case, that’s not a bad thing. This is a very appealing, maybe crowd wise, woodsy scent. The scent is not original, but you can tell the ingredients are of high quality. Decent, but a pass.
kuren83 – :
I’m editing my original review which may have given this scent a little too much credit, or in depth analysis. Long Courier goes on with a flash of anisic mandarin that creates a sort of aquatic, sea water note and then quickly develops into a very light, albeit warm and radiant vanilla-caramel woods a la Bois d’Argent. It has a similar billowy, ethereal cloud-like density but Long Courrier pushes further into gourmand territory than Bois d’Argent and doesn’t feel as refined. Interestingly, it has a a ‘salty’ flavor to it, and I think this is where its most aquatic aspect resides. The flash of seawater at the beginning, while very enjoyable, is also very brief, and never really significant enough to play any kind of central role in the composition. It would be nice if this aspect lasted longer, as it might be the most interesting part of the fragrance, particularly how it plays with the warmer, gourmand-like base. But it’s only a flash.
Once resting comfortably in its warm and salty dusty caramel heart, Long Courrier doesn’t change much and sort of lives out its duration with a quiet fade. Longevity is about 6 hours. Projection is close to the skin unless you apply a lot (which I do, about 6 to 8 sprays). How is it overall? Pleasant but really not that interesting. PG’s Aomassai has a similar caramelic accord in the base (and of course much much more going on) and ultimately that’s what Long Courrier feels like to me; a simple stripped down accord that I’ve smelled before as elements of more interesting, complex fragrances. The bottle’s pretty and the scent’s not bad, but it’s not worth the price, in my opinion. I wore it three times for testing purposes and have a bottle sitting right here on my shelf, but I haven’t felt compelled to wear it since. Hopefully that will change in the summer.
bilanyk.s – :
Long Courrier bears a a strikingly resemblance to some lens wipes I have. It has a milky feel that’s crossed with Windex — a sort of witch hazel kind of aroma. I personally don’t mind the smell of witch hazel, and truthfully, Long Courrier is the easiest to get along with from the line as it doesn’t have quite as much brine or white musk as the others. It’s ephemeral, but while it’s there, it’s pleasant enough. It’s a sort of woody vanilla with a slight powder effect and a dab of cocoa. But after 30 minutes, it’s pure ethyl vanillin and a light cocoa. While all four of these scents are surprisingly synthetic, this one takes the abrasiveness down a notch but it ends up smelling cheap.
894744920 – :
This is one of the most interesting scents I’ve tried in a while. It’s a gourmand aquatic, which isn’t something I’ve ever tried before.
The vibe here is stepping out of a sun drenched tropical sea, making your way to your luxurious hammock and… eating chocolate. Yes, I’m serious.
It’s not listed, but there’s a minty feel to this. It opens as a burst of sea salt with a hint of mint in the background. You think of being in the ocean, spray on your face. There’s a gentle citrus blowing in the breeze.
Then, the cocoa kicks in. It’s so soft and lovely, with a slight kick to it (the oomph in this, for lack of a better term).
Next comes the woody cedar and the slightly powdery musk. At this point, you’re lounging in your hammock, waited on hand and foot.
My only complaint is that I wish the sillage was a little stronger. It’s very, very soft. This is so nice, I want other people to smell it! Longevity is moderate – around 6 hours.
Of course, there may be other perfumes like this, but none that I’ve ever tried. I really love this. It’s so rare for an aquatic lover like me to find an original take on the aquatic genre. Definite win.