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Jara7283 – :
Pourpre D’Automne was originally created in 1924. Its bottle had painted flowers and was designed by Lucien Gaillard. With the revitalization of Maison Violet, it was the first perfume to be revisited, practically, of obligatory form.
The new version was completed in 2017 and brought the talent of Nathalie Lorson (who also signs the other two relaunched fragrances). Its official composition lists notes of violet leaf absolute and orris root, making way for a heart with notes of tree moss and absolute of Bulgarian rose, resting on the base that brings benzoin and musk. In addition, the fragrance features a fruity accord, which conveys nuances of peach and plum.
Pourpre D’Automne is one of those floral perfumes that has color, smell and sensation. It is like the purplest of the violets on the window or of the satin ribbons, forming a gigantic bow that holds the silk paper, of soft lilac color, that surrounds the most beautiful of the flower bouquets.
On the skin, there is a mixture of innocence with impulsivity, showing an initial floral side that is sweetened by the fruits, with a slight powdery evolution of the iris. It’s being a long time since I did not feel a fragrance with this natural content of violets (the flowers, not the leaves) to the point of remembering the cologne my maternal grandfather wore (manufactured in Portugal by the classic Saboaria and Perfumaria Confiança).
As if this special olfactory memory was not enough, the fragrance never seems to lose its strength and it is as if the flowers lasted for more than a week in a beautiful jug, scenting the environment incessantly. And that is reflected on the skin and also in the surroundings, something that I had to manage in the second time I wore it because I was forced to reduce the number of sprays due to its huge projection.
Although it is a revisited fragrance, Pourpre D’Automne carries a classic aura, completely different from what is in the current market. It’s like watching an old movie starring Elizabeth Taylor and not getting mesmerized by the violet color of her eyes. At that time, there were not so many special effects, but the quality of the productions was impeccable, just like in the perfumery.
At Maison Violet autumn has color and smell: it is Pourpre D’Automne.
Kahovka – :
I have samples of all three perfumes of this nice old-new house
This one is my favorite! Beautiful powdery lispticky violet
Very similar to Misa but last much longer !
Dry down is very elegant powdery violet
Very good quality perfume.
DEVIL12 – :
Try as I might, I cannot hitch myself to the fruity chypre bandwagon. For those of you who have, this is worth searching out.
Iridescent powder, flowers and fruit. Very linear, there’s definite rose, iris, peach and plum in the composition. Raspberry too, though not listed. I’ve heard others talk of Pourpre d’Automne’s vintage lipstick character, and while I do get hints of that, to me this smells of a bag of Allen’s Ripe Raspberries lollies left in the car during a hot summer’s day.
Sweet, very feminine, high quality. Not for me.