Parure (1975)
by Guerlain

Vintage edt:
An opulent chypre, with a dollop of plummy sweetness in an otherwise rosy heart. The drydown is a symphony of leather, a light touch of patchouli, and gorgeous, pre-IFRA oakmoss.

It makes me purr with delight.

26th October, 2011.

To me, after to Djedi, this is the strangest Guerlain scent I've smelled. I agree with JaimeB in that there is a pervasive note of cinnamon that moves through the scent from beginning to end. In the beginning I get plum/cinnamon, in the heart I get rose with a more quiet cinnamon and in the dry down the faint leather finally comes riding in on the meaty oakmoss. I don't get any of the amber that was mentioned. I also agree with JessicaGrace that it fades rather quickly. I started out with a vintage 5 ml min of the EDT which left me frustrated that there was very little sillage and it disappeared too quickly to truly get a handle on it. I held my judgement until I could nab a small amout of the pure parfum, which anybody who has been looking for it knows is basically next to impossible. However I managed to find a few drops and It is so much richer and deeper. But eevn in parfum form it doesn't project that well and lays close to the skin. It's such an intriguing scent that it's worth it. BUT apparently "intriguing" is enough to get a scent discontinued in today's perfume world. I don't even like rose or plum notes, but I love this!

17th June, 2010.

Please delete this review - I had my samples mixed up! Sorry Parure.

19th May, 2010. (Last Edited: 7th October, 2010.)

Parure may mean adornment of oneself with a jewelry suite but to me it means ' Guerlain Divine '. What others call musty top notes smell Guerlain perfumey to me with a rich old character to it - that is just the Guerlain signature all over . It's magnificent and beautiful. A chypre that rolls out on your skin , soft, turning powdery rose on my skin .The oakmoss is rich and deep. Perfume Poetry.
It is heartbreaking that this is discontinued now.
Thank you to Baykat for the precious sample !

3rd May, 2010.

This review is for the vintage edt. It is with great sadness I report that I am simply unable to smell this one at all. The opening is promising -- dry, pungent rose -- and begins fading instantly. For a minute I think I smell a ghost of ripe fruit. Drydown is oakmoss and dry rose petal potpourri. Sad. The descriptions of ambery-leathery-rosiness had me drooling. I envy the people for whom this does it's magic.

9th March, 2010.

Perhaps the most glorious oakmoss ever. Michael Edwards classifies this as a mossy wood (classic), but that is so misleading. Parure is so much more. Every note is perfectly in place, the graceful yet powerful top notes, the dry, rich middle tones, and the softer but only slightly sweeter drydown. Perfection in a bottle. Why is this fragrance so often overlooked? I rarely see it in a top ten list or a "greatest" collection. It would have to be in my top 20, as so many of the older Guerlains are. I pray there are no ghastly reformulations in the future for this earthy, gorgeous creature.

11th February, 2010. (Last Edited: 20th March, 2010.)