Review: Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire

What a pretty bottle:

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11:00 Book Girl likes this one. Her first words:

Oh, I like this one! This smells like a night time rendevous! Going to a club… It’s definitely for someone in their 20’s. Young and spunky. I like it!

She says it’s more elegant than skanky, and she didn’t even know the name yet.

Avon had Little Black Dress first, but it wasn’t this version, and it wasn’t with a French name. La Petite Robe Noire, Little Black Dress, AKA Little-Black-Dress-gone-clubbing, is considered a fruity gourmand, right up the alley of the 20-somethings. And it decidedly not noir noir, it is more fuchsia noir.

Notes include Sicilian lemon, licorice, almond, rose, smoky tea, musk and vanilla.

Yesterday I picked up more of the floral. Today I’m picking up more of a somewhat subdued Angel. It is Angel’s youngest sister. Sweet and sassy. LVMH uses the word audacious.

Almost cherry or very cherry, it must be the almond thing going on, but it does not smell like the original Jergen’s. And then there might even be a touch of Lolita Lempicka — it’s got to be the licorice.

I want that bottle. Or, at least I want to see that bottle.

Octavian has a nice write up at his blog, a play on French words, and a great picture of the window on Rue de la Paix.

I keep hearing this lyric in my head:

Someone left the cake out in the rain.

12:40 Today, it is not moving past this first stage very quickly, but then I gave myself a double hit. The top notes are predominant, but make no mistake, it will move. I will update as the day goes on.

3:00 pretty well gone, just smelled lighter
5:00 gone; but still apparent on Book Girl
5:47 I replenished with a drop on each wrist — smells less like Angel when used in small doses
7:06 much more of a fruity floral when worn this way

Update December 2009 I got a great compliment while wearing my sample. I still have not bought this in full size, but considering the compliment, I ought to!

Karin

Originally posted 2009-03-17 11:40:46.

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Guerlain, Lemon, Musk, Perfume review, Perfumes, Rose, Sweet Licorice, Tea, Vanilla



2 comments ↓
#1 Sasha on 03.24.09 at 8:11 pm

Oh my I love their scents! I have Insolance and it’s just gorgeous! Never smelled this one of heard of it, but will go hunting when I need perfume next time!

#2 Karin on 03.24.09 at 8:49 pm

Yes, this is a lovely scent. I think you might only find it in the Guerlain boutiques, which means Epcot, SF, Las Vegas (go Claire!), Breakers in West Palm, NYC.

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