L'Heure Bleue by Guerlain Eau de Parfum Spray / 2.5 fl.oz. 75ml

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L'Heure Bleue is warm, soft, and romantic and absolutely reminds me of the "blue hour" between sunset and star rise.I don’t know what exactly changed, but now it is the softest, most beautiful and feminine scent on me.

The spices are in the background - cloves, cinnamon and tonka - rounding off the sweetness of the florals. I have noticed that a lot of modern perfumes tend to have excellent top notes and then never again live up to those first 2 minutes (I blame perfume counters oddly enough)--whereas vintages seem to have rather ~challenging~ openings which completely disguises the 6-8 hours of beautiful dry-down that follows. As time passes, it becomes more impressionistic, almost phantasmagorical, as if it follows into the night, unabated but mutating into woods, benzoin, and vanilla. Then it quickly and temporarily develops into a bit of a medicinal scent, while still retaining its sweetness.I go through periods I like it a lot - then it gets too much and I pack it away for a long time - until it comes around again. For example, the anise in LHB and others back then was added to amp up the perfume's sweetness, not to remind you of licorice candies, per sê. That’s what went through my mind when I wore this last night to bed, and it occurred to me that was a good enough reason. A bit of that rubber in the old Guerlains which I happen to love, but it has a totally different feeling than those. I was a young woman in her 20s, looking to make an impression on the world but uncertain how to do so.

Within 10 minutes, L'Heure Bleue shifts into its next form - a heavy, purple-tinged shroud of musky violet and iris, velvety rose, and a single carnation. It is a floral oriental fragrance with the dusky scent of candies and almond cake (by the strong heliotrope) bought in an old world apothecary (due to its powdery accord).The perfume is awesome, after all, it's Guerlain, and I haven't smelled anything from this house that I didn't like. While I love how Iris flowers smell, I found out in sampling several that I am not a fan of iris in perfume :( I waited for the dry down and still not a happy camper.

I won't start praising what is beyond praise, or say how nice it smells to me - everything has been said. L'Heure de Nuit has the same DNA but a much brighter and happier personae, thanks to the dominance of orange blossom. It reminds me both of Esprit' d' Oscar in the powdery iris/ violet and Shalimar cologne in the slightly powdery citrus + tonka base. Blows party horn, throws confetti on self) I decided review 600 should be about something classic, iconic, important and well loved.L'Heure Bleue, Mitsouko, Jardins de Bagatelle, Samsara, L’Instant de Guerlain, L’Instant Magic, Insolence, Champs Elysees, Idylle, Lui, L'Initial, Jicky, Chamade, Nahema, Vol de Nuit, Après L'Ondee and Chant d'Aromes.