With an almost
aggressive refusal to disclose any notes or materials ('if you need to know
what it's made of, don't wear it; You
is not for you'*), Chandler Burr's collaboration with perfumer Caroline Sabas is
being sold as 'what a Los Angeles woman would wear'. More specifically, it is
the perfume Burr imagines Anne Rosenbaum - the protagonist in his 2009 work of fiction You or Someone Like You, wears.
Backstory and
marketing aside, You or Someone Like You (the perfume) is modern and green,
opening with the smell of fresh cut grass ((Z)-3-hexen-1-ol), here turned peachy/peary/appley
with Liffarome and given an interesting minty twist before moving into a simple
and uncluttered muguet and Hedione/jasmine heart. A blend of clean,
slightly starchy musks and light amber provide moderate fixation.
Nose: Caroline
Sabas
House: Etat Libre
d'Orange
Release date: 2017
Notes (per
Fragrantica): none.