Released in
1975, yet smelling more of 1925, Parure’s fate was arguably sealed from the
outset.
A giddily dense,
even chaotic Chypre, J.-P. Guerlain’s creation explores the dark, fruity facets
of rose by pairing it with a deep plum note that’s bordering on the alcoholic. Unlike Nahéma, which was launched just four years later and blazed a pioneering trail with its overdose
of alpha-damascone that forever changed the representation of rose in perfumery,
Parure seems contentedly retrospect, quoting the spicy-green complex
of Vol de Nuit over a dry, leathery, backdrop. In the base, patchouli blends
with plenty of pungent oakmoss and an amber-(styrax ?)-balsamic accord to
bittersweet effect.
Nose: Jean-Paul
Guerlain
House: Guerlain
Release date:
1975 (discontinued)
Notes (per
Fragrantica): plum,
bergamot, green notes lily of the valley, rose, iris, lilac, jasmine,
narcissus, oak moss, spices, amber, rose patchouli.
