Mar 10, 2015
Rose, violet, leather and vanilla
The original parfum was named for the famous Hermes leather purse designed for Grace Kelly. It had a muskier, stronger leather note with powdery rose dry down. Then a 2nd formula with less leather, added grapefruit & vanilla notes was created, and it's in a small, refillable lock shaped spray bottle (which isn't available at Nordstrom). This is the 3rd and most recently updated formula which contains notes from the previous two and I think the best version. It's the original shaped bottle but has a silver lock on the neck. The leather is toned down from a musky, animalistic note to a buttery, soft leather note. The grapefruit is upfront then dries down to a powdery rose/violet with the warmth of leather & subtle sweetness of vanilla underneath. It lasts about 5-8 hrs with two spritzes and the sillage (trail of scent in the air) is moderate. I love this parfum. It is the perfect blend of sophisticated rose, sexy leather & best of all the vanilla note is not teenage saccharine sweet. Perfectly balanced. A lovely, Spring-time parfum although I wear it all year long.
Jlwstone
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