Description
There’s a kind of dada-esque quality to the name, which I love, that speaks to the silky ‘texture’ of the fragrance and it’s overall “grey-blue-violet” tonality (connoted by the main orris note and is the ‘mauve’ reference). The odd (but wonderful) balance of orris – violet – animalic nuances counterbalanced with gourmand notes of anise and cocoa beans is quite unexpected. The gourmand aspects bring the idea of “marshmallow” into a new focus.
Guimauve de Soie is unlike anything else in my collections to date; I am very excited by this design and it’s such a pleasure to present it as my first original creation of 2012.
* EdP sample vials are 1/2 filled.
littleflowerlove@comcast.net –
This is a wonderful fragrance, gourmand but much more than that as it develops on the skin, very feminine and
sensual. A fave for me and definitely for women who want softness but sensuality in the fragrance.
Perfume Pharmer –
I simply love this satin soft perfume created by Dawn from Carrie’s desires. Just so lovely~ and seems perfectly like what I have always wanted in a powdery violet perfume.
bgnrpost@suddenlink.net (verified owner) –
My skin amps sweetness, so it’s rare that a gourmand so utterly captures my fancy. This is an almond croissant, more rich than sweet, trailing springtime’s green violet. I can’t stop sniffing my wrist.
greygirl (verified owner) –
Absolutely delicious. Feminine, soft, sophisticated. It opens with lush, pure violet and unfolds into a creamy, dreamy scent that is not so much a note-by-note trek, but rather a decadent journey that’s a little of this, a little of that. Projection is modest and I wish the scent lasted longer. Still, the overall effect is quietly powerful and posh; ladylike luxury.
merielkosokar (verified owner) –
I appreciate the artistry and knowledge that goes into perfumery. I sometimes wonder if I am anosmic to some scents, because when I read reviews or olfactory descriptions, I sometimes wonder–why can’t I smell that? I am just not getting what others get. Then again, I don’t know what certain things smell like; take fig, for example. Not a clue.
That said, I would have to say that I don’t understand this fragrance. It is pretty, but it doesn’t really grab my attention. I think that from all my sampling, I have come to regard Ms. Hurwitz as an imaginative, cerebral, wildly interesting perfumer. I think I’ll always give 4 stars no matter what because she is just that innovative. In this present case, I am giving 4 stars to Guimauve de Soie because it just isn’t interesting to me.
I have my “need a snuggle” fragrances, but even they have something unexpected, like Ms. Hurwitz’s Au Lait (milk), or some of the Gourmands by Chabeau.
I guess I am discovering that I want a fragrance to slap me around a little, figuratively speaking! Thus, my admiration for Euphorisme De Opium, Oiellette Rouges, Foxy and many other in my sample corral. Even Hansa Yellow sort of gives me a pinch on the cheek with the interesting banana note.
I’m not sure how many samples I’ve tried–at least a couple dozen. But this one is the only one that I couldn’t really describe. This isn’t meant as a criticism. Just that it didn’t really work for me, and I didn’t really “understand” it, if that makes sense. I most respectfully and humbly bow to the creatrix!