Recently, I (and Mr Parfumista) tested some almost forgotten samples from the wellcrafted Parfum d'Empire line, all the samples is from the "old" line ie before the change in bottledesign.
Below some quick impressions:
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Picture: Yuzu Fou (old bottle)
Photo: PR Parfum d'Empire (c) |
Yuzu Fou: Citiric, kumquat and bitter orange notes contrasted with different bright, green notes such as bamboo and verbena. Creates a sunny and warm impression and a touch of something fizzy spicy as ginger. Goes much better with Mr Parfumistas skinchemistry than mine.
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Picture: Osmanthus Interdite (old bottle)
Photo: PR Parfum d'Empire (c) |
Osmanthus Interdite: This osmanthus is just lovely, it reminds me of another light and tender favorite but featuring another flower, ByKilian
Imperial Tea.
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Picture: Equistrius (old bottle)
Photo: PR Parfum d'Empire (c) |
Equistrius: Strangely enough this is said to be an iris as it smells close to Antonio Visconti
Rose Savage but on the other hand neither the iris in E or the rose in RS are particularly clear or dominant, they are just parts of two elegant and well crafted fragrances.
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Picture: Wazamba (old bottle)
Photo: PR Parfum d'Empire (c) |
Wazamba: A gentle and unusually warm incensefragrance with some slight sweet, spicy notes. It is said to be inspired of Africa and I could agree as it has that warm and different twist compared to the austere styled cold european incenses. Great longevity.
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Picture: Fougere Bengale (old bottle)
Photo: PR Parfum d'Empire (c) |
Fougere Bengale: One of the best blond tobacco scents out there, smells pure and authentic as freshly harvested tobaccoleaves. A winner for Mr Parfumista.
Fragrance & Art carries the full line and have some bottles left of some of the Pd'E fragrances in the old styled bottles to the old considerably lower price.
