La Perla

3 reseñas

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• Selene

  December 25, 2018

  

  Obsessed with the eighties and after trying countless fragrances from the era, La Perla was one of the few classics I was missing. It was impossible to get hold of; I couldn’t even find bottles with residue. My connection with fragrances always involves coincidences, and I was lucky to find a full bottle with its box in an old perfumeria. Upon analysing it: it is extremely dark and powdery. The resemblance to Paloma Picasso is great, but although it’s hard to say, La Perla is bolder, featuring incense, pepper, and a prominent patchouli that challenges the nose. It has a histrionic rose where the patchouli or pepper can tip the balance, making it dramatic; here, Paloma is more articulate and balanced. I decided not to buy it and then regretted it. Its dramatic side convinced me, but it was too late. It’s like the Agent Provocateur of the eighties. I would recommend it to anyone who likes Paloma Picasso and wants something more intense.

• Espartaco

  February 12, 2019

  

  Ultra scandalous. I love that a luxury lingerie house smells like bodily secretions and dirty vegetation. It opens with obvious clove and lemon; if you don’t smell it again, you might believe you’ve applied a classic citrus men’s fragrance. The opening is an illusion; after a few minutes, hallucinatory animal notes emerge that blind you, similar to a tone of smoky, sweet excrement from civet, plus incensed, damp leather that reminded me of La Nuit de Rabanne and Parfum de Peau de Montana. Here there were no declared animal notes, but if it didn’t smell of filthy, sweet civet, I’d give you two backhanders. Once La Perla settled, it revealed itself as a worthy chypre in the style of Paloma Picasso, as Selene says (I love her reviews), yet more acidic and peppery (pepper and clove), aided by a less earthy patchouli and a sharp, macerated moss. It could work very well alongside certain Sisley scents, which are more wooded and vegetal. An enormous fragrance, with less fame than other eighties chypres but one that can look them in the face without shame. PS: It’s said that current bottles (the polished version with a flat jar shape) contain water; for those interested, the good one is the one that says ‘La Perla Body Silk’.

• Espartaco

  February 19, 2019

  

  It’s a beast. I love that a luxury lingerie brand smells like bodily secretions and dirty vegetation. It opens with obvious clove and lemon; if you don’t smell it again, you might think you’ve put on a classic citrus men’s fragrance. The opening is an illusion; after a few minutes, hallucinatory animal notes kick in that blind you, reminiscent of a smoky, sweet excrement tone mixed with incensed, damp leather, calling to mind La Nuit de Rabanne and Montana’s Parfum de Peau. Although it doesn’t declare animal notes, it smells of dirty, sweet civet. Once La Perla settles, it reveals itself as a worthy book-style chypre à la Paloma Picasso (I love her reviews), yet more acidic and peppery with clove, a less earthy patchouli, and a sharp, macerated moss. As a cousin of Paloma Picasso and evoking the dirty Parisians of the era, it works brilliantly alongside certain Sisley scents, which are more wooded and vegetal. It’s an enormous fragrance, with less fame than other eighties chypres but one that can look them in the face without shame. PS: It’s said that current bottles (the polished version of the classic flat jar) contain water; for those interested, the good one is the one inscribed ‘La Perla Body Silk’.