Le Parfum de Therese, from Frederic Malle was released in 2000. The perfumer behind this creation is Edmond Roudnitska. It has the top notes of Melon and Tangerine, middle notes of Plum and Rose, and base notes of Cedarwood, Leather, and Vetiver.
What can I say that hasn't been said. I have to agree that LPDT is a masterpiece and probably the culmination of Edmonds life work. What can be more personal that a perfume made for the woman of your life?! Having said that, I find LPDT extremely comforting and sensual. When I say comforting I mean the way one feels when you see and feel a loved one you have lost contact with. Even though jasmine is not listed here, that is the note I mainly get on my skin. LPDT opens with a ripe melon note. I get the juiciness which translates as the ozonic note, but not in an aquatic way. More like a mature and ripe melon that's been heated by the sun and has its juices dripping on heated skin. This warmth opens up the jasmine making it highly indolic with an animal like quality. But it never gets vulgar, no. It is sensual and animalic like the heated flesh of lovers finally rejoicing. The plum and tangerine contribute to the succulent feeling, leading the way to a soft but prominent leather note that wraps everything together and makes this perfume a masterpiece. I find this perfume to behave like a chypre, both fruity and woody and depending on the temperature it shows one side or another. Even though I find it blooms in the heat, I get the most longevity on a cold day. The coolness makes the jasmine bloom and along with the leathery, animalic notes it wraps me in a blanket of comfort, giving me whiffs of juicy plum and melon that just tells me that better days are just ahead. Maybe not the best review, but definitely a masterpiece in its own right and a must try for all vintage and chypre lovers, and anyone who loves jasmine in all it's animalic beauty.
What can I say that hasn't been said. I have to agree that LPDT is a masterpiece and probably the culmination of Edmonds life work. What can be more personal that a perfume made for the woman of your life?! Having said that, I find LPDT extremely comforting and sensual. When I say comforting I mean the way one feels when you see and feel a loved one you have lost contact with. Even though jasmine is not listed here, that is the note I mainly get on my skin. LPDT opens with a ripe melon note. I get the juiciness which translates as the ozonic note, but not in an aquatic way. More like a mature and ripe melon that's been heated by the sun and has its juices dripping on heated skin. This warmth opens up the jasmine making it highly indolic with an animal like quality. But it never gets vulgar, no. It is sensual and animalic like the heated flesh of lovers finally rejoicing. The plum and tangerine contribute to the succulent feeling, leading the way to a soft but prominent leather note that wraps everything together and makes this perfume a masterpiece. I find this perfume to behave like a chypre, both fruity and woody and depending on the temperature it shows one side or another. Even though I find it blooms in the heat, I get the most longevity on a cold day. The coolness makes the jasmine bloom and along with the leathery, animalic notes it wraps me in a blanket of comfort, giving me whiffs of juicy plum and melon that just tells me that better days are just ahead. Maybe not the best review, but definitely a masterpiece in its own right and a must try for all vintage and chypre lovers, and anyone who loves jasmine in all it's animalic beauty.