Purple Land, from ALTAIA was released in 2018. The perfumer behind this creation is Annick Menardo. It has the top notes of Grapefruit, Guava, and Papaya, middle notes of Frangipani and Lily-of-the-Valley, and base notes of Ambroxan and Musk.
I get why there’s notes of tropical fruits listed here but the execution just isn’t quite bold enough. Frankly I’d have embraced a more juicy guava note, or even an approximation of melon but really it’s just a slightly dull Lilly of the valley, which has now dried down to a really fluffy, fruit tinged frangipani with a bit of vanilla nuance to it. Pleasant but too feminine for me and with no real imagination. Although I could be wrong and Sweet, exotic white floral fans may find this a masterpiece, such is the distance from my frame of reference, I really don’t feel qualified to comment.
I get why there’s notes of tropical fruits listed here but the execution just isn’t quite bold enough. Frankly I’d have embraced a more juicy guava note, or even an approximation of melon but really it’s just a slightly dull Lilly of the valley, which has now dried down to a really fluffy, fruit tinged frangipani with a bit of vanilla nuance to it. Pleasant but too feminine for me and with no real imagination. Although I could be wrong and Sweet, exotic white floral fans may find this a masterpiece, such is the distance from my frame of reference, I really don’t feel qualified to comment.