Vintage - Guerlain Parure EdT - Discontinued

Guerlain Parure was created in 1975 and is now discontinued. This is the Eau de Toilette Concentration

It features top notes of plum, bergamot, greens, fruits and hesperides; middle notes of lily of the valley, rose, orris, plum, lilac, jasmine, jonquil and narcissus; and base notes of oakmoss, spices, amber, leather and patchouli. 

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - arure is pure perfection bottled, absolutely wonderful, elegant. I bought my first Parure when I was 15 and it's among the very few that I still love to wear after so many years. I use to describe Parure as Mitsouko's Little Sister. The Guerlain Marketing Direction should do something to avoid this oblivion, totally undeserved oblivion

Fragrantica - If the world should end and three perfumes had to saved, I would choose PARURE, 1000 and FRACAS - in this order. Parure is one of the most magnificent scents ever made, it is perfect in every aspect and has no fault of any sort. I see it has been compared to others but for me this is truly unique. I am not aware of any other scent resembling Parure in any way. It is too complex to be appropriately described: it's chypre with a touch of fruit, it's woody with a touch of flowers. It's the epitome of what a Great Scent should be: complex without being too much, opulent without being aggressive or overwhelming, elegant without being banal or too understated. I really can't see why this has been discontinued even though a sales person at Guerlain whispered me that a bottle every now and then surfaces on the counter desk and soon it disappears. Maybe to be saved for future generations so they can enjoy this masterpiece.

Fragrantica - I have loved this perfume since its launch. Out of all the great Guerlain perfumes, this is my favourite. I could never understand why it was withdrawn until I spoke with Guerlain earlier this year. EU regulations specify the amount of rare natural essences which can be used in the production of any perfume. Sadly, Parure was the only one in the range which didn't work with the revised formula. To quote Guerlain 'it lost it's heart' Therefor the decision was made to withdraw the perfume from the market.I still manage to buy it on-line from various sellers, but dread the day when I can no longer get anymore.

Fragrantica - This is SOOooooooooo good!
After an entire week of Generous Application I'm in Love. :) There is a way in which this seems to me very close indeed to the same Guerlain aura as Mitsouko, but the reviewer who stated it's lack of peach is correct. I don't miss it, even though my nose detects no fruit whatsoever.

Oakmoss is now considered such a "dangerous" substance that Guerlain cannot properly reformulate her. To discontinue this beauty is perhaps the most respectful choice. But!!!! In the final analysis, PLEASE do try Parure if she crosses your path. Guerlain lovers will not be disappointed by her oh-so-special charm!

Fragrantica - Achingly beautiful scent. The more you wear it she opens up her beauty. Its complex, aloof, warm sensual, and stunning. Moments are different with the notes that envelop you.

Body warmth coaxes her secrets into bloom. I've never quite experienced anything like it. You think maybe Y by YSL or Givenchy III but no she is a cut above.

I was eating dinner and suddenly this beautiful scent enveloped me and I knew suddenly it was Parure. Guerlain said his mother wore it, and it shows maturity, complexity, feminine, and only the very best. A stunner.

Fragrantica - It was the loveliest fragrance ever and I am not the only one who feels this way. Despite the marketing advice that women just want sweet fragrances these days, I can attest to the fact that women of all ages appreciate oak moss and the other notes in Chypre fragrances.

Fragrantica - soft leather chypre - The sadly discontinued creation of #jeanpaulguerlain that has a place in their legendary classics. At the top, I get greenish hues, cut grass, hay, and stone fruits akin to Chamade. As it develops, it transitions to a complex floral accord - soft, powdery, radiant. I get a mixture of Rose, Jasmine, Mimosa, and Iris. This beauty doesn’t stop there - the drydown comes across as a leathery chypre that is Oakmoss heavy. I also get a warm amber Signature of the Guerlinade.

Fragrantica - Soft verdant hues, watercolor rose, distant hay bales, a periwinkle color sky, this is what I feel as Parure EDT opens on my skin. A few minutes in, I am reminded of wisteria and their scent, sweet and musky, and of labdanum and their powdery, fragrant golden chains. Echoes of mimosa, Poet's narcissus, and iris soon after fold in. It feels the way that distant chimes sound, ringing in a shadowy lilac and twilight plum, headed towards an enchanted forest.

The deep, rounded sonority of the florals are heartbreaking, much like the timbre from a flugelhorn or an oboe, baroque in design. They slowly melt into a tawny leather, oakmoss, and Guerlinade, pensive, yet sensual. Pink roses fade into a forest haze, a warm glow, like foxfire, illuminating the forest floor as the horizon. Parure proves to me that it is such a profound chypre that it may have been a bit too much for the ordinary world to handle. Intellectual, yet tacitly erotic, it picks up where Mitsouko left off and amplifies the verve to a new level of complexity.  Parure is a wonder and a chypre for the die-hard chypre lover.

Fragrantica - A totally unigue perfume that cannot be compared to anything ever created. So no, it's nothing like Mitsouko.
Wearing Parure is like entering a beautiful dream. A perfectly blended floral with a clean, crystal clearness.  A masterpiece.

Fragrantica - MASTERPIECE....
I remember back in the early 80's working at the Guerlain counter at Bonwit &Teller. First sniffings of the Guerlain greats !! How many times I had boxes of Parure in my hands...!!!!!!!....and never bought one?!
I guess I was spoiled,since I could wear which ever scent I wished...a different one everyday...lol...since it was "my job"....to smell them and to sell them.
Recently purchased a decant from online...and oh....how I swooned again at the sheer magnificence of Parure!!
I MUST own a bottle before I meet my maker........
One of my Top 5 scents ever for sure.....