Pure Lavender

Pure Lavender Ferrari has a very bad disadvantage which is very light longevity on my skin so its simply ruiens everything else , shame cause I really wanted to like it !

Pure Lavender is a quite simple scent imo, so I won't make too much fuss about it, especially considering the price tag which is ridiculous. This is a great warm weather freshie with a lavender twist, clearly for those who appreciate the soft but very much present lavender lingering around. I myself have a habit of going heavy on the sprayer what will, in this case, definitely boost the performance which is a little shy, but hey, who cares. Just spray away and enjoy the scent bubble while it lasts. Probably not signature worthy, nevertheless, a nice and subtle addition to your beach bag to enjoy in the evening.

First impressions. Not bad, but... Pure Lavender? More like Pure Cashmeran. My first association was the clean laundry smell of YSL La Nuit... Eau Electrique. Similarly to the latter, "Pure Lavender" combines the pleasantly synthetic Cashmeran note with some coumarin (hay-like) notes, but whether they come from tonka or lavender (both contain coumarin), doesn't seem to matter, since they are in the background anyway. If this so-called lavender is indeed a lavender, it is markedly more synthetic/clean/cold than the one in L'Occitane Eau de L'Occitan or Penhaligon's Sartorial. At the same time, it is still much softer than the burning tinge of Azzaro Pour Homme, although it lies in a similarly "hygienic" territory. But really, all I can really smell is Cashmeran with coumarin notes around it. The sage and vanilla? Yes, maybe a bit. In a nutshell, if you're after a simple fabric softener smell or something like a cleaned up version of retro aftershave products, I think there's no need to look further. At the moment, I haven't got any YSL Eau Electrique to do a side-by-side comparison, but I'm guessing you could save a few bucks with Ferrari here. But if you want a natural herbal lavender fragrance or something that screams sophistication, then you might want to pass this one.

To continue its expansion in the perfumery market, the Ferrari brand decided to start a new chapter in the history of the Essence Collection, which was released in the year 2012. To this end, decided to invest in unisex fragrances, extolling a single special ingredient in each creation, through more cheerful and fresh interpretations. So, in 2015, was born the Essence Les Eaux collection, with three scents in Eau de Toilette concentration: Noble Fig, Bright Neroli and Pure Lavender. They hit the market with the same visual pattern, but in transparent bottles, revealing the unique color of each piece. The boxes and the lids also have the same finishing and color, revealing a bright and sophisticated beige leather. Pure Lavender, as the name suggests, brings the lavender as key ingredient and contains essential oil of lemon Sfuma, cardamom and bergamot, in the top of the composition. In the heart of the fragrance lives the secret, with its notes of absolute of sage, absolute of lavandin, essence of lavandin and Norlimbanol (molecule created by Firmenich with woody and animal facets of amber). Finally, the base carries notes of patchouli, vanilla, moss and cashmere wood. Now, imagine mixing the sweet softness of lavender with the spicy nuance of cardamom. That's how Pure Lavender begins! And although the lemon Sfuma also presents sweeter nuances, there's nothing citric in the output of this fragrance. The absolute of sage, in turn, brings a warmer shade, which merges to a profusion of lavender of all types: sweet, smooth, powdery, floral, etc. The lavandin (hybrid of two species of lavender) was used without parsimony, showing that everything here revolves around it. And the notes of vanilla and patchouli in the background give a facet of chocolate, very mild, but noticeable. We have, then, a scenario that brings three unisex and refined fragrances, which I see as follows: Noble Fig is one that covers the male side of the soul. It's fruity, green and sophisticated; Bright Neroli is more youthful, happy and delicate. It has citrus and floral nuances, exploring the feminine side that we all have; Pure Lavender is cozy and has a fundamental ingredient in perfumery: lavender. It soothes and comforts without errors, genre or labels. Pure Lavender is like the Lavender: universal in every way. It exudes well and has good durability. Maybe it's the simplest of the three (remembering that the company recently announced a fourth fragrance called Radiant Bergamot), but achieves what many other sophisticated fragrances can’t. In a simplistic way, I would say that it is the Ferrari’s interpretation for the classic Pour Un Homme de Caron, within the current market. And I still say more: is the most French fragrance of all creations of Ferrari.

Really good with this price tag.