Entre Ciel et Mer, Paris-Seychelles, Jangala and Long-Courrier New Fragrance Reviews (Collection Croisière) + Pierre Guillaume’s Cruise Control Draw

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Pierre Guillaume  Parfumerie Generale

A large part of my perfume collection is made up of Pierre Guillaume fragrances, twelve Parfumerie Générale, three Huitième Art, two Phaedon and his magnificent sugarpeltsoft suede Damiris for Laboratorio Olfattivo. His talent is erudite, reflective and intensely sensual. Each new work reveals facets of the man himself, his appreciation and empathy for the emotive faculty of aroma. He combines the beauty of glittering perfume technologies and an obsession with exquisite and often esoteric raw materials, assembling formulae that catch the senses like olfactory modernist architecture.

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Querelle (Private Collection)

Parfumerie Générale launched in 2002, a wholly 100% independent marque Française, with bottles, caps, labels and collateral etc produced in France. The bottles assembled by hand, individually numbered by Pierre’s Dames de Table (table ladies) and shipped out to the international network of PG suppliers. I have never forgotten the thrill of opening a black box of Querelle, my very first PG, the brilliant flacon, resting inside as if sleeping, the proportions and lines near perfect, the juice a wonderful wild citrine, rolling lazily back and forth. I can still smell its Fassbinder power in my mind.

 

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Pierre Guillaume Independent Parfumeur

Pierre’s creative and sensuous independence allows him the freedom to experiment with form and aromatic style in a way that would terrify and defeat other perfumers. His training and verve allow him to analyse construct and character, shatter trends and test our desires. Now he has elected to surprise us again with his new venture – Collection Croisière (Cruise Collection), an outstanding and for me, revelatory examination of an often-derided genre of scent: the aquatic or ozonic family. Water and air, two elements we cannot live without and yet in scent they have been smeared with an odd, locker-room, nineties association due to the megalithic success of looming giants such as Davidoff’s Cool Water (Pierre Bourdon, 1988), Armani’s Acqua Di Gio (Alberto Morillas, 1996) CK One (Alberto Morillas & Harry Frein, 1991) and Eau D’Issey (Jacques Cavalier, 1992). The over-use of Calone, Hedione, Cetalox and Helional produced an avalanche of cheaper copycat scents that overwhelmed us in elevators, on buses, in classrooms and on crowded streets.

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Photo: Michelyn for CaFleureBon taken at Pierre Guillaume's booth at Esxence March 27, 2015

Pierre has of course avoided all of this, while still retaining the tiniest piece of angsty nineties nostalgia (just for shuddering fun…) by using his Cruise Collection, (Collection Croisière) of aquatics to take us on journeys. Planes, trains and automobiles. (A Harley burn of rubber, metal and gasoline is coming later…I cannot wait for that… (Michelyn gave you a sneak sniff in her Esxence wrap up Part 1). Using waves, beaches, storms, the moist air of tropical jungles, salt water, evaporation, sun worship and the fantasy of distant sexy travel, he has created a dazzling collection of eight new fragrances housed in delicious heavyweight hunks of turquoise glass that resemble washed, polished slabs thrown up on glittering beaches. The signature style is unmistakably Pierre, but carefully manipulated to fit a new, refreshing and luxurious form. One that announces an important sense of movement in the architecture of aquatic scent.

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Pierre Guillaume at the beach (a modern day David in a speedo)

For now there are four fragrances launching – Entre Ciel et Mer, Paris-Seychelles, Jangala and Long-Courrier. A further four will be released progressively at later dates to be announced by Pierre. While each one is distinctively different from its aquatic/ozonic sibling; there is a powerful solar emotion that runs through the quartet, a state of sun-kissed saline grace that renders the skin utterly divine.  Travel and freedom, space and an erotic state of blissed out sensuality are huge thematics in this new collection. Pierre has never shied away from sex and the body, he is a man at ease with his own physicality and he seems to comprehend the need to use scent as a form of raiment, weapon and playful disguise.

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Entre-Ciel et Mer, Rene Gruau Portrait of Men

Entre-Ciel et Mer is the key aquatic, built around a molecular distillation of a particular Pacific algae. This lends the scent an astonishing splash of breezy reality as it opens on the skin, a huge iodic, glittering hit of blue-green tonality that reminded me of ice-cores pulled slowly from frozen land. The haiku of lichen and amber are scoured by a saline effect that smells incredible as the notes coalesce over the intensely chilly woodsy base notes. I was expecting this to smell like many other ozonics mainly because, despite the technological advances in aromachemistry, so many of the marine notes do end up smelling the same no matter how arresting and odd they may begin. According to the press info there is a fruit accord of lavender and white thyme added to the mix of Entre Ciel et Mer.  This makes sense actually; the more you sample it on skin, the more you notice a rather giddy eau de vie note dashed through the foam and roll of the scented breakers. It is a very original take on the marine/aquatic genre with just enough ozonic throwback to the 90s to be homage rather than arch Davidoff sneering.

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Paris-Seychelles and Rene Gruau illustration Adam sur la Plage

Paris-Seychelles enraptured me. Simple as that. Monsieur Guillaume I always knew if you turned your hand to a lush, solar-drenched lily soliflore like this… I would be lost. There is a recent French pop/chanson called Paris-Seychelles by Julien Doré which includes the lyric: ‘Le soleil s'endort, sur Seychelles, Le sable et l'aurore, fleur de sel…’ (The sun is falling asleep on the Seychellessand and sunrise, fleur de sel). So if you can imagine the whitest of white beaches, sand glittering under golden sun, azure sea washing gently and drowsily over the finest of rolling grains. A single stem of heady, curvaceous lily is the only thing that breaks the expanse of pristine sand in this fantasy getaway. The mix of indolic salicylates, soft oceanic breeze drifting over skin anointed with monoï and drying sea. The development is complex and deeply addictive, green with galbanum, lacteous with coconut milk. A hit of cocktail frou-frou is suggested by a dash of ginger and petitgrain, but it is the huge creamy embrace of the salt-dusted lily petals that mesmerises as Paris-Seychelles oscillates between shifting states of urban carnality and tropical abandonment.

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Jangala and Rene Gruau Parasol

Jangala is the Sanskrit word for a natural expanse of wildness. Jungle. The word itself is almost onomatopoeic with steamy atmospherics, the air laden with moisture, laced with verdancy and the reek of millions of pieces of eternally battling vegetation. Bertrand Duchaufour attempted something similar for L’Artisan Parfumeur back in 2008, inspired by his trip to Bahia Honda in Panama. Fleur de Liane was the ozonic, sap-oozing portrait of an imaginary jungle flower with sea accords washed over marigold and tuberose. It flopped and L’Artisan axed it along with a raft of other adventurous perfumes. Bertrand recently revisited this marine effect with devastatingly beautiful effect in Copal Azur, his collision of coastal glide and smoky ritual for Aedes de Venustas.  Pierre’s Jangala threw me actually, I did not like it all at first, but I have a feeling it will be hugely popular. The weird, almost slippery green Thai herb notes that underpin the enormous opening burst of tropical green are very odd indeed. The cardamom is big as is the oily shout of eucalyptus. Everything is shaded emerald, forest, mint, sage, viridian, teal and hunter to reinforce to thematics of jangala… However, after an hour, Jangala is increasingly fascinating and more for me, silky smooth with a lick of coconut and steamed stem and leaf note I recognize from Ralf Schwieger’s magical Fils de Dieu for Etat Libre d’Orange. So Jangala surprised me a lot, the same lovely wet air and ozonic softness that was evident in the other two is also present here, floating like a careful leitmotif, subtle enough to barely influence, but ghostly enough to know when to fade into the background.

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Long-Courrier, Rene Gruau Girl with yellow ribbon1950

The final scent, Long-Courrier (Long Haul Flight) is just the most delicious rendering of salty vanilla I’ve smelled in ages. You have to sample it on skin, iit’s made for, not mouillettes and sleeves etc. In a way, this is a companion piece to Paris-Seychelles; in the background of that amplified lily soliflore there is Ambre Solaire smeared skin. Long-Courrier is that skin in macro, a solar oriental with heavily magnified vanillic notes thrashed with musks and elemi resin. The effects are very erotic. Pierre has added some orange essential oil to counterbalance the sweetness whilst dusting the formula with cocoa powder for added oddity and gourmand piquancy. His work with Parfumerie Générale has proven time and time again how expert Pierre is with gourmand tendencies and informing them with eccentricity and power. This is a perfume of desire, something you will want to drown in, and it has addiction written all over it. I can imagine hot summer days radiating this blend of sea-memory sweetness but equally it is a fragrance of immense comfort, to be wrapped in, held and caressed.

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Collection Croisière Discovery Kit  (CaFleureBon)

I have been layering Long-Courrier with Paris-Seychelles and cannot stop inhaling the shifting waves of salted, ozone-kissed lily rising from transformed holiday skin. These will be the two joining their fellow PG kin in my Foxy study.. but honesty, it’s a dazzling quartet. There are four to follow, including an intriguing sounding strawberry mojito chypré, a roaring leather and gasoline soaked tribute to the Harley and the one I really want to try…. a scent that captures the idea of late night whiskies on Mediterranean boats, surrounded by the scent of sea and cypress coastlines.  Collection Croisière by Pierre Guillaume is a triumph of elegance, technique and above all style. There is innovation and technology in the exquisite blending and exciting smoothness of the four fragrances, a sense of a perfumer taking graceful and perceptive risks with an often dissed and isolated family of aromas. This is the romance and liquidity of marine and ozonic perfumes explored and opened up for a more discerning and erudite olfactive audience.

The Silver Fox, Editor and Author of The Silver Fox

Disclosure – Samples of Collection Croisière very kindly provided by Parfumerie Générale. Merci.

Thanks to the very generous Pierre Guillaume we have a coffret of all four Entre-Ciel et Mer, Paris-Seychelles,Janagala and Long Courrier (each are 15ml)  for three readers anywhere in the world. To be eligible, please leave a comment with which of the four Collection Croisiere fragrances appeals to you the most based on TSF review,  and where you live. Now is the time to show Pierre some love, so if you have a favorite fragrance he signed, leave that in the comment Draw closes April 4, 2015

Editor’s Note: While at Esxence 2015 in Milan I previewed the next four in the series, Mojito Chypre, Metal Hurlant, Foudre and Rivages Noir; they will be launched in June-MC

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57 comments

  • I think all the four among these perfumes are interesting, and very nice. I thing Jangala would appeals to me the most because I’m very interest about Jungle things. I had never tried any of Pierre’s perfumes.
    I live in Europe.

  • Valentine girl says:

    They all sound amazing, but I have to say that Jangala is the one that appeals to me the most based on the review—once you mentioned Thai herbs, that was enough for me. I have a very fond memory of hiking through a steamy jungle on the island of Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand searching for a waterfall. It was pretty spectacular to trek through all of the jungle vegetation and then come upon the surprise of the flowing water as the reward for the walk. And then of course, there was that stick I almost stepped on, until it suddenly moved. Then I realized it was just a snake laying across the path! I am very excited by his new collection & I am also a huge fan of Cologne Grand Siècle 7.1 USA resident.

  • They sounds like you could definitely layer, I am torn between Jangala and Long Courrier. Jangala sounds fab since I love green vegetation and the smell of those, but Courrier has some of my favorite notes, and the word erotic peaked my interest. 🙂 I am definitely looking forward to trying Pierre’s new line, it really sounds wonderful. I am in the US. Thank you so much for the opportunity.

  • I think they all sound fabulous but would choose Entre-Ciel et Mer.
    I live in the U.S. Thanks for the draw!!

  • Paris-Seychelles has definitely THE key word which appealed me immediatly: monoï ! I would be very curious to know how that flower has been arranged among the coconut, the sea notes, the ginger and petit grain ! What a combinaison. I have not even read the part that talks about Paris-Seychelles, that I had already the song from Perseus (named Seychelles) started to resonate in my head… not credit from Julien Doré for my part though, but for sure a song that drove me straight to The Seychelles. I do live in Paris and would love that dreamy trip“sous les tropiques” s’il vous plais ! Many thanks

  • Jangala excites me, the mention of Thai herb notes and ozone alone make me think this could be the nearest memory of when we explored an old but rediscovered POW camp on a jungle hill on the Island of Penang and more than anything I recall the wetness, the steamy air, the vegetation and the sheer bliss of splashing water on my face when we got back down to the car. Yes I would love to try and bring that memory back 🙂 I have never yet explored his line of scents. I am UK based. Thank you!!

  • I must confess that I have never tried. A single one of PG’s scents. But of the four described here, Paris-Seychelles sounds most interesting.

    Fernando

  • I’m so pleased to see “Foxy” exited from hibernation! He must be ravenous for a diet rich in scent, as this piece is exquisitely written. Which just goes to prove that once you quench that hunger your good to go. I’ve been intrigued with Paris-Seychelles since reading some posts from Esxence. I’m more than ready for a bit of shifting from urban carnality and tropical abandonment. I am in the US and huge Thanks to Pierre for the Draw.

  • I’ve been scouting out new summer fragrances for my partner, and Entre-Ciel et Mer sounds like it might be precisely what I am looking for. Lavender and white thyme? Swoon! A cold-toned refresher is precisely what one needs in hot weather.

    Of course, my partner must be the ultimate arbiter, and that’s why I so hope to receive the coffret – so that the decision can be made with full knowledge of alternatives!

    We are in the US.

  • “solar oriental with heavily magnified vanillic notes thrashed with musks and elemi resin” – stunning description, sounds very alluring. I belive Long-Courrier will be my favorite.
    I’m in Russia. Thanks for the opportunity!
    I want to say thank you to Pierre for L’Eau de Circe and Aube Pashmina 🙂

  • I am most intrigued by Long Courrier being that it’s described as a solar oriental but would love to try all four! I would have to say Cadjmere is my favorite Guillaume fragrance but Liqueur Charnelle is a close second. I am in the U.S. Thank you for the draw!

  • Elizabeth T. says:

    Where do I begin? I love Djhenne, Cadjmere, Jardins de Kerylos, Bois de Copaiba, Noir Marine… Guillaume is one of my favorite noses. Long-Courrier and Jangala sound most interesting to me from this review, which surprises me because vanilla isn’t usually my favorite note and I don’t know how eucalyptus in a perfume works, but they are both calling me! I don’t do much layering but love to hear when people find successful layering mixes. I would be so very very excited if my name were picked out of the hat! Thank you for the generous draw, I’m in the USA.

  • Oh boy I was intrigued by all four, including the up and coming. Paris-Seychelles sound so addictive. Rolling waves crashing into sun kissed sands with a Lily placed beside your cabana getting a manicure with coconut milk is what I envision from your description. Just flashes be back to Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallara. Ha ha. Sounds amazing. Seriously all sound so great and intriguing. I to can’t wait for “a scent that captures the idea of late night whiskies on Mediterranean boats, surrounded by the scent of sea and cypress coastlines.” Yes yes yes. In the USA. Thanks for a super draw. I will try no matter what….

  • Thanks for the extensive reviews of Monsieur Guillaume’s new line. Paris-Seychelles caught my attention. Lily with salty oceanic breeze sounds like a heavenly tropical concoction.

    Thanks for the draw. I’m in Canada.

  • Thanks for great reviews and a wonderful draw! I am really intrigued by Paris-Seychelles in the way the lily note is embedded in the composition. Entre Ciel et Mer does sound interesting as it seems to newly define a genre that is usually not my style. I agree with the Silver Fox about Querelle and would add Bois Blond as favorites from Pierre Guillaume. I am from Austria. 🙂

  • Not a big fan of ozonic/aquatic perfumes, but… you said salty vanilla ???? I do like the salt smell in scents (Acqua di Sale by Profumum Roma, Salissimo by Hilde Soliani…) “Long-courrier” is then for me!
    To mention just one favorite fragrance signed by Pierre Guillaume? Impossible! I love : Musc Maori, Aomassai, Coze, Cedre Sandaraque, Cuir Venenum, Papyrus de Ciane, DjHenne, Praline de Santal (- PG) and Dzari (-Phedon)l!! The next “Metal Hurlant” must be mine as well!

    Big thanks for the great review and for the draw! I’m in France.

  • These all sound so summery and delicious.

    But, Paris-Seychelles, with ocean breezes and monoi-annointed skin, would truly be a Beach Scent worth experiencing.

    I am in the U.S. and thank you for this wonderful drawing.

  • Marcopietro says:

    I admire greatly the professional figure of Pierre, is undoubtedly one of the most fertile innovators of contemporary perfumery. I loved every single PG line’s creation, especially Querelle, l’Eau Guerriere and Harmatan Noir. His ability to experiment and imagine new ways of olfactory trips, maintaining a constant elegance, always surprised me. So this new project will be yet another confirmation of his talent. The category of marine fragrances, ozonate or salty is not the easiest for most of “perfume victims”, but this new line will find its worshipers, and I will be among them.
    Great review, really detailed and it returns a living image of the feelings generated by the fragrances. I’m eager to try them all, they sound complex and not readily understandable, but this increases their charm.
    Jangala appears the most suitable for me.
    I live in Italy.

  • Jack Sullivan says:

    I’m very excited by this new collection and among the first four, I must say it’s a tie between Paris Seychelles and Jangala based on the notes (and your review). There are several fragrances from Pierre that I love but the one which is at the top of my whishlist is Felanilla.
    I live in France.

  • I would be, based on the reviews, most excited to try Jangala. I’m in the US and my favorites from Pierre Guillaume are DjHenne and Tonkamande. I’m quickly draining a decant of DjHenne and drained my sample of the latter.

  • I’m going to choose the Paris-Seychilles should I be chosen. 🙂 Thank you for the chance. US

  • thegoddessrena says:

    Long Courier and Jangala sound most appealing to me. Of his works I own Felanilla, Dzhari and Manguier Matisse so I’ll clearly need to own something from this line to keep the streak going. I’m in the US.

  • Paris Seychelles appeals to me the most of these. Although Entre Ciel et Mer also calls me. My favorite of Pierre’s is perhaps Daimiris.

    Thanks for the draw. I am in the US.

  • Roseinrose says:

    All sound very interesting and promising but I would love to experience for sure Long-Courrier because I love vanilla and I wonder how salty vanilla would smell along with the fact that it makes a companion piece to Paris-Seychelles; this I should definitely try !!!
    I live in EU and I thank you for the lovely review and draw as well.

  • I would choose Long-Courrier as the one I’d like to try first, with Paris-Seychelles coming in second. I’ve been a PG fan for a while, I love his Felanilla and would love to add another of his scents to my collection. The way he balances gourmand tendencies in perfume is just brilliant. I’m in the US.

  • i love almost anything I have smelled from PG. Pierre Guillaume is my favorite perfumer. I own musc Maori,coze, felanilla, Indochine , Damiris, and Bruleure de Rose. Admittedly I am not fond of marine and aquatics so I am very excited about this line.jangala and long Courrier are tempting me the most
    Thank you for this opportunity I am in the US

  • All of theme souds nice,i want to try all!!!I like many fragrances from Pierre Guillaume but i love Indochine,Intrigant Patcouli, Isparta and coze verde!!!!
    i live in Greece.Thanks a lot for the nice review!!

  • d3m0lici0n says:

    Wow! This collection sounds really nice. PG is a really talented perfumer. The one that grabs my attention is Jangala: “Everything is shaded emerald, forest, mint, sage, viridian, teal and hunter”
    That is way enough to make it sound fascinating. From all his creations my favorite is L’Ombre Fauve.
    I live in the US.
    Thanks

  • Paris-Seychelles and Long-Courrier sound amazing to layer together. Solar-drenched lily and salty vanilla….mmmm. My favorite Guillaume fragrance is probably Dzhari for that amazing date note, but I didn’t realize until searching around just how many fragrances he’s created that I really like. I’m in the US. Thanks!

  • I want to try them all but especially Entre Ciel de Mer. Algae notes and seagrass intrigue me and algae particularly is rarely used in perfumes.

  • carole macleod says:

    Oh, – Entre Ciel de Mer for the algae note- I am in Nova Scotia, and I know what the beaches and algae here smell like-would love to smell the algae note in particular.

    I bought so many Huitieme Arts fragrances based on the reviews here. I agonised before giving some as extre special Christmas presents. One of My brothers was given Ciel ( I never got to smell this, but he loves it). Another brother got Aube Pashmina, which I adore. I kept Mangue Metisse and Vohina for myself. The mango/frangipani is marvellous, and the Vohina-I have kept it unopened since last july. It’s been a test of endurance, for sure. I love the cool white ceramic bottles-I think they are just beautiful. And it’s a testament to the quailty of the HA line, and the writing of Ca Fleure Bon, that I chose to explore this line-it’s not readily available in Eastern Canada 🙂
    Sincerely,
    Carole

  • carole macleod says:

    Oh, forgot to tell you something-

    I think Fleur de Liane is one of the best fragrances ever. I just love it, and have back up bottles of it. I like the opening, but the drydown is just spectacular! I know I am in a minoriity when it comes to this scent. Marine notes and aquatics don’t bother me as much as they bother some people. I love Cool Water-never got tired of it.

  • BlessedTA says:

    Entre Ciel de Mer for the algae notes and sea grass intrigue me

    Thanks for the draw. I’m in Canada.

  • Fazal Cheema says:

    I think Jangala may appeal to me the most..your description makes it seem like the jungle that inspired is not the African type but the one with green lush trees. the drydown of jangala with coconut vibe makes it feel like this jungle is on an island, not accessible to many human beings, thus, wildlife enjoys true freedom there..thanks so much for this lovely and generous draw. Pierre is really talented..his creation which is my favorite is Phaedon Oliban..awesome incense..not huge sillage but amazing longevity and really beautiful incense creation.. I am in the US

  • Entre Ciel de Mer is what I would like to win. That algae note with the fruit accord of lavender… USA

  • Was interested in this line when i saw the review, and what caught my attention the most was Jangala as I am always fascinated by perfumes with the mint, sage, eucalpytus notes. Being malaysian but living abroad, it does bring my memories back home where we use to stay near the tropical jungles.

    I myself have 2 Parfumerie Generale perfumes which i love and adore, and hope to try this line with impatience!

  • Robert H. says:

    Mmmm… Would LOVE to try Long Courrier, it just sounds delicious, like a vacation in a bottle! My favorite PG of all time is the now sadly discontinued and VERY hard to find Un Crime Exotique, the perfect manifestation of the Holidays! ( hey Pierre, if you have an extra bottle laying around…sell it to me! Please???) I live in USA?

  • Paris-Seychelles, as I wish to travel on this route one day.
    Haven;t tried other perfumes from the author … Romania.

  • First let me say this. I own over 100 perfumes, and once when asked which was my favorite I stammered and stuttered. How to pick just one? But it made me think and what I concluded was that if I had to pick just one it would be Parfumerie Generale L’Oiseau de Nuit. It’s not the one I wear the most, but it is the one that I find unusual and incredibly beautiful on my skin. So I think Pierre Guillame is brilliant and I’m eager to try anything he puts his mark on. You have sold me on your favorites, Silver Fox. Paris-Seychelles with it’s lily note sounds gorgeous but I can’t resist a gormound so Long Courrier is on my try list also. I’m in the USA.

  • Freeestyler says:

    Thank you for this wonderful article. What I found very interesting is that Pierre Guillaume is the nose behind some of my favourite scents, which I didnt knew. Paris-Seychelles would be the most near scent to me. I love the sommer, the sun, the beaches.. I live in Germany

  • While all of these sounds really interesting, I think Paris-Seychelles speaks to me the most. Something about salty lilies sounds fascinating. I’ve never tried any from this lone. I hope to soon! Thanks for the draw, I’m in the US!

  • Dubaiscents says:

    Long-Courrier With it’s salty vanilla sounds amazing. I love my Poudre de Riz from the Huiteme Arts line. Thanks for the draw!

  • If I should try a perfume to smell it would be Jangala because it is the parfum most difficult to imagine of all the 4 rewiewd here. (even Long courrier sound very nice on the skin), I,m in EU.

  • Paris-Seychelles sounds very interesting, and Long-Courrier – well, they all do. Especially to a PG fan like me. My favorites are Brulure de Rose, Bois de Copaiba, and also Jardins de Kerylos. And then there’s Huitième Art …. Ambre Cérulien, Ciel d’Airain … Aube Pashmina … If I could afford it, I’d buy them all!
    Many regards from the Netherlands.

  • tati_gheller says:

    Pierre Guilliaume’s creations were what taught me that gourmand does not necessarily mean a descent into the abyss of Barbie doll cupcake ditziness, something I found nearly impossible to believe until one day I ordered a bunch of PG samples. Since then I discovered my absolute favorite tuberose – Tubereuse Couture, and my Holy Grail of sensual skin scents, L’Ombre Fauve (my hands are shaking even as I type its name). Needless to say, I was thrilled when Collection Croisiere was announced earlier this year, because well who doesn’t want the 90’s aquatic stereotype finally shattered.
    As far as my expectations of this new line, I’m with The Fox – Paris-Seychelles and Long-Courrier sound like I’ll want to be all over them.
    Thanks for the write up of new lemmings, and for the uber generous draw! I’m in Russia.

  • Nice review! Thank you TSF!
    Long-Courrier sounds divine. Just delicious. My favorite PG are Aomassai and Coze.
    I live in the US.

  • After reading the reviews, I think that Jangala would be perfect for me from the four. All the notes in it make me think of a very exotic and oriental blend. I really want to try that one!
    My favourite from Pierre is L’Ombre Fauve, but I would have tested only 2 or 3 from his creations. I am sure that there are a lot of hidden gems!

    I am from EU. Thanks!

  • I’ve never tried Pierre’s creation that I dislike. Coze, Indochine, newer Isparta and Liquer Charnelle, my favorite Djhenné, are some of his fabulous creations that I love. Every new PG scent is a sort of fragrant joy. Of course, these four new fragrances are all “must try” for me, but reading the review, I would love to start with Jangala, then Long-Courrier. Jangala seems green and fresh, but sandalwood, coconut and vetiver suggest me the warmth and decent sweetness. Irresistibly. I’m in the EU, Croatia. Thank you.

  • “So if you can imagine the whitest of white beaches, sand glittering under golden sun, azure sea washing gently and drowsily over the finest of rolling grains.”

    Paris-Seychelles all the way! I love florals and looking at the note breakdown, this will be a killer hot weather scent. All 4 of these fragrances sound fantastic.

    I also must compliment you on the bottle design. Extremely elegant. Daimiris from Laboratorio Olfattivo has to be my favorite creation from Pierre!

    Canada and thank you!

  • Salty is an instant blipping red light for me, so I guess that Long-Courrier would flatter me most! From what I have tried, I liked every single one of Pierre’s fragrances – for PG, Huitieme Art or Phaedon’s ranges, but PG’s Felanilla, Intrigant Patchouli and Aomassai are my most loved (and most worn) fragrances.
    Thank you for the chance! I am in Bulgaria (EU).

  • Cynthia Richardson says:

    Based on TSF review of the four Collection Croisiere fragrances, Long-Courrier appeals most to me – especially the layering with Paris-Seychelles (“the shifting waves of salted, ozone-kissed lily”). I live in the US and have not yet had the pleasure of wearing a Pierre Guillaume fragrance.

  • Wow all 4 sound amazing after reading that! If I had to choose, I would say Long-Courrier would be my style! I’ve been looking for a different aquatic scent, something that doesn’t smell like the others. And I think I found it! Canada is where I live and unfortunately I’ve never smelled anything from Pierre. Hoping that changes soon.

  • Jangala sounds amazing. I love cardamom! I really liked Huitieme Art Vohina and excited to explore more. Thanks! I’m in the US.

  • Greg Mayne says:

    I love the color of the juice in these bottles! Just makes me imagine of relaxing on the beach on a great summer day. Long-Courrier would have to be my choice. Regardless of who wins the draw, I’ll be buying it! I’m international (Toronto)