Parfums Lettre De Pushkar

Reminds me of some of the big Florientals from the 80s, but much gentler. Opens up with almost a gourmand rose, with vanilla and cinnamon coming in strong. Verges on being too sweet, almost cloying, but doesn’t cross that line and backs down from it fast as after an hour the amber starts to overpower the gourmand elements and it becomes more of a an ambery rose type of thing. Doesn’t smell particularly different or unique but is well blended. The wood comes through in the dry down, and at this stage it becomes more unisex although I do find it initially leans quite feminine. This is more from the sweetness than any overt florality. It has strong longevity lasting 8 hours and good sillage, people will smell this on you. To me this is definitely a fall and winter fragrance. Overall I think it’s a well done fragrance but it doesn’t really give me that “wow “ factor.

opens with a VERY strong, VERY jammy rose, almost sickeningly so. literally, like if someone was cooking rose jam in the room - i actually strongly dislike the scent of cooking jam, so this is not pleasant to me. this falls away after about an hour to give a gorgeous mixture of rose and warm spices. there's no sharp spice component to this at all, it's very warm and enveloping, which i enjoy a lot. it's very very luxurious, especially for the first few hours - it feels like it would be fitting for a princess or a woman adorned in colourful fabrics and gold jewellery. after a few hours it becomes more comforting and warming. definitely a perfume with a strong character of its own, i'm not sure i personally live up to it but it smells absolutely incredible

I LOVE this one. Lettre de Pushkar is one of those fragrances that smell nothing like the listed notes. The first thing I pick up on is a slightly tangy fruitiness backed with a subtle dusting of oud. I do not get much rose in this at all. I think the rose notes have been blended perfectly to smell fruity and delectable. There is a certain tartness that endures throughout the wear and the overall effect is something reminiscent of pomegranates! Sweet, tangy, delectable pomegranate. Like the juice, this perfume smells ruby red (if that makes sense). I think this fragrance is in a league of its own and incredibly underrated. Why is no one talking about her? She's a beauty.

This is a very nice resinous inoffensive and pleasant rose oud. As a guy I have to admit it leans feminine, but I enjoy it too much to really care. A lot of people don't really pick up oud, but I find it prominent especially in the drydown. It's not an animalic dirty oud tho, very clean and woody. It has a nice warm spice to it that also makes it more interesting than your typical rose ouds. I bought a full bottle of this and poeme de sagano, I seem to really enjoy Sonia Constant's work, as over half of my collection is now from her creations.

Ella K does not disappoint yet again. Gorgeous sweetened, resinous, amber-y rose. The sweetness is not sugary, syrupy or cloying in any way. Seems slightly fruity. Vanilla is not dusty or candy-like in here. It has volume and somehow smells rounded. I wish this had a bit more strength as I had to spray quite a few times to even catch some wisps from my hand. If you are wondering, it doesn't smell heavy, so could be an option for those who usually find other rose-amber-vanilla combinations somehow too much.