Whoa, horse-y! Pierre Guillaume Arabian Horse
One of the joys of house-sharing with a fellow perfumista is sampling all sorts of fragrances I haven’t tried and didn’t expect to like (which is often why I hadn’t tried it.) This is a quick post about one of those scents.
Anyone remember Parfumerie Generale? They released some stuff around 2006 – 2008 and I tried them and well, they just weren’t me, whoever that person was. Then life got in the way and Parfumerie Generale rebranded as Pierre Guillaume at some point, and I still haven’t tried most of them.
One of Carolyn’s all-time favorite fragrances is PG’s Arabian Horse which … even if I’d run across it in a boutique doesn’t sound at all like something I’d enjoy. Released in 2016, the (somewhat vague and generic) notes are leather, green notes, wildflowers, narcissus, musk, cypriol, woods, amber.
I never fell in love with horses except for ones mounted on a carousel and I wouldn’t know an Arabian if it came up and bit me, which it might. Regarding the fragrance: leather + green notes? Ehhhhhhhh. I’m not that gal. But hey, Carolyn loves it, so I dutifully gave it a chance.
And I’m glad I did, because oh my goodness, it is gorgeous. I would have been happy if I could find something nice to say about it beyond “wow, that’s certainly a perfume!” but I was too busy sniffing myself and reapplying.
For something called Arabian Horse, it’s not at all that horse-y, barnyard thing. It’s … both strange and wild yet elegant? Again, did not see that combo happening. It’s trampled grass and wildflowers, a warm, buffed leather saddle, maybe a suede riding coat, some bespoke dressage boots, and … whoa, whoa, whoa, it’s also sexy, because there’s definitely something animalic going on as it unfolds. If I smelled this on a passerby (and I might, it’s polished but not polite) I’d follow them down the road and ask questions.
So, that’s all I’ve got to say on this one, except: if those notes sound like something you’d like, maybe hunt down a sample, which you can get from Lucky Scent and some decanters, I think. Full bottle’s $215 for 50ml at Lucky Scent. Online mentions are sparse; have you tried it? Any other PG favorites? The fact that I had to add a Pierre Guillaume tag to our brand list tells me we haven’t given them a ton of attention either.
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