I posted only one CdG Luxe Patchouli photo when I first purchased a bottle back in May, 2008. That’s an oversight I’d now like to remedy.
The packaging for Luxe Patchouli is minimalist and extreme, with its all-black bottle, over-saturated red box and clean lines, while the fragrance itself is full and rich. Here’s what I wrote about it:
“Whereas Le Labo’s terrific Patchouli 24 has a charred-wood quality that steers it in a darker, more unexpected direction, CdG Luxe Patchouli is nothing if not a smooth operator all the way through, definitely in the spotlight yet respectfully sharing the stage with a lush procession of incense, bourbon, dry wood, a touch of leather and a dash of salt.”
The Perfume Posse folks mentioned “a beautiful, truly dreamy immortelle” in there somewhere, though I’ve personally never found immortelle to be either beautiful or truly dreamy — but Annick Goutal Sables has been selling briskly for years, so who am I to judge?
Official fragrance notes for CdG Luxe Patchouli are: white pepper, fenugreek, lovage, oak extract, opoponax, patchouli, cedar, vanilla, sandalwood and vetiver.
Photos of the striking packaging below (follow the jump to see more):
