Puredistance I

Puredistance · Parfum / Extrait · 2007

≈ $325 · 60ml · approx. retail

Puredistance I is the house's debut fragrance, launched in 2007, and remains perfumer Annie Buzantian's personal favorite among her creations. It opens on a fresh, slightly ozonic citrus-neroli accord before warming into a floral heart of magnolia, rose and jasmine, settling into a soft base of amber, vetiver and musk.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Annie Buzantian

American · 16 in collection

Annie Buzantian is an American master perfumer (born to an Armenian family in Romania and long based in New York) who joined Firmenich in 1972 as its first perfumer trainee and became its first female Master Perfumer in 1988. A Fragrance Foundation lifetime-achievement honoree, she is known for crisp green and floral signatures.

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