Pure Turquoise

Ralph Lauren · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2005

≈ $58 · 75ml · approx. retail

Pure Turquoise is a 2005 chypre floral that moves from cactus flower and violet through a rosy floral heart into a warm, boozy base of rum and vanilla. It represented a more sophisticated, layered direction within the brand's 2000s women's lineup.

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

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Annie Buzantian

American · 12 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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