La Sélection My Ylang

La Sélection My Ylang (2014) which I have since, I guess, 2019, now seems a much lighter and floating perfume than I initially thought. I remember it as being in a way more prominent Ylang-forward. I also try to detect from which 'famous Caron' it is a derivative perfume concipiated by Richard Fraysse. for instance Un Piú Bellodgia gives it's inspiration right away. Parfum Sacrée even beheld the name of it's inspiration. nowhere however I could find the 'Classic' which laid at the base of this perfume. this is, while a subdued, subtle interpretation of the sublimely and exquise way Caron usually used its flowers in perfumes, often to dramatic and ebullient effect, with the more Aplomb and Certainty of a Haute Parfumerie Parisienne, but also sometimes with more demure and solely illustrative means. it is a soft perfume with obvious Ylang Ylang, supported at each phase with soft White Flowers, Rose, Lily of the Valley and Jasmine to complement a probing and suggestive enfleurage. a powdery veil lays over the Swathing Duvet-like effusion which comes over you like an impression. I do not find it detrimental to the Caron Portfolio. Mandarin Orange but particularly Black Currant Blossoms add a 'Juicy' and Fruity jolt to what otherwise would have been an (also good !) swelteringly heavy Floral Monument. and yet it pays tribute to Caron's history in Floral Perfumes. the Vanilla is soft and supportive to the Ylang. so I had to adjust my image of this perfume which nevertheless is a memorable lesson in restraint and with Petite Points beguiling and lovely perfume.