L'ARTISAN PARFUMEUR La Chasse Aux Papillons Extreme Eau de Parfum

this is a floral alright!
i get pencil shavings/woodiness, a buttery tuberose, ylang ylang, with linden on a lovely honey base. the pink pepper at the start loses it's sneeze pepperiness almost right away, yet retains the spicey/culinary pepper part (if that makes sense?) throughout. i wonder whether it is this note and the tuberose that mostly makes LCAP Extreme so persistent on me. i also detect a bit of creamy soapiness.

i am surprised by this, because it says for men and women. ? ?
it smells massively feminine to me! and i wear quite a few unisex (and mens) scents. i have many womens scents that are no where near as feminine as this.

i adore ylang and i think that is what draws me to this scent.
it's like a non-tropical super-flowery Fracas with ylang, a touch of woods, on a honeyed base.

it projects and lasts for several hours, remaining quite persistent! (strong) and linear, before it begins to fade around the 5 hour mark.
i need to keep retesting this, because i find it more bombastic than Fracas and i so far, have found it a little too much.

the more i try L'Artisan creations, the more i am intrigued by them.
they are just so evocative.
it's as if they take the notes, add some natural smelling extracts and turn the whole thing around, to create less of a "perfume" more a "scented experience". there's a certain magic quality to them, that is alluring and a little unnerving at the same time. almost addictive.

am looking forward to trying the non extreme butterfly chase (prefer to say "chase" to "hunt"). am awaiting a 7ml arriving next week.

La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême has a quite different vibe from the regular version on me. The tuberose is at the forefront right from the start, while the linden blossom and orange blossom seem much more subdued. The dazzling citrus is no longer to be found in Extrême version. Instead, it's a delicate warm citrus/apricot nuance hidden in the white bouquet.

The spices are also quite subtle on me. They, along with honey, cast a golden tinge on the white petals and render the scent slightly more creamy and with a little more heft. However, it's still far from being heady as there is still a faint green nuance anchoring the sweet redolence.

The sillage of Extrême version is still quite close, and the longevity is around 8 hours. Without the playfulness from the prominent citrus, La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême somewhat feels like a more sophisticated, sunset version of the drydown in the original LCaP. A very graceful and enjoyable white floral. If you happen to be not so fond of the citrus element in the original, you may also have more luck with this Extrême version.

LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS EXTREME is not at all what I was expecting: a more extreme or concentrated version of LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS. Instead, this is an entirely new composition, with delectably sumptuous notes. Only the core white floral/linden blossom is carried over from its namesake. EXTREME spices things up quite a bit, most notably with saffron and honey, both of which shine through in all their golden glory, illuminating the white flowers. There is also just the tiniest touch of pepper--a perfect complement--along with some ylang.

To be honest, my only concern is with the name. "Butterfly hunting" seems so cruel to me, and "Extreme Butterfly hunting" or "Butterfly hunting--extreme" is even worse. I realize that the idea of chasing butterflies is suppoed to connote a childlike innocence, but the reality involves ending a beautiful life of freedom, ultimately pushing pins into the torsoes of living or once-living butterflies. It just sends shivers up my spine. Very similar, in fact, to my reaction at seeing a rabbit's foot: every rabbit's foot represents a slaughtered rabbit somewhere!!! But I digress.

My problem with its name aside, I really like LCP EXTREME as a fragrance. It doesn't hurt that I happen to be quite fond of saffron and honey--in both cuisine and perfume. Some more good news is that EXTREME edp has much better staying power than its edt namesake--which seems logical, after all. On my wishlist!

Guess what? I REALLY like this. It also brought me to an epiphany about niche fragrances, with an emphasis on L`Artisan Parfumeur. But later for that.

This showcases 3 of my favorite notes: jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom. I must state, for the record, that these 3 notes are done with class. Subtle is the key word. The sillage is close and the longevity is deceptive, in typical L`Artisan fashion. After this is considered as having faded away, it pops back up every time the body heats up so that the development always comes as a surprise. One minute, this is all jasmine. Later on, you can detect the tuberose. Other times, the orange blossom takes center stage. At certain points in the development, all three of these notes are very active. The honey in the base is also very much "there" on my skin. I love how L`Artisan fragrances "play with the nose". I also love how my body chemistry reacts to these notes. It's pretty, but not prissy. A man can easily pull this off. I'd prefer to wear this with white. A crisp white shirt with pearl cuff links comes to mind when I take whiffs of this. Here's a point to be made about florals and men: florals are SUPPOSED to wear close to us. This leads to my epiphany:

Niche = special occasions. Special occasions = closed distances during social interaction.
Surely, your impression on the senses of sight and smell have been made before the fragrance seems to fade away. By then, you should be relying on your appeal to the sense of sound (your conversation) to extend your power of attraction.

When this "epiphany" is taken into consideration, L`Artisan Parfumeur fragrances are completely justified. La Chasse Aux Papillons Extreme is no exception.

Update: two sprays on fabric have reached a longevity of 28 hours now. Longevity is of no issue with this fragrance. I must note that I have dry skin. Still, I get 4 solid hours of this beautiful fragrance before it begins to fade in and out.

I love it. This scent made tuberose amazing in my eyes again. I hated this flower with passion for ages, then sort of stopped caring. When I first tried this scent a few years back, I did not care much. But now, now it is a completely different story.

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme is like a watercolour painting. The perfumer caught perfectly the fleeting feeling one gets when observing butterflies, so beautiful, in constant move, you blink and you risk to miss them. La Chasse is a wild butterfly dance, a spectacle of light, flowery and airy notes of a lovely, creamy tuberose, jasmine and linden blossom. The drydown offers a lovely honeyed ylang-ylang note as well. It's such a perfect scent for a summer day. It's quite hot outside at the moment, but I have an impression to be outside on a field full of summer flowers.
One me both the lasting power and the sillage are very good.