Futur Robert Piguet for women

How many ways are there to describe love and being in love? I say thousands, and none at all simultaneously because no words can truly capture the feeling itself. So, stated simply: Futur has captured my heart and I did not expect this at all.

From descriptions here I expected "just another green" fragrance and yet the absence of galbanum made me wonder how this could be possible. Fortunately for my nose (and ultimately, to the detriment of my wallet!) I was sent a sample. Even so, I was certain I'd be disappointed and let the sample sit there, unnoticed and unloved.

This morning I was in the mood to experiment and applied Futur with wild abandon, on wrists, ear lobes, neck and decollete. Within seconds I was smiling, waving my arms and walking about in circles to sniff the sillage. Gorgeous!!!! I thought "This is Bandit stripped of her leather and civet -- a tamer, daytime Bandit perhaps." I remembered the reviews though and didn't quite trust myself until a quick check here showed me how many notes they have in common and I felt vindicated.

Futur and Bandit share jasmine, violets, ylang, neroli, bergamot, vetiver and patchouli with "green notes" in Futur taking the place of Bandit's aldehydes and cedar taking the place of oakmoss (a worthy substitution!). Again, no civet and no leather but I can honestly say I'm seldom in the mood for Bandit's boldness while I can easily see myself reaching for the full bottle of Futur that will certainly join my collection in the not-too-distant future because I simply cannot imagine a season, temperature, mood or occasion when Futur would not be appropriate.

Futur is a true gem that's both bright and up-lifting with a heart of pure energy. I don't find it green in the vein of Vent Vert, Aliage, Ma Griffe or another other Green Stunner; instead, to my nose it's a seamless blend of everything fresh, vital and springtime new without being a strictly springtime fragrance. Violet's sweetness is tempered by vetiver and patchouli's chewy texture is brightened by jasmine in all its glory. Beautifully, beautifully blended and very, very well done.

Lasting power is 8-10 hours, a trait Futur shares with other Piguets on my skin, and sillage is moderate: enough to enjoy but not so much as to overwhelm. I can hardly wait to add Futur's classic black bottle to my line-up of Piguet treasures. A worthy endeavor by Aurelien Guichard, who is to be congratulated for capturing the essence of Piguet: classic, complex, rich, bold and long-lasting.

I want to like this, really I do; the Robert Piguet line has some amazing fragrances and one more that I like added to the brand would only make me love it even more. And there isn't really anything that I dislike about this fragrance, in terms notes etc. But the level of aldehydes, if that is what it is, is too, too high. Other fragrances might have nasty elements that make you want to be ill, but this one gives me a blinding flash of white light across my brain and makes me sick whilst not actually feeling it smells anything less that good. If your sensitivity to whatever does this to me in this fragrance is less than mine, enjoy, but with regret, I won't be joining you.

Floral and aldehydic in the beginning, this EdP is a sharp take on orange blossom that removes most of the sweetness and leaves its green-woody notes. It’s not petitgrain, because it’s more floral, but that type of citrus smell is the general idea.

It’s also soapy, smelling like a bar of scented soap, but it’s clean and brisk despite its floral, soapy nature. Sillage is moderate, and the scent remains fairly linear throughout its course of development, which is about 4-5 hours, tops. For an EdP, it’s not particularly strong once the top notes burn off. It’s a nice enough scent, but I don’t find it compelling in any way. Those who like mild, greenish florals and orange blossom should try it.

it is too soapy for me. A smell with a unique but soft character. inoffensive fragrance that could be worn all year round. Nice but not for a full bottle. And it reminds me of something that I cant remember yet. Reminds of My Griffe by Carven.
And it doesn't last, only for about 3 hours.

This is a lovely modern perfume with an eye to the past in a very good sense. It is green without being acid or citrusy like the majority of the green perfumes of today. It has a good lasting power and on my skin it develops with a metallic note that reminds of Calandre. Very good scent for the day, for sporty occasions when you can't wear a too elegant perfume but do not want to give up being smart and feminine.

Extreme green. Imagine Bandit without leather and you will get an idea. Bitter, floral/green, extremely soapy throughout and tremendously contemporary. Futur, with its pushed to the limit aldehydic "cleanness" stays somehow halfway between Givenchy III and Comme Des Garcons for Stephen Jones. A bizarre blend that's appearantly inoffensive yet extremely misterious. A great perfume!

Downside: Lasting Power (no more than 3 hrs).

Rating: 8.5/10 for the smell
6.5/10 for the lasting power

WOW! What a sharp, bitter green opening, overpowering in its initial blast. Unfortunately, the development on my skin turned to Ivory soap, then a dusty green, then a bitter soap that was quite unpleasant. Another one bites the dust!

Apparently I have a serious problem...

I love every other RP fragrance (especially Visa & Fracas) but I cannot tolerate this. Why, do you ask? Well, as sherapop pointed out (very accurately, I might add) it is very much in the vein of Ma Griffe & Vent Vert. These 3 fragrances have something that makes me want to recoil....and not just recoil, but flee the room as fast as possible.

It is soapy? Kind of. Is it green? Most definitely. Yet I can enjoy other green scents...I can even tolerate a little soapiness. I want so badly to appreciate this. In fact, I think it has even given me a slight headache. Why does this offend me so? Is it my age? Is it my nose?

All that being said, out of the 3 fragrances mentioned, I must admit this is the smoothest one to me. It seems the most well-balanced, as Ma Griffe is extremely soapy (to me) and Vent Vert is extremely green and bitter (to me.) As usual with all RPs, fantastic longevity with good sillage.

I'm green with envy for those who can appreciate this! ;)

I have seen the future, and it is green. Kelly green. Glossy wet-grass green. After an ever-so-brief chypre tease, Robert Piguet FUTUR takes the wearer directly to the essence of green. This composition is redolent of both Carven MA GRIFFE and Balmain VENT VERT, although each of the three is distinct. I like this crisp, bright freshness very much, but it really is more of a green fragrance than a floral green, because the grassiness completely dominates the composition from beginning to end.

If you like ueber-green frags such as MA GRIFFE and VENT VERT, you'll like FUTUR as well. If you do not like those two green offerings, then FUTUR will not be your friend. Since I already have bottles of MA GRIFFE and VENT VERT, I won't be adding FUTUR to my collection (at least not anytime soon...), but it is a high-quality creation which I can recommend. Good staying power and sillage.

I love its beginning but it gets generally less interesting until the drydown which smells to me like old fashioned laundry/household soap.

Pure vintage! Green woody notes create an earthy, a bit wet aura. I would compare it with a mix of Bandit and Visa. The chypre accord (like in Bandit) gives those strong, dark-green feeling and unique character and at the same time the floral and very feminen notes of jasmine and ylang infuse wispy and intelligent features to the fragrance. It is very old-fashiond in a good sense. Vintage! Probably your grandma has something like this on her console mirror.