The base is incredibly elegant, there is a confident warmth to it that feels surprising when compared to the withdrawn nature of the opening.
It’s creamy, spicy and slightly bitter all at once. The florals are supported by a wonderfully rich base of dry woods, vanilla and cinnamon. Wearing Fragile is like taking a moonlit stroll through a field of flowers, each one sparkling and dancing under the moonlight.įragile warms considerably with time, and what at first seemed cool and aloof soon becomes sensual and comforting. This golden bouquet features the cool green of jasmine, bright indole of orange blossom and hot flesh of tuberose. The florals in the heart are a perfect example of an abstract bouquet. There is a good degree of pepper (thankfully not of the pink variety) that livens things up slightly, but the overall affect is cool, aloof and as classic as a couture gown. It starts with bright, indolic flowers with equally bright bergamot, spices and menthol. Fragile is a peculiar perfume, it is, unlike it’s name suggests, not ‘Fragile’, but there is something, quiet and reserved, even withdrawn about it that makes it interesting.įragile’s opening is cold and austere. Instead it is an unusual floral that showcases a contrast between cold and warm. I feel like I should start with some sort of tuberose disclaimer here Fragile is not the tuberose it claims to be, and I wouldn’t technically classify it as a tuberose. Heart: Jasmine, Tuberose, Pimento and Carnationīase: Amber, Cedar, Vanilla and Cinnamon Top: Bergamot, Orange Blossom, Ginger and Coriander For Fragile, Jean Paul Gaultier has selected tuberose, and tuberose only…” But at daybreak its fresh white petals restore its virginal appearance. This flower, when it is picked at night, releases a narcotic, almost poisonous perfume. “Once upon a legend… A fragrance for young women, forbidden from strolling into the tuberose fields for fear of sensory intoxication. It was also my first tuberose, and whilst it may not be the best example of nature’s rawest and most carnal of flowers, it is lovely and it did kick-start my love for the flower. Like a lot of the other fragrances in the Gone, But Not Forgotten Series, Fragile was a big love for me early on in my perfume journey. There is nothing ‘boudoir’ about it, it is incredibly enigmatic and feels almost unsuitable for everyday wear. Where Classique is evocative of Gaultier’s loud, abrasive style of couture, Fragile plays on classic French perfumery. Created by Francis Kurkdjian, Fragile couldn’t be more of a stark contrast to the warm, powdery oriental tones of Classique. “Perfume is the first garment we wear on our skin.”įragile, the Eau de Parfum, was Jean Paul Gaultier’s second feminine fragrance, it was released in 1999 and followed the phenomenally successful Classique.
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