“Futur” is a cheeky name for a perfume. After all, is it a fragrance or a fortune teller? On smelling Robert Piguet Futur, the name seems even less fitting — Futur smells like something from a different era. On the other hand, Futur also smells like springtime condensed: optimistic, brash, fresh, and jarring in the best way. Read like that, Futur is about hope. Suddenly its name is entirely appropriate.
According to the Piguet website, Piguet Futur was first released in the 1960s. Perfumer Aurélien Guichard reworked the original fragrance, which was released this summer as a Harrod’s exclusive. Futur’s notes include bergamot, neroli, violet, jasmine, ylang ylang, vetiver, cedar, and patchouli.
The first minute of Futur on skin smells intensely green, like crushed dandelion stems bolstered by aldehydes…
