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Liquid Brun or the Limited Edition: which one is yours?

Two siblings from French Avenue, the same name, a completely different character. One is warm, spiced vanilla; the other is sleeker, with lavender and wood. Here's how to choose, or why to try both.

A bottle of French Avenue Liquid Brun

When a fragrance takes off, houses love releasing a “stronger” or “more luxurious” version. Sometimes it's just the same juice in a pricier bottle. Not with Liquid Brun: the Limited Edition isn't a turbo-charged original, it's a different perfume that shares only the name and the warmth.

The original: vanilla that isn't trying to be serious

The first spray is cinnamon and cardamom, warm and slightly piquant, like a kitchen where something is just coming out of the oven. Orange blossom surfaces quickly underneath, and then the reason people wear it takes over: bourbon vanilla and praline. It's sweet but not sticky; more vanilla custard than candy.

It's a fragrance for cold days, scarves and coats, for evenings when you want to smell “delicious” rather than strict. If you like sweet scents with spice, this is a safe bet.

A bottle of French Avenue Liquid Brun Limited Edition
Liquid Brun Limited Edition, extrait

Limited Edition: the same evening, a different suit

The Limited Edition is an extrait, and you can feel it in the density. It opens with lavender, citrus and cardamom, fresher and tidier than the original. The heart is orange blossom and rose over guaiac wood, and the base is vanilla with tonka, amber and a touch of oakmoss.

The vanilla is still there, but here it's the backdrop, not the lead. The result is a scent as warm as the original, only better dressed: easier to wear to work, to dinner, or anywhere the original would feel a bit too much like dessert.

The original is vanilla with spice. The Limited Edition is lavender and wood with vanilla underneath.

How to choose

If you love sweet, gourmand scents and would wear it mostly in the evening, go for Liquid Brun. If you want something warm but more versatile, that works with a shirt as well as a sweater, go for the Limited Edition.

Better still, compare them on your own skin. Get a 5 ml decant of each, wear one on one day and the other the next, and see which one keeps coming back to mind. For the price of a coffee per perfume, it's the surest way not to miss on a full bottle.