Place Vendôme Eau de Parfum* opens bright and citrusy, with a slight trail of orange blossom, and the usual pink pepper very much in evidence almost from the start.
The heart is soft and velvety, and floral in the modern style. The press materials promise that "jasmine deploys its full floral power", but of course that is nonsense. If you are scared of indoles — or white flowers, or traditional oriental fragrances, or even any vague hint of skank — do rest assured that flowers are kept on the same tight leash here that they are in nearly every mainstream perfume these days. Still, there is orange blossom, and there is jasmine, and reportedly some peony, presumably to keep things fresh and light (other notes: honey, benzoin, cedar and rose).