In 1996, a young Malaysian designer working from a small studio in East London received an unusual phone call.
Princess Diana needed shoes.
Not ceremonial shoes. Not the kind of shoes made by committee in a grand atelier. Real shoes — elegant, crafted, personal. The kind that understood the woman wearing them.
Jimmy Choo understood. The shoes he made for Diana became some of the most photographed footwear of the decade. And the principle behind them — that the right object, made with genuine craft, changes the way a woman moves through the world — became the foundation of one of luxury fashion's most recognisable houses.
From Shoes to Fragrance
The Jimmy Choo fragrance line carries that same philosophy into a different kind of luxury.
Not wearable, but worn. Not visible, but unmistakably present. A fragrance that changes how you feel before it changes how others perceive you — and then changes both at once.
The I Want Choo collection, launched in 2021, captured this idea immediately. Floral, fruity, warm, unambiguously feminine — a scent that wore its confidence lightly without hiding it.
For 2024, Jimmy Choo introduced I Want Choo Le Parfum — a new addition that promises to captivate with its sweet, woody and fruity characteristics, built around top notes of pear, blackberry and gardenia, with middle notes of patchouli, jasmine and ambrette, and a base of praline, sandalwood and moss.
What Le Parfum Actually Smells Like
The opening is immediate and generous. Pear leads — ripe, juicy, luminous rather than sweet. Blackberry adds depth and a slight tartness that keeps the opening from becoming cloying. Gardenia provides a white floral warmth that bridges the freshness of the fruit with the more complex heart.
The heart is where the fragrance makes its real statement. Patchouli — handled here with considerable skill — provides earthy depth without dominance. Jasmine adds a classic floral glamour. Ambrette, a natural musk derived from hibiscus seeds, creates a soft, skin-close warmth that makes the fragrance feel genuinely intimate.
The base is the part people remember. Praline brings a warm, almost edible sweetness — not dessert-heavy, but indulgent in the way that makes you want to stay close. Sandalwood grounds everything with creamy wood. Moss adds an unexpected, slightly cool earthiness that prevents the sweetness from becoming one-dimensional.
Season-wise, it feels fresh enough for spring and summer with the pear and blackberry, but warm and cosy enough for autumn and winter with its woody amber base — a genuinely year-round fragrance that adjusts to the context rather than demanding a specific season.
The Bottle
Some fragrance bottles are packaging. Some are objects.
From the glittery golden box to the golden chrome bottle, Jimmy Choo and perfumers Marie Salamagne and Amandine Clerc-Marie have crafted an empowering floral gourmand fragrance that creates a stunning statement. Everything about it exudes glamour.
The bottle lives on the dressing table. It catches the light. It makes the shelf look like it belongs somewhere significant.
This isn't a minor consideration — the bottle is part of what you're buying, and in the case of I Want Choo Le Parfum, it delivers in a way that justifies the attention it receives.
How to Wear It
Apply to pulse points — wrists, neck, décolletage. Le Parfum is a higher concentration than EDT, meaning you need fewer sprays for the same presence. Two to three sprays is sufficient for most occasions.
Le Parfum can be worn day and night and all year round — but if specific guidance is needed, the strength and intensity of the warmer notes make it particularly suited to evening wear.
The longevity is excellent — 5 to 8 hours on most skin types, with a gentle, skin-close projection in the later hours that makes it the fragrance people notice when they're standing close rather than across the room. Intimate rather than declarative. Which, in its own way, is the more powerful choice.
The Gift Argument
I Want Choo Le Parfum makes a particularly compelling gift for one specific reason: it looks and smells like something that cost significantly more than it did.
The golden box, the chrome bottle, the complexity of the fragrance — all of it signals luxury clearly. And the name, which has delighted people since the original I Want Choo launched in 2021, gives the gift a lightness that prevents it from feeling too serious.
For birthdays, for celebrations, for someone you want to feel genuinely seen — this is a gift that arrives looking exactly right and smells even better.
At FineSvit, every fragrance we carry is 100% original and EU-sourced. No compromise on what arrives at your door.
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