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A Selection of Light Fragrances: The Sparkling

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A perfume selection for women

All those perfumes are absolutely new for me, I’ve never heard about those niche brands before. So exciting, I really enjoy discovering them. For selecting the 5 “light” perfumes on the picture below, I’ve smell more than 30 perfumes, because I wanted to smell almost all perfumes of each brands!

This first selection is for lovers of light perfumes, sometimes sweet, leaving in the air a note of happiness. I call them “The Sparkling”. Check out my other post about “The (spicy) Heady” perfumes.

Except Still Life of Olfactive Studio (great modern design), I find the bottles very disappointing and really not “sexy” (no dream, no fantasy), such a shame…

1. Yuzu Fou OF PARFUM D’EMPIRE

Delicious as a sweet citrus sorbet (kumquat, orange, bitter orange), Gourmand and light. 

2. Reflection OF AMOUAGE

A bouquet of white flowers that vaguely recalls the fresh fig. Fresh and bright, illustrates youth… carefree, a spring morning. 

3. Still Life OF OLFACTIVE STUDIO

Strong presence of the citrus (Yuzu again, a trend I really like). A touch of happiness. Slightly sweet. Simple and unpretentious and very contemporary. A”happy” trail. 

4. Miss Charming OF Juliette Has a Gun

I’ve initially found difficult to smell anything, then scent became more present. Very slightly sweet (Moroccan rose, musk, wild fruits). (Too) subtle, charming, definitely too discrete for my taste. 

5. Les Princesses de Venise OF Romea d’Améor

(The Princesses of Venice) : fruity (orange, grapefruit, blackcurrant, melon, pineapple… ), really gourmand. A trail, a movement, a presence. A perfume that I immediately liked.     

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“Blackberry & Bay”, The New Fragrance of Jo Malone

17:30, finally I arrive

in the gardens of the Museum Van Buuren, in Brussels. I’m terribly late and it rains again! I quickly see some some works of arts and statues scattered here and there in the beautiful gardens. The bucolic setting blends perfectly with the new Jo Malone perfume, Blackberry & Bay. A British elegance and pictures of Jane Austin novel in the lush English countryside, only missing scones!

But the fragrance goes against the clichés: more complex and dense than expected of a cologne composed mostly of red fruits. There are also grapefruit (again, the star ingredient of the moment ), vetiver and cedar wood. Neither female nor male, this fragrance is discreet but recognizable.

During the presentation, I haven’t had this “love at first sight” (I might say “love at the first smell”!) as with Plum Blossom. I really enjoy this amazing light fragrance, I’m addicted! So after few days, I smelled again Blackberry & Bay in a totally different ambiant. This time, I was able to distinguish more subtle notes, like vetiver (the masculine touch) and I started building in my mind, pictures of what the scent expresses to me. And I really wanted to mix it with another cologne, such as Blue & Cocoa Agava.

According to Debbie Wild, the Director of Lifestyle and Perfume Jo Malone, most customers mix different colognes to express their moods and tests. And she recommends playing with scents, to customize your own signature scent. Her advice: put first your favorite perfume, let it dry, then add a second flavor. And of course, ENJOY!

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Shop the creams, soaps and candles of Jo Malone. Click on the pictures below for more details (updated in spring 2015)

A Selection of Heady Fragrances

I really wanted to discover new fragrances and worlds

of high end and luxury niche brands. Here are some fascinating heady perfumes: 

1. Epic: I really like it. Heady peppery, oriental. Spicies: cumin, pink bay, cinnamon. The Silk Road, sensual travel. Captivanting. Vertigo. Amouage.   

2. The Spies of the Star: sweet. And gourmand : Italian lemon, Israeli grapefruit, lemon sorbet, apple-melon, caramel-meringue, amber-vanilla-musc… Light Intrigant Scent. Addicting. Romea d’Améor

3. The Great Inca Priestesses: dark chocolate (yummy!). Dense smart perfume. Romea d’Améor

4. Chambre Noire: Sexual. Strong presence of leather (and tobacco?), smell of an English old club (amchair). Mysterious…. Olfactive Studio

5. Calamity J: Musc. Masculine fragrance. Softened by patchouli and iris. Juliette Has a Gun

6. Aziyandé: I hesited to add this perfume, cause it is really special, not common at all. Sweet and spicy, dense and heady. And could a bit sickly too. Parfums d’Empire.   

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