The Curated by Colette trio of fragrances that I mentioned briefly back in July goes on sale September 26 at Colette. Each fragrance is a limited edition run of 300 bottles only. Bois de Jasmin reviewed the As4 fragrance recently, and I can add little to Victoria’s review except that I adore this fragrance…
Carthusia Mediterraneo fragrance review
Mediterraneo is based on an old recipe used at the Monastery of St. Giacomo, and was reconfigured for the Italian line Carthusia by nose Laura Tonatto. The fragrance launched in 2002, and features notes of lemon leaves and green tea.
Mediterraneo starts with tart, juicy lemon and lots of green: crushed green leaves, dried green tea leaves, lemon verbena, and maybe even a hint of lime peel. The green tea intensifies as it dries down, and there are vague hints of other fruits and light florals. After a hour or so, it gets ever so slightly soapy, but it is not at all harsh or aggressively clean…
Holiday specials from Bond no. 9: the Bon Bon Box & Chinatown, Crystallized
Bond no. 9 will release two special editions this year for the holidays. The first, shown at left, is the Bond “Bon Bon Box“, a set of 18 of their fragrances packaged in 6 ml refillable travel sprays. The box will be available on November 1st and will retail for $230.
Around December 1st, look for “Chinatown, Crystallized“, a limited edition bottle of the Chinatown fragrance…
Home fragrance: Floris of London Grapefruit & Rosemary
A flame inside a beautiful cobalt glass on my dresser unleashes not only a blue tinged soft light, but also a wonderful scent. The fragrance is tart and crisp with enough sweetness to lend a nice balance and to meld all the notes together. One moment, it is a plate laden with grapefruit slices sprinkled with sugar and lemony coriander seeds; the next, it is a bouquet of garden herbs about to be chopped in the course of dinner preparations.
The fruity scent of the Grapefruit and Rosemary candle was my introduction to the Floris room fragrance range…
Now Smell This is behind as usual…
Last night I stayed up late watching Katrina's doings on CNN. My thoughts are with all of those in the South who have been affected by this major hurricane.
Anyway, I didn't finish my fragrance review for today, and now I am running late for "real life" activities. Come back tomorrow and hopefully I will have something more interesting and on-topic to say.