Mimosa fragrances must be tricky to pull off. There aren’t a lot of them out there. Besides Parfums de Nicolaï Mimosaique which I’m reviewing today, Caron Farnesiana, Guerlain Champs Elysées, and L’Artisan Parfumeur Mimosa Pour Moi seem to hold the field. (The jury seems to be still out on Annick Goutal’s limited edition Le Mimosa that Kevin reviewed last week.)
Or maybe mimosa just isn’t a very popular note…
Today we’re helping Lizzie. Six months ago she gave birth to a son, and she wants to celebrate this new chapter in her life with a new perfume. She hasn’t worn perfume since she became pregnant, and she says her body chemistry may have changed because some of her old favorites don’t smell quite right. She wears perfume for her own pleasure and applies lightly. Her new perfume should be beautiful but also intellectually stimulating. It should also have some “space” to it — she doesn’t like to feel crowded by her fragrance — but she doesn’t want anything “fresh”. She can spend up to $200, but is also happy to buy decants so don’t worry about the price. Here is what we know about Lizzie:
She lives in Australia, and shares her time between country and city living.
She’s a single mom in her early 30s.
She studied art at school, and now she works in “student wellbeing” at a high school.
She says she is calm, positive, creative and a homebody; her style is “comfortable and simple but with bohemian and quirky handmade touches”.
Lizzie likes most floral notes…
Molinard has launched Eau de Molinard (shown above left), a new “trendy sparkling fragrance”…
New at harrods (UK): Annick Goutal Le Mimosa, Bvlgari Man.
New at indiescents: MCMC Kept.
Deal at luckyscent: get free shipping on orders of $75 or more with coupon code spring11, good through 4/30.
Dunhill has launched Dunhill Custom, a new fragrance for men:
Dunhill Custom is the new signature fragrance…