New at first-in-fragrance (DE): April Aromatics Ray of Light, Nobile 1942 Rudis.
New at neimanmarcus: Houbigant Iris des Champs, Cartier Panthere Extrait, Boucheron Place Vendome Elixir.
Tommy Bahama Island Life ~ new fragrances
Maria Christofilis Fleur 09 ~ fragrance review
In 2012, Maria Christofilis (formerly of Anthousa) launched the feminine fragrance Fleur 09; it was limited to an edition of 80 bottles, and I somehow missed it both coming and going. Just this month, however, Christofilis has re-released the fragrance. Its formula remains unchanged: it is a white floral composition with notes of mandarin, bergamot, bitter orange, orange blossom, tuberose, vanilla and benzoin, originally developed privately for Christofilis by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux.
Fleur 09 is described as “a symphonic poem, exquisitely balanced and using only the finest and rarest oils—including best of the best elements from Givaudan’s Orpur® portfolio.” The Orpur range is reportedly a top-of-the-line collection of raw materials (all of them may be natural, or not — you know how hard it can be to determine this sort of thing!). I normally take this sort of “finest and rarest” claim with a grain of salt, but Fleur09 actually smells like a high-quality perfume…
Isabey Lys Noir ~ new perfume
Friday scent of the day 10/17
It’s finally Friday! Our community project for today: wear one of the perfumes included in Michael Edwards’ Perfume Legends (I’ve added a complete list at the end of the book review), or wear any fragrance from 1992 or before. What did you pick?
As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you aren’t participating in the community project.
I’m wearing vintage Jean Patou Joy extrait from the 1960s. From Perfume Legends, quoting Elsa Maxwell’s autobiography…