French niche line Parfums MDCI has launched Cio Cio San, a new perfume for women…
Moving like a shadow
Artist Yulia Brodskaya decorates the summer 2015 limited edition bottles of L'Eau d'Issey.
Lulu Castagnette Piege a Garcons ~ new fragrance
Lulu Castagnette will launch Piège à Garçons (boys trap), a new fragrance for women, in September…
Three in One: reviews of Annick Goutal L’Ile au The, Salvatore Ferragamo Vendemmia & Acqua di Parma Colonia Ambra
Annick Goutal L’Ile au Thé
Perfumer Isabelle Doyen; fragrance notes include mandarin, citrus, osmanthus, tea, white musk
Annick Goutal just released L’Ile au Thé, a new unisex fragrance inspired by the South Korean island of Jeju. It’s true that Jeju Province produces teas and citrus, but there’s nothing about L’Ile au Thé that couldn’t be attributed to many locales. I could even “inspire” such a fragrance here in the Pacific Northwest, in Seattle, by wearing a classic Eau de Cologne while drinking a cup of fragrant green tea…or sipping my tea next to the blooming Buddha’s hand citrus or kumquat trees in my bedroom. There’s nothing “exotic” about L’Ile au Thé; it fits in perfectly with Annick Goutal’s recent releases: nice fragrances that don’t bare their teeth or muster much emotion beyond a wan smile. (I could almost have used Robin’s review of Vent de Folie as the basis of this review.)
L’Ile au Thé goes on smelling of citrus rind and blossoms; it’s a happy, if quiet, opening.
Up for grabs: Tauerville Vanilla Flash and L’Occitane Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc
What is it: a a 10 ml Eau de Parfum roll-on of Tauer Perfumes Vanilla Flash plus a 75 ml bottle of L’Occitane Iris Bleu & Iris Blanc Eau de Toilette. Both have been used for testing.
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