Bvlgari has launched the Allegra collection, with five fragrances “expressing colorful and intense Italian emotions” (Dolce Estasi, Fantasia Veneta, Fiori d’Amore, Riva Solare and Rock’n’Rome) and five “magnifying” essences for layering (Bergamot, Musk, Patchouli, Rose and Vanilla).
The scent of black tea makes me smile; it can reset my mood from blah to cheerful. Any flavored version of black tea I enjoy tasting, I enjoy smelling, too, even in perfumes. Black tea mixes well with citrus (bergamot, orange, grapefruit, the “classic” lemon), spices, flowers (jasmine, rose), fruits (plum, apricot, peach, berries). Black tea can be sweet, bitter, fresh, or rich and smoky. In Eau Parfumée Au Thé Noir, Bvlgari mixes a black tea accord with bergamot, rose, leather, oud, patchouli and vanilla.
Though I’ve tried Bvlgari’s other Eau Parfumée perfumes — Eau Parfumée Au Thé Vert, Eau Parfumée Au Thé Blanc, Eau Parfumée Au Thé Rouge, Eau Parfumée Au Thé Bleu — until recently, Eau Parfumée Au Thé Noir was a stranger. I’m glad I discovered it…
Nick Bateman for Bvlgari Man Glacial Essence.
Perfumers Alberto Morillas and Jacques Cavallier talk about Bvlgari Le Gemme Erea and Kobraa. Then below the jump, a bottle porn video for the Le Gemme Murano collection.
Bvlgari has launched Bvlgari Man Glacial Essence, a flanker to 2010’s Bvlgari Man…