Hardouin-Finez’s Filles des Iles line has expanded the Chic Collection with two new fragrances, Blossom Chic (shown) and Fruity Chic…
Filles des Iles Chic Collection ~ new perfumes
Hardouin-Finez’s Filles des Iles line has launched the Chic Collection, comprising three new fragrances: Amber Chic, Flower Chic and Sugar Chic…
Filles des Iles Floral Solaire, Parfums de Nicolai Eau Turquoise ~ perfume reviews
According to my local weather forecast, it is currently “46°F Feels Like 39°F”. I can vouch for the “feels like” part — it is darned cold and dreary for May. I considered just staying in bed, but instead I thought I’d spray on a bit of the tropics today…
First up, Floral Solaire (or Golden Floral), the fourth release from niche line Filles des Iles. Filles des Iles is the latest venture from the same team that brought us the strikingly unconventional fragrance Dinner by Bobo — remember that one? It was once described, somewhere (sorry I can’t remember where), as meat served by a sweaty waiter. This time around, they’re doing rather conventional tropical florals, which presumably have more widespread appeal. Floral Solaire, developed by perfumer Celine Ellena, is described as “an expressive, teasing and fascinating scent”, and features notes of cedrat, star fruit, tropical breeze, passion fruit, lily, tiara, orchid, flamboyant, amber, benzoin, soft sand, musk and vanilla.
Tropical floral is probably not my favorite category to begin with…
Filles des Iles Sunny Fragrance Collection ~ new perfumes
The Filles des Iles Sunny Fragrance Collection is a new line of fragrances “infused with tropical sun, hot sand, blue waters and juicy exotic fruits”. There are “3 sunny enchanted island perfumed pleasures to discover”:
Sparkling Floral is a “sparkling and juicy, fruit cocktail scent”, with notes of orange, mandarine and bergamot rinds…