L’Occitane has launched Néroli & Orchidée, a new addition to the brand’s La Collection de Grasse series. Néroli & Orchidée was developed by L’Occitane house perfumer Karine Dubreuil…
L’Occitane Fleur d’Or & Acacia and Ambre & Santal ~ fragrance reviews
Earlier this year, L’Occitane launched a new line of perfumes — La Collection de Grasse; the collection started off with four fragrances and now has doubled in size.1 I’ve only had the chance to spend quality time with two of the perfumes: Fleur d’Or & Acacia and Ambre & Santal.
Fleur d’Or & Acacia
(lemon, bergamot, mimosa, acacia, white woods, musk)
Fleur d’Or & Acacia begins with, and maintains, an intense acacia-mimosa accord; and at first, this accord smells genuine (natural). The lemon note in Fleur d’Or & Acacia’s opening serves as a momentary “booster” for the florals. After Fleur d’Or & Acacia’s authentic-smelling acacia-mimosa notes vanish, and that happens quickly, they are replaced by acacia-mimosa ‘chemicals’ that soar into space, and up through my nasal passages…
L’Occitane Cedre & Oranger, Fleur d’Or & Acacia ~ new fragrances
For holiday 2013, L’Occitane will launch two more additions to the La Collection de Grasse series: Cèdre & Oranger and Fleur d’Or & Acacia. Both fragrances were developed by L’Occitane house perfumer Karine Dubreuil…
L’Occitane Rose & Osmanthus ~ new fragrance
L’Occitane has launched Rose & Osmanthus, a new addition to their La Collection de Grasse series (see Jasmin & Bergamote, Magnolia & Mûre, Vanille & Narcisse, Thé Vert & Bigarade, Ambre & Santal)…
L’Occitane Collection de Grasse Vanille & Narcisse and The Vert & Bigarade ~ fragrance reviews
La Collection de Grasse is a new quartet of fragrances from L’Occitane, all of them developed by the house’s newly announced in-house perfumer Karine Dubreuil. On Tuesday I reviewed Jasmin & Bergamote and Magnolia & Mûre; today, Vanille & Narcisse and Thé Vert & Bigarade.
Vanille & Narcisse
blackcurrant, bergamot, narcissus, gardenia, vanilla and tonka bean
Vanille & Narcisse is the floriental of the collection, and was probably the one I had the least interest in before I smelled the set, but I’d say it’s the best (and the most unusual) of the four, and the only one I would be tempted to buy — if these weren’t so expensive (see the end of last Tuesday’s review for a discussion of the price). The opening is bright, the dry down is a spicy, medium-weight creamy floral that earns the “sensual, enveloping skin scent” of Dubreuil’s description. I would never have noticed the gardenia were it not listed in the notes…