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Annick Goutal Eau du Sud and Eau d’Hadrien fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 1 September 2005 43 Comments

Annick Goutal Eau du Sud and Eau d'Hadrien

Summer is winding down, and I am giving all my favorite citrus fragrances a last hurrah before putting them away until deep winter, when they will move to the front of my cabinet again so that I can pretend it isn’t really freezing cold outside. Annick Goutal Eau du Sud is one of my favorites (see my Top 10 of Summer list). It was launched in 1996, and has notes of bergamot, mandarin orange, grapefruit, lemon verbena, peppermint, basil, persian lime, and woods.

Eau du Sud starts with strong citrus, heavy on the bergamot and grapefruit…

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Top 10 Summer Fragrances 2005

Posted by Robin on 17 August 2005 32 Comments

It has been an unusually hot summer where I live. Really, really unusually hot. And humid. We have had so many “Severe Weather Alerts” that I hardly pay attention to them anymore.

Here are some of my favorite fragrances that remain wearable even when the temperatures are climbing past 90 and it is so humid that your glasses fog the minute you go outside. It is a completely different (and more citrus-oriented) list than I would have come up with in late June or early July (and possibly a different list than the one I would do tomorrow). The fragrances are presented in alphabetical order, with links to those I have already reviewed…

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Perfume of the day: L’Artisan Ananas Fizz

Posted by Robin on 10 August 2005 28 Comments

L'Artisan Ananas Fizz fragrance

Every year, L’Artisan Parfumeur releases a limited edition summer fragrance. Last year, it was Ananas Fizz, which has notes of pink grapefruit, bitter orange, lemon rind, rum, rose, Reunion Islands Victoria pineapple, coconut milk, lychee sap, cedar, vetiver, and vanilla. The perfumer for Ananas Fizz was Anne Flipo.

I should start by saying that as a rule, I am very fond of the summer L’Artisans. First, the bottles usually score high on the cute factor (I do like the regular L’Artisan bottles, but I have plenty of them and it is nice to see something new). Second, they are often light and citrusy, which is right up my alley, especially in the summer. Third, they are cheaper (per ounce, anyway) than the regular line.

Ananas Fizz starts with sparkling citrus…

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Annick Goutal Le Chevrefeuille ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 11 May 2005 34 Comments

honeysuckle

Today I am wearing one of my favorite honeysuckle fragrances, Le Chèvrefeuille by Annick Goutal. Le Chèvrefeuille was released in 2002, and was the third in a series of limited edition soliflores, after Le Muguet and La Violette. It was created by Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal, and features honeysuckle, green notes, narcissus, jasmine, lemon petitgrain.

Le Chèvrefeuille opens with sharp citrus notes, and settles into a very green honeysuckle. There are hints of narcissus and jasmine, but the honeysuckle stays in the forefront. Honeysuckle is so often overwhelming in perfume, as though the flower had been placed on steroids, but the Annick Goutal is bright, sparkling, and summery, and not at all cloying…

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Perfume review: Annick Goutal Mandragore

Posted by Robin on 6 April 2005 41 Comments

Annick Goutal Mandragore

Mandragore is the latest fragrance release from the Annick Goutal line. It was developed by her daughter Camille in collaboration with Isabelle Doyen, the house nose.

Mandragore is, as far as I know, the first fragrance to feature the scent of mandrake, a Eurasian plant with purple flowers and a forked root, long thought to have magical powers. The other notes include bergamot, black pepper, ginger, spearmint, star anise, boxwood, and sage leaf.

Mandragore starts out with dense bergamot and spice notes…

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