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McQueen Eau de Parfum by Alexander McQueen ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 28 October 2016 16 Comments

McQueen Eau de Parfum by Alexander McQueen, brand image

Let’s say you like the idea of a classic big white floral, but they don’t generally suit you. Or to be more specific, let’s say you like the idea of Robert Piguet Fracas, but you’d prefer to wear something a little cleaner, a little less ripe. The new McQueen Eau de Parfum might be perfect for you.

Do be warned, McQueen Eau de Parfum is not all that much lighter: it’s still a big white floral, with all that implies: it’s creamy, rich and sweet.1 The sweetness is apparent right from the opening, where the (floral) sugar mingles with plenty of clove and plenty of pepper, both black and pink, all over bright (and slightly loud) fruity citrus. There’s all the tuberose, jasmine and ylang you’d expect…

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Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose ~ perfume review, with an aside on Tauerville Incense Flash

Posted by Robin on 9 October 2015 14 Comments

Tauer Perfumes Sotto La Luna Tuberose, bottle detail

When I reviewed Sotto La Luna Gardenia, the first in the ‘under the moon’ series from Tauer Perfumes, I said that it wasn’t meant to be a realistic gardenia soliflore, and of course, it didn’t turn out to be one. The latest, Sotto La Luna Tuberose, invites you, in a similar fashion, to “revisit this white flower and rethink tuberose”. To my nose, it comes closer to the soliflore concept — it is recognizably tuberose, pretty much from beginning to end — but it’s hardly the sort of Ladies-Who-Lunch pretty white floral1 you might expect from a more conventional brand…

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Maria Christofilis Fleur 09 ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 17 October 2014 13 Comments

Maria Christofilis Fleur 09

In 2012, Maria Christofilis (formerly of Anthousa) launched the feminine fragrance Fleur 09; it was limited to an edition of 80 bottles, and I somehow missed it both coming and going. Just this month, however, Christofilis has re-released the fragrance. Its formula remains unchanged: it is a white floral composition with notes of mandarin, bergamot, bitter orange, orange blossom, tuberose, vanilla and benzoin, originally developed privately for Christofilis by perfumer Rodrigo Flores-Roux.

Fleur 09 is described as “a symphonic poem, exquisitely balanced and using only the finest and rarest oils—including best of the best elements from Givaudan’s Orpur® portfolio.” The Orpur range is reportedly a top-of-the-line collection of raw materials (all of them may be natural, or not — you know how hard it can be to determine this sort of thing!). I normally take this sort of “finest and rarest” claim with a grain of salt, but Fleur09 actually smells like a high-quality perfume…

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Hiram Green Moon Bloom ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 27 May 2014 52 Comments

Hiram Green Moon Bloom, 50 ml bottle

Moon Bloom launched in 2013, as the debut fragrance from Hiram Green, formerly of the now-defunct niche house Scent Systems. Like the perfumes from that brand, Moon Bloom features all natural materials.

Moon Bloom is exactly what its official description says it is: “a lush and elegant tuberose”. Like its (synthetic) compatriot Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower, Moon Bloom plays up tuberose’s exotic aspect with coconut, jasmine, ylang ylang and plenty of greenery…

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Persephenie Vetiver Attars ~ perfume reviews

Posted by Robin on 11 February 2014 8 Comments

Persephenie Vetiver Attars

Longtime readers know I’m a vetiver fiend, so I was excited when I heard about the new Vetiver Attars from Los Angeles based aromatherapist and perfumer Persephenie. They’re attars in which the florals (and other notes) are hydro-distilled into a base of vetiver oil instead of the more traditional sandalwood. And those of you who read the original announcement might remember that they’re expensive — $64 each for 4 ml — as is generally the case when a small indie brand is doing their own distilling (Strange Invisible Perfumes being another example).* I tried all five; here are brief reviews of three: Blue Lotus, Parijata and Tuberose…

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