Spring List + Giveaway
It's time for a little spring listing!
Narcotic Flower beautifully orchestrates magnolia, fruity jasmine and peach aldehydes over a soft patchouli and opoponax tincture. Haunting and mysterious.
Sweet rose and cardamom over irresistibly musky and aphrodisiac ambrette seeds in Bedouin
by Persephenie. Perfection, and a great way to satisfy a rosy craving!
And speaking of roses – there is also Persephenie’s Rose Paka: Healing restorative butter with a subtle scent of roses and a creamy, buttery undertone and a fluffy, mousse-like texture. Nourishes the entire body and is gentle enough to use on the face as well!
Vanille Galante has become one of those go-to spring concoctions, with it’s salted caramel decadence and booming Easter Lily explosion over woodsy vanilla.
Fig Tree by Sonoma Scent Studio – an aldehydic, Mediterranean fig scent, reminiscent of cold marble patios and shady grapevine leaves.
Crisp, effervescent floral bouquet with accents of apple and watermelon - Spring Flower
is the kind of scent that makes me believe for at least a few hours before it fades that life might just be a weekend picnic.
But spring is not only about flowers, it’s also about developing stronger roots, and what better root could there be besides vetiver?
Blood Orange & Vetiver by Soivohle’ brings together the mineral and smoky notes of vetiver and the brightness of bright red citrus.
What are your spring favourites this year? Add a comment and enter to win a mini of Zohar - which is my own expression of pure spring happiness.
Labels: Giveaway, Lists, Spring 2012
posted by Ayala Moriel @ 1:55:00 PM
27 Comments:
I'm loving Diorissimo, as always, and also Jo Malone's Earl Grey and Cucumber.
Loving Saje's Goddess roll on and Tamya body oil by a certain someone. Also, my love "Stella MCartney" Yup, I am a floral girl.
Après l'Ondée, 28 La Pausa, Equistrius, After My Own Heart and Heure Exquise. (My Fig Tree purse spray arrived in the mail today, loooove it!)
Diorissimo and Gucci Envy (I love lily of the valley!), the amazingly liquid Apres l'Ondee, and sampling Sonoma Scent Studio's Voile de Violette which has a lovely damp earth feel.
-- Lindaloo
Spring is all about the juicy rhubarb greenness of Aedes de Venustas edp, Nicholas Jenning's ode to French Polynesia (tiare and vanilla in a swirl of flowers and spices) called Reves Polynesiens and Olympic orchids cheeky fun Golden Cattleya..all cheerful fresh scents to counter the tumultuous Parisian weather.
Thanks for the draw
Yash
Actually, Fete d'Hiver. But it has just been snowing over here.
Also Roxana Villa's Greenwitch.
i'm loving diorella and andy tauer carillon pour an ange.but i'm also wearing dkny gold, serge lutens santal blanc, l'artisan parfumeur tea for two,theo fenell scent. it's cold in dublin!
Loving Crime exotique and Ambre sultan these days. They fit with my mood .
Somehow, spring is the hardest season for me when I need to choose perfume...
It is too hot for winter perfumes, but too cold for fresh summer perfumes. :)
Mostly I wear Ormonde Jayne and Omnia Crystalline.
Apres l'Ondee and Lolita Lempicka have been bringing the anise to my spring garden party.
Spring here has been so moody (weeks in the 80's and then weeks in the 50's) that I'm constantly having to bounce back and forth fragrance wise. Usually I stick to one part of my wardrobe as the seasons are pretty constant, but I've been wandering here and there trying to guess how the day's going to be or how warm it will actually get.
During the cool patches, I've been wearing my beloved AG Ambre Fetiche, Prada Candy and Les Senteurs Gourmands Prune Jasmin (the latter helps with avoiding all the tempting seasonal treats around the house), while the warmer days call for Liz Zorn's Lilacs & Heliotrope, L'Occitane Rose Jardin Delice or Delice des Fleurs, Guerlain Mitsouko with all its lovely peach and a recent discovery, Sonoma Scent Studio's Rose Musk, which envelops beautifully and never overwhelms even on the warmest days.
My new favorite is Ultra Chateau Krigler #12, which is lovely. I also enjoy PdN Odalisque.
I love Providence Perfume's solid Chiffonade, with its violet leaf, orris, mimosa and basil. And these past few days--the first 70 degree temperatures we've had--I've been wearing Illuminated Perfume's Cimbalom, enjoying its jasmine/patchouli floral earthy spring fever-inducing sweetness.
I am liking Sonoma Scent Studio's Incense Pure. There is something cold, clean, and refreshing about it that is perfect when it is heating up.
I love spring the bright warm sunny days and the shades of green all around.Spring awakens the postitve energy in me and I could match a lot of fragrances with this sweet moments.Recently I've been using Andy Tauer Zeta,Xerjoff Kobe,Diptique Eau de Neroli,Amouage Opus III and othes which are good choice for the spring.
With fluctuating temps in the Northeast this spring, I'm mostly reaching for SSS Voile de Violette as well as Fig Tree, Bourbon French Parfums "Marguerite", Infusion d'Iris, Olympic Orchids A Midsummer Day's Dream,and Ineke's Balmy Days and Sundays...
The spring weather here has been all over the place, but I've been enjoying Nicolai Le Temps d'Une Fete and SSS To Dream.
ooh- your Zohar sounds wonderful. Recently-I have been enjoying Frederic Malle Carnal flower, Aftelier Secret Garden and By Killian Sweet Redemption (yummy orange blossom)
Forever and Ever Dior doesn't get a lot of love from me for most of the year, but when it's time to break out the summer dresses, I'm all for it.
Thank you everyone for your comments! Keep them coming and we'll do a draw tomorrow!
Diorissimo is forever the epitome of spring for me - and I'm so happy to see it in many of your comments!
This year around I've been exploring other scents, which is the only reason it's not in this list.
Also happy to see Apres l'Ondee mentioned, as it is such a rare beauty. For me, it's something to wear during a warm spring shower, when the air is filled with delicate young fragrant buds and green shoots, yet softly sprinkled with spring showers.
And Voile de Violette and Incense Pure are two of my favourites from Sonoma Scent Studio :-)
Hello dear Ayala,
Thank you for your mention of Narcotic Flowers! Wishing you a happy warm and sunny Spring... (ironically today I'm wearing l'Eau d'Hiver from Frederic Malle) xoxo
I don´t have many springy scents but one that comes out when spring does is D'orsay tilleul. lovely lindenblossom.
Black March by CB I Hate Perfume, plus Ayala's tuberose-fresh discontinued Libra scent, and sometimes plain old Lavender essential oil.
my wonderful spring scent was discontinued...it was lovely...Notes included Kiwi, Iced Nectarine, Watermelon, Cucumber Peel, Linden Blossom, Honeysuckle, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Musk, Vetiver, Sensual Wood. oh, to find something similar
oh, that last comment wasn't unknown....it was me, streetcat
Fig Tree by Sonoma Scent Studio is one of my favorite year-round scents, but I think it's especially lovely in Spring/Summer!
Loving your blog; I just discovered a few days ago. I am seeking a new favorite scent, after having my daughter, my nose has changed! Thanks for the inspiration.
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