Fendi Palazzo

Palazzo (Eau de Parfum) de Fendi est apparu en Septembre 2007, mis au point de Karl Lagerfeld et François Demachy. Floral et boisé, il demande l'attention de tous autour de vous, ce parfum.
Note de tête: Mandarine Jaune, bergamote, citron, poivre rose
Note de coeur: Fleur d’Oranger, jasmin, rose bulgare
Note de fond: Bois de Gaïac, patchouli

Le Flacon de Fendi Palazzo est superbe! Il évoque l'architecture du Palazzo Fendi, boutique emblématique de la marque, située en plein cœur de Rome.

Goncourt revisited

Right, I never got back to the final Goncourt laureate. Usually the short lists are most interesting to me, that way you have a list of recommendations to select from yourself according to mood, availability etc. Anyway, Gilles Leroy has been awarded the Goncourt Prize for his «Alabama Song» (Mercure de France), which has 8-folded the number of books available in the bookstores. It doesn't seem to have been an evident choice, however, I learnt it took the jury 14 rounds of voting - yet another reason to pay more attention to the short list than the unique award-winning title.

Armani Code for women

Today's perfume Armani Code for women (Eau de Parfum), by Carlos Benaïm, Dominique Ropion and Olivier Polge (2006).

Notes de tête: Orange bigarade, Orange d'Italie
Notes de coeur: Absolu de Fleur d’Oranger, Jasmin Sambac
Notes de fond: Vanille, Miel

Orange Blossom is the Muse of this creation: a miracle of the nature, the quintessence of femininity. A unique creation reveals this flower's full magic and operates its metamorphosis by the incredibly soft embrace of Madagascar vanilla and a touch of honey. Sambac jasmine, from India, amplifies the radiance and elegance of this celebration of noble materials. An unforgettable fragrance that exudes a mysterious charm.

It's like one of those restaurants where it feels like you have eaten already after reading through the menu! The scent is rather heavy, dense. For seductive and glamorous women, hey, it's almost weekend!

Parfum du jour: Rumeur

Aujourd'hui j'ai porté Rumeur de Lanvin (crée de Francis Kurkdjian 2006).

Notes de tête: Magnolia, Roses blanches
Notes de coeur: Jasmin Sambac, Seringat, Fleur d'Oranger, Muguet
Notes de fond: Patchouli, Musc, Ambrox

Premièrement il m'a beaucoup plû - pour une journée d'automne crispée - frais, sophistiqué.
Après quelques heures le muguet domine, un peu trop je trouve, afin sur moi. Encore plus tard le patchouli plutôt agréable.

J'ai aussi testé Eau d'Iparie chez l'Occitane. Originale, assez masculin avec sa fond de myrrhe et encens.
Notes de Tête : Baie Rose, Rose.
Notes de Coeur :Patchouli, Ciste Labdanum.
Notes de Fond : Myrrhe, Encens, Vanille, Mousse.
C'est peut être bizarre mais je pense que l'occasion pour le porter est un enterrement, c'est un parfum solennel.

L'illustration s'appelle Magnolia Swan Lake.

Ahh, Perfume!

Lately I have so much to read and write in my work, so in my spare time there was need for using other senses and since a visit at the Perfume museum of Fragonard in Paris earlier this season I am addicted to testing and learning about Perfumes. My newly awakened track of interest is supported by this Swedish blog - Parfumistans blogg - on perfume. I also found this French Perfume Portal very inspiring. And of course, the perfume shops where I can try on all the new discoveries! Two interesting English speaking sites are News parfums and the blog Now smell this. The wish list for Christmas is taking shape...