
Dior Miss Dior Chérie L'eau: The fresh accent of gardenia promises to take the popular flanker out of the super-sweet gourmand territory of candy-country Miss Dior Chérie ~ though I simply adore its commercial! In this version I like the lightly green colour and the simpler flacon. (sug.retail price: 59,01€ )
Essence de Narciso Rodriguez: Supposedly a light fragrance based on musk, which surprisingly is formidably tenacious to the point of never quiting (musks tend to hang on for a long time). A smidge of amber warms the proceedings giving the warm skin feel, although the overall impression is one of laundry day; the soapy aldehydic impression very prominent! Not as distinctive as the regular Narciso for Her and its many confusing concentrations, more unisex, but quite pleasant in an unexpected way.
Full review here. (sug.retail price: 72€)
Beige de Chanel : Frangipani, ylang ylang and jasmine bring out a discreet note of honey, making the whole smell like upscale shampoo. The "clean" trend hasn't expired but has conquered even the mightest bastions. Pretty, if a little unexciting for the price and exclusivity. Full review here. (sug.retail price at Chanel boutiques: 200€).

Burberry Summer Here we tread on fruity avenues once again: litchi, mandarin and blackcurrant ally with "water jasmine" (hedione is more like it) and rose. Reportedly very fresh and scintilatting. We'll see...(sug.retail price: 55€).
Calvin Klein CK One Summer Another limited summer edition of CKOne (there is one evey summer, mainly changing the bottle colouring) focusing on grapefruit, orange pulp, mandarin and fresh mint for a vitamin cocktail when there is shortage of energy. Personally I don't expect it to distance itself damatically from the tried and true of lime on a clean musk gush of frosty wind. (sug.retail price: 49€).

Flower by Kenzo Spring Edition The smashing best-seller of powdery notes in the poppy-crowned bottle, Flower by Kenzo, has several limited editions. This one focuses on mandarin and ginger accents that contrast with the violet and white musk notes of the original.(sug. retail price: 49€).

Angel Sunessence by Thierry Mugler. Bergamot and hibiscus will garland the well-loved patchouli and vanilla accord of perennial best-seller Angel, lightening it considerably. If the previous twist on classic Angel, Eau de Star, is anything to go by I am curious to test this one! Full article here. (sug.retail price: 59€)
On the second part I will propose my own warm weather aquarelles recommendations. Stay tuned!
Being the osmanthus dork that I am I am really intrigued by Flora by Gucci.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask you a favour? If you are inclined, would you be so kind as
ReplyDeleteto pop over to http://style.la-mimi.com/weekly-fashion-idol/vote-for-your-favorite-fashion-idol
I just would love if you would vote for your favourite. Better if you vote for me. :)
Thank you
The Seeker
Just to correct you, I went to try Flora (and I ow the review to the world) and it's for 81 euros at Gucci. Which is what I call freakishly expensive.
ReplyDeleteJen,
ReplyDeleteI hope it pleases. I haven't tried it yet. I hope it delivers.
Seeker,
ReplyDeletethanks for the alert. What can I say? I will check it out :-)
L,
ReplyDeleteis that so??? I went by the prices quoted on Vogue.fr (I guess they list the most economical size first, so if there is a 1oz bottle, maybe that's the one they list?)
It's not cheap at 81 euros!! I agree!!
Hi dear, back again from sunny and warm spring-joyfully Spain where i was able to test Miss Dior Cherie-L'Eau and Gucci Flora (both nice but didn't speak to me, really) already, i feel weird now in snow-rainy G. again and i am dreaming along with your recommendations, excited to read part II! Absolutely curious about the "summer-Angel" and completely crazy about Eau de Shalimar resp. Shalimar light!
ReplyDeleteCK one summer and Kenzo Flower summer appear to me very very similar each year... is it all about the new bottles?
One i always sniff/also buy some years is JPG classique summer. Also very very similar each year, to me.
Yours
lillie
My dearest N,
ReplyDeletewelcome back!!!Missed you :-)
Hope you had a marvellous time, Spain is just wonderful, isn't it? (all year long, but especially in spring)
I haven't smelled either MDCL'E nor GF, but I will give them a test at some point. I don't expect to jump off the cliff for them, LOL, but...you know. Have to test them! The concept of a summer Angel is always intriguing (sounds such a misnomer, that;s why) and EdS is rather nice, if a little inferior than the previous incarnations.
I think indeed the other scents are all about the bottles. The Flower one has a sping to lighten the powder though. (then again powder is Flower's main characteristic!)