Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu Bvlgari 2015

Saturated blue floral notes open the perfume with strong lavender and velvety violet. This lovely scent is invigorated by the citrusy freshness of the shiso leaf, known from Japanese cuisine. Soon, iris joins in, its powderiness lightened by the shiso freshness. Lavender, violet, and iris, that's concentrated flower power. Where is the tea, the actual theme of the perfume?

The oolong tea mentioned as an ingredient, lower in tannins and more aromatic than black tea, represents the top tier of Chinese tea. In the tea ceremony, it is sipped in high concentration from small cups to enjoy the long finish, similar to red wine. However, Thé bleu contains only a thin infusion in the Western style, delicately floral and hardly perceptible as a distinct note. Thus, it becomes a pleasing matte brown, brightened by musk, which connects the floral notes and gives the whole a creamy touch.

Thé bleu is quite a simple fragrance that unfolds in its entirety within a few minutes and then remains almost unchanged. Yet, it is precisely this floating clarity that makes it special. A successful perfume with a wellness feeling, then.

Moreover, it skillfully plays with various associations to blue. Lavender as the ultimate relaxation factor, the blue flower as a symbol of longing from the Romantic era, endless sky blue, pure water blue, and eggshell-like tea sets with Far Eastern motifs in Chinese Ming blue.

Zen. Calm. Beauty. Transience. Eternity. Relaxation.

Let’s have a tea.