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bonne maman
Romantic rosebud jam. But still plush and petally, like wearing a velvet robe. While the name hearkens to the nurses of WWI, fortunately no battlefield or hospital to this beauty. It has an ageless feel, like I could waft it on a Downton Abbey duchess or at a Euphoria house party and not find it incongruous. While linear, it hits that single, burgundy-toned note impeccably well. Not too sweet, not too spicy, not too earthy, not too fresh. My closest comparison is Régime des Fleur’s Little Flower, if you subtracted the pomelo and added crushed raspberries. It is beautiful and wears well (at least 5h on my skin), but didn't feel personal (aka: weird) enough for me to need a bottle.
Mental Snapshot: A postcard-perfect rose garden, next to the Bonne Maman factory. The Goldilocks answer to those who found Young Rose too kiki or Rose Noir too bouba.
tl;dr: rosebud jam
Mental Snapshot: A postcard-perfect rose garden, next to the Bonne Maman factory. The Goldilocks answer to those who found Young Rose too kiki or Rose Noir too bouba.
tl;dr: rosebud jam