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10/22/2012
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A Unique Creation by Bad Boy Bertrand
I rarely wear Lalique FLORA BELLA, but every time I do, I wonder why I don't. It's an odd, eccentric floral creation, unlike most of the others available today. I thought of FLORA BELLA because I was reminded of it by Rancé 1795 JOSEPHINE. Hmmm... does that mean that this strangely opaque combination of mystery ingredients actually existed two centuries ago?
Well, they are not exactly alike, and I prefer FLORA BELLA, truth be told. I see only today that "in the doghouse" Bertrand Duchafour was the perfumer. I have not read up on the case which bloggers have been venting about all over the internet, but I doubt that I'll be boycotting Duchafour's creations, although if it turns out that he boils people alive, I'll probably start thinking of him along the lines of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. Somehow I doubt that that's the case...
Anyway, why is this so weird? It has a fluffy whiteness but is not a big fat white floral fragrance. The texture is completely different: grainy and creamy at the very same time, as contradictory as that may seem. Back when I first tested this perfume from a sample vial (a couple of years ago), I felt that it had a tropical vibe, which I no longer detect at all now that I own a bottle. Fortunately, despite what appear to be either batch problems or a radical shift in my own olfactory capacities, I like this creation, too.
There is a slight similarity in style to Donna Karan GOLD, and the same texture is also found, according to my nose, in Boucheron MISS BOUCHERON. I hasten to add, however, that the notes in all of these cases are very different. The greatest similarity between the three perfumes is that they are all eminently overdosable. Some perfumes can be spritzed on with reckless abandon and a consistent result can be expected nonetheless. Not so with perfumes boasting whatever it is that makes this smell so different from all of the other floral perfumes. One spritz too much and suffocation will ensue. But lightly applied, these are all quite nice.
I think that FLORA BELLA is the best of the bunch. It shares the quirkiness of everything else launched by this house. Although the Lalique perfumes are all very different, they exhibit an undeniable quality and flair, in addition to being unique. Maybe that's because Lalique consistently enlists excellent perfumers for its launches. In the end, although I find it difficult to articulate exactly why, I like FLORA BELLA not in spite but because of its weirdness!
Well, they are not exactly alike, and I prefer FLORA BELLA, truth be told. I see only today that "in the doghouse" Bertrand Duchafour was the perfumer. I have not read up on the case which bloggers have been venting about all over the internet, but I doubt that I'll be boycotting Duchafour's creations, although if it turns out that he boils people alive, I'll probably start thinking of him along the lines of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. Somehow I doubt that that's the case...
Anyway, why is this so weird? It has a fluffy whiteness but is not a big fat white floral fragrance. The texture is completely different: grainy and creamy at the very same time, as contradictory as that may seem. Back when I first tested this perfume from a sample vial (a couple of years ago), I felt that it had a tropical vibe, which I no longer detect at all now that I own a bottle. Fortunately, despite what appear to be either batch problems or a radical shift in my own olfactory capacities, I like this creation, too.
There is a slight similarity in style to Donna Karan GOLD, and the same texture is also found, according to my nose, in Boucheron MISS BOUCHERON. I hasten to add, however, that the notes in all of these cases are very different. The greatest similarity between the three perfumes is that they are all eminently overdosable. Some perfumes can be spritzed on with reckless abandon and a consistent result can be expected nonetheless. Not so with perfumes boasting whatever it is that makes this smell so different from all of the other floral perfumes. One spritz too much and suffocation will ensue. But lightly applied, these are all quite nice.
I think that FLORA BELLA is the best of the bunch. It shares the quirkiness of everything else launched by this house. Although the Lalique perfumes are all very different, they exhibit an undeniable quality and flair, in addition to being unique. Maybe that's because Lalique consistently enlists excellent perfumers for its launches. In the end, although I find it difficult to articulate exactly why, I like FLORA BELLA not in spite but because of its weirdness!
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