Neroli
Vervain
Citrus fruits
Azalea
Lavender12/10/2024
Jomas
32 Reviews
Jomas
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The smell of a fair-haired bride in interwar Bucharest
Lemony and fresh (but not cold), it strikes me as the most summery of the Luviane fragrances. That's why I'm surprised that it's only available in the small 15 ml version, when I'd be bathing in it during the summer season. Or maybe it was designed as a perfume to take on vacation, easy to carry, who knows.
The opening smells more of lemongrass than verbena to me. A pleasant aroma, but associated in my head with the idea of eco-bio-ineffective protection against mosquitoes. But then, the drydown is delightful. In general, combinations of neroli with citrus scream classic cologne, 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser with its army of epigones. Not the case here, where the orange blossom distillate is soft, gentle, feminine and slightly sweet, without a hint of bitterness. Besides, verbena got bored of playing lemongrass and is back to being itself. :)
This is what I imagine brides in old sepia-toned interwar photographs, framed with passepartout, smelled like.
The opening smells more of lemongrass than verbena to me. A pleasant aroma, but associated in my head with the idea of eco-bio-ineffective protection against mosquitoes. But then, the drydown is delightful. In general, combinations of neroli with citrus scream classic cologne, 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser with its army of epigones. Not the case here, where the orange blossom distillate is soft, gentle, feminine and slightly sweet, without a hint of bitterness. Besides, verbena got bored of playing lemongrass and is back to being itself. :)
This is what I imagine brides in old sepia-toned interwar photographs, framed with passepartout, smelled like.
