Estivalia Puig 1973

Estivalia is a combination of two words: estival = summery and colonia = Cologne water. And although I like the name, Lavandulia would have suited better.

Estivalia is dominated by lavender; yes, I would even say by fields of lavender. Here, green herbal notes and lemon have not been combined for refreshment, as in Agua de Colonia Concentrada by Alvarez Gómez, but here lavender is clearly the dominant and guiding plant.

In the opening, I am already greeted by a sea of lavender flowers, later the aromatic, softly green leaves of lavender join in and provide the lavender flowers with a sun-soaked platform to fully develop their scent. The very slight sweetness of the lavender flowers, however, remains intact.

In the base, lavender wood also belongs to the composition, but not alone. I believe it is musk that softens the woody character.

Estivalia is an extraordinary lavender scent, without any mustiness that lavender scents sometimes unfortunately exhibit. I feel as if I am standing in the middle of a kilometer-wide lavender field. Every few hundred meters, there is a tree, but otherwise only lavender as far as the eye can see.

Nevertheless, I am sure that a little citrus notes have been incorporated to maintain the freshness of the scent for hours. The fragrance envelops its wearer in a lovely cloud and lasts for several hours.

Estivalia is a scent with a very high recognition value. On my husband, it smells divine and I can immediately tell when he is wearing the "Summery".

Once again, many thanks to Chanelle, who made this unique scent possible for me.