Estherica

Little Red Riding Hood sets off to visit her grandmother, whose cottage is hidden deep in the dark spruce forest. Little Red Riding Hood is not afraid, as she loves to breathe in the fresh, clear forest air. Along the way, she passes...

...sleepy, had some weird dream that was totally stressful and completely forgot the alarm. A glance out the window: rain and thick cloud cover. A look in the fridge: yawning emptiness. Just woke up and my mood has already hit rock bottom. Grrrrrr!...

I was very curious about Moon Bloom; it has received a lot of praise in various blogs and is 100% natural, the debut fragrance from Hiram Green. The name also sounds enticing to me and gave me the association of the title. Flowers of the night...

In Berlin, on Sonnenallee, there is an Arabic shop that sells, in addition to the usual shawls, dresses, and various knick-knacks, also perfume oils, including those from Al Rehab, but also many that are unnamed and unknown. There, for fun, I have already...

The name confuses me a bit. With La Pluie, I can't really connect what I see when I look out the window. I expected a cold English downpour, but La Pluie is a warm tropical island shower that primarily brings the scent of a flower: Ylang-Ylang...

..when I was still small. Cabochard is an early point in my fragrance biography. My mother used it; she had that little bottle with the velvet ribbon, and I found pictures of it here. Yes, I still vividly remember that this little bottle stood on her writing...

...but the world is not ready yet. Nonsense, I am not ready, or rather, to put it briefly, a good idea that loses its charm when diluted with Iso-E-super. The notes sound so good, green, woody, and a conifer note in the heart! My thanks again...

But yes, I mean the headline very seriously and was also surprised that it developed this way. The top notes are spicy, herb-fresh, and promising. A fresh breeze. So far, so good. After a maximum of an hour, a scent remains on my skin that is pleasantly...

..I unfortunately have to give here. The scent does convince me, it is a light and delicate gardenia fragrance. The way the galbanum is used in the top note I find innovative and successful. It is subtle and creates a bit of freshness,...

I apologize in advance that this will not be a "proper" comment and that I will digress a bit. I also cannot give a percentage rating, as the fragrance I know as Coco no longer exists. Coco, l'esprit de Chanel, is dead. Coco holds a special meaning...

Gourmands are not really my thing - although (or is that perhaps the reason?) I used to douse myself in Angel for quite a while in the 90s. The Angel era is long gone, but I still enjoy smelling it on others. So here is a gourmand that appeals to a non-gourmand...

Red as blood it is....the liquid in the bottle (mine is matte-transparent and came with a spray and screw cap) and I am almost tempted to take a sip of this potion...so seductive and enchanting is the scent that wafts towards me upon opening...