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The (magical) perfection in a bottle
At first I wanted to write a statement, but no matter how many times I rewrote it: 140 characters just don't do this fragrance justice.
Blanche Bête is a 100 out of 10 for me.
Do you know this? You meet someone and you feel like you've known them forever? That's how I felt with this fragrance. It was love-at-first-sniff, but at first I thought: "does it just remind me of another fragrance?" Maybe a grown-up version of my signature since 2006 "Kenzo Amour | Kenzo" ? Sure, you could say they share the light rice pudding vibe but there is so much more to Blanche Bête
It is strong yet gentle at the same time. Present but restrained. Quiet but somehow loud too.
For some, it may only smell of coconut, but I understand where this association comes from. At a birthday party, a friend really wanted to know what the scented candle was called, but it turned out to be an ordinary candle and it smelled like Blanche Bête.
But I smell much more, the milky, the subtle tuberose, vanilla and tonka and a minimal incense note...everything is just perfectly balanced.
The fragrance is like coming home, feeling absolutely safe, but at the same time it gives me a certain strength. It touches me in a way that few fragrances have managed to do so far.
I have always said I would never spend over €200 on a perfume, but Blanche Bête is (for me) worth every penny, the longevity and sillage are wonderful without being overwhelming.
Hats off Louise Turner, you have created a masterpiece:
Blanche Bête is like a unicorn, simply MAGICAL
Blanche Bête is a 100 out of 10 for me.
Do you know this? You meet someone and you feel like you've known them forever? That's how I felt with this fragrance. It was love-at-first-sniff, but at first I thought: "does it just remind me of another fragrance?" Maybe a grown-up version of my signature since 2006 "Kenzo Amour | Kenzo" ? Sure, you could say they share the light rice pudding vibe but there is so much more to Blanche Bête
It is strong yet gentle at the same time. Present but restrained. Quiet but somehow loud too.
For some, it may only smell of coconut, but I understand where this association comes from. At a birthday party, a friend really wanted to know what the scented candle was called, but it turned out to be an ordinary candle and it smelled like Blanche Bête.
But I smell much more, the milky, the subtle tuberose, vanilla and tonka and a minimal incense note...everything is just perfectly balanced.
The fragrance is like coming home, feeling absolutely safe, but at the same time it gives me a certain strength. It touches me in a way that few fragrances have managed to do so far.
I have always said I would never spend over €200 on a perfume, but Blanche Bête is (for me) worth every penny, the longevity and sillage are wonderful without being overwhelming.
Hats off Louise Turner, you have created a masterpiece:
Blanche Bête is like a unicorn, simply MAGICAL
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♡Amour♡ or: The love that never dies
If you are a regular on the forum and read something about Kenzo Amour, probably 80% of these comments are from me :-) I think therefore it's about time I wrote a review about him.
It was 2006, I had just overcome that "Naomagic | Naomi Campbell" was no longer available, have comforted me with "Glow | Jennifer Lopez" and also the "Dior Addict (2002) (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" (the most beautiful version of the fragrance) was in my collection, I went to Douglas (at that time still an overcoming, I still so young and the ladies there somehow so intimidating) There I saw these funny bottles (at that time each size still had a different color)
I took 'this vase' from the shelf and behind me a voice:" The fragrance is brand new!" A shy: "Oh" I got out. The saleswoman was very nice and sprayed him on me and I remember it like today, I was HIN AND WAY! I loved him sooo much that I bought him immediately.
And since then he accompanies me through my life.
With Amour I have spent the most beautiful summers, I took him with me on my first vacations to Tenerife, southern France and Paris. In winter he gave me warmth and security. He accompanied me through my first relationship and also through my first real heartache. With Amour I went through the nights under the motto "Dance like nobody is watching" and everyone who knew me also knew Amour.
Ok ok, enough about that, I think everyone understood why the fragrance means so much to me, but why do I find it so good now?
Well, in my eyes Amour is a CROWDPLEASER that always fits, this vanilla and the rice vapor (which I actually perceive) make him lovely sweet, but not that it becomes unbearable. And yet I think you can definitely wear it all year round. It's not a beast, but is definitely noticed by others. Heliotrope and the cherry blossom give it a minimal floral touch but rather the right dose of beautiful powderiness.
Over the years I have met so many great perfumes and certainly there are more exciting, more individual and more special scents, but for me Kenzo Amour is the fragrance that always has a place in my heart:
♡...because it is love♡
It was 2006, I had just overcome that "Naomagic | Naomi Campbell" was no longer available, have comforted me with "Glow | Jennifer Lopez" and also the "Dior Addict (2002) (Eau de Parfum) | Dior" (the most beautiful version of the fragrance) was in my collection, I went to Douglas (at that time still an overcoming, I still so young and the ladies there somehow so intimidating) There I saw these funny bottles (at that time each size still had a different color)
I took 'this vase' from the shelf and behind me a voice:" The fragrance is brand new!" A shy: "Oh" I got out. The saleswoman was very nice and sprayed him on me and I remember it like today, I was HIN AND WAY! I loved him sooo much that I bought him immediately.
And since then he accompanies me through my life.
With Amour I have spent the most beautiful summers, I took him with me on my first vacations to Tenerife, southern France and Paris. In winter he gave me warmth and security. He accompanied me through my first relationship and also through my first real heartache. With Amour I went through the nights under the motto "Dance like nobody is watching" and everyone who knew me also knew Amour.
Ok ok, enough about that, I think everyone understood why the fragrance means so much to me, but why do I find it so good now?
Well, in my eyes Amour is a CROWDPLEASER that always fits, this vanilla and the rice vapor (which I actually perceive) make him lovely sweet, but not that it becomes unbearable. And yet I think you can definitely wear it all year round. It's not a beast, but is definitely noticed by others. Heliotrope and the cherry blossom give it a minimal floral touch but rather the right dose of beautiful powderiness.
Over the years I have met so many great perfumes and certainly there are more exciting, more individual and more special scents, but for me Kenzo Amour is the fragrance that always has a place in my heart:
♡...because it is love♡
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La Belle vs. Le Parfum
This is my 1st review :-)
First I had the normal La Belle and have long considered whether I really need Le Parfum. Who already has La Belle, Le Parfum will certainly love, but both are definitely similar.
The 'original' is loud and sweet and woody/oriental due to the vetiver in the drydown. Like the loud little rebellious sister.
Le Parfum on the other hand is deeper, the pear comes out almost like a dark cherry and the tonka bean makes it less sweet but softer.
Unless you're an absolute perfume junkie you certainly don't need both, but I'm very glad you do.
La Belle can always be worn(except maybe in the height of summer...and of course if you're into sweet scents!!!),
La Belle Le Parfum is more what for the autumn (but she is still not an oppressive/heavy fragrance)
So what is my favorite? If I had to choose I would prefer La Belle Le Parfum, the perfect La Belle is for me, however, the mix of both...I liiiove her to layern♡
I hope I could make someone's decision easier ;-)
First I had the normal La Belle and have long considered whether I really need Le Parfum. Who already has La Belle, Le Parfum will certainly love, but both are definitely similar.
The 'original' is loud and sweet and woody/oriental due to the vetiver in the drydown. Like the loud little rebellious sister.
Le Parfum on the other hand is deeper, the pear comes out almost like a dark cherry and the tonka bean makes it less sweet but softer.
Unless you're an absolute perfume junkie you certainly don't need both, but I'm very glad you do.
La Belle can always be worn(except maybe in the height of summer...and of course if you're into sweet scents!!!),
La Belle Le Parfum is more what for the autumn (but she is still not an oppressive/heavy fragrance)
So what is my favorite? If I had to choose I would prefer La Belle Le Parfum, the perfect La Belle is for me, however, the mix of both...I liiiove her to layern♡
I hope I could make someone's decision easier ;-)
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