Scents4em

Narcisse Taiji was an instant love and my favorite in the Atelier Materi collection. It is floral but in a muted, slightly spicy way, with notes of ginger, hay, and bran playing an equally prominent role as narcissus. Longevity is long lasting in my skin. I sprayed it this morning and will probably smell it on myself tonight.

Narcisse Taiji smells just as good on my husband as it does on me, which is appropriate considering we purchased it for our anniversary.

I don’t want to end before mentioning the bottle design! In my opinion, it’s one of the most beautiful and unique in my collection.

You are enveloped in the softest blanket, wearing fuzzy socks and a cashmere tracksuit. A warm cat is purring on your lap. Your favorite person presents you with a cup of tea and a large, homemade cream puff filled with zesty lemon curd and crème patisserie, drizzled with salted caramel sauce. That, my friend, is Unknown Pleasures.

If all bubbles had one smell, they would smell like Haute Provence. Haute Provence is a bright, soapy, fruity floral perfume thanks to notes of melon and lavender. Every time I smell it I feel like I should be prancing through a lavender field, chasing bubbles in slow motion, like I’m the star of a laundry detergent commercial.

Guimauve de Noël is a fragrance profile familiar to many of us by now. Similar to Sintra and Love Dont Be Shy, Guimauve offers a prominent and alluring sugared orange blossom. It is pure, simple, beautiful.

Contrary to its name (translated to Christmas marshmallow), Guimauve de Noel is a joy to wear in spring and summer. And while the notes are traditionally feminine I find the fragrance alluring on more masculine wearers. If you’re a fan of orange blossom dominant fragrances give this one a try!

As I write this, snow continues to accumulate on the already slick roads. Practicality has replaced fashion as I don my fuzzy socks, jeans, sweater, t-shirt and velour robe to stay warm. It is bone chillingly cold. Even the cats with their permanent fur coats are huddled by the heating vent to warm their toes.

I’m in the mood for a little escapism today. BoraBora is the perfect fragrant transporter to do just that.

She is the ultimate tropical perfume, fragrant with white florals, coconut milk and musk. It is the smell of a woman in a flowy white dress, walking barefoot on an isolated sandy beach. The sun warms her bronze skin as the breeze gently blows through her dark, tiare-adorned hair.

Yes, BoraBora is a summer perfume, but doggonit, I’m wearing it today as a defiant act against winter.