Next month, Pacifica will launch a new collection of solid perfumes for fall. Avalon Juniper is a brand new fragrance; the other four (Tibetan Mountain Temple, Spanish Amber, Mexican Cocoa & Madagascar Spice) are solid versions of scents already in the Pacificia line-up:
Avalon Juniper ~ "Rich with notes of juniper, grapefruit and heliotrope, Avalon Juniper is the perfect new scent to ease you into fall. Thriving in the icy regions of Northern Europe, juniper is considered magical and has been used throughout time to usher in and out the months of winter. Tempered with the slight scent of earthy grapefruit and the watery notes of heliotrope, this blend is a play between light and dark, fire and ice, and the realms of the spiritual and physical worlds. Icy and fascinating, Avalon Juniper is a perfect winter scent for women and men."
Tibetan Mountain Temple ~ "Smoldering with warmth, this tranquil, incense-like blend is grounded in vetiver and Indonesian patchouli with Chinese ginger sitting lightly in the middle and orange providing expansive lift."
Spanish Amber ~ "Inspired by a scent Pacifica Co-Founder Brook Harvey Taylor discovered in an ancient Madrid apothecary, this sexy scent modernizes the old world classic with rosy geranium base notes, sandalwood middle notes and bergamot and elemi swirling on top."
Mexican Cocoa ~ "At the base of this enchanting blend is the dark, rich scent of Mexican chocolate. Rounded out with mild notes of bitter almond, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla, this longtime Pacifica favorite is now reinterpreted for wear on the body. Its devotees will be thrilled!"
Madagascar Spice ~ "Once a coveted aphrodisiac, spicy clove, primarily produced in Madagascar, is the overwhelming note in this scent. Sweet orange and just a small touch of black pepper top off the Pacifica classic, originally inspired by the age-old custom of decorating oranges with cloves at holiday time."
(via press release from Pacifica)
Pacifica rocks! I loooove everything that comes from Pacifica. I'm so happy to see those solids being released. I am in love with their malibu lemon and mountain temple. I also thought their fig was a great one, nothing less than Premier figuier and at such low price too! Pacifica rocks!
Pacifica does indeed rock. I enjoy Tahitian Gardenia very much.
I really liked the fig too. Got to briefly try the solids last week & was impressed!
I'll have to try that one!
Gardenia? Adding that to my “must try” list, along with the Tibetan Mountain Temple. 🙂
Yay for Pacifica! I love this line, as you know. The only one that makes me giggle is the Jasmine, which is really… ripe. I mean,it's beautiful, but coming from your soap it's so indolic it's almost rotting-garbage-y. It's kind of startling.
You know, I tried the Fig just yesterday while passing through a shop, and although the world can't have enough fig fragrances for me, I found it overly sweet and also smelling of something synthetic like an insect repellent. Just as well anyway, but I'm always hoping for a cheap thrill to be nice smelling (though I do enjoy their Sandalwood).
Also, I realized solid perfumes and I don't get along after I bought a CdG solid — way too greasy for me.
Hey, I'll have to try the jasmine. I still haven't found a store near me with the line, although I did get to try a few while on vacation.
I like the fig better than you do, but it ain't Philosykos. Still, for the price, I think it's really well done.
I adore Pacifica – Malibu Lemon is one of my new faves. Their French Lilac soap, perfume & lotion are just heavenly. Local retailers don't seem to want to stock that variety for some reason. Normally I'm not a huge rose fan, but their Persian Rose soap is amazing too.
Tibetan Mountain Temple is just amazing in the body cream. It's the kind of unisex insence/vetiver/wood combo you don't find a lot in body products, simply because the guys making so many similar niche scents usually don't make body products to match. This one layers with all your Serges, your Montales, your Tauers. . .and it's nice and concentrated, too! Yipppeee!!!
Ooh! Layering TMT with other frags is a great idea, have to give their cream a try.
Hey, that sounds like something I need!
Cheez, I tried the Malibu lemon last week, very nice! Wish I'd had more “skin space” at the time, some of them I smelled very quickly.
I love the Malibu Lemon and want to get the spray – the solid only lasts a few minutes and I have to gouge a chunk out and smear it on to get it to last at all. I almost bought Lostmarch Din Dan the other day but realized I like this one as much if not a little better for much less money. So many of my vetiver samplings, and Din Dan, are lemony-masculine that I want a lemony-feminine.
Just received my Tibetan Mountain Temple EDT and soap today….WOW. I used to burn the candle, and always wished they would make it into a perfume, and it exceeds my expectations. Predominantly vetiver and ginger with cloved oranges in the background…delicious! And not a drop of vanilla in sight….
I hope to review the solid soon — it's really nice, although would guess you get way more sillage out of the EdT.