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Astier de Villatte L’Eau Chic, Eau Fugace & Eau de Cologne Astier de Villatte ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 30 May 2009 14 Comments

Astier de Villate colognes

French tablewear company Astier de Villatte launched a range of scented candles, soaps and colognes late last year. There are three Eaux de Cologne, all developed in collaboration with perfumer Françoise Caron:

L'Eau Chic (shown) ~ "A genuine Françoise Caron original, under its tame exterior lies an explosive character. A subtle balance of white flowers (Ylang-Ylang, sensitive rose, mysterious tuberose) and nervous, fresh intensity from rosemary, thyme, petitgrain citronnier, and lavender."

Eau Fugace ~ "A flash of lightning, a sharp and lilting fusion of a spruce citrus blend, delectable orange, gentle bergamot, and the greenest touch of lemon. And as it develops on skin, not fading but becoming more and more appealing, a luscious trail of aromatic herbs and patchouli, sunny and clean."

Eau de Cologne Astier de Villatte ~ "This fresh splash will instantly wake up any sleeping beauty. A morning shock-wave both stylish and straightforward. A flare of verbena, aromatic effusions of lavender, rosemary, basil; the lift of a fleeting floral note. And a trace of benzoin to secure a lasting freshness."

Astier de Villatte L'Eau Chic, Eau Fugace & Eau de Cologne Astier de Villatte are available in 3 sizes, which might be 40, 70 and 900 ml (I have seen varying reports). (via astierdevillatte, with thanks to Kevin for the tip!)

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Tagged With: astier villatte, francoise caron

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  1. Daisy says:
    30 May 2009 at 11:54 am

    These sound so appealing (even though it’s cold and wet this morning—again) especially Eau Fugace: spruce , citrus, orange, bergamot?? mmm-mmm, just saying those notes aloud makes me feel invigorated! Strange size range (maybe) though, for what appears to be 2 splashes and a spray in cologne strength…although it would be nice to have a smallish bottle –less committment.

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    • Robin says:
      30 May 2009 at 2:38 pm

      They do sound really nice.

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  2. Tama says:
    30 May 2009 at 2:29 pm

    Their web site is kind of cool. I will be interested to see if the “home” stores in my area will carry these. They sound delightful, but I especially have my eye on Eau Chic.

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    • Robin says:
      30 May 2009 at 2:38 pm

      I would really like a set of their dinner plates…they have some gorgeous things. Pricey though!

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  3. lilydale aka Natalie says:
    30 May 2009 at 10:42 pm

    The notes look great, and I love the bottles, but the “nervous, fresh intensity” and “morning shock-wave” sound terrifying!

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    • Robin says:
      31 May 2009 at 10:03 am

      LOL…bad translations, I’m guessing? They can’t have meant nervous!

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      • bergere says:
        1 June 2009 at 10:26 am

        They have a really cool website, with French and English descriptions. Their copy in French is pretty similar. “L’onde du choc du matin” is indeed your morning shock-wave; strictly speaking, “fraicheur nerveuse intense” means “nervous, intense freshness” (as opposed to “nervous, fresh intensity”, their translation), but it also means “vigorous, intense freshness”. I think I’d rather wear a bracing, vigorous scent than a nervous one! I wonder what a nervous scent would smell like–fear sweat?

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        • Robin says:
          1 June 2009 at 6:55 pm

          Thanks for the translation! It’s a nicely designed site, agree.

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  4. MollyG says:
    30 May 2009 at 11:26 pm

    Wow, all three of these sound like summer (in Provence) in a bottle! I’d be curious to sniff all three.

    I checked their website, and that biggest bottle is indeed 900 ml. Who on earth needs almost a liter of one perfume??

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    • Robin says:
      31 May 2009 at 10:03 am

      I could not find the sizes on the website…I’ll look again.

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  5. Joe says:
    30 May 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Haha… I can see Molly’s point, but I’m assuming they’re colognes on the order of 4711. Yeah, 900ml….

    These do sound really nice and I like the packaging. And you’re right, R., their tableware looks great, but definitely out of my range. I found them and a whole lot of other drool-inducing stuff on a site called tabulatua.com.

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    • Robin says:
      31 May 2009 at 10:04 am

      Will check out tabulatua, but yeah, not much chance I’m getting those plates ;-)

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  6. RusticDove says:
    1 June 2009 at 7:35 am

    L’eau Chic – a ‘fresh nervous intensity’ – makes me, well, nervous. LOL I’m sure something is lost in translation, but what a hoot. These splashes sound absolutely wonderful though.

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    • Robin says:
      1 June 2009 at 8:59 am

      Yes, they could use some smoothing over in English!

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