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Edward Bess La Femme Boheme, Genre & Spanish Veil ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 September 2016 14 Comments

Edward Bess La Femme Bohème, Genre and Spanish Veil

Cosmetics and skincare line Edward Bess has launched a new trio of perfumes developed in collaboration with perfumer Carlos Benaïm: La Femme Bohème, Genre and Spanish Veil.

La Femme Bohème ~ "She travels in any direction the wind decides to blow, languid and free without the slightest worry in the world. Unbound by the restrictions of time, she follows her careless whims instead. The sun is already high in the sky when she wakes on a bed of hay, a resting place not unfamiliar after a night drenched in the hazy pleasures of wine. A soupçon of dried sweat mixed with a veil of cigarette smoke lingers on her skin, a scent intensified by the blaze of the afternoon heat. Who knows what today will hold? Life is just meant to be lived and she is La Femme Bohème." An oriental with honey, jasmine and amber.

Genre ~ "A force than cannot be defined, gracefully balanced between Alpha strengths and feminine vulnerabilities. Attempts fail to classify this ambiguous state of seduction simply because there lies no explanation to the phenomenon of this androgynous prowess. Savage and delicate at once, this very fine line plays tricks on the mind. Mysteriously one soul possesses all that is alluring in man and woman, a Genre all its own." An oriental with frankincense, suede and living stallion.

Spanish Veil ~ "A second skin clings to the face, draped ever so carefully to reveal only a glimpse of flesh underneath. Steeped in alluring tradition of centuries ago, the veil's sheer beauty possesses the feminine power to seduce great kings, conquistadors and Matadors unable to resist a single stare veiled in hypnotic mystery. Within this black web of wonderment rays of white light from the Spanish sun trickle in casting a kaleidoscope of intricately woven shadows that censor all signs of age. Scents of the outside world are trapped in the starched net, a magnet for the plumes of smoky incense wafting through ancient basilica walls that mix with the smells of savage animal hides in bullfighter rings and clouds of white dust native to the Latin land." An oriental with tonka bean, sandalwood and guiac wood.

Edward Bess La Femme Bohème, Genre and Spanish Veil are available now at Aedes, $175 each for 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

Related...

Edward Bess Spanish Veil ~ fragrance review
Edward Bess La Femme Boheme ~ fragrance review

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: carlos benaim, edward bess

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  1. xendawg says:
    22 September 2016 at 1:45 pm

    Living stallion? As opposed to…. ?

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    • Bear says:
      22 September 2016 at 1:56 pm

      Dead horse.
      Perfume who-ha at its finest.
      :D

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      • foxbins says:
        22 September 2016 at 2:53 pm

        For me, the first laugh-out-loud bit of idiocy this week!

        I found myself wondering how La Femme Boheme would pay for perfume, given she follows her careless whims and apparently doesn’t work. Clearly, perfume ad copy is not directed at the pragmatic.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2016 at 2:46 pm

      The possibilities are too numerous to list here. Bear is absolutely right that living stallion is more appealing than dead horse.

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  2. AnnieA says:
    22 September 2016 at 2:25 pm

    EB’s makeup line is of high quality and it would be great if the perfumes are at the same level. The bottles are nice, for a start. Oh, but I am weary of perfume ad copy.

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    • kpaint says:
      22 September 2016 at 2:35 pm

      Yes, I kind of have a good feeling about this one based on the makeup line he created.

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    • Robin says:
      22 September 2016 at 2:47 pm

      I never heard anything about his first scent, but did love the name.

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  3. Kanuka says:
    22 September 2016 at 2:31 pm

    So, to paraphrase:
    Perfume One : for drunks who wake up at mid day on haystacks with no memory of how they got there
    Perfume Two: for people trippin’ on drunks who may be having sex with a boy, girl, alien or stallion but who knows, it’s all too weird.
    Perfume Three: for people who like the sensation of being suffocated

    Sadly, another perfume line we don’t get here. Obviously a worthy alternative to girls in meadows and Russians on skateboard scents.

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    • Kanuka says:
      22 September 2016 at 2:32 pm

      Trippin on drugs …not trippin over drunks. Whatever….

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      • kpaint says:
        22 September 2016 at 2:34 pm

        I quite liked “people trippin’ on drunks who may be having sex with a boy, girl, alien or stallion” :)

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        • Robin says:
          22 September 2016 at 2:47 pm

          I would buy that.

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        • Laura says:
          22 September 2016 at 4:30 pm

          Me too!

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      • Laura says:
        22 September 2016 at 4:31 pm

        ????????

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      • Sapphire says:
        22 September 2016 at 7:14 pm

        I like the typo better. Thank you so much for some much needed laughter!

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