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Bruno Fazzolari Fontevraud ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 April 2018 25 Comments

Indie perfumer Bruno Fazzolari has launched Fontevraud, a new unisex limited edition fragrance celebrating the 15th anniversary of niche boutique Luckyscent.

Inspired by The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, a 900 year-old french monastery that was the burial place of Eleanor of Aquitane and Henry II. After the revolution it was transformed into a prison that became the setting for Jean Genet’s autobiographical novel, The Miracle of the Rose.

...with a bright, dynamic combination of a classic chypre style set against a modern, fruit-infused rose, Fontevraud is a celebration of the ancient, the contemporary, and the fascinating ways those concepts can intersect. Fresh, mouthwatering fruit with a tropical tinge ignites the senses and puts a smile on your face, while a rich, oakmoss-heavy chypre construction radiates old world elegance. At the center, a dynamic rose- both lushly gorgeous and sharply modern- embraces the contradiction, feeling romantic and energized in equal measure.

The notes feature bergamot, guava, pear, rose, oakmoss, opoponax, patchouli and amber.

Bruno Fazzolari Fontevraud is $145 for 30 ml Eau de Parfum at Luckyscent.

(via luckyscent)

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Tagged With: bruno fazzolari, limited edition, luckyscent

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  1. AngelaB says:
    6 April 2018 at 10:10 am

    Sounds like a MUST try!!!

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2018 at 3:41 pm

      I should have said — I think there are only 50 bottles? So you’d just about have to buy unsniffed. Of course, maybe they are planning to add more, I don’t know…

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  2. Downtown Scott says:
    6 April 2018 at 10:20 am

    Ordered mine up last night.

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2018 at 3:41 pm

      Do let us know how it is!

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  3. Eldiyen says:
    6 April 2018 at 10:28 am

    Must…..resist…..blind buy.

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    • Filomena says:
      6 April 2018 at 10:36 am

      I agree. Every day there are more and more releases. I know it will pass, but right now there are too many choices that I even want to sample. They are churning out too many perfumes and it’s overwhelming to me.

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      • Eldiyen says:
        6 April 2018 at 3:37 pm

        I hear you – it is soooooo overwhelming!! I used to feel like I had to smell ALL the new things, now I’m just kind of numb to it. Even when something comes out that seems really great, it only takes about a week or two before something else grabs my attention. Then I sit on that one for a couple of weeks, and on goes the cycle and I never end up trying hardly anything!! My wallet thanks me, though 🙂

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        • Elisa P says:
          6 April 2018 at 4:42 pm

          Same here. Amazing how quickly I can forget about last week’s lemming. And then I also find I’m not as enamored as the hype would suggest if I do cave on a sample (I am very particular, I’m learning).

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    • Robin says:
      6 April 2018 at 3:42 pm

      That’s my motto too!

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  4. littlecooling says:
    6 April 2018 at 10:41 am

    The pear note is putting me a bit off..but the rest of the notes sounds lovely 🙂

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    • Petunia says:
      6 April 2018 at 11:01 am

      I agree. Pear can be tricky. Must get a sample

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  5. Petunia says:
    6 April 2018 at 11:00 am

    This sounds wonderful!

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    • Markus says:
      6 April 2018 at 2:14 pm

      Yes. Complete lemming. I need this one

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  6. Erin says:
    6 April 2018 at 11:31 am

    Always very interested in anything new from Fazzolari (love Jimmy, Feu Secret and Au Dela)…

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  7. Deva says:
    6 April 2018 at 11:47 am

    Yes please!

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  8. Downtown Scott says:
    6 April 2018 at 1:33 pm

    Just FYI only 50 bottles were issued and the Fannolari’s will snatch me up quick.

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    • Amy says:
      6 April 2018 at 2:03 pm

      Where did you get yours? I can’t find it on Luckuscent, but that must be it right?

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    • Amy says:
      6 April 2018 at 2:08 pm

      Never mind! I found it. Anyone looking, you have to look under Bruno Fazzolari on Luckyscent. They don’t have it on the new arrivals page yet. Yes, I am a crazy person . . .

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    • Eldiyen says:
      6 April 2018 at 2:23 pm

      Yep. By the time I get a sample and then make up my mind, they will be gone, I’m sure. So maybe I just won’t sample it at all…then I won’t have to live with the regret of missing out.

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    • Deva says:
      6 April 2018 at 2:58 pm

      No!! Oh no!!! I only 50?! That’ can’t be right! The lemming is growning teeth, but I’m hesitant because of the guava…

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  9. Jiji says:
    6 April 2018 at 2:54 pm

    Sounds lovely.
    I dont think I will ever smell this, but it led me to the website of the Fontevraud abbey. And now I know there is a hotel in it. And a Michelin star restaurant….and now I want to stay there haha. (I think you can buy three bottles of this perfume for the price of a meal and a one night stay ????

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    • springpansy says:
      6 April 2018 at 3:00 pm

      But using PerfumeMath, that means it would actually save one money to just get the perfume and skip the trip. 😉

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      • Robin says:
        6 April 2018 at 3:42 pm

        I knew somebody would get there!!

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      • Jiji says:
        7 April 2018 at 7:23 am

        ????

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    • Deva says:
      6 April 2018 at 3:05 pm

      Amazing history! I’d love to visit as well.

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