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Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Gekkou Hanami ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 13 April 2017 10 Comments

cherry blossoms

There are years when I feel as though I’ve missed Spring entirely. Believe, me, true Spring (with a capital S) is a fleeting season in New York City, just a week or two crushed between the bone-chilling rainy days of late winter and the months-long oppression of summer’s filth-tinged humidity.

I’m really going to pay attention this year so that I can make the most of Spring’s brief delights. Never mind the deadlines (and oh, do I have deadlines for the next few weeks!) — I’ve been forcing myself to go outside for afternoon coffee breaks and I’ve already bought my tickets to Sakura Matsuri, the annual cherry blossom festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I even have my perfume picked out: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Gekkou Hanami (“Sakura Gazing in the Moonlight”)…

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Escada Joyful & Fendi Fan di Fendi Blossom ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 3 October 2014 17 Comments

Escada Joyful & Fendi Fan di Fendi Blossom adverts

Just because it’s now officially fall in my part of the world doesn’t mean that we’re required to break out our deeper, spicier fragrances right away, right? Not when there’s still a fresh crop of pink perfumes in pink bottles to be sampled! I tried two new-ish ones this week, with mixed results.

First up: Escada launched Joyful, its latest fragrance for women, late in the summer. It’s a fruity floral whose notes include blackcurrant, melon, mandarin, peony, magnolia, nectarine, violet leaf, honey and sandalwood, and its ads feature model-of-the-moment Miranda Kerr riding a merry-go-round. (At least, she’s one of the models who seem to be everywhere right now.)

Escada hasn’t released anything but upbeat fruity florals in a long time, and Joyful fits the usual profile…

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Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Tiare-Mimosa and Cherry Blossom ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 30 January 2009 37 Comments

Guerlain Aqua Allegoria fragrances 2009The 2009 Aqua Allegorias from Guerlain will be Tiaré-Mimosa and Cherry Blossom. The Aqua Allegoria range, introduced in 1999, is intended to highlight individual raw materials, and the fragrances are usually light and fresh. Guerlain usually releases two new Aqua Allegoria scents every year.

Tiaré-Mimosa will be a “light, sensual” fragrance featuring tiare (gardenia), mimosa, lemon zest, pink pepper, musk and vanilla…

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Fragrance of the day: Miya Shinma Sakura

Posted by Robin on 9 June 2005 17 Comments

Miya Shinma Sakura perfume

Miya Shinma Sakura features notes of cherry blossom, white rose, rose, peony, cassis, lemon, cedar, and white musk.

Sakura starts with cherry blossom, and lots of sparkling citrus — lemon, and possibly grapefruit or yuzu. It quickly fades to a very sweet and fruity rose scent, rather like rose jam with hints of berries and musk. It is pretty but I don’t find it particularly interesting.

I am very fond of Sakura tea, which is usually made by scenting Japanese sencha green tea with cherry blossoms. I was rather hoping this would capture that ethereal, spring-like scent, but it smells more like candy than cherry blossoms to me…

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Fragonard Cerisier en Fleurs ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 2 June 2005 19 Comments

Fragonard Cerisier en Fleurs fragrance line

Cerisier en Fleurs is one of the latest releases from “The Naturals” line of fragrances from Fragonard. The Naturals are very reasonably priced in France at €18 for a 100 ml bottle, but shipping to the United States basically doubles the price. When Fragonard recently ran a €10 shipping special, I disregarded (again!) my own never-buy-unsniffed rule to split a bottle of Cerisier en Fleurs with a friend.

The notes for Cerisier en Fleurs are cherry blossom, cherry, orange blossom, iris, and musk. It starts out as a sparkling blend of cherry and white flowers with a touch of light citrus. It dries down to a lightly powdery floral with hints of fruit and a smooth white musk base with possibly some sandalwood. It is very delicate, almost demure, and has a fresh, spring-like feel…

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