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Floraiku In the Rain, Regime des Fleurs Rock River Melody, The Observer Collection Homesick. ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Jessica on 8 July 2021 6 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a city-dweller and a homebody with a very low degree of wanderlust. However, after the forced confinement of 2020 and early 2021, I felt the need to escape my urban surroundings and my daily routine for a few days. A few days at an inn in a wooded riverside landscape turned out to be just what I needed; even two hours’ travel from New York, there’s enough greenery and quiet solitude to shift my perspective.

Returning to my metropolitan perch, I found myself reaching for a few nature-themed, “green”-heavy fragrances that I’d gathered into a little pile earlier in the summer. They’ve been helping me to extend that outdoorsy mood a little longer, even as I settle down at my laptop with my window view of adjacent apartment buildings. Here are three I can recommend for sensory refreshment and mental wanderings…

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Floraiku Part II ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 19 March 2020 11 Comments

Today, I tackle six more Floraïku perfumes; for an introduction to the line, see yesterday’s Part I.

Sound of a Ricochet (vanilla, tonka bean, sandalwood) “A red dragonfly under the burning sky, the sound of a ricochet.”

What a great name: Sound of a Ricochet. I expected something sharp, startling, so I was surprised at the warm notes listed for this scent. This is a cuddly, wool-y scent, with creamy vanilla and tonka bean…

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Floraiku Part I ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 18 March 2020 19 Comments

Floraïku came to my attention not because I smelled one of its fragrances but because I saw one of its bottles; beware beautiful packaging. Floraïku is an offshoot of the niche line Memo Paris and its perfumes are inspired by Japan. At present, Floraïku has 19 perfumes (two of which are “ShadowingTM” fragrances — more on those later). According to the Floraïku website, the perfumes were developed by Aliénor Massenet or Sophie Labbé and each perfume supposedly contains more than 50% naturals (not sure any agency monitors such claims).

Floraïku fragrances are arranged in groupings: Forbidden Incense | Kodo — Sound of a Ricochet, My Shadow on the Wall, My Love Has the Color of the Night; Enigmatic Flowers | Ikebana — I See the Clouds Go By, Cricket Song, First Dream of the Year; Secret Teas and Spices | O Cha — The Moon and I, I Am Coming Home, One Umbrella for Two; Light Shadow — Sleeping on the Roof; Dark Shadow — Between Two Trees. Each scent has a poem attached to the perfume and comes in a gorgeous bottle/10 ml travel spray combo (presented in a bento box). Eight of Floraïku’s perfumes are missing from my two posts this week: Just A Rose, Ao, The Mountain Standing Still, Flowers Turn Purple, In the Rain, Wind in my Hand ($755!), In the Dark and Surprise…

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The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 16 January 2018 4 Comments

Floraïku's Green Tea candle set: "This Floraïku set of three candles represents the Secret Teas and Spices collection with an aromatic and captivating Green Tea scented candle, alongside a Lily of the Valley candle for a white floral aroma and Smoked Wood for a deeply woody scent." Three 130g candles for £220 at Harrods.

The daily lemming

Posted by Robin on 28 August 2017 7 Comments

Floraïku discovery set

Thanks to Lucasai for pointing out this discovery kit with 1.5 ml samples of the Floraïku brand's 11 fragrances. $10 at the US website.

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