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Grandiflora Magnolia Grandiflora Sandrine & Magnolia Grandiflora Michel ~ fragrance reviews

Posted by Kevin on 9 April 2014 25 Comments

magnolia blossoms

I grew up in Virginia, and I wonder if there’s a state with more magnolia grandiflora trees? (Mississippi…Alabama…Louisiana…South Carolina…I know you have your share!) When I think back, it seems every house, regal or modest, every college campus, farm, mall, gas station, had its own magnolia tree…or trees. Magnolia grandifloras are from an ancient family — they were Earth’s first flowering plants; magnolias are beautiful in many ways: they produce heavy/stiff leaves, ‘lacquered’ dark green on one side, suede-like, sometimes “furry” and brown, on the other; gem-like fruits; noble seed heads — not to mention their huge, glorious-looking (and heavenly scented) flowers. No matter their location, parking lot or plantation, magnolia grandifloras are grand.

I’m betting one of the first floral smells to imprint itself on me was magnolia. How else to explain my writing a piano composition in seventh grade titled Magnolia Whispers? (My piano teacher made all her students write an original piece of music for our annual recital.) I even illustrated the sheet music with tiny drawings of magnolia blossoms. (I wish I could attach a soundtrack to this article so you could get a good laugh.) I never wrote a musical ode to other favorites — gardenias, roses, poppies or marigolds…magnolia reigned supreme…

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Grandiflora Magnolia Grandiflora Sandrine & Magnolia Grandiflora Michel ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 6 January 2014 4 Comments

Magnolia Grandiflora Sandrine

Grandiflora, the Sydney floral design studio of Saskia Havekes, has launched their debut fragrances, Magnolia Grandiflora Sandrine and Magnolia Grandiflora Michel. The two interpretations of magnolia, reportedly Ms. Havekes’ favorite flower, were developed by perfumers Sandrine Videault and Michel Roudnitska respectively…

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LesNEZ Manoumalia, Jean-Louis Scherrer Miss Scherrer ~ new fragrances

Posted by Robin on 22 December 2008 15 Comments

LesNEZ Manoumalia perfumeLesNEZ will launch Manoumalia in January. The new fragrance was developed by perfumer Sandrine Videault, and was inspired by a trip Videault took to Wallis, in the South Pacific, to learn about the use of fragrance materials in the island's “olfactive culture”. Wallisians use scented materials as decoration…

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