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Illuminum Tomato Leaf ~ fragrance review

Posted by Jessica on 17 August 2012 25 Comments

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Like many people, I first took notice of British fragrance house Illuminum when Katherine Middleton chose to wear Illuminum’s White Gardenia Petals on the occasion of her wedding to Prince William. At that time, Illuminum’s fragrances weren’t even available in the United States; over the past year, however, the brand has been making gradual inroads into the American niche fragrance market. Illuminum offers a daunting range of personal fragrances and home fragrances; Tomato Leaf, from the “Haute Perfume” line, is one that has made an impression on me.

Illuminum says that “a vegetal freshness is central to this green and pleasing scent,” which includes top notes of carrot seed, osmanthus and tomato leaf; heart notes of dew drops, seaweed and water lily; and a base note of musk. (Freesia is also mentioned in a description of the fragrance.) However, after wearing it three or four times, I’d file Tomato Leaf under “misleading names” and “not at all what I expected.” It begins with a really unusual blend of mint, ripe peaches and moist green leaves, like a summer salad assembled from ingredients freshly picked in a garden or purchased that morning at a farmers market…

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Annick Goutal Folavril ~ fragrance review

Posted by Robin on 7 March 2007 22 Comments

Annick Goutal Folavril perfume

It has been snowing since late last night, and we now have several inches of accumulation. It is that time of year when it seems like winter is taking just a bit too long in departing, and I am ready for a little denial; hence, today’s subject: Folavril by Annick Goutal. It was her first fragrance release (launched in 1981), and the name, April Fool, is the perfect way to announce the coming of spring. I’m just doing it a little bit early. The notes include mango, jasmine, boronia flower and tomato leaf.

Annick Goutal’s Folavril opens on a burst of sweet mango and what smells to me rather like apricot or peach jam. It would probably smell like yet another insipid fruity floral (although if I remember correctly, it is classified as an aldehydic floral) were it not for the tomato leaves, which undercut the sweetness with their bitter, peppery-spicy green edge. The combination smells playful, in keeping with the name, and it has a nice bite to it — Folavril perfectly manages to evoke the warmth of the tropics without calling to mind suntan oil or a frozen cocktail….

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Fragrance review: Memory of Kindness by CB I Hate Perfume

Posted by Robin on 12 April 2006 26 Comments

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Memory of Kindness is one of the latest fragrance releases from CB I Hate Perfume. It was inspired by a childhood memory of crawling under a tangle of tomato vines, and the notes are fresh tomato leaves, green tomato vines and garden earth.

This is a must try for green fragrance lovers, especially those of you who adore the scent of tomato leaf. It captures their distinctive bitter-green herbal aroma perfectly…

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