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Naomi Goodsir
Undergreen
Serge Lutens
Terry de Gunzburg
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Etro

Lemon Sorbet

"Sailing upwind past bays and coves. A plunge into the blue, sea foam on waves. Saltwater breeze on the skin."

Lemon, bergamot, orange, Paraguay petitgrain. Bois de rose, Provence lavender, rosemary, thyme, spearmint, carnation leaves. Mysore sandalwood, vetiver, incense.

An aromatic fougere fragrance, that has highly citrus, herbaceous, green, floral notes. Refreshing and mouthwatering with an aromatic woody finish on the skin. Not exactly a gourmand fragrance but still leaves you hungry for more.

www.etro.com

 

Urban Apothecary

'Preserves' scented candle collection.

Lemon curd & Orange Marmalade

"Lemon Curd is an uplifting scent with zesty Sicilian Lemon, creamy Lemon Curd and a hint of Vanilla and Coconut in the base and Orange Marmalade is a thick, sweet, juicy, Orange, Marmalade fragrance with a hint of warm Ginger."

Such a scrumptious idea for room fragrances piquant lemons tempered particularly by the creamy coconut.

Vigorous, orange peel and flesh made luscious with sugar syrup and spicy hints.

www.urbanapothecarylondon.com

 

4160 Tuesdays

Be Careful What You Wish For

"One customer talked Sarah "I would love to smell your take on an oudh." And so it was done, an oudh to inspire longing and delight, one that didn't smell as if you'd just cleaned out the stables.

It's still a tiny bit dirty (in a good, 'perfumy' way) but mostly it has the scent that you'd find if you'd left the fruit bowl out in the sun and gone away for a fortnight. Some people tell us that they can't smell the oudh. That's the way we like it. This is just gorgeous, and we're using it here as we would use oakmoss in a chypre fragrance, a firm base to build on."

Blackcurrant, strawberry, raspberry, grapefruit, peach, plum and orange. Ripe sweet fruits with a citrus highlight, earthy oudh takes its role but quite gently and possibly to some almost none at all. It is a late afternoon fruit and vegetable market stall left with maturated fruit punnets only fit for making jam.

www.4160tuesdays.com

 

Demeter

Nutmeg Ice cream

"Soothe your heart and soul with the warm, fragrant scent of Demeter's Nutmeg Ice Cream. Enveloped in fresh cream and garnished with a touch of sugar, that’s just enough to remove any bitterness, but not enough to make the fragrance sweet. Fragrant Nutmeg is the star here, but balanced to be wearable."

Described as 'oriental vanilla' this fragrance is exactly that. Layers of sweet vanilla ice cream with a spicy soupçon of grated aromatic nutmeg - unmistakable.

demeterfragrance.com

Penhaligon's

Equinnox Bloom

"Equinox Bloom is our very first gourmand fragrance, inspired by the quintessentially English tradition of afternoon tea, and the transitional moment when day turns to evening and when cold Winter yields to Spring."

A simply delicious new scent from Penhaligons. Their first adventure into a gourmand fragrance is a triumph, created by Master Perfumer Olivier Cresp described as a typical English high tea. It starts with whipped vanilla cream and a hint of violet leaves, Frangipani is dominant but highlighted with citrus and subtle tea hints with develop gradually this is all finished smoothly with lightest caramel. A superb new floral/oriental fragrance.

www.penhaligons.com

 

Max Benjamin

Pink Pepper Coffee - scented 'Coffee' candle collection.

"A gorgeous familiar feminine blend with top notes of pink pepper, grapefruit and bergamot, a heart of geranium with soft touches of coffee, cedarwood and vetiver."

The Max Benjamin coffee collection is quite gorgeous. Different scents with a coffee base designed to be used around the home brings to mind the old advice of leaving a pot of coffee on when trying to sell you home as it makes the home much more inviting. This idea has been taken much further with combinations of coffee & cardamon, coffee & patchouli, coffee & amber and pink pepper coffee which is a great introduction.

maxbenjamin.ie

 

Naomi Goodsir

Or du Sérail

"Citadel of murmurs, forbidden fruit. Night thief, voluptuous delicacy, eastern musings.Oriental tobacco. A gourmand & textured perfume, evocative of a golden tobacco. An ambery, woody, musky & greedy composition."

Very complex and layered. Changing constantly on the skin - starting with intense hookah tobacco, so smooth and atmospheric. Then a cornucopia of fruits including apple, orange and made tropical by distinctive coconut milk and sweet honey notes. A soothing hint of rum mellows with herbal highlights. Amber, musk and a beautiful combination of wood tones deepen the tone. So smooth, delectable and dynamic.
www.naomigoodsirparfums.com

 

Undergreen

Pink - Classic Collection

"An all-pink clad composition, for sparkling women who arouse men's greed."

The nose for the third fragrance of Undergreen is Cecile Zarokian. A simple gorgeous play on a sundae, opening with a soft balsamic note hitting you unexpectantly but accelerates the fragrance effect. So rapidly followed on by harmonized piquant citrus and fresh strawberries. Sweet rose is a gentle mid note and a finishing caramelisation with hints of vanilla and inviting praline. Throughout there is an aromatic woody note carried through the sweet layers and blends all the notes together.

undergreen.eu

Serge Lutens

Jeux de Peau - Beige Collection

"It's as if the baker took us by the hand. Your childhood is a slope. The farther down you go, the more it comes back to you. You must separate the wheat from the chaff to know who you are. All this to say that the smell of fresh bread from the bakery takes us back. The feel of warm bread against the cheek even more so, evoking a familiar sensation from my childhood."

Malted milk with the addition of coconut and liquorice. Spices are added with a dollop of apricot. Finished with sweet scented woods. An ambrosial sweet milky combination that is highlighted with fruity spice notes.

www.sergelutens.com

 

Terry de Gunzburg

Flagrant Delice

"Praise of gluttony, flagrante delight is infused almond milk and fig matured in the sun. A sexy combination of ultra modern materials and natural ingredients of extreme wealth. From the first seconds, the essence of bitter almond, capsized reason."

Nectarious fig opens this delicious fragrance combined with creamy almond milk. Orange citrus notes and red berries naturally freshen. Vanilla and tonka bean excentuate the soft nutty mid note and help to blend together revealing further musky powdered notes.

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