Friday, November 26, 2021

New obsession.

Christian Dior Hypnotic Poison Eau de Toilette | Allegory of Vanity
Hypnotic Poison Eau de Toilette by Christian Dior (1998).


Christian Dior Hypnotic Poison is an amber vanilla fragrance created by Annick Menardo and Christian Dussoulier and launched in 1998.

Top Notes:
Coconut, plum, apricot.

Heart Notes:
Brazilian rosewood, jasmine, caraway, tuberose, rose, lily of the valley.

Base Notes:
Vanilla, almond, sandalwood, musk.

Friday, August 6, 2021

REPLICA Beach Walk by Maison Martin Margiela.

REPLICA Beach Walk by Maison Martin Margiela (2012).

Created in 2012 by Jacques Cavallier and Marie Salamagne, Beach Walk is a floral fruity gourmand that evokes the sensory memory of a summer walk along the ocean: the warm sun, a gentle breeze, salted skin, and the feeling of sand between you toes and the waves carressing your legs.

Top Notes:
Bergamot, pink pepper, lemon.

Heart Notes:
Transluzone, ylang ylang, cococut milk.

Base Notes:
Musk, cedar, benzoin.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Beautiful perfume bottles.

Guerlain perfume bottles designed by R. Noirot for Cristal & Bronze, 1955.
Guerlain perfume bottles designed by R. Noirot for Cristal & Bronze, 1955.

Saturday, April 10, 2021

L’Air du Temps by Nina Ricci.

L'Air du Temps Eau de Parfum by Nina Ricci (1948).

L’Air du Temps was created in 1948 by Nina Ricci's son, Robert Ricci and master perfumer Francis Fabron as an ode to femininity and a post-war mood of peace. A beautiful perfume that reminds me a lot of Chanel Nº5 and Chanel Nº22, but slightly more innocent and ethereal.

Top Notes:
Carnation, aldehydes, rose, neroli, Brazilian rosewood, peach, bergamot.

Heart Notes:
Carnation, clothes, gardenia, jasmine, ylang-ylang, rose, violet, orris root, rosemary, orchid.

Base Notes:
Spices, iris, oakmoss, musk, sandalwood, benzoin, amber, vetiver, cedar.