Chi said that i flowery scents Are they only suitable for spring/summer? The notes of flowers, if masterfully orchestrated together with woods, resins and spices, can in fact express their most inebriating, enveloping and… sensual character. This is why celebs also like them who, (also) through their beauty brands, are offering truly intense variations of them. The actress Millie Bobby Brown, for example, seems to have a certain passion for hints of violet, iris and lavender. Singer Billie Eilishhowever, prefers apple blossoms and wild poppies.
Flowery scents for winter. They are “warmed up” with spices
Moreover, numerous (edible) flowers are used in cooking together with spices rather than gourmet preparations. One of them is chamomile. But jasmine and wisteria can also be found in chefs’ dishes. Have you ever tried sweet wisteria pancakes or crunchy battered wisteria flowers?
Following this line, Guccifor the new version Elixir of its famous fragrance Guilty Pour Femmehas created a riot of energy, freshness and charm with a refined accord of wisteria that combines with tonka bean and vanilla absolute, while rose and violet enrich the fragrance, infusing its elegant sensuality with a radiant light.
Even jasmine, in perfumery as in cooking, is combined with irresistible ingredients gourmand in order to enhance its sweeter side. In the jus de L’Eau de Parfum Lumineuse Of Chloefor example, mixes with vanilla.
Flowery perfumes A/W 2023/2024: violet in the centre
Although its flowering ends at the end of October, violet is one of the most appreciated plants for its flowery scents in winter. This is because it is very transversal. Depending on the combinations, in fact, it can give truer, woody or powdery nuances.
It is, for example, hot and spicy in the jus of Carmina Of Creed where it is combined with saffron and amber to celebrate the heritage of the Maison following the discovery of a series of sketches of women’s clothes in the ancient notebooks of Henry Creed. Rancé 1795 instead, it enhances its purity with Mathilde Eau de Parfum to pay homage to the Lady of the Arts, Matilde Bonaparte, within a rich bouquet with rose, iris and jasmine. While Aerinthe famous granddaughter Estee Laudermade her bold and carnal for Rose de Grasse Rougecomparing it to the red rose.
Winter flowers in perfumes
And if on the one hand perfumery deseasonals the flowers, on the other there are those who wait for their full bloom to compose eau suitable, so to speak, for the air we breathe in winter. In this case, at the center are the scents of the plants that flower from December to March. Such as pansy, cyclamen and camellia.
But also theHamamelis Japonica with whose perfumed waters not only fragrances and colognes are created but also formulas skincare with a calming and soothing action.
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