ANDROGYNOUS
THE TWIST SWEET PETALS AND WOOD VIRILS . If the floral perfumes seem to you to be oblivious or outdated, try the skillful Downtown by Calvin Klein, 52,50 € per 50 ml . He plays cleverly the contrasts between the delicate softness of an immaculate bouquet, cheerfully illuminated by green pear, pink pepper and violet leaf, and the masculinity of a chord built around the Atlas cedar, incense and musk. The gap is subtle and resolutely contemporary.
Foulard (Cédric Charlier at Franck et Fils) - Visual creation Laure Deren, photo Jacques Giaume.
travelers
THE ENVOÛTANT SEDUCTION OF THE EAST . Flowers can sail to a sublime elsewhere. This sensual track inspires the confidential lines that will delight the initiates. Sprinkle Yves Saint Laurent's Oriental Bouquet Oriental Collection , 175 € per 80 ml , a stunning load of tuberose white flowers, jasmine, ylang and a wake planted with amber wood, musk and patchouli. Try also Velvet Tender Oud Velvet Collection by Dolce & Gabbana, € 240 per 50 ml, at Galeries Lafayette Haussmann and in the shops of the house . The powerful rose, stitched with almonds, is allowed to burn by the oud. The appeal to desire is obvious but elegant. Place finally at Rose Velours Collection Extraordinaire of Van Cleef & Arpels, 120 € the 75 ml, in Printemps Haussmann . The rose, enhanced with honey, powdered with irises and coated with benzoin, cedar and ambroxan, is always more capsizing over the hours.
Square of silk and cotton printed cashmere (Lanvin) - Visual realization Laure Deren, photo Jacques Giaume.
TASTY
THE AFFOLANTE ATTRACTION OF THE VANILLA . In its original version with the spicy facets, it arouses a disturbing envy and gives birth to an addiction. Gabrielle Chanel , assisted by the perfumer Ernest Beaux, had already understood this by marrying her to the mimosa to evoke the fleshy, luminous and creamy petals of a gardenia. This flower, from which you can not extract the perfume, appeared, magically recreated in the suave Gardénia Les Exclusifs de Chanel, 110 € the 75 ml , to rediscover with delight. Bourbon vanilla, pods and grains, coats a lily in Stolen Kiss The Essence of Cartier perfume , 76 € the 40 ml . In this precious concentration, the flower is expressed in 3D: freshness of the leaf, voluptuousness of the petal and powdered pistil. Finally, in Nero Assoluto by Roberto Cavalli, € 66.50 per 50 ml , the enigmatic black vanilla flirts with the dark woods to bring the orchid into majesty.
Grand square of silk (Emma J. Shipley at Franck et Fils) - Visual creation Laure Deren, photo Jacques Giaume.
exciting
THE TENTATION OF THE IVDRESS. The iris is chic! Those who devote themselves to this resource, which is so onerous, will be curious to discover new interpretations that are always more racy. Silver Iris Cologne Absolute Absolutely Intense Cologne Metal Workshop Collection , 135 € per 100 ml , makes it smile thanks to mandarin and red fruits before dangerously vamping, taking away on the shores of the patchouli of Indonesia, the tonka bean Brazil and white amber. This gentle heat can not leave indifferent. Skin On Skin Collection L'Artisan Parfumeur's Emotions Explosions , 165 € per 125 ml , also stirs up lust. The iris, fevered by a soft leather, gets drunk with whiskey, flirts with rose and lavender, and finally surrenders to silky musks like a second skin. How can one not approach closer, irresistibly?
Shawl in modal and cashmere printed eye (Kenzo) - Visual realization Laure Deren, photo Jacques Giaume.
FÉMINISSIMES
THE SENSUALITY OF THE BOUDOIR . To you are coquettish alliances, of a maddening sweetness. The English garden peony, so generous and enveloping, is complemented by the crisp red apple, rose honey, melting almond and a firm and fluffy "rosy" deer tuning in Peony & Blush Suede Cologne by Jo Malone, 90 € the 100 ml . The prejudice, falsely wise, is charming in the devil. In this register of ultra-femininity, also succumb to Infusion by Rossetto de Prada, 150 € per 100 ml, exclusive to Printemps Haussmann . This collector makes the audacious bet to interpret a lipstick like an infusion. Of the rose and the lipstick, can one imagine a more eloquent wake?
Grand square of silk (Weston au Bon Marché) - Visual creation Laure Deren, photo Jacques Giaume.
