"A perfume tells you things you do not know about yourself," says Serge Lutens. It's up to you to express yourself by choosing one of these flowers.
The rose: elusive and unpredictable
"This is the universal flower explains Francis Kurkdjian, because unlike others it grows in all regions of the globe. And we find it in a large number of compositions ". Yet Do not trust his image a bit old: "It can take peppery accents to be spicy, almost pungent as in The Black Glue of Dior," says Jean Demachy. Associated with leather for Hermès Galop, it suggests a hot and spirited sensuality. If it is a patchouli that accompanies (Patchouli'n Roses of Reminiscence, released in October 2016), it reveals its carnal sides, gently enticing. But on the contrary, when she hides in her heart the exceptional vanilla from Madagascar, she sparkles, lights up, lets her joy burst forth (Tangier Vanille d'Aerin).
The tuberose: femininity assumed, seductive, haunting
With this powerful, obsessive note, she is not afraid to play the divas. But sometimes, thanks to a bark of Ceylon cinnamon and bergamot, it lets appear the sweetness of a creamy, milky facet (Elie Saab, Collection of Essences N ° 9). On the contrary, she accentuates her animal side, sensual, when she takes notes of dark chocolate and castoreum (Night Watchman, Section d'Or, Serge Lutens).
Lavender or Lavandin: tonic, bright cheerful
"For a long time reserved for men lavender evokes for me, a summer morning when the city, which is just waking up, allows all possible. She is lively and energetic, and her mixed notes of Calabrian lemon and hawthorn reveal a strong personality in the woman who wears it (Petit Matin, Maison Francis Kurkdjian).
Neroli, orange blossom: a false innocence
"Certainly, in the first degree it evokes candor, baby skin, bridal crown and cakes of our childhood," says Marie Salamagne perfumer at Firmenich. She assumes her greed when she associates with mandarin, peach and intense caramel (Bonbon Couture , Viktor & Rolf). But do not trust it: Thierry Wasser, for Guerlain has worked in contrast shaking the sweetness of bergamot, the absolute of Orange Blossom, a dark background, mysterious smoked tea and black woods (Neroli Outrenoir, Collection Art and Matter, Guerlain).
Peony: an original and assumed sex appeal
Less exuberant than the rose, slightly musky, its bright and light notes seduce from the start. Her discreet sensuality unfolds under notes of freesia and amber (Peonia Nobile, Acqua di Parma), while if accompanied by Ambroxan "she becomes disturbing, mysterious, and transgresses a stereotypical femininity ," think Francis Kurkdjian (Kenzo World of Kenzo).
Jasmin: elegant, charming, deliciously irresistible
We are far from the soliflores of yesteryear, with a heady and fatal wake. Contemporary perfumers blend Jasmine Sambac fusant, green, radiant and Grandiflora more opulent, more fruity. Fruits (raspberries, strawberries, pears ...) that have the share in a daring white Cyprus (My Paris Yves Saint Laurent) while it is the spicy leather notes of almond wood and vanilla that give it a wake both lively and enveloping (Jasmins Marzipane, Maison Lancôme). It becomes almost mystical, addictive, alongside incense and myrrh, (Wood Jasmin, BDK perfumes).
Iris: a distant elegance, precious, but so feminine
"He is not the type to reveal his attractions in the blink of an eye. It is all restraint but, as soon as its charm operates it becomes terribly addictive, says Marie Salamagne. Accompanied by dry chords of pink berries, peppered with Elemie, benzoin and incense, it reveals a bold and singular femininity (Accord Chic, Secrets of Essences, Yves Rocher). With heart, mimosa and violet leaves, he becomes cheerfully bold while notes of patchouli and tonka bean remind him of a fulfilling sensuality (Silver Iris, Atelier Cologne). A sensuality that reveals itself, at once intimate and rowdy when it surrounds itself with the warmth of patchouli, the Tonka Absolute and labdanum resin (Trouble in Heaven, Louboutin).
