Opened my new issue of Allure and on page 103, there it is. This time done in a gorgeous square gold bottle. Trick is, does it smell as wonderfully mysterious as did the original from 1964? ::she asks doubtfully:: Anyone tried it?
They're calling this one Zen Gold ;the first/original known as Black, the second Zen is called Pearl.
Looks like they poured the obligatory 21st century department store fruit notes in there. (btw have you noticed?...the fruits are showing up in niche now, too. Oh well, sometimes they can work beautifully, sometimes, not.) Even with the apple (ack) and the pineapple (ook), I'll want to try it.
"The floral, fresh woody, amber fragrance was created by Robertet's perfumer Michel Almairac."
top notes ~ grapefruit, bergamot, peach, pineapple, blue rose;
mid notes ~ freesia, gardenia, red apple, violet, lily of the valley, hyacinth, rose from China ,lotus flower
base notes ~ patchouli, cedar, musk, white musk, amber, incense, marine plant.
"The notes of rose from China and lotus flower are used for their traditional calming properties, according to the company.
The "blue rose" springs from the marriage of a rose and violet, according to Almairac, who explained, "It has a very particular odor a lemony note."
...a special thank you to those who sent me the BN HTML chart.
They're calling this one Zen Gold ;the first/original known as Black, the second Zen is called Pearl.
Looks like they poured the obligatory 21st century department store fruit notes in there. (btw have you noticed?...the fruits are showing up in niche now, too. Oh well, sometimes they can work beautifully, sometimes, not.) Even with the apple (ack) and the pineapple (ook), I'll want to try it.
"The floral, fresh woody, amber fragrance was created by Robertet's perfumer Michel Almairac."
top notes ~ grapefruit, bergamot, peach, pineapple, blue rose;
mid notes ~ freesia, gardenia, red apple, violet, lily of the valley, hyacinth, rose from China ,lotus flower
base notes ~ patchouli, cedar, musk, white musk, amber, incense, marine plant.
"The notes of rose from China and lotus flower are used for their traditional calming properties, according to the company.
The "blue rose" springs from the marriage of a rose and violet, according to Almairac, who explained, "It has a very particular odor a lemony note."
...a special thank you to those who sent me the BN HTML chart.
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