Wednesday 9 March 2016

Spring Scents

Today I wanted to share with you all the three newest additions to my fragrance wardrobe. I always wish I was one of those loyal fragrance-wearers who has a ‘signature scent’, the kind that instantly reminds those closest to you of you… but in reality I’m just too fickle with scent and my taste is constantly changing and developing. Over the years I’ve found myself gravitating to more and more ‘grown-up’ scents. I still can’t handle full-on floral but I’ve definitely developed more of a nose for florals and muskier, more unusual scents.
Even though I’m writing this on one of the rainiest days in British history (I’m currently sitting on a 3-hour delayed train due to flooding on the tracks) Spring is definitely on it’s way. These three are all perfect for spring as they are light, fresh and feminine...
The first is Maison Martin Margiela’s ‘Beach Walk’ from their Replica collection. I adore the concept of this range, designed to remind you of specific moments in history, this particular scent being of sun kissed salty skin in Calvi, 1972. I also love the bottles, reminiscent of apothecary bottles with white twine detailing around the neck and no lids. They do, however come with an *eye watering* price tag of £85 for 100ml Eau de Toilette, so for some that’s an automatic turn off, but if you’re into your fragrances they are worth taking a detour for in store to experience them. There are 10 scents in total, some female, some male and some unisex, but Beach Walk is by far my favourite with subtle notes of bergamot, pink pepper, lemon, musk, cedarwood and ylang ylang. Available online here
The second scent I’m loving at the moment is easily one of the most unusual in my collection. It’s part of Jo Malone’s new Herb Garden collection for Spring 2016 and it’s called Wild Strawberry and Parsley. Whenever I think of strawberry notes in a fragrance I assume it’s going to be sickly sweet and probably a younger celebrity fragrance. But the parsley in this fragrance adds a green freshness to the scent that smells unlike any other fragrance I’ve come across. The entire collection is actually very unusual. Again, I would recommend checking it out if you’re into your fragrances and happen to be passing a Jo Malone counter. I personally wasn’t crazy about the other three scents in the collection but love this one when I want something a little different. It’s only available in the handbag-friendly 30ml bottle and is £44. Available online here
Lastly is the latest addition to Chloe’s fragrance collection: Love Story Eau de Toilette. When ‘Love Story’ launched last year, I really wanted to love it (I mean, look at the bottle, it’s simply beautiful!) But something about it was too much for me, too strongly floral and a little heady. I felt the same way about it as I do about the original Marc Jacobs Daisy… I like it in theory, but when I actually wear it, it just gives me a bit of a headache. Last month they launch the EDT version of the original and I’m happy to report I’m a fan! I’m taking baby steps into the floral world but this is a nice in-between for those of you who want to love a floral fragrance like this, but can’t quite handle the full-on effect of an EDP. It’s still got strongly floral notes of Neroli, Orange Blossom and Jasmine, but a little softer and cleaner. It’s £42 for 30ml. Available online here. 

What are your current favourite scents? 
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  1. lovely post fleur - hope you get off the train safely soon!
    i really love the look of these new jo malone fragrances. the strawberry and parsley along with the lemon thyme additions are something i have to see for myself as soon as i can.

    elisha-mae I wear this?
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  2. I love the original Chloé Love Story, but I agree it is a bit strong so I would love to try l'eau de toilette.
    Alexandra xx
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  3. I wanna try the Replica one so bad! Currently wearing Lazy Sunday Morning and I love it.

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  4. :) Thanks for your fragrance review. Plan to try "Beach Walk". My fav is Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist EDP £77.27 ($108) for 100.55ml (3.4 oz.)
    http://www.donnakaran.com/accessories/fragrance/cashmere-mist/cashmere-mist-liquid-cashmere-3.4-edp/595P01.html

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  5. I've also been getting into florals recently, usually I tend to go more for darker violet, sandalwood, vanilla scents. The Elizabeth and James Nirvana White is a great way to try floral without being overboard. I LOVE the Nirvana Black, but I've recently become obsessed with the Nirvana White as well.

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  6. Chloe Love Story is one of my favorite scents, love the personalized bottle you got

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  7. I've never had any of these, but I love the packaging on Replica!
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  8. I absolutely love the idea of replica perfumes, I love that scents can take you back to a different time and a different place... but that price tag is eye watering!
    Debi x
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  9. Oooh a new Chloe scent! I need to give it a sniff!!
    Kisses,
    Sarah
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  10. My favourite scents at the moment are the YSL Black Opium Eau de Toilette perfume and the Miss Dior perfume which I very luckily got free as I used a gift card I got for my birthday to buy it :) x

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  11. I also wish I had a signature scent, but that's not really the case. I love perfumes way too much to do that! ;)

    Laura
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  12. I do have a signature scent i only switch up for special occasions, a Givenchy fragrange (Angue ou Demon)

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  13. The new Jo Malone scent sounds so interesting a unique! Definitely different from any other fragrance I've seen. I'll have to smell it :) My current scent is Black Opium by YSL, I've loved it for years now, I guess it is my signature scent now!

    Julia x
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  14. Chloe Love Story is a favourite of mine right now!


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  15. I love the sounds of the Wild Strawberry & Parsley cologne! I saw it on the John Lewis website and thought it looked the one 'most up my street' from the collection so I'm intrigued to give this one a sniff. I've doused myself with Lime, Basil & Mandarin since I received it for Christmas - I'm nearly all out! The herby, freshness really makes what could be a basic scent into something intriguing, different and SO delicious!

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  16. I've never heard of a train being delayed due to flooding before! You must being having a lot of rain. Did they custom make the Chloé bottle for you? How beautiful!

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  17. Love the Chloe perfume! Super sweet smellm currently loving the Si perfume :) x

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  18. I love sweet scents, especially when the weather warms up! My favorites are Coach's Poppy and Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck--both sweet but not overly floral or fruity.

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  19. I've got to get my hands on Beach Walk! Bergamot, cedarwood and ylang ylang are some of my favorite scents and it sounds magnificent. Thanks for sharing!
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  20. I've heard great things about this Chloe perfume I'd love to give it a go!

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  23. LOVE THOSE SCENTS!!!!

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  24. Jo Malone fragrances are perfect transition all the way from spring to summer time i think! I have personally been loving J'Adore lately. Not sure if you can classify under a particular seasonal scent though! x

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  25. Love this post, Fleur! And I love, love, LOVE talking about fragrances...so many memories associated with certain scents...
    My current favorite is Versace's Crystal Noir...Whenever I put that one on, I'm "back"...to the beaches (at night) in California, slathered in coconut oil, roasting marshmallows & eating the chocolate reserved for the s'mores... Yep! I just LOVE fragrances! x

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  26. I love all the Jo Malone Fragrances! Such beautiful pictures by the way Fleur :)
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  27. I love your personalised Chloe perfume. Such a nice touch! X

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  28. I really love the Chloe scent, it's a new one to me. I love Jo Malone too but I hate paying the price! Same with the Replica one, it sounds amazing but the £85 makes me cringe a little! x

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  29. I have the new Jo Malone! Smells very good!

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  30. Very envious of everyone who has the new Jo Malone haha!

    Lizzie Dripping

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  31. All three perfums sound amazing! Great post

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  32. I love Chloe fragrances so I'd love to try Love Story, sounds like it would smell amazing! x

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  33. Tahitian by Avon is one of my favourite scents it smells like summer, coconut and summer scents's it's a beautiful fragrance.

    Meme xx

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  35. They all sound great and at the moment chloe's signature perfume is my favourite :)

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  36. I really want the chloe perfume as it smells amazing xo

    Emily | emsalice.com

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  37. Really want to try out Replica! Sounds so nice, i'm obsessed with YSL Black Opium at the moment!x

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  38. Omg loving the Jo Malone scent, looks as though I'm going to need to push the boat out a little and spend more on quality perfume rather than my comfort zone Jimmy choo flash. Inspired!

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  40. I love floral fragrances! All of these sound amazing - in fact I know the Chloe one is as my sister wore it for her wedding. The Jo Malone one sounds so unusual. I've yet to try anything from them that I don't love so I will have to check it out! x

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  41. wow, the replica perfume looks SUPER cool, definitely a scent that I would want to have on my bedside table. Great review!

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  43. I've really been loving Flower's Cherished, It smells of vanilla!
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  44. I think I would love the Replica one! I've been wanting to try one from them for ages! That one sounds really nice because it seems like it would be slightly musky!
    Aleeha xXx
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  45. I've not tried any of these scents but they all sound amazing!

    Jodie @ Jodetopia x

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  46. I'm always looking for a new scent to see in the spring season! The Jo Malone one looks particularly amazing. My go to Spring scent has to be Vera Wang's Pink :-)
    xoxo
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  47. I love the smell of the Chloe one, I'm also a big fan of DKNY fresh blossom! x

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  49. I love these posts! I did a similar one today!! xxx
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  50. Chloe Love Story is one of my favorite scents.

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  51. I love me some Spring perfumes! I do love floral ones but they cannot be too heavy or sweet, or I won't like them at all. I tend to love the ones that are more on the fresh side of the floral spectrum, if that makes sense. I definitely want to check out that Jo Malone one :) xx
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