Monday, October 5, 2009

One Sentence Perfume Review: Belle En Rykiel, Sonia Rykiel


















Cute and sweet, but there's something a little bit odd about this one, as if she's been constructed from salvaged parts.



Notes from Fragrancex: Mandarin, Red Currant, Lavender flowers, Heliotrope, Coffee Blossom, Frankincense, Patchouli, Amber, Vanilla, and Mahogany Wood.


Photo by Rodrigo at Wikimedia Commons.
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5 comments:

  1. MaryOctober 6, 2009 at 4:36 AM

    Looking at those notes - something does sound a bit quirky. Heliotrope and frankincense!?

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  2. stella pOctober 6, 2009 at 5:03 AM

    Would have liked to try! The lavender is interesting, - this kitten of you transcends standard cuteness

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  3. chayaruchamaOctober 6, 2009 at 5:41 AM

    I agree!

    I had hoped for more from this one [ SHHHH ! I'm in the minority, I know !]

    Quirky, yes-
    But it doesn't quite hold together, for me.
    That kitten does, though ;0

    Rykiel Women really pulls it all together; too bad we've all made such a lemming of her that she's getting harder to find ;(

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  4. AlyssaOctober 6, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Kitten!

    Yours?

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  5. BitterGraceOctober 6, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    Nope, not my kitty. I wish. I'd love to have a cat again. (I better stop saying things like that, or one will land on my doorstep.)

    I actually like Belle en Rykiel quite a bit, but it definitely has some deep confusion in its character. Lavender scent? Gourmand? Straight-up oriental? It just can't make up its mind...

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