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Perfume, Reviews - November 11th, 2009
I love interesting new perfumes, and L’Occitane recently introduced two new fragrances that are both quite nice! Labdanum and Mimosa join the five other fragrances in their Eau de Parfum lineup.
According to Wikipedia:
Labdanum is a sticky brown resin obtained from the shrubs Cistus ladanifer (western Mediterranean) and Cistus creticus (eastern Mediterranean), species of rockrose.
The Labdanum Eau de Parfum has a labdanum note, as well as citrus fruits, spices, benzoin, and vanilla. It starts off with an almost smoky note to my nose, and the spices are quite strong. In fact, on my skin it smells a lot like a chipotle chile pepper (a smoked jalapeno). It’s disconcerting, but in a good way, which is one of the things I really like about it. After a while, the vanilla comes forward and it becomes sweeter and more ambery. Lasting power is excellent!
The Mimosa is much more floral, but still quite interesting as well. It has notes of violet leaf, and almonds, and has a powdery aspect to it as well. It’s not a nose-tickling soft of powdery though, nor is it too “old lady.” It’s quite fresh, actually, and has a lot of green notes to it. It isn’t as long lasting on the skin, but for a fresh floral fragrance, it’s nice!
Overall, I think these two Eau de Parfums make a very good addition to the line at L’Occitane.
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