Hi APJ family,
This new fragrance launching May 2013. This girl in the picture, Anabela Belikova, is so fresh and pretty and doesn’t look like a bag of bones on heroin. I love her look and she makes me want to try
Van Cleef & Arpels Rêve Fragrance 2013 Ad Campaign
Photo Stolen Fragrantica
Fragrantica gives these featured accords:
Top: Pear and neroli
Heart: Osmanthus, peony and lily
Base: Sandalwood and amber
Camilla Akrans photographed top catwalker Anabela Belikova for the latest fragrance campaign from Van Cleef & Arpels, Rêve.
Australian Perfume Junkies 
LOve LOVE LOVE osmanthus!!! (and Portia…..I miss you!) xx
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Oh and I too do not like “bag of bones” models (even though I am an old bag of bones myself-LOL!!!)
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Ha Ha HA! How can you miss me. I’m here! Till tomorrow when I’m off to India anyway.
Portia xx
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Wow – India! Have a fun, fabulous trip, Portia! Looking forward to lotsa piccies! 😀
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Thanks, I will try and remember to take photos. Usually I’m so involved in the moment that I forget to take them.
Portia xx
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You’re back and I did not even know this!!! Yet off to travel tomorrow! (and you know what I want from India,right? he!he!)
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A servant? The black hole? Um?? Bollywood?
Do you mean some perfume oil?
Portia xx
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I checked this frag out on Fragrantica and learned that six noses were involved in its creation, notably Nathalie Feisthauer and David Apel. Sounds like a lot of cooks (some interns perhaps?). The ad is gorgeous but Reve is a scent I would sample before springing for the pretty bottle. Best wishes for a great trip, Portia!
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Thanks Azar.
Yes, I would definitely spritz before buying, even some of the notes make me worry, if done like so much else these days.
Portia xx
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yeah, the model is so feminine and real… I am glad I am not the only one who get annoyed by those bony clothes hangers that grace the magazine covers and catwalks these days.
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Hey Iva,
Fashion is a funny thing isn’t it? And there are so many who buy the thin is in thing.
Portia xx
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I am glad there are people from the other camp, who actually use the head on their shoulders for something else besides make up 🙂
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I think VC&A has some of the best bottles and marketing in mainstream right now. For example Midnight in Paris and Feerie, I both loved. Sort of a fantastical fairy tale imagery. I love this too. However, the scents haven’t always lived up to the beautiful bottles sadly.
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Hiya Susan,
You are BANG ON there sister. Sensational design and advertising material. I love the new “niche” style range too but mostly the frags are dross. It’s a shame too because VC&A could be world leaders.
Portia xx
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This is one of a few mainstream perfumes that I look forward to trying (but I need to get the other two – the same as susan mentioned above – into my collection first!)
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