Hi there APJ,
Two of my favourite things are art & fragrance. Today when I chose my scent it was Rosa sur Reuse that I reached for. I was pretty liberal (3 to chest and 1 to hair) and now I am sitting in a fragrant cloud that immediately made me think of the surreal works of Salvador Dali. There is something perfectly surreal and new every time I wear it and it’s much like rediscovering Dali’s works every time you come across them, the absolute surprise at his perfectly poised rendering of the bizarre, shocking, humorous and strange.
Rosa sur Reuse is beautiful and completely other-worldly, it is enticing and borders on the edge of way too much yet always remains perfectly blended and disarming. I think that because Liz Zorn is an artist too, that she feels things in an artistic way could be why my mind jumps to art when I’m wearing her creation. That she takes the same palette of notes as every other perfumer and creates this magical scent, something that speaks to me and moves me from such a physical primal level all the way to my art infested brain is prett incredible. Rosa sur Reuse always feels like an old friend and a new love.
So though I’ve talked about Rosa sur Reuse before I really wanted to record my joy today and share it with you.
Salvador Dali
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Rosa sur Reuse by Liz Zorn for SOIVOHLE 2012
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Fragrantica gives these featured accords in one line:
Tuberose, red rose, red berries, parma violet, jasmine, lily, lilac, orchid, oakmoss, vanilla, woody notes, musk
Sadly Liz has discontinued Rosa sur Reuse but I stockpiled a whole load of it and feel able to spritz with abandon. It’s a peculiar, particular joy when you spray a fragrance that was never a mainstream blockbuster because the chances of finding more are so slim. So when I do wear Rosa sur Reuse I feel as if I am gifting myself this joy, a real gift to myself that takes little more than the press of a nozzle and a deep breath.
Do you have a fragrance that works like this for you?
Portia x
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Hello Portia,
Sadly I missed the Rosa sur Reuse sale on Soivohle. My “old friend and new love” is probably L’Eau de Montiel, the surreal garden from childhood: https://australianperfumejunkies.com/2014/01/13/leau-de-monteil-by-germaine-monteil-1995/
RdR is gone but I think L’Eau de Montiel may still be around somewhere.
I love your “art infested brain”!
Azar xx
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Azar,
thank you for being my buddy. I’m so glad fragrance brought us together across the seas.
Portia xx
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I truly love this fragrance too. I did read a post on
FFF that RsR was coming back and to re visit her site.
Is this still true? I only have a few sprays left in my last bottle.
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Heya Marion Low,
I was on the site today and couldn’t find any signs of it. You may have better luck. You can always find Liz Zorn on Facebook, she may have some hidden reserves.
Portia xx
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