FR! 01 / N° 02 – La Dame Blanche by Julie Massé for Fragrance Republic 2013

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Post by Portia

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Hi Indie Perfume Lovers,

Our lovely Poodle did a super review of todays fragrance a while back and at the time I was intrigued. It now shows up in the ENORMOUS sample and trial baggie Natalie from APB gave to me, in a 15ml size.

FR! 01 / N° 02 by Fragrance Republic 2013

FR! 01 / N° 02 – La Dame Blanche by Julie Massé

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Fragrantica gives these featured accords:
Top: Rose absolute
Heart: Tuberose absolute
Base: Cocoa resin

This is day two of wearing and though Poodle pointed out in her review that this was the tuberose for people who hate BWFs and that it was very airy the absolute accuracy of those two pieces of information weren’t fully clear until I started wearing FR! 01 / N° 02. Tuberose has been shorn of all its lascivious and fatty excesses, all traces of grandeur and overbearing sonic scent projection has been pared back to an extraordinarily sparse and stark fragrance that still manages to create a beautiful aura around you and be daintily fragrant. Modern simplicity in fragrance at its best.

The rose is wet and cool, reminiscent of early spring dawn blooms still lightly frosted. When the FR! 01 / N° 02 tuberose arrives its sheer, misty veil is both prim and luscious. No, I don’t understand and can’t really explain but both words are equally valid. It is tuberose and yet its this new, softer, icier sister of tuberose. Like taking a drink from an icy stream in the mountains but still being aware that you are warm flesh and blood.

I can easily imagine FR! 01 / N° 02 becoming a perfect go-to daily scent. A spritz and go, comfortable, beautiful fresh wash of cool glamour. Excellent for the high powered, or aspirational, person to give an aura of calm competence and quiet fortitude.

FR! 01 / N° 02 is a little too pristine for my tastes, though I’m impressed by the artistry the fragrance itself is just not something I think I’ll use.

Further reading: Australian Perfume Junkies
Fragrance Republic has $35/15ml
Surrender To Chance has samples starting at #3.75/ml

If you’d like to have the bottle see below.

Portia xx

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FR! 01 / N° 02 GIVEAWAY

WHAT CAN YOU WIN?

This week we will have 1 winner who will receive:
1 x 15ml FR! 01 / N° 02 La Dame Blanche by Julie Massé for Fragrance Republic 2013
(there are about 3ml gone)
P&H Anywhere in the world

HOW DO YOU WIN?

Open to everyone worldwide who follows AustralianPerfumeJunkies via eMail, WordPress, Bloglovin or RSS. Please leave how you follow in the comments to be eligible. I must be able to check that you follow so if you have an email address on your gravatar that’s different to your follow address then please email me (portia underscore turbo @ yahoo dot com dot au) so I know. Yes, you can start following to enter, in fact it’s encouraged.

You must tell me how you follow APJ

and

Please go to Fragrance Republic site and pick a fragrance + one of its notes NO DOUBLE UPS!!!

Extra Chance?
Tweet: FR! 01 / N° 02 GIVEAWAY http://wp.me/p3PURw-4cY #Perfume #Giveaway  @FragranceRepub

HOUSEKEEPING

Entries Close Sunday 13th September 2015 10pm Australian EST and winners will be announced in a separate post.
Winner will be chosen by random.org
The winner will have till Thursday 17th September 2015 to get in touch (portia underscore turbo at yahoo dot com dot au) with their address or the prize will go to someone else.
No responsibility taken for lost or damaged goods in transit.

 

24 thoughts on “FR! 01 / N° 02 – La Dame Blanche by Julie Massé for Fragrance Republic 2013”

  2. Prim and luscious . I can see (and smell) where you were going with this! Fragance 01/06 by Karine Chevallier for the base note Sandalwood. Even reading that word conjures memories of my rebellious caftan wearing late teens. I flow APJ via email.

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  5. Hiya Portia
    It would be all about the FR! 01/01 and its subtle touches of pear for me..
    I follow by email and Blog!
    thanks for the giveaway! Have a nice weekend.

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  7. O1/03-Mojito Accord sounds really interesting. I’ve never tried this line of fragrances, so it would be great to get that chance. Thank you. I follow by email.

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  9. Portia!! just read the email (does that count as having told you how etc…) and am SO glad you finally got your nose around FR#2!!
    For some reason, out of all the FR scents #2 just hit all the right buttons with me, I think it’s the inclusion of the cacao note, which to me, keeps it all in check with an earthy bitter vibe. I FREAKING LOVE IT!!!!!

    I bought a back-up bottle, which has it’s OWN back-up bottle. yup, I love it that much!!

    xoxo

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  10. Hello,

    I love the review! ^_^

    I follow via email, Facebook and I also Tweeted!

    My pick is FR! 01/09 because it has a Pink Fragipani note. At the moment I have a soft spot for Fragipani! :))

    Thank you very much! Wish you all the best!

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  11. Hi gorgeous.
    Another generous giveaway.
    You are far too kind.
    Have you tried Thierry Mugler’s A Traverse Le Miroir… It’s a cold tuberose too so I am curious to compare the two.
    The FR line is quite interesting and being a fan of Antoine Lie I would choose the anise star in FR#5 as my entry note.
    I follow by email.
    XXX… Tim

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  12. The Amazon Orchid in FR! 01 / N° 07 intrigues me. I follow via gmail.

    Thank you for the review, Poodle, and thank you to Portia for reminding me to read it again plus the fun draw.

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  15. Thanks for the generous giveaway Portia! I love tuberose so would love to try this. I would pick FR! 01 / N° 10 just because I want to know what Solomon’s Seal Leaves are and what they smell like! I follow via email.

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  16. Is Fragrance Republic back..great news. I thought they had closed the doors. My pick will be 01/05 and black fig as a note. I follow APJ through email.

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  19. 01/09 with the driftwood note 🙂 I love rose, and rose plus cocoa sounds very interesting! Thanks for the giveaway, I follow by email.

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  20. Too pristine for you?? Maybe perfect for me. 🙂 I love rose and tuberose, so I’d love to give this one a try. I’m also interested in 01/04, as it has sesame! Sesame is a smell I *strongly* associate with Korean cooking, so I’m really curious how that would pan out for me. Thanks for the lovely draw, I follow via bloglovin and email.

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    • Sun Mi, one of the things I love most about Korean cooking is the sesame. Sesame leaves, oil, seeds. It’s a smell and taste guaranteed to make me smile in my tummy.
      Portia xx

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  21. I’ve a soft spot for mimosa, so the mimosa maroc in 01/04 is my pick. Thanks for such a generous draw, Portia; your review was incredibly evocative – such fantastic imagery!
    I follow by email.

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