Portia
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Hello Australian Perfume Junkies and friends, week 2 of the modern Scent Diary.
Hoping you enjoy it and will let me know what’s happening in your lives too. What I really loved about Scent Diary was the interaction with perfumistas around the world, and their interactions with each other. Scent Diary became a conversation hub and it was epic.
Jin and I have made so many friends, near and far, through perfume. So let’s reunite the old and welcome some new friends too.
Portia
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Hello Australian Perfume Junkies and friends, It’s been six years since I last did a Scent Diary. Lately there has been a little “wonder whether it would be fun to do again” in my brain. It’s a LOT of work but what it does do is inspire me to live life as fully as possible so there are things to talk about. This is a win.
Hoping you enjoy it and will let me know what’s happening in your lives too. What I really loved about Scent Diary was the interaction with perfumistas around the world. Jin and I have made so many friends, near and far, through perfume. So let’s reunite and welcome some new friends.
Morning: Eau de Campagne by Sisley
Afternoon: After reading Undina’s Saturday Question and finding out INeKE will be closing down I’m wearing Chemical Bonding. Terrible name, fabulous perfume. Old photo, juice level now in the silver band.
Dinner: Bois Blanc by Frapin. It was on the cutting block but it’s too good to sell. I’m keeping it.
Bed: A Drop d’Issey by Issey Miyake. Cannot get enough of this super weird lilac, almond milk and rice cooking steam fragrance.
Woke up late. One of our dogs (Momo) has a tummy problem and had left a big sloppy present on the balcony. Luckily Jin was first responder. After he cleaned up he gave them a walk and then brought them in and had them jump on my bed, where they promptly found their spots and I cuddled them for an hour and lightly snoozed. What a heavenly way to awake.
For context, Jin’s days off are Sunday and Monday. That’s why he’s home.
Currently in the midst of culling the perfume wardrobe. The whole living room is a sea of bottles and boxes. So many unicorns. Culling is hard but having to dodge boxes filled with perfumes in boxes in the perfume room/office is even harder. The first 25 are up on our local FB page and some are already sold. Fingers crossed.
I made a couple of important Trivia phone calls. After 13 years we had one of our gigs finish and both the players and I are really missing our weekly catch ups and having a fun evening in friendly competition. We have been to two clubs that we like and today was phone call day. Told to email details to both clubs! Very bloody exciting.
Jin is off playing golf today at his newly joined, ra sha sha golf club. This will be his first round taking a friend as guest. It’s a big deal and I’m so excited for him loving this hobby. Here they are at the 18th hole. How freaking happy are they?
Writing Trivia Q&A.
When Jin got home he was ravenous so we hit our favourite Korean BarBQ. We were so busy cooking, eating and catching up on the days events I forgot to take a pic. Soz.
More Trivia Q&A
Started doing the Laundry at 10.30pm. Yeah, I know. It’s easier to do with no distractions
Morning: Assam of India by Berdous
Day: Evening Edged in Gold by INeKE.
Work: Volupté by Oscar de la Renta
Bed: Guerlain Mitsouko EdT (3JO1 1993 or 2003)
Didn’t get my Trivia finished last night so up at sparrows fart to get it done. I knew there was work to do but looking up Q&A sent me down internet wormholes.
Also did the bulk of the clothes/towels washing and hanging. Tomorrow is bed linens.
You may know my mate Lisa has been given an ALS diagnosis. Expected lifespan from detection to death is outer limits 48 months. She’s not taking it lying down. She fighting for her life. We are doing a weekly podcast on it. ALS: To the Moon and Back. It’s on most streaming services. Come have a listen.
We did an episode today, it was fun and a little heartbreaking.
One of our dogs, Momo, has some runny poo. We think she ate something naughty on a walk or around the house. She is pooping on the balcony, something she’s not done since the first month we brought her home. Poor baby. On the walk today she pooped till it was basically mucus like water. Let’s hope that’s the end of it.
Had my lunch and watched some Bridgerton. I’m currently rewatching it from the beginning. Up to Season 3! Then I can watch the latest installment. Woo Hoo!
Jin came home. Plonked himself in front of of Korean TV and fell asleep.
My upper right eyelid has had a spectacular sty. Almost disappeared now. I’m not going to work in drag tonight again. Hopefully next week.
Had my bubble bath and got seriously summer with Volupté by Oscar de la Renta. So bloody gorgeous
Work was fun.
Home to a few little mucky poos on the balcony. Fasting them tonight. Chicken mince and pumpkin for small meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner tomorrow.
Wanted to get some work done on my next installment of Sales Doc but chose to let myself enjoy the internet, some Bridgerton and my book before bed.
Morning: Mitsouko remnants
Day: Bulgari Jasmin Noir Essence. I’m bloody lucky this is discontinued. Choc licorice amber over amorphous floral fruity sweet nothings. Sounds ghastly, smells AH MAY ZING.
Work: Cabochard by Gres
Bed:
Woke to some sloppy poo on the balcony. Walked dogs, fairly empty. PHEW!
Went for my pedicure. Well overdue. LOVE the calm alone time just having a little self pamper. Yes, I know my feet are bashed up Hobbit like affairs. SOZ
Bought some pumpkin and chicken breast. Boiling them up to make sick doggo soup. Hopefully it will calm the poo-nami.
Did a bunch of around the house type stuff. Worked on the great perfume cull.
Went to work
BED
Morning: Pacific Rock Moss by Goldfield and Banks
Bed: Evening Edged in Gold by INeKE
Today was really fun. Thursday has been my traditional day off for a few years now and I like to fill it with friends and low key adventures. This is the kind of day that made me want to start Scent Diary again. I was having these fantastic days and there was no real record of them. Looking back on some of the old posts over the Xmas break made me realize what an extraordinary tool they are to give me a snapshot of my life.
This morning Ersilia and Maria arrived at the butt crack of dawn, or very nearly. Maria drove us to town to see the Dangerously Modern exhibition at AGNSW. Based around women artists of Australian descent or multi return visitors who travelled to Europe between the years 1890 and 1940. Trailblazing, fearless women who travelled Europe and the UK in packs for safety and worked tirelessly on their arts. It was a time of huge shift. The six week steamer cruise between Australia and Europe, instead of six months on sailboat, made it all far easier. These women brought a new, intimate, feminine approach to art and were heavily influenced by the European masters. It’s SUCH a good exhibition, I think I’ve been through it 10 times so far. I’m a member, so it’s all included. Another mate, and working artist, Jean Luc joined us too and his insights were very interesting, on top of the tour guides.
Then we lunched in the bustling Member’s Lounge.
Jean Luc and I wandered the 20th Century collections for a while afterwards and then I had a super secret rendezvous with a girlfriend who eschews any pictures. We had what Aussies call High Tea and the rest of the world calls Afternoon Tea at our famous QVB building, the the QVB Tea Rooms.
You’ll note in the first pic that the historic coloured glass panels are in place. Recently the building’s owner tried to get them removed for a cleaner, modern look but public outrage stopped it. YAY!
Afterwards I met up with Joanna, who had bought some perfume of my FB Sales Doc. We hit Penhaligon’s, Creed and Parfums de Marly before we had to skedaddle to our next adventure. We were having so much fun that I forgot to take photos. I’m so sorry. Yes, I know it’s called Scent Diary. We got carried away.
I did score this fabulous set of Parfum de Marly Les Extraits samples. Joanna got a Greenly sample. Can’t wait to get my sniff on these. Go see Michael at the Strand Arcade Parfum de Marly store if you’re in Sydney. He’s the best. Tell him Portia sent you.
We then hit my favourite Sydney bar at the Kimpton Margot. It’s the lobby area of the hotel and fabulously Art Deco, with 21st century reimagined 1970s Deco interiors. The staff are friendly and the drinks only moderately expensive. Joanna and I were joined by longtime friends and ex APJ writers Eve and TinaG. My wedding to Jin, Best Man Phil was a late entrant. He thought he’d be too tired but was able to join us. Big YAY!
After drinks, Eve, Phil and TinaG came down to a newly discovered noodle bar in the heart of Sydney and we gorged on noodles, dumplings and the others had tofu. We were having such a good time catching up and discussing EVERYTHING that there were no photos taken. SOZ.
Here are Phil and TinaG as we head to the train station to make our ways home.
Jin, the superstar, collected me at the Parramatta train station. We came home, brushed teeth, Jin hit the sack, I joined and had a chat and then he went off to sleep.
Watched some Bridgerton
I’m totally bushed. Few Gilded Lily spritzes and off to bed and fell into a dead people sleep.
Morning: Nothing
Day: Pichola 2022 by Neela Vermeire Creations
Evening: Umbra by Ramon Monegal
Bed: A Drop d’Issey
Up early. Walked the dogs.
Worked on my Sale Doc and separating the keep from cull. There are now seven boxes of perfumes to go. I’m being as ruthless as possible, even though I’m also keeping so many.
Followed up on the two clubs we are hoping to get Turbo Trivia into. One has sent the prospectus on to their overarching club conglomerate. Fingers crossed. Was told it’s better to call the other on Monday. Cool.
Jin came home. We watched some Winter Olympics together. he is sports mad and can watch any of it. Sure he has favourites but he gets excited for them all, mainly for the players. He gets really emotionally involved. It’s cute.
We also changed the bed linen together. I spent a couple of hours washing and drying it all. Sheets on the line till near dry and then a burst in the dryer. Doona covers straight in the dryer. It’s so hot here that the sheets were almost dry anyway, but I like the soft touch they get in the dryer, even for 10 minutes.
We went to our favourite Vietnamese restaurant for dinner. Very nice. At the end of the year we are taking Jin’s Mum and Dad to Thailand for their 50th Wedding Anniversary. On our way home we are spending three nights in Vietnam. Jin is treating himself/us for his beautiful present and grand gesture to Umma and Appa. I’ve not been there in nearly 20 years so am very excited to go back.
Home for more Winter Olympics while I continued culling perfumes and making up boxes of keepers.
Watched some Bridgerton till 4am! Jin came out to get ready for work and was completely shocked. HA! So enthralling. Finished Series 3, ready to start the new one.
Bathed, bed.
Day: Sunrise in Cadaques by Dali
Golf: Assam of India by Berdoues
Bed: Boucheron woman EdT
Slept so late! Being up till 4am tends to discombobulate my body clock.
Walked the dogs straight away because today is 37°C (99f) and I didn’t want them to expire en route. They’re old. Good news. Momo’s poo is firming up. Steamed pumpkin and chicken is good. Now she’s better I’ve done another batch with rice as well.
Tidied this place up (boy clean, not mother in laws first visit). Vacuumed the living areas and Jin’s room. I’ll get to my side of the apartment tomorrow.
Invoicing. Last month and this month. Boring but necessary. Got sidetracked and did almost zero.
Lunch
Jin arrived home, we both had afternoon naps.
I wandered 12 holes of golf with Jin. It had come over cloudy and temperatures dropped to about 33°C. There was a cool breeze and the walk was really good. We chatted and I kept score for him. It’s a hilly course and we were both sweating like farm hands. Very satisfying.
The garden crew are amazing and there’s a huge variety. Mostly Australian natives but some surprising beauties like these South African Proteas. There is even a little citrus orchard that were in full bloom, the scent was utterly intoxicating.
Then we had Red Rooster Chicken for dinner. It’s like a better than KFC choice but equally as delicious. Their hot chips are the best fast food hot chips I’ve had anywhere. MMMMMMM
We watched a little Winter Olympics, Jin went to bed where we talked for about half an hour then he fell asleep.
I fed and walked the dogs.
Now I’m utterly wrecked. Going to have a bath and then bed.
Morning: Ambergreen by Oliver & Co
Day: Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori
Bed: DIOR Vanilla Diorama
Very slow morning. Pottered around getting almost nothing done.
Jin is working. Once a month he has to be on site to make sure the crews that come to fix his home depot are all looked after and kept safe. They can only do some of this stuff on a Sunday when there are no workers in the office building.
My BFF Kath came over for sandwiches and catch ups at lunchtime. It’s a fairly regular Sunday afternoon event. It’s a lovely couple of hours two way download and laughs. We walked the dogs. Kath really hates having her photo taken but I stole this pic from her instagram. You can just see me in the kitchen window.
Had some quiet reading time and a bubble bath.
Went into town to meet one of my fabulous girlfriends Rose (Rose Ang, chef, look her up). We used to live together with my last long term boyfriend in the early naughties. Anyway, she is in Sydney for 36 hours and we had dinner in Darling Harbour. Jin surprised us too.
OK, there was the first Scent Diary back in action. Hope you enjoyed it.
Tell us about your week, what perfume you wore and who you got to spend your time with. Can’t wait to read your stories.
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Portia xx
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This week wizzed by in a cloud a fabulous fragrance. There were lunches, catch ups, quick trips away and a 50th birthday party.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
YAY! We had rain in Sydney. LOVE it when it rains. Perfect for getting those last winter fragrance wearings in before SPRING next week. Saw a bunch of mates, spent some much needed QT with Jin and watched a lot of Netflix.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
The weather in Sydney this winter is absolutely glorious. Not so good for our drought but wonderful for living, travelling and hanging out with mates. Good news is that my sniffer is getting back into working order, PHEW! Loads of fun fragrances to celebrate.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
It has been GO GO GO GO GO this week, even though Jin and I have STILL been under the weather.
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Sandra
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Hey there dear APJ readers! How are you doing?
There comes a time in February when I can start to feel the seasonal changes that are about to come. Let me try to explain. Since November, we leave the house in the dark in the morning. It is still dark when we get to school and only after I leave the school do I see the sunrise. Well, this past week (first week of February) we saw the sun rise Continue reading
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Portia
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Hello APJ Crew,
So much fragrance this week. A real cross section of my collection. Everything else has been happily low key. I enjoy the cessation of our usual madness for a week of calm and peaceful. There were still friends, food and fun. It was Melbourne Cup week and spring has definitely sprung around here.
Sat up watching The Good Wife till 2.30am munching on chocolate and chips. I know, NAUGHTY! It was gloriously relaxing though. Before I hit the hay a sneaky spritz from a decant of Montale Aoud Amber Rose, guess what? It smells like a jammy rose, synth oud and some treacly thick amber. Fairly disgusting and fun, I like it. Certainly cleared my head of any other thoughts before sleep.
Today I went and got the dogs back from the trainer, they were pretty happy to see me. As I arrived to collect them the heavens opened up and it bucketed down. Now my car smells like wet, happy dogs. Not the worst smell in the world but it is persistent.
This morning I spritzed with Miller et Bertaux A Quiet Morning. It’s a niche-y saffron/woods affair and I love it.
In the afternoon Jin and I went to look at a house we want to buy. It’s pretty darn good. Now we need to make sure our ducks are all lined up. Fingers crossed.
Then Jin went to work and I watched MORE The Good Wife till Trivia Q&A time.
Lez Nez Turtle Vetiver Front from a decant was my spritz de nuit. Loving it sick. Mechanical grass at its finest.
Tuesday morning and I’ve been up since just past dark. I’m bathed and shaved. The dogs are fed and walked. It’s jacaranda time here in Sydney. I was in a hurry this morning so I didn’t walk to the shot of the purple lined boulevard but here’s a single specimen, blooming like crazy.
Today is Melbourne Cup in Australia, the race that stops a nation. What else would I be wearing than Parfum d’Empire Equistrius.
Just started doing my face for my daytime gig for the big event. It’s going to be a bit sweaty in our humid spring heat. GAK! Day drag is so gruesome.
Obviously we had a ball. 90 people, a band, me, buffet, booze and loads of silliness. Anna-Maria and husband Johnny were there, which made it extra special.
Came home, undressed and lay on my bed in a full face of make up till it was time to get going to Parramatta RSL for Turbo Trivia. We had a ball but my feet are SO SORE!
After a full day and night in drag I came home bushed. Straight into a bath I plonked then decided on Guerlain Santal Royal as my evening fragrance.
Jin and I went grocery shopping. Now I am going to bed, falling asleep at the computer.
Bloody delivery woke me up. I’m up doing a little computer catching up but going back to bed for an hours snooze. Sneaky decant spritz of Ramon Monegal Agar Musk.
Evan came over today and helped me decant the Tom Ford Tobacco Oud. Currently I, the house, the street and the suburb are awash in this wonderful fragrance. Not very oud-ish though, sweet and creamy. So wearable.
Here we are for the Instagram crew @the.hug.project showing happy hug bliss.
Had a lovely nap in the afternoon with Paris. We cuddled up and slept for nearly 2 hours.
Jin and I went for dinner at a nearby Indian place. Food was excellent and as neither of us were very hungry we shared and entree, main and rice with a garlic naan each. HEAVEN!
Sorry I forgot to take pics today.
O M G! Suddenly;y it’s 5.30am and I’ve been watching The Good Wife for hours. Heavily spritzed Miller Harris Geranium Bourbon and off to bed.
Walking the dogs this morning I noticed this Crepe Myrtle trunk looking like a Van Gogh painting in the early morning sun.
This is my happy view from the back of the pack most mornings. Jin was with us today and his boy Jinx was really pleased.
Worked tonight and wore James Heeley Esprit du Tigre. I thought I smelled amazing but no one noticed.
Got home from work and there was this glorious smelling bunch of Muraya (faux orange) in a little vase on my desk. I have been so engrossed in other stuff I missed it but the smell was overpowering and I thought I’d broken a BWF vial or decant. It is intoxicating. Jin is such a nice man sometimes; what a thoughtful thing to do. Yeah, I feel pretty lucky.
Up with the birds. Fed and walked the dogs. Spritzed a LOT of Guerlain Vetiver. It’s soft dry green-ness with a hint of salty oil and a cozy fur dry down were perfect for todays warmth.
Jumped a bus and train on my way to Sydney City.
Met with the Accountant this morning. It was FAR less dramatic than I expected. PHEW!
Lunch and a wander around the NSW Art Gallery with Rose. She’s such good company.
Then we went to David Jones Food Hall and had some fabulous Cheeses, Fruit, Bread & Biscuits and Proscuito with a very nice Prosecco.
Home to walk the dogs quickly and found these lovelies from LuckyScent. I had a fun cyber shopping moment a week or so ago.
Off then back out the door to meet three generations of Chaloners. Mum, Eve and Lola. We had a rushed dinner with a star appearance by Jin and then the four of us went and saw Murder On The Orient Express. Sumptuous but ultimately Kenneth Branagh ruined what could have been a fun frolic. He was so annoying that I found myself drifting off.
SIX YEARS with Jin. Yes, today is our Anniversary. I was going to take him to a super luxe fine dining restaurant where we would spend a fortune to eat tiny portions of God-knows-what overlooking Sydney’s magnificent harbour. Then I got to thinking about Jin. He is not really that guy. I’m sure he would enjoy the experience but then on the way home he’d make me stop for a burger at McDonalds because he’d still be hungry. Then I thought we could do our favourite Korean BarBQ but it just didn’t feel special enough.
We have mates who own and run a fantastic seafood restaurant in Darling Harbour, Blue Fish. Jin loves seafood and it’s on the water looking across at Sydney CBD. Not expensive but good food served attractively.
I’ll pick him up after work. We can get a train and then wander down to Darling Harbour as the sun sets, which shimmers off the city buildings and water. We’ll have a cocktail at one of the bars then slowly meander to a late-ish dinner and I’ve asked if they’ll do a Happy Anniversary dessert plate.
Hopefully the night will feel like a delicious but low key event full of love.
What else for a special night but a LUSH Rose Jam bubble bath and Neela Vermeire Creations Mohur. I will be a spicy rose delight.
I’m pleased to tell you the night was a success. We had Daiquiris, Seafood, Creme Brûlée on a Happy Anniversary plate. The weather was perfect and we sat by the water watching the world go by and chatting amiably. It was exactly the way we like it, low key but fun and yummy. Best of all we were together.
Lazy day around the house. Jin was up and off to work by 4am.
Walked the dogs for an hour and bumped into locals I know along the way, it was a beautiful sunshiny morning.
Came home and did some laundry, computer stuff etc
At 11am I found myself hungry and there was a banana in the bowl. All I’d had so far was a large glass of 50/50 cranberry juice and water when I awoke. This banana was so perfect. Sweet like candy, not too soft, large enough to satisfy. YUMMY!
In honour of my delicious banana I went and grabbed some Guerlain Mahora and spritzed lavishly. MMMMMMMMM The ylang has such banana and I’m wafting it joyfully.
Had a Niki de Saint Phalle bubble bath and used Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely fragrance for work tonight. Excellent fit for a cool spring evening.
So what’s happening in your world? Did you do anything Fun or Fragrant, with Friends and Family or maybe even had some less than Fabulous news you want to share? Now’s the time, in the comments below.
We love to read what’s happening to YOU.
Portia xx
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Portia
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Hi there Fellow Fumies,
Ramon Monegal has been in his own business in Spain for 10 years, before that he worked for and then was in charge Myurgia and later Puig. He seemed to make a huge splash in the world frag markets in 2012 and for the next couple of years but lately I hear less and less about his house. It’s a shame because I really love his scents, the bottles and his whole aesthetic. Even todays offering of Cotton Musk, while being almost polar opposite to the fragrances I crave most, still wows me with its ethereal beauty.
Parfumo gives these featured accords:
Ward rose, Gardenia, Frankincense, Vetiver, Madagascan vanilla, White musk
I bought my decant that I’m reviewing from on Surrender To Chance recently and it arrived yesterday. I cap sniffed about five scents and though not my personal style there was something interesting about Cotton Musk so that’s the one I spritzed.
Musk, vetiver and rose open the show, they smell sharp and chemical originally, like when you accidentally get a heavily scented shower gel in your mouth while bathing. It only lasts a few seconds before everything gets fluffy, soft and downy. Suddenly I am floating in a cartoon cloud all warm and cozy. The smell of fresh bedlinen in the morning after your first sleep in the cool of autumn, it still smells freshly washed and your body is warm and you have that safe feeling of home.
Cotton Musk is all this but surprisingly it doesn’t feel friendly. There is a cool austerity that reigns through the heart and I think it’s the vetiver and incense providing a grounding point to stop the whole fragrance floating off into space. Plush but sober, it’s an interesting dichotomy but Ramon Monegal does it with such finesse. Really amazing is such a sheer fragrance.
The bouquet seems fairly space age and even as the vanilla moves through to a more prominent position it doesn’t warm or humanise Cotton Musk. As the fragrance sinks into your skin though it does grow from being a walk into a recently used laundry back to being the morning of an autumn sleep in clean sheets. With different pieces of the puzzle sitting forward it is quite a feat to get me thinking the same cozy thoughts I had in the opening. Bravo Mr Monegal.
PDI
Further reading: EauMG and Olfactoria’s Travels
LuckyScent has $185/50ml
Surrender To Chance has samples from $5/ml
Do you like white musks in full laundry mode? Could this be your gateway?
Portia xx
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Sandra
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Hi there APJ! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the month of August. We are eagerly anticipating our upcoming trip to southern Spain. I am in desperate need for sunshine and heat – both will hopefully be in abundance.
“The dance, of all the arts, is the one that most influences the soul. Dancing is divine in its nature and is the gift of the gods”. Plato.
Music and dance are indicative of a culture and its people. Joie de vivre, cultural history and even weather plays an important role in the musical roots of a country. Every country has its own rhythym, its own heartbeat. Having lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I cannot imagine that city without the rhythyms of tango and the evocative dance associated with it. The same holds true for the Waltz and Vienna, Austria – a lot of structure to the dance and the music. I have always believed that the warmer the climate in a country, the more passionate and captivating the music and dance will be. This is only my opinion as I have had the pleasure of living in many countries and experiencing the music and dance.
Enter in Spain and the Flamenco dance.
Fragrantica gives these featured accords:
Top: Orange blossom, raspberry, violet, apple
Heart: Jasmine, rose, iris
Base: Cedar, amber, pine tree, cypress.
With all of that said and done, I am sure that you all know of Ramón Monegal perfumes from Barcelona, Spain. Ramón Monegal is one of the very few brands which excites me with their new creations and they have recently launched Flamenco. The Andalusian dance, the Flamenco, with its music (guitar, vocals, clapping and dancing) is seductive and sensual and was the inpiration for this new creation. When I watch a Flamenco performance I feel as if I am watching a deep magical dance from the soul of the people. It is a feast for my senses. I get lost in watching the rhythmic movements of the dancer’s arms and feet, the sway of her dress, the dust slightly coming off of the wooden floor, the musicians encouraging her and then the final culmination.
When I spray on Flamenco, it opens with a cloud of raspberries and orange blossom which is radiant and bursting with flavor and brings a smile from ear to ear on my face. A bowlful of berries, succulent with their juices, slightly sweet and yet marginally tart, is my secret haven for a warm summer evening. There is an underlying woody aspect to the opening which grounds it from turning into a fruit syrup. When the woods come into play they are warm and glowing which gives me a sense of comfort and well being. This perfume exudes passion, slowly working its way into my soul making me want to wear something red, dance the night away on a warm summer evening after enjoying a day of languishing in the sun.
The packaging for Flamenco is equisite; a book shaped box with a mirror on the inside of the lid holds the red bottle in a black and red cloth bag. There is so much attention to detail that surpasses anything that I have seen in a while. It is pure joy to use the perfume and adds to the sensorial experience.
Special thanks to Ramon Monegal for sending me this beautiful bottle
Perfumaria has €190/50ml
LuckyScent carries the Ramon Monegal line
Have you tried any perfumes from Ramón Monegal? Do you have a favorite? Or do you have a favorite dance?
Sandra x
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