FlowerByKenzo Essentielle Eau de Parfum
September 23, 2009 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Fragrances
As promised last week, I’ve got my review of FlowerByKenzo Essentielle Eau de Parfum. The fragrance is a powdery floral. It opens with a top note of Rosa Damasacena, which is also known as the Damask Rose….
…or rose of Castille; a hybrid rose species, first brought to Europe in the 13th century. Its pink petals are used to create essential oils and absolutes for perfumery. They have been prized for their fine fragrance for centuries.
I’ve always loved roses. When I was about 11, my friend, Tanya, and I tried to make our own rose perfume by boiling rose petals. It didn’t work out quite the way we’d hoped, but other than the AVON Small World Fragrances that my mom used to freak out about (”What are they thinking giving these strong perfumes to kids?!), the scent of roses is one of my earliest perfume memories.
FlowerByKenzo Essentielle also carries notes of Jasmine, Vanilla, Musk, Incense, Black Pepper, and Pink Berries.
It’s a fairly straight-forward floral. Very pretty. Very feminine. It’s not as unique as Kenzo’s Unidentified Fragrance Object, nor as compelling as my favorite KenzoAmour Le Parfum, but I liked it.
The bottle is just as pretty as I hoped it would be. Long, thin, graceful – just like a flower stem.
Image credit: Michelle Smith
I have been wanting to try this for a while now; thank you for the great review, it sounds so nice.
My friend tried it today and she loved it. The bottle is pretty, too. Let me know what you think when you get a chance to try it.
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