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Perfume Review: Eau Suave by Parfum d’Empire

Eau Suave is another excellent scent from the excellent Parfum d’Empire line that’s been rocking my world lately. It pays tribute to another historic character – the Empress Josephine and her passion for roses. In contrast to their other robust, “power” scents (Cuir Ottoman, Eau de Gloire, and Ambre Russe), Eau Suave is a delicate floral chypre, centered around saffron and coriander flavored rose. It is one of the most gorgeous rose perfumes I’ve ever smelled. I particularly enjoy its clever interplay with the spicy notes, as if flirting and letting them get really close, yet keeping a certain distance. It’s a rose, after all, and a rose it shall remain, no matter how many cavaliers she might have.

Eau Suave features the notes of pepper, coriander, saffron, rose, apricot, raspberry, peach, vanilla, musk. It opens up with radiant, aldehydic saffron and zesty coriander. The rose dominates the heart of the composition – it is dewy and honeyed, slightly tart with a hint of raspberry. It dries down to a luminous, soft, peachy rose. If I were to wax poetic, I’d say it’s a rose garden glowing with the morning sun, the petals covered with dew. In spite of its delectable, tender nature, it could very well be worn by a man. In fact, it’d smell simply irresistible on a man! The lasting power doesn’t disappoint – it’s a FBW (Full Bottle Worthy) scent all around.

Eau Suave is available at Aedes, Beautyhabit, and Aus Liebe Zum Duft.

P.S. If you like scents like Agent Provocateur, Guerlain Rose Barbare, Sisley Soir de Lune, you’ll like Eau Suave.

Image source: www.aedes.com

21 comments October 31st, 2006

Scary Perfume Notes

A little while back we shared our favorite perfume notes. Today, to keep up with the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about the scary notes. You might laugh but I’m actually scared of peony. Every time I see peony mentioned as a note, I cringe. I don’t mind the actual flower. I just dread peony in perfumes. Same goes for freesia. Tons of fragrances created these days are high on peony and freesia. If you don’t believe me, just check the Sephora’s What’s New section. I’d much rather smell of deadly patchouli and rigid oakmoss. I also dread grapefruit – 99% of the time it smells like cat urine on my skin. What perfume notes scare you?

27 comments October 31st, 2006