Perfume Review: Monsoon Season by Lisa Simon
December 27th, 2006
The year of 2006 has been so full of perfume releases that when December came along, I found myself almost relieved that I could now take a break and enjoy what I have. Little did I know there’d be one more fragrant beauty waiting to stop me in my tracks, a body mist to boot. I’m talking about the new Monsoon Season by Lisa Simon, a refreshing body mist inspired by the “lavishness of India” and created by one of my favorite perfumers, Olivia Giacobetti (L’Artisan Tea for Two, Idole de Lubin, Hermes Hiris, Diptyque Philosykos). The scent is part of the Lisa Simon (a twenty-six-year old woman who “has taken her inspiration from ayurvedic medicine, phytotherapy, and local flora”) skincare line and is meant to not only envelop you in its gorgeous aroma but also stimulate your skin with vitamin C. This time of year, we could all use extra vitamin C, and what can be better than wearing it on your skin and smell good? As we say in Russian, combine the pleasant with the beneficial.
Monsoon Season is a rose scent that’s gently fluffed with cardamom, saffron, nutmeg, and just a drop of jasmine. “Fluff” seems like the perfect verb to use as the scent intensely reminds me of the popular Indian dessert – shrikhand (strained yogurt, mixed with cardamom, saffron, and sugar and whipped together). Since I can eat shrikhand by the buckets, I instantly fell in love with Monsoon Season. The scent has the same soft milkiness of cardamom and savory piquancy of saffron. I’ve been wearing it almost daily since my (unsniffedly purchased) bottle arrived. I must say, for a body mist, it has a decent staying power, and I’m now lemming the body cream.
Monsoon Season is available at Beautyhabit.
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18 Comments
1. Flora | December 28th, 2006 at 2:27 am
That sounds just divine! I would go for the body cream as well, as my skin gets so dry in the cold weather. I am always looking for stuff that really works and smells great. Anything with cardamom in it, whether food or perfume, gets my attention.
2. Emily | December 28th, 2006 at 4:04 am
Monsoon is one of my most favourite words so I enjoyed reading this review. Love your blog.
3. Kathy | December 28th, 2006 at 7:00 am
I am a huge fan of Olivia Giacobetti’s creations, so I have to try this one too. It sounds wonderful! Thanks for the review. Is the lasting power better than the Eau Egyptienne one?
4. Elle | December 28th, 2006 at 7:33 am
*Love* this and, you’re right, it’s a totally delicious scent – a great deal like shrikhand. But I swear that on my skin I also pick up on a lot of similarities to Orris Noir, although it’s much lighter and has a significant amount of cardamom, which ON does not.
5. chaya ruchama | December 28th, 2006 at 7:35 am
Sounds delicious- thank you !
6. Judith | December 28th, 2006 at 7:41 am
Oh dear! Leave to Ina to find a new lemming when I thought I was (relatively) sated. This does sounds lovely!
7. Marina | December 28th, 2006 at 8:53 am
Yummy stuff. Thank you for intoducing me to it!!
8. March | December 28th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Ooooooh! Okay, the rose is a bit of a bummer, but anything by OG I’ll try. Plus you make it sound all dessert-comfort-y and how can I resist your awesome powers of suggestion?
9. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Flora, the cardamom here is superb! I’m just loving it oh so much. The body cream is divine, too. I got a sample.
10. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Emily, thank you! Nice to see you here!
11. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Kathy, the lasting power is much, much better!
12. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Elle, I’ll have to do a wrist by wrist comparison. Interesting!
13. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Chaya, you’re welcome! You must try this!
14. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Judith, I’m only spreading the joy.
15. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:07 am
Marina, any time!
16. Ina | December 28th, 2006 at 11:07 am
March, the rose here is so soft. It’s more about the cardamom and saffron, really.
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