Year: 2016
Notes: bergamot, lavender, orange blossom, violet, carnation, Tuscan iris, heliotrope, bitter almond, benzoin, Haitian vetiver, white musk
"To create Florentina, I was guided by the colour blue, a symbol of softness and tenderness."
~ Sylvaine Delacourte
Intended to replicate the aroma of Sylvaine's childhood talcum powder, Florentina commences with an abrasive and waxy opening.
One can just about make out some lavender, violet and iris, but the other notes are largely overpowered by the bitter almond. With the heliotrope providing a vanillic powderiness, the blue-tinged chemical onslaught is simply too much for one to tolerate (although the later emergence of some vetiver and benzoin does help to temper the burnt plastic aroma).
Possessing good longevity, this one is only recommended for those who can appreciate bitter almond married with overtly synthetic white musks.
~ Sylvaine Delacourte
Intended to replicate the aroma of Sylvaine's childhood talcum powder, Florentina commences with an abrasive and waxy opening.
One can just about make out some lavender, violet and iris, but the other notes are largely overpowered by the bitter almond. With the heliotrope providing a vanillic powderiness, the blue-tinged chemical onslaught is simply too much for one to tolerate (although the later emergence of some vetiver and benzoin does help to temper the burnt plastic aroma).
Possessing good longevity, this one is only recommended for those who can appreciate bitter almond married with overtly synthetic white musks.
