Floraïku got here to my consideration not as a result of I smelled one among its fragrances however as a result of I noticed one among its bottles; beware lovely packaging. Floraïku is an offshoot of the area of interest line Memo Paris and its perfumes are impressed by Japan. At current, Floraïku has 18 perfumes (two of that are “ShadowingTM” fragrances — extra on these later). Based on the Floraïku web site, the perfumes had been developed by Aliénor Massenet or Sophie Labbé and every fragrance supposedly accommodates greater than 50% naturals (unsure any company displays such claims).
Floraïku fragrances are organized in groupings: Forbidden Incense | Kodo — Sound of a Ricochet, My Shadow on the Wall, My Love Has the Coloration of the Evening; Enigmatic Flowers | Ikebana — I See the Clouds Go By, Cricket Tune, First Dream of the 12 months; Secret Teas and Spices | O Cha — The Moon and I, I Am Coming House, One Umbrella for Two; Gentle Shadow — Sleeping on the Roof; Darkish Shadow — Between Two Timber. Every scent has a poem hooked up to the fragrance and is available in a stunning bottle/10 ml journey spray combo (offered in a bento field). Eight of Floraïku’s perfumes are lacking from my two posts this week: Simply A Rose, Ao, The Mountain Standing Nonetheless, Flowers Flip Purple, Within the Rain, Wind in my Hand ($755!), Within the Darkish and Shock.
At the moment, in honor of the upcoming spring, I am going to overview three perfumes from the Enigmatic Flowers assortment, and the 2 Shadowing perfumes.
Enigmatic Flowers: I See the Clouds Go By (cassis absolute, cherry blossom, white musk) “I see the clouds go by, detached to the tea picker’s tune.”
This perfume begins with a scrumptious cassis observe; as this observe develops, there is a trace of — wow — spring onion (which doesn’t upset me). The inexperienced/sweaty side fades quick and candied cassis involves the fore and lasts a very long time. The “cherry” in I See the Clouds Go By smells like sweet, not blossoms.
Enigmatic Flowers: First Dream of the 12 months (grapefruit, orange blossom, iris concrete absolute) “First dream of the 12 months, first want, the Milky Manner above.”
First Dream of the 12 months opens with mentholated grapefruit warmed by a touch of orange blossom. The iris? It smells like “iris” you may get in scented tissues or bathroom paper (brittle, phony, low-cost). On this occasion, the primary dream of the 12 months was a nightmare…and the poem wants an replace: “Moth balls in winter, ew, your coat stinks.”
Gentle Shadow: Sleeping on the Roof (lily of the valley, orange blossom, amber musk) “Sleeping on the wind, heat wind, shadows blown away.”
Floraïku describes Shadowing like this…
Add a light-weight or a darkish shadow to every…fragrance. Sleeping on the Roof is a light-weight shadow; it brings freshness to your perfume. Between Two Timber is a darkish shadow; it brings energy to your perfume. Rejoice! Play along with your shadows; give your perfume a brand new twist.
Sleeping on the Roof gives candy, vague floral aromas, all by way of a lab, not crops. The amber musk is super-sheer and at one level smells like straw (dry dry dry).
Darkish Shadow: Between Two Timber (grapefruit, mate absolute, vetiver) “The owl is watching twilight between two timber.”
This perfume begins with a easy/candy/gourmand citrus observe (assume citrus pudding). This transient second of citrus (once more, not natural-smelling) results in smoky mate and nutty-woody vetiver. Between Two Timber is a wealthy, heat and long-lasting masculine accord that overpowers shiny citrus and florals (it does not layer — shadow — properly with different Floraïku scents), however it’s one among my favorites within the Floraïku line.
Sleeping on the Roof and Between Two Timber scent no completely different than the opposite Floraïku fragrances; they scent like fragments, not full-fledged perfumes.
Enigmatic Flowers: Cricket Tune (bergamot, magnolia, vetiver) “Strolling within the darkness, a cricket tune — how torrid the warmth is!”
I grew up with crickets (you learn that proper), love them and their songs, and should say — they deserve higher. The perfume notes listed for this fragrance are ludicrous; this smells like a single observe artificial: “‘candied flower cola’ — one thing you’d discover in a Paris Hilton or Britney Spears cologne or a Mattress, Bathtub & Past candle.
Tomorrow: Floraïku tea/spice and incense scents.
Floraïku Eaux de Parfum are $350 for 60 ml (a 50 ml bottle and 10 ml journey spray); the fragrances can be found in 60 ml refills ($206) and 10 ml journey sprays ($76). An 11-scent sampler containing 1.5 ml sprays is $35 (and the $35 might be utilized to your first bottle order).
