Reminiscence has launched Do Ré and Mi Fa, the first two fragrances in a projected series exploring musical and gourmand themes, Les Notes Gourmandes. Do Ré and Mi Fa were developed by perfumer Jacques Flori in collaboration with the late Zoé Coste of Reminiscence.
Do Ré centers on heliotrope; other notes include green fig, almond, cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, vanilla, tonka bean, benzoin and musk.
Mi Fa centers on marshmallow; additional notes are bergamot, tangerine, neroli, ozone, almond, lavender, rosemary, mint, petitgrain, black pepper, jasmine, tonka bean, vanilla, cedar, patchouli, sandalwood and musk.
Reminiscence Do Ré and Mi Fa are available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum; €90. (via cultureetloisirs.france2.fr, cosmeticnews, osmoz)
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musical and gourmand themes???
I think I'll wait for Sol La.
Do Re sounds worth a try to me. I love heliotrope (especially in my garden!)
Those bottles are so gorgeous, I'll certainly try both if I ever see them…but probably won't. Reminiscence is not easy to find in the US.
(I can't believe no one has made a “Sound of Music” joke yet!)
The notes in the fragrances don't appeal to me, but I am drooling over the pretty pretty bottles! How come there aren't many prettily packaged products? I personally can't get enough of them!
Agree, these are just gorgeous.
I am madly in love with Remiscence, of course, like a lot of things I love – it's so hard to find. I love my rem and eau de rem which You can sometimes find on Ebay, perfumedcourt.com or yosmiami.com. Unfortunately it's not so easy with Do re and Mi fa, I think because they are newer. They both sound 100% appealing to me! The bottles are GOURGEOUS. Reminiscence makes really unique fragrances and they don't follow the latest trends – they follow their hearts in making perfume.
They really are gorgeous — do come back and comment if you get to try them, because I probably won't manage it.
I saw samplers of these two on an online shop. they're wrapped by colored cellophane, looks like candies. I'm interesting with the idea of combining the music and food together into perfume.
I will try these two soon:)
Cool, let us know how they are!
my samplers arrived bit late due to the Olympic:P
I've tested Do Re and REM, will give Mi Fa a try soon.
the Do Re has a greenleaf / mint note when I sniffed from the vail(the Mi Fa has a rosy note). but when I acturally spayed it on my skin, it's more smoky creamy. when the topnotes rest, bitter almond roars. It doesn't has this bitterness always, I thought it's because I over-sprayed. And I don't detect coconut notes as many people said, it's a typically creamy butter notes. Generally, Do Re is a quite lovely light and fresh(comparing with Angel) gourmand scent, and has a good staying power.
What surprised me is REM. It matches aquatic and gourmand notes so amazingly, yummy yet fresh. the beachy water notes(or maybe the floral accords as listed on reminiscence page) is long-lasting, hanging over the foody heart and even throughout the whole developement of the scent on my skin. The heartnotes are creamy but lighter then Do Re, it even gives me a transperant feeling. The staying power is surperb, 5 sprays it stays for the whole day, and you can smell those amazing fresh watery notes from the clothes even the day after.
Thanks so much for the detailed descriptions — much appreciated since I probably won't get to try them!