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Andre Gas Ensoleille Moi ~ fragrance review

Andre Gas Ensoleille Moi perfumeAs long as we’re on the subject of tropical beach-y scents, I thought I’d give Ensoleille Moi another try. Ensoleille Moi launched last year as the debut fragrance release from French jeweller André Gas, and like yesterday’s Azuree Soleil, it is composed around coconut and tiare (also known as Tahitian gardenia). It was created by perfumer Mathilde Laurent, and additional notes include ylang ylang, vanilla and white musk.

Ensoleille Moi is an altogether more tropical scent than Azuree Soleil: the coconut is deeper, the gardenia is more central to the composition, and there is less here to counteract the sweetness of the floral notes. It is brighter and not so warm as Azuree Soleil, and also considerably richer and creamier; if Azuree Soleil is meant to evoke the Mediterranean, here we have moved on to the Polynesian islands…

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Andre Gas Ensoleille Moi, Serge Lutens Chypre Rouge ~ new fragrances

Andre Gas Ensoleille Moi fragranceFrench jeweller André Gas has launched his first fragrance. Ensoleille Moi (see bottle at right) has notes of tiaré absolute, bergamot, ylang ylang and coconut. (via vogue.fr)

Senteurs d'Ailleurs will have the latest perfume from Serge Lutens, Chypre Rouge, available in their Brussels boutique in mid-July. Wondering what it smells like? Read on:

Eagle nest, precious stones, coat of arms, standards, what are we made of? Eternity, limpidity, freshness, beauty, softness of velvet…

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