nstperfume » barbara bui http://www.nstperfume.com a blog about perfume Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:06:36 +0000 en hourly 1 A moment of silence, please http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/03/14/a-moment-of-silence-please-3/ http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/03/14/a-moment-of-silence-please-3/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:17:09 +0000 Robin http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/03/14/a-moment-of-silence-please-3/ Barbara Bui Le Parfum has been discontinued. Many thanks to Marina of Perfume Smellin' Things for the news, and you can read her review of Barbara Bui here.

]]> http://www.nstperfume.com/2007/03/14/a-moment-of-silence-please-3/feed/ 8 Scent of the day: Barbara Bui Le Parfum http://www.nstperfume.com/2005/03/01/scent-of-the-day-barbara-bui-le-parfum/ http://www.nstperfume.com/2005/03/01/scent-of-the-day-barbara-bui-le-parfum/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:51:11 +0000 Robin http://www.nstperfume.com/2005/03/01/scent-of-the-day-barbara-bui-le-parfum/ Barbara Bui Le Parfum fragranceI had planned to continue with the orange blossom theme today, but last night my sample of Barbara Bui Le Parfum was calling to me, so orange blossom will have to wait until tomorrow.

Barbara Bui, the Franco-Vietnamese fashion designer based in Paris, introduced Le Parfum last fall. According to Osmoz, Bui "wanted a perfume for a committed woman. A perfume with character, not a heavy trail…" Women's Wear Daily reports that the notes for Le Parfum are spices, incense, jasmine, white musk, sandalwood, heliotrope, cedar and amber, and that the scent...

...is meant to be part of a wider global approach to beauty. Its ancillary products, which will be available starting in April, are also supposed to play a role in a woman's daily beauty regimen. The items will be multisensorial and results-oriented, not simply scented toiletries.

Le Parfum starts very sweet, but after about 10 minutes it is just perfect: a resinous mix of incense, very light jasmine, spices, and a touch of vanilla...

]]> Barbara Bui Le Parfum fragranceI had planned to continue with the orange blossom theme today, but last night my sample of Barbara Bui Le Parfum was calling to me, so orange blossom will have to wait until tomorrow.

Barbara Bui, the Franco-Vietnamese fashion designer based in Paris, introduced Le Parfum last fall. According to Osmoz, Bui “wanted a perfume for a committed woman. A perfume with character, not a heavy trail…” Women's Wear Daily reports that the notes for Le Parfum are spices, incense, jasmine, white musk, sandalwood, heliotrope, cedar and amber, and that the scent…

…is meant to be part of a wider global approach to beauty. Its ancillary products, which will be available starting in April, are also supposed to play a role in a woman's daily beauty regimen. The items will be multisensorial and results-oriented, not simply scented toiletries.

Le Parfum starts very sweet, but after about 10 minutes it is just perfect: a resinous mix of incense, very light jasmine, spices, and a touch of vanilla…

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