Friday, April 20, 2012

Lancôme - Ô de l'Orangerie

Sundress

Doesn't everybody love a sundress? A sheer, pretty scrap of nothing that you can throw on and feel completely comfortable on a hot day is a wardrobe staple. Not into dresses? Think of a well-worn, soft linen shirt. Ô de l'Orangerie is like that - a sheer and casual veil for summertime.

Released this spring, Ô de l'Orangerie is the 3rd flanker to the original Ô de Lancôme. It opens with sunny orange blossom and a brisk orange peel. The heart is a light clean jasmine and the base notes are soft and almost undetectable. In general, Ô de l'Orangerie stays a pretty, lightly orange, slightly sweet jasmine on my skin.

Unfortunately it doesn't stay too long, but at only C$54 for 75ml, one could afford to re-spray often.


House: Lancôme
Nose: ?
Notes: orange zest, orange blossom essential oil, orange blossom absolute, jasmine, benzoin, cedar

5 comments:

  1. Just a clarification Krista, this was actually released last summer, but for some reason we are really behind on the O flankers here in Canada. When I was reading positive reviews of Orangerie last summer, my local Shopper's Drug Mart had just received O d'Azur, which had been released in 2010 everywhere else. L'Orangerie is still not available where I am, and I'm looking forward to trying it.

    You make it sound lovely.

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    1. Good to know Dionne! Thanks for clarifying. We are sadly forgotten up here in the Great White North. I hope you get to try it soon.

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  2. I not only love your description of the fragrance, but I admire the image you chose to represent it-- its subject looks as cool and comfortable as can be. :)

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    1. Thanks Olenska. that would be: Alphonse Mucha. Summer. From The Seasons Series. 1896.

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  3. I love this one and your description of it. "A sheer, pretty scrap of nothing" is just the ticket in wardrobes both scented and otherwise!

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