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Serenissima
Visit to the "Dream-Lingerie-Temple"
"Lingerie" - the word triggers in me the memory of fantastically beautiful lingerie shops; at that time they were true "temples" for ladies' lingerie.
In many cities they were my destination and I can't remember not having found what I was looking for!
Some of these temples were visibly inspired by the boudoir: noble wallpapered walls, stylish mirrors with discreet lighting (you never looked green or yellowish there), fine furniture and fabrics.
The laundry poles were mostly embedded in niches, which were covered with wallpaper just like the rest of the shop.
I still remember cabins that were small tents. Even inside, the mirrors were well lit: there was no glaring light to scare a woman away.
The customer and her chosen pieces were put "into the right light"!
There they found not only fine underwear; delicate underwear that wasn't marked with catchwords like lingerie, underwear or even underbuxe (Sweetsmell, thank you!).
Silk, lace and very fine cotton were mainly the materials used, also for "nightwear"!
Nightgowns that could almost be called night gowns, negligees - often both as a combination (how I loved them!) - quilted housecoats and these dreamlike silk coats that can be admired in every old Hollywood movie and always make "bella Figura".
(By the way, during ironing the enthusiasm for these silk dreams is dampened a bit!)
In the eighties I was still a frequent guest and customer in such shops.
These visits were entertaining, time-consuming and not exactly cheap!
The glass of "Sprudelwasser" (sparkling water) was, of course, one of them, as were the beautiful bags that were more or less proudly carried home!
That's why "Eau de Lingerie" immediately reminds me of these "temples of underwear": the scent of pure femininity floated there too.
Especially this fine vanilla. Vanilla of the kind that Sylvaine Delacourte uses in her vanilla fragrance collection.
The heavy, creamy, erotic-looking vanilla would be out of place here: the fine sensuality of the laundry does not need a wooden hammer!
Iris and rose - are there actually more feminine flowers? - are delicately fragrant here; I think a little of the bouquets with the small yellow tea lilies that you took with you to coffee invitations: bound with veil herb and wrapped in lace cuffs!
Even the white musk comes on tiptoe. This is very pleasant.
In the last time he always met me very powerfully; in some scents he even tried to smother me.
This is not the case with "Eau de Lingerie": a restrained musk, which is striated even slightly by the musk oil (Ambrette), sets very nice fragrance accents.
This elegant "laundry scent" is magically rounded off by sandalwood: discreetly dosed and yet spreading a sensuality that beautiful laundry should always accompany.
Some cotton bags filled with lavender blossoms, placed between the under- and bed linen, are today usually the highest of feelings and are called "laundry scent"!
"Eau de Lingerie" has fallen a little out of time: but its feminine grace still unfolds.
This awakens nostalgic feelings: the longing for something that we probably no longer allow.
Women who choose, take care of and wear their underwear with devotion and love are already a bit of the past.
One forgets very quickly what used to be so self-evident and yet could easily be reintegrated into life: the little bit of everyday luxury!
Because this Guerlain scent envelops you like a breeze of powder: very light and fine - powder that is dusted with a large, soft tassel and you don't think about cleaning the bathroom afterwards.
The bottling of "Eau de Lingerie" reminds me that the "little luxury" had to give way to an everyday life that often lacks shine During the search for lingerie shops I knew, caused by this scent, I met to my disappointment a solarium, an internet café and a coffee shop!
Even my girlfriend, who always accompanied me with great enthusiasm to these purchases, belongs to the past.
Pity - double pity!
But thanks to "Eau de Lingerie" I will be able to perceive the contents of my linen cupboard more consciously!
This season with its long dark hours is ideal for this purpose. Who knows, maybe I'll even find some surprises?
In many cities they were my destination and I can't remember not having found what I was looking for!
Some of these temples were visibly inspired by the boudoir: noble wallpapered walls, stylish mirrors with discreet lighting (you never looked green or yellowish there), fine furniture and fabrics.
The laundry poles were mostly embedded in niches, which were covered with wallpaper just like the rest of the shop.
I still remember cabins that were small tents. Even inside, the mirrors were well lit: there was no glaring light to scare a woman away.
The customer and her chosen pieces were put "into the right light"!
There they found not only fine underwear; delicate underwear that wasn't marked with catchwords like lingerie, underwear or even underbuxe (Sweetsmell, thank you!).
Silk, lace and very fine cotton were mainly the materials used, also for "nightwear"!
Nightgowns that could almost be called night gowns, negligees - often both as a combination (how I loved them!) - quilted housecoats and these dreamlike silk coats that can be admired in every old Hollywood movie and always make "bella Figura".
(By the way, during ironing the enthusiasm for these silk dreams is dampened a bit!)
In the eighties I was still a frequent guest and customer in such shops.
These visits were entertaining, time-consuming and not exactly cheap!
The glass of "Sprudelwasser" (sparkling water) was, of course, one of them, as were the beautiful bags that were more or less proudly carried home!
That's why "Eau de Lingerie" immediately reminds me of these "temples of underwear": the scent of pure femininity floated there too.
Especially this fine vanilla. Vanilla of the kind that Sylvaine Delacourte uses in her vanilla fragrance collection.
The heavy, creamy, erotic-looking vanilla would be out of place here: the fine sensuality of the laundry does not need a wooden hammer!
Iris and rose - are there actually more feminine flowers? - are delicately fragrant here; I think a little of the bouquets with the small yellow tea lilies that you took with you to coffee invitations: bound with veil herb and wrapped in lace cuffs!
Even the white musk comes on tiptoe. This is very pleasant.
In the last time he always met me very powerfully; in some scents he even tried to smother me.
This is not the case with "Eau de Lingerie": a restrained musk, which is striated even slightly by the musk oil (Ambrette), sets very nice fragrance accents.
This elegant "laundry scent" is magically rounded off by sandalwood: discreetly dosed and yet spreading a sensuality that beautiful laundry should always accompany.
Some cotton bags filled with lavender blossoms, placed between the under- and bed linen, are today usually the highest of feelings and are called "laundry scent"!
"Eau de Lingerie" has fallen a little out of time: but its feminine grace still unfolds.
This awakens nostalgic feelings: the longing for something that we probably no longer allow.
Women who choose, take care of and wear their underwear with devotion and love are already a bit of the past.
One forgets very quickly what used to be so self-evident and yet could easily be reintegrated into life: the little bit of everyday luxury!
Because this Guerlain scent envelops you like a breeze of powder: very light and fine - powder that is dusted with a large, soft tassel and you don't think about cleaning the bathroom afterwards.
The bottling of "Eau de Lingerie" reminds me that the "little luxury" had to give way to an everyday life that often lacks shine During the search for lingerie shops I knew, caused by this scent, I met to my disappointment a solarium, an internet café and a coffee shop!
Even my girlfriend, who always accompanied me with great enthusiasm to these purchases, belongs to the past.
Pity - double pity!
But thanks to "Eau de Lingerie" I will be able to perceive the contents of my linen cupboard more consciously!
This season with its long dark hours is ideal for this purpose. Who knows, maybe I'll even find some surprises?
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