05/12/2020
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Far too sensitive for this world
Recently, I have used up the last drops of Eve and said goodbye to a fragrance that I had expected to give me the qualities of the women for whom it was apparently created. Of course, this naive "reverse" didn't work. Now another, much better known classic has fallen into my hands: FLOWERBYKENZO Le Parfum.
This scent has also fallen into oblivion and I was afraid that I would also be disappointed here. But Flower surprised me in a positive way. I had never imagined the scent to be so pleasant. I immediately feel surrounded by a floral-powdery cloud. No, it is rather a little cloud. Because the scent is light, lively, sweet and tender. There are no great changes in the course of the fragrance. But that's okay. Because Flower has something from the beginning
The special thing about this Kenzo is that although it is undoubtedly an everybody's darling, it is still not an everyday flower scent like so many others. He has his typical signature. It starts with the strong presence of almond right from the start, followed by "powdery notes", as the fragrances say. I am thinking of iris.
The fragrance is very harmoniously balanced between gourmand notes such as almond and vanilla and the delicate rose and violet. Musk and amber round off the whole thing in a lovely way.
Flower is very accommodating. I perceive it as a cuddly scent, with which I immediately feel comfortable and which suits me. Not always, but still more than some others.
Flower certainly did not owe its success to the omnipresent, appealing advertising of the time, but to the fact that Kenzo succeeded in reinventing a lovely floral fragrance, so to speak. In my opinion, the secret lies in the almond note, which was so trendy at the time, and which gives the fragrance something soft and marzipan-like, sometimes reminding me of another famous powdery fragrance, namely LouLou by Cacharel.
The elegantly curved bottle in a matte metallic dark red is original and has a high recognition value, but also two flaws: I have the 50 ml version, which is smaller in itself anyway, but which - as aesthetic as it is - can't be carried around in a handbag anyway because of its not light weight and slim height. The bottle is also opaque. That means it may well protect the perfume from the sun and other influences that could have a negative effect on it, but unfortunately it's impossible to tell how much of it is still there. The fact that it's not so handy to carry around in your handbag is, by the way, something you can get over because the durability is really remarkable - at least on my skin. This is unfortunately not found too often. Applied in the afternoon, I woke up wondering what smells so great ...
Flower by Kenzo le Parfum was my first fragrance from the great never ending Flower series. Later I added two Kenzo FlowerTags - but that's another story. Just one thing in advance: none of them has that soft, creamy Flower by Kenzo le Parfum.
It is not often that a fragrance that I bought several years ago still appeals to me today. This is the case with this one - a sign of its outstanding quality. Nevertheless, Flower by Kenzo Le Parfum seems to be no longer available today - except perhaps on ebay at astronomical prices. A pity. But Kenzo, as a true Japanese, apparently relies on fast fashion. The numerous flankers, however, sometimes have little or nothing left of the original, except the name. And the trademark - the poppy flower. Of course, it can also be found on the metallic flacon - stylish tone on tone, only delicately hinted at, but still recognizable. Something like that, too. I love poppies. They have wonderful colours and are enviably photogenic. But they do not smell. I've never met a fragrant poppy, anyway. I've always wondered how an unscented flower could become the hallmark of a perfume.
A "modern" fragrance is Flower by Kenzo le Parfum today no longer, I would say. A lot has changed in the world of fragrances since then. I would probably not buy it now, but I still find it graceful, almost romantic and very feminine. No, almost girlish. Somehow much too sensitive for this world ...
This scent has also fallen into oblivion and I was afraid that I would also be disappointed here. But Flower surprised me in a positive way. I had never imagined the scent to be so pleasant. I immediately feel surrounded by a floral-powdery cloud. No, it is rather a little cloud. Because the scent is light, lively, sweet and tender. There are no great changes in the course of the fragrance. But that's okay. Because Flower has something from the beginning
The special thing about this Kenzo is that although it is undoubtedly an everybody's darling, it is still not an everyday flower scent like so many others. He has his typical signature. It starts with the strong presence of almond right from the start, followed by "powdery notes", as the fragrances say. I am thinking of iris.
The fragrance is very harmoniously balanced between gourmand notes such as almond and vanilla and the delicate rose and violet. Musk and amber round off the whole thing in a lovely way.
Flower is very accommodating. I perceive it as a cuddly scent, with which I immediately feel comfortable and which suits me. Not always, but still more than some others.
Flower certainly did not owe its success to the omnipresent, appealing advertising of the time, but to the fact that Kenzo succeeded in reinventing a lovely floral fragrance, so to speak. In my opinion, the secret lies in the almond note, which was so trendy at the time, and which gives the fragrance something soft and marzipan-like, sometimes reminding me of another famous powdery fragrance, namely LouLou by Cacharel.
The elegantly curved bottle in a matte metallic dark red is original and has a high recognition value, but also two flaws: I have the 50 ml version, which is smaller in itself anyway, but which - as aesthetic as it is - can't be carried around in a handbag anyway because of its not light weight and slim height. The bottle is also opaque. That means it may well protect the perfume from the sun and other influences that could have a negative effect on it, but unfortunately it's impossible to tell how much of it is still there. The fact that it's not so handy to carry around in your handbag is, by the way, something you can get over because the durability is really remarkable - at least on my skin. This is unfortunately not found too often. Applied in the afternoon, I woke up wondering what smells so great ...
Flower by Kenzo le Parfum was my first fragrance from the great never ending Flower series. Later I added two Kenzo FlowerTags - but that's another story. Just one thing in advance: none of them has that soft, creamy Flower by Kenzo le Parfum.
It is not often that a fragrance that I bought several years ago still appeals to me today. This is the case with this one - a sign of its outstanding quality. Nevertheless, Flower by Kenzo Le Parfum seems to be no longer available today - except perhaps on ebay at astronomical prices. A pity. But Kenzo, as a true Japanese, apparently relies on fast fashion. The numerous flankers, however, sometimes have little or nothing left of the original, except the name. And the trademark - the poppy flower. Of course, it can also be found on the metallic flacon - stylish tone on tone, only delicately hinted at, but still recognizable. Something like that, too. I love poppies. They have wonderful colours and are enviably photogenic. But they do not smell. I've never met a fragrant poppy, anyway. I've always wondered how an unscented flower could become the hallmark of a perfume.
A "modern" fragrance is Flower by Kenzo le Parfum today no longer, I would say. A lot has changed in the world of fragrances since then. I would probably not buy it now, but I still find it graceful, almost romantic and very feminine. No, almost girlish. Somehow much too sensitive for this world ...
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