Advent SOTD today is Regime des Fleurs’ Glass Blooms. I like it a lot so far, but it doesn’t really suit the winter holiday season, as a light, summery floral! But that’s how Advent surprises work — one doesn’t know what one will get. This particular scent was created for the brand by perfumer Mathieu Nardin, who works for the fragrance company Mane and who has created a very wide range of scents for many brands. Perhaps most notably, he has created several for Miller Harris from 2015 to present, as well as the many he has created for Regime des Fleurs and other niche brands. The brand’s website lists these notes for Glass Blooms: Riesling grape, muguet, tea rose, peony, ylang ylang Nossi-bé, sandalwood, tonka bean absolute, ambrette and musk. If, like me, you are wondering what is “Nossi-bé”, it is the name of an island in Madagascar.
Right away, I smell the Riesling grape accord, and it is delightful. It’s not “grapey” at all, in the sense of that artificial purple, Nehi soda, grape smell and flavor. It is light and sparkling, floral but also fruity without being sweet. And of course, as regular readers here know, I love a good muguet! I wouldn’t say that muguet is dominant here, but there’s a green-and-white floral freshness to the opening of Glass Blooms that I can attribute to it. Because white wine grapes often bear the aromas of other fruits, I can also smell pears, apples, and a bit of light cherry. Really, the opening of Glass Blooms is pretty, floral like a Riesling wine’s bouquet, and charming.
The fruitiness fades a bit and the more traditionally floral notes emerge, with peony leading the way. This is a fragrance I will enjoy in the summertime, which is also when I prefer to drink most white wines. I actually don’t drink much Riesling, as so many kinds are too sweet for my taste, but last summer on a visit to Asheville, we went to the Biltmore winery and had an outstanding Riesling there. It was light and refreshing but drier than what I think of as the “usual” Riesling. Glass Blooms reminds me of that. And it’s a fitting analogy, since the Biltmore Estate is famous for its gardens and glasshouses full of flowers.
I wouldn’t say this is a very complex fragrance, but that opening is lovely, and it does have a nice progression from fruits to florals to a soft, warm, lightly musky base. “Light” is the mot du jour with regard to Glass Blooms; it floats off the skin. This would be very suitable for a workplace or most occasions; it won’t meet your needs if what you want is a va-va-voom, sensual powerhouse. There is no spice accord in it at all, which is fine by me; I like spices in scents but I don’t have to have them all the time. I’ll be looking for something a bit spicier and more winterish later today, but in the meantime, I’m enjoying Glass Blooms!
Do you ever smell wine accords in fragrances? Have you tried this or any of the others in from Regime des Fleurs?
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I’m not familiar with wine accords in fragrance, but I like a good “champagne accord,” such as in the sparkly opening of Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa or ELdO Remarkable People.
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ELdO Vraie Blonde has a nice champagne note!
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Oh! I didn’t know about that one, but looking at the notes on Fragrantica, it looks like one I should try. Particularly curious about the suede and myrrh. (Although most Fragrantica commenters don’t seem to have liked it…)
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Here’s my review of VB: https://scentsandsensibilities.co/2019/03/24/scent-sample-sunday-vraie-blonde/
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Love your review of Vraie Blonde– it’s effervescent! I have never seen “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter,” but I will definitely seek it out now. One of my favorite old Hollywood movies is “Platinum Blonde” with Jean Harlowe. She plays a similar type character who doesn’t take herself too seriously and leads a few fellows on a merry chase. Harlowe and Carole Lombard did a number of these so-called ‘screwball comedies’ during the 1930’s. They are delightful.
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Such fun and glamor!
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You had me at ‘Riesling accord.’ I am a Riesling aficionada. There are so many types of Rieslings. Most people think of Rieslings as too sweet and not food friendly. Not true. A dry Riesling is perfect with spicy foods especially and so many other things as well. I will definitely try Glass Blooms It sounds divine. Dr. Konstantin Frank winery in NY state’s Finger Lakes region makes some wonderful Rieslings. I especially recommend their special vintage year Rieslings when available. There is also a Riesling made in the methode champagnoise called Cremant de Riesling that is divine!!
I didn’t wear anything yesterday because I was traveling and I packed my perfume samples I had taken with me. What was I thinking? I did inhale deeply my Bayonne Cire Trudon candle. It has gorgeous notes of cedar, fir, allspice, clove and chocolate. It’s not sweet at all, a woody scent with a bit of dry dark chocolate, in the manner of Serge Lutens Borneo (but without what I call the ‘dirt’ not of Borneo). I”m loving your Advent scent journey. You’re such a good writer!
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Thank you, Ricky! And thanks for your patience with my stupid spam filter; I keep trying to correct that but it isn’t cooperating. One of my projects over this break is to tweak my WordPress settings and maybe I’ll master the trick so that your longer comments don’t go to spam! They’re not that long, after all!
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Thanks, you’re very kind!
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I blathered too much again and ended up in Spam. Oh dear. LOL
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