Welcome to the weekly Perfume Chat Room, perfumistas! I envision this chat room as a weekly drop-in spot online, where readers may ask questions, suggest fragrances, tell others their SOTD, comment on new releases or old favorites, and respond to each other. The perennial theme is fragrance, but we can interpret that broadly. This is meant to be a kind space, so please try not to give or take offense, and let’s all agree to disagree when opinions differ. In fragrance as in life, your mileage may vary! YMMV.
Today is Sunday, January 25, and I apologize for having gone AWOL this month. I’ve been distracted by several big landscape projects, a neighborhood effort to get historic district status and halt demolition of old houses, and, of course, the current situation in the US. Enough said about that.
Yesterday, though, I had a wonderful break with our daughters, visiting the current (but soon to close) exhibit of Victor&Rolf fashion at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. And of course, it covered their perfume, Flowerbomb!
The exhibit was so much fun, and also thought-provoking.
The craftsmanship was extraordinary.
As someone who enjoys needlework and sewing, I was as stunned by the couture skills on display as I was by the artistic imagination.
And the museum gift shop was selling the three versions of Flowerbomb: the original, Flowerbomb Extreme, and Flowerbomb Tiger Lily. Of the three, I prefer the original, though it’s sweeter than my usual taste. Have you tried Victor&Rolf fragrances? What are your thoughts?
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Those dresses are mindblowing! I don’t think I’ve ever been a fan of Flowerbomb, but I’ve also never spend much time with it. Viktor & Rolf have a recent collaboration with Mattel and Disney that dresses Barbie dolls, which is also interesting.
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The exhibit included dozens of porcelain dolls modeled after antique dolls, each one wearing a doll version of the couture outfits! Apparently they’ve been doing this for years with their couture collections.
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Every Duty Free I’ve ever travelled through has freaked if Flowerbomb!
I once won a bottle of the OG Flowerbomb signed by Victor & Rolf. I ended up selling it as I would never wear it & a real fan should own it
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Hey there OH! I missed you.
Welcome to 2026, hope it’s a safe and fun one for you and your crew.
WOW! They are kooky clothing architects. Some of those engineering feats are breathtaking. The structural devices they must use. WOW!
Flowerbomb is an attack for my senses and I’ve steered clear but I remember liking it originally. Don’t know when it stopped being fun.
We currently have a Westwood retrospective in Melbourne but I’m not going to get there. Booked my ticket for about 10 days after it closes. GAH! I’m so silly sometimes.
Portia xx
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What an amazing fashion exhibit! Those gowns are stunning. I had a bottle of Flowerbomb when it first came out. I liked it but it was so LOUD that I gave it away to a friend. Too much of a good thing to my mind. I would like to sample the newer Tiger Lily version, though.
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I find Flowerbomb quite loud too, lol. Tiger Lily has a bit too much coconut for me, it’s pretty tropical. Worth sampling, though!
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Just wow! To see that irl was something else I’m sure. Pics rarely do such things justice. Flowerbomb was never one of my loves though I bought it for my daughter when she was a late teen or thereabouts. Hubby, on the other hand has had many bottles of Spicebomb, and that one is a shared wear. Good luck with the community preservation orders. Not everything needs to be torn down in the name of progress.
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