Calling all BVLGARI fans – there’s a new Splendida in town, and it’s one you’re going to want to know about. Luminous, irresistible and utterly unique, BVLGARI Splendida Patchouli Tentation is a floral-chypre fragrance for women that will captivate and surprise you from the first spritz.
Read on to find out why this new BVLGARI Splendida flanker has turned my head and caught my attention…
The Most Important Thing About This Product Is…
BVLGARI Splendida Patchouli Tentation is a smooth celebration of patchouli as it uses a trio of this plant, heightened and enlivened with juicy fruits and powdery petals; it’s both sensual and luminous.
The first spritz welcomes in the earthy notes of patchouli lifted by the sweet, fleshy nuances of white peach for a surprisingly sweet start. This then evolves into a floral tone as the heart blends exclusive patchouli from Flores, uplifted with the powdery notes of orris flower. The musky base lingers on the skin as it blends Indonesian patchouli leaf with white musk for a
sensual and provocative backdrop that offers balance and sophistication.
You Will Love This If…
If you’re a fan of the earthy notes of patchouli but you’re looking for a more feminine take, then you’ll love this. You’ll also want to add it to your collection if you’re a devotee of the BVLGARI Splendida range.
BVLGARI Splendida Patchouli Tentation Smells Similar To:
This is a truly luminous chypre scent, enhanced by the sweetness of white peach.
Is BVLGARI Splendida Patchouli Tentation Unisex?
Patchouli Tentation is marketed as a fragrance for women, which is most likely due to its fruity and floral tones, but I would say this could be enjoyed by all genders who enjoy chypre-floral scents.
What’s The Longevity Like?
Impressive! The Eau de Parfum has long-lasting staying power; you’ll be able to smell the earthy chypre tone long after spritzing.
What’s The Story?
The BVLGARI Eau de Parfum is an ode to patchouli. This note is used three times in the structure and is a tribute to one of nature’s most precious gems.
What’s Special About The Bottle?
The bottle ties in perfectly with the full Splendida collection; the white and gold features exude the elegance of iconic jewellery-house, BVLGARI. The bottle shape is unique with its flat edges cutting through the sleek curved design. The gold neck stands elegantly and is the perfect contrast to the pure white, with a flat circle lid embossed with BVLGARI running around the cyclical edge.
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I always find that jewellery brands take a completely different approach to perfumery in comparison to their fashion contemporaries. The fashion approach to perfume is very much about embodying the spirit and aesthetic of a designer, turning it into something more accessible and wearable than the brand’s couture, whilst the jeweller approach is all about showcasing the sheer beauty of the materials. Jewellery houses want the materials to speak for themselves, using an endless quest for perfection to lead to euphoric results.
The house of Bvlgari embodies this approach more so than any other jeweller. They have turned the note of tea into a spectrum of sapphire shades, boasting reds, whites, greens and blacks a plenty, whilst also shaping their fragrances fastidiously, in the same way they would cut a gem stone. Bvlgari favours quality and craftsmanship over fads and gimmicks, always coming back to the most important thing there is to make their fragrances quietly stand out from the crowd: the materials.
Bvlgari has just presented their ‘Splendida Collection’, a collection that pays tribute to the ‘Bvlgari Divas’ – three classic fragrances that have been revitalised by perfumer Sophia Labbe and rehoused within this special series. ‘Splendida’ is Italian for splendour and magnificence, two things that are not in short supply within this collection. These three Eau de Parfums present classic Italian glamour crafted with the signature finesse that one expect from the house of Bvlgari. They are Jasmin Noir [a reinterpreted version of the original], Rose Rose [a new version of Rose Essentielle] and Iris d’Or [a new version of Bvlgari Pour femme]. Three classics, three icons and three beautiful fragrances.
Splendida Jasmin
Noir
The Notes
Top: Gardenia and Green Sap
Heart: Jasmin Sambic Absolute and Satiny Almond
Base: Heart of Patchouli and Cashmeran Woods
How Does it Smell?
A floral, but not as we know it.
Splendida Jasmin Noir is an ode to white flowers dipped in jet black paint. It calls the bluff on any floral that dares to call itself ‘noir’ and whilst it is very dark indeed, it’s not without a touch of light too. Jasmine may be the eponymous material here but it’s not the star – that title is held by the gardenia, a pungent white flower that has an odour profile that includes blue cheese and mushrooms. In Splendida Jasmin Noir the gardenia brings a nutty, truffle tone that invites a feeling of richness. It clashes its heady, creamy white floral tones with the sharpness of patchouli to create something beyond glamorous – a perfectly cut black sapphire.
Splendida Rose
Rose
The Notes
Top: White Mulberry and Mandarin Essence
Heart: Damascena Rose Absolute and Damascena Rose Essence
Base: Sandalwood Essence and Musks
How Does it Smell?
So good they named it twice.
There are two types of scented rose used in perfumery; damascena and centifolia. The centifolia rose has more of a citrus character, presenting a lighter more bubbly take on rose, whilst the damascena rose is jammier and more fruity, boasting accents of lychee and blackcurrant. It’s the fruity damascena rose that takes the spotlight in Splendida Rose Rose and what a beautiful starlet it is. This is a sparkling and transparent rose in the lightest shade of blush pink. It’s fruity in a delicate way, peppering its portrait of pink roses on the bushes with inflections of mandarin and blackcurrant over a soft breeze of musk. Splendida Rose Rose is drinkable and bright with a texture that is satiny smooth.
Splendida Iris
d’Or
The Notes
Top: Violet Leaf Absolute and Heliotrope
Heart: Orris Absolute and Mimosa Absolute
Base: Tonka Bean Absolute, Heart of Vetiver and Sandalwood Essence
How Does it Smell?
All that glitters is iris and gold.
Iris [or orris] is the most expensive and luxurious ingredient in the perfumer’s palette. It’s a material that provides a rich, powdery texture and the scent of cool, grey earth. For Splendida Iris d’Or, Bvlgari has paired this magnificent material with two key notes that mirror and extend it; mimosa and violet. Iris naturally contains irones, which are also found within violets, linking these two materials together via sweetness. Mimosa accentuates the powder character but also adds soft hints of honey and pollen, warming the cool nature of iris and leading it away from aloofness in the shadows and into the sunshine. Altogether this makes for an incredibly luminous take on iris, that glitters like pure gold.
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