A couple of Parle Moi de Parfum
It’s February. Goodbye January and good riddance? Boy, was it wet and yuck here. Tuesday morning is our first spring tide (neap tide) of the year. Is today Groundhog Day in the US?
We had a second storm come through late last week. I had an appointment in the next town over on Thursday but the road into it from here was flooded. Like hugely. I went to the farm shop one day to walk up their steep hill so I could actually see what things looked like. I should have taken a picture. Either side of the road in normal times are marsh fields where cows graze. That day, there was no delineation between the fields and the road. Just a huge amount of water. A couple of stupid cars tried to drive through (I’m not talking 50 or 100 feet of water half way up your car – I’m talking a quarter to half a mile). The pic below isn’t from here but it is a good representation of what things looked like from local drone pics.
Anyway, getting to appointment meant driving south to a train station and taking train. Of course trains were cancelled and delayed. I did manage my appointment – and then train back to car and car home. I spent an hour after the whole faff sitting quietly and doing breathing exercises.
But, perfume.
I got very excited after March’s post that included the Parle Moi de Parfum called Guimauve de Noel, which she said was marshmallow scented with orange blossom, though she got more orange zest. Which just made me ludicrously excited. So, off I went to get a sample. Plus something else by the same house just for kicks and giggles.
Guimauve de Noel. What a great name: Christmas marshmallow. As noted, orange blossom and vanilla scented sugar. Eventually it sort of gets to that for me. But, to get there, I had to go through rubber. Yes, really. Like your car tyre when you skid. Nothing, absolutely nothing, likeable about that. To say I was sad is an understatement. After a while it does become sweet orange blossom but not in an exciting way. Just your bog standard meh gourmand. So, big fail for me. Sad face.
Number 2 was Papyrus Oud. Now, I have a papyrus plant in the house, so I am partial to the idea of papyrus in perfume. This was … better. Notes include papyrus, ginger, bergamot, lavender, basil, lemon, artemisia, petit grain, cedar, sandalwood, pink pepper, patchouli, orris root, geranium, jasmine, carnation, olibanum, vetiver, vanilla, labdanum, leather, amber, oak moss, musk, tonka and sage … and a Patridge in a pear tree. It’s fine. Really. A gentle woody thing. A bit of citrus. Maybe a whisper of Band-Aid. It’s really nice, has good longevity, dries down well. There you go. Thank you very much.
If I were to find myself at a shop with the line, I would sample others.
On a different note, the tulips are starting to come up, one clematis has buds, the roses are all starting to show activity. I am concerned the peony won’t revive itself this year. But, it’s getting lighter earlier in the AM and staying so later in the PM. So, little steps…
Pics: pexels
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