Monday, July 6, 2009

Acqua Di Parma Magnolia Nobile


Acqua Di Parma releases the next perfume in the Le Nobili line in August, Magnolia Nobile.

I must confess to being a huge fan of Acqua Di Parma. I own Iris Nobile and Blu Mediterraneo Arancia Di Capri and would gladly add any of their others to my collection. When I heard "Magnolia" I was on it.

Magnolia Nobile is decidely Italian. The Magnolia is the star but the citrus is bursting out too. It's zesty with the initial hit of citrus coming from the bergamot, lemon and citron notes. Then the Magnolia unfolds, lush but not cloying or heavy. Slowly the other florals appear, mainly the jasmine and into the drydown I get a tiny bit of the sandalwood and the vetiver which melds with the citrus and florals well. Yes, I unabashedly love it. I am not surprised in the least.

This is an elegant, refined scent but also sunny and un- fussy. It was partly inspired the villas along Lake Como in Italy , and their gardens, of which many contain Magnolia trees. A neighbor of mine has a Magnolia tree and every year when it blooms I can't wait to sneak over and sniff the flowers.

Notes:
Top-Bergamot, Lemon, Citron
Middle-Magnolia, Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose
Drydown-Sandalwood,Patchouli,Vetiver, Vanilla


Magnolia Nobile will pre- launch in Bergdorf Goodman and Neimans in August, rolling out to Saks, Barneys, Sephora.com and Nordstrom in September.

1.7 oz EDP $ 105.00
3.4 oz EDP $ 165.00
5.25 oz Body Cream ( with 3% fragrance conc.) $ 75.00



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