Delicate and shy like the white petals of camelia and its very subtle scent, known mostly as a camelia oil, the new fragrance from Kenzo is a refined ode to the fragile aspect of white flowers. Eau de fleurs de camélia (Kenzo) evokes gardenia, champacca and magnolia in their dewy green presence, underlined by a soft lemony rose (with hints of Vietnamese grasses) and suggests the strong powdery veil of Cruel Gardenia (Guerlain) with its overdose of cotton muskiness. The delicate flower sits on a beautiful creamy sandalwood orris note surrounded by soft musks and is subtly contrasted with sharp citrus green notes. The combination and proportion is extremely well mastered, the citruses, reminiscent of Still Life (Olfactive Studio) are modern and have nothing to do with the common notion of hesperidean freshness (a disturbingly boring recurrent theme for uninspired perfumers). Eau de fleurs de camélia (Kenzo), though extremely delicate and confident, is pure grace with a subtle hint of exoticism brought by a tropical green fruit.
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