Passed through Lord and Taylor today and noted these three at the Lancome counter. I admired Claude Montana's metallic triplets years ago so I thought I would give the new Ô flankers a whirl.
First up is Ô itself. The site says:
Top Notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Mandarin
Heart Notes: Basil, Rosemary, Coriander, Jasmine, Honeysuckle
Base Notes: Oak Moss, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Patchouli
The Maximalist has always like this one well enough. Nothing earth shattering. Nice appropriate for work, almost soap and water clean without the in your face quality of D&G Sicily which is clean with a big attitude. Sadly a slight aquatic note spoils the current formulation of this Ô for me.
Next I tried Ô de L'Orangerie. Site says:
Top Notes: Orange zest, Orange Blossom essential oil
Heart Notes: Orange Blossom absolute, Jasmine
Base Notes: Cedar, Benzoin
Strong and blossomy but eventually the jasmine starts to predominate on me and spoils the whole thing. I liked the cedar, kept it springlike, but something not quite necessary about the jasmine.
Last I tried Ô D'Azur. The site lists:
Top Notes: Sicilian Bergamot, Calabria Lemon essence
Heart Notes: Rose, Peony
Base Notes: Modern woody notes, Musk
Ô-boy, Ô-boy! This one is my favorite. Not as long lasting as the orange blossom version, this one starts citrusy and bright. Then the roses kick in with a fleeting peony note. Summer in a bottle. The woody notes feature a nice dollop of patchouli, though this is unlisted, and the musk is tame not sultry or overtly animalic. Not a lot of sillage, but very pretty, very wearable and overtly feminine. And no indolic jasmine, which I just don't like for daytime use.
Where the Azur comes from is anybody's guess. Lancome says "sparkling blue ocean" but I blessedly detect no aquatics here.
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