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| Picture: Our new Swedish royalty HRH Princess Sofia on her weddingday 13 June 2015. Photo: From the press, avaible from many sources on internet |
Julia starts with a tangy accord of rhubarb and blackcurrant, notes thst could be harsh and sharp but obviously not in the skillfull hands of Latty. The accord feels. juicy and sunny which offsets the cold hyacinth dominated, flowery accord which is the heart of the fragrance. The hyachinth is supported by classical flowers as violet and jasmine and a plesant raspberry sweetness which supports the hyachinth-violet in the same discrete way as the iris is supported by the same berry in Ramon Monegal Impossible Iris. The raspberry and the rhubarb adds a contemporary touch to a, taken as a whole, timeless fragrance. The basenotes are elegant, woody, musky slight balsamic and matches the floral, tangy structure of Julia very well.
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| Picture: Julia Photo: PR Téo Cabanel |
Fragrances that comes to my mind (in style and apperance, they don't smell the same) when wearing Julia are Van Cleef and Arpels First and Purdistance Antonia.
Rating: 4
Notes: Mandarine, rhubarb, black currant, hyachinth, violet, jasmine, raspberry, musk, sandalwood, labdanum, incense
Interesting that this has a rhubarb note, Margareta, so I'm not sure I would like it or not. I like to eat rhubarb but found I did not like the note in perfume, when I smelled it in Aedes de Venustas signature perfume. That said, your review of this makes it sound quite pretty, and seeing as how you paired it with the photo of your new princess, I well imagine it is. :)
SvaraRaderaI found excactly the same in the Aedes signature perfume, that rhubarb was too sharp, chemical and much too tart, even for me who usually enjoys tart contrasts in fragrances.In Julia the rhubarb is not at all that edgy and dominating, just as a light contrast to the flowers. And yes, I thought the princess photo was the right illustration as 1) Julia is a frag which would work for princess-ly daytime representation duties and 2) it's royal connection with the Duchess of Windsor also a purposeful commoner like Sofia and 3) I love the neat tiara :-).Suzanne, I also wish you a great rest of the summer.
SvaraRadera