Hey Hey Saturday Perfumistas,
I wore Aqua Allegoria Tiaré Mimosa by Guerlain tonight to the movies and was able to really enjoy its beautiful life story which is not a huge roller coaster of dips, swoops and dives but rather a walk through tropical resort gardens and beach at sunset when the tropical night bloomers just start pumping their olfactory song. What a perfect scent for spray and go autumn/spring wear. Fragrant but not intrusive, every social situation should be cool and for a job that is not very close quarters or fragrance phobic you would be fine too. A light, bright, vivacious floral scent that could go seamlessly from the picnic to a dinner, for supper and then a red hot raunchy booty call. Maybe a respritz between the dinner and supper just for general upkeep.
Photo Stolen Fragrantica
Fragrantica gives the featured accords all in one line:
Tiare flower, mimosa blossom, lemon zest, pink pepper, musk, vanilla
That lovely lemon zest is bright and fanciful, makes me want a very short party frock and a Manhattan. In come the flowers and pepper! This is not the celebuscent Pink Pepper nightmare though, very classy and elegant with its surrounding white and yellow flowers, quite like the frangipanis in the picture, even though they are not listed. Sometimes when I smell myself wearing Tiaré Mimosa I get a big thrill of how gorgeous I smell. I’m not sure what else I’m getting but there is a green earthiness that is unexplained by the notes. I even get a hint of that yummy sea salt and coconut feel that I adore, even though it doesn’t really smell like either of them are here. By the time we got home from the movies it was a soft floral vanilla, very pretty with irregular huffs of white flower indoles still that mixed perfectly with the musks. The we had some dinner and watched a bit of telly, After all that, somewhere around 6 hours, I had lost the fragrance.
FragranceNet has Aqua Allegoria Tiaré Mimosa by Guerlain 125ml/$47
PerfumeShrine does a wonderful overview of the whole Aqua Allegoria line and PerfumePosse look at Tiaré Mimosa particularly.
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It’s Saturday so I figured we should all take a 4 minute chill pill. Here is a new to me Aussie girl who has a really lovely song and interesting voice. The video is great for putting your brain in neutral for 5 minutes. Sometimes the 5 minutes you take to let go means you can hold on for another day. Please enjoy the video and your weekend.
What are you or will you be wafting this weekend, and have you tried the Aqua Allegorias? Please tell me in the comments below, I love to hear from you all.
Portia xx
NEW AUSSIE SONGSTRESS
Lisa Mitchell – Spiritus
LYRICS:
Heart is lost
Like a lost little one
I can’t stop
Thinking there’s something I forgot…
Young one,
there’s a big sun,
and my love
shines on!
Hopelessness
well it’s over now
Spiritus
you’re still with me somehow
Young one,
there’s a big sun,
and my love
shines on
AustralianPerfumeJunkies 
Loving the review … maybe a new “whhoof” for me, great write up – thanks babes xxx
Hey Annie,
My flowers are blooming lovely.
You are a superstar princess.
Portia xx
You’ve managed to write such an intricate review of this fragrance, which really celebrates its simplicity. Thanks for making me take a second look at it. I think sometimes I am too quick to dismiss fragrances like this, when they can be a really wonderful companion for a day as you have described.
Oh Natalie,
That is a really lovely comment. I am SMILING. You have made my evening.
Thank you.
Portia xx
Yay! Thank *you*!
Good Morning Portia! Lovely review of Aqua Allegoria Tiaré Mimosa, sounds just perfect for the season. Thanks for the Lisa Mitchell link. Nice tune – and I love her headpiece, has given me design ideas…
xx Tina
YAY! I love helping the creative juices flow. I’ve left you a voice message too.
Portia xx
What a nice review for a very nice perfume. I liked it and even contemplated getting a bottle – but then I tested Champs Elysées and decided that I liked it more. But still I think it’s a very pleasant perfume.
YOU love Champs Elysées? Me too! I have EdT 7 EdP. I love it but nobody else is a fan girl except you Undina.
YAY! Another reason to love you.
Portia xx
I have the EdT version and eventually I want to get the extrait.
Love you back ❤
Love Lisa Mitchell – especially how it is so hard to understand what she is singing. Did you see her on Australian Idol? I also love Aqua Allegoria Tiaré Mimosa as it a joyful, easy scent. Lovely stuff Portia
I really like Lisa Mitchell to now that I’ve found her. I did not see her on Idol, was she a contestant?
Glad you like Tiare mimosa too KillerRabbit.
Portia xx
Thus far none of the Aqua Allegoria’s I’ve tried have worked on me, unfortunately. Dang skin chemistry. However, even my incense-and-iris self agrees about the need for something umcomplicated, undemanding and pretty from time to time. My Mimosa pour Moi hits the spot for that.
I love L’Artisan and I just went and looked Mimosa Pour moi up, it looks fresh and super pretty by note. I think you would rock it Dionne. You have just created a LEMMING in a comment. Ha Ha Ha. for shame you enchantress!
Portia xx
Don’t order a sample yet, Portia. Just sayin’. 😉
You are amazing Dionne. Just sayin’
PS I have permission (not that I needed it) to come to North America for the big fragrance do in NYC mid year.
Portia xx