Photo: Viktor & Rolf Twitter Selfridges window
Viktor & Rolf debuted their new perfume Bon Bon exclusively at Selfridges London on March 20th. Viktor & Rolf's fragrances have been a worldwide success since Flowerbomb, composed by Olivier Polge, Carlos Benaïm and Domitille Bertier (according to NPD, Flowerbomb was the #5 best selling perfume in 2013 in the US). launched nine years ago. How does Bon Bon measure up?
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Bon Bon is Flowerbomb's younger precocious sister. She plays at being a seductive woman, a Lolita but she is really just a girl at heart, greedy for sweets. The perfumers Cecile Matton and Serge Majoullier created a floral fruity gourmand perfume with emphasis on the gourmand. The fragrance opens with a BIG blast of caramel. Although it is listed as a middle note the entire perfume is wrapped around it. At first sniff, my mouth watered as the creamy candy engulfed my senses. Bon Bon tones down as the heart of the fragrance develops and the peach, orange blossom and jasmine appear reminiscent of Flowerbomb. An unexpected sharp cedar note surfaces, like a cut to Humbert Humbert's heart before settling into a sweet woody base with surprising depth and a more than a hint of sultriness.
Overnight longevity impressive sillage.
Notes: Mandarin, orange peach, orange blossom, jasmine, caramel, cedar, guaicwood, sandalwood, amber
The perfume is available as 30, 50 and 90 ml Eau de Parfum at 50, 68 & 94GBP. The line is completed by Shower gel and body lotion both in 200ml bottles at 45GBP.
Disclosure: The review is based on perfume samples kindly provided by Viktor & Rolf at Selfridges.
– Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief with contributions from reader Maria Angelidou
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Editor's Note: Bon Bon will debut in the US April 6, 2014 at Saks Fifth Avenue New York. According to Saks twitter feed the brand will now have its own shop within a shop.
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