Floraïku AO Review (2021) + A Fragrance in Three Parts Draw

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021

Floraïku AO photo by The Perfumed Dahlia©

Tangerine, tangerine, living reflection from a dream
I was her love, she was my queen, and now a thousand years in between – “Tangerine,” Led Zeppelin

Floraïku is a perfume house inspired by Japanese imagery, offering fragrant poetry that reflects a close relationship with nature. Founders of Memo Paris Clara and John Molloy were inspired by Japanese culture and traditions as they developed Floraïku, and each fragrance is inspired by a Japanese ceremony. Their elegant, refined, and delicate fragrances arrive in a Bento Box containing a refillable bottle. Sewn by hand using Italian grained leather, each cap can be used as a travel case for the 10ml refill within each box. The Floraïku name is suggestive of a haiku, which is a 17-syllable poem in three lines. In a haiku, the first line contains five syllables, the second contains seven syllables, and then the last line contains five syllables. Like a haiku poem, Floraïku AO can be experienced as a fragrance in three parts.

Tangerine photo by Couleur via Pixabay

The first line of a Floraïku AO olfactory haiku is a bright burst of juicy tangerine. As it happens, all tangerines are mandarins, but not all mandarins are tangerines—the mandarin is one of the original citrus species, an ancestor to many hybrids. Exuberant and sparkling, zesty and juicy, Floraïku AO opens with a presentation of the full, unblemished fruit as it gently ripens on the vine.

Smile photo by Miguel Bruna via Unsplash

The second, slightly longer part of a Floraïku AO olfactory haiku is the joyous entrance of ephemeral jasmine and delicate violet, blooming around the sheer tangerine as green notes of fig leaf play counterpoint. There is a delighted burst of elegant movement as flowers bloom and vetiver rustles. But in this second part of the story, Floraïku AO also quiets and settles, becoming more contentedly contemplative as it softens gently into skin.

Byodo Buddhist Temple photo by PublicDomainPictures via Pixabay

In the last part of the Floraïku AO olfactory haiku, myrrh adds serenity and depth to the fragrance. AO refers to the Japanese word for color that includes greens and blues, and though the fragrance overall is sheer, juicy, floral, and bright, AO also reflects the deeper colors found in nature. Though it doesn’t follow the haiku structure, the Floraïku website and the AO bottle feature this poem:

AO Indigo
Fig Incense
Sapphires turn green

This Floraïku view of “Perfume as Poem” gives a feel of meditative serenity to the delicate AO; of the dewy, floral, and sparkling green contentment in an early day of spring.

Notes: Tangerine Oil, Fig Notes, Pink-Pepper Oil, Jasmine Absolute, Violet, Myrrh Oil, Tonka Bean Absolute, Haiti Vetiver Oil.

Disclaimer: A tester bottle of Floraïku AO was generously provided for this review by Eden Square, U.S. distributors of Floraïku Paris perfumes. My opinions are my own.

Dalya Azaria, Senior Contributor

Floraïku AO photo by The Perfumed Dahlia

Thanks to the generosity of Euro Perfumes the U.S. Distributor for Floraïku, ÇaFleureBon has a tester bottle of Floraïku AO for one registered reader in the USA ONLY. To be eligible for the draw, please leave a comment saying what appeals to you about Floraïku AO based on Dalya’s review. Draw closes 4/14/2021

AO is from the Forbidden Incense collection. Ida reviewed This July Evening here and Lauryn reviewed My Love Has the Colours of the Night and The Moon and I here

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