Vintage Postcard from Grasse
"Paradise bathed in languid sun, land of plural beauty, Grasse awakens our senses. Through the city's alleys wanders the air of the fields, carrying the olfactory symphony played by the omnipresent jasmine, rose, iris, tuberose, violets, orange blossoms and citrus. Such is the score transcribed by the BOTANIQUE Collection, the mirror of a generous light, of a nature in majesty." – Martine Micallef
Parfums M. Micallef Grasse Botanique Collection 06130 – Martine Micallef and Geoifrey Nedjman Photo via Parfums Micallef © for CaFleureBon
Parfums M. Micallef Fleur de Lune, one of the five new perfumes by Geoffrey Nedjman and Martine Micallef for the M. Micallef Botanique Collection, which is indeed a song in scent, olfactory music inspired by the sweetly aromatic breezes of Grasse. My first experience of M. Micallef Fleur de Lune immediately revives long lost sounds and emotions of my past life as a piano accompanist.
Moonrise Over Fields of Jasmine – Photo Collage by Gail Gross ©
The first piece of music that comes to mind is Gabriel Faure's magical song setting of Paul Verlaine's poem L'Heure Exquise: "La lune blanche luit dans le bois; De chaque branche part une voix sous la ramée – O bien-aimée…Un vaste et tendre apaisement semble descendre du firmament que l'astre irise – C'est l'heure exquise." (The white moon shines in the woods; From each bough comes a voice under the branches – O beloved…A vast and tender peace seems to descend from the firmament in which the stars glimmer – it is the exquisite hour.)
M. Micallef Fleur de Lune, Bottle with Jasmine – Photo by Gail Gross ©
From the first breath M. Micallef Fleur de Lune creates multisensory images of an early August evening in Grasse. As the moon waxes white and clear over the city and countryside, I am enveloped by a sense of Verlaine's tender, peaceful, exquisite hour. I sense the late summer moon shining on fields of jasmine, imparting a magical, silvery glow to the soon to be harvested crops of flowers. A zest of tangerine and a touch of bergamot sparkle like bright stars, illuminating the midnight hues of the sky. Rich fruity aromas, wafting from a faint whisper of tuberose and the dusty bloom of ripening plums, create a sweet languorous, nighttime backdrop for the ethereal, lunar jasmine.
Moonset with Jasmine – Photo by Gail Gross ©
As the moon sets over fields of white flowers, a mist of transparent musk signals the dawn. Parfums M. Micallef Fleur de Lune Fleur de Lune breathes a final sigh, singing a fragrant aubade to the sunrise.
Notes: White flowers, tangerine zest, bergamot, plum and white musk.
Disclaimer: I would like to thank Parfums M. Micallef for my treasured bottle of Fleur de Lune. My opinions are my own.
Gail Gross – Senior Editor
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M. Micallef Fleur de Lune and the entire Botanique Collection serve as messages from another and very special world. These olfactory images of Grasse, postcards, so to speak, help celebrate over twenty-three years of exquisite perfumery from the coupe de foudre couple. The Botanique Collection are 75 ml Eau de Parfums launched at Esxence 2019. Thanks to the generosity of Parfums M. Micallef we have one 75 ml bottle of M.Micallef Fleur de Lune for one registered reader anywhere in the world Be sure to register or your comment will not count. To be eligible for the draw, please let us know where you live, tell us what appeals to you about Gail's review of Fleur de Lune and if you have a favorite fragrance from Parfums M. Micallef. Draw closes 4/29/2019
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