Teo Cabanel Oh La La Lifestyle by Olya Bar©
I truly love all seasons, but those first days of spring always feel a little extra special. The air is still cold, yet you feel the soft whiff of spring lingering nearby. I tend to lust for creamy, comforting scents and buttery suede jackets to make the seasonal transition as smooth and cozy as possible.
Teo Cabanel Oh La La feels like sipping on a warm hazelnut milk latte, wrapped in a dusty lilac color cashmere sweater. There is softness and sensuality woven throughout adding to the perfume’s character and enhancing the structure. It starts with a roasted trace of hazelnuts; one you would smell wafting in the air at your local coffee shop as you slowly wrap your hands around the freshly brewed latte anticipating the taste of the first sip and that perfectly whipped froth on a chilly morning. As the heart exposes the orris and tobacco, it feels like a suede trench coat worn on bare skin in a shade of warm cognac. A hidden gem if you happen to be an iris lover like me. A slow-paced waltz of orris and sandalwood Teo Cabanel Oh La La is a dance of ingredients that know each other well enough to predict each other’s moves without even trying.
Patrice Revillard courtesy of the perfumer©
We often encounter iris in fragrances as a cold, slightly standoffish persona, wrapped in cold satin-like layers that expose its strong side and make it feel cold to the touch, but in this particular case, Patrice Revillard(read his Young Perfumer article here) gently swaddled it with the warmest companions. The roasted nuttiness of tonka beans enhances the hazelnut facets, while creamy sandalwood plays off the feather-light softness of white musk. I vividly smell the suede accord, not mentioned in the notes,; it must be the orris rubbed sandalwood that is tricking my senses.
photo by Olya Bar©
There is a common hazy thread interlaced through all Teo Cabanel fragrances. Each perfume the house creates slowly but surely gets a tight grip on you, making you fall in love with them. They whisper close to the skin, making the experience an intimate affair worth getting entangled with. The powdery orris moves through the fragrance offering its tender touch throughout the entire wear. I bury my nose in my wrist and don’t want to let go. I simply can’t resist a smooth buttery iris no matter how hard I try, so I succumb to a full indulgence of my senses and feel no regrets.
The last few hours of Teo Cabanel Oh La La evoke a hazelnut pastry, but its sweetness is restrained by the woodiness of sandalwood that never quite lets it become a gourmand. The suave projection makes me think of looking at a picture through a soft-focus lens, with its colors and edges slightly getting blurry. As I try to hold on to the feeling of comfort it offers, I take a sip of my latte, reach for the bottle and spritz it all around me, letting my clothes soak up every drop.
Notes: Hazelnut, Saffron, Orris, Tobacco, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, White Musk.
Disclaimer: Bottle of Teo Cabanel Oh La La was generously gifted to me. My opinions, as always, are my own.
Olya Bar, Editor
photo by Olya Bar©
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