Bvlgari
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Shiso and lavender burst forward with green, almost mentholated freshness—a lavender that tastes herbaceous rather than floral, immediately asserting its Japanese botanical credentials. The spice of shiso dominates, creating a peppery snap that feels entirely unexpected in a fragrance built on florals.
The tea's tannins surface around the 90-minute mark, drawing the composition into cooler, drier territory. Violet and iris emerge together in near-monochromatic harmony, their powdery, slightly soapy character suggesting clean skin rather than applied fragrance, whilst the oolong prevents any softness from taking hold.
By hour four, the fragrance has become gossamer-thin—a barely-there skin scent built on musk, iris, and the memory of tea. What remains is powdery, gentle, and deeply intimate, as though you're catching a fading trace of someone who left the room minutes ago.
Eau Parfumée au Thé Bleu occupies that rare territory where florals and botanicals converse as equals rather than hierarchies. Daniela Andrier has crafted something decidedly cerebral—a fragrance that thinks before it speaks. The shiso leaf's peppery green bite cuts through lavender with surgical precision, preventing any lavender-violet pairing from sliding into predictable sweetness. Instead, you're met with something almost herbal, almost culinary; there's an impression of bruised leaves and damp gardens rather than the soft powder box.
The heart reveals Andrier's sophistication: oolong tea emerges not as a literal cup of tea but as a tannic, slightly astringent presence that amplifies the violet's green-iris underbelly. Violet here isn't the creamy, candy-floss interpretation of mass-market fragrances—it's the slightly metallic, almost bitter violet of old perfume bottles, the kind your grandmother wore. This interaction between tea's dryness and iris's cool, slightly soapy character creates a powdery accord that feels more like talc-dusted linen than face powder.
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