Flowerbomb EDP by Viktor&Rolf (2005)
This post is an ode to a gem when I was in my 20s! Before La Vie Est Belle became a thing, Flowerbomb was rocking the young girls' days and nights in the noughties! I personally would always and forever choose Flowerbomb over original La Vie Est Belle, even though they have similar dry downs, the openings and evolutions are totally incomparable.
I purchased this mini bottle this summer just because it was stinking cute and I was feeling nostalgic. Viktor&Rolf was super famous in the UK in 2000-2010s and almost all the young girls and ladies would eventually give in to the urge to have this florally "sugarful" sweet powdery potion in their possessions. I was not an exception either. Also, I came to a realization that for some reason the brand is not so popular where I live now, and getting perfumes from this particular brand is a pain, and so it is much easier to get them from Europe whilst traveling.
Anyway, Flowerbomb by Viktor&Rolf was launched in 2005 and the noses behind the scent were Carlos Benaim (Pure Poison Dior, My Way Armani), Dominique Ropion (Privee CH, Euphoria CK, Amor Amor Cacharel), Domitille Michalon Bertier (Perfect Marc Jacobs, Me Lanvin) and Olivier Polge (Florabotanica Balenciaga, Chance Eau Tendre, Chance Eau Vive, Coco Mademoiselle, Gabrielle Chanel).
Top notes for the perfume are: tea, bergamot and osmanthus.
Middle notes are: Cattleye orchid, Sambac jasmine, Centifolia rose, freesia and African orange flower.
Base notes are: patchouli, musk and vanilla.
Flowerbomb is described as an oriental scent, however to my taste orientals are a bit different. Flowerbomb opens with a splash of tea with its herbal, almost medicinal quality mixed with bergamot - very fresh and zesty, leaning towards bitter. The development goes quickly to the floral side with jasmine and rose mix, then eases up with calmer orchid, yet the powdery note from tea still lingers all along. The dry down gets milkier with musk, yet patchouli makes it deeper, however it is not too strong, not too airy, and there is vanilla and rose presence making things sweeter yet in balance. I love the effect of this perfume. It is playful, but also mature, it is floral but not old lady floral at all, I believe what I love here is the completion of the aura that all the notes create together. The aura stays with you, projects well enough, catches attention and gets compliments.
Also, the petite bottle caught my attention because it is so comfy to carry in the bag throughout the day, just in case you would want to freshen up. In my case, I would not need to reapply, just one spray in the morning, either on the skin or the clothes and it stays with me till the evening. Considering my dislike for powdery scents, I believe Flowerbomb and Premier Jour by Nina Ricci are my most loved ones.
Anyway, it took me a while to get to this little cuttie, but I am happy she was in line for not too long. Who else was a victim to this sweetie back in the day?
Hello how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near Madrid. I am a person very interested in knowing things related to the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc., in summary, I am a person who enjoys traveling , learning and respecting the diversity of people from all over the world.
I love to travel and know all the aspects mentioned in person, but unfortunately, since this is very expensive and my purchasing power is quite small, I came up with a way to travel with imagination to all corners of our planet. A few years ago I started a collection of stamps since this activity allows me to know in an original way some aspects such as fauna, flora, characters, monuments, etc. of all countries. As unfortunately, every day it is more difficult to get stamps, some time ago I started another collection in which my goal would be to get at least one letter from each country and territory with postal autonomy in the world. This modest objective is feasible to achieve in most countries, but unfortunately it is impossible to achieve in other different territories for several reasons, either because they are countries at war, either because they are countries with extreme poverty, they are territories with small population or because any reason, their postal system is not working properly.
For all this I would like to ask you a small favor:
Would you be so kind as to send me a letter or a postcard by traditional mail from Armenia? I understand perfectly that you think your e-mail is not the right place to ask this, and even, it is very probably that you will ignore my letter, but I would like to draw your attention about the difficulty that I have in receiving a letter from that country, besides, I do not know anyone or where to write in Armenia in order to increase my collection. A letter for me is like a small souvenir, it's as if I had visited that country with my imagination and at the same time, the arrival of the letters from a country is a sign of peace and normality and an original way of promoting a country in the world. My postal address is as follows:
Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Calle Valencia, 39
28903 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
I would also like to invite you to visit my blogs: https://www.cartasenmibuzon.blogspot.com and https://postalesenmibuzon.blogspot.com there, if you wish you can take a look at my collection and in this way understand in a more graphic way why I make this request.
Finally, I would like to thank you for the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my sincere wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your loved ones.
Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez