There's something comforting about tea in the breadth of its types; its taste; its medicinal values; and its olfactory pleasures. Factored into this is the entire idea encompassing tea: a bit of a ceremony; setting aside the time for tea (and conversation); the additions of pastries and other goodies for high tea; and etc.
Bvlgari has led the field in its presentations of tea as perfume. Each can be worn by men or women; some are marketed as unisex; others as women's fragrances. Each fragrance includes notes of the tea it represents. Each has a distinct Bvlgari feel to it, as if they riff off each other, somewhat like jazz, coming back to the original idea, but including elements of each other, while being sufficiently different to warrant fragrances of their own.
Bulgari Au The Vert
Bvlgari Black
Top Notes: black tea, rosewood, and bergamot
Heart Notes: cedar, oakmoss, and vanilla
Base Notes: amber, sandalwood, and musk
Bvlgari Au The Blanc
Au The Rouge
Top notes: Pink pepper, orange, bergamot
Heart notes: Red tea accord [Roiboos red tea, Yunnan red tea], fig pulp
Base notes: Walnut, musk
If you've had Rooibos tea, you know it has a unique flavor and aroma with a deep rich red color. It is sweet and fruity with a bit of a woody or nutty taste. The perfume captures this well. The top notes are so light and fleeting that while they tickle your palate, they are gone before you know it. Perhaps the pink pepper lingers longer. They are like a memory that colors your experience, but you no longer have any precise details.
The predominate note that lingers over all is the middle note of red tea accord. I find it mixed with a black tea feel, though that it not mentioned in the notes. I do not catch the fig, certainly not to the extent it is found in various fig fragrances. The musk is very weak, if at all, which is just as well, as I have to be careful with musk. The walnut is caught up in the tea accord and is not distinct.
I find it lasts very well. I'm ready to add something to it after a few hours, as it is very single minded in its approach. I like that it is a bit spicier and sweeter than the other teas that Bvlgari presents.
It has a beautiful bottle, shaped like the bottle for Green Tea, but it has accents of red that reflect into the juice.
Which is your favorite in the line, if you wear it?
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Rouge 3.4 oz / 100ml Unisex EDC NIB Sealed |  |
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US $50.98 | 1h 22m |
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Bvlgari Eau The Rouge Shower Gel 6.8 Fl. Oz. | |
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US $49.99 | 9h 1m |
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Bvlgari Eau The Vert Eau Parfumee Women Perfume 4.2oz NEW | |
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US $33.70 | 11h 19m |
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BVLGARI AU THE VERT mini perfume 0.17 fl oz 5 ml cologne mens or womens | |
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Eau The Vert Eau Parfumee Women Bvlgari Perfume 4.2oz NEW | |
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US $30.70 | 12h 5m |
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Bvlgari Eau The Vert Eau Parfumee Women 5 oz 150ml NEW | |
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BVLGARI Au The Vert EDC Miniature Perfume Set ~ NEW | |
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Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Rouge by Bvlgari - Eau De Cologne Spray 3.4 oz | |
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US $46.99 | 15h 49m |
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Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Vert 5.0 oz Tester | |
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US $37.95 | 16h 12m |
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Bvlgari Eau Parfumee Au The Vert 5.0 oz Tester | |
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US $43.95 | 16h 23m |
Originally posted 2007-03-03 12:27:34.
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