

7 is delightfully pink and pretty with a beautiful mission. In addition to its fragrance, Hanae Mori Eau de Collection The base notes are heavenly musk, rich sandalwood from India, and a light-touch of vanilla frosting, as enticing as the frosting on a cupcake or a champagne glass of vanilla ice cream.The middle notes are pink peony soothing Sambac jasmine from India and the exotic plumeria, a flowering plant from Tahiti.South Asia, topped with a bright burst of raspberry and just a hint The top note is Pomelo, a lively citrus dessert fruit native to.If you are anything like me, you won't be able to resist. 7, the last in her Collection series, and a guilt-free gourmand The aroma of fresh fruit, a daring hint of French pastry,Īnd the charm of exotic flowers comprise Hanae Mori Eau de Collection Paris desserts and confections and the pleasing, indulgent satisfaction

7 was introduced in 2012, and it's a fragrance you must experience. Although I've never written about them, I have two: No. Their harmony with the natural world makes them special to me. These fragrances have all been produced in France is from alternative energy sources, including sun and 5 (which has left me with all kinds of theories, some of which lead to Brad Pitt).
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The Hanae Mori Eau de Collection series of limited-edition, numbered fragrances started Today I want you to know how enticing No. Since the debut of Butterfly, every elegant fragrance in Mori's collection has been a work of art - from the bottle to the scent. Butterfly's lasting impression is the deep warmth of rosewood, gentle almond wood, rich sandalwood, and French cedar. Its heart opens in a melange of lush Bulgarian rose, ylang-ylang, lilting jasmine, and French peony. Butterfly arrives in a jubilant flutter of wild strawberries, sweetīlackberries, blackcurrant, and bilberries. I do not own it, but I plan to rectify that soon. It is a complexīlend of florals, fruits, and woods.

Mori's first scent, and her most well-known, was Butterfly, created in the 1990s. Like her distinct designs that merge Eastern and Western elements, fashion designer Hanae 7, the latest member of Hanae Mori's Eau de Collection ($95). The high-brow customer that they seem to be aiming for would probably never wear such a juvenile perfume.Think delectable, and you'll have a mental image of No. Who the hell is Selena Gomez?)īutterfly smells better than Pink Sugar, and could easily take its place as Sephora’s best-seller if Hanae Mori would realize who their actual target audience should be. (Is that still a current reference, by the way? For the life of me I can’t keep all these new 15 year-old celebrities straight. Take a good $30 off the price, slap a couple more butterflies on the bottle, and watch the Hannah Montanas come running. If you ask me, Hanae Mori is marketing this all wrong. This would be an excellent competitor for the hearts and minds of Pink Sugar lovers, but Butterfly is outrageously priced and is therefore far out of reach for the average tweenage budget.

Butterfly certainly smells good, but it does not smell like a perfume. Should I just come out and say it? Overly sweet. Kosher marshmallows are more obviously sugary, and I swear that Butterfly’s hyper-rich sweetness is a spot-on representation.īutterfly is sweet. Hanae Mori is closer to kosher marshmallows, which do not contain any gelatin and come in exciting colors to disguise the fact that they do not taste all that much like their gelatin-containing counterparts. “But Ari,” I hear you saying, “marshmallows are delicious! What sort of heartless harpy could hate on marshmallows, unless they’re 60 feet tall and possessed by the spirit of the destructive deity Gozer?”Ĭutest marshmallow-possessed-by-demon EVER!īut the marshmallows I am thinking of are not your standard puffy white blobs of deliciousness. Well… at least it’s not another fruity floral.
