“A woman with a moon falling from her mouth, roses between her legs & tiaras of Spanish moss.” ♡ Gabrielle ♡
Natalie Portman, captured by Tim Walker’s camera, embodies the spirit of the new Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet. More on: http://bit.ly/1nHhhHh
After women, flowers are the most divine of creations. They are so delicate and charming, but they must be used carefully.
“A star-shower of blossom, of dew-like pearls, fruitfulness, beauty, life, rapture and fragrance.”
— Les Misérables, Victor Hugo (via lesgardenias)
“Fragrance has always been next to holiness to me, in different ways — my casual visits to Churches and my hours in temples. I thought my nose was broken everywhere else: I couldn’t smell food, it held no memory, but I could divine the smell of Gods. They smelled to me like incense and still water.”
— Arabelle Sicardi, Perfume, Power, and God (via lesgardenias)
makeup routine: wispy lashes, too much ysl crème blush, and dior gloss or ysl rouge volupté.
Perfume Associations with My Favorite Classical Pieces
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, No 13 Dance of the Knights; (rose, sandalwood, tobacco) Laudano Nero by Tiziana Terenz, Chergui by Serge Lutens
Debussy, Reverie; (lily of the valley, lilac, green leaves) Diorissimo by Christian Dior
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Act 4 - No 29; (violet, iris, anise, rose) Apres l'Ondee by Guerlain
Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre; (musk, carnation, oakmoss) Mystere by Rochas
Robert Schumann, Waldszenen Op. 82 (Forest Scenes); (amberwood, cedar, saffron) Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Tchaikovsky, Hymn of the Cherubim; (gardenia, tuberose, vetiver) Honour Woman by Amouage
Corelli, La Follia; (rose, oakmoss, cinnamon) Mitsouko by Guerlain
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Lied, Larghetto from Song Without Words, Op. 8, No.3; (honey, iris, hay) Chergui by Serge Lutens
Medtner, Fairy Tale Op.51 No.2; (vanilla, jasmine, strawberry) Valentina by Valentino
Perfume Associations with My Favorite Classical Pieces
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, No 13 Dance of the Knights; (rose, sandalwood, tobacco) Laudano Nero by Tiziana Terenz, Chergui by Serge Lutens
Debussy, Reverie; (lily of the valley, lilac, green leaves) Diorissimo by Christian Dior
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Act 4 - No 29; (violet, iris, anise, rose) Apres l'Ondee by Guerlain
Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre; (musk, carnation, oakmoss) Mystere by Rochas
Robert Schumann, Waldszenen Op. 82 (Forest Scenes); (amberwood, cedar, saffron) Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Tchaikovsky, Hymn of the Cherubim; (gardenia, tuberose, vetiver) Honour Woman by Amouage
Corelli, La Follia; (rose, oakmoss, cinnamon) Mitsouko by Guerlain
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel - Lied, Larghetto from Song Without Words, Op. 8, No.3; (honey, iris, hay) Chergui by Serge Lutens
Medtner, Fairy Tale Op.51 No.2; (vanilla, jasmine, strawberry) Valentina by Valentino
I aspire to be an elegant woman who is well read, fluent in many languages, who takes frequent trips to the ballet and opera, knowledgeable in art, dances the night away at galas and balls, who always smells exquisite and dresses magnificently. I can’t wait to be this woman.
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“My divine love, my love,”
— Francis Bernardone, tr. by Daniel Ladinsky from “Never Be Frightened,”
(via violentwavesofemotion)
