Thursday, July 1, 2010

A new fig for me!


As those of you who follow my blog already probably know, I really love figs in my perfumes. So it was with great enthusiasm that I tried today IO by Carthusia (di Capri) - I'm a bit lost with their name(s).  I can never pass a sale so when there was a sale at Carol's Niche Place, I took advantage of that (and of the fact that you can take some of her vintage finds if you're fast). :) But I haven't yet smelled all those.
Notes: fig, mint, tea.

Hm, I thought there would be more notes. I mean, it smelled to me like there were more notes in there. Not a typically figgy scent. I mean, not like those I already have. The mint in the beginning is unmistakeable. Not that I mind. I like mint in my perfume. It gives this a fresh, breezy-cold feel and if you know it's there, you can catch the fig on that breeze while it's lightly cooling you. Btw, tea note completely passed me by. I thought there was something flowery in this, but tea didn't occur to me. Oh, well. I did get the breeze that was blowing by the sea while carrying the fig note. I really enjoyed that part.

Then, a bit unfortunately, the soapy bit happened. It really wasn't that bad. Actually, it wasn't bad at all (just soapy a bit) - reminded me of a smell from my childhood and a shampoo my grandmother used to use when washing our hair (there were 4 of us, her grandchildren).  Anyway, I can happily testify to it going away and drydown finally letting the fig come out. The way it comes out in other perfumes at the beginning.

So, I can't say I was blown off my feet but I did like it very much and will definitely use my bottle. All fig scents I have are things I can wear when I don't want to think much about what am I going to wear but just want to leave the house smelling nice.
IO will fit nicely into my collection since it is different from the others I have.

Pic by: http://www.punmiris.com/

12 comments:

  1. well, a fig for days when you need coolness and not much else, eh?

    I'm sure any fig will make you happy in some context or another, knowing you!

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  2. I love fig, too, and mint. Together, they are divine. Whatever ails me, this will cure every time.

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  3. I've only tried one fig scent but I really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to trying more. I bet the mint is a nice freshening addition.

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  4. LBV, that about sums it. :) Yeah, give me figs and I'm happy (as long as you don't make me eat them). ;)

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  5. Josephine, I'm glad to hear there are some other fig lovers here. :) Mint and fig really are a good combination.

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  6. Diana, I feel like I'm going around trying to convince everyone to try some fig scents because I just happen to like them so much. I actually did convert a friend. :)

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  7. This sounds interesting - a bit like Bois Naufrage maybe, which is light, cold fig with a woody base and a salty tang. Then crossed with Jo Malone White Jasmine & Mint? I will just have to try it to see!

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  8. Hmm, flittersniffer, you just mentioned two perfumes that I have no idea what they smell like. I see there's a lot of mentioning of White Jasmine and MIint lately - unfortunately for me, there's no Jo Malone here. :(
    And since you mentioned another fig, I'm adding it to my list. :) Salty tang? Oh yes, please.

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  9. I love this house and went to the factory when on Capri- but this isn't their best for me- I like the Mediteranean one very much even though i don't normally love lemon scents- but that one smells of Italian lemons, beautifully sweet. I love figs too- Philosykos is the one to beat for me

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  10. i ja obozavam smokvu, njami...:-)) nisam probala IO, ali uskoro bih trebala dobiti tester. pozdrav, sara

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  11. Hej Sara - moj prvi komentator na hrvatskom! :)
    Baš me zanima kaj ćeš reći kad probaš, meni je ok, ali nije me oduševila. Glavno da je smokva. ;)
    Neki dan sam pročitala na nekom blogu kako je u jednom trenu bilo in raditi smokvaste parfeme, ali baš me briga, meni su super. :)

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  12. Rose, you love the house? Ok then, I need to try more stuff by them. I like this one a lot so there's probably more likeable stuff hidden there.

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