Flower by Kenzo Poppy Bouquet Floral
Anyone who finds most modern florals too sweet should look at Kenzo Flower by Kenzo Poppy Bouquet Floral Eau de Parfum, because the four materials in it have been chosen to stay dry.
Rose is the centre, but it is a pale, soft rose rather than the deep jammy kind, and gardenia beside it adds a creamy green weight that gives the middle some body. Neither is allowed to get loud, which is the central decision of the composition and the thing that distinguishes it from the eau de toilette version. Underneath them, pear keeps the whole thing crisp and slightly watery, and almond does something more interesting: it is nutty, soft and faintly bitter, and it pushes the fragrance towards powder rather than fruit. The result reads cool and a little dusty, which is why it works for people who dislike sugary floral scents.
This is a short composition with no second act. It opens the way it finishes, and it fades inwards over six to eight hours rather than changing character, which is normal at eau de parfum strength with so few materials. Projection is gentle after the first half hour, and it sits close enough that people will notice it only at conversational distance.
It reads feminine, it suits mild weather, daytime and the office, and it stays close rather than carrying across a room. Alberto Morillas and Dora Baghriche composed it, dated 2020. The house is French and dates from 1970, when Kenzo Takada, a designer from Japan, opened a Galerie Vivienne boutique in Paris and had it painted as a jungle. It is part of LVMH, which keeps Kenzo Parfums distinct from the fashion side so that fragrance is developed inside the group.
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