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DALY BEAUTY: Annick Goutal Songes Has Me Dreaming of Jasmine

Jul 4, 2012

Annick Goutal Songes Has Me Dreaming of Jasmine




Annick Goutal Songes is a deeply sexy and lush jasmine perfume. For over-the-top, stiletto heels & red lipstick sexy, Annick Goutal Passion is really the queen, but Songes is the queen of sultry summer perfumes that are bursting with white florals and hot skin. I'd say sweaty skin, but that's not quite poetic enough for an Annick Goutal perfume. I prefer the more floral eau de toilette to the more vanillic eau de parfum. Songes is like a steamy hot summer day, the kind that makes you want to move slowly, and perhaps not at all. The word that comes to mind is "languid". 

...the sweet life, indeed
Songes starts out by coming on to you in the most shameless way. She is not hiding her ripe & succulent jasmine, ylang and frangipani, but instead sheds everything and just lies back on a bed overflowing with intoxicating white flowers. Slowly the warm cushy scent of gentle vanilla wafts up from the lush bed of flowers, adding a sweet and edible aspect that makes you want to bury your nose in this scent. Songes was allegedly inspired by a walk through an exotic garden on the island of Mauritius at night fall. As the air cools, the heat from the gardens rise and the tantalizing scent of tropical flowers surround you like a spell. You will need to find a slowly swaying hammock in a cool shady forrest, and lie down, while you float away on a jasmine-y cloud of flowers.

Night blooming jasmine; cestrum nocturnum
What makes Annick Goutal Songes sexy is that it comes on strong then pulls back a little. The heady and seductive scent that draws you in slowly subsides and becomes part of your skin, meaning if anyone wants to smell it, they will have to get close. And because the air is sweltering, getting closer will only make things, well, hotter. Best place to wear it? As Chanel would say, wear perfume where you want to be kissed.




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6 Comments:

At July 4, 2012 at 12:30 PM , Anonymous Arianne (Glitter Geek) said...

Ugh! Another jasmine I will probably love. Where can we get it?

 
At July 4, 2012 at 4:01 PM , Blogger Dionne said...

Great review, Jane! I've added Songes to my Jasmine TBS category. of

 
At July 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM , Blogger Daly Beauty said...

Arianne, I am pretty sure The Bay carries Annick Goutal? At least they did in Ottawa for awhile. Toronto is so much better for perfume shopping...

 
At July 6, 2012 at 12:01 PM , Blogger Daly Beauty said...

Oh good! Let me know if you try it and love it! xo

 
At July 8, 2012 at 7:15 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beautiful review, Jane! You made me want to revisit Songes asap.

 
At July 12, 2012 at 8:22 PM , Blogger Daly Beauty said...

Olfactoria- Wow! Thank you so much for those kind words! That means a lot coming from you- you made my day! And I'd love to know your thoughts on Songes, and whether you prefer the edt vs edp...

 

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