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For months now, my backyard has been a dull landscape of pea gravel and weeds with a naked plum tree in the middle. Practically overnight, the garden \u2014 I see it from my desk right now \u2014 has erupted in color: shocking pink peonies and rhododendron, purple iris, yellow roses and pale, newly green leaves. It\u2019s the perfect time to drain my samples of two tender, warmer weather fragrances, Ann G\u00e9rard<\/a> Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale.<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale (along with Cuir de Nacre<\/a>) were created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour<\/a> and released in 2012. To me, the Ann G\u00e9rard perfume style is classic, subtle and sophisticated. Despite the light, joyous vibe of Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale, they feel made for full grown women (and discerning men, of course).<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse<\/span> is a green chypre that reminds me of a softer, gentler Balmain Vent Vert<\/a>. Perle de Mousse\u2019s notes include aldehydes, pink pepper, bergamot, green mandarin, galbanum, ivy, lily of the valley, hawthorn, Bulgarian rose, clove, jasmine, gardenia, lentiscus absolute (aka mastic), ambergris, musk and vanilla.<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse opens with a dizzy whoosh of aldehydes, green galbanum and sweet, rather than tart, citrus. Moss is not far behind \u2014 the fragrance is resolutely a chypre \u2014 and thanks to rose\u2019s juiciness and tuberose\u2019s fruit, the citrus slips seamlessly into its spring-flower heart loaded with lily of the valley and a hint of spice. Perle de Mousse\u2019s flowers are lovely, but the fragrance\u2019s dose of moss gives the fragrance a whiff of fusty pencil lead that elevates it from pretty to beautiful.<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse has definite sillage, but it wafts as sheer and light as chiffon. It lasts a whole evening on skin. Perle de Mousse would be ideal for May Day, spring lunches in bistros, and occasions that cry out for pink champagne (the good stuff). I\u2019d been thinking I wanted a bottle of Ann G\u00e9rard Rose Cut<\/a>, but Perle de Mousse tempts me.<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse is wonderful in spring, but Ciel d\u2019Opale<\/span> feels made for summer. Ciel d\u2019Opale\u2019s notes include quince, lemon, galbanum, Sichuan pepper, cassie, jasmine, mock orange, honeysuckle, amber, cedar, guaiac wood, vetiver, sandalwood and vanilla. If Perle de Mousse reminds me of a softer Vent Vert, Ciel d\u2019Opale could be a softer, better-mannered Amouage Ubar<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ciel d\u2019Opale is a green, sunny floral lemonade with lots of honeysuckle and linden. Its cassie keeps it from being too pretty-pretty, although it\u2019s still unabashedly pretty enough to charm someone who hasn\u2019t smelled a lot of perfume. The fragrance sings in the higher registers and smells very femme to me.<\/p>\n Instead of being overtaken by base notes, Ciel d\u2019Opale\u2019s honeysuckle-linden combo persists to the perfume\u2019s last whiff on skin, about three hours for me. It would be perfect to wear with a sundress to an outdoor performance of A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ann G\u00e9rard Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale are available in 60 ml Eau de Parfum for $165. For information on where to buy them, see Ann G\u00e9rard under Perfume Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the rest of this article »<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For months now, my backyard has been a dull landscape of pea gravel and weeds with a naked plum tree in the middle. Practically overnight, the garden \u2014 I see it from my desk right now \u2014 has erupted in color: shocking pink peonies and rhododendron, purple iris, yellow roses and pale, newly green leaves. It\u2019s the perfect time to drain my samples of two tender, warmer weather fragrances, Ann G\u00e9rard<\/a> Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale.<\/p>\n Perle de Mousse and Ciel d\u2019Opale (along with Cuir de Nacre<\/a>) were created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour<\/a> and released in 2012. To me, the Ann G\u00e9rard perfume style is classic, subtle and sophisticated…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2225,47],"class_list":{"0":"post-127187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-perfume-talk","7":"tag-ann-gerard","8":"tag-bertrand-duchaufour","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nstperfume.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Possibly of interest<\/h2>\n
Ann Gerard Perle de Mousse & Ciel d’Opale ~ fragrance reviews<\/a><\/div>Ann Gerard Rose Cut ~ fragrance review<\/a><\/div>Ann Gerard Rose Cut ~ new perfume<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n