Christmas day.
Stuffed with turkey and all the trimmings, wine and champagne, and pudding you really didn’t need (plus that custard and brandy cream), you take a walk outside for some much needed fresh air. The smell of the dinner and the warmth of the light still linger on your clothes, but now you walk down the road away from the house, head for the park and the night-green to clear your head in readiness for part two………
Pine and fir trees; balsams, sugar, frankincense and vanilla essence: these are the principle ingredients in Winter Délice: an unusual and uncommercial perfume that is just perfect for this time of year, as it conjures the entire day: from dinner; to church; to the walk back through the yew trees home…..
Joyeux Noel!
you too!
I have been yearning to try Winter Delice for several years but could never find it online (always sold out at the discount sites). I hear it is one of the better ones of these limited edition Guerlains. And it sounds like the quintessential Christmas fragrance! Would go perfect with the snow we are expecting!
Happy Holidays, Neil to you and your readers!
It is no masterpiece, so you don’t worry that you are missing out too much, but it is definitely unique. A little unfinished, and very simple, but definitely very wintery and Christmassy ( and now we know what I can send you!)
Happy holidays to you and yours
Happy Holidays, Neil!
See you in 2013.
Happy holidays! Solstice, yuletide and hogmany blessings. This is a lovely review! xxx
Wonderful visual Neil. I Love the vanilla essence…
Happy Holidays, Neil!
You too!
This sounds utterly divine. For some reason the thought of pine, sugar and frankincense together totally intrigues. And the illustrations also brought a little joy to my day – one of my favourite Flower Fairies! Would stare at this pic for hours as a kid. Will try this one. Hope your Christmas was good xx
We had a lovely Christmas, thanks…Nice morning walk by the lake, then champagne and music and a great dinner.
I was wearing this, and it can on no account be described as divine (it feels a little unfinished, I always think), but the end is an intriguing, strange, almost dirty vanilla, very Guerlain, the incense remaining until the end. The sugar note is there too, and combined with the coniferous top notes it makes a very particular scent. Maybe it would suit you actually, although I couldn’t say for sure. I only have a little miniature bottle I got somewhere and I just save it for certain occasions, always in winter!
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Merry Christmas and belated Season’s Greetings! I hope that this message finds you well and I wish you a very happy New Year!