ÇaFleureBon Top Ten Summer Perfumes 2015 + Celebrated Summer Draw

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Rope Swing Tour by Alexis Kochka

Rope Swing Tour by Alexis Kochka

We are a diverse bunch at CaFleurebon; our editors and contributors hail from Turkey, Great Britain, The French Riviera and every time zone in the USA. Summer is summer no matter where we live and these are the perfumes we chose for this year’s Top Ten.

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Banksy

It is unseasonably cool now, but how long will this good fortune last here in Turkey? What if I have to attend a summer outdoor wedding in a suit and tie when it is 37 degrees Celsius?  Will I compromise my style? NO! Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense  by Patricia de Nicolai is a favorite in any weather including the hottest of summer days. Bergamot and lemon lift and cool the bite of red and black pepper in this spicy amber masterpiece so that is infinitely wearable in high levels of humidity. –Berkan Basoglu, Contributor and author of gurmekokular.com

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Alexander McQueen Sp/Summer 2013 Photographer David Sims

 Liz Zorn of Soivohle’s Amun Re “The Tears of Ra is an all natural scent conceived in 2014 as homage to the Egyptian sun god that melts in the heat like a sexy glance.  Honey, thick and pollen laden combines amber and  musk with diverse notes such as opoponax, hawthorne, cassia and a dry henna to recreate the scented cone headdresses that  the  Ancient Egyptians wore as they danced all night to honor their gods, the fragrance intensifying as the cones melted and dripped onto their hair. –Nancy Lichtenstein, Contributor

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Krigler Charming California 215:  This is an orange blossom scent spiked with cardamom, coriander and green tea.  The feel is very soft, smooth and bright, with just enough spice to keep it from being faint and old fashioned.  The rose, jasmine and osmanthus in the heart notes keeps the scent soaring on a floating floral cloud.  The drydown is sandalwood and cedar, calming and perfect for a summer’s sunset at the water’s edge- Pam Barr, Contributor

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Girl with Sunglasses Steve Smith

Grand Neroli from Atelier Cologne is part of the inaugural Cologne Absolue collection which debuted in 2010.  It is Perfumer Cecile Krakower’s first and so far only contribution to the ever growing scent empire that Creative Directors Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel built.  Grand Neroli has sharp and brightly bitter notes of bergamot and petitgrain which sparkle and fizz upon the skin and when the neroli arrives it is like a ray of sunlight. I love the razor edge that cuts through any sweetness here, how the scent only alludes to the sugary qualities citruses can have. Grand Neroli is a portrait of bitter fruits and crisp leaves, chopped upon a wooden board in the morning sun.

Robert Piguet Visa is my sweet redemption from all the ouds I have found myself wallowing in recently. Fruity with peach and pear; roses and orange blossom tied with a pink bow and a base of oakmoss, woods, vanilla and leathers, Visa is total bliss in a bottle for me. I simply adore it. I need a vat of it. Do you get the picture? Reformulated by Aurelien Guichard now with Firmenich in 2006.

Sarah McCartney of 4160 Tuesdays 2015 perfume Centrepiece is a sophisticated, full bodied fragrance that I'm loving in the warmer weather. Honey, green tea and frangipani melt into the skin, creating a beautiful, sweet yet slightly bitter floral perfume that my husband says is his favourite “ever” perfume on me.  Susie Baird Editor and author of Epiphany.

 

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Nicole de Vesian’s La Louve Garden, photography Clive Nichole

What is summer without a good fig fragrance?? Annick Goutal  Ninfeo Mio  composed by Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal  in 2010  is a summer scent that I spray with abandon. This woody fig never fails to perk me up and is beautiful to wear as the weather picks up.  In summer heat it’s a lifesaver as it cools and soothes frayed tempers.  The lemony citrus dials up freshness at the start, yet it’s the aromatic herbal heart that centers Ninfeo Mio. There’s a decidedly green aspect to Ninfeo Mio, but it’s not pushing me around, it’s at just the right level of green for me. The woody, musky base with a decidedly lactonic quality makes this scent last well, even in the heat. –Megan Paki,  Author of Meganinsaintemaxime

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Scottish Visual Artist  Jim Lambiefor Dolce  & Gabbana Art Experience NYC

As I write this,  it is 70 degrees and rainy in NYC and feels more like fall than summer which suits me just fine. I hate HATE the heat and humidity. DESPISE sweat soaked sticky clothing and frizzy hair. While most perfume lovers don’t choose their scents by season, I often do, especially if I have to leave the comfort of an air conditioned office during mid day.

April Aromatics Liquid Dreams, created by natural Perfumer Tanja Bochnig in 2012, is perfect for this time of the year, when spring transitions into summer. The fragrance begins very fresh, bursting with a very green somewhat bitter bergamot. I can’t help but hum the Hills are Alive from the Sound Music as I am transported to a meadow where narcissus and linden in full bloom lead me to a mountain stream where I float in a citrus soaked reverie.   The base of honeyed osmanthus is the scented equivalent of sipping apricot tea that has been brewed under the summer sun.

When the temperature is 90 degrees in the shade, first I wilt; then  I reach for Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue brought to market posthumously by Creative Director Jeroen Oude Sogtoen in 2013. Based on the Mediterranean eau fraiches that Mona di Orio adored, Eau Absolue is not typical light citrus cologne. Sunlit top notes of clementine, bergamot and petigrain are painted with small brush strokes of green basil, pink pepper and verdant geranium leaves. It is at the base where you sense Mona Di Orio’s signature chiaroscuro, as musk, labdanum and cedar peek in and out like passing clouds casting a shadow. It has wonderful longevity lasting from early morning to dusk.

 Creative Director Neela Vermeire partnered with Bertrand Duchaufour to compose the joyful Bombay Bling in 2010. This is a perfume that I reach for time after time.  It opens with a mango tango, and the fruity fun continues as lychee and black currant join in.  The intricate dance continues as lightly spiced tropical white florals take center stage.  Frangipani, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang, Tuberose, and Gardenia shower their petals to the audience.  Background dancers of cedar, sandalwood and tobacco are joined by a boisterous chorus of vanilla that takes Bombay Bling to just this side of gourmand.   Bombay Bling is a complex, rich and layered fruity floral, and, unlike so many of the genre, completely original. – Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief

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For our Top Ten Summer Perfumes of 2015 Draw:

liquid dreams april aromatics

WORLDWIDE:  30ml April Aromatics Liquid Dreams ALL NATURAL

eau absolue mona di orio

WORLDWIDE: 75 ml Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue

nicolai new york intense perfume

WORLDWIDE: 30 ml Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense

AtelierCologne_GrandNeroliafcafleurebon

EU, CANADA AND USA 30 ml  Grand Neroli from Atelier Cologne

centrepiece 4160 tuesdays

EU, CANADA AND USA 30 ML 4160 Tuesdays  Centrepiece

bombay bling neela vermeire travel spray duchaufour

EU , CANADA AND USA  8 ML travel spray of Bombay Bling

soivohle amun re tears of ra bottle cafleurebon

USA Only 11 ml  Soivohle’s Amun Re “The Tears of Ra” ALL NATURAL

3.4oz visa robertpiquet cafleurebon

USA only  100 ml  Robert Piguet Visa

To be eligible, you must be a registered ÇaFleureBon reader. Leave a comment with which of our top 10 summer fragrances that are being offered for draw (doesn't include Ninfeo Mio or Krigler California 215)  you would like to win and whywhere you live and if you change fragrance with the season. ONE OF YOUR CHOICES MUST BE ALL NATURAL. Draw closes 7/1/2015

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  • I’d like to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams – because I love this one and my bottle is empty ;-), Mona di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue – because I don’t know this one and it sounds great as well as refreshing for the summer and last but not least Neela Vermeire’s Bombay Bling – because I love this one and I always wanted to own it. I live in the Netherlands and yes, I do change my fragrances with every season. Thanks for another wonderful draw!

  • Robert H. says:

    wonderful draw. I would love April Aromatics @
    Liquid Dreams, it just sounds like my jam! B/c I LOVE Sanfrancisco Rose so much!! I’m in the USA.

  • I would like to win the New York Intense because I already love the New York. I would like the Centrepiece for the green tea. And the Bombay Bling because I love others from that house. And the Eau Absolue because of the geranium note. 🙂 USA

  • What a lovely lovely draw! I’d love to win Bombay Bling, Visa or Liquid Dreams. All 3 sound lovely. I’ve never tried any Robert Piguet scents, but the light fruits sound great. I love Pichola, and I’m sure Bombay Bling is just as great! I do tend to change perfumes with the season – they are quite distinct where I live! Thanks for the draw, I’m in the US.

  • I love reading everyone’s top summer perfumes.. Diversified group for sure, and a great group of writers I must say. Some of my favorites are on this list too… Bombay Bling is one of them it just seems to provoke a jig of happiness even in the intense heat here in the high desert. Liquid dreams is another… oh yes I am just about out of this one.. so if I don’t win I better order while it’s reduced and helping out in Nepal 😉
    I would love to win Liquid dreams, MDO Eau Absolue, Robert Piquet Visa, and The Tears of Ra… and New York Intense. I am in the US. Thanks for sharing your summer favorites, and a big Thanks to the Contributors for the draws.

  • I an trying a slew of Soivohle samples right now, but don’t have Tears of Ra and would love to give it a try. The mango top note in Bonbay Bling is a fruit smoothie extraordinaire.
    I am in the US.

  • I live in NJ and it was too wet and cold to go to the beach so thanks for brightening my weekend with your top ten list of summer perfume. I love green scents and sweet scents so the fruit in Bombay Bling, Visa and the green of Liquid Dreams (yum on the sunwarm tea). I have a few of Atelier Cologne but not Grand Neroli which sounds amazing. Yes the heavy orientals and incense perfumes get pushed aside when it is hot. I just registered. Thanks for the link

  • Funny thing is I am often drawn to my more summer wear perfumes in cooler weather also and as you know we have about 7 months of cooler weather here in Wisconsin. Some in the list I already adore, especially Bombay Bling I find this to be one of the happiest fragrances I know and own. Another exquisite fragrance is April Aromatics Liquid Dreams, such a compliment getter and one of my favorites. I tend to wear what I am in the mood for, generally not wearing anything heavy in the summer. But I do wear my summery fragrances in the winter. The following would be on my dream to win list: Robert Piguet Visa, AA Liquid Dreams and for sure 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece which I am dying to try…..that fragrance had me at honey. I am in the US and thank you so much.

  • silvrolive says:

    They all seem fantastic to me! What kind of perfume I wear just depends on my mood and the specific day. It is true that I start looking to citrus, tea, and osmanthus perfumes when the weather warms up, but I will still have a spicy vanilla day, or a blooming narcotic floral day (usually not when I’m in the office). Summer is spectacular for perfume!
    I would love to have Liquid Dreams, Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue, Bombay Bling, or Tears of Amun Ra
    I am in the US and thanks for this great draw!

  • I normally do change fragrances with the seasons but this year I haven’t. This weather has been cooler and damper than usual. Today it’s been so chilly that I reached for one of my winter comfort scents! Nonetheless, I’m sure I’ll be reaching for sheerer scents in August!

    If I had the good fortune to win, I’d LOVE Soivohle’s Amun Re “The Tears of Ra” as I use a hawthorne body oil on occasion and have been wanting so much to try Liz Zorn’s creation! ! Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense would also be on my list as my #1 fave summer frag is her Vie de Chateau! And I’d also probably adore Mona Di Orio’s Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue – all I can say about it is that it sounds divine for those dog days of August (which I, too, dislike)! Right now, wearing that on a hot day sounds fantabulous, lol!

    In the US & cheers to you all! Thanks for the draw.

  • MikasMinion says:

    I do change fragrances with the seasons since it gets HOT where I live but I do have a few heavier things that bloom beautifully so I don’t just switch to light stuff. I love both Amun Re “The Tears of Ra” and Liquiddreams so would be pleased with a bottle of either and I haven’t ever tried Mona di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue but it sounds wonderful! I’m in the U.S. Thank you!

  • leathermountain says:

    Thanks for these wonderful suggestions! I’d especially love to win Liquid Dreams, because I have a few samples from April Aromatics and I’m very impressed with the line, and the notes of Liquid Dreams have me drooling. I’d also love to win Amun Re, really for the same reason: I’ve liked or loved most of what I’ve tried so far from Soivohle, and the notes of Amun Re make it sound delightful. I’m registered and in the US, and I definitely change fragrance with the season. I don’t have any fixed categories, but the shifts in my preferences are noticeable. Thank you!

  • pursejunkie says:

    I don’t really think seasonally when it comes to perfume, but then I live in Santa Cruz, where seasons are mostly a conceptual thing. I would be most interested in either The Tears of Ra (most interesting notes) or Visa (a little bit of everything I like). U.S.

  • I would be very pleased to have the Mona di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue because I have smelled it and would like more. Another great choice would be the New :York Intense, rarely disapointed in that great PdN line. I would enjoy the Tears of Ra because of the unique mix of notes. I generally do change fragrances with the season, as the seasons change greatly where I am. USA

  • Elizabeth T says:

    When anyone says they need a vat of something, I take note! Thus I’d love to try Robert Piguet Visa, as well as Liquid Dreams (I’m a Sound of Music lover and have heard lovely things about April Aromatics) and Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue, as I’ve never been disappointed in a Mona di Orio scent. Thank you for the wonderful draw and the summer recommendations! I do change perfumes with the season – nothing heavy in the summer for me, thank you very much. 🙂 I’m in the USA.

  • I’m not completely seasonal in my perfume choices, but in really hot weather I do tend to reach for scents that are on the lighter side. I’d love to win Liquid Dreams, MDO’s Eau Absolue, or New York Intense because they sound refreshing. I’d also be delighted with Bombay Bling because it’s one of the happiest scents I know, and with ‘The Tears of Ra’ because a honey scent would fill a gap in my collection. I’m in the US; thanks for the draw.

  • Summer is great.. Barbecue, kids at camp. I don’t mind the heat. My choices are Visa, Centrepiece, Mona Di Orio Eau Absolue, Liqyid Dreams based on the great reviews. I own Bombay Bling which is my favorite Neela Vermeire but wouldn’t mind the purse spray
    Usa reader
    Thank you for the drawing

  • I would love to win Liquid Dreams–it sounds like summer in a bottle! Centerpiece from 4160 Tuesday sounds like it would be perfect in hot weather.
    I live near the coast in California, and do not really change my scents with the seasons.
    Thanks for the drawing.

  • I do not change perfumes seasonally like I do clothes, but I do make some adjustments – no heavy scents when it’s hot and humid, no bracing colognes when the wind chill is -10.

    I would like to win Bombay Bling because I haven’t tried it yet and because Neela Vermeire can do no wrong.
    or Soivohle’s Amun Re “The Tears of Ra” because Soivohle creates wonderful natural perfumes and I love ancient Egypt.
    or April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because it has narcissus in it!

    I’m in the US.

  • fazalcheema says:

    The seasons do influence the perfumes I wear but there is no rule written in stone..if i am in the mood, i will even wear the strongest oriental in summer or a light citrus fragrance in winter…

    Among the wonderful perfumes listed here, my first choice would be Eau Absolue by Mona di Orio because it suits to the current hot summer we are experiencing in NY though rain does cheer us from time to time..It has geranium which is a note i enjoy and i especially find in many 80 and 90s wonderful perfumes that i like..

    my second choice would be April Aromatics Liquid Dreams…April Aromatics is one of the best natural perfumery brands out there and this Liquid Dreams is a compromise between citrusy and floral elements involving high quality materials such as narcissus absolute.

    My final choice would be 4160Tuesdays Centrepiece. I am reading a lot about this brand but have never smelled any from it since it is mostly limited to UK..There are two notes in it which are intriguing, i.e. cedarwood and honey..

    thanks so much for the wonderful draw. I am in the US

  • Marcopietro says:

    I wear perfume according to the season, the weather, the time of day, my mood, in short: no rules and endless possibilities.
    In summer I tend to prefer citrus scents, aquatic, green and easy wearable but it is not a law. I think light classic male cologne is perfect in summer.
    These reasons also determine my choice between the magnificent offers of the draw.
    They are: Eau Absolue by Mona di Orio, April Aromatics Liquid Dreams and Grand Neroli from Atelier Cologne.
    I am in EU. Thanks!

  • I live in Wisconsin (U.S) where winters are cold, cold, cold and summers can be hot, hot, hot and humid. Few of the fragrances I own feel right, except for my tiny vial of eau d’ Hadrien. So, I’d love to try Liquid Dreams by April Aromatics or Bombay Bling by Neela Vermiere. Both sound heavenly for these kinds of days.

  • I don’t change perfumes seasonilly but according to the mood.
    I’d like to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams. Im am in EU.
    Thank you for the draw.

  • ringthing says:

    I would like to win PdN New York Intense because I love the regular New York, 4160 Tuesday Centrepiece because frangipani is wonderful in the summer (and of course I’m curious about someone’s husband’s favorite) or April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because that line is so good and the description so paradisaic. I’m in the US Midwest where it’s generally hot and humid this time of year but we’ve been having the same cool wet weather that New York has had lately and Michelyn, I feel the same way about summer! I do change perfumes with the seasons because I find it fun to do; I look forward to wearing some fragrances as much as I look forward to other summer pleasures like local fruits and vegetables. Thanks to all for the fun and generous opportunity!

  • Felicia S. says:

    I would love to win the April Aromatics, just so I could try it, I’ve heard such good things about this line, the one in particular sounds divine. I live in Canada and gravitate to lighter frags in summer.

  • Hi – thanks for the draw. I would love to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams. Reasons for this is that it is light, fresh, floral a lovely scent for the warmer days and finally because it is natural. I do change my scents in warmer days (not that we have many in the UK)….. and anyhow, its an excuse to purchase yet another perfume… 🙂 (As i said above, I’m in the UK). ta.

  • Thank you for this great piece and draw. I have not tried any of these fragrances and would be happy to try any of them!

    I do change fragrances with the seasons a little. Just as most of my clothes stay the same but the fuzzy woolens go into storage and the linens come out, so too the very fuzziest ambers and warmest spices and vanillas wait for autumn, and the lighter florals and citruses I tend to only wear when the heat can lift them come out to play.

    But mostly I wear my favorites whenever– many are woody, which I find warming in cool weather and cooling in hot.

    Immediately The Tears of Ra jumped out at me as a fragrance that I would luxuriate in year-round. It sounds sweet and kind of like hazy desert dust.

    Bombay Bling struck me second-hardest because I enjoy fruity florals on others but have trouble with them on me–they often feel kind of loud and fake, like bright patterns do on me also. But once in a great while I find something that works. I would love to wear a truly well-made original in this genre!

    New York Intense appeals to me greatly because it is a summery amber scent: ” Bergamot and lemon lift and cool the bite of red and black pepper in this spicy amber masterpiece so that is infinitely wearable in high levels of humidity”–this is the amber I never knew I always wanted!

    I’d love to try Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue because it sounds like the quintessential Mediterranean scent, with bright light and some deep shadows; Liquid Dreams and Centrepiece both sound great because of their fresh green floral honeyed sweetness.

    USA
    thank you for the reviews and draw

  • I don’t usually change my fragrance wardrobe in summer, as I like to wear some oriental bombs in the heat – they really shine. I do tend more to neroli and tuberose perfumes to get that fresh kick.
    These are the ones I would like to win (any of them):
    April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because I like narcissus very much, Mona di Orio Eau Absolue because it is delightfully fresh and I love her creations, Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense because I own the original which is delightfully masculine, Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli because neroli is one of the freshest and most elegant notes around, 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece because the combination of tea and frangipani sounds delicious, and Neela Vermeire Bombay Bling because it is so fruity and exotic.
    I live in Belgium, EU.

  • Oops, it seems that I wasn’t registered :-S
    Please erase the previous message, this one is the same:

    I don’t usually change my fragrance wardrobe in summer, as I like to wear some oriental bombs in the heat – they really shine. I do tend more to neroli and tuberose perfumes to get that fresh kick.
    These are the ones I would like to win (any of them):
    April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because I like narcissus very much, Mona di Orio Eau Absolue because it is delightfully fresh and I love her creations, Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense because I own the original which is delightfully masculine, Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli because neroli is one of the freshest and most elegant notes around, 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece because the combination of tea and frangipani sounds delicious, and Neela Vermeire Bombay Bling because it is so fruity and exotic.
    I live in Belgium, EU.

  • Laurentiu says:

    I would love to win either of Liquid Dreams, Eau Absolue or Centrepiece. I know a few of Tanja’s creations, but I do not know Liquid Dreams and I am sure is as good as the ones I have tested from her until now. From Mona di Orio and 4160 Tuesdaysi I have tested absolutely nothing. Any of these two would be a great starting point.
    I live in EU. Thanks!

  • Yes to changing perfumes each season just for fun !Soivohle Tears of Ra sounds very interesting as does Grand Neroli, Eau Absolue since it is by MonaDiOrio, Visa , New York intense and Bombay bling. Thank you for the music of Husker Do it has been along time since I heard Celebrated Summer. I recently moved to Vancouver which is taking some adjustments

  • I definitely change perfumes with the season. In summer it’s all about florals, particularly white florals, citrus and greens. In winter bring on the heavy aldehydes and chypres.All of the scents listed have their appeal. I would love to win the April Aromatics, although I have not tried that one, because the rose I have by her is so lovely I can’t imagine that anything she makes would not be top notch. I am intrigued by the 4160 line, of which I’ve tried none. Fragipani and green tea sounds very light and wearable right now. Bombay Bling is a love for me, and I’d love to have this one. Also interesting to me — Mona di Orio, a long lasting cologne? And Tears of Ra — a honey cone?Let me round it out with Visa–peaches! As usual I’m indecisive. USA>

  • Thank you for the wonderful draw!
    I would love to try:
    Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue because I am a big fan of this perfume house
    Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense because I am intrigued by the notes
    4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece because I love honey and green tea notes.
    I live in Italy.

  • I don’t change my fragrance from season to season. I tend to wear them all year.

    I would like to test and wear the following and I hope to win them:

    30ml April Aromatics Liquid Dreams ALL NATURAL
    75 ml Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue
    30 ml Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense
    30 ml Grand Neroli from Atelier Cologne
    30 ML 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece
    8 ML travel spray of Bombay Bling

    Thanks for the chance. I’m in Canada.

  • All sound beautiful! I’d love to win Centrepiece because I love delicious scents, Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue because it sounds intriguing and Liquid Dreams because of the name. I do change my perfumes with the season.
    Thank you for the draw!
    US resident

  • luvmarley says:

    Love this! I would love to try the Tears of Ra and the Visa. They both sound lovely. I certainly change fragrances with the seasons, I feel some perform better with heat/cold, etc. (not to mention I always find one I forgot as I’m looking for a difference seasonal frag!) I’m in the US. Thanks so much 🙂

  • I would would very like to win, because I love perfumes, and I did not tried anyone of these. My choices would be:
    30ml April Aromatics Liquid Dreams
    75 ml Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue
    30 ml Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense
    30 ml Grand Neroli from Atelier Cologne
    30 ML 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece
    8 ML travel spray of Bombay Bling
    Thank you for the draw! I’m a registered reader.
    I live in Europe.

  • This is an amazing collection of summery scents! I absolutely do change with the seasons: Summer is a time for the likes of La Chasse au Papillons, Chanel Eau de Cologne, and Prada Infusion d’Iris, as well as my vintage Cristalle and Eau de Givenchy. I have heard nothing but wonderful things about 4160 Tuesdays scents, so I think Centrepiece would be my first choice — intrigued that a perfumista’s husband would dub it “favorite ever”! I live in the U.S., and the list of my choices in order are:
    Centrepiece, 4160 Tuesdays
    Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolute, Mona di Orio
    Visa, Robert Piguet
    The Tears of Ra, Soivohle
    Liquid Dreams, April Aromatics
    New York Intense, Parfums de Nicolai
    Bombay Bling, Neela Vermeire

  • Summer is here! I change the mood, I change the speed, I change a lot in my life, and of course I change fragrances! But along with the safe colognes, I take out probably the most stinky and loaded fragrances – they love my skin, e.g. mouldy patchoulis, sweaty musks and honeys, sticky vanillas. Actually, I don’t wear them in winter at all.
    Thank you for the chance to win something gorgeous!
    I would like one of the following fragrances (I would love them all, but still…):
    Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue
    April Aromatics Liquid Dreams
    4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece
    Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense
    Neela Vermeire Bombay Bling.
    Liquid Dreams is one of the few Tanja Bochnig perfumes I haven’t tried, and I imagine a bergamot-osmanthus combo would be perfect for a breezy evening along the sea coast. I know Eau Absolue and Grand Neroli, and I find them more than appropriate for the swelter. I love the wet wood feeling in Eau Ansolue, and the pretty real, almost mono fluid orange blossom in Grand Neroli. New York Intense and Centrepiece sound like unusual reading of how to deal with the hectic summer for working people. And Bombay Bling is the fruity fragrance I am craving to try for a long time, since I haven’t found my fruity Holy Grail, whicih I suspect it would be!
    I am in Bulgaria (EU). Thanks again!

  • What a truly wonderful draw, it makes Summer the joy it is! I would like to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams, Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’or Eau Absolut. I would like to win the because these two are perfume houses I have read much about here and their art seems truly divine. The notes you describe seem to twirl around me and I’ m sure I would be totally enhanced by them! Generous draw I am a registered US reader.

  • Francesca says:

    I’m ready partially in Turkey right now! Feelin the heat is summer ! These are wonderful fragrances. I’d be a fool not to want the April AromaticsLiquid Dreams because I am an all natural fan and the Mina Di Orio Les Nimbres D’Or Eau Absolue simply because I have never owned a Mona and she was an amazing perfumer
    Renowned for her skills and the pleasure she gave to thousands with her craft . My reasons and my desires. Summer, yes in a bottle
    ! I am international and also registered. Great review and draw.

  • madeleine gallay says:

    I’m just playing with fragrance after a lifelong addiction to Shalimar, so long that I didn’t realize all the changes.

    I so would love the Tears of Ra, all naturally seductive, for the USA. It’s so lovely, the bottle and the hand.

    A beach breeze, sandy toes and a long white skirt, dabbing a touch of this would be heaven.

  • Uhh all these scents sounds amazing! I do change my perfume not so much with the season but with the weather. It’s been quite cold here so far so I’m still holding on to the warmer and fuller scents but they say summer is on it’s way and I can’t wait to dig out and celebrate the lighter scents in my box 🙂 If I should be so lucky to win I would be very happy to wear Centrepiece fra 4160 Tuesdays on dewy light nights, Liquid Dreams on warm summer mornings or Bombay Bling for some happy summer dancing in the parks 🙂 I’m in Europe by the way …

  • I would like to win Liquid Dreams because the name makes me smile, and its citrus and flowers are my favorite mix of notes in the warm months. Or I would like to win Centrepiece for a honeyed, sophisticated summer floral made fresh with green tea. I am in the US, and I definitely change fragrance with the season. I love more sparkle and verve in the summer than in the winter, but I do love floral fragrances all year round.

  • Hmmm. I haven’t tried any of these frags. They all sound appealing and my wife loves fruity and citrus scents, so for her my choices would be Visa, Mona di Orio Eau Absolue and Bombay Bling. For me, Liquid Dreams, Centrepiece and New York Intense. USA and thanks hope I win

  • I am in Australia and lucky for me the some of the perfumes I am most interested in are up for the worldwide draw. I would love to win Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue, the notes sound beautiful – I love basil. Liquid Dreams sounds beautiful also, and naturals are my “thing” so I’d be thrilled to win that. I lived in New York for 3 years so how could I go past Parfums de Nicolaï – New York Intense. I can’t say whether I change my scent choices depending on the weather because I tend to follow my mood as the main motivator for a perfume choice. I love a wide variety of different genres. Thanks for the opportunity.

  • I don’t normally change my perfumes with season. I might reduce the amount I use but that’s about it. In fact, I was just wearing Amouage Epic today in the sweltering heat and it was fabulous. Of course, I only did two tiny spritzes but I could smell it all day long.

    If I win, I’d choose Mona di Orio Eau Absolue or April Aromatics Liquid Dreams. Eau Absolue sounds like an interesting twist on the cologne genre and Liquid Dreams has osmanthus, a note which I have fallen for lately.

    Thanks for the draw. I’m in Canada.

  • I like to change fragrances all year round but I don’t wear as much in the summer because every mosquito finds me. All these choices are really terrific and Ninfeo Mio is a personal favorite. It’s really hot today and Mona Di Orio Eau Absolue sounds perfect as does Liquid Dreams. Visa, New York Intense and Bombay Bling sound perfect for night time
    I live in the U.S.

  • Chapeau Clack says:

    I used to pretty much avoid wearing fragrance in summer when I lived in China (well, apart from an occasional spray of Eau de Shalimar or Dzongkha). Daily temps of 40+ degrees Celcius and near 80 percent humidity really don’t make for a great perfume experience, so my perfume collection definitely leaned fall/winter. Now that I’ve moved to a place with much milder summers, I spray with abandon, and have accumulated quite a summer wardrobe.
    AA Liquid Dreams, Parfums de Nicolai New York Intense, and Mona Di Orio Eau Absolue all sound like they would be a more than welcome addition. Thanks for yet another fabulous draw!
    Oh, and I’m in Siberia, Russia (like I said, delightfully mild summers!)

  • Systeme D says:

    My post seems to have disappeared, so I will try again! 🙂

    I absolutely change fragrances with the seasons. I particularly enjoy wearing spices or incense in winter, and citrus or herbs or iris in spring. I live in Chicago, with its distinct seasonal temperature shifts. I have recently been expanding my collection for spring and summer, so I am delighted to have the opportunity to try some of these summer fragrances!

    I would love to win Mona di Orio Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue, Parfums de Nicolai New York Intense, or April Aromatics Liquid Dreams, but I have to say, each one of the fragrances in this post has a special something to recommend it!

  • Without a doubt – Visa. Why? To quote Susie: “Visa is total bliss in a bottle for me. I adore it.” And somehow, it is even better in the heat, with the peach being almost like pineapple on my skin it is so tangy. And that base – the oakmoss and leather! True bliss 🙂 (I’m in the US). Haven’t tried any April Aromatics so that makes the list as well.
    I definitely change perfumes in the heat – Visa, Chambre Noir, Sadanne, L’Heure Bleue all bloom in the heat on my skin and are thus even more incredible in the summer. Also love tuberose and jasmine such as the amazing natural Moon Bloom.

  • I would love to win
    “Liquid dreams” or
    “The Tears of Ra” or
    “New York Intense”
    because I didn’t get the chance to test them until now. And your reviews, as always, make me want to sample them asap. 😉
    I change perfumes several times on day (it’s a matter of mood for me) and I do it according to seasons as well!
    I’m in the EU. Thanks for the draw!

  • I don’t change fragrance with the season so much as I do according to my mood, what I’m doing that day (work or not) and what clothes I’m wearing, which yes, I suppose is a little to do with the season after all. So at the moment I’m wearing Roxanna Villa’s Gracing the Dawn a lot, because it matches all of these things.

    I’m in the UK, and would love to win April Aromatics’ Liquid Dreams, because I’m a fan of that line. Tanja’s perfumes have strong positive associations for me, as well as being very summery in general – at least, all the ones I’ve tried.

    Thank you for the generous draw as usual.

  • I definitely change fragrance with the seasons. It’s currently getting up above 105F where I live and I’ve been reaching for crisp vetivers and light neroli citrus scents, but I also enjoy white florals that bloom on the skin in the heat. I am in the U.S. And would love to try 4160’s Centrepiece, Tears of Ra, liquid Dream, or Bombay Bling. Thank you, kindly.

  • Iphigenia says:

    I would love to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because I love her perfumes since they are natural but have a unique character and the they smell amazingly modern. Also second best is Mona di Orion but never had the chance to experience any of this house creations.
    I live in EU and I thank you for this lovely draw.
    By the way I do change perfumes according to season ☺

  • colourshifted says:

    I would absolutely love to try The Tears of Ra – I’m a huge fan of honey fragrances in general, and that sounds like a fantastic one. Liquid Dreams also sounds lovely; I love osmanthus tea, so an osmanthus-laden fragrance would be just lovely. I’m in the US, and don’t pay too much attention to the season when wearing perfumes – admittedly I try not to wear cloying fragrances in heat, though. Thank you so much for the draw.

  • Gillian D says:

    Admittedly, I have been coveting Bombay Bling as I have heard great things about this perfume and your review has turned into a craving with the mango tango. I love Mona di Orio Vanille so I would like to also try Eau Absolue which seems very appropriate for hot weather. Liquid Dreams with narcissus seems delightful and Centrepiece also capture my curious nose as I love frangipani
    I am in the UK
    Thank you for a lovely opportunity

  • thegoddessrena says:

    Amun Re: The Tears of Ra is one of my absolute favorite perfumes of all time so I could definitely use more. Centrepiece, Bombay Bling, Visa, and Liquid Dreams also sound appealing. I am in the US and I change some perfumes with the seasons and some are year- rounders

  • I do change my perfume with the seasons, which very widely in upstate new York. I would love to win the Mona di orio, April aromatics liquid dreams, or perfumes de nicioai new york intense because they have all been on my to buy or try list for a while! I am in the US.

  • Valentine Girl says:

    I have a tendency to wear whatever perfume reflects my mood at the moment, but I do seem to gravitate towards more sparkling citrus, herbal green, & tropical fruit aromas during the summertime. I live in Maryland (USA) where it can be very hot and humid during the summer, but since I am blessed by living right next to the Chesapeake Bay, the water proximity helps mitigate extremes in temperature. My current schedule has me working through the night & sleeping during the day, so I also look for perfumes that smell great on me by 3AM, since that is the middle of my afternoon!

    I would love to sample Bombay Bling for it’s juicy mango, lychee & black currant + tropical white floral notes. I am also drawn to Mona di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue. As a lover of herbal & citrus notes, the basil & geranium with the addition of pink pepper to the citrus sounds divine. I would also be overjoyed to try the Tears of Ra—honeyed henna & hawthorne, Egyptians dancing into the night with fragrant cones melting on their heads…at 3AM I want to be dancing with them too!

    Finally, I would love to sample New York Intense from Parfums de Nicolaï simply because I agree with Berkan, one shouldn’t have to compromise their style in soaring heat and humidity (or in my case because its 5AM when I get off work)! Thank you for another wonderful draw opportunity.

  • I would like to win 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece for the honey, frangipani and green tea (very sophisticated), Mona Di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolue as I have not yet had the pleasure of wearing one of her fragrances (and this one is also composed in her signature olfactory chiaroscuro construction), and April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because it sounds youthful and light for humid, summer days. I live in the US and change my fragrances daily based on my mood, what I’m wearing or whatever. Since I layer my scents, I try to go fresher in spring and summer and warmer in fall and winter.

  • rodelinda says:

    Once the temperature gets above 80, I tend to reach for citrusy colognes most of the time. Eau Dynamisante has been getting a lot of use lately.

    I’d be happy to win any of the fragrances, but my top choices would be Liquid Dreams, Les Nombres d’Or, Centrepiece, Bombay Bling, or Visa. I’m in the US. Thanks for the drawing!

  • Gosh what a great collection of fragrances to choose from! Summer is my absolute favorite season for fragrance, as I’m a fan of lighter and fresher scents. My choices would be:

    – Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue: I’ve always wanted to try a Mona Di Orio creation, but they’re a bit on the pricey side. So I would love the chance to win this one!

    – 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece: this has vanilla and I’m a huge sucker for vanilla scents! I’ve also never tried anything from this house so it would be a nice treat

    – Atelier Grand Neroli: I have a bottle of this and it’s close to running out, so this would be perfect to win! Neroli is one of my favorite notes and I feel that this is one of the best nerolis on the market

    – April Aromatics Liquid Dreams: this sounds perfect for the warm weather and I’m a very big fan of some of their other ones

    I’m in Canada and thank you for the amazing draw!

  • I do change perfumes with the seasons these days, and am always looking for alternatives to citrus. (There are only so many days in a row I can stand to smell of grapefruit.) I’d love to win Bombay Bling, because “joyful” is absolutely the perfect description of it, Visa because it also sounds fruity and delightful, Amun Re “The Tear of Ra” because a commenter I know has great taste loves it (Hi, Rena!), and Liquid Dreams because the notes sound perfect. I’m in the US, and I hope everyone has a great, fragrant summer.

  • Well, here in Cleveland we had floods and 59 degrees! I change scents for the season because fruity and light just isn’t right when it’s 10 below and the hawkwind is blowing in off the lake, and heavy spice and 95 doesn’t cut it either. I’d like to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams because every year I so look forward to the linden blossoms which mean winter really is gone, and Mona di Orio Les Nombres D’Or Eau Absolu becase I had a sample that I sort of hoarded because I loved it but eventually it ran out, because, of course, I loved it.

  • Thanks for the wonderful draw! I’d love to try April Aromatics Liquid Dreams or 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece because I haven’t sampled anything from those lines. I live in the US.

  • d3m0lici0n says:

    Great selection for a summer line up. I usually don’t change wardrobe for summer but there are some super hot days when you just want to wear something really refreshing
    Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue is my first pick because it sounds so fresh and plus adding that is long lasting that is a big plus for a summer, fresh fragrance.
    Also would love to win Liquid dream for my All Natural pick. I bought San Francisco Rose and also Bohemian Spice and I am pretty impressed with April Aromatics.

  • Love your selections for favorite summer scents. I wear what I want usually based on the occasion or my mood but not always. If it is really hot I do like a nice cologne.
    My choices are all !! They all sound great
    Mona di Orio Eau Absolue
    Patricia de Nicolai NewYork intense
    Piguet Visa
    Soivohle Tears of Ra
    Neela Vermeire Bombay Bling
    4160 Tuesday Centrepiece
    April Aromatics Liquid Dreams

  • JazzBelle says:

    I believe in changing scents with season. To me, fragrance is atmospheric, and I like to update my scents with my mood, with my travel destinations, with the seasons.

    I’m in the USA and this is a GREAT draw! Thank you!

    My choices in order are:

    1. Visa, Robert Piguet: Because I am obsessed with Fracas and MUST try every fragrance from this house!

    2. Les Nombres d’Or Eau, Mona di Orio: Because this fragrance sounds divine! I love soft florals.

    3. Centerpiece, 4160 Tuesday’s: One word, honey! Then there’s the frangipani! Love!!

    4. Grand Neroli, Atelier: I love neroli scents. My body chemistry loves neroli. Smells great on me and I have yet to try this fragrance.

    5. New York Intense, Parfums de Nicolai: NY is such a vibrant, high energy, exciting place. How is this captured in a perfume? I’d love to find out!

    6. Liquid Dreams, April Aromatics: I love natural perfumes especially bergamot fragrances. Such a fresh green note perfect for summer!

    7. The Tears of Ra, Soivohle: I love history and mythology, esp when when captured in a perfume. Such a romantic mystical scent!

    8. Bombay Bling, Neela Vermeire: Capturing Bombay in a bottle! A difficult task! Curious to try this scent!

  • Lillian Holloway says:

    I can say from experience that Centrepiece is exquisite and perfect for summer. Tears of Ra is also beautiful though my sample is all gone. I haven’t sniffed any of the rest but am willing to be a guinea pig. My first choice would be Mona dii Orio but I will be happy with any of these. I live in the US.

  • Dubaiscents says:

    It is summer like here in the UAE almost year round so, I certainly could use more summery scents (although I am not afraid of the heavy hitters even in the hottest months!). I would love to win the MdO Eau Absolue because my mom owns a bottle and I have to keep begging de ants from her, I love it! I would also love to try the April Aromatics because a beautiful floral scent is always a staple! Thank you! (UAE)

  • Fragrances always pop in the summer, and with my Florida vacation coming up in a few weeks, I can wait! So many choices but mine would be

    1. Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue
    I love this house and everything I’ve tried from them has been exquisite. I’m very interested in how this one develops in the heat.

    2. Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli
    I’ve tried and own numerous Atelier fragrances (Silver Iris, Gold Leather, Cedrat Enivrant). They’re a very good house and always bring out quality.

    3. 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece
    I have never tried any scents from this house, but it sounds really interesting and I like the notes in it. This is also one I’m interested on how it develops in the heat.

    4. April Aromatics Liquid Dreams
    I’ve tried Erdenstern and Bohemian Woods and both were very well made! And I love light fragrances, which this one sounds to be.

    5. Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense
    This is a house I’ve never tried but have heard countless great things about! And the bottle looks beautiful as well.

    I’m a Canadian reader and thank you for the draw!

  • I also do change fragrances with the seasons! I think it’s a must because some scents are too strong for the hot weather, or too soft for the cold

  • Donna Spiegel says:

    I definitely change with the seasons although once settled then I’m more apt to venture around. I think when the warm weather first hits or the cold begins I get excited for a real switch and that’s when I make the most extreme changes in fragrance selection. I would like to win Bombay Bling as it has lots of notes that can be for diff seasons
    Annick Goutal Ninfeo Mio sounds perfect for summer
    April Aromatics Liquid Dreams for a natural selection because all her creations are beautiful
    Mona di Orio les Nombres d’or Eau Absolue is another gorgeous option for summer

    I’m a registered reader and in the U.S.

    Thanks

  • I would love to win April Aromatics Liquid Dreams all natural, or Robert Piguet Visa. I have not had the opportunity to try Liquid Dreams, but it sounds fabulous and I love everything Tanja does. I have previously sampled Visa, and I like it very much. I do tend to crave white florals and citrus scents more in the summer! So I do the seasonal rotation thing, to a degree, but I will not shy away from a heavy hitter in the hot summer months, either. Sometimes the heat can bring out an unexpected aspect of a scent that might usually be relegated to cooler weather, so it’s always worth a try! Thanks, I am in the US.

  • Greg Mayne says:

    I definitely switch fragrances with the season. I believe fragrances are made for certain situations, whether it be season, weather, time of day, location, etc. I love summer scents, as they’re more fresh and bright. I’m in Canada and my choices would be any of
    – Les Nombres d’Or Eau Absolue
    Mona Di Orio is a very well respected house, and I’ve been dying to try a fragrance from them!
    – Parfums de Nicolaï New York Intense
    I was born in NY so I want to see if this will remind of it. I also have never tried anything from this house, so I’m interested.
    – 4160 Tuesdays Centrepiece
    From the article, this sounds quite sweet and floral. And I love scents like that. This is another house I have not tried yet, so I’d love to win a chance to try it.
    – Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli
    I really like the house of Atelier and neroli is the perfect note for summer. It just bursts with freshness and happiness!
    – April Aromatics Liquid Dreams
    I love the name of it first of all. And I think this would be a great scent for the summer. It’s not too heavy, it’s light, and it sounds very pleasing to the nose.

    Thank you for the draw!

  • Thanks for the list! Am surprised you didn’t add Vivi K Perfumes! My absolute number one choice for 2015! Summer happiness in a bottle!!