Parfums Dusita Fleur de Lalita (Pissara Umavijani) 2017 – New Perfume Review + मालती  Divine Feminine Draw

Pissara Umavajani at Pitti Fragranze 2017 via Pissara

Pissara Umavijani, the founder and perfumer for Parfums Dusita, a 2017 Art and Olfaction award winner, is one of artisanal perfumery's brightest rising stars.The daughter of Thailand's great modern poet Montri Umavijani (1941 – 2006), Pissara was naturally drawn to artistic creation, her chosen art form perfumery.

Beautiful display of Parfums Dusita at Pitti Fragranze via Pissara

The name of her fragrance house, Dusita, refers to a heavenly realm of pure light and contentment. Parfums Dusita's newest offering, Fleur de Lalita, inspired by the Indian goddess Lalita (the name in Thai also means a charming lady with imagination, much like Pissara), debuted in Florence at Pitti Fragranze 2017.

Sri Lalita with her daughter artist unknown 1930s

In Hindu cosmology Sri Lalita ("she who plays") is the triune goddess of creativity; the mother, the daughter and the wise elder personifying the forces of life that pervade the physical world. Lalita initially manifests as a beautiful young woman, radiating a playful, sexually powerful energy. She smiles and a universe is born. Lalita appears again as the nurturing mother, preserving and protecting her myriad children with subtle maternal care and affection. The cycle of life is complete when the goddess takes on the persona of the Wise Woman. Meditating on mortality she transcends life and death. Liberated by her own wisdom from the bonds of desire, the goddess vanishes into the heavens, perhaps into the heaven of Dusita. Physical creation disappears, but the cycle begins again and the universe is reborn.

Karl Bang magnolia©

Parfums Dusita Fleur de Lalita is a hymn to the multiple facets of the feminine. Like the goddess herself, Fleur de Lalita appears first as playful, fresh, sensual energy. The cool white and pink of magnolia is fused with the green of galbanum, singing a focused, almost sharp melody of wet, verdant life. This first song of the goddess flushes my skin with a primitive sensuality, a youthful fragrance of moisture and promise, veiled in the sweet and edgy seduction of Jasmine Sambac. Over the course of the first hour Fleur de Lalita slowly transforms.

Serenade by Karl Bang ©

The Sambac jasmine blooms into the luxurious, rich and soothing voice of Jasmine grandiflorum, touched with tuberose and vanilla. This is the warm heart of the loving mother crooning a sultry and scented lullaby to her children, relaxing the body and restoring the spirit. 

Pang Ka Karl Bang 龐卡 Tutt'Art@

I am mesmerized by her fragrant voice for up to five hours before Fleur de Lalita begins to fade, whispering a quiet, vegetal, musky refrain. Colored with tonka and laced with crisp green galbanum Fleur de Lalita lingers for another hour, very close to the skin, and then is gone – vanishing into the æther.

mandala sri yantra 

Every fragrant note in Fleur de Lalita has a lively, focused energy, an intensity of vibration that combines and reforms, changing personalities throughout the life of the perfume. And like the goddess Lalita and the Sri Yantra that condenses her wisdom into a geometry of desire, every aspect and facet of Fleur de Lalita fragrance personifies the motivating force behind the eternal play of creation, preservation and liberation – the force of life that powers love in this world, this Realm of Desire.

Notes: Magnolia absolute, Indian Tuberoses, Jasmine Grandiflora absolute, Jasmine Sambac absolute, vanilla absolute, galbanum absolute, ambrette seeds and tonka.

Disclaimer:  Many thanks to Pissara Umavijani and Parfums Dusita for the lovely travel size Fleur de Lalita.  The opinions expressed are my own.

Gail Gross, Editor

Pang Ka Karl Bang 龐卡 Tutt'Art@

Art Director: Michelyn Camen Editor-in-Chief. I used art from Shanghai born painter 龐卡 Pang Ka (Karl Bang) who was formally trained by the master artists of Chinese painting and formally trained in the European painting tradition in France and Belgium. He is known for his beautiful and multi-cultural depictions of women of all nationalities. Women as “goddesses”. I also could imagine Pissara being painted by him 

photo courtesy Dusita

Thanks to the generosity Parfums Dusita we have two avant premier deluxe sprayers (7.5 ml) of Fleur de Lalita for one registered reader anywhere in the world (be sure to register or your comment will not count). To be eligible, tell us where you live, what appeals to you about Gail's review, your favorite fragrance by Parfums Dusita and the woman in your life who represents the "divine feminine". Draw closes 9/18/2017

Editor’s Note: Fleur de Lalita will be available in February 2017 in 50 ml edp

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25 comments

  • Omg Pissara looks like one of those Karl bang paintings. I loved this review for the references to the goddess and the perfume with Jasmine and magnolia. My twin sister is the divine goddess figure in my life as she is in Afghanistan on her second tour as a nurse
    She’s utterly selfless
    USA

  • “Every fragrant note in Fleur de Lalita has a lively, focused energy, an intensity of vibration that combines and reforms, changing personalities throughout the life of the perfume.” This words are beautiful, and the divine goddess figure is no doubt my mother. Thanks for this great draw, i live in the EU.

  • I live in California, USA. I enjoyed learning about the goddess Lalita through Gail’s description. My favorite fragrance from Dusita is La Douceur de Siam. My mother is the person who represents the divine feminine. Strong, wise, nurturing and creative.

  • BostonScentGuy says:

    Loved the comparison of the geometry of desire with the complex notes of this fragrance! Despite the feminine leanings, also interested in trying this as I love her other femme offerings. I love most, however, the sweet grassy issara and the cabochard referencing sillage blanc. My best friend and actress friend is truly the divine feminine. Thanks for the draw! I’m in the US.

  • Being mesmerized by a fragrant voice is a wonderful descriptor to captivate ones’ interest. I don’t have a favorite Dusita perfume, but this sounds oike something I would really enjoy. Loved the review. The woman in my life who exemplified divine femininity was my mother. Thanks so much for the draw. I live in the USA

  • I’m not sure I’m much of a believer in the divine feminine (!), but Gail makes the perfume sound amazing, especially in its movement. I love a perfume that you can smell transform itself. My favorite Dusita is Douceur de Siam and I am in the US. Would love to get to try this one! Thank you for the draw!

  • I love the story of Sri Lalita and very much like the idea of a perfume based on it. I have heard only good things about Parfums Dusita but have not tried any yet. There are no “divine feminine” women in my life anymore. Live in the USA.

  • I love magnolia. The inspiration behind the perfume has been nicely depicted in the review. ‘The force of life that powers love in this world, this Realm of Desire.’- what is not to love.

    In USA.

  • Wow. This sounds amazing. My favorite part is this.

    The Sambac jasmine blooms into the luxurious, rich and soothing voice of Jasmine grandiflorum, touched with tuberose and vanilla. This is the warm heart of the loving mother crooning a sultry and scented lullaby to her children, relaxing the body and restoring the spirit.

    The divine feminine would be my Mom. Thanks for the generous giveaway, I live in the U.S. My favorite Dusita is Oudh Infini.

  • I live in Montreal, Canada. My favourite part of Gail’s review is how she connected the mythological images to the scent of the perfume, it created an evocative mood. My favourite perfume from Dusita Parfums is Le Douceur du Siam. Every woman I am lucky enough to call a friend embodies the ‘divine feminine’, for they all embody femininity in their own ways.

  • Richard potter says:

    That last painting looks like the divine Ploi herself! I adore her and all of her glorious creations. This one sounds equally enticing. Youthful moisture and promise, veiled in sweet and edgy seduction? I’m in! And I’m in DC, USA.

  • To be eligible, tell us where you live, what appeals to you about Gail’s review, your favorite fragrance by Parfums Dusita and the woman in your life who represents the “divine feminine”.

    I live in the US and I really liked Gail’s description of Parfums Dusita, she has a way with words that really convey what the scents smell like. I haven’t tried any Parfums Dusita but I think I would really like Fleur de Lalita as I love galbanum. The woman in my life who represents the “divine feminine” would be my friend Peg who does and excells at whatever she puts her mind too and who has a true genius for friendship.

  • I love the description of the fragrance as the ” heart of the loving mother crooning a sultry and scented lullaby to her children, relaxing the body and restoring the spirit.” I definitely could use some peace and calm in my life right now, this sounds like the ticket! My favorite fragrance by Dusita is Issara. Unfortunately all the divine feminine people in my life have passed on, but I imagine both of my grandmothers in this way. I live in the US, and thank you for the lovely draw.

  • I live in Colorado, USA. I myself am a devotee in Indic Goddess traditions, and I loved Gail’s descriptions of the triadic aspects of Her. And the art! Yes! My favorite Dusita fragrance is La Douceur de Siam, I have been wearing it all summer. I really love this perfumer. I have several teachers who personify Goddess to me, as do all women, as does my very own body/ self. Thank you!

  • Wow, this fragrance sounds really pretty! Based on the notes, it almost seems like it could smell similar to Dior’s Hypnotic Poison. I would absolutely love to try a sample of this!

    I have a friend, Kendal, who is the epitome of “divine femininee”. She is so beautiful inside and out. She is poised yet approachable. I adore her.

    I live in the U.S.

  • Beautiful Mes Amis. Interesting fragrance
    Would like to smell and give as a gift
    Thank you for the giveaway
    Peace. California

  • I’m in the US, and I loved reading about the triune goddess Lalita, similar to yet different from the triune goddesses of western culture, and her relationship to the perfume that bears her name. I have yet to try anything from Parfums Dusita, and the divine feminine in my life was my grandmother, Audrey Irene. My cousin’s 22-month-old daughter is named for her, and I think her spirit lives on, at least in part, in all of her descendants.

  • Jasmine was a difficult note for me, until I found natural jasmine and now I adore it. Fleur de Lalita sounds wonderful…. just reading the notes already. Reading this passage “the luxurious, rich and soothing voice of Jasmine grandiflorum, touched with tuberose and vanilla” makes me want to try it even more. I live in the Netherlands. Thank you Cafleurebon and Pissara for this wonderful draw!

  • I realy enjoyed this beautyful review. Thank you very much, Gail. Your review is full of very sensual, colorfull and poetic descriptions andcomporisions, such as a “Fleur de Lalita is a hymn to the multiple facets of the feminine. Like the goddess herself, Fleur de Lalita appears first as playful, fresh, sensual energy”.
    This is enough for me to waiting for test this perfume.
    Such a beautyfull ingredients- Jasmine, vanilla and tuberose.
    Thank you Cafleurebon and Pissara for this wonderful draw!
    now I live in Armenia.

  • I love the pictures illustrating this review. So colorful and beautiful. Ms Umavijani’s perfumes are multilayered and complex, so I would love to see how she handles jasmine and the facets that are explored. My favorites of her perfumes waver between Isarra an Le Doucier de Siam. I can only imagine how beautiful this one is. Thanks for the review and draw. I am in USA. Oh, and my divine Goddess is a yoga teacher I know…I’ve gone on a couple of her retreats. Such a free spirit and good heart.

  • I love galbanum and would like to try this. Also yeah Pissara is so beautiful she looks like one of the paintings. Canada

  • I am very curious to experience the energy of this fragrance, especially the galbanum and the magnolia folding into each other. I like the references to Hindu cosmology and the layers of womanhood evoked. I haven’t tried anything from this line. I think of my mother and sisters and aunts and I pray for them to always keep their feminine strength. I live in the USA.

  • Fleur de Lalita sounds beautiful! February can’t come soon enough. The art Michelyn chose fits perfectly and Gail’s review is so wonderfully poetic. I love how she likens the jasmine heart to a warm heart of a loving mother – this is so sweet and one of my favorite lines in a review! I don’t have a specific person in mind who embodies the divine feminine, but rather I think we all have a little bit of divine feminine in us. 🙂 My favorite Dusita fragrance is Melodie de L’Amour. In the US!

  • What a beautiful read this was. The first thought that came into my mind about divine feminine is my mother. This is definitely a scent for her. I haven’t tried anything from this house but I’m eager to start. Thanks for the draw!

    Canada

  • hotlanta linda says:

    Great description – as always! – and the art choice could not be better 🙂 I know no one that fits the divine femme nor have we managed to try a scent from this house – here`s to beginnings! We live in the USA, and thank you!!