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A French gentleman named Armand Petitjean, the perfumer and creator of Lancome launched the brand in 1935 with five founding fragrances. Lancome is now considered one of the world’s major French fragrance brands.
Lancome considers itself to have an excellent relationship with it’s female wearers – creating a bond between the muse and the fragrance if you will. This brand concepts itself as being of a rare elegance and able to express beautiful emotions, with each perfume that Lancome has created depicting a story of an encounter between a beautiful flower and a captivating woman.
Lancome wishes that when a woman chooses one of their fragrances, it should be because she feels like the fragrance has chosen her and the meaning is supposed to be very romantic and symbolic.
Personally, I can’t comment too much on this subject as I didn’t choose this fragrance for myself – it was chosen for me. But I do take it as a compliment, even though when I first received it I was only 21 and didn’t fully appreciate it properly, over the last 5 years I have grown to love it as much as any other perfume I insist on having in my collection.
So,
back to the romantised view of which Lancome hold on their perfumes…
This particular fragrance ‘Poeme’ was apparently created to rhyme with seduction and the words ‘I love you’. The woman who wears this was intended to have a deep gaze which exudes sincerity and she apparently declares undying love through the wearing of this fragrance all without saying a word.
It has been associated with Cristiana Reali, a theatre actress (bit before my time though – sorry!) who embodies the Poeme woman with emotion, the same dimensions shining from within her.
Lancome describes the bottle as being about contrast. It is perceived as a work of art to reflect simplicity and savvy whilst also exuding light which is full of surprises. It contains both pure feminine curves and clean, perfectly cut lines to transform it into a luminous prism. The transparency of this creation is also said to give the fragrance a touch of boldness and capture a moment in time by light.
Right, so what does it actually look like in the real world? Well, sorry to burst the bubble that Lancome was trying to create there but even though the bottle is quite an elegant and unusual shape, there’s just something about it that reminds me of 80’s jackets – you know – the ones with the big shoulder pads that made you look all angled (larger at the back than the front)… Not quite the romantic image they were looking for considering it was launched in 1995 I guess.
You can see for yourself by the pictures attached to this op that either I’m mad or it actually does look a bit like my description (you can make up your own mind!) The bottle contains the word ‘Poeme’ in gold writing on the front and apart from that and the gold lid which is a lot like the bottles image and clicks neatly into place on top to cover the spray top.
The box it comes in is pretty simplistic too – but like Lancome says, that’s part of the design feature.
The bottle is clear and the perfume inside can clearly be seen as a deep yellow, almost orangey colour. Very warm in appearance.
So, to the perfume itself…
Lancome describe this fragrance as a river which is bursting with flowers and cascading with emotion. It suggests that it uses the perfumes notes like words in order to create the rhyme and the movement of the perfume. It contrasts such exotic fragrances as Himalayan Blue Poppy and the Datura flower. Whilst being surrounded with Mimosa, Daffodils and Freesia’s also managing to combine the Vanilla flower. It describes itself as cheerful and luminous yet abundantly sensual.
So, what does it actually smell like? Well, the ‘notes’ normally referred to are apparently done away with in this perfume to enable the perfume to become a bouquet rather than work on the usual three levels. The Blue Poppy, Datura, Mimosa, Daffs and Freesia’s have been mixed with Jonquil, Roses and Vanilla to create this ‘bouquet’.
On me, I find it smells quite strongly floral with a very rich, warm almost buttery edge, if that makes sense and there is an underlying sweetness that could almost be sickly were it not blended so well. The vanilla is also present when the perfume has settled a bit on my skin and the smell remains pretty much the same and lasts well (approx 8 hours on me).
I tend to wear it to both the office and out in the evening – but it’s a bit too sophisticated for your average night out clubbing I reckon… and I never fail to get a remark about how nice I smell when I wear it.
I suppose it is quite expensive but it’s one of those fragrances that if it suits the woman, its well worth the money!
Poeme also has a rather small bath range consisting of Body Milk which is said to help prolong the fragrance and apparently its formula contains a combination of delicate powders that should leave the skin feeling soft and satiny. 200ml is £32.50. (Far too expensive if you ask me). The bottle is the same style of design but taller – see the picture at the end of this op.
I believe that there is also a shower gel and a body cream but haven’t come across these personally.
This product is made in France and distributed widely.
So I leave you with another romanticised view about this product:
“The heart’s desire that one follows with passion, a look that transcends reality giving a new intensity to life. In Poeme, every word is a flower and every flower is a poem that can be offered to express that which cannot be said, creating a union which needs no words.”
(Okay so the whole soppy thing isn’t really my kind of thing – but this scent seems to have been singing my song doesn't it?)
Pictures of Lancome Poeme Eau de Parfum Spray
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Aromatic, Floral, Sweet-Ambery. Designed by Lancome in 1995, Poeme is a floral, but it more
does not follow the prevailing transparent trend. It demonstrates a new formula of a single bouquet of scent rather than the usual composition of top, middle, and bottom notes. Florals included are blue poppy, mimosa, jonquil, freesia, rose, and vanilla.
Created in 1995, this FLORAL or SWEET FRUITY fragrance is composed entirely of floral more
notes. Lancome combined fantasy notes of a snow flower - the Tibetan blue poppy - and a desert flower - the Datura. Top Notes: Cassis, peach, bergamot, mandarin, orange flower, plum; Heart Notes : Jasmin, Freesia, tuberose, ylang-ylang, mimosa; Base Notes : Vanilla, amber, tonka bean, musk. Recommended for daytime use.
Sep 1st, 2004
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