En Plein Air Roll-on Perfume Oil
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Composed by Caren Roberts
She looks like an unassuming Parisian art critic on her way to an exhibition opening. In fact, she is on her way to an orgy. JOUISSANCE En Plein Air Roll-on Perfume Oil builds its entire character on this dichotomy between intellectual coolness and a very physical life.
Bergamot, lemon, and grapefruit open the perfume oil dry, bright, and somewhat strict. The bitterness of grapefruit prevents the citrus from acting like a carefree summer cologne.
White flowers appear discreetly, without a grand bouquet. Rain then moistens the whole picture, bringing a sense of earth, cool air, and skin outdoors.
Caren Roberts finds inspiration in Catherine Millet, author of erotic memoirs and co-founder of Art Press magazine. Millet writes about art, sex, and hedonism with a detachment that conceals a need for belonging.
Musk later connects the citrusy purity with the body. The oil settles and softens with the warmth of the skin, but maintains the serious face of a person who has no intention of explaining where she is going after the gallery.
En Plein Air is not innocent citrus freshness despite the first impression. It is grapefruit, white flowers, and rain on the skin of an art critic — in a slim 10 ml roll-on that easily fits into a bag or pocket.
