Last week’s Saturday Poll asked you about your birthday perfume traditions, and specifically whether you asked for, and received perfume for your birthday or whether you liked to treat yourself. It seems that the majority of you (59%) take the matter into your own hands and treat yourselves to a lovely perfumed-gift on your birthday. Very sensible if you ask me!
I was lucky enough to receive a bottle of L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Al Oudh from Nigel this year, who obviously was feeling the perfume love. I also treated myself to bottles of Amouage’s Honour Woman (a major lemming of mine for a whole year) and Guerlain’s Pamplelune. So yes, I was well and truly spoiled.
On to this week’s poll…
This Week’s Poll
Since Vero Kern recently unveiled the latest addition to her Vero Profumo collection, a beautiful green chypre called ‘Mito‘, there has been a lot of discussion about her fragrances online and a whole lot of buzz about the newbie (which is absolutely beautiful btw – please do check out my review), which led me to wondering: which of the Vero Profumo fragrances is your favourite?
Does your heart lie with Kiki, Onda or Rubj in Extrait?; Or does your allegiance lie with one of the Eau de Parfums?; Or is Mito the one for you?
I want to know! Register your vote and let me know your thoughts in the comments box below!
My Vote
My overall opinion is that there is not a single dud in the Vero Profumo line, in fact the reality is the opposite, they are all fantastic and I would consider the three extraits to all be five star fragrances (reviews of the EDPs to come next week).
That said, it’s not difficult for me not to pick a favourite: Rubj Extrait. Yes, Rubj is the obvious choice for me because it’s the floral, and yes I do go all gooey-eyed over anything containing more than one flower, BUT it’s so much more than that! To me Rubj is a big floral drawn in pastel coloured chalks, the colours are vibrant yet soft and the lines between the colours are smudged and blended so perfectly it’s hard to make out when one stops and another begins.
I’d go as far as exclaiming that Rubj Extrait is one of my all-time favourite perfumes. There I said it.
Rubj edp for me although I have just bought onda edp. I was not brave enough to try the extrait. I am waiting for my sample of Mito to arrive which gives me time to save up for a full bottle, just saying as its unlikely I won’t want it.:-)
I think that actually Onda in extrait is softer and plusher than the eau de parfum.Wearing onda in edp felt a bit strident, scary, jarring. I wasn’t able to relax in it.That passionfruit note spoiled everything for me. You should try the extrait. It’s glorious
I agree 100% – not as fond of the EDP either (not sure if it’s cause of the passionfruit or what exactly ??) … But the glorious Onda x , now that’s a different story. My pick definitely ! – LUV the stuff !
Good choice!
Seconded!
Onda Extrait isn’t too scary to be honest with you, if you like the EDP then the Extrait could be trouble for you…
I have a feeling that you’re going to love Mito
Rubj extrait for me too, but only because it is summer, in winter it is Onda extrait. (See, how I cleverly worked in two?
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Hehe, I do see and that is very clever of you. You might as well throw Kiki Extrait into the mix too, you know just for those occasions when you can’t make up your mind…
Ruby edp for me! Thank you, Andrea, for the decant–this is one of my absolute favorite perfumes now. I just won a sample of Mito, so I am excited to try it when it arrives. I haven’t had a chance to try any other Vero Profumos, but I am sure I will in the future.
Oooh, luck you! Mito is very lovely indeed!
I voted Mito. It’s nuts because I haven’t even tried it yet but I’m convinced it’s the Vero for me (you know how we perfume people can get, right?). I’m having a green moment, what can I say?
Rubj is my favourite of the others, though and I can imagine it’s suit you perfectly.
Haha – I do know how we can get and you loving it before you’ve tried it isn’t really that nuts.
Rubj EDP, I like it’s “airiness”. The extrait is lovely as well, unfortunately most of my sample ended up on the bathroom floor
The bathroom smelled very nice for a long time though!
Oh no! What an unfortunate spillage, at least the bathroom smelled very good for a while though!
Rubj extrait for me as well but I’ve tried only both versions of Rubj and Onda so ask me again in a year
Duly noted
OK, I guess I will be the odd man out here and throw in my vote to Kiki edp. Love that stuff, it fills a void of different and feminine while still being fully engaged in my daily life. I have other different and feminine perfumes, but they all make me feel slightly as though I should be in someone else’s world. Although, now that I am thinking about it, Kiki’s fun elegance and my jobs do not really seem to suit one another. Hmmmm.
It is still my vote, anyway. I just like it.
Kiki EDP is lovely! You seem to really enjoy it which is great.
On a side note, I would say that Kiki is the one where the differences between the EDP and Extrait are minimal.
Too hard of a question! I settled on Onda EDP – whilst it is one of my favs, it’s not one I could wear often. I love how unbelievably challenging it is with that super animalic honey overlaid with the sharp ginger and industrial passion fruit – it’s impossible! But fantastic haha.
For wearability? Rubj Extrait.
I love them all what can I say
Apols!
Challenging is a good word for Onda. Aren’t the best fragrances just that little bit challenging?
Hehe – I love them all too!
I had to vote for Onda Extrait, a perfume so personal and so intimate it actually makes me blush!
That’s quite a reaction!