Every summer it seems like I smell D&G’s Light Blue on every other woman that passes me by. It bores me. I get it, I really do. It’s fresh and citrusy and as refreshing as a lemon Italian Ice on a 90 degree day. The problem is that it’s been around for a while now, it is sold everywhere, and it has spawned more than several knockoffs and smell-a-likes. I have tired of it.
Citrus is not generally my thing. Chalk it up to body chemistry, or, whatever. It just never worked for me at all. I have an extensive fragrance library, but up until recently you’d be hard pressed to find a citrus perfume. During the dog days of summer, I generally reach for tea scents.
Christian Dior’s Escale a Pondichery has become my “gateway” citrus fragrance. Named for the famous trading post in India, it’s refreshing citrus notes are tempered by black tea and cardamom. It is absolutely refreshing, in the way that floating lazily and aimlessly in the sea close to the coastline is refreshing. I don’t dislike Light Blue, but it’s vibe is more “let’s have a few drinks and chase each other through the back yard sprinkler, then, bang ourselves up on the Slip ‘n Slide”. Call me lazy. I’d rather be floating among the waves any day.
Escale a Pondichery retails for $66 for 2.5 ounces at Nordstrom.
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Gemma
