Magnolia
Bourbon French Parfums

MAGNOLIA (Bourbon French)

The owner of Bourbon French informs me that Les Fleurs Magnolia from the Lagniappe Oaks series is the same as the their own soliflore, Magnolia, so I will be leaving this review on both of the corresponding Basenotes pages.

Wikipedia tells me there are 210 species of Magnolia, some of them full of scent, some of the them scentless. In New England I have not come across any that have a scent, so experiencing Bourbon French's offering is my first exposure.

It is quite beautiful, reminding me of both jasmine and gardenia at the same time. It has an underlying green quality and a heavy, white floral emanation that is warm and enveloping. The sweet olive (osmanthus) shares a certain similarity in its overall impression. It is dry, dark and musky. It fits neatly into the jasmine/gardenia/tuberose/white ginger lily/plumeria type of floral scent, which we are led to believe are typical of southern gardens, utilizing their heavy unctuousness to draw pollinating insects from plant to plant.

This is certainly a feminine scent. It would be difficult for a man to pull off wearing this in public, but there is nothing to prevent us from enjoying it in private. A lady might enjoy wearing this to a party or dance, but avoid using when going to dinner, as this would certainly interfere with the enjoyment of the viands' own olfactory outputs.

A heavy, olacious, white floral that is sumptuous, warm and rich. Recommended for lovers of soliflore florals.