MIu MIu L’Eau Bleue
When I initially smelled L’Eau Bleue, I thought I would be reaching for this next Spring, as the lily of the valley seems perfect for the lush, green Springtime. Over and over, I have found myself reaching for this in the first few weeks of early Autumn. It has been an usually warm Autumn so far in Colorado and it makes me not quite ready to reach for my Autumn cozier scents yet.
I’ve been ruminating on why I’ve been enjoying L’Eau Bleue so much, and think it has to do with hope. I’ve always been much more of a fan of Spring versus Autumn and have always preferred warm weather to cold. Few things make me as happy as the end of March, when the weather finally starts to warm and bursts of vivid and tender green shoot through the cold, wet soil. I can almost feel the sun in my bones, shaking off the cobwebs and icicles of Winter.
Wearing L’Eau Bleue reminds me that Spring is on the way, even if Autumn has just begun. The Earth will turn green again, and the sun will fill my bones once more. My favorite purple and yellow flowers will speckle the walking paths near my house and I’ll start planting my garden again. Although no lily of the valley grows in Colorado, when I smell this fragrance, it does make me feel hopeful for not only Spring, but hopeful that the world will have righted itself a bit, and things won’t feel as hard or scary.
The lasting power in this fragrance is incredible, particularly in the base note, Akigalawood. Long after I’ve applied this, I can still smell what feels like the entire forest surrounding me. It almost feels ethereal, this scent, like the forest is surrounding me in a veil of deep, shaded forest. Hours, (and I do mean hours) after I’ve put this on, I catch whiffs of a damp forest and momentarily forget that I’m put on L’Bleue. The lily of the valley keeps this bright and green and the honeysuckle adds a touch of sweet. When I wear this, I get a very clear image of a spring forest, waking up after a freezing winter.
Perhaps this is a bit heady for a fragrance description, or maybe it’s a bit deep for a perfume description. But, I think finding hope where you can is never a bad thing. I’ve had my fair share of hard days, and some truly challenging mental health days. But, if I can do one small thing like putting fragrance on and it brings me a little joy, than why not? If anything, it’s a sign that we should all take more pleasure in the small things in our life.
