SimplyAbuDhabi XXXIII

2 2 1 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I orAnGE V ibrant and fruity, orange fragrances are the perfect scent for those who like to feel spring all year long. This evergreen flowery tree is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world. Also known as the sweet orange, this tree bears a delicious, sweet hesperidium fruit, which is a type of berry. Most commonly, the fruit is peeled and then eaten or processed to extract the orange juice. What’s so special about orange fragrances is that they remind us of distant tropical islands and exotic rainy forests, making us feel better yet inspired by its captivating scent. With notes of orange, lemon, bergamot, mandarin, neroli, petit grain, Earl Grey tea, ylang ylang and vetiver, Heeley perfumes presents “oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clement’s”, a traditional Eau de Cologne translated into a chic, contemporary, fresh, English Eau de Parfum whose name is taken from the rhyme ‘oranges and Lemons’ (circa 1740) that refers to church bells within or close to the City of London. Created by iconic perfumer Jean Claude Ellena, bigarade Concentree by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle is a fresh and vibrant orange fragrance which is characterised by its intense and fruity smell. bigarade (bitter orange), cardamom, rose, hay and cedar are key notes. italian perfumer Hilde Soliani, who is based and works in Parma, launched her “Emoticons” fragrance line characterised by the use of milk as a fragrance note in 2015. With this perfume collection she recalls and conjures up moments of our lives through fragrances. She has also created the fragrance “bacio” (in English ‘kiss’) in which she creates her own interpretation of a kiss—milk with a touch of orange freshness that reminds her of the sorbet orange taste with plain ice cream of the ice cream she ate as a child as well as the kiss of her mother or a loved one. in 2017, Swiss master jeweller Chopard launched his Haute Parfumerie Collection, introducing onto the market four new fragrances made of sustainable and natural ingredients in partnership with the Firmenich nATUrALSToGETHEr™programme for responsible natural ingredient sourcing. now, in 2018, they have expanded their collection with other 5 haute parfumerie fragrances. in particular, orange Mauresquewhosenose isAlbertoMorillas and continues the theme of orange fragrances in this article. orange Mauresque is a Moorish garden of a sunlit citrus freshness which features a sophisticated blend of zests, solar flowers and millenary amber notes. A marvellous breath of citrus fruits, precious neroli and orange blossom absolute, nestled on the balsamic notes of Siam benzoin and copaiba balm. C h o p a r d o r a n g e M a u r e s q u e F r e d e r i c M a l l e b i g a r a d e C o n c e n t r e e H i l d e S o l i a n i - b a c i o H e e l e y S t - C l e m e n t s - o r a n g e s a n d L e m o n s S a y t h e b e l l s