No. 08 Été éternel

This is definitely a summer perfume. It is a floral that has an old time glamour to it, I see myself wearing this to an opera during summertime or one of the outdoor performances of Andre Rieu. The florals are not what I would recognize from my garden, they have a laundry style aldehydic nuance to them. The sillage and longevity are superb. I had it on a paper blotter in a carton envelope and the scent is still there after a year. The packaging is simple but perfumes from this house are very sophisticated and strong.

Frau Tonis is incredibly underrated, something that saddens me endlessly. If you ever find yourself in Berlin, you need to book their store for an evening - there you will be able to mix up your own perfume while drinking champagne and eating grapes. It's lovely. Été étérnel is definitely my favorite from this house, even more than the scent I made up myself. It's just smells nostalgic and safe, made even better from the fact that it was one of the first gifts I ever got from my partner. I'm surprised that there is no jasmine in this, as I would say that it's my favorite jasminey scents ever - but it's definitely a great, if maybe simple, white flower perfume. This perfume is not powdery either, and instead brings a quiet freshness to the table. It also lasts for a long-time with a soft, but definitely there, spillage, and I will forever wear this as an everyday, spring-and-summer scent. Just gorgeous.