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By Vivienne Westwood.
One of my past art student lodgers, Kelly, always wore this and I loved it, so when I found some in a sale I bought it. I think it is a fab winter perfume, but it only gets one star from the gurus, and a superbly put-down review as follows:
"......that aspires to be a taxicab air-freshener,(should have been called Bidet,not Boudoir). Sickening but not totally without interest"
Talk about damning with faint praise!
The description on the perfume site Fragrantica is more flowery, of course:
"Boudoir, a chypre-floral fragrance for women, is dedicated to a feminine and strong woman, with accentuated sexuality. Just like a boudoir, the fragrance defines a private and intimate space, charming and seductive, while touching the woman's skin, neck and decollete.
It was designed by Martin Gras with an intention to create a fragrance that will make all men turn their heads after the woman that wears it when the smell wafts past them. The top notes are aldehydes, sweetly-fresh bergamot, hyacinth, and orange blossom.
The heart is sweet and opulent with jasmine, luscious rose, narcissus, carnation, orris root, cardamom and coriander. The base brings patchouli, warm and milky sandal wood, tobacco leaves, cinnamon and powdery soft vanilla.
The bottle top is made as a globe encircled by a ring, which symbolizes the power of femininity."
See a very different setup with the packaging Here
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Comments (20)
ronmolina
Nice shot!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Faemike55
Wonderful shots interesting review by the critics
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Lovely shot. I like the orb on top there, reminds me of Monty Pythons holy grenade hehe!
jayfar
A lovely set up Andrea.
helanker
OH What a marvellous shot and the bottles are totally cool :)
jendellas
Didnt realise she did perfume!!
Mark-David-Rogers
You have really captured the bottles so well, such refined explanation of the fragrance, if it was a fine wine I would take a few bottles.
wysiwig
Excellent setup. It has the look of a fine whiskey. The top reminds me of some sort of royal orb.
auntietk
That boa is the perfect setting for such a bottle. Wonderful setup and a great picture! I wonder ... at what point in life do our boudoirs become something else? Is it a boudoir if one shares it every night with the same man? If the sheets are cotton and not silk? If one has dogs and flannel for warmth? Or is it a state of mind alone? Hmmmmm ... a fascinating thought. :)
sharky_
Looks nice. Aloha
jocko500
lovely
whaleman
I don't know why some feel it is their purpose in life to berate, and it probably doesn't deserve such short shrift. That reviewer should be made to sit on a bidet while eating garlic cloves so s/he can make a fresh start. If I were to be critical about anything it would be the bottle caps which seem more reminiscent of a WWI German dress war helmet. A very well done photo Andrea!
dakotabluemoon
Some of these bottles are so pretty would like to sample this one also and on the last pic u wanted to know if it was the same rock and yes it is the bottom of it all the beauty lies inside of them.
MrsRatbag
The holy hand grenade of Antioch! Oh, perfect, you can lob it at thy enemy when the bottle is empty! What a great design!
Katraz
Fantastic bottle set off by that fluffy thing.
goodoleboy
Come into my boudoir, said the spider to the hoverfly. Wonderful color, composition and lighting effects in this quasi women's magazine ad, Andrea.
blondeblurr
It's so typical of Vivienne Westwood, being totally over the top - in design, whether clothing or perfume bottles and this one really rocks - actually come to think of it, it's reminiscent of my Uncle Fritz's medal collection in Berlin. BB Info from the Wikipedia: The Iron Cross was used as the symbol of the German Army from 1871 to..... using German iconic militaria to promote a tough-guy image etc. - imagine this Vivienne? ;P
danapommet
I like this one - nice addition of the boa feathers!
anahata.c
My feelings on your Perfume series are probably well emblazoned into your gallery, and you may even be sick of them by now. Lol. But!!! Those bottles bring out a certain sensibility in you that is presentational, often very minimal (despite the luxury and opulence of many of the bottles), very thoughtful, and very much about design. I like that you made the boa almost 1/2 the shot, rather than a small part of it (one would likely do the latter, since it's just "backing".) (You may know this, but the Latin plural for boa is "boid"---like the flying thing, with a brooklyn accent.) (I assume "boa" is used for a stole because of the snake-like appearance. Ok I'm way off topic here...) I assume you look at your bottles and think of what will intuitively set them off, harmonize with them, or make an interesting dialogue. I'd have never thought of this feather stole, but it's a contrast in texture, and it makes the bottle seem like it's emerging out of a misty place. I like that choice. The bottle's top---lol, I know what these bottle-makers go through to make theirs stand out. I didn't know a globe with a ring around it symbolized femininity, and I"m glad it does, 'cause the top looks a bit like a knight's head-gear---which isn't exactly the height of femininity. (Rape, pillage, spearing, razing villages to the ground? Not exactly a great testament to the feminine spirit...) You just have a 'feel' for all this glass and their liquids, I love these series: You'd probably do just as great with liqueurs, given their similar flare for special bottles and calligraphies, etc. The hue of the stole is a muted answer to the hue of the perfume, and I just like how it all relates, pulls together. And the gold/yellow background is perfect, with the cross's shadow behind the bottle. A regal shot. And I'm glad you like the perfume, despite what the critics say. "Bidet"s a bit harsh, lol. Not a great selling point... Ok, so someone gave me a bottle of the 'best' Slivovitz, about $25 a bottle (15.26 pounds), and said it's the best Slivovitz there is. I'm relaying this because of your story of the perfume. He even used the word "note" about it---that maven's word used in describing perfumes, cognacs, liqueurs, wines and brandies. Ok. It had notes. Lots. The biggest 'note' was Paint Thinner; the "finish" was Turpentine; the plums---it's a plum brandy---were tortured and threatened with death before they were fermented (I told Lucinda they were waterboarded); and the overall effect was that death would be far preferable to another sip of that ____. You can fill in the blank. It was aged 10 years---poor years. And made in a monastery. (Poor monks---either that or they were so pissed from the Slivovitz, they were letting out 400 years of pent up aggression.) So who knows what critics will say...only MY bottle wasn't a fab winter drink: It was a fab winter toxin, propeller cleaner, and large-mammal-stunner. If you'd like some, I'll pay you to take the bottle. And it may even make a good perfume, if killing all microorganisms within 20,000 km's is your goal. The Slivovitz bottle is ugly, btw: The gift giver told me, "don't pay attention to the bottle..." I didn't. It's a rembrandt compared to its contents...BUT I DIGRESS! I didn't mean to get off of that, while looking at your wonderful bottle series. I'm gonna do another perfume piece now. These would be great in a book of nothing but. They really do make a series...