Mother's Day Fundraising, Prize Draw and Perfume Review: Lancome Climat
 Happy Mother’s Day, everybody! This weekend Perfume Smellin’ Things is participating in a fundraising campaign. For each person who leaves a comment on today's, yesterday's or any of the previous posts, a $1 donation will be made to Orphan Foundation of America. Also, today, to celebrate Mother’s Day and to thank you for being a part of this event and for reading my blog, I am holding a prize draw. To take part in a draw, simply leave a comment on this post and indicate in some way that you do want to be included in a draw. The name of the winner will be picked at random by my little daughter tomorrow morning. Please do not hesitate to participate even if you do not reside in the States! Oh, and the prize… The prize is a 1/6 ounce (5ml) decant of the fabulous Parfum des Merveilles by Hermès. Parfum des Merveilles is, as the name suggests, the pure perfume version of Eau des Merveilles. With notes of oak, patchouli, mosses, ambergris, Peru balsam, Siam resin, davana, Cognac, leaves and roots, this is a wonderfully rich, sumptuous rendition of Eau des Merveilles. In my humble opinion the parfum version is much superior to Eau de Toilette, so if you are a fan of Eau des Merveilles you are guaranteed to adore the parfum even more. And if you did not like Eau des Merveilles, there is a good chance that Parfum will change you mind.And now for the Mother’s day perfume review: Lancôme Climat  Climat is one of the perfumes my mother used to wear when I was little, along with Madame Rochas and Magie Noire. She does not wear them anymore having moved on to contemporary oriental and woody oriental fragrances like Sonya Rykiel and Wish by Chopard, but in my mind, she is forever associated with the supremely elegant classics I used to admire in childhood. Climat is perhaps my favorite of the scents my mother used to own and one of the easiest for me to wear. It is also an aspirational perfume for me; it paints an image of delicate, graceful femininity, a picture of me as I would love to be and a picture of my mom as she really was (and is) naturally and effortlessly. My beautiful mama at 20Climat was created in 1967 and I believe has been since reformulated. The fragrance I am reviewing, which came in the bottle identical to the one pictured here, smells more or less identical to the scent I remember from my childhood. It is a cool, “light green” (in feel as well as in actual color) fragrance of lily of the valley brightened by bergamot and sweetened by rose. A subtle violet note adds just the right amount of powderiness and brings a certain timeless elegance to the composition. The jasmine in the heart of the blend is sensual but gentle enough not to overpower the other notes. The drydown is warmed and softened by sandalwood, tonka bean and amber. The fragrance has a magical combination of subtlety and character, it is fresh and cool and yet wonderfully soft. To my forever enchanted mind, this gentle, refined scent is an epitome of truly “feminine”, of natural elegance, good taste and discretion.  Mom and yours truly twenty-some years agoClimat is available on Lancome-USA.com, $100 for 50ml of Eau de Parfum. Older-style bottles of Eau de Toilette and Parfum can be found for significantly less on various online stores. I am not sure how different the new release is from the older version; if you are familiar with both, please comment! * Please visit other blogs participating in Mother's Day fundraising:
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posted by Marina |
12:01 AM
88 Comments:
Your mother was lovely, as was her choice in scents. I've never smelled Climat, but, as usual, you make me want to run out and sniff. I am so happy for you that you had such a long and happy relationship with your mother.My parents sadly died before I ever got the chance to know them as actual people, rather than just "parents": perhaps that is why I remember those scents so much; Mom's Joy as she leaned in to kiss me goodnight before going out to a dinner party; her blue-black hair, white skin and light green eyes (I got the latter two, as well as a disturbing resemblance to Joan Crawford), or Dad's Kolnisch Juchten and pipe (tobacco). I can still remember watching Some idiotic scary movie with him as a kid and hiding in his blazer, and the smell of that cologne with Dunhill London Mixture and Harris tweed. I still have one of those coats, and at 6'2", I don't fill it out.
Mind you, I'm not bitter, or even terribly sad about it. It's just the way thigs have worked out. But for anyone wihi may be reading this and have parents who are still around, I hope that this weekend (and Dad's weekend in June) that you will take a moment to inwardly thank whomever that you have a paretn to love, live with, or even be annoyed by.
Why have I never seen Climat at MY Lancome counter? Is it only in the "big" cities? I must investigate at once!
I would love to be included in the prize drawing, what a generous idea! :-D
What a beautiful mama you have! And I loved the review. It unfurls the components of Climat for me better than other reviews I have read. I bought a bottle of the parfum like the one you have pictured. It's unique and always strikes me as a real period piece.
I agree with the other posters. Such a beautiful lady.
Fabulous review too!
Dear Columbina
Thank you for this angel-like picture of your mom. Beautiful and with a wonderful charismatic shine.
I send you fragrant wishes and congratulate you to your blog which always is a pleasure to visit
Happy Mother's Day! Thank you for sharing the lovely tribute to your mom. I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of smelling Climat, but now I'll be sure to look for it.
Please add my name to the drawing list.
M, those are wonderful photos. Your mom was stunningly beautiful. And I love that pic with the two of you - what happiness is suffused through your whole faces.
The Parfum des Merveilles sounds fanatstic. You do have a sneaky way of making me want all these scents I've yet to smell.
Climat is oh so lovely. As is Magie Noire. Goupy did wonders for the Lancome house with his two contributions. (Well, the two that I know of, anyhow.)
Flora - I have had the same durned problem. Grrr. Try eBay for this one - I got a bottle of the Climat parfum that is pictured in Marina's post on the cheap there, so to speak.
Happy Mother's Day, and I hope it is wonderful for you.
Thank you for the informative blog - I have been lurking for a while now.
Count me in on the prize draw as well, thanks.
Mark from Adelaide, South Australia
I fell in love with the new climat (lmtd edtn) immediately and can only imagine what the original must have smelled like...oh, to have been alive in the 50's and 60's...if only to sniff...
Happy mothers day!
Funny the first thing I was thinking when I saw the pictures of your mother was: 'what a beautiful lady' and I see, everyone agree. She looks beautiful but also sweet and kind. I think Climate wil suite here perfectly.
Your mother is beautiful, and so is your review. I love Climat, too. I also love PdM, but don't need any more of it, for reasons of which you are aware (and indirectly responsible:) Happy Mother's Day!
Oh, your mother is so pretty! Happy Mother's Day to you both, and best of luck with the fundraising.
Happy Mother's Day to you Dear C!!
I love the photos or you and your mom. The one of just your mother reminds me of Chloe Sevigney (sp?)
So beautiful.
Enjoy your day!!
What a beautiful mom! Thanks for that post.
T,
Your comments brought tears to my eyes. And you are so right, this is the day to be thankful for having had wonderful parents and especially for still having them with us. Thank you!
You have increased my lemming plunge for Climat. Your mother has such a serene beauty about her, and you seem to have inherited it. Happy Mother's Day!
Flora,
If it's any consolation, there is no Climat, Magie, Sikkim and of course no Sagamore at my lancome counter at the local Macy's. Ugh!
(added your name to the draw)
Cait,
Thank you! And Climat is a period piece, but like all wonderful classics, it also feels doesn't seem out of place right here, right now.
Dear Prince Barry,
Thank you very much and it is a pleasure "seeing" you here!
B,
Hi, welcome and thank you!
Dear Andy,
Thank you very much!!
Amy,
Thank you!!
(name added to the draw)
Katie,
Climat in the older bottles is insanely cheap on ebay, isn't it, including the pure parfum.
Do I take your comment that Merveilles sounds fantastic as a wish to be entered as a draw, o enigmatic Katie? :-) Well, that's how I interpreted it, so your name is entered :-)
Dear Mark,
Thank you for reading my blog!!
(your name is entered)
Marlen,
I haven't smelled the new Climat, but I really lie the bottle...and now that you said it is lovely...I want it!
Jenny,
Thank you! She really the sweetest and the kindest person I know.
Judith,
He he. Well, my big thanks to Imagination Perfumery for being...um...clueless? LOL I thought that PdM was the perfect thing to share for this occasion.
Christina,
Thank you!! My mum is the blondest blonde I know. Her got a little darker with time, but she is still a natural uber-blonde *sigh*
(your name is entered!)
Dear Greeneyes,
Thank you very much, happy Mother's Day!
J,
Thank you!! And what an interesting comparison, my mum would be flattered to be compared to a star!
Tania,
Thanky ou very much!
Anya,
Climat is a worthy lemming! :-)Thank you, Happy Mother's day!
Thanks so much for sharing those lovely pictures, M.
I wished my Mum had been half that gorgeous; stunning Lady.
To be honest, my Mum was actually worth a second look and she has even now a wonderful radiant skin.
But she has always battled her weight - but decided, after way too many unsuccessful diest that she could diet be miserable and look wrinkly or sit down a lot and radiant plump beauty!!
She chose the latter!!
Reubens would have appreciated her I know!
Heather
Thank you, R! Very Happy Mother's Day to you!!
Heather,
Here is a quote for you that I love, by Dawn french:
"If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush."
So there!
Very Happy Mother's Day to you!!
Wonderful cause -- Happy Mother's Day!
Your mother was stunning. Like a young Catherine Deneuve.
This was a beautiful post. Love Climat and wished it worked on me.
Love that Lancome is reissuing their great fragrances. Remember to visit your local Lancome soon to test the 2000 et une Rose reissue. It is beyond lovely.
Have a wonderful mothers Day!
Dear Emerald Market Girl,
Happy Mother's Day and thank you!
Annie,
I am so happy you mentioned Deneuve. Beauce my mum used to be told that she looked like her all the time when she was younger, and that made her incredibly happy. :-)
1001 Roses is so gorgeous!
What a beautiful post. My mother hasn't really allowed us to take her picture for a while since she was pretty heavy. BUT she has now slimmed down and looks gorgeous, so I've got to get a picture. She has always worn Oscar de la Renta, which I introduced her to about 30 years ago. I've tried since to introduce others but its Oscar or nothing. (Do you think they're having an affair?) My dad is taking her to Sturgis this year, so maybe she'll pick up some patchoulli.
I'm a friend of Katie's. Your mommy is gorgeous! Happy Mother's Day to her! Good luck, and thanks for doing this, it's really great!
Contemplate16,
LOL at "having an affair" with Oscar. It's great that your mom has found her perfect scent!
Dear Sticky Keys,
Thank you for visiting! And Happy Mother's Day!!
Vika,
Ogromnoe spasibo! :-)
Happy Mother's Day to you!
Dear Marina,
Oh, by the way, I am quite interested in the prize draw! Thank you!
Happy Mother's Day, Marina! Your mother is gorgeous.
Cait,
Goody goody!
(name added)
Dear Sali,
Thank you! Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to your beautiful mama!
Thank you, Jennifer!
hello m.,
your mother was a true beauty with a mermaid blonde hair and ours truly ;) looks as to be developed in her mother-lookalike. lovely review, as always, and I'm happy to see the large number of comments on your blog. of course, I would not object much if maybe, by some strange coincidence, I was a winner in your prize draw. looking forward to tomorrow's review, and the next, and the one after that...
What a cute baby you were!
Good luck with benevolent blogging.
I have been lurking for months. What a nice tribute to your mother (such a beauty!) and an excellent perfume choice: I love Climat! Happy Mother's Day!
Martika from Belgium
happy mama's day!
i'm a huge sucker for family photos, btw, and these were nicely done.
Oh, what a beautiful post! That is just a stunning photo. Climat is a lovely composition that deserves more attention. I wish Lancome would quit hiding them behind the counter like they were shameful.
Happy Benevolent Blogging!
Wow, I am number 61 and glad I came. Happy Mother´s day to everybody!
Hi there! Stopping by for the fundraising! ;)
Hello, dear M. What can I add after all these commments? I'm glad to have discovered your lovely mother and your lovely child-self... Slavic women really are the most beautiful in the world.
Your mother was so beautiful! Happy Mother's day & thank you for benevolent blogging!
Once again, I'm so enthralled by your blog. You write so beautifully! Thank you!
T,
Thank you so much, you are so sweet!
(your name is added to the draw!)
Sadie,
Thank you! :-D
Chris,
Thank you very much!
Martika,
Hi and welcome, so nice to hear from you!!
Dear Brando,
Thank you!
March,
Is that what Lancome does?! How weird of them. So perhaps my local macy's *does* have Climat et al and just keeps them behind the counter? Hrmph!
Minka,
hi and welcome! Happy Mother's day!
Dear LotionBarBunny,
Thank you very much for stopping by and Happy Mothers Day!
Dear Carmen,
You are too kind, thank you! :-) And happy Mother's Day!
Vashopper,
Thank you, Happy Mother's Day!
Sybil,
Thank *you* for your kind words and Happy Mother's Day!
Dear Madame M,
Thank you very much!
(your name is eneterd into the draw)
Colombina, I often visit your blog and lurke, what a better opportunity than this to comment? Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos of your mother - and yourself! You must be as beautiful as she was, as you did look like her as a child.
Your review of Climat make me want to smell it. I never had the opportunity, but now I can imagine quite well what this beauty smells like based on your review. And what a lovely scent to remember your mother by!
Parfum de Marveilles sounds enchanting too. I should try it again at the Hermes counter next time I am around. I heard lots of good things about it lately. Is the parfum the one that comes in the silver bottle?
Happy Mother's Day!
All the beast,
Ayala
Dear Ayala,
Thank you so much for your kind words and for visiting!!
Parfum des Merveilles is the one in the silver box, and the bottle is silver too (a pendant). If ever you decide to buy it, I would recommend stalking Imagination Perfumery (they do deliver to Canada, right?) They have some amazing deals on that scent there.
Mimi,
Bol'shoe spasibo!
I wonder if little girls still wear those huge ribbons to school and for special occasions...probably not :-)
(your name is entered in the draw)
De-Lurking to say how much I enjoy reading you every day! I found one scent I adore from your blog: S-Perfume 100% Love.
Please add my name to your drawing (if I'm not too late!).
Dear Iris,
Thank you very much for de-lurking! :-) It is so nice to "see" you here!
I love100% Love. S-Perfume now has a "stronger" version 100% {More}- also to die for :-)
(your name is added to the draw)
Dear Columbina'
Thank you for everything: the fabulous review of Climat, the gorgeous family photos and , yes, I would love to be in the drawing for Merveilles !
My fragrant best wishes to you and all your readers!
Warmest regards from Long Island -
Madelyn E
Happy Mother's Day
Dear madelyne,
thank yuo! Your name is enetered in the draw.
Patty,
You are the sweetest!
(your names is entered in the draw)
Anna,
Happy Mother's Day!
Hi M, I had to miss out yesterday since I was away most of the day. I hope you had a great day.
I loved the photos of you and your lovely Mom!!
xox
Laura
Thank you, L, I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
Marina, am I crazy or did I forget to hit the *login and publish* button yesterday while posting or was my post so long it had to be deleted? Just curious to know. Hm.
Dusan,
It's there! Under the Saturday's post. Was there another one and the stupid blogger swallowed it?
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