Her name was Lola. She was a Show Girl.
I am not a fan of Marc Jacobs fragrances. I do own his first scent offering but have passed on Blush or Daisy. So it is odd that I held high hopes for Lola. I think I wanted it to be full bottle worthy because the name and bottle are so damn adorable.
The bottle did not disappoint. The topper is a high density rubber in deep gorgeous colors. This might read cheap but it was surprisingly rich looking. The rubber petals were smooth, soft and floppy. Like rabbit ears. It is whimsical in every sense of the word. The design is very user friendly and fun. It begs to be picked up and sampled.
The glass bottle is a plummy amethyst shade with gold roping. It was weighty but not imposing. I really think this will take any packaging awards at the Fifi awards next year.
The juice is a mix of roses and fruit. The fruits are not jammy or sweet. This is a crisp fall pear and a sour grapefruit. The flowers are rose, peony(strong), geranium(strong) with a creamy yet weak vanilla/tonka ending. I swear that I detect a freesia note in this scent cocktail. The whole combination is slightly off. This was destined to be the older, vampy sister to Daisy. But the fruit takes it from Lolita to Miley Cyrus. It is not a bit naughty or deliciously skank. Lola does not flirt with any kind of wild side and is safe by most Disney standards. It is trying so hard to be bad but there is no wickedness or spunk.
You can currently smell this fragrance at Bloomingdales and Nordstorm.
Check out more pictures of the bottles on Vanity Fair's website:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/style/2009/08/the-first-spritz-of-marc-jacobss-new-lola-scene.html
Labels: Fragrance, Lola, Marc Jacobs, Vanity Fair
posted by Annieytown @ 5:52 AM
9 Inspired Comments
9 Inspired Comments:
I smelled it, and it seemed to me to have been constructed of unrelated building blocks. The center had a saffron-like spiced rose that reminded me of Lancome Magnifique (and Tresor); the drydown petered out from this but did introduce some note that I cannot identify but which was a bit eccentric considering what went before. Top was unremarkable.
I find the bottle alarming, esp. in the 100-ml size. The cap looks like a chew toy for dogs who would otherwise create mayhem in a garden.
I wish I would have got that saffron rose note. I love saffron anything.
I love the chew toy comparison!!!!
I have to say, that was one powerful description! I can smell it from here!
any comments on the closing of cafe des artistes? it was 'so new york' :)
i was there a few times, i think, a long long time ago :)
I had high hopes for Lola, too, Annie. It was a huge disappointment, it seemed disconnected and unfocused to me. I did like the bottle, Jacobs used that same floral design, in leather, as little dangles on some of his Spring Marc By Marc Jacobs handbags. I liked the design in leather better than those rubber petals! I am sure we haven't seen the last of rubber flowers on Marc Jacobs scents!
Thanks for the review. I haven't been out much (I have a newborn) but was wondering about this as I just saw it in the new Ulta catalog. I've never owned a MJ fragrance, and based on your review, I think it's going to stay that way for now. Why is it that often, too much time/$$ is spent on the bottle and not enough on the scent itself?
I thought it was a failed attempt at doing Ormonde Jayne's Ta'if.
TS: You always nail it.
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Awesome review. I'm so thankful for this! My best friend and I have been having this ongoing debate about Marc Jacobs Daisy, and I thought I was the only person on the planet who didn't like it!
Keep up the good work!
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