Today I shall be wearing: Hierbas de Ibiza Agua de Colonia. Today is my first morning back after a luxurious month in the south of France and I must say I am missing it already. Not only the ‘trinity’ of delicious bread, cheese and wine; the relaxed attitude and leisurely lunches; or the early morning dips in mountain lakes: more than anything I miss the aromas. The coffee and vanilla smells of breakfast, the dewy grass after a night of thunderstorms, the salty sea air blowing over scorching sand but perhaps the smell that will always remind me of summers in France is that of the garrigue. Driving down from the dense woods of the mountains and arriving at the garrigue is a tonic as effective as any dawn swim, as reviving as opening a bottle of smelling salts; such is the stimulating effect of the invigorating aromas on the senses. Woody gorse and heather mix with fragrant thyme, rosemary and lavender all whipped up in a wind of pure pine.
These notes of thyme, rosemary and lavender are the backbone of most eaux de Cologne, with the addition of one or more citrus notes. The most effective bottling of this bouquet of the Mediterranean comes in the form of a delightful fragrance from much further south,
Hierbas de Ibiza, contains all the herby notes plus the citrusy zing of oranges and lemons as well as warming vanilla.
Although hundreds of miles away, it is nice to know that the smells of Southern Europe are only a spray away.
Top Tip: to fragrance your house with the wonderful aromas of
Hierbas de Ibiza but a beautiful glass jar of the mineral rich sea salts from the Iberian salt flats, which as impregnated with the signature scent and act like a potpourri.
Hierbas de Ibiza is avaiable in the UK from Roullier White
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