Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees is a collection of 5 perfumes: Pink Riviera, Anse Turquoise, L’ile Bleue, Ballade Verte, and Route Mandarine.

My favorite from the Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees collection is Route Mandarine. It reminds me of COCO Chanel which I also love. It smells very oriental and very seductive. Definitely an evening perfume.

Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees in Route Mandarine was inspired by the Orient, and featuring notes of geranium, orange, bergamot, mandarin, clove, citron, cinnamon, ylang ylang, patchouli, rose, muguet, jasmine, orange blossom, sandalwood, vetiver, white musk, vanilla, amber, labdanum, incense, raspberry blossom and civette.

All five of the Manuel Canovas fragrances are available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum for $95 each. The line is available at Bergdorf Goodman in New York and at www.canovasfragrance.com

Pink Riviera was inspired by Saint Tropez, with notes of bergamot from Calabria, Italian citron, Greek grapefruit, Italian mandarin, wild mint, Egyptian jasmine, Turkish rose, Indian sandalwood, white musk and amber.

Anse Turquoise was inspired by St Barths, the notes include bergamot, caramel, grapefruit, California orange, citron, vanilla cloves, ylang ylang, cinnamon, sandalwood, jasmine, muguet, rose, tuberose, violet, Caribbean magnolia, vanilla, white musk, amber, Peruvian balsam, orange blossom, oakmoss and Spanish labdanum.

L’ile Bleue was inspired by the island of Capri, with notes of bergamot, mandarin, orange, lemon, peach, apricot, rose, sage, patchouli, sandalwood, muguet, white musk, benzoin and amber.

Ballade Verte was inspired by the elegant and romantic Frech “Toile de Jouy” fabric, this monochromatic Jouvence design was modernized by Manuel Canovas via reinterpreting original themes-mythology, exoticism, architecture, and pastoral scenes-with strong and contrasted color schemes of Geranium Red and Cafe au Lait. Fragrance notes of violet leaves, Turkish Rose, galbanum from Iran, ylang ylang from Comoros (Indian Ocean), Chinese ginger, Indian sandalwood, cedarwood from Virginia, agarwood, Gurjun balsam, tree sap, vanilla from Madagascar and white musk.

A little bit more about Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees:

After decorating interiors with an architect’s precision and instinct of a colorist, Manuel Canovas, the internationally esteemed French textile house, introduced a quint of fine fragrances, Les Fantaisies Parfumees.

Both the fragrances and their bold exterior packaging are borrowed footprints from personal journeys of Manuel Canovas. These locales were bastions of inspiration and enjoyment-vivid voyages though sunny, wind-swept isles of the Mediterranean, the intriguing Orient, remote Mexican pueblos, and French Provence. Manuel Canovas Manuel Canovas Paris Les Fantaisies Parfumees collection fuses the exquisite textile designs of the house with delectable scent compositions. The collection depicts a fantastical world of colors, olfactory contrasts and moods that will envelop the wearer in an opulent aromatic universe.

Blended with a palette of natural ingredients sought from around the world, Les Fantaisies Parfumees offer a luxurious collection of fine fragrances with a nod to the rich Manuel Canovas fabric heritage.