The fig, with its easily ripened soft teardrop shape and pink flesh, epitomizes a summer fruit. Every summer I look forward to when small crates of figs appear on market shelves. Recently, I've been wearing Lisa Hoffman Tuscan Fig Eau de Parfum. (You might recognize Lisa Hoffman from her buzzed about scented jewelry line). Tuscan Fig is a bottle of perfume that's mellow and sweet, much like its namesake fig.
Overall, I would describe this as a sweet, smooth, and warm gourmand type scent. I can see how the sweet mellowness of the fig is the inspiration here. There are no sparkling or floral top notes; most of the scent is focused on the mid or base note range. The vanilla is quite prominent for me, which I love. It adds a touch of relaxed femininity. I think the coconut wood and gardenia are woven into the scent, however neither wood nor floral are overly prominent. There are no spicy notes here. Since Lisa Hoffman isn't readily available on counters, I think it would be helpful to draw comparisons from everyday scents. If you're familiar with Bath and Body Works, I would say this would be somewhat similar to 'Warm Vanilla Sugar' and 'Rice Flower and Shea.' From my experience with Lisa Hoffman Tuscan Fig and another scent (to be reviewed soon!), her scents tend to be more spa-like or zen. They are pretty with unexpected elements, however they aren't the kind of scent that takes your nose on an olfactory roller coaster. I can see them working for a range of people.
Overall, I'm a fan and have been spritzing myself with Lisa Hoffman Tuscan Fig quite often this week. The fig and vanilla sweetness is a nice touch at the ripest point in summer, when I want a break from my usual florals. I think this would carry nicely into winter as well when I'm looking for warmer gourmand scents to provide some coziness from the cold. Lisa Hoffman's Eau de Parfums are new additions to her line and can be found at Lisa Hoffman online or HSN at $65 for 2 oz. Thank for reading! Are you familiar with Lisa Hoffman's fragrance lines? What are your favorite warm scents? Do you look forward to figs in the summer too?
Love, Dovey.
P.S. Figs shown in this post were promptly sprinkled with sugar, baked, and eaten post-photograph!
Oooh yummy--you have me craving figs now, Dovey! :P lovely as always. And the scent sounds interesting. I usually don't go for scents like this but you described it beautifully, I really want to try it now!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Becca! I'm typically a floral girl too, but sometimes the gourmand in me craves sweets :)
Deletebeautiful post!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Emily!
Deletemmm I love the smell of figs! I actually just used the figs and leaves lush soap - but this perfume sounds like it would be right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly, what a coincidence! I haven't tried that soap in LUSH yet, but now I'm tempted to go and take a whiff :)
DeleteOh figs... *makes grabby motions at screen*
ReplyDeleteThe strange thing is that I love the idea of figs, but most fig-smelling stuff puts me off a little. I don't know if it's because it's done wrong or is it because I actually don't like figs that much. Hmm
Haha! I think fig is interpreted in so many different ways, perhaps this could lead to different scents! Tis interpretation is pretty sweet, thankfully!
DeleteI enjoy figs a lot and I would love to plant a fig tree in the backyard if it works. For warm scents, I love anything with vanilla in it:)
ReplyDeleteHi Rola! A fig tree would be wonderful! I am a big fan of vanilla too. I so happy this had lots in it :)
DeleteBeautiful pics. You are one of my daily reads/views. I am a sucker for good images.
ReplyDeleteHi fairytqles and coffee, thank you so much, I appreciate it!
DeleteI love the smell of figs but don't enjoy eating them! One of my weird quirks, I know! I do like scents with vanilla as long as it is a smooth, true vanilla scent. I can't do the fake, plastic vanilla that often shows up in typically lower priced vanilla based fragrances.
ReplyDeleteHi Kristi, how intresting! I kind of feel the same way about mangoes. I think I know what you mean about vanilla, true vanilla is absolutely amazing, but synthetic just doesn't cut it :)
DeleteI haven't tried the Lisa Hoffman line yet, but like fig scents in general. Gorgeous photos! :)
ReplyDeleteHi makeup magpie, thank you so much! :)
DeleteI just got the Tunisian Neroli in the mail today! I am astonished at your photographs! :) *bows down*
ReplyDeleteH Lauren, thank you so much! Tunisian neroli sounded absolutely wonderful too :)
DeleteUh oh. I looove warm vanilla sugar! I also love your photos with the figs surrounding the perfume. Such a visual treat to accompany your lovely description. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Liz! Oh my gosh, I am a Warm Vanilla Sugar addict. I haven't bought one in a long while (mainly because there isn't a convenient BBW near me), but I think about it a lot!
Deleteahhh sounds great! I just recently discovered that I like figs, so this is exciting!
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