Christian Louboutin’s fragrance offering is certainly more exciting than his shoes (I’m unfortunately not the kind of girl who can walk in heels. I have the shoe collection of an angry female army sergeant. So his fragrance range certainly suits me better.

 

I was initially rude to the sales assistant in Selfridges, as I called the bottles “ugly, nicotine-stained lighters, from the 1970’s that a dirty-old-uncle would own.” I even attempted an embarrassing impression of said “dirty uncle”, calling the poor sales girl “sweetheart” and sounding like a dodgy Ray Winstone. I must have looked like a right dick, especially as I’m female.

 

The sales assistant explained that the bottles were meant to resemble a vagina, thus embodying femininity, so I was instantly delighted. Who wouldn’t want a vagina shaped perfume bottle? At this point I wanted one regardless of the contents. Some of the reviews on here have suggested that the bottle is meant to resemble a Louboutin shoe, but now we know it’s officially a vagina, this must explain why some men can’t find their way around a vagina if indeed they’re thinking it’s a shoe.

 

Out of the three on offer, referred to as “the jasmine”, “the rose” and “the amber”, I grabbed me some jasmine vag... and let me tell you, IT’S DIVINE! It’s like a more cultured version of Al Rehab’s ‘Full’ crossed with Nasomatto’s ‘Narcotic Venus’. It knocks the socks off of other screechy tuberose scents or obnoxiously jasmine scents, as Christian Louboutin’s ‘Bikini Questa Sera’ is ultimate feminine floral perfection. The sandalwood just anchors it into calmness. I reckon you could almost throw out your ‘Carnal Flower’ for this. It’s just so sexy, this will be my summertime fling.

 

Christian Louboutin describes ‘Bikini Questa Sera’ as “a sumptuous parfum that evokes the heat of the day on the skin as the sun slips and the cool of the night awakens.” Interestingly, as a child, Louboutin always felt adopted since his skin-tone has much darker than the rest of his French family. So he created his own imaginary Egyptian history due to his obsession with all things Egypt. He laters discovers that his biological father was indeed Egyptian. Knowing this, I can now appreciate his deep-rooted inspiration for the colour of the bottle: “The colours of the bottle evoke the heat and sensuality of the parfum, a dark gold colour reminiscent of an Egyptian sunset.”

 

I got the £245 oil version and I’m tempted to boost the intensity with the £215 80ml bottle as it’s divine floral Godliness. I’ll update with any oil/spray combo outcome.

 

Update: I’ve now got the 80ml parfum (as well as the oil) and I’ve been wearing them together. The oil certainly lasts longer, as the parfum’s longevity is only moderate. I love the magnetic cap, which slots into place with satisfying magnetic magic. The bottle feels weighty and has sexy glass ridges around the vulva-like opening. It comes in a clear Perspex presentation box with gold Louboutin logo detailing - it’s designed to stand the bottle upright like a see-through casket displaying its beauty.

 

I do love ‘Bikini Questa Sera’ as it’s a tuberose/jasmine which doesn’t screech nor needs to be creamy. It has shot to my favourites list, it’s just a shame it doesn’t last longer. Can’t wait to wear it in the summertime.

 

TOP - Paradisone, Green Nectars

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MIDDLE - Jasmin Absolut, Tuberose Absolut

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BASE - Australian Sandalwood, Haitian Vetiver, Ambergris