From Perfumes to Amenities
Starting with perfumes featuring unique scents inspired by history, art, and music, the 19-69 brand gradually proved its appeal by becoming the exclusive partner of the La Bottega Group. Since then, these unconventional perfumes have evolved into amenity collections featured in many five-star luxury hotels and resorts worldwide.
La Bottega has carried the 19-69 brand’s signature throughout the world via these amenity collections, extending beyond the Americas and Asia to reach markets across Asia, including Vietnam. The amenity collections feature the most unique and iconic scents from 19-69, including six fragrances: Rainbow Bar, Capri, Miami Blue, Purple Haze, Kasbah, and Invisible Post.
Now, let’s explore the first three amenity collections from 19-69 x La Bottega—Rainbow Bar, Capri, and Miami Blue.
Nineteen Sixty NIne Rainbow Bar
True to its colorful name, Rainbow Bar embodies an era of vibrant hues and the rebellious glam rock style of the 1980s—an era that continues to leave a profound influence on modern art, from music and visual arts to fashion.
In addition, the Rainbow Bar offers a unique blend of refreshing citrus fruits, warm woody notes, and spicy bourbon, intertwined with fresh yet clean and invigorating spices like Marine Breeze (a sea breeze) or fresh basil… All of these elements combine to transport the wearer to a musical landscape steeped in the spirit of the American West Coast during the 1960s and 1970s.
The Fragrance Notes of Nineteen Sixty Nine Rainbow Bar
+ Top Notes: Davana, bergamot, cypress, mugwort, cardamom. The top notes are highlighted by bergamot.
+ Middle Notes: Marine Breeze, fresh basil, elemi resin, Artemisia, grape seeds, and bourbon. Bourbon serves as the highlight of the middle notes.
+ Base Notes: Nutmeg, vetiver, clove, guaiac wood, cedarwood, and pimento. Rounding out this journey through the American West, the base notes of Rainbow Bar focus primarily on vetiver.
Although it features many seemingly “contrasting” ingredients, Rainbow Bar does not create confusion or discomfort for the user. On the contrary, this collection boasts a warm, vibrant scent softened by gentle, airy notes, creating a sense of depth.
The Rainbow Bar collection is currently available in a full range of products, including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, and bar soap, in sizes of 30ml, 50ml, 380ml, and 500ml.
Nineteen Sixty Nine Capri
Not only does it stand out for its unique reinterpretation of vintage lifestyles and music, but some collections within the 19-69 line also make a strong impression by drawing inspiration from classic, world-renowned films. A prime example is Nineteen Sixty Nine Capri, inspired by the 1963 masterpiece *Le Mépris*, with its heart-stirring scenes set at Villa Malaparte on the island of Capri, Italy.
To perfectly capture the beauty of Capri as well as the artistic spirit of *Le Mépris*, 19-69 has crafted a Capri fragrance using many unique and even somewhat unconventional ingredients, such as Sichuan pepper, galbanum resin, and magnolia extract… But it is precisely this that gives Capri its distinctive, fresh notes, while still offering warmth, tranquility, and a gentle, soothing experience for the wearer.
The Fragrance Layers of Nineteen Sixtynine Capri
+ Top Notes: Mandora, bitter orange, sweet orange, Roman chamomile, cardamom, pink pepper, Sichuan pepper, juniper berries, mandarin essential oil, and mandarin leaf essential oil. In this layer, Capri primarily focuses on expressing the gentle freshness of sweet and bitter oranges.
+ Middle Notes: Galbanum resin, jasmine alcohol extract, muguet alcohol extract, ylang-ylang essential oil. Once the freshness of the citrus fruits fades, you’ll experience the middle notes, characterized by the warm, Mediterranean essence of ylang-ylang essential oil.
+ Base Notes: Iris root, Ambroxan, angelica seed, white musk. At the end of this journey exploring the classic film *Le Mépris* and the island of Capri, white musk stands out with its clean, gentle, and elegant scent.
The Capri collection is currently available in a full range of products, including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, and bar soap, in sizes of 30ml, 50ml, 380ml, and 500ml.
With just the Rainbow Bar and Capri collections, 19-69 has taken us on a journey through both music and cinema throughout the 1960s—from the West Coast of the United States to the beautiful Italian island of Capri. And if you’d like to experience these unique sensations for yourself, don’t miss these two collections at Vietnam’s 5-star hotels and resorts, such as La Festa PQ and REVE Vignette Saigon.
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