Description
L’Eau de Merzhin is the scent of a childhood spent running around in meadows, venturing through the deep mossy woods and the mysterious moors of the Breton countryside of France—a nostalgic stroll on the other side of the mirror, in an enchanting landscape with hawthorn groves blossoming in the very first days of spring, when the earth is damp and the grass is lush, the flowing water sings and the first flowers bloom, gently spreading their scent all around the prairies.
L’Eau de Merzhin by Anatole Lebreton is an Aromatic Fougere fragrance for women and men. L’Eau de Merzhin was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Anatole Lebreton. The fragrance features galbanum, angelica, violet leaf, cassie (magnolia), hawthorn, flouve (made from grass), hay, tonka bean, orris and oakmoss.
Ninja1998 – :
I disagree that this is like Apres l’ondee. It starts with a similar feel, but the iris gets waxy and the galbanum comes in strongly leathery. In the end, it smells like English Leather aftershave, but for ladies. It’s not bad but it’s nothing I’d ever wear as English Leather reminds me of my grandfather and that’s nothing I want to smell like.
alyaskavov – :
I received the Anatole Lebreton sample set and thought I’d start with this one, the one I had high hopes for.
I sprayed this on as soon as I got to my office (perfume-tolerant) and I instantly regretted it: half an hour of a strong hay and grass notes ensued. I think I really smelled like a haystack or barn. This kind of ruined it for me.
As the hours passed, it settled down,and became more enjoyable. Now eight hours in, I am left with a dewy floral note, which I assume is the violet leaf. At this point, it does remind me of Molinard by Molinard which I like. It also vaguely reminded me of the new Ivoire, which I did not like at all, at least its scratchy aspects.
I am afraid I completely missed the galbanum, a note I love, but I was overwhelmed by the hay and the violet leaf.
It would be a nice option for those looking for a grassy, summer scent but it’s a pass for me.
PS. I tend to change my mind or have samples grow on me, so I will update if that happens.
Partizan18 – :
I don’t get green at all. The perfume is easy to describe:
The tender powdery opening of Bel Respiro marries the Apres L’ondee medicinal dry down(propbably due to Anise). It doesn’t have the sometimes animalic undertone of Bel Respiro, and the medicinal note is far less prominent than in Apres L’ondee.
Worth trying if you’re a collector of powdery notes.
Update: the dry-down is reeeeeeeally similar to that of Apres L’ondee.
snikers1131 – :
Dewy, watercolor-green floral in genre of Guerlain Apres L’Ondee or MCG Hanbury. Masterfully blended; green notes are perfectly tamed, floral notes are providing soft, candy-like sweetness, along with sweet warmth of hay. Violet leaf is actually the sharpest accent, occuring periodically. Orris and oakmoss are detaching it from any romanticism making it nostalgic in feel, yet eclectic and modern in design.
Performs a bit less than the other two, but no need to yell with such composition.
Well done!
SikeByclile – :
I sent off for the sample pack which is amazingly good value…6.50 euros for 4! This one opened on my skin with a huge herbal/grassiness which had elements of pencil shavings and violets….so far so good and then it wobbled into a shimmering green old fashioned lipstick softness…which I still liked – but after 20 minutes it settled into a definate masculine piney/clean brightness which I found a little too masculine. The mid section of this fragrance on my skin is dominated by the clean fresh greeness but after a couple of hours it settles into a soft slightly floral creaminess which is really beautiful. It is very well crafted – it is very different and Anatole is a very clever man with lots of passion for his art, but I still prefer the huge Tuberose of L’eau Scandaleuse – now THAT is a masterpiece!
medved157 – :
This one is kind of confusing! some sort of complex chaos! sweetish grass! sweet greens! like a cloying sweet mingled with green notes & sightly saffron… will wait a bit more till the calm down!
Edit (26th Oct 2015) nope, this is a greeny with mild sourness that has kind of common factors with Bois Lumiere, amazingly refreshing (not the citrus type) but the captivating sour refresh.
i am loving Anatole i guess! all his 3 fragrances are superbly captivating!