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Edvard123 – :
Mitsouko gets more compliments than any other perfume I own, and by a wide margin. Just today, a stranger who had already complimented my perfume in a shop came rushing back in after she’d left to ask the name of it. Seriously, literally every time I wear this someone compliments it. Old people, young people, and everyone in between. This is some gorgeous juice.
13K11V8B – :
All my life I wanted this I finally got a bottle and on me it is a musty soapy play-doh aroma. I have the modern one so keen to try the vintage and see but it’s not for me sadly.
goga – :
Wearing this today as a 33 year old man as I like to give most fragrances a try!
It is what I had imagined, smells like an old lady on me, maybe skin chem but not for me but glad I tried! can tell its an auld one. 6/10
izyashniperson – :
For all of You concerned. There is a new white box that Mitsouko comes in and the bottle was slightly changed. There’s no longer the small logo between lines “Mitsouko” and “Guerlain Paris”. In new design it’s removed. When I’m writing this Guerlain still hasn’t changed anything on their official site. I thought I purchased a fake and I had to make an investigation about the new bottle/box design. It checked ok, it’s just a version that’s in production since 2017.
For all of You not certain if You’re not having a fake – no:) it’s just the changed design 🙂
goofy88 – :
One of the best fragrances ever made. Spicy, warm, floral powdery and mysterious.
surush – :
Flash back to two or three years ago when my interest in perfumes had just started and when I smelled Mitsouko for the first time. It smelled to my uninitiated nose like canned peaches and that was all. I was left unmoved.
With my nose now more experienced than before, I’m starting to appreciate Mitsouko more and more. I get that mesmerising contrast of bright citruses and resinous labdanum and dark moss, a contrast that defines the chypre genre. Once sprayed, I can notice right away the bright bergamot and other citruses. The bergamot smells almost gasoline-like. The citruses are accompanied with the famous peachy note of C14, giving this brightness a sweet fruity twist. There’s also a spicy note of pepper and cinnamon and a powdery floral note. At the same time, I can already tell there’s something dark lurking underneath. A scent of dampness, earth, old book, musty wooden closet. This darkness is going to get more and more noticeable over time, while at the same time the peachy spiciness hovers faintly but never disappears. From the beginning to the end, it’s a transition from a warm radiance to a damp murkiness. It’s a play of light.
It’s said that Mitsouko is a simple formula with few ingredients, but it never smells simple to me. On the contrary, every day Mitsouko reveals to me a different aspect of its complexity. One day the lipsticky aspect of iris is more evident, another day there’s a stronger floral note of rose and lilac that I could almost swear was Chamade. Sometimes I could smell the vetiver very clearly, sometimes the pepper comes out sharper. During the day it could be more powdery violet, in the night it might be more earthy and more severe. It keeps showing me a different face every time I wear it, and it never ceases to amaze me.
Personally this multi-faceted dry-down shows the mastery of the perfumer, which stands in a stark contrast with most of the contemporary fragrances. Today’s perfumes might smell wonderful for the first couple of minutes, or even the first two hours. Then everything goes abysmal. They either keep shouting with the same loud and rude voice with synthetic woody amber or caramelised patchouli, or they go puff and disappears, leaving a nondescript soft cloud of vanilla and detergent white musk. My disappointment at the hastily and poorly manufactured dry-down of “modern” perfumes just makes me appreciate more and more the true perfumery of the bygone days, and Mitsouko is one of those gems.
I usually spray any perfume with a heavy hand – six sprays or even more. But even with just one or two sprays, the current 2017 EDP of Mitsouko surprised me with its tenacity, even during those dog days of 35 degree Celsius. It goes quite diffusive for a couple of hours and I can often catch a whiff of it by the end of the day. When I spray it at night, I can still smell it on my skin when I wake up the next morning.
valmaycle – :
Some days I get silly and think I love Mitsouko more than Shalimar. I can’t say if it sad or joyful but it does have an old-fashioned glamour vibe about it. I can definitely smell the oak moss and peaches and cloves I think, even though it is not listed. Maybe that’s the spices. For me it was a difficult perfume to get to know. I wore it for days not being able to figure out what really attracts me to this strong scent. After a break of a few months, I realised I absolutely love it. It’s sensual, it has depth and is a bit mysterious. I had a thought, that you can tell it was made some time in the beginning of last century, as they simply don’t make them this any more. Of course I know the style has changed since then, and so have the tastes, but it has a character, complexity and charm that are hard to come by in modern perfumes. I think it could be a perfect, distinctive signature scent, but I personally keep it for A/W wear. As usual with Guerlains, expect it to last all day and be noticed. I will definitely be getting a back up bottle…or two!
vtszbjfzrlp – :
It’s THE quintessential sophisticated, non-sweet, non-fruity, non-gourmand, slightly bitter, woody, spicy and aromatic, elegant, classic perfume. It’s such a classic that think anyone can recognize this kind of scent. The complete opposite of what is mainstream today. I do appreciate it, but I feel the same thing about it like someone lower said, like listening to classical music. I can tell it’s a masterpiece, it’s just that I don’t like it for myself. Maybe some day I will, I’m keeping a candle lit for it.
ukc742bedyWelty – :
What is the Scent of a woman? Mitsouko. I love the film and the scent too. I can quote Al Pacino in a film as he smelt a woman wearing Mitsouko to describe this scent: ,When the wife gets restless, the wife gets racy.´ It so exceptional that I can imagine a beautiful woman wearing it to seduce a man. I always feel outstanding when wearing Mitsouko. It is the Scent of a woman.
NIC – :
When I was a kid, and riding in the car with my dad, I would groan in horror whenever he tuned into the classical music station, regardless of what was playing, because all classical music struck me as old, boring, and awful. It’s obvious that I wasn’t actually hearing it.
Putting on Mitsouko today reminds me of that experience. Having read so much about it prior to getting my sample, I was primed to appreciate its beauty. And yet, when I sprayed it, my initial reaction was: “Ugh! Old!”
I am now sitting with it and appreciating, on an intellectual level, how wonderful and rich it is, particularly as it dries down to a softer peach. I think I can eventually get to the point where I love it without thinking, even in its opening notes. Maybe I’ll love it all the more because I worked for it.
denis1980 – :
She is sad. At first it’s like sunlight and birds twittering through an open window drying the still wet ink on an unfinished letter, but the woman who wrote it is no longer there, though happiness is feigned by the smell of dry summer grass, mingling with the lilac bushes and the cold, lightly spiced tea on the side of the desk.
As for the letter, perhaps its a love letter the writer will never send, or maybe even a dirge.
The peach opening is beautiful and bright, then it fades to the sombre, sad, inky oakmoss, before the dry vetiver, the shy lilac and the light cinnamon make their play, indicating a king of soft sensuality beneath the morose bitterness. Long lasting and stunning. Truly a beauty, it reminds me of the women in Murakami novels (I’m really not saying that because it’s called Mitsouko either, I really mean it): Norweigian Wood, Sputnik Sweetheart and especially Miss Saeki from Kafka on the Shore.
tokarishche – :
Describing this would make me an epigone.
It is an experience I denied myself for years fearing an austere chypre. Oh, how wrong was I…
I do get the melancholy of this beauty but more of an atonement, a comforting universal feeling of peace, love and patience.
Wonderful!
Sillage 1-2m, Longevity 7-8h (sample of 2011)
My new bottle (2017) sillage still good, longevity 4-5h
mrak29 – :
Smells very mysterious in the bottle, but within 15 minutes dries down to pure clove. I’d rather not smell like a medicine cabinet.
MJ_GT – :
Twice now I have put this on for my own pleasure, and my husband has walked into the room and exclaimed “oh you smell good!” I love Mitsouko no matter what, but to know that it actually smells nice on me is the icing on the cake.
vstabletki – :
What’s there to say about this classic beauty that hasn’t already been said? I’ve had many bottles through the years, and it’s one of those fragrances you just have to have in your collection. Many of course compare vintage to the reformulation. In my case I love them all! I could swoon, bathe, soak in this fragrance. I’m not going to go on about what it smells like or it’s performance. Each of these reviews below this one give all the information you need, all I’m going to say, is, if you don’t have this in your collection yet, go get a bottle. What are you waiting for?
ksuxa-84 – :
Fragrance Review For Mitsouko
Guerlain
Top Notes
Citruses Jasmine Bergamot Rose
Middle Notes
Lilac Peach Jasmine Ylang Ylang Rose
Base Notes
Spices Amber Cinnamon Vetiver Oak Moss
Soft Oriental Princess Mitsouko
For sometime I have worn a vintage hand-me-down miniature dab-on bottle which used to belong to my mother. She stopped wearing it and gave it to me. I wasn’t very impressed with it initially but I didn’t find the scent abhorrent either so I decided to give the Eau de Parfum (reformulation) a chance. Lo and behold the spray bottle of the newest edition selling at Guerlain perfumeries is quite lovely. This is a real perfume of touching beauty and some complexity; a subdued G rated version of the bigger bad-ass Shalimar. Mitsouko is a dainty Japanese princess with a fan and silk kimono of soft yellow or pale cream-beige champagne colors serving lemon tea in a tea house within the palace The fragrance is definitely in the old school ‘mature’ side a la such vintage classics as Shalimar and Femme Rochas as well as Coty’s L’Aimant and to a degree Chanel No 5 and I might also add Tosca by Maurer & Wirtz. These type of lemony floral powdery scents are quite nice and suit the colder months when one wishes to wrap one’s self in a sweet powder.
The first spritz is a delicious lemon, very fresh, citric, not too different from the Shalimar opening notes, but all at once soft, feminine, fresh after a shower with a touch of aldehyde (although I don’t see it listed as a note). It has a very juicy oily fresh bergamot orange oil essence. Then it smells of lemons you can almost taste. It’s sweet and not overpowering at all. The citruses settle down and the florals kick in. The white florals are instantly recognizable. I smell soft jasmines, ever in bloom as they mix and mingle with powdery rose attars and lilacs. The lilac is almost like a violet. The rose-lilac scent is very powdery with a classy grand dame air, like discovering a porcelain powder box in an old European or Russian Countess’s wardrobe. Smells like a comfortable and secure old money grandma whose hugging you when you were a kid. Fruity it has been described but I find it less fruity and less spicy than Femme and more along the powdery bodies of Shalimar and to a degree even Coco Eau de Parfum. The powdery dry down is most enjoyable.
The dry down is powdery but it has greenness within it. The oak moss and the vetiver is clean and fresh, like a splash of toilet water that has unisex qualities. That moss scent takes some getting used to if you’re not acquainted with it. Moss is gorgeous to me. It has a mossy green floral chypre beauty that can be appreciated by fans of the moss and the green notes as well as the florals. Ultimately this is very French, very turn of the century (it was released in 1919) and has an Oriental spirit. This is easy to wear once you have worn similar scents. It has less sillage than the vintage and is quite soft and tame but enjoyable and long lasting. Guerlain noses behind this have done such a fine job. The same can be said of reformulated fragrances that are selling today in the same artistic vein – Mahora, Nahema, and Vol de Nuit. This fragrance is perfectly suited for autumn and winter as an evening wear accessory. It’s fresh at first so feels good after a shower and then turns powdery and clean. It’s also quite an unmistakable easily identifiable aroma like when you smell No 5 and everyone knows one is wearing it smelling it second-hand. Lovely. I love it. I will be saving this one and preserving it in the right temperature so I can start wearing it in September-October-November.
Meftn562Diobtetty – :
Faith in retail fragrances restored:
A recent course on perfumery led us to begin exploring iconic fragrances…..
This is how explorers must have felt, discovering new lands filled with new life. New colours, new smells, all there to be taken in and adored.
I wonder how many men throughout history have waited for the wife or mistress/maid or whoever to be gone long enough for him to have a go around the room on her Mitsouko or (if he’s very naughty) her second cousin, ‘sticky’ Jicky? Abject horror may ensue at the discovery that these ‘flowery’ scents don’t wear off too quickly.And that they can indeed have a profound effect on the wearer’s psyche.
This man has stumbled into the Solomon’s mine of fragrances with Guerlain. Even with all the re-formulating and snowflake generation preserving rules on ingredients, there’s a whole bunch of fragrances here that still stand out as seminal, origin of the species that have shaped the way perfume is made, worn, marketed-everything..
The object of perfumery is to create new sensations from existing ingredients that match the formulations intention at conception.The motivation/inspiration for this one must be cosmic.
I love Mitsouko because it tells you everything without giving much away.You can guess or even tell yourself you know what’s what with this one, but it really does have a life of its own.It’s the rarest flower from a tree that will never be discovered; only throwing it’s scent on a breeze to stun those who experience it directly.
I can only wear this alone and/or when sleeping, only because it demands so much attention (for someone who isn’t anywhere near accustomed to it yet).
The next one who says it’s an ‘old lady’ smell will hopefully realize one day that lots of old (and young) ladies have something called class and style.They wear it because it’s so good.Young or old, man or woman; one is truly fortunate to encounter something so fine as this.
ufx545Bessinepome – :
After a few months of using decants and considering a full bottle, then wanting to find the best deal, I came home just now to a 75ml bottle of this! I ordered from FrangranceX on Monday and two days later, here it is. The batch code is September 2017. I’m so thrilled! I’ve never owned a Guerlain, especially in such a lovely bottle, so this is a big deal to me. The box is white (FYI). Thank you, nuitdenoel, for encouraging me in this quest.
Edit: First wearing lasted more than 12 hours!
China – :
I tried this just now. I’m tiring of soft, floral fragrances, so I wanted to see if something smoky and mysterious was more my thing. I know someone who wears the original Opium, and it sort of reminds me of that but it’s classier, maybe that’s due to the vintage bottle, rather than the smell.
It starts off all smoky, and woody, and like a bonfire, and wet grasses, but is now after an hour or so is beginning to soften, and I can maybe detect some sweeter, fruitier smells.
I find it really intriguing, so different to any perfume I’ve owned before. Apart from maybe Obsession years ago. I think it’s comforting, and would be lovely on a rainy day to soothe the soul. I’m not sure if it’s beautiful. or not in a way I’m used to anyway. I really like it, and may buy a bottle one day just because it’s so different from modern perfumes.
surganaptra – :
Well, I have something to say about this. I bought a 2.5 sample about 7 months ago. My first impressions in August were: old lady, yet masculine, a cologne? Unremarkable, yet nothing I could wear in public. No emotion, and I couldn’t identify any specific notes (not a bad thing, but furthered my confusion.)I casually set it aside. I have always been a Chanel fan, and with the exception of Shalimar EDC have had no attraction for Guerlain.
Now it is mid-March. The depth of winter is releasing it’s stranglehold, green bursts forth from the earth and a clean wind blows newness in the air. Spring is my favorite season but early spring can be a difficult transition. It’s too cold for my really fresh perfumes, yet I cannot tolerate anything stuffy and warm. So, I picked up my sample of Mitsouko. And it was…interesting.
This time I didn’t go easy on the spraying, I put on about 8-10 sprays. My first impressions: I feel the darkness of the forest, and a warmth that is glowing. This must be the impression of oakmoss and the combination of spices and bergamot that is creating this warm glowing sensation. I also feel a deep resonating glow in Shalimar, although it’s a different color. I conclude that Guerlain must be masters of the use of bergamot.
I don’t feel any melancholy. Introspection sure but that is a comfortable state of mind for me. I can sense the feeling of “old”, but it’s not bothering me. I am reminded of a great aunt who lived in a small yet grand home overlooking the ocean and bay, whose yard was filled with evergreen shrubs and her home with mineral specimens. This ever present reference to nature, evokes the shifting forest floor through the seasons, the ever shifting balance between the bergamot and cinnamon spices. I can’t comment on peach, but I suspect it is what holds all these vibrant elements together in her wide and voluptuous embrace.
On a cool and warm early spring day, after my walk and standing by the mailbox, I smell something floral. Can it be- Lilacs! Unbelievable. I must be imagining! But no, it is there! Vivid images accompany this scent quite easily. Let your imagination run wild with Mitsouko. She has much to impart to those who can tolerate what I find to be her rather stoic company.
PaypecexExecena – :
After testing it a few months ago I just had to have it. Mitsouko is juicy and peachy and spicy yet it envokes melancholy, maybe even sadness in some way, hard to describe. It`s gorgeous, but I find it hard to wear. My bottle is probably going to last forever.
katerina26567 – :
Just got lucky today as one and only tiny bottle of guerlain was on display in boots. Being in a rush I sprayed guerlain mitsouko sparsely on my collarbone, neck and wrists.
The smell hits you with alcohol and is quite strong at first but when it dies out quite quickly, for me it was a couple minutes really!
And the sweet notes matched a youtuber’s description (Charles Ross)just on point!
It smells like peanuts, but not raw peanuts. More like hot peanut oil snizzling on a pan.This continued for first 6-7 hours.
As it starting to die out now I can smell the cinnamon more prominently.
The smell is sweet with a hint of smokiness. But not sickly sweet, a nice, warm sweet smell.
My new love <3
SnemP – :
Mitsouko is my almost lifetime companion because at 47 I’ve been wearing it for 29 years so I know every aspect of it.
No sampling or dabbing here but a long experience of all concentrations and easily more than 40 FB.
Reformulation from 2006 was too fruity and 2013 and T. Wasser’s work brought it in its full Glory before the 2015’nightmare. Batch 2016 was weaker with less projection but good longevity. And I was having a break far from it. (Habanita is my second signature. I’m not into Millenials’scents… I only love strong b-tches.)
I’m now wearing the 2017 version of the EDP and it’s absolutely perfect! It lasts for days on fabric and has large projection on the skin… I’m loving it again and I hope for a very long time if not for ever.
ziban – :
As for me, Mitsouko is a nostalgy in a bottle. I wish I could turn back time to the good old days when I lived with my granny who had only two perfumes on her dressing table – Mitsouko and Shalimar. I always prefered Mitsouko because Shalimar was too strong for my taste at that time. But Mitsouko was a real gem for me /even if I don´t understand it much now – but a child´s mind is unpredictable/.
The spicy opening is just amazing – cinnamon, cloves, anise & cardamom are delightful and aromatic, the scent reminds me of Indian spice markets. Then a refreshing scent of bergamot reveals, juicy /but not much sweet/ peach, bitter oakmoss & vetiver – and something that reminded me of Bulgarian rose oil /and I must say I wasn´t able to appreciate vetiver and oakmoss notes when I was a child, but now I love it/.
And let´s bring to mind now that this perfume was launched in 1919. There are many newer perfumes that are already outdated /or are wearable only as a retro statement/. Mitsouko is different. Some people mean that this perfume is old-fashioned. I disagree. Mitsouko is just classy and timeless. It can be perfect anytime, anywhere, it depends just on your personality and preferences.
dordstind – :
Over the past few years I’ve been sampling the ‘classics’ – Shalimar, Joy, L’Air du Temps to name but a few! I had a sample of Mitsouko EDP and enjoyed it though was not sure when I would wear it myself.
Fast forward to 2017 and I have a new special friend who must sail away for 9 months… Will he return to me? I am reminded of the story (whether true or false) behind this classic scent. I could not stop thinking about Mitsouko! I have been feeling melancholy during these dark and lonely days…
This fragrance is magnificent! I cannot add anything new, only echo the love declared by fellow perfumistas. She is complex, mysterious and magical. Most scents these days are ‘there’ within minutes – this fruity chypre takes you on a journey for hours!
When I think of peach I think of bathroom cleaner (Beyonce Heat anyone?) BUT here it is wonderful! Warmth and sweetness radiate! Spices keep things interesting and the oakmoss and other green notes add depth. There’s a touch of powder from the flowers though no petals stand out specifically.
Current formulation lasts a long time and projects moderately, almost heavily!
I’m in love!!!
PS The Guerlain ‘sprayer’ deploys a fine mist that travels far and wide, similar to those of Dior and Chanel. Adds a welcome touch of luxury to the experience!
accept77 – :
I purchased this a month ago, intrigued by the history of the perfume…in the beginning I was a little disappointed, I was wondering if I could wear it any other moment except very special occasions at fancy places etc..but later I got addicted to it…I wear it day and night, whenever I need to get more self-confident… I have received compliments from both men and women of good taste…it’s the most mysterious, enchanting, yet controversial fragrance I have ever had
sheksOptops – :
Rewiews stayed intriguing for me until I tried it. On me it opened almost like more later done J’ai Osé by Guy Laroche.
Serik1 – :
My current bottle is from 2017. For me Mitsouko is a comforting, even pampering perfume. The one I wear only after my evening shower, when I’m prepared to get a good book and/or a glass of good wine or just spend some time with my beloved husband. It’s not sexy at all in my opinion but it has an intimate feeling to it that makes it appropriate even for the most intimate ocassions:) The initial impressions remind me a bit on Shalimar but Mitsouko turns very quickly to something very different and the chypre, fruity and spicy character hold on to the very end of the drydown. If that is vanillia that makes Shalimar warm, here cinnamon is the note that makes Mitsouko so inviting and warm. I also see the resemblance with Femme Rochas, but I find Femme more sparkling, easier to wear and more for daytime use too, while Mitsouko is more on the introvert side. However, I don’t think Mitsouko is joyless or melancholic either, but that’s that intimate aura it has that makes me wearing it only at home and only in the evenings in special moods.
ddd3d – :
The first meeting was long bitter smell of dirty desinfection, you know, like garbage cans behind a hospital building. Then short lovely smell of bitter almond. Then long bitter smell of terpentine. I use it like my summer scent because it turns very into citruses on my skin.
I dont sniff any desinfection any more, we get used to each other. Because the very conspicuous lemmon on my skin, it evokes me a tea, even i smell black or green tea with honey and of course a lot of lemmon. The tea is served in a landscape where painters work. Terpentine is a kind of resin so there is no discrepancy it is a woody scent. And still there is a little touch of the scent of moos and decaing sandstone around. Maybe i like it more if don’t know how terpentine smells.
Saneck399 – :
Mitsouko is a galaxy that i journey through with wonder. And admiration. One of perfumery’s pinnacles Mitsouko is an emblem of great taste, excellent quality and refined manners. There is a lot going on in M but it is exquisitely orchestrated – every player knows its place in this finest structured parfum. Citrus, Iris, Cloves, Peach, Rose, Oakmoss…. Ahhh Mmmmmagnifique!
*****
Glifetagnetle – :
This should have been labelled as Unisex. I tried this yesterday and it instantly remind me of grass, wood and soil. A little bit more spice and that would have been man cologne. Definitely not my cup of tea but I can say a man can pull it off so easily.
ateistkarl – :
I thought Mitsouko was difficult at first because of a very faint mothballish scent and a very slight saltiness that were just offputting in our world of shower fresh everything, but the more I wear Mitsouko, the more I realized her outstanding beauty. People talk about peach, but I get apricot. Delectible, mouthwatering apricot sparkle over smooth as silk oakmoss and loads of sweet woody cinnamon. But she is so, so much more than the sum of her parts. The very faint saltiness makes all of Mitsouko’s notes fleshy, and this is where her eroticism comes in.
Though it was launched in 1919, Mitsouko reminds me intensely of the 1950s. For me, this is the smell of the sheer nylon stockings that caress the legs of an exquisite woman in a black velvet column dress. Her perfectly sculpted hair gleams, and her ears glitter with carats upon carats of diamonds. She’s the woman with the enormous smile and the laugh that draws crowds. She captivates the entire room with her confident charm. She’s the leading lady, the one men write songs about and pine over for decades. Mitsouko is undeniably glamorous, but never aloof. She’s warm, congenial, and genuine. She’s extremely sexy, but she doesn’t use that as a weapon or a tool. She just glows with the burning fire of a loving and generous heart. Mitsouko is truly one of a kind, and if she’s mysterious, it’s not because she witholds anything; it’s because she’s complex and intelligent, and for every interesting thing you learn about her, there are another dozen interesting things that she hasn’t told you yet.
Mine is a current formula EDP. It’s rich and bold for a few hours. The current EDT has nearly the same notes, but has very poor longevity and depth. If you’re buying current juice, I definitly reccoment the EDP over the EDT.
seat – :
I get it. I totally get it. I don’t know if I can describe the sweet ache of nostalgia this fragrance inspires, but it’s fused into my memory- flashes of warm hugs, the smells of dresser drawers that I’m sneaking peaks into, empty rooms with creaky floors in the half light. This is not the smell of an old lady- this is the fragrance of childhood, when every exploration was, in my imagination, a mystery or adventure. In practical terms, this is woody, spicy, resinous- dry cinnamon and cloves are the main notes for me, and in the dry down I get an old book scent- like stepping into a library. I can definitely see how this could be unisex, especially in the dry down. Very well composed, confident, beautiful and elegant. But the dark, melancholy beauty of the world it conjures… I did not expect to have such a reaction to a perfume- it is indeed a very special fragrance.
grub – :
review based on sample EDP, not sure what year or batch, but I’m sure it is not vintage.
sadly i am not feeling the love for this. straight up there are lemons or at least lemony citrus which is nice enough, reminds me a bit of the opening in Shalimar.
But what follows reminds me of bandaids. that plastic-y smell, not especially offensive except that you don’t want your expensive perfume to smell like that.
glad i only got a sample.
777hunter – :
Every time I wear this perfume I want to write another review just to sing her praises. She’s so warm and soothing, like spiced tea on a crisp fall day. With her sticky peach and earthy oakmoss she’s indulgent while still being unpretentious. She’s vintage, but in the way a string of pearls or a black dress is: timeless style. The first time I smelled her, I made a comment about graveyard dirt. Now I can’t believe I ever felt that way. This is what the Queen of Autumn would smell like.
zyg288Unlogrere – :
I had been nursing a vintage sample of the EDT for some time and decided to pull the trigger on a bottle of the EDP. Vintage was considered but I didn’t want to gamble on soured notes. Research told me that the EDP in its reformulation might be more satisfying to the EDT vintage lover.
Unfortunately I find the new EDP tragically unmagical. My batch number comes back as a Feb 2017 formulation. There is no depth, no richness and it feels horribly one-dimensional. Sadly, what is supposed to be oakmoss and vetiver translates as stale cardboard or bland cooked pasta infused in a bitter, insipid soup of pepper and dry seltzer water. I don’t find much peach in here either, just an odd floral sweetness and a characterless twang of citrus that is more like metal and vinegar and less like fruit. Up against cinnamon, it’s quite abrasive and again, bitter and dry.
With reformulation in mind, I wish I had found something closer to even the award-winning 2013 version. Mitsouko 2017 on my skin doesn’t hide any of its synthetic face at all. I’m really sad about this one.
Yur41k08 – :
I just got myself a new bottle of Mitsouko EDP, which according to the box code, was manufactured in May 2017. I must say I am pleasantly surprised how good the current version is.
The new juice is incredibly true to the vintage version I still have from 1991. The only difference I can tell is that in my vintage juice the top hesperidic notes are pretty much gone due to aging, which is why the composition appears a bit more dry, woody, and spicy.
The fresh one smells fuller and juicier to me, with easily detectable bergamot and life-like peach right off the bat. This impression lingers for a long while, then it slowly transforms into the spicy-woody-mossy Mitsouko I have known for decades.
This is undoubtedly a masterful reformulation! I think Thierry Wasser is a genius, when you consider current restrictions on so many materials, and the fact that Mitsouko is still with us and doing so well!
For all of you who need something more heavy-weight: current perfume concentration is still a dream come true, in comparison, and has an unbelievable density to it with more emphasis on delightful woods and spices.
Gingong – :
An Unboxing Tragedy:
It is IMPOSSIBLE to find a way to sample Mitsouko anywhere near where I live, and I have this terrible habit of just blind buying perfumes that have caught my interest. I finally gave in and ordered both Mi