Year: 2007
Notes: plum, ambrette seed, tarragon, nutmeg, ivy, broom, lily of the valley, rose otto, orchid, heliotrope, white chocolate, vanilla, tonka bean, styrax, cedar, everlasting flower, oakmoss, Tolu balsam, sandalwood, precious woods, ambergris
Comment: Eau de Parfum review
Referred to as a "complex fantasy floral / gourmand fragrance with a butterscotch, plummy aspect", one fails to detect much butterscotch in Yvette. In addition, one wouldn't even view it as a gourmand either.
Initially, what one discerns is a temperate plum accord, with a smattering of herbs and spices, followed by soft rosy flourishes. With a suggestive aniseed presence from the tarragon, most of the notes are indistinguishable, but its light woody-musk base is clearly evident.
Interestingly enough, the eventual drydown is extremely similar to a Japanese cherry blossom fragrance, with a minimalist, ethereal and delicate performance to match. And that's its main flaw – it isn't particularly tenacious, and comes across as too sheer and watery for an Eau de Parfum.
With the additional issue of almost zero projection, one will simply have to pass on this one.
Initially, what one discerns is a temperate plum accord, with a smattering of herbs and spices, followed by soft rosy flourishes. With a suggestive aniseed presence from the tarragon, most of the notes are indistinguishable, but its light woody-musk base is clearly evident.
Interestingly enough, the eventual drydown is extremely similar to a Japanese cherry blossom fragrance, with a minimalist, ethereal and delicate performance to match. And that's its main flaw – it isn't particularly tenacious, and comes across as too sheer and watery for an Eau de Parfum.
With the additional issue of almost zero projection, one will simply have to pass on this one.
