Year: 2011
Notes: pink grapefruit, red mandarin, rhubarb, mirabelle, plum, galbanum, freesia, cyclamen, rose, caramel, sandalwood, white musks
Comment: Monodie is part of the Prêt-à-Porter Collection
Monodie is a musical term for "one solo voice singing a melodic part, usually with considerable ornamentation, over a rhythmically independent bass line".
It commences with an exquisitely rich and succulent parade of citruses, plums and rhubarb. The citrus accords are more candied than fresh, and the verdancy from the galbanum is both soft and non-intrusive. However, when the delicate floral backdrop combines with the fruits, one can't help but equate its aroma to that of bubblegum. Possessing a woody-musk base, the caramel passes by virtually unnoticed.
Ultimately, it's a quintessentially feminine fragrance but more for the young at heart. Ironically, while its opening is the strongest of the initial Ys Uzac releases, it also has the worst staying power of under four hours.
An alluring opening but nothing more besides that.
It commences with an exquisitely rich and succulent parade of citruses, plums and rhubarb. The citrus accords are more candied than fresh, and the verdancy from the galbanum is both soft and non-intrusive. However, when the delicate floral backdrop combines with the fruits, one can't help but equate its aroma to that of bubblegum. Possessing a woody-musk base, the caramel passes by virtually unnoticed.
Ultimately, it's a quintessentially feminine fragrance but more for the young at heart. Ironically, while its opening is the strongest of the initial Ys Uzac releases, it also has the worst staying power of under four hours.
An alluring opening but nothing more besides that.
