mb02

Sweet green violet over carnation, vetiver and benzoin *a masterpiece* Mb02 is to my nose an absolute outlier in the world of niche perfumery suffering possibly of the worst marketing in the game. The awfully generic code of a name and the bland bottle design make you anticipate a bad clone from a dodgy dupe fragrance parlour. Thankfully the golden juice within delivers far beyond all expectations. The opening a sweet but suave basil violet top note, really crisp and fresh. As the high tremble of the violet fades, a large carnation accord forms, slightly clove-y spicy but also tenderly creamy floral. Cutting through the back a nutty vetiver and benzoin base, clean and bright fluffy musks giving a high quality French aesthetic. A bit more heftiness and richness and I could easily have seen this as a new addition to the Chanel Les Exclusifs in terms of artistry as well as quality. Potential pitfalls if you plan to blind buy: make sure you enjoy both sweet and classic French perfumery. In my mind violets and carnation are the main stars so I do find it quite safe if you are certain you enjoy both notes.

Mb02 is a stunning scent. It opens with soft violet and violet leaf, grounded with iris and vanillic benzoin to give it some warmth and staying power. The tagete (marigold) note is quite prominent to me, giving the scent a lovely hay field in the sun, grassy scent. The carnation provides a spicy element that goes so well with the lovely woods, the balsam fir being the most prominent. The best element of this fragrance to my nose is the addition of a bright basil note. It keeps the fragrance on the chypre path, but without the modern patchouli note. The scent profile reminds me of a more floral, less woody and less spicy Amouage Opus II. Definitely FB worthy for violet lovers and totally unisex. I get more than 8 hours longevity from this lovely fragrance.

This is a charming, subtle and very well blended perfume for violet lovers. On first spray I was surprised by the fresh note of basil, which soon after gave way to woody/resinous and floral notes. The top note of basil does not dominate but enlivens the composition. The scent reminded me a little of Eau de Lalique in style; it's a light, impressionistic skin scent with a quirky top note (in the case of Eau de Lalique, it's dill). I suspect this scent will fare better on clothes than on skin if you want to wear it in colder months. As others have noted, the lasting power on skin is disappointing.

This is a fragrance with personality. Strong tagetes and benzoin notes at the beginning and all together in a musky light cloud after few minutes.Excellent combination. It suits to every dynamic woman or to every woman, hwo thinks herself as dynamic (lol).

Love at first smell, my first niche-fragrance to die for.