Avenue Montaigne

I'm going to start with the drydown which is ravishingly gorgeous!! This perfume is worth getting for the drydown alone. It's too beautiful for words! The top notes are heavy on the fruits but this was instant love for me. Sweet and addictive, the floral notes then begin to unfold themselves. Rose, jasmine and tuberose! It doesn't get better than that! I started with the drydown, so I'll end my review with the drydown which is the most obedient patch which is freshened by musk and wrapped up in the sweetness of juicy peaches. Total heaven in a bottle. This is certainly FB worthy IMHO.

This is yum, like a gourmand fruity milkshake. I hate grapefruit and luckily I can't even smell it here. All the notes are really well blended to me, I do not think that raspbery stands out above all the other notes, i can smell freesia, dewberry, the florals, the peach, everything all at the same time. It does remind somewhat of Hot Couture, and it's lovely.

This fragrance took me by surprise When initially sprayed you get a big dose of florals and some fruits with sweetness The dry down is where the magic happens The patchouli in the base of the scent is impeccable Longevity was great projection is good but after an hour or two it stays close to the skin

My little brother wears this! Even though it's supposedly a women's perfume, I'd say a man can pull it off with no issues. The berries are predominant here, but they're not overly sweet or jammy; they're tangy and dewy ("garden-fresh", if you like), and with the earthy tinge brought by the patchouli, this perfume reminds me of late mornings in my grandparents' raspberry patch. Rose, gardenia and jasmine unfold after about ten minutes, always in the background but still very recognisable. Musk and peach give this perfume rondeur and depth, as well as a gentle softness that prevents the berries from turning too sour or too sparkly. The grapefruit is barely detectable: I had to really strain myself to catch a whiff of it, and it translates as a mere touch of bitterness that, to me, is more reminiscent of grapefruit peel than actual grapefruit. Despite what one could expect, this really isn't all that feminine, or all that fruity (at least, not in the way one tends to think of when one reads about "fruity" perfumes): this is the smell of fruit on the vine wafting through the air of a well-kept flower garden, except deeper, earthier and more concentrated. It's a very luxurious scent (this is one of these perfumes that one might describe as "smelling expensive") and like many Brecourt perfumes, it seems to create an aura of poise and well-bred self-confidence around the wearer. It's elegant, understated, but definitely neither shy nor demure.

As fruity-florientals go, this one is pretty good. It's grown on me since I first tried it over a year ago. Or maybe I've been seduced by the fruity-floral gen. Maybe it's just no good in the cold, but GrEaT on a spring day. Lasts longer than the sweet Juicy Coutures I tried which are reminiscent (tried three at once, mixed them up ofcourse). And a niche at a friendly price really is tres designer (un-niche). Sunny and sweet. Bright and breezy. Isn't that okay? And another thing, I'm happy with the quality from Brecourt. Does the price-tag indicate the quality? I've noticed around here for quite some time that Brecourt isn't always considered quite niche enough. Don't know if I'll buy a bottle but I'll give it a few more tries. Avenue Montaigne won't change the world but it has improved my day :) It's just perfume, isn't it? But I don't want to go to the naughty corner.