Sous les Pins

For the longest time, green and piney aromatics have been a bit challenging for me. I now realise that this is because I wasn't getting my nose on the good ones. I tried this at Dubai airport last night after a recommendation from Robin James / Man For Himself on Youtube and honestly, I likely would never had reached for this as I associate Chloe - rightly or wrongly - as being a very feminine brand. He met with Quentin Bisch quite recently and tried out the very on-trend new Atelier Des Fleurs releases and this one stood out for him. He's got a great nose and so I figured I'd see what he was talking about. Turns out, this is absolutely amazing. I had already decided to pick it up before the aircraft had left Dubai and did so when I landed in Doha. If I have a greeny aromatic profile I enjoy, this is most definitely it. What does it smell like? It is a mineral and verdant, slightly camphoraceous summer specialist with a greeny Bergamot top that is like a sweeter and much lighter Bois Imperial very distant cousin, but without the Timur or amber base. The Ambroxin filter is different somehow, it has a different texture. There is a curious hayloft dryness to Sous Les Pins that I really enjoy. It doesn't smell of hay but it has that texture on the nose. The pine accord is nowhere near as harsh or medicinal as you see in others like this one. I swear I can smell Vetiver in this but there is none in the notes apparently. It is a much easier and more refined wear than Wild Vetiver by Creed which this reminds me of just a little. A closer comparison would be Vertigo by Maison Noir which I picked up recently, though that is much more vetiver-heavy. I have a feeling these two would layer beautifully. The whole thing is very evocative. I landed in Athens this morning via Doha to cobalt blue skies, cypress trees and vibrant Jacaranda everywhere I look. There is something in this scent that feels timeless and very much of this place. It feels an appropriate wear for here: very much on-trend and in fashion, what all the cool people are wearing, but somehow also the same sort of thing the Ancient Greeks wore thousands of years ago. Funny how the more things change, the more they stay the same, isnt it? Three Word Summary: Green Done Perfectly Layering suggestion: Vertigo 236 by Maison Noir to add a heavier vetiver note whilst keeping all in canon. Outfit: Linen shirt and shorts, tortoiseshell Wayfarers and easy suede slip-ons. Scent - 9/10 Sillage - 8/10 Drydown - 7/10 Bottle/presentation - 10/10 Performance - 7/10 41/50

I smelled this in store and fell in love with it!!!!!!!!!!1 i love it i finally made a fragrantica account because i finally have something to write a review about. the initial spray wasn't particularly jaw-dropping, i thought it was wonderful but as it wore down i could not stop smelling my wrist. i ran back to sephora 3 hours later to get a bottle. overall, quite a mild, woody, clean and rather citrusy scent when initially sprayed. as it dries down (especially on my skin) however, a deeper, almost honey-like undertone starts to shine through which is truly what captivated me lol. its so inoffensive and generally pleasing but its complexity is SUCH a delight wow. i notice that after a few hours i stop smelling it unless i directly sniff myself but people have told me that they still smell it on me from a distance. i remember spraying it onto my skin before bed and when i woke up the next morning my bed and clothes just smelled so warm, luxurious, comforting and lovely that i almost missed work. this is definitely my signature scent going forward ! so happy to have found this. i was initially looking to buy cedrus but i felt this was far superior

This is magical. Absolutely stunning. I bought a travel size to test it first after hearing a few reviews singing its praises. After looking at the notes, I was worried, as this is not a scent profile I find myself enjoying much. I was worried it would be too green and woody. But it is not. It is, in fact, the freshest scent with a sweet undertone that I'm not sure how they managed to extract. Eucalyptus notes can sometimes seem synthetic, almost like a Vicks vapor rub. But in this, it smells clean and fresh and enhances the sweet green scents. Today, it's about 95 degrees with 100% humidity where I live, and this is the perfect scent. Feels clean, crisp and fresh. I will be getting a full size bottle once I use up this travel size (which will most likely be soon as I can't get enough of this one.)

A hit straight to the heart! This perfume is everything I've ever been looking for. The true Mediterranean is revealed on my skin with the summer heat of released pine resin, herbal tone and a delicate sandy-sea accord. Not Blue Meditteraneo line by AdP nor Un Jardin en Méditerranée by Hermes, nothing like Philosycos, Xerjoff or Mancera or Tom Ford or Santa Maria Novella. This one captures true Mediterranean soul. It’s so real and tender and calms me down immensely and fills me with peace and joy at the same time. It holds well especially on linen clothes. I have an extremely sensitive nose for fixatives and synthetics, and this cannot even be remotely compared to the unpleasant synthetic akigalawood in Bois Imperial and the plastic asphalt note in Ganymede.

A warm, green, and herbaceous-balsamic fragrance with a deeply soothing character. The opening recalls a classic cologne, yet in a gentler, smoother form. There is none of the sharp acidity of citrus fruits or the bitterness of herbs; instead, the fragrance evokes a Mediterranean garden bathed in sunshine. This scent relaxes and calms, lingering on fabric throughout the day with a sillage that remains noticeable for quite some time, yet always refined and restrained. As the fragrance unfolds, the subtle sweetness gradually gives way to an almost vegetal dryness. Nothing here is meant to dominate or overwhelm, the composition is designed to create an enveloping cloud of serenity and comfort. A very successful creation in an amazing olive-colour bottle.