Miranda

Fragonard you've really given a disappointment! You have discontinued the scent more good in the world. Among hundreds of perfumes in my collection, Miranda was the Queen. A Queen sweet and kind, the Tenderness and the Consolation. The antidepressant among the scents. What women want to discover, to copy, and men want to smell in your neck and gives them the desire to eat you. Femininity, sweetness and eroticism! Only remained the toilet water! Yes it is good and sweet and comforting too, but the pure scent was a different story! I tried Kashmir Chopard, it is true, they are similar, but Kashmir is only the ghost of Miranda, more incense, little synthetic and lighter even Miranda EDT! I believe the power of Miranda is due to natural vanilla (not the usual synthetic perfumes vanillas commercial): "Vanilla generates a sense of well-being and a feeling of relaxation. Its message of good temper and joy is antidepressant. Its aroma is euphoric and comforting, it attenuates bad temper and irritability, it loosens the tensions, diminishes insatisfaction and frustration, giving a sense of physical satisfaction related to the oral phase of the first infancy. For this reason the scent of Vanilla helps also to dominate nervous hunger, often caused by an affective emptiness, making us revive the primordial emotion of the totally satisfied baby after feeding. In fact, the aroma of Vanilla produces a beneficial regression, awaking in us the inner child. The aphrodisiac property of this fragrance is due to the privileged association it has in our olfactory memory with the sensuous emotions that give the delights of palate; cookies, sweets and creams of which the sweet aroma of Vanilla it the very soul. Its perfume brings us back to the pure physical phase in which the baby discovers the world exclusively through the perceptions of his body. For these reasons Vanilla's perfume is reassuring and pulls down inhibitions. The sexiness of the Vanilla has also a chemical explanation; the molecules of the natural essence are very similar to human pheromones and have the property to combine chemically with them, fixing them and exalting our personal odour, beautifying it exactly as a fine dress beautifies the body". Please Fragonard, please! you give Miranda back to us?

I had wanted to try this scent from the moment I first heard of it, because thhe name Miranda has had some significance in my life-from a childhood friend, to an inspiring blues dancer I met, to the heartbreaker of my first heartbreaker.....This was recommended to me before I ever tried Cashmir, as better than Cashmir, so I swapped for some. I tried Cashmir before Miranda arrived, and really disliked it, so my curiousity increased, more than I could bear.... And.... Femininity to the point of caricature! A delicious rounded vibrant warm femininity...Just as jeca, I am very wary of coconut in perfume-but it's very creamy here. Ylang ylang, jasmine and a touch of rose prevent this from being an Oriental Vanilla, which usually doesn't work for me-it's so very heady, but not a touch of sharpness. And so verrry sweet, but containing natural ingredients, it stays on the intoxicating side of sweet and heady, even as it crosses over to cloying territory. Well..... To be honest, it's cloying, but beautiful-that is rare, by definition a cloying scent won't be beautiful, but this is. It's too much, but it's grand, and I think it would be sophisticated and very interesting if I apply just a touch. It's strong, vibrant and the lasting power is extraordinary-Miranda is a tenacious one.

This is a review of the EDT of Miranda. I did a separate review of the parfum concentration below. This is definitely a scent where you will want to pay attention to which concentration you have. Both are recognizable as Miranda, but if you fell in love with one, the other will possibly disappoint you. I love the parfum version best and encountered that one first, but the EDT version is also nice. Miranda EDT is smokier and less sweet than the parfum. I get a more pronounced coconut aroma in the parfum, but the amber and sandalwood are more prominent in the EDT, and make their appearance almost immediately. As with the parfum, you must love Vanilla to really appreciate this scent, but if you find the parfum too strong for daily wear, the EDT version may be more to your liking. The EDT acts like one, staying a little closer to the skin and lasting about six hours, whereas the parfum has tremendous sillage and lasts all day. In either concentration, it's an amazing scent and one of my favorites. Fragonard does not get the credit they deserve for producing such high-quality, affordable beauties.

This is a loud and lovely floral/smoky vanilla. Lacking blue skies and lazy heat I would wear this to read through coffee table baking recipe books - it has the sweetness and the edge that makes the best puddings addictive. I garnered the opinions of my colleagues while making them pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. From the ladies - if sat through a meeting close to somone wearing that you would head straight for the chocolate shop at the end of the meeting, not any chocolate shop either, it would have to be one of the best and most luxurious. From the men an interesting consensus - it doesn't smell like "perfume", all of them liked it, I think they all liked it a lot, it has serious impact. I also think a very feminine woman wearing this would be attractive, however a less feminine woman wearing this had better mean it because the contrast is an invitation to notice her and she's going to get a lot of attention. One for when you really want to make a statement but in an edible way.

Miranda is such a beautiful scent. I detect some similarities to Chopard's Casmir and Rochas' Alchimie, but I truly think Miranda has them beat. I purchased a 15 ml parfum of this at Fragonard in Paris, and it's become a comfort scent for me this winter. Beautiful vanilla, soft coconut, and yet it is not a gourmand and does not smell too sweet or candy-like in anyway. The beautiful floral notes keep it well-grounded in the realm of "perfume." I love both Casmir and Alchimie but there is something a little odd and "chemical" about both of them. Both have a touch of that plastic doll smell, which is pleasant but can be off-putting to some. Miranda is almost like the best notes of these other two scents, sans doll. The parfum concentration is amazing. Two tiny squirts provide a moderate sillage that lasts 12+ hours. I'm just now getting to the sandalwood in the base of this one and I have a feeling it still has a few hours of wear left. Amazing!

This was my signature scent for probably a decade and is me in a bottle. Each and every note is exactly what I like in a perfume. The coconut, ylang ylang and rose make this feel bright and fresh so it's appropriate for spring and summer. The vanilla is a really sophisticated, dark vanilla that when combined with the amber and sandalwood gives it a woody warm vibe that feels appropriate for fall and winter too. Miranda is youthful but also doesn't feel overly juvenile and is a scent that can be worn by a grown woman too. I am so, so mad this was discontinued and I am still clinging to the dregs of an old back up bottle. I see a lot of comments that this is exactly the same as Chopard Casmir and the two are similar but there's an extra warmth to Casmir that doesn't quite give me the same year round vibes as this one. I love Fragonard as a house but I do wish they would bring this one back.

I first discovered this scent in my teens when I was visiting the Fragonard factory in France. I had the small bottle for many years and used it very sparingly, because it's not really an everyday perfume for me. This summer, I was sad to learn that Miranda has been discontinued, but my mother managed to pick up one of the last bottles when she was in France. It is very sweet, heavy, intoxicating vanilla. In time, it gets softer, but the character of the scent stays the same. It is very long lasting. I sprayed a little on my skin after shower yesterday evening, and it is still close to my skin now, some 20 hours later. A beautiful fragrance that will always have a special place in my scent wardrobe.

This is one of my favorite perfumes. On my it smells like a deep complex vanilla with a touch of chocolate. I had a friend who admitted to walking with me to classes just to smell my perfume. If you decide to buy this I recommend you buy it in the solid metal container. The sent stays true for a much longer time than glass bottles. I had a small bottle at first and it stayed wonderful for a few years. When it was out I bought a larger bottle that was glass and in less than a year the sent had changed. It was still lovely but not as sweet as when I first got it.

Miranda, my french love. Fragonard is hard (impossible?) to get in Canada, so when my friend travelled to France a few years ago, I had her pick up a 200ml bottle of Miranda for me. I had run out of a bottle I'd picked up at the store in Eze a decade prior. I love this, I covet it. It is a sensual, warm, coconut vanilla fragrance. It brings me back memories of travelling in the south of France. I have the EDT and it has exceptional longevity. One spray and it lasts over 7 hours at least. Perhaps one day Fragonard will bring it back.

My sister came home from Paris, and keeping my love for anything Gourmand in mind, brought home a bottle of Miranda for me. I do not find Miranda overly sweet or childish or foody or too dessert-ish (Reserve the sugary, dessert type vanillas for the likes of Comptoir Sud Pacifique). Miranda is smoky, and more sophisticated, a really dark vanilla. I detect pepper and other spices, coconut, and a little bitter chocolate. Miranda is a wonderful fragrance from one of the best niche perfume houses.

This was the perfume that introduced me to perfumes. I got to visit the Fragonard factory in Paris in 2004, and Miranda was the souvenir I brought back with me to the US. This is the most deliciously sweet vanilla scent, that I also pick up caramel and coconut from. The woody notes really ground the scent and keep it from being cloying. I’m so sad this was discontinued, and I’m savoring my most recent bottle. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Fragonard will one day bring it back!

This is one of my favorite vanilla perfumes ever. It's a unique treasure. I detect something that smells a bit like black pepper, but it's not spicy in the sense of masculine. Jasmine and ylang ylang balance the perfume, making it light and breezy. It's not like all the other vanilla perfumes out there--not so sweet and definitely not gourmand. This is a mature vanilla, not like cotton candy or anything like that. Am I the only person who smells a subtle hint of Vanilla Coke?

First impressions: (sample dabber) PLEASE NOTE: I got this from my mom she sent it to me, and it’s been years since she’s had this so if the notes are reformulated I wouldn’t know. Nor would I know if the notes went off/expired or not. It’s a very nice vanilla perfume. Don’t hate it, but do I love it no. A little bit vintagey and mature. I do like it though. We’ll see. Although ylang ylang and me don’t get along a lot of the time. 3rd best one imo To be continued...

Miranda is one of my old favorites. I first got a small bottle from their factory in Grasse many, many years ago. But I have worn it on and off since then. It is like a tropical vacation in a bottle, warm vanilla, coconut and tropical flowers mingling together in a classic summer scent. The EDP has great lasting power and the metal containers are great for travel, as well. It is one of those scents I find unforgettable and comforting.

In 2009, I visited the Musée du Parfum Fragonard in Paris, and I tried many perfumes, but the Miranda scent captivated me. I remember the exotic aroma of vanilla and coconut, followed by subtle floral notes and an amber and sandalwood finish. I don't like Ylang-Ylang in my fragrances, but this was the exception. Miranda's notes were harmoniously unique and could last an entire day.

this is a creamy,dreamy scent.i really dont smell that sticky coconut at all.just an armload of beautiful spring flowers ,that u can bury ur face in forever.great staying power.the vanilla in the drydown is the most authinic ive ever smelled.dont rate others by this,they will lose.

A favorite from Fragonard. Very reminiscent of Casmir, I would call it a dupe. Slight Vanilla Fields and Tocade vibes, too. I have the parfum; it does not project much and seems to wear off after a couple hours. Beautiful, though.

Got this in 2012 at the museum in Paris. I am Keeping the last tiny morcel of the product for my wedding day coming up soon. So unique and i find Myself always chasing the smell in other products without “wasting” mine!!!

(2019) Just found out by the Fragonard office people, that Miranda is discontinued and they have no plans to produce it again. Such sad news for a great coconut fragrance, one of the best actually.

I am in love with Miranda most of all in love with Fragonard (what a discovery?!). Miranda is strong but tender sweet but not headache inducing. Just lovely...