Le Mimosa

With this creation of A. Goutal, I can officially declare that my quest for the perfect mimosa scent (unlike the one for the perfect rose) is over. Mimosa is a shy and quiet flower and its evasive smell is difficult to capture, and even more difficult - it seems - to make it last. Artisan’s mimosa disappeared the moment it touched my skin, and l’Occitane stayed too close and was not very lasting either. Goutal’s stays for about 3-4 hours, which is quite a feat for a mimosa scent. Second place in my own rating goes to Yves Rocher’s Pur desir de mimosa, however lasting power leaves to be desired. Third place goes to Versace’s Ethereal essence which is mostly about mimosa to my nose. Back to Goutal, it’s exactly like a pure and fresh bunch of yellow mimosas, and stays very much that way all along. Judging from the other reviews, it’s advisable to try it first.

I got a sample gifted of this and was in scent heaven. What an uplifting and joyful concoction this is!! Le Mimosa is absolutely suitable for the young and the not so young and everyone in between. I have never smelled Mimosa before, so have nothing to compare it to, but to me it is a slightly sweet and lemony powdery scent. Wear it on a warm spring/summer day while strolling in the park, to the christening of a baby, to a wedding, to lunch with friends,... and definitely put it on on a drab day when life looks bleak and be instantly transported to scent wonderland with sunshine, laughter and butterflies fluttering carelessly from flower to flower making you dizzy with happiness. That is what I feel when I smell Le Mimosa.

Although this fragrance wasn't what I expected it to be, I really love it. That sweaty cumin type note everyone keeps talking about? LOVE IT. So although this fragrance is called "Le Mimosa", I have to say it's the best peach fragrance I have ever smelled. Completely devoid of the syrupy nastiness of Sophia Grojsman's creations (sorry to her fans). I get a bit of fluffy mimose in the background and also the anise, but throughout it's life Le Mimose is predominantly a peach fragrance on my skin. It smells like the more carnal aspects of spring.

I love it, it's gooorgeous!!!!! Oh it's just glorious!!! So lovely and powdery and sweet peach and flowery, creamy and woody!! It's heavenly!!!! Such a beautiful light fluffy mimosa! Just gorgeous!! I love love love!!! Creamy, gentle, elegant and effervescent, delightful!! The glorious sandalwood dry-down is dreamy, and lasts for hours, I can still smell it 10 hours after I put it on. It's the most delectable, sweet, feminine, dream of a perfume!!!!

So, so nice - soft, fluffy, fruity, and a teensy touch milky/creamy. I get the peach, powder, musk, and floral aspects. Mimosa is a sort of abstract flower for me since I have no real life experience smelling them. I really love wearing this perfume in the summer. For me this wears like a "my skin but better" scent. I wish I smelled like this naturally. Charming is the perfect word to describe it.