Un Matin d'Orage

I've been trying to figure out what floral Goutal perfume to buy for myself for...years. No one does light floral fragrances like Goutal, and though I love Le Chevrefeuille, but it's not quite for me. In the end, it came down to Un Matin d'Orage and Le Temps des Reves. While I initially thought that Le Temps would be the one, as I've been wanting neroli based perfume, there was a Dove soap component to it that didn't sit as nicely on my skin. While gardenia isn't the only flower featured in Un Matin, it's the most prominent. Normally, I'm not a gardenia person--too heavy and sweet--and the love I have for this fragrance is making me call some fundamental assumptions about what I do and don't like. There's something so earthy and refreshing about this blend that contrasts beautifully with the white floral notes. It seems to me to highlight only the good things about gardenia, and as is wears, other scents twist around the florals that make it especially fascinating dynamic. A Stormy Morning is an apt name (though it sounds better in the French, of course).

This is a different face of Anick Goutal’s fragrances. The dirty- green- earthy notes are missing completely. It is creamy, delicate and smooth. I can see it was inspired by the Japanese gardens or more exactly I can see the Japanese approach. There is nothing sharp or contrasting in this scent. Composition as per AG's site: Sicilian lemon, green perilla leaves, ginger, magnolia, jasmine Sambac, Indonesian champaca) I like the picks for the fresh side: sweet lemon and perilla leaves. I find perilla is better choice than mint or basil. It helps the composition and keeps a smooth line. The ginger touch brings an earthy spiciness to the dry down. Champaca, magnolia and definitely Jasmine Sambac complete each other nicely saving the composition from linearity. They are the main players and create a big creamy white flower with refined and complex tones. Everything else is just revolving around them. This is a summer fragrance, ethereal and exquisitely feminine. 8.2/10

I'm not a big fan of gardenia or neroli fragrances, or really any of the big, white, tropical frags. That said, I love this! It does smell more like neroli than gardenia to me and it's not shy. The part that bowled me over was that it seemed to sparkle! I've never thought that about a scent before but that's what came to mind when I sampled this. It's sparkly, sunny, happy, not at all heavy or sultry. It's a wonderful summer scent that makes me smile when I wear it. It took a while for me to be sure, at least half a dozen tries of my sample before I shelled out the money for a full bottle. Once I did, I couldn't have been more pleased. I fall a little more in love with it every time I wear it and have received some great compliments on it. Sillage is strong at first, so I have to be careful not to overspray. Longevity is pretty good, at least 4 to 6 hours. I will definitely be keeping this in my scent collection.

It really smells like discribed, like a wet white floral japanese garden after a morning thunderstorm. You can smell the ozone, wet earth, heavy white blooms and lustrious dark green leaves. It's the most realistic gardenia perfume I know, but it is so much more than that. You feel transported in that superbly organised japanese garden, where everything is in its place. It feels right. Solemn and dignified. I feel serene joy when I wear it. Very adult too. I can't imagine situation when this beautiful perfume would not be suited or feel welcome. I still have some left in my previous bottle, it was eau de parfum. It's lovely, but gardenia has very present and persistent tuberose undertone that is quite narcotic and heady, softend a bit with vanilla. I love it, but the imagery is not as evocative or the same. This perfume is pure Annick Goutal, created well after her passing, I believe she would be proud of it.

When you smell Un Matin d'Orage you quickly guess it's Goutal, if you ever smelled Goutals feminine fragrances like Petite Cherie or Songes. Opening note is bright, sweet floral. Like tree after bad weather, when it's all sunny and flowers smell divine and more intense than in average good weather. Sharp, green note is present in parallel - I can smell citrus (lemon) too accompanying it. This though doesn't spoil the florals but adds extra mood. One other special thing about it is that 10 or 20 minutes after application you can smell Nuphar water lily. Have you ever been on a boat sailing down your local river? Or just took a walk by the river? There you can find water lilies grow. Those yellow ones. I always wanted to pick those, because of their pleasant aroma. So this flower you can smell here in Un Matin d'Orage. Lasting power is very good, projection as well - I sprayed 2 times and it's enough.

I found this fragrance to be very enticing and attractive. When I first tried it on myself, it smelled familiar - there was an unmistakable feeling that I have smelled this somewhere before, and it was Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Rouge. Matin d'Orage is more complex, and delicate version of the Bvlgari perfume. I was in an awe how the notes of gardenia, chempaka, watery, mineral ,citrus and incense like aroma were in such an exquisite, unique, and perfect balance. The progression of the unfolding of the scent is also very interesting. I guess it depends on the person who's wearing it, but the dominant note changes with the hours. It gives an impression of a light fragrance, yet has quite decent sillage without disturbing anyone around. If the impression of the fragrance can be personified, I would say a beautiful, pristine, exotic, goddess like princess from somewhere in the east.

Did anyone else have a serious problem with longevity here? After an hour, I had to put my wrist to my nose and sniff like it was my last breath to get the lightest scent. Maybe my sample was bad? It's very frustrating because, otherwise, it's a beautiful white floral. ETA: After using unscented lotion as a base for perfume to stick to, Un Matin d'Orage lasted much longer. I had been looking for a good gardenia-based scent, and this one puts the gardenia front and center without suffocating the rest of the bouquet. The ginger and lemon add a radiance to the top of the fragrance while the jasmine and magnolia fill the empty spaces and the sandalwood forms the base. Now that I've figured out how to make her last, Un Matin is the girl for me.

I’ve had the EDT since it first came out and it really evokes a feeling of after the rainstorms, when dewdrops are on petals and leaves in the garden. It’s beautiful and kinda moody but green and creamy. I loved it and owned several bottles over the years. The last few bottles were EDP and I mistakenly thought it was the same notes, just parfum. But no, it had a lot of vanilla and was much deeper, a little cloying. I never reached for it and then realized why. It’s a completely different formulation. Similar for sure if you’re not paying attention, but a different mood. I love green florals and just got a brand new bottle of the original formulation, which is the EDT. Love it again! It’s fresh with shiso leaves and creamy gardenia.

Literally the first few seconds of this smell like magnolia! I was so intrigued to find out what the first initial burst of floral was since I knew it smelled familiar but I couldn't place my finger on it. Then I come to this page, see the magnolia, and it clicked. Too bad this doesn't last. After those first few seconds this turns into gardenia mixed with ginger over an undertone of fresh greenery after a rain with a whiff of soap. Nice and simple and beautiful. I do have to mention that Annick Goutal fragrances typically last only 2-3 hours on me. This one is even worse, after 1 hour I can barely detect anything at all. Which is why I won't ever spend money it, despite how lovely it is.

Oh my, oh my ! This is such a lovely, lovely fragrance ! My first Annick Goutal is finally in my grasp ! Six months ago, I was at Nordstrom, walking by the fragrance department when I noticed the Annick Goutal bottles. I tried on a few on my wrist and the only one that captured me was the Un Matin D'Orage, I asked my perfume lady to make me a sample bottle to take home and I loved it. Over time I kept thinking about the nice soft fragrance of the flowers, the unique dry down of the fragrance on my skin. Soooo gentle and feminine. This something I would wear around children ! Very lovely indeed. Gentle, not sweet, but fresh and crisp..with a slight musk.

Oh what a gorgeous perfume! Exquisite flowers: gardenia, and champaca flowers, jasmine and magnolia - all beautiful, fresh and vibrant. It's so lovely! With sharp citrus, and green leaves through everything. So strong and rich, and crisp. A touch of bright citrus, and a little spicy warm ginger! - everything is like a garden just after rain, with the sun making all the water sparkle, and the intensity of the smells is divine! It's heavenly!! And it's such a pretty, feminine bottle. Lovely soft demure ladylike design and colour. All her bottles are gorgeous. I wish I could afford to buy more!!! Everything about Un Matin d'Orage is perfect!!

So amazed at how perfectly it captures a garden after rain. It's incredible! It smells exactly like wet flowers and grass. I don't know yet if I want to smell like this myself but I love the experience of smelling it, just enchanting! I can see how this would be so uplifting on a gloomy day. A quote from Annick Goutal: "Nature and all her wonders guide me. Emotions find expressions in fragrance. Fragrance is the music of my dreams." Excited to smell more Goutal in the future! I ended up buying a full size bottle of this and love it more and more each day. This is art. This is poetry. It's just SO damn beautiful and elegant. I am in love!

Gardenia, so clean, it squeaks! The petals are waxy and natural, almost plastic-like with a green nuance. Lemon, ginger and champaca aren't overtly distinguishable, except to offer a nuance of clean tea refreshment and contemplation. Jasmine -- full, but few, velvety, dewy. Sandalwood comes across as slightly doughy when combined with the floral lushness -- damp and mossy -- but offers a good base that makes the scent last and last. A bounty of lush gardenias in a cool, wet fernery freckled with a few young jasmine blossoms. Un Matin d'Orange is a very still and cultivated fragrance.

This is seriously the first perfume that draws my attention after...a decade!!! I was amazed.It made me think of the imaginary"nights in napoli"scent, mentioned in the book"The perfume"... I strongly sensed a peach note,nowhere to be found above. I guess it's one of the exotic floral notes that includes the fruity aura.Ah... An asian-culture admirer like me was only even more astonished to find that the perfumer's intention was to create the sensation of a japanese garden after a rain. (I think I'm gonna cry...) I want it.I'll save money to get it.Period.

I first sampled this frag many years ago at Bloomingdales in New York and was not too impressed. At that time my favorite note was orange blossom... Now things have changed, and I am in my GARDENIA stage:-) I tried it again a few days ago and loved it! Had to have it! I had enough sense not to pay Fifth Avenue prices but ordered it instead, and am wearing it for the first time today. Lovely white flowers with gardenia leading this sweet olfactory song for me. So glad I "revisited this beauty" as another reviewer put it.

A French garden after rain. The petals aren't bruised, they are refreshed and grateful for the drink. It's been sultry & warm and hints are still in the air but the rain has refreshed enough to allow the writer/composer/artist to get back to work and create. The green tea like aspects are virtuous - cucumber flavoured water on a spa day sipped while you stand next to a vase of fresh gardenias. But beneath your virtuous facade you have mysterious passionate depths. Bliss. Plus...a no-headache Gardenia. More bliss.

If beautiful, fragile butterflies could smell of something - they would smell of this. To me it's a true meadow+dandelion+butterflies in a bottle. I was also expecting rainy+fresh, however this is very different. It's a different take on gardenia that I can appreciate - it is my favourite flower, however it's not my favourite interpretation of it. I don't think I've ever experienced such a 'butterfly' fragrance before - a very interesting experience. So youthful, a sunny day in a meadow.

This is a really impressively put together scent. Gardenia and other florals over sandalwood used to very compelling effect. Indeed the title suggests calm after the storm, and you do get that, but the sense of calm is tense and fragile - it almost feels like the way the sandalwood sort of looms hauntingly in the base is evocative of the distant rumble of thunder. I imagine that the storm has passed, but is still visible in the distance. Really beautiful.

I agree with HeidiLynn- it definitely seems like a neroli fragrance. The heavy green note with gardenia and jasmine create the feeling of neroli/citrus blossom, even if none are actually present. I'm not usually fond of intense gardenia, but the fresh greenness balances the sweetness. Goutal does that fresh, resinous green like no other...

Green, grassy, a hint of spring rain and florals (gardenia + champaca). I love this scent — it’s somehow perfect for the slightly gray, wet spring days in San Francisco for me. The wetness matches the weather and the green + florals give me the uplift I’m looking for. A bit of a whimsical / reflection scent. An absolute love for me.