Mademoiselle Guerlain

I smelled this in Epcot's Guerlain boutique in 2011 when it was La Petite Robe Noir 2. It was love at first sniff, but as a broke grad student I couldn't justify the price tag (hah, if only I'd known what it would cost in its current incarnation, I may have been a bit more motivated). I knew I wouldn't be able to find it once I left as it was a European release, but the memory of the scent stuck with me. Early 2015 I smelled it on a client and immediately accosted her; yes, it was La Petite Robe Noir 2. I'm ashamed to say I didn't quite believe it could be true at first, and pointed out that I was under the impression it was only available in Europe (well, and Epcot); she'd purchased a bottle while in France. Imagine my surprise that I recognized it all these years later. It was a scent that had stuck with me, and I realized I'd never been able to let go of the fact that I hadn't just bought a bottle. I tried the new version of La Petite Robe Noir 2, tried the original La Petite Robe Noir, and decided this really was the only part of that line I'd ever cared for. After some research I learned that it had been re-released as Mademoiselle Guerlain, and I ordered a small decant. This is the scent I remember. Opens powdery and sweet with a hint of soapy-citrus coming through. I can smell the iris, but it shares the spotlight with the marshmallowy quality. After a bit, it mellows out into a lovely iris-spun sugar-vanilla scent. I can pick up the citrus, but it reads more like candied citrus peel in this context than what I traditionally think of as a citrus note. It all comes together with an impression of that signature Guerlain powdery note that I smell in Insolence and Mitsouko (and many of their other scents that I am less familiar with), though it isn't the most prominent part of the composition. It has a creamy, buttery quality that make this scent a joy to spend the day with. It feels well rounded. Insolence has been my signature scent for years, and it is this rounded, balanced quality in Mademoiselle Guerlain that I feel Insolence lacks, and has been my biggest complaint with that scent. However, I think fans of Insolence will find a lot to love in Mademoiselle Guerlain; they do not smell alike, but could be cousins. My only criticism of Mademoiselle Guerlain is that it lacks the impact and nuance that would make this a truly great scent; however, the flip side is that this scent is somewhat easier to wear than its more complicated counterparts. This feels bright, sparkling, and feminine, sweet without going into the heady gourmand territory where many modern popular fragrances reside; however, it isn't a powerful statement. It doesn't offer startling new discoveries with each whiff, and on my skin, it simply fades after a few hours, finishing on a candied lemon/ marshmallow note rather than developing and shifting before its departure. I wouldn't call this uncomplicated, but it certainly isn't a chameleon that grows and changes with time. The scent lingers close to the skin, rather than making its presence known. If you wear scent to make a loud statement when you enter a room, this may not be your cup of tea. That being said, this is a great fit for my personality and what I want in an everyday scent. It is definitely near the top of my "want" list, and the more I wear it, the closer to the top it gets. I love smelling it.

Like diving into a pool of marshmallows while wearing a floral green perfume. Actually, it smells like a cleaned up, sweetened and modernized Miss Dior to me. (The original one from 1947). Not so surprising really, as you can see they share quite a few notes such as galbanum, violet leaf, leather and citrus. This is my cup of tea for sure. It smells so wonderfully "retro" in a way! Mademoiselle Guerlain is a sweeter, more "fresh green" and white floral type of fragrance, whereas Miss Dior has more patchouli and kind of a "dusty", herbal feel. (In a really good way though)! This is kida like the perfect marriage between Miss Dior and Diorissimo + marshmallow/cotton candy. (I swear I smell some lily of the valley, but maybe it's just the orange blossom that tricks me)? As it dries down, the typical Guerlain iris and sweetness (marshmallow and vanilla) slowly start turning this into a more recognizable Guerlain. Although I must say, this still smells very "Dior" for being a Guerlain, and those sweet notes remain very faint. Finally a modern release that's actually interesting! Totally different from all the other new scents out there today! The color of the bottle is way off to me though, as I don't smell anything "pink" in this scent. The marshmallows are barely detectable to me, and if I didn't know that this note was part of the composition, I would never have guessed. I mostly smell green notes, citrus, leather and withe flowers which I associate more with green or yellow. Oh well, it's still marvelous. I LOVE! Edit: OK, so those were only my initial impressions. However, skipping a couple of months ahead and now that I've actually worn it a few times, I must say (though I still like it just the same), the marshmallow note is actually MUCH more present than I first realized. The fragrance gets progressively more sweet as it develops. The green floral opening ends up smelling more and more like marshmallows/candyfloss/gumballs. Very sunny, optimistic and "youthful" in a way. Kinda like a combo of classic, sophisticated floral perfume + green gumballs..! It is actually rather lovely!

OMGG Listen Mademoiselle Guerlain is one of my fav from Guerlain!!!! I really like the contrast between the bitterness from galbanum, the sweet powdery gourmand accord in the middle notes and the Guerlain DNA vanilla plus a slight leathery touch at the end! damn this is a masterpiece!!!!! Just got a compliment by a tea lady in my office, we dont usually talk or complimenting on each other (I am living in Hong Kong) which is kinda weird if you say someone smells good hahhaha. But the tea lady just literally keep on saying my fragrance smells good it is really good, I was quite shocked because we dont usually talk that much lol, it must smells really that keeps her complimenting on my fragrance !!! This fragrance is actually quite unisex, guys please also try this on your skin! If you like green fragrances/galbanum you will like this, I do enjoy wearing Chanel N19 being one of my fav fragrance of all time! You can wear this at all time all seasons super versatile, sadly if got discontinued by Guerlain, please stop discontinuing so many amazing fragrances Guerlain...

Happy Easter! Today is Easter Sunday and Mademoiselle Guerlain is a perfect Easter and Spring scent! Picture a beautiful Easter basket with a bouquet of fresh cut stems laid across it. The green stems were just cut and fill the air mingled with the meadow flowers. You put the flowers in a vase & the green starts to subside while the flowers waft in the background. Then you notice the sweet marshmallowy scent of the treats that were hidden under the flowers. They are hand made marshmallows scented with orange blossom and not cloying at all. Fluffy, light and wonderful, this is a grown up's Easter basket! The super green-ness lasts about 20 minutes and all but disappears into a sweet floral marshmallow cloud. I haven't liked marshmallow in any other perfume, but it's so nice here. Wears very soft & close. I don't smell leather, or anything "masculine", just some resin to ground it. Lasts several hours. I love this, but trying to decide if it's worth the $$$$

You have to like galbanum and not the usual dreck of produced in the last 10 years. And you can't be afraid of green perfumes. It's a beautiful composition that's powdery, sweet (but not the sugar bombs of today) and bitter. Opposites, like a really great meal that takes all your tastebuds to appreciate. Just bc it has marshmallow as a note doesn't mean it's a dessert scent. It adds some whimsy to an otherwise sophisticated floral (maybe even a touch aromatic) perfume. I hate what's been done to the Guerlain house, gutted. It's a ghetto now, no sense of history. No whimsy. Just a bunch of perfumes that end with ambroxan. Does it sell? Maybe, but they keep having to introduce more and more new chemical bombs that appeal to a certain group of people. They all start with the scent of amber or hairspray or end with the scent of amber or hairspray. All in the name of longer, louder, sweeter!