Le Flocon de Johann K

My favorite from the collection, Le Flocon de Johann K, is like a translucent scent, aquatic without leaning on cucumber and fresh like the water from the stream you'll find on a mountain hike. To me, it was really reminiscent of that time I was going to Italy by train; we were late, and it was a night train. It was pretty terrible; we couldn't shower, and the air was moist and warm inside the train. At one point we stop in a train station, and we are informed that we can get out for a few minutes. It was like 6AM in november, and when I got off the train, we were in Switzerland, at the foot of a mountain, and I breathed the most beautiful air I'd ever experienced. Cold, fresh, translucent, pure, and with no unwanted odors. Le flocon is that breath to me. I could not describe cyclamen for the life of me, but I see why it would be useful here; it is kind of aquatic and clean. The mimosa, which would not be the flower I'd expected here, is just perfect; it makes for a perfume that screams fresh and ozonic without being too metallic or synthetic (in the feeling, not in the notes). The mint is more like minty notes, nothing sharp; it's a feeling that keeps the perfume fresh even after the opening. The drydown is a beautiful white musk and yellow flower that smells so good. It does not last forever, but I guess no fragrance of that sort does. I wear it to sleep or on spring days when it's still cold in the morning but the days are already sunny and warm. An absolute pleasure. I will get a full bottle. Also the comment behind is right, and I would not have been able to put it to words like that, but it as an iris-violet quality, which is probably why Le flocon spoke to my heart like that. And last but not least, I've met Isabelle Larignon during the Paris perfume week and she's so nice, also if you speak french she participated in a few podcasts and she has many interesting things to say about her work and how she became a perfumer.

Le Flocon is incredibly artistic and one of the most beautiful fragrances I have ever experienced. It opens piercing cold: an aldehydic and angelic floral quality yet simultaneously watery and aquatic and icy. Despite no iris listed- cylcamen, mimosa absolute, and narcissus conspire to create a phantom iris-violet accord that is convincing. The drydown settles into oakmoss, narcissus, mimosa, and white musk. It leans slightly femme but transcends gender. It evokes frozen beauty, there is something other-wordly and ethereal about it. The longevity and projection are somewhat fleeting, but transience in this case to give rise to appreciation of the beauty held within. Larignon deserves recognition for this scent. Many white musks attempt something this ethereal and beautiful, but this is flawlessly executed. Masterpiece if you are looking for a white musk fragrance. Scent: 9/10 Wearability: 7/10 Projection: Intimate to Moderate Longevity: Weak to Moderate

This smells exactly like my beloved grandma's kitchen. What the heck! I suddenly remembered the hum of the fridge and the ticking of the clock. Maybe it was some cleaner she consistently used? Indeed, how did her kitchen always smell like this? I love it for that alone, makes me feel close to her. I realize that makes my review entirely unhelpful for others, as it's highly personal. But I hope you too find a fragrance that smells like a beloved. I can't even describe the notes. I don't think it smells aquatic (doesn't smell like other aquatic fragrances), or ozonic, or floral. At first blast I get anise that fades, and slight mint. I don't know what cyclamen smells like, but I don't get floral. I tried it because someone said it smells like shampoo. Maybe.

I love this, and it was surprising. I've only smelled something remotely similar in both perfume and life twice. Once was from a sample from a small independent Australian brand that sadly didn't last a year, and the other is... hospitals. The latter sounds unpleasant, but I swear I love hospitals. The former was a brand that had two fragrances. One that smelled like my grandfather's hair care company's factory. Where they'd put all the raw ingredients and cosmetic ingredients etc. It was a weeeeird smell. One that smelt like this... a hot water in a plastic cup, sun roasted golden mimosa and just a weird chemical scent that worms its way through the entire wear.

This is super fresh. The minute you spray it is like a slap in the face with mint, it’s pretty sharp but only lasts a minute or so. Quick dry down of mimosa and aquatic notes before the whole scent vanishes like a fart in wind in about 10 minutes 🙁. I love the scent but performance is dismal.