Un Air de Bretagne

I am completely blown away by this perfume. It captures perfectly the smell of fresh summer air in a mediterranean wood (i know bretagne is on the atlantic side) with cipresses, pines, and the fresh salty air coming from the sea. The iodine note here is absolutely mouthwatering! I haven’t smelled such a natural smell in ages. There are also some citruses in there but maybe is the cipress itself that can be lemony if it makes sense. I’ve come across 3 bottles and i have to say that the freshier the batch is, the best performance it will have. I now own a Dec21 bottle and performance is waaaay better than 2017-2018 bottles, if it can help. This usually applies to a lot of perfumes, i always buy recent batches and i have no problems with their performance :-) Probably in my Top 3 of L’Artisan <3

This definitely does smell like Lake Michigan at dawn....in Spring, to be exact. There’s a ton of citrus here, and saltiness, and I can almost see the seagulls walking on the crunchy sand. It’s fresh, and crisp, and invigorating, but, I can’t decide whether or not I’m in love. In a few moments I start to get the neroli (the neroli isn’t soapy here) and the ambergris (which gives it some sexiness and depth), but, I need a little more.... The cypress and cedar are lovely, bracing, and woody. The woodiness is taking me someplace more rural. I wish I was where this scent is taking me; it’s definitely a journey. But, what’s stopping me from buying a bottle and existing constantly by the lapping, tranquil shores of this idyllic spot? Maybe a touch too masculine for me?

Like one of the reviewers said, I had to let this perfume settle after I got it. It was very faint when I tried it immediately once it was delivered and didn't like it. Few weeks later, I tried it again and it was a lot stronger and now loving it. It's very airy and light but not faint. It doesn't have the fishy scent I get with other aquatics. This one's very nice, very smooth. It smells fresh and clean. It does have a hint of citrus and some florals, but just a hint of those with salt. It does not project well but I don't mind because everyone's wearing a mask anyway. But I can smell it through my own mask and it makes me happy. It's not so hot nor humid now but I predict this would be even nicer and would project better in the summer when it's hot and humid.

Got it as I gift from another fragrance enthusiast and I liked it right away when I smelled the cap. There is a big difference in how it smells on male and female skin. On my skin, it`s much saltier, and smells like the ocean, and on my gf skin, it`s sweeter, and more frutty/floral (maybe from the Calon). I thought that it was a skin scent but I sprayed it in the morning, spent the whole day outside, and around 4-5 Pm I got a compliment that I smelled really good. I guess the skin chemistry is the main player with Un Air de Bretagne. It`s a mood booster when you want to be next to the ocean but you`re stuck in the city. Great for summer time.

This is the antithesis of a strong perfume, in fact it is quite understated. As others have said it is more of an aura than a smell. However it is highly diffusive, filing the air with a pleasant sensation of freshness. I can imagine myself strolling round St Malo or walking on the cliffs and the pebbly beaches. It is perhaps not too dissimilar to other modern aquatics - I would pick out in particular the German fragrance Zeitgeist by Schwarzlose. Both these perfumes are attractive sea smells. Zeitgest is the more powerful and forceful version, a great perfume but it lacks the wonderful lightness and airiness of Un Air de Bretagne.