Immortelle de Corse

This is a new love of mine. It combines some of my absolute favorite notes – honey, benzoin, immortelle, tea and rose. It contains dried immortelle flowers and natural honey. And indeed, this is a very natural-smelling perfume. Just putting the bottle up to my nose, I get a waft of resiny, sweet honey and maple. On first spray, I notice a delicious resin scent (benzoin, amber), and the fresh, herbal scent from the dried flowers. It’s not overly sweet, just nicely earthy. The fragrance is the most quiet during the first few minutes. It then comes into its full glory once it has warmed on my skin. The honey is the strongest note, followed by the immortelle flowers and the ambery benzoin. In the drydown all the notes come together into a smooth, heavenly mix – rich honey, herbal-salty immortelle and soft rose, a hint of black tea and resinous warmth. This perfume is wonderfully soft, understated, warm and comforting. In my opinion, the lasting power is decent for a natural perfume. However, I do need to reapply throughout the day to keep it emanating from my dry skin. Immortelle de Corse stays relatively close to the skin. It is not a big statement-maker scent that everyone around you will notice. It’s more the type you wear for your own enjoyment. Only those who get very close to you will get to enjoy this gorgeous, ambery-honey skin scent. Although I have been enjoying this one lately (in the winter), I think it will be amazing in warmer weather. If you love honey, this is well worth checking out.

I love L'occitane fragrances. Perhaps its because I can clearly distinguish the multiple scents in their products; were as in other fragrance brands I just get walloped by a cacophony of smells. Regardless, I have horded a collection of their beautiful products. Immortelle markets itself as a woman's perfume but that does not stop me from buying or trying a scent. I will give it a try and pass it along to my happily accepting mother or sisters. But they will not be getting Immortelle from me. The EdP is intoxicating. I love honey (my father's hobby was beekeeper and we always had it near). In addition, the woody resins and immortelle flower provides a delicious background. I coveted this scent and wore it often yet I confess that the dry down was more powdery and feminine then I would prefer. So, the other day I sprayed the Immortelle on first, than applied L'occitane's Eau des Baux (read description elsewhere) on top. For me, the scent was truly heavenly; and based on people's responses (both men and women), others really liked it too. For those men who love this fragrance but may find it more suited for ladies, try the Eau des Baux body wash and a spritz of Immortelle and see the magic that happens.

After reading these reviews I knew I had to have this perfume! I found it on eBay. I was thrilled! I already have the L'Occtane Massage Nectar that I found at a thrift store and only paid 1.50 for it. Yes, you read that right... 1.50! I love the honey smell of that lotion so I knew I'd love the honey smell of this. And I was right! The opening starts out quite boozy on me, like mead (honey wine) but the booziness fades quickly. I then detect some amber nuances and I'm not familiar with immortal flower but from what I've read about it, it does have some honey and amber notes to it. After an hour or so it gets an incense quality mixed in with the honey and amber notes. I don't detect any burnt sugar smells or maple. It is very earthy and cozy. I hope this does well in the warmer months on me but if not, I have the fall to look forward to.

I'm a big fan of L'Occitane, and most of their perfumes blend really well with my chemistry, except this one. This is a great scent, warm and indeed boozy as some have mentioned here, and it's complex sweetness, with a hint of herbal-medicinal magic, makes it unusual in a very good way. Sadly, the immortelle just doesn't work for me. It leaves some sort of stale smell on my skin, and that's the main thing left of this beauty after about half an hour. Still keeping it because I love this scent, even if only for spraying it on clean linen on wintertime. Longevity and sillage are really good, at least on me. No need for seconds with this one. UPDATE - I tried it again, even though I consider the weather now too hot for it. The drydown is somewhat better, more medicinal-sweet. I think I'm growing more and more fond of it.

I wish I had a proper bottle of this lovely. I just have a wee miniature. The honey note can be tricky with my chemistry. It can go animalic as it did with 4160 Tuesdays Dirty Honey. Not in this sun warmed honey heaven. The combination of honey, immortelle and benzoin seem to be the magic trio. It's so rich yet not sickly and overwhelming. The addition of tea might have something to do with that. It's a while before I can pick out the rose or musk. A scent for casual wear. Unisex but you need to love sweet but not sickly. I get great longevity and good sillage in a cool room. ps I've got a fb of this heavenly scent. Sorry if I upset anyone!. For me it's better than Zoologist Bee which is definitely a floral/pollen honey rather than Mediterranean sun warmed honey.

I finally paid some big bucks for this on eBay because mine was inadvertently given away when we moved. I was crushed because this and the Neroli from the same line were my favorites. Signatures for sure. Now that it's back, I have no regrets spending more than it originally costs! Honey honey honey. It's not the pasteurized yuck in the bear bottle honey, but sweet raw clear and light honey. With the benzoin and Immortelle, it has a luxurious vibe making it very rich. It's sweet but naturally so, no saccharides here! I feel like it can be worn all year. It's about 80* F and it's not too sticky for me even in the warmer weather. I love how long it lasts too. Spraying this on me felt like coming home. I love it!

I finally got my hands on this! It's gorgeous. Not exactly what I expected, much more honey and powdery but still lovely and timeless. No regrets here (and received a free bottle of J.crew No. 57!). I'm forever searching for a fragrance that matches the L'Occitaine Immortelle face products but alas, this is a beautiful interpretation of immortelle. It has a hay, honeycomb, waxy vibe. Ever so slightly reminiscent of Sex and the Sea by Francesca Bianchi. Would be interesting to layer with Aesop Ouranon. Anyways, I'm feeling lucky for having this. Could not wait for it to arrive and worth the wait.

Immortelle de Corse by L`Occitane is an affordable sweet surprise, and alas, a limited edition. The fragrance is simple, pleasant and easy to wear: honey, maple syrup, benzoin, carrot-y iris, and a touch of warm hay coalesce to create a nice “wearable” gourmand that melds with the skin. At less than a dollar per mL, IdC is a bargain; longevity on skin is 6-8 hours. A must try for gourmand and oriental lovers. I couldn’t find IdC in the regular L`Occitane store, but I found it on sale in the outlet store about a week ago. 4/5

@Imadele, I don't get any herb either This is a lovely sweet honey/imortelle scent. I consider myself anything but a fan of sweet, gourmand fragrances but this one does the trick for me. It shines in cold weather. It hugs around you with its cozy blanket made of amber-like syrup. At the drydown, the black tea note peeks out and wraps up the whole experience. Too bad it's discontinued. *The longevity is beastly. The honey(or immortelle) lasts for, no kidding, a whole 24 hours on my skin and is still going.

Hay, warm immortelle, raw honey. The honey is rather clean and not dirty. It's just beautiful and makes you feel happy. The smell of country side late Summer. Timeless, ageless perfume. All occasions, all year long. I love immortelle so I was sold from the beginning but this is well done and immortelle is really the star here. I bought a vintage 80% full bottle online at an (obviously) overpriced amount. I do not regret it at all. So far this is the best and most authentic immortelle perfume I've smelled.

I love, love, love this scent! I've smelled a couple of niche perfumes but this one is almost on top! It is a very comfortable scent. Sweet hay with honey and amber; a mouthwatering combination! It is like an afternoon very late in the summer, drinking a cup of rooibos tea with a lot of honey and smel the sun-warmed hay when watching the sunset. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! i bought the last (extra) bottles in the Netherlands. I have now maybe too much..

I've been waiting patiently for Fall to get here. It's been about 7 months since I purchased this perfume. I tried it in the summer and it did not work for me at all, but now that it has cooled off, it is wonderful! It's like honey wine on me! It's quite strong with some good sillage and longevity. It is also great to pair with Obsession perfume! The honey and cinnamon compliment each other very well.

molto simile a raghba e a cologne of the missions, per me si tratta di un accordo tutto giocato su note di tabacco, miele e ambra. rispetto ai profumi citati che sono principalmente resinosi e balsamici, qui si trova una vibrazione più floreale, presumibilmente l'elicriso accoppiato alla rosa, che rende tutto l'insieme più fresco e naturale. molto buono. credo che sia fuori produzione.

Dear L`Occitane, Please make more of this. It's such a shame to let it be discontinued, it is so lovely... warm, easy to wear, love at first smell, this has been my best blind buy experience. my fiancee loves it, I love it, a fascination with immortelle and a quest to find a great fragrance with it has led me to some beauties, most notably this. really luscious stuff.

Got a small bottle of this on clearance a while back. I didn't have high hopes given that I used to work in a L'Occitane store and virtually all of their fragrances do nothing for me (except The Vert with Jasmine). What a surprise this was - I loved it but it was too late to get anymore and it's discontinued :( A deep incense-y type of frag.

This is such a unique scent. Rich, thick and syrupy, this feels like a golden liquid on your skin. The immortelle truly does have a maple like scent to it, and this is resinous with benzoin and yet kept from being too heavy with tea and and has a sweet edge of honey. Makes me think of a hot day on the Mediterranean.

Just got my bottle from ebay and I'm loving this so much I want kiss myself! It's sweet and boozy and spicy. It's a very cold day here but I'm really looking forward to wearing this in the summer heat, it'll be even sexier then. Delicious.

I don't smell any herbs, just immortelle, which smells a little rough, in a way.

This stuff is really really sweet from the very first sniff like brown sugar left in a warm cabinet during a heatwave. This burnt sugar smell could only be translated as the prominent honey note. Benzoin and honey marry and make love in a way leaving a sensual embrace. This honey is so rich, sticky and comforting with a pairing of resinous benzoin. Beneath the tooth-aching sweetness there is a shadow of something herbal- the immortelle and tea play along to make a soft, yet gently bitter curtain. The rose and iris are stranded in the party, barely making an entrance. Iris only appears when nearly forgotten, and then only leaves an airy whisper. Rose is entwined with honey and immortelle to soften the entire cast, so faint yet so delicate. Immortelle de Corse is like a heatwave in a meadow of mature immortelle flowers. Pollen wafting in the open air, bees buzzing in the background and sun baking upon the lightly sweaty, salty skin. Joy, is what I feel when i wear this. Longevity: When worn overnight for over 12 hours, it remains detectable in the morning, without any face-planting. Sillage: Heavy, one to two sprays is enough to fill half a room.

When I purchased this, I didn't even spray it on my skin - the sales associate was bathed in it so i could just smell the air around her. She started telling me stories of mysterious and sexy nights around the Mediterranean Sea. I had to laugh and asked her if she had been there, she said no but that's what she thinks of when she smells this scent. It smells really good and is pretty inexpensive so I bought a bottle. After all anyone trying that hard deserves a sale. The scent is a very powdery, rich, boozy, caramel and syrup kind of fragrance. The deep cognac color will tell you right away this will not be a fruity floral. I wish it had a little patchouli in the dry down, then again, I wish everything had patchouli. The predominant warm powder strikes me as feminine, however, I can totally see this being used by a gentleman. I like the L'Occitane scents as they concentrate on a few pronounced notes rather than giving you a whole bunch and sometimes simple just works. The bottle is very pretty and their products are very well priced for what you get.