Cologne Pour Le Matin

Opens with strong Bergamot (orange)/lemon combination. I would say it's most like the smell you get when you zest these two citrus ingredients for a cocktail rather than using the juice of the two. There really is a battle for dominance between both orange and lemon and each time I go in for a sniff, one seems to be slightly ahead of the other. If it were a cocktail, I would say it's a Last Word with a splash of limoncello. But that's because I don't get the thyme others have noted. Sillage is moderate but gets much closer to the skin after about 30 minutes. Still some left after about 5 hours, but you really have to get close. To me, it does not have that powerdery dry down that some of the more "mainstream" releases have. A nice one to wear in the summer if you like citrus forward and want to avoid a powder dry down, but you'll need to re-apply if you expect it to last all day. Perhaps that's why the bottle is sold in a larger volume.

This is the only cologne I’ll ever need. I bought it second-hand, from a friend who only sprayed it a few times, and gave me a 30% discount on the retail price - yay! It’s a perfect combination of lime peel, thyme and lavender. It’s a soft, pleasant, everyday scent, ideal for work, or just chillin’ at home. Since it’s a cologne, it doesn’t last long, but it comes in a huge 200ml bottle, so I can happily overspray.

this is the wrong bottle, by the way ;) this is a very cheery, smooth, uplifting way to start the day.

A burst of tart lemon and herbal aromatic bergamot leads the opening of Cologne Pour Le Matin, zesty and invigorating, like the dazzling glare of the morning sun. However, the components that truly brings the tonic feeling of a morning cologne for me are the vivid aromatic herbs. At first, the thyme and the lavender only lurks around the edge, gathering its strength. I can occasionally smell the liquorice/anise nuance of lavender. But once the thyme hits the front and dominates the scent about 30 minutes in, it might be one of the most realistic thyme accords that I've ever smelt. It's aromatic, fresh, spicy and savoury all at once. I even smell (or imagine because of the realistic thyme) something slightly salty, as if I had fresh, fragrant thyme and salt before preparing roast chicken. Cologne Pour Le Matin then softens with time, and becomes a sheer, aromatic and sweet skin scent of pillowy white musk. The sillage is soft, and the longevity is short of 6 hours. Although I don't usually gravitate to fragrances of cologne style, I did quite enjoy the natural thyme in Cologne Pour Le Matin and its overall refreshing, exhilarating feeling. I'd definitely recommend it as a natural, refined cologne as long as you enjoy citrus and aromatic herbs. I'd also recommend it as an introduction to thyme-prominent fragrances.

An exquisite citrus based scent with counterpoints of flower and herb. Evoking a bright sun-filled morning, over abundant in opportunity and adventure. Bergamot from Calabria along with lemon from Sicily harken optimistic thoughts, those of hope and enlightenment. The smell is of fresh cold-pressed juice and rinds, at once both hyper-realistic and ephemeral. Soft florals enter next, creating a powdery and whimsical effect. The indolic orange flower from Tunisia blends well with the herbaceous lavender from Provence, diffusing the sharp hesperidic opening. Finally one is able to make out the nuanced peppery facets of the included white thyme from Morocco. Cologne pour la Matin is a perfect and expertly balanced fragrance. Francis Kurkdjian has deftly blended citrus, floral and herbal to come up with one of the most indelible daywear scents imaginable. (Re-review 20)