Tu Te Calmes

This smells like a more complex L'eau Papier from Diptyque to my nose. It really has that same fluffy ricey, papery smell to me, the most prominent note and a relief from all the fuzzy, synthetic musks I smell most of the time. I don't really get "citrus" as part of the profile. I smell the bigarade and bergamot in there somewhere, I just wouldn't call it a "citrus" scent. I do get the fig leaf/wood note and the neroli along with something vaguely but pleasantly sweet/fruity (slight) and the cardamom (faint). The neroli is appropriately restrained, which I have found is relatively uncommon in perfumery and shows a deft hand. It's only a blast of sunscreen for a moment and then it fades graciously into the background. The fragrance does, however, retain a nice ozonic and slightly aquatic sensibility about it throughout the beginning and middle of the wear. I wish this lasted longer, but it's a great scent. It takes some of the things I like most about other profiles and blends them effortlessly. Great showing from a new, niche house. 8.5/10.

It smells GREEN and slightly chemicaly, I'd say, also clean and fresh like aldehydes; because aldehydes smell like washing powder to me. It doesn't smell expensive. I don't think it smells like you imagine it should smell judging by the list of the component smells. The smell feels cooling, like mint, but there is no mint at all. It's green, but it doesn't smells like that galbanum greenness, more like freshly cut grass bleeding. I wore it in the early autumn, when it's cool, and I enjoyed it. SUMMER though! It smells twice as good in the hottest days! It's reasonably long-lasting, it definitely lasts for hours. Many people most definitely won't like it, don't blind buy it: it's cheap, but a fail would be a definite disappointment. For some odd reason I like it a lot, I like greens fresh smells without any hint of sweetness, and I don't resent it feeling extremely synthetic. I tried other the perfumes from the same brand in shop, and they are all rather synthetic and weird, don't hope for much, but try them if you see them.

Blind bought it and loving it, very fresh smell and cute bottle :)

It’s rare that I buy a bottle of perfume in store. But I was in the cutest little boutique and after spraying, I kept coming back to my hand where I sprayed it. So this little gem came home with me. Ultimately, it will be an easy reach. Yoga or staying at home and reading. It’s definitely more of a warm weather profile, but because of the creamy lotion texture in the dry-down, I will be wearing it all year. The opening is a zesty pop of citrus cardamom leafiness, which I can’t get enough of. Then the petitgrain/neroli bridges the gap with citric but creamy florals. It dries down slightly woodier, as if I’d applied a fancy lotion called “fig milk & cedar”. It’s a skin scent at the end of the day. It never gets too sweet for me, which is rare in this price point, though you shouldn’t expect much in terms of longevity. Lovers of In This World by Liis, Sh***y Day by Noyz, Gentle Shower by Elorea, Cacti by Regime des Fleurs, or any of the calming but unapologetically green fragrances in the citrus/woody/green genre will likely be happy.

Green, sweet freshie. With a delicious neroli in that light way, and not as soapy and synthetic as neroli often smells like to my nose. The vetiver is shining through and gives that sparkly vibe, and the fig leaf gives that green creaminess to it all. It is a clear aquatic white floral with that light green freshness to it, and a real contender for any daytime easy-reach spring/summer fragrance. It suits every setting, any gender, and is just one of those clean inoffensive perfumes. I am sad to say that I do not get too much of the cardamom nor too much of the cedar, but the vetiver and fig (which are two of my favourite notes) are doing it all worth it anyways. Longevity is a bit weak, but it is a green citrus and I am not expecting the longest wear from that type of fragrances. What else can I say? Cute bottle, just as I have said about all of Maison Matine’s bottles, but this one is one that I could consider buying for the right price!