Fleur des Comores

I think this description is spot on, "to evoke summer evenings and suntanned skin"; it's tropical with the wet greenery, ylang and jasmine but not suntan lotion, gourmand or artificial. It opens with a dewy green note and the banana like scent that ylang can produce; sweet but fresh too. As the heart emerges the ylang is still present (but not banana like anymore) and a bitter note that I suspect is the black current develops; the jasmine and orange flowers come out, adding a fresh floral breeze while the vanilla adds a softness. The grande finale is when the vetiver and amber join in to complete this fragrance. While there is a sweetness to this fragrance it is never gourmand. On me it is just fresh, and as another reviewer said, "natural and effortless". There is a lightness and yet a sophistication with the fragrance; it is definitely a grown up but a playful one. I would classify this as a skin scent. If you want a BIG scent this is not for you, as I love my fragrances quiet and natural this one is perfect.

Une merveille que je porte avec délices depuis des années ! C'est un concentré d'optimisme et de bonheur en bouteille, qu'on peut porter toute l'année, de jour comme de nuit. La vanille n'y est pas écœurante et se marie merveilleusement avec les notes exotiques du maracuja de l'ylang ylang et du vétiver. Vous remontera le moral pendant les moments de blues et montrera votre bon côté au monde. A essayer absolument !

Comores is a safe, well blended fragrance that leans towards the 'younger' side. I don't see this offending anyone. Its more of a warm amber to me and less of a fruity sweet floral. That said, I would love to know what this smelled like when it was created, as almost all of hte scents now are pale, chemical imitations. I can imagine this being a real head turner in its original form.

One of my favorites unusual fragrances. It takes a person who knows fragrances to appreciate this masterpiece.

Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod this is soooo nice!! It smells fresh AND natural - what a change! Immediate adjectives that come to mind: sweet, floral, breezy, classy. Understated elegance is a hard combination to achieve without quality ingredients, and this perfume really made me Stop and Appreciate. The opening is fruity and herbal, a little bit of green and a little bit of citrus, like a blast of fresh air. It passes your nose with breezy ease, like one of those impeccably dressed women sailing past you in her 4 inch heels. The fragrance loses some of this freshness in the later stages of its development, but it never loses this note of breezy perfection. In the heart, the florals with sweet vanilla bellies take over. I *think* it's jasmine, but my unprofessional nose can't pick out the other florals contributing to the smooth tone. Nothing harsh or sour or spicy here. Just slightly herbal aromatic florals with caramelized vanilla and amber. The slight sweetness deepens and sweetens until it begins to smell like herbal candy. The sweetness isn't frivolous, but rather adult and self-contained. Effortlessly, as always. I dislike sweet smells, but this stage doesn't annoy me (although honestly it doesn't drive me crazy either). A small complaint would be that the lasting power isn't any better than average, and the sillage is a little less than average. Still, I'm more than happy to overlook this on basis of the quality of the smell and the inherent disadvantages of natural ingredients.