Le Petit Grain

I pictured this one exactly right, before I placed the order. It’s the true and authentic neroli and tagerane combo, nothing more and nothing less! Initial blast reminds me of Hermes eau du vert oranger concentrate a lot, one can clearly percieve the juicy and fresh citrus with all the natural bitter and texture, the bitter orange garden right after a rain, you pull off a shy tiny ‘grain’, wipe it and unpeel it, there! Freeze and repeat the move for dozens of times for hopefully a hour, till the lasting power gone and you have to snif closely to your arm. It’ s totally understandable and pretty impressive for a citrus centered colonge like‘ le petit grain’, to perform this well. Not mentioning I got a deal as 22 bucks per 50 ml bottle, it beats over Hermes on this, gonna enjoy my summer with thee green bittle orange around!

Le Petit Grain is an absolutely delightful rendition of a bitter orange tree with surrounding wildflowers and herbs. Eminently wearable (leans masculine) and satisfying all the way through its quiet drydown. LPG is quite top-heavy for an eau de parfum; it really performs more like a cologne absolue (as Atelier calls it). I think there is an unlisted dab of labdanum preventing the composition's patchouli oakmoss drydown from being harsh – Le Petit Grain is in fact a stealth chypre. So those looking for a citrus chypre will be pleased indeed.

I tried it a minute ago and as soon as I left the boutique a lady stopped me and asked me what I'm wearing, so there will be compliments. But green or citrus scents normally work with my skin chemistry. This fragrance has a gorgeous opening. Very fresh and playful. When it dried down I decided that this scent would be very interesting and better on a man, if not even sexy ;) Perhaps I'll update my review a bit later, because it's still changing.

This is another take on the classic Eau de Cologne arrangement (Neroli, Orange Blossom, Orange Leaves etc.), with bergamot to complete the sour/bitter feel of it. This is Lyn Harris' homage to the orange tree, from the flowers to the leaves to the earth downwards. I definitely like the top with the bitter green Orange-Citrus smell, and I think what makes this interesting is the use of Lavender and other very aromatic, very Mediterranean Herbs to accompany it. It's almost as if both fresh and dried cooking Herbs have been added here giving it a fresh, green and Herbal feel. I think this one is really nice. It's an Eau de Parfum, but I sometimes wished it would last a little longer on my skin. l really do like this house and I certainly admire and appreciate Lyn Harris' passion for using natural ingredients... that's something which makes her perfumes smell undeniably natural and well made!

I tried this again after two year I wrote the review below. Strangely, on a very hot and sunny day (I got another sample from the MH shop as part of a purchase). Loved the citrus and tarragon combo, as they produce an original cologne, not too citrusy, not too herbal. Good staying power. __________________________________________ It is warm and balmy, quite a gentle take on cologne. Starts with a complex cocktail of citrusy openings, which is then taken over by tarragon and lavender. Good sillage, staying power is reasonable and it doesn’t dry into a powdery, old fashioned cologne as it keeps a bit of freshness throughout. Quite an interesting proposition, although it took me a while to get it. And strangely enough, it had to try it on a sunny day to appreciate it fully.