Écoute Moi

I got a big blast of aldehydes in the top notes! (...even though they aren't listed.) The opening felt like an old-fashioned classic floral aldehyde in the style of Hermes - Caleche EDT. It felt very fresh and a bit citrusy. As it dried down on my skin, it felt more like a chypre. The base was a little soapy, woody, and earthy. Looking at the notes, I am really surprised at how this fragrance unfolded. I would have expected something entirely different from the notes. The bottom line is I love it! It feels classic, and fresh in an earthy sort of way. But in no way does it feel like a modern oriental-floral. This has a very vintage vibe to it.

I have the beautiful round bottle with a small tulip cap. It’s funny because these reviews, similar scent listings, notes and that current Molinard bottle featured are so random you’d have no idea what this is. I get a 70’s aldehydic soapy floral on a plush chypre base. It’s very cozy and utterly gorgeous on a cooler summer evening. Very much worth owning if you’re into that sort of thing. Doesn’t correspond to anything contemporary. Which is great because since this isn’t a true vintage from the 70’s or 80’s it hasn’t warped or weakened like my vintage Caleche etc.

Vintage and decadent, in a good way. Not for those girlie-fruity lovers. This is a grown-up, classic, feminine scent for the romantic lady that we are. Soapy? Yes, but who cares? And with the best flowers of Grasse, which is a plus.

Beautiful fresh classic with a touch of a vintage twist!

I'm sure it's just me, but something in Ecoute Moi reminds me so much of Etat Libre d'Orange's Secretions Magnifique that I don't think I can fully appreciate it. On paper, it doesn't look like they have that many notes in common, but on my skin, it smells like Secretions, minus the . . . umm, "secretions" notes. If I hadn't already smelled and been repulsed by Secretions Magnifique, I'm sure I could have loved Ecoute Moi. The longevity and sillage are fantastic. It definitely has a vintage vibe and lots of warm base notes, which usually equate to a winner for me. Unfortunately, I have already made an unpleasant (and, it appears, permanent) association with some of the components of this scent that I cannot overcome.