Chyprissime

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!! Which is a complete and utter shame because I’ll never buy a full bottle of it at the cost it is. I’m completely mystified as to how Mugler could put his name on such a beautiful modern chypre and then give it the longevity of a wink ( yes....a wink!). So, so disappointing and at this price, I’m in complete agreement with Andy the Frenchy & others when I say I’ve got to pass on it because I so desperately want a full bottle; a tanker full, so I can bathe in it but it just cannot be justifiable at the price. A masterful work of the perfumers art, certainly with Olivier Polge involved, yet the longevity, projection and sillage seem to have been dismissed as unimportant here obviously and I’m so disappointed. Every time I order from Mugler, this is the only sample I request. Whenever I’m in Harrods, I desperately try and beg more samples because I simply won’t pay the price for the bottle. Now, don’t get me wrong...... I’ve even gone to the lengths of going from London to Paris, just for the day so I can buy Dior Privèe Vetiver & Mitzah from the one store in the world that does still stock them but I just simply will not do this.... I won’t pay it! Oh, that patchouli...... and the oakmoss...... and that pear that creeps up on you. Beautiful! In order for me to get a days wear from this, I have to reapply at least three times & heavily too. I keep hoping that it will do a Molecule 01 on me and magically reappear...... but no....no, it doesn’t. Shame shame shame!!!

Anyone expecting a current-day perfume called a "chypre" to have the oakmoss hit of a classic chypre is doomed to disappointment. However if one ignores the "chypre" label and smells the perfume on its merits, there are many a good "new chypre" around. To my nose, Chyprissime falls in this category. The first day I wore it I got a compliment: "What is that wonderful perfume--spicy, patchouli--it's fabulous!" It has good longevity; put it on in the morning from a sample, with a little refresh in the store at 1pm when I went to buy it, and I could still smell it at bedtime. Something I noticed with this perfume and another Mugler Exception I tested, Oriental Express: upon sniffing or application they didn't seem that special but as they unfold, the notes develop and bloom beautifully. Very different from a lot of perfumes today that disappear somewhere in what should be the middle. I am really enjoying the dry sophistication of Chyprissime.

Honestly, the entire range of this collection "Les Exceptions" is truly fantastic and I wish I could just afford them all. In this day and age of market saturation (of pretty much everything) to be able to produce and launch a product that is THAT GOOD is simply fantastic. Love the gently hinted pear note and that sharp, tangy, hesperidic-chypre burst in the beginning until the floral heart note kicks in. N/B there is no single floral ingredient listed but it feels and smells that there is one! Omittance or art of abstract modern perfumery? You'll be the judge, but I think it is genuinely a very good new modern chypre. Love the various stages and the mossy, green patchouli dry down. A wet, fruity, slightly medicinal modern chypre of the very best. Verdict; 9/10! Super classy and dynamically different for a male. On my late spring/ summer WANT LIST!

This fragrance has been in my rotation all summer. I find it refreshing, elegant, versatile and very solid performance-wise. I reckon it smells very natural and is extremely well blended. I am not a fan of citrus - at all - but in this particular composition, it really brings freshness to the earthy and damp oakmoss/patchouli duet, which dominates the scene after the more citrusy opening, thus making the fragrance wearable even in hot weather. The pear balances the composition with its delicate sweetness, and smoothens all the sharp edges of the more pungent notes. Since the beginning of the summer, I’ve been reaching for it a few days a week for any non-special occasion imaginable and definitely find it signature worthy for chypre lovers looking for something casually elegant.

Wearing this today On paper smells amazing. On me, it is very watery, within 5 minutes you won't remember what you're wearing. I sooooo wanted to love this one... EDIT: Now that L'Oreal is getting its hands on Mugler many online sites have/had this for a very good discount. So I finally got it. I am not sorry. It does smell amazing and with a few extra sprays it lasts long enough. I am even tempted to get a second bottle. So yeah... VERY soft, not much projection or lasting power, but an amazing experience and skin scent

Could someone please get the new re-releases of Les Exceptions, decant them, and sell them? I can't justify $300 for a whole bottle of this unless I have tested it first 🥲❤️🩹 Edit 1.8.26 I am back to say that I got my free sample of this with the Alien Pulp release!! It's a beautiful, sweet, powdery rose and creamy patchouli, I don't usually describe patchouli as creamy because I don't usually encounter it that way but there ya go.

Maybe I got a good batch... but I quite like this. It reminds me a lot of Zegna Patchouli. Well blended, bit of a woody/oakmoss patchouli base. I indeed don't get bergamot as others mention. Last reasonably well. It feels more masculine to me. I am hard pressed to decide between this and Zegna Patchouli which I love. At the very least it is worth getting a sample and trying it.

Ingredients List; sourced from the official press book. Oriental Express; Bergamot, sandalwood, vanilla, carrot core and carrot seeds. Chyprissime; Bergamot, oak moss, cistus labdanum, patchouli and pear Fougere Furieuse; Geranium, oak moss, bergamot, coumarin, amber and neroli Supra Floral; Hyacinth, amber and oud. Over the Musk; Musk and hibiscus seeds (ambrette seeds)

I love this one. Finally a scent with verdure, without being aquatic, or "clean". This is a mossy forest in the spring, at the afternoon when the morning dew have gone and the coldness of the night is creeping closer. It green, but not in a harsh way. I am in love, I need to start saving up for both a full bottle and a back-up bottle <3

This is very similar to 1985 Fendi. But at the same time it has the wonderful TM signature right through it. It layers well with most othe TM creations. It very spicy and opulent. I really hope L'Oreal do not discontinue it.

This scent smells like a chique, sophisticated, fresh forest. I'd say it's a unisex scent. It's a bit manly but it does have a soft side, which is why I enjoy it so much! It's definitely diverse.

@ Myran "Finally a scent with verdure, without being aquatic, or "clean" <-- THIS I love green (I mean real green), I intensely dislike ''clean office-safe aquatics'' so, yes. This.

I’m hearing word from several sources that all of Les Exceptions, Womanity and Innocent have been axed by L’Oréal and are now discontinued. Just an FYI.

At Hudson's Bay in downtown Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.

Best of the les exceptions series no doubt.

On skin, I'm getting a blast of bergamot-y, spicy, patchouli. After 10 minutes or so, the notes meld into a woody, masculine rose (cistus labdanum) with peaks of sweetness (presumably pear, though I would never have guessed pear). Sometimes rose scents go a little ginger to my nose, and this definitely leans ginger to me - it's got that "zing" to it. Kind of reminds me of Marni, just a hint sweeter and less green. I think I like Marni better, but these are different enough that, if you're a rose patchouli lover, you could find use occasions for both. That being said, I'm not totally sold that Thierry Mugler is using such unique/quality ingredients that you couldn't find a suitable substitute for less money elsewhere - I don't find this scent to be unique, in either composition or quality. A rose is a rose is a rose?? Maybe. Personally, I enjoy a fragrance house that has a common personality in their fragrances - Chanel and Guerlain are good examples - and I'm not sure that TM has managed to do that with Exceptions line. To be fair though, if this was a $30 scent, I'd be going crazy about how great it is... I just have higher expectations with higher priced frags.

'Chyprissime' is clean, sharp and cedar-like, with hints of warm, spiced orange peel and a tinge of leathery bitterness that verges on aquatic, without quite going there. The opening feels sparkly and glossy, with lots of cool ISO-E, menthol-y eugenol and patchouli. There's a playful sweet-fruitiness that feels quite androgynous at first, but then retreats as the oakmoss moves forward. From then on, it starts to smell more typical of a middling men's designer fragrance. The more I sniff my hand an hour later, the more I'm put off by a bitter, chemical aroma that catches the back of my tongue, so definitely not for me. My personal taste aside, if I judge it against other men's designer frags in a similar category, 'Chyprissime' is a perfectly adequate, wearable scent for young guys who like that sporty, spiced wood thing. However, there's just nothing about the composition which warrants the price tag! I'm getting quite fed up of these designer perfumers 'playing niche' with fancy bottles and fussy presentation boxes and charging double price for a perfume you might just as easily find at your local chemist.

At the first spray I have vague memories of the first Versus Versace. Tons of bergamot combined with as many tons of oakmoss, with fresh whiffs of toiletry. Toiletries made such by the note of pear that usually reminds me of shampoos, but here it is balanced and blends well with the other notes. Simple, fresh, listened to. Bitter orange and a hint of a slightly earthy, clearer, green patch that remains in the background. As the skin warms up, I get a slight sweetness of labdanum. Definitely not a novelty, but very balanced, pleasant and certainly for many too sure and already heard. However, it has a sober, bright and stimulating air. It has few notes but well placed. This is the case where less is more. Refreshing, pleasant, more suitable in summer. The drydown is drastically harmless. The price is high and here I don't think it's made from ingredients but from the hand. Or rather, from the noses...and the price is double:-| ... Safe.

After trying quite a few of this line (most, I think), I must conclude that this line is really a museum display. The line is an effective and beautiful illustration of each of a wide range of classic scent families. Unfortunately, they are not standouts and they don't last well. This is a lovely bright and happy chypre that I quite enjoy. In fact, I would very much like to have something like this in my wardrobe for those hot days when a girl needs to slay. But I feel like I have several scents that fall on one side or another effectively enough that this would be overkill. There's also the performance issues. The sad reality is, these lovely scents should have been priced at half what they went for (or not), and then it would have been a solid. As is, it's far too safe. If safe is your game, this might be a home run for you.

Chyprissime is an esclusive (oh, this term is becoming irritant) fragrance from that evil genius of Thierry Mugler (other him or whoever work for the brand) sold at 170 euro for 80ml like all other EdP in the line Exceptions. I was never a fan of any TM's perfume, but this line smells better and somehow simple, like fewer ingredients but better quality. They smell very different from the mainstream concoction. That said I don't especially like Chyprissime, because it smells too bergamot-y or lemon-y something to my nose and it smells so all along its evolution. Too much of a bergamot. I get the Marni similarity, not its best feature. I wish I could smell more oakmoss. It's interesting, longlasting, simple and somehow elegant, but not worthy its pricetag.

Opens with a strange mix of fresh mossy watery notes and dark, juicy sweet liquorice notes. The scent turns a bit darker after the opening, with patchouli and some powdery cistus. There is a hint of bergamot in there. Later on, strange oily smoke notes appear, dark, mixing with the patchouli. I smell coumarin and dry hay notes, mixed with tobacco notes. From here the scent doesn't change anymore and slowly fades away into an ambroxan powered drydown. Sillage is soft to moderate, longevity moderate. Liquorice is not in the notes listed but I do smell it, a pleasant surprise. I can't find any pear though, just bergamot. I do like this scent, very interesting. I just wish it was a bit louder. This scent deserves to be smelled.

I’m sad. I found out Mugler was acquired by L’Oréal (I know I’m late). So sad they chose to give the ax to some of my favorites, including this line. I swear only Mugler can make an entire line based on a very short list of notes, and still make it magnificent. Just like with Alien. This Chyprissime in particular is beautiful. It’s like taking a walk through an oak moss forest. The composition, silage, and projection is out of this world. I’ll cherish the tiny bit I have left of this.

This is one of Mugler’s weird high-class collection I am not much into. Certainly it’s good, but is it chyprissime?! No, it’s not. It’s mossy heavy, but pairing it with a pear does not quite work out on me. When it comes to creativity I prefer the coffee in the Hot Cologne, which Chyprissime’s citrusy aspects remind me of. Definitely an interesting and subtle woody chypre, but from a Muglerissime I expect more. ***(**)

Not sure if I can call it Chypre as it misses the warm balsamic part. But it’s a great oak moss patchouli fragrance. Chanelesque style. Also probably a nice goodbye gesture to the old oakmossy Chypre genre and welcome to the modern Chypres, based on patchouli

Very elegant execution of the chypre concept, the notes smell very natural and the pear stands out beautifully.

At first reminde mi Coromandel Chanel

Chyprissime was truly middle of the road, okay for me. No notes struck me as offensive or off putting, but at the same time, no notes struck me as extremely pleasant, invigorating and/or inviting. I think the use of a pear/orange accord for a chypre was a safe, albeit boring choice. To be fair, I'm not a huge fan of pear to begin with, so take that with a shaker of salt. I had to spray nearly the entire 1.5 mL sample over my upper body to really smell anything, so performance is already so-so. In my (chronic over-sprayer) defense, the little sample vial was about 2⁄3 full, so it was closer to 1 mL of actual fragrance. I’m not heartbroken that this was discontinued from the Les Exceptions line in nearly the same way that I am about Woodissime and Over the Musk.

hmm...it dawned on me, today, finally, after years of exploring fragrances. Spoiler alert: more of a review of Mugler fragrances than Chyprissime but not disregarding the fact that Chyprissime had a role in this review and aha moment. So for years, I have not found any TM fragrance that I liked and they usually evoked rather strong dislikes and were only bearable at best. I gave up on them, thinking not everyone's cuppa, fine, world's got thousands other brands. Recently, I got a random sample from a dear friend and was intrigued to test. I realised Chyprissime also has what I feel as 'TM signature' It seems like I keep getting a mix bag of emotions when testing TM's , words come to me such as 'cold', 'detached', 'aggressive', 'inhumane'. There is no conclusion to this review, only my epiphany about Muglers. :)

Tart opening with a sweet, powdery, mossy, somewhat floral and dry heart phase. I want to say i smell gardenia but it's not listed. While I find the heart phase very feminine on my skin, the base feels heavier, more masculine and not quite as dry. It radiates like crazy during the heart, and becomes a little quieter in the base. There are aspects that feel modern and other aspects that pay respect to vintage chypres. If you love powdery chypres with plenty of moss, Chyprissime is worth a try!

The patchouli in this is so mentholated that it smells like a muscle rub; due to that this is a no for me. If not for that, I believe this would be fabulous. The hunt for a modern chypre continues!

Original, but not enough for me to spend $225 on that one. Poor projection anyways. Pass.

Fragrance Review For Chyprissime Thierry Mugler Notes Bergamot Orange Pear Patchouli Oak Moss Mugler has become an art house fragrance line. I was beginning to think that they would capitalize on all their classic big names like Alien & Alien and to a degree they certainly did with all the flankers for Alien (some of which are good like Liqueur de Parfum) but they have in more recent years formulated fab fragrances which make a definite statement. I love their take on musks and ouds. One of the most beautiful agar wood scents NOT to come out of the Middle East is their Oud Majesteux. Olivier Polge himself was behind the making of this fragrance. Chyprissime is a chypre of sweet green notes, a fruited patchouli or fruitchouli but not a standard fruitchouli either. It's redolent with moss of oak, green notes of plants and sweet weed that grow wild in forests and woods. I wish this had had more woodsy notes but after Alien and other woodsy frags of their (i.e. Oud Majesteux) they went for a traditional green earthy fragrance. The first spritz is a fresh and delicious citrus smell. A heady orange peel, and bergamot oil. Smells as unisex an orange based cologne as it can get from the start. The opening is very much a man's citrus but a woman can wear it just as well. The aromatic citrus does not get too strong either. It's certainly noticeable. A fruity and sweet pear note gives it a more fruitier body. It's fresh and summery, not autumnal like most traditional chypres. This is day wear stuff, summer and spring wear. The scent of citrus lingers for a while before it plunges into linear notes of patchouli leaves, green, herbal and very pleasant. The patchouli for me is the real heart of the fragrance and if you like patchouli notes in perfume this will really delight you. Later on the patchouli gives way to the oak moss which also takes over the last part of the performance. This is a beautifully formulated moss. It's like putting your head over a green carpet of velvet moss. I was afraid it was going to get too heavy but it's just right. The Polge family knows how to make the right moderate projection and it smells perfumy nonetheless. Chyprissime smells good on both men and women. It's mature but if you are fond of green earth scents your age is irrelevant. I just think this is the kind of green chypre that only more experienced chypre wearers might appreciate. It's simple and not complicated like other chypres but very pretty. Like I said, it's for day wear. Smells great outdoors when the breezes push up the aroma. A modern chypre from a line that is in the vanguard of fragrance and perfumery concept.

Chyprissime is a fragrance that is the truest and purest rendition of the chypre style. It delivers only the primordial arrangement of chypre notes—with a crystal clear quality to them—perfectly accented with just a touch of sweetness off the top. In the realm of minimalist luxury fragrances, Chyprissime would definitely be among the champions! It perfectly embodies the spirit of the chypre—with a superior clean cut quality. To describe the fragrance itself, it's a medium-bodied aromatic—with lush green notes (of both bright and dark shades)—laden over a sweet underbelly, slightly distinctive as a mélange of tangy fruits and slightly musky florals. The aroma is very classy, but the chypre style is very vintage by nature, so this is definitely something that caters to an older or more sophisticated crowd. It's not the type of thing that I would say is intended to be worn all the time, but moreso something sought to be reserved for special occasions. It's a big boy's fragrance in many ways—so it's not something one seeks out unless it's specifically what you're looking for. I personally enjoyed my sampling and all its amazing qualities, and would beyond all doubt recommend this first and foremost to anyone looking for a definitive chypre fragrance.

I spent some time near Austin, TX this summer. It was quite a change from my natural habitat of the Pacific Northwest. Humidity and heat so thick it took my breath away at times. Wearing Chyprissime in the cool Fall of the PNW, I imagine this scent working better in the sultry South. The crisp air of home has turned this scent distinctly masculine on my skin. But, I keep trying to imagine wearing this in hot humid weather and thinking I might enjoy it better. The initial spray is a menthol-cool patchouli blast with lemony bergamot bustling about. It's big and bold but I imagine the coolness of the patchouli and citrusy fruit being refreshing in heavy humidity. Once the scent settles, it comes off loose, airy, herbal. Even "aquatic". In a way, Chyprissime reminds me of Aqua Allegoria Anisia Bella by Guerlain and Halloween by Jesus Del Pozo. All have this loose, airy, herbal quality. While in Texas, I most often reached for Anisia Bella and that is what makes me think Chyprissime would suit me better there. Here at home in the Fall, it is simply far too masculine on me.

Am i the only one to think the Mugler "exceptions" are slightly uninspired? Just the names; "chyprissime" "Supra floral"... imagine Chanel's Coromandel named "Oriental Chocolat Blanc".. Here looks like they were required to make a chypre; fine we'll do it: take the essential staple notes (patch, oakmoss, some citruses) no pyramidal structure or shocking notes, name? "chyprissime"! I love Mugler's mainstream line, but the exceptions are "exceptionally" strict; not necessarily a bad thing but strange! Chyprissime is definitely great-smelling at first, a fresh orange sharp citrus over a classy patchouli oakmoss base. But that's it, it recalls coco mademoiselle, and many others masculine fragrances. But the lack of spark and originality and layers and hfff.. just leaves me cold.. Minimalism at it's annoying form. Not really exceptional. scent: 7/10 longevity: 6/10 sillage: 7/10

An elegant, soft and invigorating Chypre. Something about this scent is so soothing, calm, tranquil, at the same time luxurious but portrays itself as understated elegance. Seeing a pear as a note threw me off at first glance, but to my surprise - it is done remarkably well here. Theres a certain element here that reminds me of another beautiful fragrance: Fougere Royale. Though entirely different fragrances, there's a certain philosophy they both share. Its great to see Mugler stepping back from the mass appealing market. I look forward to trying out the rest of the line.

Dominant oakmoss, patchouli, and slight vetiver. The lime patchouli creates an incense effect and covers the oakmoss. I believe the pears is obviously visible with some oranges. Dunno, but quite normal. Edit (6th Sept 2022) More peppery than patchouli... Pepper oakmoss bergamot blend with dusty patchouli, and also a burned patchouli. It has something cooling like a cooling breeze but ends with black peppers. Nice.

I really like this on an understated sort of way, like the whole range it's not an "in your face" fragrance and someone else mentioned that the initial smell on them all develops really cleverly into something more complex but quiet. I really get the pear on me in this one mixed with a soft floral.

I thought I'd fall in love with this sense I love chypres, but this was an oakmoss bomb and about all I could smell the entire time it lasted, which was hours. I love oakmoss, but in a balanced concentration with the other ingredients and unfortunately I did not get it here.

Just tried this at The Bay Vancouver. Opens fabulously and reminds me of the original Fendi from the '80's but then sadly becomes extremely soapy both on test paper and on me. Disappointed....I thought I found something with substance worth purchasing. Guess not.

Did you ever want to wear your wife's coco mademoiselle but it was just too femme? Look no further than Chyprissime. Same type of scent made a tad more unisex. Definitely romantic and brings out the alter ego. Disarming.

I love the opening of this fragance. It smells like soap, so fresh and clean. But the dry down, ufff, its horrible on me. It turns sour, and reminds me of something or someone from the 80’s that I did not like.

Sharp, tangy, and masculine. Unfortunately, it is unlike Fougere Furieuse in that it becomes fairly generic. I mean, it smells very good, but I have smelled it elsewhere. Still very good sillage, though.

Expensive. Maybe not worth the price, however it’s a very easy and friendly chypre. Very modernized chypre style fragrance. Leaning fresh/citrus. It’s nice. Pleasant.

Chyprissime is a soapy chypre, soft enough, spicy smokey undertone, definitely masculine..not very complex in my views..underwelmed by it, at that price especially.

I love when people use the word offensive in describing something. Laughable.