Le papier

I really like this scent. I was expecting something completely different, more papery, but I smell what I think it's the mimosa very loudly. Initially I thought it was a bit tuberose, but I corrected myself, but definitely white flower. In the middle I caught something reminiscent of paper, but quite lightly. In the base, I feel still a sharpness of the flowers, and no musk yet. Settles close to the skin, but on me, when I sniff it's a bit sharp. UPDATE LONG WEAR: Suddenly the sesame is very prominent, and it settled beautifully musky, almost lactonic on my skin. I read someone say they wanted to bite their arm off, and I felt the same way. Delicious. Suddenly one of my favorite scents in life. I guess for some noses it can be a little poignant. It is the case for me, but I still like it, as long as I don't overspray. Then it can get a bit cloying and dizzying. If you wanna have a bottle without paying the high price, you can try two Brazilian perfumery houses that do a great job mimicking L'eau Papier: 1- Ohana Kameala- Le papier: this is great. It's round, had all of the edges wrapped together into a flowy, beautiful fragrance. It has layers, depth. The closest and best in the market, but they only sell 30ml bottles for this one. Unfortunately the bottle LEAKS LIKE HELL. I have two: wanted to make sure it wasn't the batch of my first bottle- it's every single one. 2- Le botanic- Paper plans: this is still similar, but it has a note in the opening that reminds me of an old wardrobe (to me) amplified by 80x. It does get easier after a while, so you have to push through. Sticks to skin and clothes like a motherfkr, your washing machine is no good. Plus it has less sesame, which leaves the spotlight to a more poignant note that is more common in some male fragrances, or some niche like penhaligons, in a way that is very badly orchestrated. It's an bad scent to me, although some people seem to like it. Way more destabilized than the Ohana version. But to be fair, it is a very difficult perfume to mimick. I did a blind test with some people in my circle: My mother in law thinks it doesn't smell like a woman's perfume, she wasn't a fan. My mom thinks its nice, she really got the Gohan rice note, and my boyfriend described as: cardamom, like walking though a museum, cold, clean, artsy.

they couldn't even find a different bottle ... shame