Yvonne

A gorgeous 'red' scent. The cap on the bottle is the perfect shape and hue. Rose plays a role rather than appearing as a distinct note. It blends with the floral bouquet that supports the Tagetes (African Marigold) and gives some complexity and texture to the Currant-Peach-Citrus (grapefruit and bergamot) melange. All of this is warmed up with the vanilla, benzoin and tonka. I have a hard time identifying the patchouli, but patch is such a shape-shifter its likely doing some magic that is beyond my olfactive intelligence. There is a little bit of an affinity with Bal d'Afrique here. I think its the spicy Tagetes being featured strongly in combination with juicy stone fruit and citrus. I would not says its 1:1 at all however. Yvonne is way more 'red' and fruit-forward. The longevity for Yvonne is not as good as other Ormaie scents — it quickly settles into a soft, fruited, floral aura that is quite unique. Even though its perhaps a more feminine-leaning scent I would still consider it unisex. And I love the comment about this being a great 'dandy' scent...

I disagree that this is not a groundbreaking fragrance; on the contrary, I find it very unique. It has an ozonic quality, which I love. It is not too fruity or flowery; it is so well blended. It doesn't remind me of any perfume; even though it is not weird, it has a classical feel and beautiful brightness. It lasts 10+ hours on my skin, and the projection is decent. This is what I like; I hate rude, in-face perfumes. It could be day and night perfume, but I am unsure about summertime; all other seasons would work well. It is a very elegant, pretty girl perfume, and men love it. It's a compliment-getter. Beautiful.

Upon first spray this brought a picture of raspberry wine or sangria in my head. Sweet, boozy, fruity, intense. I get why there are some votes for likeness to Flowerbomb - it's the patchouli/sweet combination. But other than that, not much in common. Tagetes definitely gives it an intersting twist here, it tights the sweet/ sour notes really well, gives an exotic feel, a bit like Bal d'Afrique-exotic if you will. I'm really enjoying this one and contemplating a full bottle...

Beautiful fragrance. Strangely it reminds me of that "hot" fragrance that Jeremy reviewed about a year ago: Boss the Scent Private Accord For Her. It is a familiar combo of gourmand citrus, flower, and chocolate/tonka. To me it smells sexy mature and feminine, but agree with the rest that the scent is not necessarily original. So far my favorite from the beautiful Ormaie line is Papier Carbone, which is spicy, woody, complex, yet fresh and discrete.

I absolutely love this one, but the longevity/projection is terrible on me given the price. Even when I douse myself in it. It's a gorgeous, fruity, playful scent without being gourmand or immature. It's joyful while still being sophisticated. Sadly, it wears off within 2 or 3 hours. Ormaie better get their sh** together if they're going to charge that much for perfumes upon being a newcomer to the scene.