Mimosa Tanneron

Who missed the scent of spring bloom? Just 24 km from Cannes, in France, there is a lovely place called Tanneron, where every year the inhabitants of the city organize a festival, in the month of February, dedicated to mimosa. Yes, the very fluffy beauty that we are used to seeing on March 8th, well known as International Women’s Day. Tourist routes are described along the southern coast of France, accurate to local attractions and local mimosa nurseries. There is something to strive for after quarantine. Even as a girl, I made a herbarium out of mimosa for my collection. Mimosa leaves have an amazing ability to shrink at any touch, and surprisingly, they have nothing to do with the mimosa to which we are used to. This tree has pink fluffy peduncles, and our yellow beauty has a completely different name - silver acacia. In California we have another species of acacia, Acacia pycnantha, which was brought in by immigrants from Australia. This plant has adapted well to temperature changes from a hot, sultry climate to the first frost. In Los Gatos, California, there is Vasona Park, where you can find another species of acacia, blackwood acacia, which blooms along local waters in early spring. Photo enthusiasts are literally looking for a yellow cascade of bloom for their clients. This bloom attracts a lot of bees and if you come closer you can literally drown in this bright, fluffy honey whirlpool. The fragrance was created in 2020 by the legendary Jean-Claude Ellena, who already has 116 masterly performed compositions behind him. The scent of mimosa is a rather complex accord, which not all perfumers can handle, in order to keep all the components of the composition in harmony, not only experience is needed, but also a sense of balance. This sophisticated and completely non-flashy scent opens up new facets without a lethal trail. Very beautiful floral-powdery scale with notes of mimosa, hawthorn and rose. Balanced white musk lends a special charm to the base of the palette. For me this calm scent is a real discovery this year. The sweetness that remains after application makes you come back for that sip of freshness from the spring bloom. I catch myself on an involuntary smile. It opens up very nicely in cool weather. Definitely to wear in Spring. The bottle itself is made in tinted, heavy glass with gold trim. This fragrance is worth such an expensive frame. I really love powdery fragrances, and I will definitely order a full bottle for myself.

As a country gal at heart because I grew up in the country this perfume reminds me of it in a way that no other perfume has come close to doing and I am so glad I blind bought a FB. The initial salvo of this fragrance is rose but that fades rather quickly. As the fragrance progresses yellow floral abound, their presence is felt so strongly that you could swear you are inhaling their pollen instead of a perfume. This perfume is a walk outdoors in the countryside. Just ahead their is country roadside with hawthorn blooming. Their dirty and dusty fragrance mingles with the yellow pollen of the mimosa and creates the smell of fields of freshly mown alfalfa and clover drying in the sun. Minty nuances tingle the nose and refresh the senses and encourages you to progress forward on this glorious discovery of the peaceful Hamlet that is nature. Ah,the rose reappears, she was never gone just hiding for a bit. Letting the other flowers, hay and the tingling sensation of the sun on your skin shine for awhile. But rose never goes unnoticed for long. This perfume is an oasis of calm in a chaotic world. Why? Because it smells like nature, it smells like memories of a simpler and happier time. As Paul McCartney sang Oh, I believe in yesterday. Leans feminine but a floral a man could wear if so inclined. In fact I would love this on a man.

Going into a niche store where they had amongst other niche brands Perris Monte Carlo’s creations, Mimosa Tanneron was the scent I was most excited and eager to test and love. I remember seeing this recommended on YT for mimosa lovers. But it left me wanting more... Not the scent itself, it is a glorious and sweet, honeyed mimosa and hawthorn with rose flower added into the mix, but the performance. Smells natural and realistic, pure sunshine bottled, but it is underwhelming in the performance aspects. Not sure why, but possibly because but it’s only having some musk combined with the floral notes. Maybe it would have been better if there would be some woods around florals to give it more depth and a better performance. Some note that would not change the gorgeous smell but enhance performance. Maybe the fact that the sales associate recommended me to sample Patchouli Nosy Be when she saw my disappointment didn’t help either. Compared to Mimosa Tanneron, Patchouli is a beast... Nonetheless, this isn’t the one (mimosa) for me. I will keep looking.

Mimosa Tanneron is triggering a complete sensory picture. It doesn’t just give you a smell—it gives you an image and a feeling. It feels like stepping out of a cold shadow and into a pool of warm spring sunlight. Like standing under a mimosa tree while the flowers glow softly above you. When I wear it, I see yellow—tiny yellow blossoms shimmering in the light. It feels like liquid sunshine. Mimosa Tanneron is the kind of fragrance people keep for years, because every time they smell it, it recreates the same small moment of joy. The fact that I can still smell it clearly after more than 13 hours—and that it still produces that vivid image of yellow flowers—suggests that this perfume has found a very natural resonance with both my skin chemistry and my sensory imagination. My holy grail mimosa fragrance, L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Mimosa Pour Moi, was sadly discontinued. It was a beloved airy, ozonic mimosa—now a rare, hard-to-find gem. At last, I feel like I’ve found a worthy successor.

Jean-Claude Ellena and mimosa are a match made in heaven. This necatarous and polleniferous sunbeam of a flower is perfectly suited for Ellena's aquarelle approach to perfume. It has a placid realism, down to the green stems from which the inflorescences rupture into the light. An adjacent intonation of pungently anisic hawthorn is the only other role in this pageant—it is otherwise a mimosa soliflore in all its honeyed and fuzzy splendor. It susurrates as if a breeze shifts through the boughs of a mimosa tree, sweetly whispering, shedding dew drops after a light rain, only moderately powdery and oily. It winds down within a pool of creamy musk, delicately caressing the senses. Do not expect big and reverberant: this is best appreciated by those who appreciate the silence between the sounds, the spaces in between the lines. I would wear this if I anticipate hugging someone I love.