Laetitia Millesime

Laetitia is a beautiful, resinous, vanilla-amber perfume. At first the patchouli is so strong, bordering on screechy. But the intense resins quickly take over. It's nicely balanced with just a touch of orangy citrus. Perfect for autumn or winter because it's so warm and cozy; borderline gourmand with such delicious, creamy vanilla. The drydown is chocolaty. Laetitia is perfect for amber lovers. It's unadulterated amber, but the other notes really set it apart from other amber-centric fragrances. I try and try, but I don't smell any flowers at all. I do however smell more spice than I would imagine nutmeg to add, so there is a bit of a masculinity to this perfume that catches me by surprise. There is also something slightly smoky here, incense-like. Laetitia does make me think of royalty in a way. It reminds me of a dark, medieval castle on a rainy night; giant chandeliers aglow with candles. Whimsical and fantastical!

This is my third fragrance from the Rance 1795 line and I must say that it is rather evocative to me, in spite of its less overwhelming olfactive accoutrement. I started my journey with Josephine, seemingly the most classic of all....such a strong, powerful, all consuming perfume. Laetetia however, is a soft but far flung beauty. I can all too easily imagine this perfume resting upon the warm milky bosom of some ephemeral French courtesan, flanked by frills and enveloped in a glittering poudre. While Josephine exerts a grande seduction, overt, unmistakable; her light shines upon her object of affection like the Sun King settled his praise upon Versailles; Laetetia enfolds you in a corner, concealed by velvet drapes, and there feeds you petit fours, one after the other, pushing them into your mouth with her fine ivory fingers. Sublime. I believe I have begun to crave TRANCHES NAPOLÉON À LA VANILLE!

I love the classy presentation. On me it is basically a patch, tolu and vanilla bomb. Why dont I get any smokiness! How disappointing. Its not a weak fragrance but enduring. You can easily detect the orange, rose and a touch of nutmeg on the dry down. Im barely detecting the spices. It is not very sweet either. It smells expensive with good quality materials. Very well blended. I guess there is something a bit cocao powder about it. Patch is definitely king here, on me anyway. Its a very earthy patch at that so if your not into patch its a no go fragrance. The sillage is moderate but not surprisingly the longevity is excellent.

I have nothing but admiration for Laetitia. The comment below mine summed it up beautifully. Warm ambery patchouli, sweet and chocolaty but classy and elegant. Powdery facets lends it ultra femininity though it's strong enough to hold its own irrespective of the gender of the person who's wearing it. I'm so happy to have bought it. This amber-patchouli hits the spot. Ps: (15th Nov 2024) the drydown of this is one of the best executed drydowns ever ...ever

It had this very creamy feel to it. It is hands down one of the most likable scents in the line. And it almost smells like an unripe fruit to me and just a little bit of berries in the initial spray, I think more of a summer and spring type of fragrance but also cant be a winter one as well. Tbh I don't know why it gave me berries and fruit notes when it doesn't even list them but I guess with other ingredients together it portrayed itself in that way.