Yohji Yamamoto pour Femme

One word: GORGEOUS. Yohji Yamamoto pour Femme was one of the fragrances in a bunch of company samples I got at a secondhand shop. There was no way to tell whether this was the 2004 or the 2013 fragrance, but I’m placing my review on the 2004 page, because the notes seem in accord with what my nose smells. It opens on a woody, herbal, slightly bitter aromatic, note that reminds me very much of how my fingers smell after handling the many varieties of oregano and sage in my garden. I expect this is the combination of the spices with the chamomile. The fragrance develops into a lightly woody, slightly vanillic, somewhat floral scent that reminds me very much of how paper smelled, back in the day, before computers, when the school-girl me had been writing (for hours) with a ballpoint pen and was slightly mesmerized by my handiwork. It is a refined, super-exclusive scent that has the hallmarks of niche. I’m deeply in love with Laura by Laura Biagiotti and my nose tends to look for it everywhere, so it’s such an absolute joy to detect the tiniest bit of Laura’s dry-down in this one. I wish they hadn’t discontinued Yohji Yamamoto Pour Femme! I can’t even find it on-line! I could throw a fit.

Originally I thought this was a simple perfume, but the more I wear it, the more I recognize it's complexity. It's opens with soft, spicy notes. It's very light, soft, and fresh. The notes listed do not exactly match. If I had to pick notes out to describe it, I might say that there is predominantly cardamom, chamomile, and musk. It's pretty and may potentially leave a scent trail. It's well made and doesn't smell synthetic which is something that I am a stickler for. It's an everyday reach when you are looking for something likeable and easy to wear. Effortlessly chic. P.s. this perfume (Pour Femme) has the same bottle/packaging as another perfume (Femme) released by this brand, but their notes are completely different, so make sure you are smelling the correct one :)

Non-standard. Wonderfully whole. It stays for a long time, starting with a real burst of flowery madness, and transiting into a lasting note of rose and jasmine, accented so masterfully that it's like Chinese cuisine - possible to recognize but unique and changed into a masterpiece. Tried once, and not going to miss a chance to spray it on.

Oh, yes, it's discontinued and what a pity it is! Wonderful, complex scent it was. Felt so great wearing it.

Don't expect too much fruitiness from this one, it's more flowery! The camomille is easily identifiable, so delicius, so gentle! And works really well combined with citrus, coriander and cardamom. In the middle notes I can still sense camomille, but goes a little richer due to jasmine. I'm not fond of the ending, though: the sweet tea-like show is suddenly over and only the empty scene of amber and musk is left. This scent is worth a chance in a cloudy summer day or in spring/autumn, it's too beautiful a camomille note to miss it!