Autour de Minuit

Sometimes I buy perfumes and keep them closed in their boxes for some time and I "hide" them somewhere deep in the closet. Later, on one of those days of rearranging and cleaning my space, I "discover" them under piles of clothes and get excited like a found a little forgotten treasure! It's a kind of "game" between us.. ;) This is the case with Autour de Minuit.. We just "met" again yesterday, after a few months of anticipation.. I fell in love with it! My nose is not trained enough yet to talk about the notes the way other people here talk and make my jaw drop with their poetic and so vivid and to-the-point descriptions so I'm feeling a little sad that I cannot put into words the FEELINGS that this little gem evokes in me.. That's right. Feelings. This is one of those perfumes that you don't just enjoy and feel pleased with but it moves you deeply.. It starts with an unimportant alcoholic blast that lasts only a few seconds maximum and doesn't "steal" nothing from its beauty.. It then quickly mellows into a divine scent that soothes your soul and transfers you to another dimension.. I was in doubt wether I do or don't like patchouli but after loving and adoring Angel by Thierry Mugler and now Autour de Minuit, I'm obviously a confirmed patchouli fanatic! :D I can also clearly and consistently smell iris in the background in a very lovely and well blended way, not annoying at all. Its sillage is -I would say- moderate and the longevity weak to moderate. I wear perfumes for myself and not to impress others so the sillage is not a problem being moderate (unless when a perfume is not even detectable to my own nose!). Of course I wish the longevity would be longer but when I find a perfume that I LOVE, it doesn't really matter as long as I can enjoy those moments with it. This perfume is sensual but not sexy, elegant but not boring, fresh but not sharp, sweet but not gourmand, young but not teenage young, mature but youthful mature. It personally makes me feel wanting to wear it both during spring days and autumn/winter nights. I don't always put gender labels on perfumes unless they are too feminine or too masculine. I believe that I would enjoy this one more on a woman than on a man. It is that kind of perfume that is not fit for crazily wild nights with your partner but for a very deep eye-to-eye love making, if you know what I mean.. This is THE perfume that expresses the simultaneous joy and sorrow that you feel when you meet your long distance partner after you havent met in a very long time.. Sorrow for all the lost time and joy for the reunion at last.. A tight, passionate hug with closed eyes when you can finally smell your lover's neck again.. It smells like nostalgia and melancholy but at the same time it smells like hope and life! Long story short, it smells ECLECTIC & PURPLE.. ♡ That is, perfect (to me)!

I have no idea why, but the citrus note in this comes across as black currant jam on my skin. And it smells delicious. 10-15 minutes after applying the fragrance the jam scent dissappears and makes room for a lovely iris, that smells like marshmallow dust. Also incredibly delicious. The marshmallow dust lasts a long while, slowly blendig with that lovely, really smooth, slightly dark patchouly in the base. This is a great gourmand fragrance. Very pleasant, not too sweet or cloying. I can't wait to enjoy this in autumn. I really think it would bloom in the slightly cooler temperatures. Autour de Minuit has medium strength and lasts around 6 hours on my skin. This is definitely one of the more interesting ones of the new fragrances from Yves Rocher. I really appreciate it!

This is my third YR perfume from one collection. I blindly purchased this as the name, color, and ingredients made me curious. Autour De Minuit (Around Midnight), is a patchouli scent like nouveau genre. It is a sweet feminine scent. Not a very strong scent like nouveau genre but it lasted on my shirt for more than 12 hours. The scent is similar to Jovan Black Musk for women, but very subtle, less offending, and definitely stays longer on the skin. This is a scent you wear at night. Very sensual and mature. men can also wear this scent as the profile of sweetness change after being sprayed. The sweetness mellows, combines well with a very light citrus and floral scent profile, and followed by this blend of powdery and musk profile.

I usually don’t like perfumes with patchouli, but this one is very well blended. It is a pleasant winter scent, something in the lines of La vie est belle, but darker - without being overly sweet. Not so much longevity or projection, but it’s alright. I think you can overspray with this one, it’s not going to be too much.

I love this perfume. It smells young, fresh and purple. It is simple but strongly reminds me of Angel by Mugler.