Calme Absolu

True to its name, this is Calme Absolu!! Don't expect the typical barbershop 'fougère' men's fragrance here; you shall not get any of that. Instead, this is the kind of lavender I and literally anyone can wear and will offend no one. I don't really like to treat this as a fragrance seriously - it's more of a naturally extracted lavender oil. The smell is identical to, at least to my nose, the oil version. I think it's really nice. It will not stand out and no one except the wearer will notice it, but after all, this fragrance is not intended for those purposes. It's intended just so that the wearer can relax - think aroma oil and you get the idea, and to that end, it does its job quite very nicely. Hope this never gets discontinued.

I don't get the dislikes this one gets, IMO it's the best out of this new collection. Definitely the most interesting.

I don't know what to say about this fragrance. It's.. soft and calm.. nice blend of citrus and lavender and woods.. very light and faint though, more like an EDT. However, I just can't memorize how it smells though I've sprayed it over so many times!! Is it just me or the YR fragrances are lacking identity over the years? Like.. seriously.. Bloom in Love.. Sur la Lande.. Verte Envolee.. Fleur des Sentiers.. Calme Absolu... Tendres Instants.. Ondes Positives.. Yes, they're all different but none has a character! They're just quite identical fresh green florals.. 6/10

I had to grab the last one from this collection (roll-on, of course). It smells like a mother, a sister, a wife, a daughter standing in a lavender field at dusk, waiting. Waiting for the return of a son, a brother, a husband, a father. To me, this simply smells of longing.

This is quite nice for a lavender frag. Lavender and my skin don't usually like each other but here the lavender note is so well blended that I don't actually even smell it. This is a herbal freshie and edp is totally misleading. Cologne or bodymist would be correct. If you want this, wait for sale and a good discount% because IT.DOES.NOT.LAST.