Cyprès et Pamplemousse

ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT FROM YVES ROCHER _______________________________________________________ Ever since I tried 'Eau de Pamplemousse Rose' by Hermes I learned to live with a strange dissapointment when it comes to grapefruit (Thank God, there is Terre D'Hermes to even the scales). Today waiting in line at Yves Rocher, I noticed 3 new scents for men. Out of all 3, the only one I liked was 'Cyprés & Pamplemousse'. It's a very fresh, discreet and pleasent scent. Unfortunately, the scent doesn't last too long... a mere few seconds and then it's gone... It's a thing I have to live with when it comes to Yves Rocer... ;-( Overall: Opinion: not bad - 6/10. Longetivity: very bad - 0/10 Sillage: poor (as usual) - 0/10 All in all: 1 out of 10 points.

I love this! Got a bottle of this some years ago but completely forgot about it as it was hidden in my pile of stuff in the dining room. Since I cleared that pile, this perfume reappeared to me and boy have I missed it. It does what it says on the pyramid. Very refreshing grapefruit at first, but with cypress to tone it down and that is kept until the very end. Not complex, not complicated, but so good. Reminds me of Armani Cyprès Pantelleria, but Armani doesn't have such strong citrus in the opening and smells more mature and bitter. This one is more delightful, but still leans towards the masculine side. Highly recommended.

In short, it's awesome for the price. Opens with a pleasant citrus note, then quickly turns into something extremely faint and woody. This woody note lingers for couple of hours, but it's very close to skin. Look, obviously if you're looking for performance and sophistication, you should probably skip this. But as a refreshing scented water for them hot days, this is great.

Surprizingly unisex The fragrance notes were familiar from other Yves Rocher perfumes I enjoy wearing, or in the case of the grapefruit, at least similar. They were enough to make me curious about this perfume, though at first I hesitated whether buying one was worth the risk of putting my money on a poorly fitting scent. In the end, I'm glad I tried it. It's very fresh, with just the right kind of citrus based sourness to complement my skin chemistry. Even though this was made for men, I say it can pass as unisex or even a sporty women's perfume.

One of the most pleasant and freshest fragrances out there. Citruses, green and floral notes combine to give off a scent I could never tire of. Can't think of anyone that could be offended by this, not least because the performance is abysmal. It is unbelievably frustrating not to be able to enjoy this wonderful smell because the fragrance has zero longevity, projection or sillage.