Matin Blanc

At first, I was very cautious and suspicious about this whole collection of then-new Yves Rocher perfumes when they became available. I picked a few bottles to start with, based on the most positive reviews from YouTubers and decided to share some with a friend of mine, knowing that she loves perfumes of all kinds. She immediately opened them and told me she loves them all, but I thought she was being polite by not telling me the truth. When I got a chance to sniff this one for the first time, I disliked it so much that I regretted giving it to a perfume lover without first trying it myself. At that time I already had the Neroli by Yves Rocher in my collection and couldn't understand why people loved it so much. I could smell nothing (was nose blind, I guess) and since then I have been avoiding perfumes with a neroli note. Time had passed. I finally decided to add the Matin Blanc perfume to my collection, just to make Eaux de Parfum collection complete. After trying this perfume again, to my surprise I found the scent to be very delicate and sophisticated. After using the Matin Blanc for some while and loving it more and more, I remembered about my Neroli perfume and pulled it out of the back of my perfume cabinet. I finally realized that it actually has a scent!, and a very nice one. I was no more nose blind, thanks to the Matin Blanc. Since then I am able to distinguish and appreciate and love the neroli note in perfumes. Now Matin Blanc is one of my most favourite perfume in this collection. I love it on it's own, and I love it as a base for layering with other perfumes. I have both the original flanker and the one in a new bottle. They smell identical to me. The new bottles are so much prettier!

My first YR perfume, and first from this collection. Blind purchase. The scent for me is sophisticated and different. Powdery, citurs, and floral. I was drawn by the neroli on its profile. For me this is a new kind of scent for my nose. Not so heavy and more on the feminine side. I must say it is a versatile scent as you can wore it day and night in any season.

Fresh of the freshest fresh... Tried on today and it’s just a lovely citrus garden. It is definitely a unisex scent, crisp and sharp. I don’t smell any flowers here and it’s good so.

I don't know how to explain it but this perfume is me.

I bought it for my mom when she became fascinated with this scent after initial sampling - she really likes citrus and green scents. But at first we were both a bit overwhelmed. Soon it turned out that the perfume had to wait a few months for a colder season. In winter it started to rock! This neroli note is just awesome here! The combo is very well-blended, round, it smells complex while the notes are not too numerous. Somebody did a great job while preparing this perfume. It's feminine but not sweet. Bitter, fresh, "green" floral with a hint of bergamot. Awesome!

This perfume takes me directly back to my childhood: the beautiful sunny spring mornings, a soft breeze that crosses our room, the open windows. My sister and I would wake up to the scent of orange blossoms that had bloomed, to the smell of clean laundry, to mom cleaning the house, and as the ground was soaked we would jump out of the window to go to the balcony and play... We were young, carefree, innocent. We were happy. I love wearing this perfume, not particularly for the scent itself, but for the sensations it gives me. 8/10

Yes it's definitely a "blanc" perfume. I don't get citrus at all. On paper it's more likely baby powder. I don't know why i get this powdery smell.. neroli maybe I was so excited about this unisex line of yves rocher.(to me not unisex at all btw) I tried all of theme but actually i wasn't curious about this perfume at first look on fragrantica before smelling it. Surprised by this. İt's not so special but nice and clean perfume for spring.

Lovely white flowers (orange blossomy jasmine), citrusy to start, but turning really creamy, like a flower milk, after a while. The citric cleanness remains. Evocative of Pure Poison’s fresh gardenia after a while, without being a dupe, I think it’s the white morning (matin blanc) part of it. Same ambivalence. I picture a kind of expensive soap, fresh, floral and silky in the same time. Gloomy winter days antidote.

i get a powdery orange blossom with soft woods. no bergamot to speak of. (ETA: 2nd time i smell a hint of bergamot but it's light) it's quite pretty. i am testing from a yves rocher mailer on a piece of paper, so it might be different otherwise. i don't wear a lot of citrus scents but i like this because of the woody notes that smooth out the citrus.

Bonjour... Je viens de le recevoir et... C est du citron tout le long. Le côté crémeux recherché est malheureusement aussi timide que léger. D après l échantillon, le rapport était inversé.. Un crémeux addictif et des agrumes discrètes. Une déception. Un regret.

It’s nice. It’s a citrusy fresh floral, sunny and not overly sweet. It’s not groundbreaking but it’s pleasant. Smells natural and is relaxing. A good option if you want something clean for the summer.

Very pleasant summer fragrance. Neroli, orange blossom - perfect office non-offensive scent. At the moment I found it on summersale 50 % off.

It's decent, but nothing to write home about. It does what it says. Neroli. Aromatic... etc., but it just doesn't have any wow factor whatsoever. It's extremely soft on my skin. Zero projection and almost no sillage. I don't understand it. Unisex. Suited for spring. Day only. Totally office-safe, and totally forgettable, as well. Just meh for me. Update: Ironically, despite its soft sillage, it managed to give me headaches. I think it's just too green and oily (in the essence, aromatic way) for me. Contrary to the brand's marketing, I don't perceive this perfume as 'white'. It is more rather olive green to my nose. I smell bergamot essence very clearly here, along with neroli.

This has some really nice orange, flower and other citrus , but unfortunately also loads of pencil shavings. Oh well at least it isn't patchouli. Guess it deserves a week of trying to love it. It doesn't stick around very long, it's a little weak. Otherwise this would be a love. Too much wood that isn't listed.

I don’t own it, but I tested it at a physical Yves Rocher store. I sprayed it on my cardigan, and it lasted more than 5 hours, which was impressive. However, I decided not to purchase it because the scent reminded me too much of a lemon air freshener (T-T)

Smells clean and powdery. But it doesn't have enough longevity or a 'character' for a signature parfume. It's just...there.. an option... My least favorite YR perfume I own.

It's less zingy and fresh than the notes make it look. It's soft, sweet and a little musky for my taste.

The dry down is nice, but the first hour is too much for me, it's almost annoying.

If heavy bergamot fragrances has million haters, then I'm one of them. If heavy bergamot fragrances has ten haters, then I'm one of them. If heavy bergamot fragrances has one hater, then I'm that one. If heavy bergamot fragrances has no haters, that means I'm dead. All I get out of this is a LOT of bergamot, which comes off as heavy and oddly dirty on me. I love orange blossom and neroli fragrances, but this brings none of the fresh sweetness that those notes have. It's very powdery and musky, and not in a fun way.

I liked it first. I thought the rounded smell was jasmin but you guys are saying neroli. Okay, Im learning all the time. It is strange there is at same time sharp aquatic after shave smell together with soft neroli. I think all the fragrances that I tried from the collection are unisex leaning manly. I dont like that.