Nature Millenaire

When I first discovered this company Nature Millinaire was already on the way out (Last Chance Shop on the website) and I only got a 5 ml. mini and two 200ml shower gels. I treated this juice like liquid gold and only wore it when I wanted a sweet earthy woody incense type of smell, it's a perfect autumnal scent. Alas the mini is now gone and the shower gels are all I have to remember this absolutelely superb fragrance... This perfume is what some would call linear in that it does not change much due to the fact is made up primarily of notes usually found in the drydown. The iris is the only floral and it is dark and beautiful, the woodiness is exquisite with strong cedar and vetiver notes wrapped in heavy musk. The resiny incense-like notes are the best part for me. Benzoin and it's warm vanillic warmth ooze together with the labdanum resin(cistus)and create an exotic sweet fragrance that smells like it should be worn by a dark-skinned belly dancer as she moves sensually around and around... Sillage: good Longevity: above average Overall: 4.75/5 This may been released as a woman's scent but each and every person who smelled it on me loved it and wanted to know where to get it! I have seen bottles for sale on the internet but since it was made in 2000 and discontinued in 2005 I am afraid they may have turned and to smell something this beautiful get ugly would be like a knife to my heart! YR is a mostly all natural company and five years is a long time... Hopefully the current trend to go darker and woodier in scents may cause a re-issue of this truly unique classic, one can only hope. I have read reviews that compare this do working in the earth after a thunderstorm and though I do not agree with this olfactively the energy and feel of the scent are heavy and dark like the air after a storm, but this has more of a desert attar type of smell to it, although it gets quite earthy. I would have thought this had more spices in it but it was just the bezoin's warmth and the sweet iris and pungent vetiver making magick as they dance together...

Created by the same nose who brought to us TM Angel, Cacharel Noa, Clinique Happy and lately JPG Kokorico (Olivier Cresp), this is clearly work of a very talented man. Nature Millenaire by Yves Rocher is a woodsy fragrance, through and through. Woody notes are there from the beginning til the end, mingling with warm spices and vanilla. Benzoin is very grounding, in a sense that it gives this fragrance "something more" to show for than just woods. There's an impression of well aged wood, but also some fresh earthy roots. This is an autumn fragrance in my mind. The glass bottle is golden brown with leafy imprint- autumnal indeed and very suitable for the mood of the liquid. I'll never forget when Nature Millenaire first came out, I saw it first in YR catalogue, and the image for this fragrance and the version for men, was all in brown and golden tones and it intrigued me so much. When I finally tested it, I found it amazing, mysterious, dark, warm, delicious... Fast forward, all I have left today are two mini bottles to use sparsely like it's liquid gold. And judging by the prices on ebay many other people see it that way too. Yves Rocher must be completely oblivious of this, otherwise they would bring it back at the speed of light. Their Voile d'Ambre is a similar type of fragrance which I enjoy sometimes, but it's not the same liquid gold I crave.

I feel privileged to have found this among some discontinued Yves Rochers sold on-line simply as a "lot of 11 small perfumes". It was an untouched 5 ml mini which I, unfamiliar with how to handle the splash format, knocked over right upon opening. As I mopped up the tiny puddle (lucky the spill was less than an ml!), the strong, pleasant scent reminiscent of the interior of a carved Oriental chest rose to my nostrils. It was very strong, warm, woody, spicy, no conventional floral to be detected. I passed the tissue over my skin and finally tucked it into one of my handbags. The fragrance is developing now on me and I will see what happens in the morning. The fragrance calls to mind a mellow, sophisticated woman: unhurried, understated, alluring without being brash... Three hours later: the hint of vanilla has gone but this must be the benzoin, this lacquer-like scent that evokes the memory of a tiny armoire I had when I was six... EDIT: August 5 2015, 3 and a half years from my review, and I found the same saturated tissue tucked into the unused handbag. Hurrah! The scent of Nature Millennaire, sweet and woody, still lay amid the now-stiff fibers.

This used to be my signature when I was younger. And I still love it like on the very first day. Maybe even more, as I've learned with time to appreciate its complexity. It's a warm, cuddly, sensual cedar, enveloped in resins, and a soft powdery and vanillic musk that's pretty similar to the one found in cubic Narciso Rodriguez bottles. Imagine an unisex oriental, balmy and woodier version of the wonderful Narciso Rouge, and you can have an idea of the beauty of Nature Millénaire. I still own my bottle, perfectly preserved to this day, and I don't even dare using it any longer. I'm still heartbroken by its discontinuation. How dare you having discontinued this masterpiece, Yves Rocher ! Update : yesterday I layered Ambre L'Occitane en Provence 2016, which has the same soft amber as Nature Millénaire, with Sunny Side Up Juliette Has A Gun, which reminds me of Ode Au Rêve with cedar. A couple of hours later, the scent of Nature Millénaire was in the air and lasted all evening. Beautiful.

I agree with other reviewers - this never should have been discontinued. Nature Millenaire was my signature scent for years. It's a creamy, gorgeous perfume that envelops you. The vanilla-like benzoin and woody labdanum are front and center. I also get some cedar and musk as it goes on and leaves that sweet trail behind you. On me, this lasts quite a long time, into the next day and even longer on clothes. I love when my winter jacket fills the closet up with this scent. This could be unisex but I believe it leans feminine, simply due to the sweetness it carries. I've never found an exact match for Nature Millenaire but I find that Yves Rocher's old perfume (also discontinued) Neonatura Cocoon and their newer scent, Cuir de Nuit to be a little similar but definitely not the same. I still have my old bottle and will continue to use it sparingly. An absolute love from me - in my top 10.

Man, this brings back memories. I was in my senior high when I got this as a New Year gift from my Mom, and this is when my love affair with woody group began. I loved fresh DKNY apple as every other person, but this one was pure magic. You could feel the passage of time in this scent. Open the bottle - and you are no longer there. It was warm. There was a hint of something much more elegant than most of us are in senior high. It never lasted long on me, and the bottle was over pretty soon. Nature Millenaire taught me two important lessons that stuck: that much as I like the way bubble-gum smells, I want to smell like something more sophisticated; and that you should probably opt for more high-end brands if you want longevity. Grateful for both, and absolutely loved my bottle.

Yves Rocher fragrances and me are like a crazy love affair with someone you de facto denied as too plain or not interesting. And then you decide to go on one date with them and fall madly in love and cannot understand how this happened :) I have always thought of Yves Rocher as a plain brand, not of high quality, how wrong was I? Nature Millenaire is a perfect example of this: a grim bottle holding a magnificent, warm, woody, resinous and sweet oriental. No florals here, just warmth. It is soo feminine and seductive, and the perfect winter scent to be worn with a cashmere sweater and a steaming hot drink. Discontinued,could have easily passed as a new, modern yet classic release.

If this gorgeus perfume where still availlable this would be my signature scent. Al the notes from this scent I really like. The tube of douchegel I still have I tread it like gold. I use it spearingly when I need some comforting. The scent I can describe as warm, sweet and a bit spicy. Vetyver and Labdanum are dominant on my skin,but when it starts to settle the woody notes comes in along with the ceder and musk. iris and benzoin are very soft but noticable. All and all this scent whas and is my all time favorite If you like this, maybe you can try Liberte. I find them smell a bit similar. Liberte is more orangy but has the same spicyness

I bought a bottle of this, half full, at a thrift store for $1.00!!! Boy I didn't realize what a great treasure I was getting!! I got the most compliments, EVER, from wearing it! I only wear it to very special occasions! I have looked everywhere for it! So now, after looking on line, and finding this website, I am sadden to see, that it is not made any more!!! The best thing about it,was it stayed on you all day, and was not over bearing!! Please share other fragrances, that is close to this one, and maybe if enough comments are shared, it will be made again!!!

I remember I had a mini-bottle of this beauty, and at my mothers (86 Y) cottage I just discover the Millenaire deodorant I gave her as a pressie hundred-years-ago. She hasn't touched it, and she have given back all the perfumes I gave her years ago. And, now I'm the happy owner of this wonderful scent :) It is just a little bit weak, but all the pretty notes are there, after all these years, I have to pinch my arm, I feel so very lucky right now :)) AND, me too; "Why Yves Rocher? WHY!? You have discontinued all of your most beautiful scents :("

I have a mini of this beauty thanks to member, twillocks...thank you! The benzoin here is divine and gives this scent its warmth. Smells very much like vanilla to my nose and is reminiscent of Coty Vanilla Fields...more polish and minus the synthetic edge of Vanilla Fields. I don't smell iris at all, and other notes are faint. Benzoin is most definitely the star of the show in Millenaire....not that I'm complaining! I love it on cold, cloudy days like today for it's comforting warmth. I give it 4 STARS!

smells HEAVENLY, very BALMY and NATURAL, EARTHY, SPICY AROMATIC, WARM and SENSUAL. and it lasts forever with a incredible nice sillage. unfortunately very hard to find... i was the lucky winner of a 1/2 full sz bottle - for a quite reasonable price - they are mad for what prices they sell even used bottles. a pitty Yves Rocher doesn't bring it back. why such a gorgeous scent was discontinued? Nose Oliver Cresp! he's a genious... so many nice scents from him out there.

So I finally got a bottle of this fragrance with a reasonable price. Youpydou!I had it once when it came out and I really liked it back then. At first I was a bit affraid that the perfume wouldn't smell as good ab back then, I mean it's more than 10 years old but boy was I wrong. It smells wonderful! Reminds me of another one of my favourites - Versace Crystal Noir, does anyone else feels the similarity?

This is so wonderful and nostalgic. I still own a mini of this and it’s beautiful throughout its evolution. Gentle, creamy powdery resins, a subdued bitterness that only adds a je ne sais quoi. It’s like a cloud of femininity for classy, introspective ladies. I can only join those who complain YR discontinuing their best. It’s a disgrace how many gems have been tossed away.

Can not describe my heartache regarding this un-existing anymore miracle Was using perfume, body cream and shower gel. Just after cream body smelled by most sensual amber and sweet spices. Rare ones... Room smelled by exotic countries for ages. There was Marocco, India and Vietnam in one. You just felt yourself a southern princess< desired and adored... *crying*

This was my all time favorite fragrance!!! It was my signature. I saw a bottle of it on Ebay for over $1000.00!!! So sad. People are so desperate for this scent. It is wonderful! I wish there were more truly woody and earthen fragrances for women...instead of the ones that just dance around the subject. This was a masterpiece!!!!

I loved this perfumes and wish they would remake it. It ́s a creamy, soft, dark, mysterious gorgeous woody scent. It smells like African woody incense of some kind to me, very exotic, caressing and lovely. My biggest favorite from Yves Rocher. If you ever come across this, it ́s a must try! (Could very well suit men also)

♥️Sweet, warm, cozy and a little Woody, oriental. But the most vanilla and caramel. Love it. Projection and longtivity moderate to strong. But it's Yves Rocher an oldy and these are the best. I have a vintage bottle and the juice is still good and strong.

Dear fans of this perfume. If you send a email to Yves Rocher that you want this perfume back in production. Then maybe if they get enough questions about it they might consider to produce it again. So word a try isnt it................ I want it back

anyone who has some and doesnt like it I will happily take it off your hands. It was my favorite scent. I have not found any to come close since it was discontinued. I loved it, the woodsy, slightly vanilla tones. It was wonderful.