Nouveau Genre

I ordered this as a replacement for my beloved Neonatura Cocoon- sadly discontinued years ago (but I still have a bottle that I had been eeking out). I had gotten Angel and it serves a purpose but I was still looking for something closer to Cocoon (and without that weird vitamin pee twang that Angel sometimes has). I saw Nouveau Genre and couldn't order it fast enough. When the 1 ounce bottle arrived it was so good that I turned right around and bought the 3 ounce. What I loved about Cocoon was that is was gourmand without being too sweet and while this isn't a clone it achieves the same result. I mainly get tonka bean, patchouli, palo santo, and just a hint of chocolate. It's not as rich in tonka bean as Cocoon, but it is very, very good nonetheless. The sweetness combined with the woodsy (almost smokey) notes really reminds me of roasting marshmallows over a campfire- but delectably sexy instead of innocent. I do think this is unisex, but for me personally I find leans a tad more feminine. Sillage and longevity could be better, but it's not bad. On the plus side it's not overpowering. I LOVE this one!!!

Stunning dark smooth patchouli that is earthy, but clean and polished. It's like very dark chocolate, gourmand, but in a chic and grown-up way, only slightly sweet. Almost a little cold. This is rather simple and stays the same all through the drydown, but it smells so nice that it isn't boring. If you suspect that Noveau Genre is Neonatura Cocoon repacked, you might be slightly disappointed. They have a lot in common, but they're not twins. I have a freshly decanted sample of Cocoon, so I'm not relying on memory here. The most noticeable difference is that Cocoon is quite vanillic while Noveau Genre gets its sweetness from tonka, which is similar but doesn't have that warm, 'golden' smell vanilla has. Noveau Genre is more of a smooth, cool, sleek patchouli as opposed to the more gourmand Cocoon. It's dark, bitter chocolate, while Cocoon is light chocolate with dark patch. Both are equally beautiful. I never pay for YR perfumes as they often give them out for free when you order some other stuff, but if they didn't, I would pay for this as it's such a gorgeous scent for the cold and dark season.

Yes, it's a "Nouveau Genre" (that means "New kind") compared to other Yves Rocher perfumes. No flowers, no citrus, but just Patchouli and Tonka (with, I perceive, a musk base?). A particular perfume that I love! Normally, I'm more of a fan of sweet, fruity, floral, oriental scents, but there's something about this perfume that attracts me. When I wear it I feel transported to a mysterious Celtic forest (strong woody smell) then entering an old gothic library, with an earthy smell of dust and old books (probably because of the patchouli), and a background scent of incense, amber and resins (maybe tonka with its smoky accents). A scent that will not appeal to everyone; you really have to like patchouli and earthy woody scents. Too bad this perfume was discontinued, probably because of its name, or its smell out of the ordinary of Yves Rocher perfumes. For me, it's 8/10!

Wow, oh, wow. Nouveau Genre smells wa-a-ay more expensive than it is, and it is my absolute favourite from the more recent YR line. A very very very creamy woody scent with a hint of milk chocolate. This is a brilliant substitute for Cocoon, which I remember from my childhood. I haven't smelled Cocoon in many years but this gives me the same feel. What I didn't expect, though, was that it is also a great substitute for BDK Gris Charnel, which I have been sooo close to getting a FB of. What a nice thing that I could get something as comforting and soothing with a very similar drydown for free with my shampoo order from YR (and thus save €150)!

This is a really nice combination of tonka, patchouli and just that. If you like the effect that Baccarat 540 creates you are going to love this, the smell is not the same but they both create the same cotton-candy effervescent effect. normally you can get this on sale for around 20 dollars/100ml and you definitely get your value for your money. When applied the silage is amazing for around 40 minutes everyone around you will go crazy for it, then it fades completely into a skin scent still slightly noticeable. Highly recommend this one.

Love it smells like chocolate on me! Leather and chocolate!! so pretty and great for fall, definitely unisex. Longevity is ok on me about 4 hours, on clothes longer. Sillage is arms length. Yves Rocher is a wonderful company and I’ve been to their stores in Europe. I known them for years! I will always order from them. This particular line is excellent. They are having a sale at the moment time to pick up some of the others. Highly recommended 10/10

Yeah, this is different from YR yet the same. The underpinnings of this remind me of other fragrances in the series but the opening blast is wild. Patchouli, sort of menthol quality to it, almost GGA in a way. This gives way to a slightly fruity patchouli and powdery tonka. The dry down is tonka with a woody amber in the background. Unisex, leans masculine in my opinion. Is it discontinued? If so, shame, because I really like this.

LOVE AT FIRST SNIFF!!! Opens up with strong, masculine, earthy patchouli, but that does not last long. As it warms up, tonka bean appears, the scent becomes much more sweeter, smoother, with lovely "weight" to it which to me is close to dark chocoloate. Beautiful, strong, not overly complicated. BUT not for ladies who do not enjoy unisex scents, can be easily worn by men and women.

I love this, this is the quintessential autumn fragrance. I want to bathe in this in fall. Fortunately, I don't get any typical tonka bean scent from this - I really don't like tonka bean, we're not friends. I would list the notes as patchouli and caramel. A sweet (but absolutely not too sweet), earthy, comforting fragrance, and at an amazing price as well - what's not to love?

This one is a really nice one, a nice surprise for I did'nt expect it to be so cute and original. I love it. It is very similar to Neonatura Cocoon but in a lesser "in your face" kind of way. I believe it's gonna be a great fun wearing this, especially in winter. BTW it's a blind buy, 30 ml for 16,5 euros. Excuse my bad english. Je sens très bon, je suis toute contente !

I’ve had my bottle for a couple of years now, not used it much simply because of the amount of scents I have. Stormy, overcast June day today and decided to give NG a spin. Now opens with very camphorous patchouli and lasts much longer than when I first purchased it. Much longer. Projects well. 8+ hours for me. Pleasantly surprised although it was good to start with.

If you buy it expecting Angel Muse, that's not the case here. I never smelled Cocoon, so I can't compare it to that, but this is a nice unisex option from the line. Good patchouli and tonka. This entire new line from them doesn't seem very strong or like it will last hours, so I am glad I didn't pay full price. It seems Yves Rocher has gone downhill somewhat.

The patchouli is the Queen/King and it's a beautiful earthy, dusty and woody one; not cloying and not dirty. It's sweet and clean. Sometimes I will forger about YR but I'll always go back to it for cosmetics and fragrances and with this line YR has listened to customers and has created some beautiful gender neutral perfumes that could well be niche.

I found this surprisingly quite good and performance is much better than some of the others in the line. Dry down is quite sweet with a vanilla and sometimes chocolate vibe with a touch of fruitiness. Performance on my skin is very good, throughout the day I get whiffs of it radiating from my forearms over 6 hours and beyond.

Nicely composed work that smells much more expensive than it is. 28€ for 100mL during a sale. Not heavy or reminiscent of a smoke shop, it’s patch done in a fractionated, modern way. It’s a smooth ride from the top notes all the way to its slightly powdery, tonka bean base, that reads midway between vanilla and chocolate.

It's my favourite sent from YR's new collection. Reminds me of Cocoon, it's rather unisex, more masculine than feminine. I would not say it's Eau de perfume, it's more like a body mist. Great for mixing with other fragrances. I would not pay the full price for it, though.

Beautiful and classy scent in a simple bottle. Nouveau Genre is a gentle and deep combination of wonderfully proportioned mix of light musk, woody, subtly sweet and earthy notes. The scent feels like a calm confidence and mystery of an unassuming beauty. An easy favorite!

It’s an amazing scent , the performance is moderate but that’s ok ... sad that they discontinued it.. I look for it in the official website it’s gone and they relaunched the others with new bottles... shame on you YR

Very, very similar to Tobacolor from the Dior niche line, with more patchouli instead of the smokey tobacco. Still very similar smoked candy effect. Great longevity too, so a very solid release.

For asian, this is a very sweet vanilla scent. Woody and earthy. For me it give a hint of cigar. Good sillage and long wearing. A mix of earthy, sweet, roasted the gives a very warm scent.