Ode à l'amour

Ode à l'amour is charming and romantic. It reminds me of spring in Paris with romance and love in the air. It is pretty, youthful and alluring. It makes me think of a bouquet of gorgeous pink roses. There are no roses in this perfume but the soft floral heart with a touch of spicy plum creates the scent that reminds me of a fine rose perfume. The plum notes are beautiful in this perfume with a touch of spice and black current. In the heart notes, the plum notes are masterfully combined with ylang-ylang. The scent is not heavy but it has substance and beautiful presence. The scent continues into the base note but retains this beautiful soft fruity floral quality. I always get compliments when I wear this scent. People describe it as soft, romantic and charmingly sweet but not overpowering. Notes from Yves Rocher UK site: Mirabelle Plum, Currant Blossom, Damason Plum, Ylang-Ylang, Amber, Cistus, and Sandalwood.

Had a mini of this in junior high, now I have a mini of it again. I never realized just how unique this is until I smelled a bajillion other fragrances. The mini I am smelling has been used a tiny bit and the scent has changed a little, but time has mostly been kind to it and it smells essentially like I remember it doing back in the day. I could never have picked out blackcurrant and plum as the major players in this fragrance. They both seem too dark for this pastel pink concoction. This is the epitome of lovely. It's a fresh-faced girl on her graduation day holding a huge bouquet of pink roses while her highschool sweetheart takes a picture of her. They haven't realized that they want to go to separate colleges yet and all is well in the world. It's uplifting, sweet but not saccharine, fruity but not cheap.

I have the vintage that is utterly lovely. Yes, it is fruity with plum, tart black currant and some green apple but very deep with some patchouli and musk, strong sandalwood and some tiny hint of light floral that is not ylang or rose. So very pretty. Close to the skin like a vintage perfume should be. Not a modern beast. For getting close.

I completely forgot I had it years ago... I really loved the tangy blackcurrant note counterbalancing the sweetness of the composition. Then the plum and amber with a hint of rose. Not quite a "pink" fragrance. It was really mouthwatering, full of dark fruit on an ambery background. Such a shame I can't get hold of this any more...

This used to be my signature fragrance - I used to wear it ALL the time and put on the sparkly lotion every night before bed. It appears, unfortunately, that they may have discontinued this fragrance, and I was caught without a stockpile, so I'll be out soon, which is too bad, because I loved the mixture of fruit and spice.

I had it in my early 20's , when it first came out . It's a very pretty scent, not very distinctive , but very pleasant to wear , fruity , romantic and fortunately not too sweet . Moreover it's really affordable . Worths to be buyed. Can be gifted to a "perfume beginner" , for a nice step into the "world of scents " .

I just recently tested this from a vintage mini bottle, heavenly. It is discontinued like all the rest of the good ones from Yves Rocher! I don't want to fall in love with a scent that is unattainable so my mini stays on display and will not be used. I don't want to be addicted to another scent that is not available.

I used up a full bottle of this in high school, I believe. That was about 6 years ago, but I remember loving it. It was warm, fruity, and incredibly rich and...thick. I am utterly heart broken that Yves Rocher discontinued the Ode series.

I like this elegant light summer floral in the perfume. The fruits merge with the flowers, give energetic boldness, and do not smell like food. The perfume is floral-fantasy.

Notes: Sub-titled 'an elixir de parfum', a fruity floral fragrance with notes of currant blossom, Mirabelle plum, Damason plum, cistus, ylang-ylang, amber and sandalwood

i had it when i was 14-15. now i'm 23 and i want it badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! unfortunately there's no Yves Rocher in the country i live now.

Wonderfully sweet, warm, sexy and rich scent. Another great combination from Yves Rocher.

this is a romantic and captivating fragrance. one of the best I have ever smelt.

I absolutly loved this fragrance, I was very dissapointed when it disappeared.

Thanks Icekat for adding the notes you could find!!

I'm still keeping preciously the vintage dabber bottle I bought as a teenager when this fragrance was just released. This is a review of the original 2001 formulation. It's a very pretty floral fruity fragrance centred around an intense plum note with some rose, sandalwood and vanilla. Like other gourmand fragrances of the early 2000s, it was sweet and a bit juicy but not sugary. Happy, youthful and innocent, but not without character. Lovely for Spring and could work for early Fall as well. One of the many Yves Rochers that shouldn't have been discontinued, IMO. The new Olympéa Legend has quite a few notes in common and share the same gourmand plum note. The two fragrances are different, as Ode à l'Amour is more woody floral for Spring while Olympéa Legend is more of a gourmand fruity vanilla for Winter, but they have a pretty similar vibe, satisfying enough to not make me miss Ode à l'Amour too much.

Taken from Yves Rocher's web site, the notes are: Mirabelle, Blackcurrant, Plum, Ylang-Ylang, Amber, Rockrose and Sandalwood. Ode à l'Amour is a sweet and heavy perfume with excellent longevity and incredible sillage. As soon as I spray it, I can smell the intensely sweet, full and round scent of plums (as if they were taken from a cake) and sandalwood. Ode à L'Amour does not change much on my skin but it is still quite complex and multidimensional. When I press my nose against my skin, close my eyes and breathe in, I get warm plums and plum cake with oriental sandalwood and light redcurrant (bitter and fresh), rose, (cool, slightly sweet), ylang-ylang (rich, full) and amber (soft, cuddly). All in all Ode à L'Amour is sweet, heavy and longlasting and projects very well. A great fragrance, of course it was discontinued...

I actually stumbled upon this perfume sitting on a mailbox in the hall of a residential building I was visiting for my job. My policy is this: if you spot a fragrance in the wild, snag it now, ask questions later. And so I tucked it away in my messenger bag to await post-work inspection. The blackcurrant and plum crash in with a dense, violent wave, followed by an undertow of breezy vanilla, cistus and sandalwood. It reminds me of Dior Poison, just with less effervescence and notes altogether, in a more tightly-spaced composition. The bottle design is lovely 90's art nouveau/Enya vibes; it feels like an elemental shard from Millais' Ophelia. Good snag!

I used to wear this a lot back when I was a teenager (my signature scent). I had the sparkly body lotion as well. Oh, I felt so pretty when wearing this:) I'm actually looking for a similar, but a bit more grown up, fragrance now. Edit: I had to buy it again after all these years. I have to admit it's not the same as I remember. Much more spicy. It's good, but not fantastic. Edit II: I guess my skin chemistry was a bit off when I wore this couple of months ago, because now it is just as I remembered it. Plummy, creamy, rich and sweet yet calm and sensual fragrance. One of my favorites by Yves Rocher, still.

At the first glimpse it is a typical fragrance for teenage girls - very fruity, transparent and fresh; with no heavy tones to disturb its youthfulness. There is something about this perfume, however, which makes mature women like it too. Spicy notes add to the scent a little sharpness, ripe fruits bring the idea of feminine sensuality... I still don't know what should I think of this, whether it is a masterpiece or just a piece of very good job. It's not quite suitable for the day nor for the evening but so pleasant that I cannot help wearing it. Confusing as it may be, it is worth trying it.