L'Ivrée Bleue
Ormaie (2018)

Whoever thought this has sillage and longevity must either have a super-powered nose that should stay away not just from properly powerful fragrances but from stuff like bacon sizzling in a pan, or a jasmine shrub in full bloom - or they're lying, to themselves primarily. My experience with this was: at first a good, clean blast of a white floral bouquet, maybe with something syrupy, molasses-sweet (that'd be the rum then, I detected no vanilla), and then, only 10-15 minutes later....nothing. Nothing on my skin, nothing on the blotter - just nothing. Disappeared into thin air just as quickly as it had been sprayed. And, at 180 euros for 50ml of EdP, to say that's disappointing is an understatement...

Marshmallows and chocolate with little yellow flowers on top. Sweetened, condensed milk with a hint of dulce de leche. Caramelized patchouli dusted with baby powder. Soapy white flowers and bright springtime pollen.

Given hours, all of these elements seem to melt together into a pollen-laden floral, like mimosa or cherry blossom, on top of toasted nuts and marshmallows.

I generally don't like marshmallow-sweet gourmand perfumes, but this strikes a nice balance between edible sweet elements and inedible floral elements. Interestingly done, but still only a neutral from me.