Mitsouko by Guerlain 75ml 2.5oz EDP Spray

Mitsouko is like a diamond ring: no matter what the era, it’s one of those things that’s going to be relevant forever.I made a blind purchase after hearing about it from someone online. She told me I’d either love it or hate it. After reading several other online review, I’ve learned that apparently there’s no in between.It is SO PRETTY. It’s like a gourmand fragrance and a floral fragrance had a long romantic night together and 9 months later, Mitsouko was their beautiful daughter. I definitely get hit with the citrus notes when I first put it on; nothing terrible, but it is deceptive because this isn’t its true personality yet. Then it starts to settle down, and it turns into this wonderful peachy floral spicy masterpiece. The sillage is perfect; it’s just enough for people to notice, but not so strong that they would be turned off the way some fragrances hit. It lasts darned near all day when I place it in my cleavage.It has a touch of sweetness which would appeal to the younger crowd. It has that timeless elegant feel that would appeal to the more mature crowd. It’s definitely not an “old lady” perfume like some of the other classics can be. I’ve read that some people consider it to be unisex. I personally disagree. However, I realize that many fragrances change with different people’s body chemistry, so maybe it smells more masculine on others.I couldn’t be happier with my new find.

One little known fact is Jean Harlow's favourite fragrance was the vintage scent Mitsouko by Guerlain. She is seen using this scent in her movie Dinner at Eight. Jean's second husband Paul Bern was said to have doused himself in the fragrance shortly before committing suicide.Originally created for men and then later marketed for women and used by Jean Harlow!Excerpt from Now Smell This Contributor: Kevin S.'Guerlain Mitsouko (pour homme). Mitsouko was created by Jacques Guerlain in 1919 originally for men and contains bergamot, jasmine, rose, peach, oak moss, pepper, cinnamon, and vetiver. Mitsouko starts with beautiful bergamot and rose; the rose surrenders to peach fairly quickly and peach begins its long march to the finish (and is joined by pepper and vetiver which butch up the fruit). On my skin, Mitsouko's overall aroma is of ripe peaches (cushioned on oak moss in a nest of vetiver roots) sprinkled liberally with freshly ground black pepper.One can easily find fruit accords in modern men's fragrances; I especially like green mango, grapefruit, fig, raspberry and plum. Peach is no more "feminine" than those fruit aromas, and I certainly prefer peach to the apple, pineapple, kiwi and melon accords I've encountered recently in men's colognes.As I wore Mitsouko, I felt it was a close-to-the-body scent, but many people told me, hours after application, how good I smelled. Among Mitsouko's admirers was a macho straight man who wears ozone/marine colognes almost exclusively. He said: "Kevin, I might get a bottle of that, what is it?"Mitsouko Eau de Parfum lasts on my skin for over twelve hours and even after half a day of wear, the fragrance remains fresh smelling.Mitsouko Eau de Toilette is similar to the Eau de Parfum but it is brighter, more glaring; I prefer the Eau de Parfum concentration.Mitsouko has recently been reformulated by Edouard Fléchier to remove (much-maligned) oak moss from the composition. I have not smelled the reformulated Mitsouko yet. If you want to experience the "old" Mitsouko, you'd better buy it sooner than later. When I finally told Mr. Ozone-Marine the perfume he liked on me was Mitsouko from Guerlain and it was marketed to women, he said: "No way! I won't wear it but I might get my wife a bottle." '

I think I heard a rumor that this was Jean Harlow's favorite. I am intrigued by the 1920's and that time era's fascination with the far east and the mid-east, as well as its height of decadence before the economic collapse. This was said to be a classic perfume of that time, and created by the high perfume house of Guerlain of France. Though the perfume was reformulated a bit - it's supposed to smell the same. I am GLAD of the reformulation, because now it no longer uses animal products as Guerlain has gone "cruelty free" according to them.At first, the perfume disappointed me - smelled like old lady hairspray! But then it unfolded. After a couple of hours, it's wonderful. A combination of warm scented candle wax, a hint of peach fruit and blossom, and a slight Oriental chypre. Also, many complex layers of scent. Like pages and pages of fine literature, or the scent equivalent of orchestral sound.I find that this perfume is far more complex and rich than Chanel No. 5. It's a true Perfume House masterpiece. It's nice to know that a little goes a long way. It has awesome staying power and "freshens" up nicely after bathing, with light base notes left behind. But beware, immediately the next day thereafter, it smells like you had a wild night of... well, use your imagination.

There is nothing like Mitsouko. First introduced in 1919, it's been in production for a full century. Mitsouko is a glorious fragrance from a time long before perfumes were expected to be timid, faint and anemic. She makes her presence known - and isn't that the point of wearing fragrance?It's complex, paradoxical, almost alive somehow. The notes almost literally dance - now a spicy peach, later a lilac-y floral, and so on. A far richer experience than any scent I've tried, bar none.It's vampy, but not in a pushover, "Come and take me!" way. There's a certain cool elegance tempering the spicy sweetness and warmth.It's not for everybody. Not everyone will experience it the same way. If it's YOURS, you'll know.Jean Harlow wore it. So did Ingrid Bergman. It's kind of like an honor if it works on you, you're in iconic company.And yes, the current version has been reformulated. Most scents these days have. But master perfumers at the House of Guerlain have done a wonderful job with this. It's very close to the old oakmoss version!