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Mitsouko Guerlain 2002 Eau de Toilette

6.7 / 10 158 Ratings

A perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2002. The scent is sweet-floral. It is being marketed by Groupe Rocher.
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Main accords

Sweet

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Powdery

Fragrance Notes

Benzoin

Damask rose absolute

Gaiac wood

Pink pepper

Patchouli

Amyris

Cedar

Bergamot

Reinforced Toothpaste

Perfumer

Domitille Michalon-Bertier

Ratings

Scent

6.7158 Ratings

Longevity

6.7118 Ratings

Sillage

6.3118 Ratings

Bottle

7.4130 Ratings

Value for money

8.528 Ratings

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Reviews

21 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/01/2014

7Scent

Sweetgrass
35 Reviews

Sweetgrass

Very helpful Review 6

Rosy floral in the YR style

Yves Rocher is a brand traditionally known for their semi-serious, cheaply priced or at least affordable perfumes and body products, and it seems things are still as they were back in the 90s when little packages with green print came in the post every once in a while, and our grandmothers and mother had to be serious about keeping us off the contents before they had had the chance to salvage whatever it is they wanted. Sample sachets and minis usually ended up with us. Few of those old lines remain, but e.g. Mûre Sauvage is just like the blackberry-scented stuff we had in the 90s, and I am very glad for my shower gel and small EdT from the current collection.

Anyway. I have never been one for the more grown-up YR perfumes because I find that they are too often steeped in rose, which I usually don’t tolerate at large doses. Sniffing Quelques Notes d’Amour in the shop, I just wrote it off as another soapy rose from YR and got my Mûre Sauvages and Pêche Jaunes and left.
The SA, however, did include a sample sachet of Quelques Notes because it is a new release, and I am fortunate that she did! It is actually a far less soapy and rosy perfume than I initally thought, and the top and heart notes resemble the current big brand perfumes with clean accords of bergamot, berries and some cleaned-up white flowers, I wanna say tuberose but I can’t be sure. It smells good in the inoffensive manner of contemporary mainstream perfumery.

This is still a rose perfume at its heart, though, and as the top and heart notes fade away you are left with a musky base of rose. Which for me screams soap, in a bad way. It is not the most long-lasting and the rose-musky base turns pungent when I sweat, which is not good, but then wearing perfume to strenuous physical exercise is not my top priority anyway.

I tend not to buy perfumes if I do not like the heart and base notes, but I may make an exception because YR sells minis and other small sizes of their perfumes for pocket change. And this is, after all, more than just rose — maybe it could be my gateway perfume into rosy scents. The dude seems to love rose at least, so I might just keep this one around for when I feel like treating him to something delicious.

09/09/2014

5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

Very helpful Review 3

Dusty pink

There is not a single shrill note in this scent, which is understandable when you look at the pyramide. "Quelque Notes d'Amour's" rosy heart is combined with a nicely balanced base of patchouli, cedarwood and benzoine. Well-behaved and polite, somehow old-fashioned and very quiet. Yves Rocher and perfumer Bertier (creator of Flowerbomb!) opted for good manners and feminine grace. I see shades of dusty pink, rose and apricot, scarfs made of organza and georgette, soft and supple fabrics for a subtle scent which floats and insinuates...perfectly in line with the lighter trend in perfumery. Too shy and conventional for me. Like a faint shadow of "La vie est belle" in tiny, tiny dilution.

02/24/2015

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Buchmensch
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Buchmensch

Top Review 17

Only where Nutella is written…

I eagerly awaited the release of Quelque Notes d'Amour - the first major new fragrance from Yves Rocher, my dear old Uncle Yves, since I rediscovered my passion for perfume and found Parfumo! The components sounded enticing - I'm always up for rose, I like woody scents, and patchouli and pepper should add a bit of depth and flair to the whole thing... The only thing that stopped me from ordering the fragrance right after its release was that the delivery would have coincided with my vacation, and I didn't want a package waiting for me in Aachen while I was in the Harz mountains. But why not combine the pleasant with the useful? I looked up where the nearest Yves Rocher store was from our holiday location: then I could combine a city trip with a little perfume tasting and smell enticingly of woody pepper rose for the rest of the holiday.

The next store, it turned out, was in Braunschweig. We wanted to go there anyway, as there was also the next Indian restaurant and plenty of old churches we wanted to see. My husband, who is not enthusiastic about perfume shops because the dominant mix of various scents and carrier substances triggers his asthma, agreed to accompany me to Uncle Yves when I assured him it would be quick, as I already knew what I wanted. But when I thought it would be a matter of "walk in, buy, walk out," I had not counted on my husband. Why didn't I want to test the fragrance beforehand? Over twenty euros for an unknown perfume? I assured him that I would surely love it, positive comments, delicious pyramid, blah blah blah, but then we agreed that I would spray the fragrance now, we would have a coffee, I would wait to see how the scent developed, and then buy - or not buy.

We did not buy. Right after applying it in the store, I only perceived a trivial sugary water, more like an Avon scent than something from Yves Rocher, and while I was still trying to warm up to the fragrance and adjust my feelings to my positive expectations, it only became more meaningless and trivial. The French word 'quelque' can also be translated as 'any,' and that's exactly how it smelled: like something. No matter how often I sniffed at my wrist, I smelled no rose, I smelled no wood, I only smelled beige sugary water. Heavily disappointed, I left the shopping center and was annoyed that Quelque Notes d'Amour scored points precisely in terms of sillage and longevity, because for the rest of the day, I couldn't shake off the scent. It had been a long time since Uncle Yves had let me down like that.

But I'm not one to hold grudges. My passion for collecting and the urge to complete weighed heavier than disappointment, and after all, I have enough other fragrances in my collection that I love less, and to miss out on an Uncle Yves... And so, a good six months after the disappointing first test, Quelque Notes d'Amour ended up in my collection after all, and because I promised myself to wear every fragrance I buy at least once, so I wouldn't feel like I had thrown money out the window. Today was the day: Any notes of love were experiencing their second field trial.

The sugary water note that had bothered me in the autumn showed itself much more restrained this time. It may simply make a difference whether you test in the controlled environment of your own home or in the middle of a busy shopping center, where it's hard to distinguish what the test perfume is and what might be the lady at the neighboring table. In any case, the fragrance seems significantly more pleasant to me in the second test, less intrusive, and also less trivial. The rose continues to struggle rather unsuccessfully to the surface, but the woods are there - above all, I perceive the scent as nutty. Really nut-nougat-nutty. Like Nutella that is just a little past its expiration date: a few more days, and it will go rancid, but for now, the nut still comes through nicely, while the chocolate note has already taken a back seat. And gently hovering above everything is a cedar note that will definitely keep the moths away from my clothes during the wearing time.

The scent increasingly reminds me of my youth, though I can't quite put my finger on it, but while I'm still pondering, I already see it on the list of similarly scented perfumes: Voice, by Betty Barclay. I received this fragrance as a birthday gift from my sister, around 1996, but I could never really warm up to it. I wanted to like it because it was a gift, but it didn't quite fit me, much better suited to my best friend, so I finally gave it away with a heavy heart (which I wouldn't do today). Quelque Notes d'Amour is like that too. It's not a bad fragrance, and it's definitely more characteristic than it appeared to me during its first test. But it's not a scent for me, at least not in winter. I like fragrances that have a certain weight, where a rose also brings a proper punch.

For that, Quelque Notes d'Amour is simply too light. And the fact that I have a nut allergy doesn't help. I don't react allergically to the perfume, but my nose is trained to sniff out nut notes before I bite into cakes or cookies to avoid a reaction, and that makes everything nutty tend to have a negative connotation for me. I'm happy to give Quelque Notes d'Amour a third chance, this time in spring, when it can be a bit lighter even for me, and I hope that perhaps the little rose will make an appearance then. But until then, I'll let the bottle rest. And I eagerly await what new fragrance creations Uncle Yves will delight me with this year - or disappoint. And I will be just as ready to buy them blindly again. Brand loyalty, once trained, is not so easily shaken off.

10/28/2020

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

pudelbonzo
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Top Review 15

Some Notes on Love

Autumn always carries a hint of transience - and one thinks of the past - and remembers.

With Quelques Notes d Amour, one thinks of past loves or flings - which still resonate.

Whether one wants it or not - images and thoughts pass through the mind.
Scenes, emotions, scents.

Did the blond U really become a photographer? And is M a successful businessman?
The gentle H is indeed a lumberjack in Canada - I know this from a mutual friend.
F is still an actor - we are still in contact.
And the other H is a musician - I often hear him on the radio.
J always smelled so good of laundry detergent and motor oil.
And he had such beautiful hands...

Do the mentioned ones think of me as well?

The images alternate - moving from face to face - from voice to voice - from scent to scent.
They are virtual notes - or rather notes - behind which entire stories are hidden.

However, notes can also be translated as musical notes - as they form a whole keyboard of events and emotions.

Yet the overall impression is sweet and soft.
Comforting and reconciling like the scent.

We lean against each other, and are sure: The memory is everlasting.

Music: Sekundenglück by H Grönemeyer

10/10/2014

7Scent 5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Yuki68
25 Reviews

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Yuki68

Top Review 11

Love Under the Powder Cloud

A lot has already been written in recent weeks about “Quelques Notes d´Amour.” On one hand, I was curious about the scent; on the other hand, I have often been disappointed by Yves Rocher fragrances, so I didn't really consider making a purchase. When I then read that it was a rose scent, I actually lost interest. Actually. Because then I received a letter from Yves Rocher with a sample. One of those perfume-soaked cloths that usually don't exactly replicate the scent but can definitely give you a sense of it. So I tested it, and it reminded me a lot of “Moment de Bonheur.” I don't particularly like that one, so I dropped the subject. Hours later, I was surprised by the wonderful scent in my living room. What on earth was that? I pondered and searched, then I saw it: I had left the cloth on the table and simply forgotten about it. By now, it was completely dry, but the smell emanating from it was a poem! Thus, I ended up ordering “Quelques Notes d´Amour” online after all. I fell in love spontaneously!

You don't have to say much about the bottle; it's simply beautiful. Much more important is the content!

When I first sprayed the scent, I was a bit disappointed at first. It was very light and fresh, hardly noticeable on my skin. Had I been sold again? However, after about half an hour, a scent wafted up to my nose that I hadn't expected. I could perceive a gentle rose, a pink tea rose, small, a bit shy and delicate. This rose was dusted with a generous portion of powder! And the powder increased, developing into a true powder cloud that enveloped the rose without suffocating it. But it wouldn't have taken much more! The powder is sweet, very sweet indeed. But it doesn't cause toothaches; it lifts the mood. A true feel-good powder rose!

I can faintly perceive the woods beneath the powder layer. They don't push themselves forward; they just make sure that the powder rose doesn't turn into a candied rose. I can't detect the patchouli. That's a shame, because I love patchouli. If it's there, it's a gentle and tamed patchouli that has nothing earthy or grave-like about it.

I find it amazing how differently scents can develop. Most describe this scent as woody and rather dark. For me, it turns into a bright, light rosy powder cloud!

The sillage is moderate, but it fades relatively quickly, and the scent becomes very close to the skin. The longevity for me is almost exactly 4 hours, then it completely disappears. Compared to most other Yves Rocher fragrances, that's relatively high, but generally speaking, it's unsatisfactory. That's really the only point I have to criticize.

Is it love? Well, there are days (which are clearly in the majority) when I prefer strong scents. Sometimes, however, I'm in the mood for quieter fragrance candidates. For those days, “Quelques Notes d´Amour” is perfect. A scent to snuggle up with and feel good when it's gray and dreary outside. Yes, it is love, and I am happy that Yves Rocher has brought this beautiful scent to the market!

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