Petit Matin by Maison Francis Kurkdjian
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7.7 / 10 750 Ratings
A popular perfume by Maison Francis Kurkdjian for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Creamy
Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Calabrian lemonCalabrian lemon Orange blossomOrange blossom AmbroxanAmbroxan MuskMusk Litsea cubebaLitsea cubeba Provençal lavenderProvençal lavender HawthornHawthorn

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Scent
7.7750 Ratings
Longevity
7.1644 Ratings
Sillage
6.6651 Ratings
Bottle
8.3614 Ratings
Value for money
6.2370 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 05/19/2025.

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Telekinec

380 Reviews
Telekinec
Telekinec
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A bouquet of lavender and orange blossoms speckled with lemon zest
It's early morning. There's a clear sky, a soft hue coming from the sun that's slowly rising on the horizon and a gentle breeze that's drifting through and playing with the white linen curtains that adorn an open window. The inside decor is sleek, minimalist and modern, in shades of white and cream. The table is round, pristine and, in the center, there's a cream-colored sandstone vase holding a pretty bouquet of orange blossoms and lavender, swaying in the playful breeze. The temperature is just right, not too cold and not too hot. It's the start of a beautiful day.

I usually review perfumes with comparisons and descriptions. I try to avoid artistic imagery and stay with facts, but this time, I couldn't help myself. This is exactly what I picture in my mind when I'm smelling this fragrance. Calabrian lemons are tart and fruity, uplifting and energizing while orange blossoms are creamy and floral. They're both tempered by soft and delicate lavender. It's a soothing, calming fragrance, that embodies very well the start of an early morning where possibilities are still endless and where the bustling of the city hasn't yet risen above a murmur. The perfume is clearly giving clean-girl aesthetic, but I also see a man wearing this fragrance with a crisp linen shirt. It's a fresh skin scent for moments where you want to feel and smell good without wearing something too strong or too heavy. I could probably overspray it without getting on other people's nerves. I picture myself wearing it during spring and summer, although I tried it out first in winter and found it heavenly (a welcome break from all my heavy gourmands). The scent becomes warmer in time with the musk and ambroxan coming out. It never gets into synthetic territory which I have to admit is a good thing to me.

It's a beautiful fragrance, masterfully well-blended. I've not met anything yet that remotely conjures the images I described at the beginning of my review. I do have to admit that I'm hesitating at acquiring a full bottle due to the price and its overall performance. The sillage is really soft and becomes skin-like too soon while the longevity seems okay (I could still smell musk the next morning, but the rest had faded). I'll be pondering on this.

EDIT: I've been pondering on it so much that I got another decant from Etiket to test it out all over again once my first decant had run out. I finally decided I wouldn't be getting a full size bottle. It's still a masterfully well-blended citrus / aromatic fragrance, but the overall performance is mediocre for its price. I already have citrus fragrances in my collection that have better performance. I need to be mindful of my collection and the way I spend my money. This not to say that it isn't worth. If I had stumbled upon it before my other citrus fragrance, I might have picked a bottle for my collection. If you love it and have nothing like it in your collection, I suggest you go for it!
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Bcars10

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Bcars10
Bcars10
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Bright, tangy citrus leads to a good scrubbing
The blast of tart lemon at the top was really fabulous! But it left very quickly, leaving me unhappy due to the strong masculine sandalwood scent that arose. I don't see sandalwood in the notes, but it was very strong, and it made my head twinge. So, it is hard for me to rate this one. The opening was gorgeous and very tangy and fresh, but the rest was not my thing. It is unisex, but it leans masculine to my tastes. I had to wash it off, but even then I could still smell it. Too bad this one doesn't seem to share the longevity problems that plague this niche brand. Would that it had worn off a lot sooner! I sprayed Amyris over it, and it got better.
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Ringtale

118 Reviews
Ringtale
Ringtale
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Overpriced
I got a tester of this along with my purchase of Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum .
It reminds me of Eau de Rochas L'Essentiel which is far less expensive and projects better. For me, both scents are a bit too 'cologne-ish'. If that's what you like, this is okay, but I think there are many, less expensive fragrances in this style.
I miss the depth and sophistication of - say - Eau de Rochas (2015) (speaking of 'less expensive'!) that has a perfumey twist while remaining fresh and great for 'cutting through the heat'. This one will do just that without some warmth and kindness to it (at least that's how I feel about it).
More masculine than feminine in my opnion.
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Mercer

78 Reviews
Mercer
Mercer
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Linear Lemon, Lemonheads candy
The opening of this is almost identical to Sun Song by Louis Vuitton. Where Sun Song then turns into Neroli Portofino as it dries down, this one stays more lemon.

After the initial ~15 minutes this one goes from being a strong, synthetic lemon cleaner smell to smelling virtually identical to the candy Lemonheads. It's sugary, sweet, lemon.

This one doesn't have good projection, or longevity, and there are plenty of other summery scents from MFK that are far better than this one.

This one really needs to be layered with something IMO...pairs well with 540 extrait, but sort of gives off a medicinal vibe..very much like how Tom Ford's Oud Wood has a cherry medicinal smell, its basically that but lemon.

If you wear this one with nothing else, you really have to love linear lemon.
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QuercusAlbus

72 Reviews
QuercusAlbus
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Sweaty Musk
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What strongly inclined me to this one fræ the outset was that strong °sweaty° musk note. °Sweaty°?: well, we could hold forth at length as to how some of the most attractive notes in perfumery have these °minging° parallels, but that is a large part of what maketh perfumery so fascinating & even a bit °sinful° perhaps. Anyway, the figure that comes to my mind whereby to relate the kind of muskiness that this one shows-forth copiously is, well, °sweatiness°! I have honestly tried to devise another figure that fits as well or better, but I cannot! And it's not that I am attracted to the smell of actual sweat ... ... or am I?, subliminally, or maybe °pheromonically°, or something like that. And it's not that it's actually ^like^ the smell of sweat as such. Nor am I even talking about what the 'fume ~smells of~, directly anyway, atall - it's more that it is ^itself^ worked-up into a wholesome sweat through some lusty & hearty exertion. It's kind of like the aroma itself is alive & well-exerted to the point of being in a vigorous sweat. It's a thoroughly °sanguine° & enthusedly °panting° aroma.

But this is what happens when an attempt is made to convey the olfactory impression made by musk-replete 'fumes. And I think the task of mapping ~collaterality~ of aromata belongs to the forum, really, as it is truly a Hercules-&-Hydra-n one; but imnensely fascinating.

Anyway, this 'fume excels, to my mind, in that particular kind of musk note - the °sweaty° musk. Or is it kind of, a bit salty, or maritimey? There's no ambergris in this - none listed, that is to say. It's quite different fræ the °soapy° musk - that's probably the most common kind, but I love it also. I could spend all day discussing the nuances of different kinds of musk or quasi-musk. This °maritimey-salty-sweaty° kind is seldomlier-encountered, but I have come across it here & there, but generally in 'fumes more costly than this one. Some of Roja Dove's 'fumes have it. And when I tried it chez my worthy apothecaries, I thought "there it is again, but @ not-so stratosphærick a price!" . And it's one if my °swoon-factor-11° notes. And it's beautifully showcased in this by the lemon & lavender & orange-blossom; but it's probably a good job I didn't know there's lemon in - it would probably have putten me off. But everything's ~of-a-piece~ here; & also transfigured & exalted by the musk: and to my mind it is the exaltation that is important -- relatively to which that which is exalted is ancilliary ... within reason.

... about a month later ...
Am giving this its first proper run-out: at the Whitworth Art Gallery. That °sweaty musk° that I keep going on about is just ... ! and gets better & better through the wearing. Some ambriness is becoming aparant. Seriously glad now the presence of lemon didn't get to put me off! Never thought uw could have donnen that with lemon. The sheer heft of this 'fume is phænominal.

That sweaty musk is turning into rain! It really is: it's metamorphosing into rain! And this metamorphosis is catalysed by the lemon & lavender. But then, with retrospect, I realise that it ^always was^ kind of like rain - I'd just never brought that idea to the surface. And now I recall a review of Creed's ~Aventus~ I once read inwhich the aroma was befigured as ^pineapple + rain + smoke^.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 4 years ago
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Uplifting, invigorating, fresh, clean. Beautiful scent with a dominant calabrian lemon and orange blossom. A small hint of lavender and musk
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TelekinecTelekinec 1 year ago
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A cream-colored sandstone vase showcasing a bouquet of lavender and orange blossoms speckled with citruses, swaying in the gentle breeze.
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FreshKatsuFreshKatsu 2 years ago
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Bright, sunny lemon supported by orange blossom. Verges on dish soap but much tamer in dry down. Linear but very pleasant. Weak performance
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Sterben9225Sterben9225 2 years ago
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A bit of a nothing burger. Smells like lemon and bitter orange. Lots of white musks in the dry-down. It doesn't smell like a $300 fragrance.
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Dendumong115Dendumong115 11 months ago
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Big Fan. It’s my morning/sport scent. It’s energising and soothing at the same time. Perfect to be layered with another frag after lunch.
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OmnipotatoOmnipotato 12 months ago
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Straightforward lemon/neroli with ambroxan/musks in the base. Fresh linens in the breeze on a warm summer day.
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PetarMolnarPetarMolnar 2 years ago
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Straightforward citrus/lemon based fragrance with ambroxan to back it up. Linear summer freshie. Decent compared to other MFK citruses
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Jbl775Jbl775 2 years ago
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Lemon and a huge dose of laundry musks. It is ok, but other MFK freshies are for sure better to my nose.
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RisingChaosRisingChaos 3 years ago
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Light musk + a soft grapefruit-like smell, which I guess is how the lemon + lavender notes combine. Fresh, a little powdery, a little soapy.
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ScentwitchScentwitch 3 years ago
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A crisp, fresh, citrus, totally unisex and wearable at any time. You must overspray it to get a good hook though, as it’s subtle.
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