Chypre Mousse 2013

Version from 2013
Chypre Mousse (2013) by Oriza L. Legrand
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7.3 / 10 216 Ratings
A perfume by Oriza L. Legrand for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is earthy-green. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Earthy
Green
Spicy
Chypre
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Clary sageClary sage Corn mintCorn mint Wild fennelWild fennel Green shoot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
AngelicaAngelica OakmossOakmoss CloverClover MasticMastic GalbanumGalbanum FernFern Violet leafViolet leaf
Base Notes Base Notes
LabdanumLabdanum OakmossOakmoss MushroomsMushrooms BalsamBalsam HumusHumus Pine needlePine needle Roasted chestnutRoasted chestnut VetiverVetiver LeatherLeather

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.3216 Ratings
Longevity
8.3176 Ratings
Sillage
7.4174 Ratings
Bottle
7.9146 Ratings
Value for money
7.360 Ratings
Submitted by Apicius, last update on 02/09/2025.

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Reviews

17 in-depth fragrance descriptions
7.5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
10
Longevity
8
Scent
Drseid

821 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
Very helpful Review 8  
Creating The Near Impossible...
Chypre Mousse opens with a eucalyptus-like aromatic herbal mint accord with hints of the hay-like coumarin base note making its presence known quite early. As the fragrance moves to the early heart the coumarin grows in its intensity, mixing with mossy green tree moss as the aromatic herbal mint remains in diminished support. During the late dry-down the coumarin and moss remain, now joined by sharp slightly lemony vetiver and coniferous balmy green fir with the early aromatic mint now extinguished. Projection is excellent, and longevity outstanding at well over 15 hours on skin.

Nowadays I immediately grow skeptical of any fragrance claiming to be a classic chypre, as IFRA restrictions on the key ingredients used to make one have made it near impossible. Recent releases using the chypre name that have impressed many others like Chypre Palatin just did not quite cut it for me. That said, while I suspect tree moss has been substituted for oak moss here either entirely or to a very large degree, the aromatic moss and coumarin fern-like fougere approximation is quite believable, being about as close to the real deal as can be released nowadays. Vetiver asserting itself late in the development provides a rather potent backbone that was somewhat unexpected, but welcome. After a while as it melds with the balmy coniferous aspects during the late dry-down it can get a bit overpowering, wearing one down over time so perhaps a touch less vetiver and fir late would have been more effective, but that is a minor gripe in such an overall fine effort. The bottom line is the 120 Euro per 100ml bottle Chypre Mousse delivers the classic chypre goods; and its ability to create a truly believable chypre approximation despite conforming to IFRA restrictions is even more impressive than its fine smelling results, earning an "excellent" 4 stars out of 5. Definitely recommended.
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Pricing
9
Bottle
10
Sillage
10
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Gold

541 Reviews
Gold
Gold
Helpful Review 6  
The new big chypre-league perfume
The new big chypre-league perfume
"Chypre Mousse" from 2013 is spectacular. Finally, a new, big chypre-league perfume - a must-try for all chypre-addicts. This novel chypre is out there pushing the boundaries of the genre with so much self-assurance that there is no going-back once you've tried it.
So - what's it like? I don't want and can't go into "technical details",
is it real oakmoss we're smelling or is it just tree-moss? How does "Chypre Mousse" compare to other perfumes of the group? Try and find out for yourselves, since appropriate words fail me.
This fragrance is a deep, "green" chypre, yet "green" is too vague an adjective to describe the full impact of "Chypre Mousse".
The perfume sets its trap with piquant and earthy notes, goes on with the mandatory aromatic moss laced with galbanum, adds ferns of all kind, pine needles and vetyver and thus builds a new, neverthelss nostalgic chypre-perfume. "Chypre Mousse" is as earthy as a soft, wet and dark forest soil, it's one of those rare perfumes which can catapult you into a "natural environment". Somewhat raw, uncompromising and indefinable, the glorious mélange of oakmoss, galbanum and balsamic notes with that fascinating edge of earthiness that might or might not spring from the notes of "humus, mushroom and roasted chestnut" (mentioned by the perfumer) has captured my heart. "MERCI" for this perfect "forest fragrance", hauntingly serious and anything but mainstream.
1 Comment
Omni

70 Reviews
Omni
Omni
5  
Unforgettable, that's what you are
As an seasoned gardener I experienced a very realistic impression of the perfume notes; they were wild fennel, penny royal, asparagus fern and clary sage but it is the mushroom that is dominant at the outset, the star of the show. It's drenched in a balsamic glaze and cooked in an earth pit, in my country that is a hangi. I imagine the dark caves of France where cheese and truffles are kept and think that Chypre Mousse must have its own vat, it's own region, similar to wine appellation. What is disconcerting to me is that I cannot get past the Lifebuoy soap. It's as if the thoroughly composted leaf mould, dark and friable, met the truffly mushroom goodness and went, by mistake, into the soap vat instead of the oak barrels reserved for the best syrah. So, I can't live with the Protex (soap) loitering around the edges of the oak forest where the mycelia of Chypre Mousse call to the distant trampling of the pigs. Not for me, but a perfume highlight all the same. Unbelievably different and memorable, a wonderful experience.

My sample of Chypre Mousse came in the sample pack efficiently desptached from France to the bottom of the world in a package with a faultlessly handwritten address.
2 Comments
Sangelicca

9 Reviews
Sangelicca
Sangelicca
6  
Magic Marshroom - the drag for the trained noses
Definitely Honey note in opening that is not listed !
I was blind sniffed this masterpiece and found a honey and beeswax one of the most dominant notes in the opening ,
Then the Marshrooms and earthy notes come out and all of these are rounded with an absolutely amazing chestnut ( cooked chestnut, thick and sweet )
But No , it’s not a Gourmand fragrance at all !
It’s a Masterpiece, that is blended from all these absolutely amazing notes !
Greens are there but they are just posing a role of a complimentary notes , absolutely opposite then someone could believe when seeing the olfactory pyramid.
It is a real Highly Niche Perfumery for trained noses for sure !
I’m in love as with all of Oriza L.Legrand perfumes !
One more in my Wishlist !
0 Comments
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
7
Scent
Kurai

388 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
Helpful Review 4  
Creepers and crawlers
Observed from a distance, like any forest, all you get is bits of green and brown. As you get closer, more details become visible: leafy greens, trees, branches and bushes. But when you really get your feet in the wet soil and take a look (sniff) up close, that's where the spectacular mini-world of the undergrowth appears. Lots of activity going on in this dark earth. Moss, twigs, mushrooms, nuts, herbs, tiny animals, they all come and go in a continuous motion.

Chypre Mousse is pretty much a BBC wildlife documentary. A lively narrative of a day at the forest, seen through a magnifying glass. Both fascinating and enjoyable.
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8 short views on the fragrance
KottabazKottabaz 1 year ago
A piercing single note drowns everything else out, clings to whatever it touches, and lasts for days. No warmth, no depth. Not for me.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
9
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Chypre Mousse is earthy and herbal, green and spicy. A wet forest full of oakmoss. Fennel, fern, pine needles, labdanum and a resinous base.
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BoBoChampBoBoChamp 2 years ago
7
Sillage
9
Longevity
8.5
Scent
After a fresh and dewy spicy-green opening, this dusty and musky earthy-green Chypre, settles on a warm and leathery resinous-woody base.
1 Comment
MihaelaAMihaelaA 5 months ago
green, creamy, a chypre all right, but not a rough one. nice to wear for chypre lovers
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SangeliccaSangelicca 3 years ago
Gorgeous , complex , high niche , for trained noses but very easy to wear !
Homies , earthy but refreshing with mint
and mastic ! Wow
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JoloJolo 4 years ago
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
A dark, green, wet, mossy soil. To me the main note is a bitter mix of anise and licorice. It's your partner for an underground adventure.
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SamuelGustavSamuelGustav 7 years ago
Like walking in a forest after the rain, you can smell the wet green earth. A scent from another age
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AlexD76AlexD76 1 day ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
A vintage chypre with a modern twist. Notes of oakmoss, fern and green leaves mingle with a hint of citrus and spice.
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