Péché Cardinal Parfums MDCI 2008

So yummy smelling in the opening(this is where the peach shines), but turns more sythetic as the mid comes through. This is probably due to the bubblegummy tuberose. A big fan of this. Unsure if I would buy a full bottle, but if a good deal popped up i'd find it hard to resist. I have nothing like this in my collection. There is a small small similarity to Intense Tiaré that comes through after about 30-45 mins from application. I chalk this up to the coconut, davana and tuberose.
The tuberose takes on a rather yellow (buttery) quality in this composition which gives this fragrance a tropical undercurrent that aids the emblematic coconut. The tropical scent bubble this produces is impressive for around 2 hours on my skin. The woods in the dry down barely make themselves known unless you hold you nose to your skin, or you wait several hours for the top and mid to fade a bit. The composition and it's performance are brilliant. There is a slightly cloying, synthetic core to this fragrance that may annoy people, and it's vibrancy means that it can be a little distracting if in an office or trying to work.
For this reason I feel it woud best suit a high latitude spring, summer or autumn, or mid latitude during any season but the hottest, when one is outside relaxing by a pool of water (lake, river, stream, sea, swimming pool) and the soft breezes carry the scent with a subtle ebb and flow.

It starts out quite promising with beautiful peach and coconut notes, but then gets VERY smokey and soapy (perhaps on my skin). I didn't like it out of the tester bottle either. Be sure to test it first before buying since it's WAAAAAY too expensive for the lower quality scent it offers. If you like clean, not too sweet peach perfumes, try Dalissime or In Bloom for a much better quality and price. They're peachy without being too cloying (or gourmand) and retain their peachy/sweet floral quality all the way to the base notes.

If you like peaches and/or tuberose, you ought to try this. And if you don`t enjoy excessive sweetness, you ought to stay away. This and Suncrest have made me realize that I really don`t care much for peaches in perfumery. Which is strange, because I adore a sweet, ripe, juicy peach and I really look forward to the time they`re in season in Japan. I think Rush is the only peach I enjoy, with all its synthetic, plastic features. Peche Cardinale has a strong, loud tuberose which adds more sweetness on top of an already saccharine fruit platter of blackcurrants and plums. It`s a bit much for someone who is not a fan of this scent profile. For those of you who like peaches and/or tuberose, this is a beautiful blend that smells natural and does justice to both notes. It`s pretty potent without being obnoxious and lasts a good while.

Absolutely stunning peach and tuberose scent. I find the peach to be bright and fresh, it perfectly complements the tuberose and doesn't bully it too badly in the way tuberose tends to do. I don't have anything like this in my collection, and I wish I never smelled it because how badly I need it now!

The opening of Péché Cardinal is the most realistic, intensely peach forward scent I have ever smelled - however this stage is short lived and fades quite quickly as the florals of the Tuberose take over. The tuberose is very elegant, a little green, very refreshing and spring like. I would also describe it as a little pleasantly shampoo-ish more so than bubblegummy on my skin. I experienced a cooling effect when wearing this so I really enjoy this on a hot Summers day. The other notes don't pull forward on my skin very much but are more supporting characters. I'm really happy to have this in my collection, and look forward to wearing again this Summer. Even though the peach is short lived, I think MDCI create very beautiful fruity notes that are very bright and happy (Cio Cio san is another that comes to mind).