Guimauve de Noël is a fragrance profile familiar to many of us by now. Similar to Sintra and Love Dont Be Shy, Guimauve offers a prominent and alluring sugared orange blossom. It is pure, simple, beautiful.
Contrary to its name (translated to Christmas marshmallow), Guimauve de Noel is a joy to wear in spring and summer. And while the notes are traditionally feminine I find the fragrance alluring on more masculine wearers. If you’re a fan of orange blossom dominant fragrances give this one a try!
today there is of course again a perfume madvent calendar door and today I would like to introduce this great, rather unknown fragrance to you: Guimauve de Noël/31. by the way, the number indicates how many scent modifications were necessary to create this fragrance as it is now.
I became aware of this great brand through one of my favorite perfume critics, bloggers and YouTubeers: Persolaise. An extremely eloquent, charismatic contemporary, of Polish-Iranian origin, coupled with English charm and a journalistic-analytical flair, once introduced this extremely interesting young Parisian brand, founded by none other than Michel Almairac and sons. I'm sure you know Monsieur Almairac from classics like Cašmir, Joop! Homme or the popular Chloé Eau de Parfum.
The ordering of samples on the company's own homepage was already very pleasant. There, under the category > Discovery Sets > Do It Yourself, you can choose 6 samples from all fragrances of the assortment, which currently includes 15 perfumes. And the best: instead of the 6 ordered, I received 8 samples, no doubles, plus a handwritten card with a personal greeting. This way testing is fun! And even before the fragrances could convince me olfactorically, I was already on fire for this sympathetic brand.
In Guimauve de Noël, I found a second favourite of the brand in addition to Totally White, which I ordered as a large bottle immediately after the test. A fragrance that does not need much to smell good. Orange blossoms and vanilla sugar, that's it. A fragrance for real sweet tooth. The orange blossom appears absolutely unticky, yet orange-fruity and light-flowery, the vanilla sugar dusts itself finely over it, pleasantly sweet. The composition appears straightforward, clear, without much development. Absolutely high quality and extremely long lasting. The fragrance appears intense, but in no way artificially exaggerated or even synthetic. A small sprayer, which I prefer to apply in the evening or before going to bed, is enough for me to perceive the wonderful scent more than clearly and it really lasts until the next day. On clothes it sticks even better.
All compositions of the brand are characterized by this straightforwardness and clarity. They are not overloaded, artfully composed fragrances. They smell exactly what is indicated, in a quality and naturalness that is almost frighteningly good and that one would have wished for from many a niche fragrance.
All fans of Prada Candy Kiss are warmly recommended to test the Christmasy marshmallow scent, because that is exactly what Guimauve de Noël means, because this scent is the essence of the candy kiss
For my part, I enjoy every spray from the test tube, I'm sure I'll invest in a large bottle here when the fragrance runs out, and I'm really looking forward to going back to Paris in the medium term and hopefully visiting one of Parle moi de Parfum's boutiques.
Freyaluna
