L'Eau Rêvée d'Hubert Sisley 2023

“L'Eau Rêvée d'Hubert” - a name I will only write out once in this review. But it’s not a scent I will wear just once… hopefully.

Sisley is once again showcasing this icy mint matador, as only these aromatic noble Parisians can. This “Hubert” is a bright green mint frog, whose ancestors have belonged to the upper echelons of France for generations. Frog legs and freedom are at the top of the agenda here. With Uncle “Hubert,” it’s hard to imagine that he can also be laid-back and let loose, or that he ever had wilder years. Now it’s all about suits, white wine, and gray hair. And the grandchildren, of course. Especially the prominently strutting geranium is just as cool and toothpaste-like as the mint, only a bit sweeter. However, if you spend some time with “Uncle Hub,” about 2-4 hours, he becomes significantly more accessible and gentle. Then you’re left with an almost Asian-minimalist green creature between aromatherapy and the best breath in the world. You have to like it, you need a bit of patience, you have to be into it, and you have to be the right type for it and have the right occasions. A fragrance along with its wearer that the gray-streaked widow of the world would definitely want to crack…

Bottle: sleek and minimally elegant
Sillage: those allergic to mint and this toothpaste freshness will somehow manage
Longevity: 5 hours of blue blood in light green

Conclusion: a completely unabashed and noble mint aristocrat with more manners than are good for him… stiff. But as I said: extremely well-groomed and exemplary. Close to Malle’s “Geranium Pour Monsieur.”