Muguet des Bois Yves Rocher 1999

I have been yearning for Muguet des Bois for years. My mother had a bottle and treated herself to a few refreshing spritzes on long, hot car rides to the south. It is no surprise that I associate MdB with summer, good moods, and sun-drenched landscapes. There is a bit of melancholy and nostalgia in it, as if I were looking at an old postcard! I feel like a young girl in a breezy summer dress in a lily of the valley meadow. Here and there, a lemony-fresh breeze blows through my hair. A sense of eagerness and joy resonates... A heavenly feeling that I desperately wanted to experience again.

I am overjoyed that I recently managed to get a 50ml bottle, and I dread the day when the last drop fades from my skin. I have tried several lily of the valley fragrances, but they all seem too powdery to me, and the longevity is miserable (like with Muguet en Fleurs, the current YR lily of the valley scent). MdB, on the other hand, is fresh, still perceptible hours later, the lily of the valley neither musty, nor artificial, nor overly sweet - but freshly picked and (as the name promises) wild!

So if anyone has a bottle stashed away somewhere - bring it on!! Since YR has discontinued production, it is now hard to come by. Shame on you, YR! You won't create something so enchanting again.