Mimosa Pour Moi (1992)
by L'Artisan Parfumeur

Fleetingly powdery candy-like accord interspersed with vegetal notes? This isn't just the mimosa flower, it's the whole mimosa plant with the rapidly closing fern-like leaves included. Outstanding!

A very fine reproduction of the whole experience of picking mimosa fresh from the tree. A green juicy sappy beginning dries down to the subtle elegance of passing the vase of flowers and experiencing the gentle mossy sweetness of the flower itself. Definitely ne t wear in summer, also maybe one for the depths of a miserable wet winter's day as a reminder that spring will come again.

This is a very delicate, powdery heliotrope-almond-vanilla confection shot through with the odd, chilly element that sometimes accompanies “mimosa” fragrances. A more assertive bitter almond accord takes charge soon after application, though the scent’s edges remain soft thanks to the persistent vanilla. Mimosa pour Moi could easily have been insipid in its tenderness, but the delicately judged balance between sweet and bitter keeps things lively for the short time that the fragrance lasts.

Mimosa pour Moi moves quickly to a cool, candied vanilla drydown before trailing off completely. Before it disappears entirely the edge on its bitter almond morphs into a peppery little kick that makes the exit both piquant and teasing – a wonderful touch! Nevertheless, Mimosa pour Moi is ultimately a mild, limpid scent that speaks of youth, innocence, and fragile objects. I think of it as a happier great grandchild of Apres l’Ondee, whose most serious vice is probably its failure to persist.

Very pretty Mimosa - also quite accurate (compared to the Mimosa absolute oil I have; the opening is almost identical). So, successful as a single flower scent, but perhaps a little too simple. I like Kenzo Summer better, so will stick with that one for my Mimosa fix.

Starts off hard candy sweet - like a Charms pop. After the sweet comes the powder, then it fades away...

Had mimosa trees surrounding the terazzo in my home Up North and this glorious frag takes me right back to that sun-dappled place of peace where I could spend warm summer afternoons sipping iced tea suffused in the scent. Very evocative - with good sillage and surprising (for and on me) longevity.