Desir De Nature (1994)
by Yves Rocher

Okay, I really thought this was lovely, but it didn't stay on for very long at all! Hell, I could bathe in this stuff and it would fade within 30 minutes! Not strong stuff at all, but nice. One of Yves Rocher's best.

25th January, 2009.

Désir de Nature is a charming little fragrance. It’s simple and straightforward, light and delicate: clean, green, floral, and sweet. It opens so refreshingly citrus and minty, and then moves to the florals of the middle with a quiet lily of the valley being the dominant note in the quiet accord. The base is cedar – light and appropriately aromatic – with some remaining floral sweetness. It’s a light scent with a light, soft sillage and quite poor longevity, as one would expect from such an innocent and lovely presentation.

26th December, 2008.

This really just isn't for me. It's very floral. It reminds me of a frag my grandmother would like to wear. After an hour of wearing it, I can still "taste" it. It has toned down some on my wrists, but my cleavage still smells very strong and flowery.

4th November, 2008.

I love Désir de Nature. Quarry forwarded me her bottle and I couldn't be more thrilled. I agree, it's a scent you might associate with a young girl, or innocence, a time past. It smells clean, green, floral and wholesome, with a bit of tartness to it. In my imagination I can hear a screen door slam in a farmhouse as a smiling young girl wearing her favorite dress heads off somewhere, maybe to a fair, trailing this scent behind her, and the front room curtains are fluttering in the breeze. I find it very refreshing and of another time and place (obviously). I enjoy it most in the morning after a shower. It puts me in a good mood. It's not long lasting, but you can always re-spritz. Usually by lunchtime I'm ready to move on to a more complex fragrance anyway. But for mornings...it's like a sunny day and not a care in the world.

1st October, 2008.

If I were a schoolgirl, I'd feel very good about wearing this pretty cologne. But those days are long gone, and I'm on to more clever concoctions. I wish young women would seek out an affordable little number like this instead of spending their money on celebrity department-store fragrances. Or does the next generation think DdN smells old fashioned because it has no synthetic twang? Well, if you ever feel like wearing a flower-print dress and twirling a parasol, this might fit you as well. Fairly low-pitched for a fragrance centered on lily-of-the-valley. Olfactive Family : Green Floral. Head Notes: Mandarin, Crushed Mint Leaves. Mid Notes: Headspace Daphne, Lily-of-the-Valley. Base Note: Cedar.

2nd August, 2008.

I get compliments from strangers whenever I wear this scent. It is a fresh fragrance and reminds me of springtime.

23rd October, 2006.