Myrtle (2007)
by L'Occitane

A clean, fresh, primarily green opening announces the brightness of Myrtle. I find this is a rather strange opening because it is very fresh, yet there seems to be a lot of body and substance to the scent. I think the green substantiality without any mitigating spices or woods moves the opening more to the feminine side of the spectrum. But it is a unique accord IMO. The opening holds for quite some time before the floral myrtle rises through the greenness, leaving a delicate and somewhat sweet green floral accord. This middle accord is not unique, but it is very pleasant and wearable – I think it would serve nicely as an everyday / office feminine office scent. The base turns the fragrance unisex with its slightly resinous, lightly ambery / patchouli accord. Again the fragrance works quite well as an office scent because of its lightness and discretion. I’m not sure of the longevity of L’Occitane Myrtle, because I didn’t get a chance to sample it on my skin. It seems, though, to disappear a bit quickly from the paper sample… In all, it is a comfortable fragrance with uniqueness, freshness, subtlety, and refinement.

19th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 21st April, 2010.)

The L'Occitane pyramid lists these notes:

HEAD:
* Mandarin tree leaves
* Cranberries
HEART:
* MYRTLE
* Sea amber
BASE:
* Citrus labdanum
* Patchouli leaves

The scent begins like fresh squeezed juice, bright and effervescent,and then warms slightly to a clean floral scent of myrtle, smoothed out with a wash of what they call sea amber. The scent then finally mellows to a citrus labdanum, which smells like vetiver to me, along with a gentle patchouli, more green than woody.

Good longevity, and somehow it reminds me of an unspicy version of Burberry Summer. Marked as feminine, this scent could easily be unisex. The scent is done well, it wasn't created to spark a sensation, but not my style of scent as a purchase for me.

14th October, 2007.