Dans Tes Bras (2008)
by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle

Dans Tes Bras by Frederic Malle - One is initially treated to a lovely, powdery violet floating on a bitter and juicy, citric cloud. A musty clove as well as a green and salty jasmine, more indolic and fleshy, breeze through that pleasing cloud, and redeposit a more green violet, akin to grass clippings with a tinge of cucumber. Transitioning to the middle, the florals take on a velvety texture, while exotic incense percolates and creamy sandalwood gentles the melange. Majical casherman imparts a rousing sensuality via its muskiness and powderiness, while earthy patchouli lends a damp and musky edge. This mysterious blend meanders to the awaiting base. Clean white musk infuses the alluring mixture with its soapiness and brightness, and delicate heliotrope bestows its warm and vanillic, floral facets. Somehow an illusion of a skin-like, waxy quality is presented in its drydown. Albeit well-blended and imaginative, this composition, with average projection and longevity, remains ho-hum.

18th January, 2012.

I don't get the negative reviews!
This is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S beyond belief !!!

Via eBay, received a sample size from Latvia, of all places. Came a long way, and well worth the trip ... it may be that I, all of a sudden, have a need for all things smelling of Violets, but I completely, instantly FELL MADLY IN LOVE with this fragrance!!! This doesn't happen often, only a dozen times that I can recall and I sniff over a hundred perfumes every year!!!

Reminds me very slightly of J'ai Ose, but not as sweet (J'ai Ose has no musk, too).

Very "hippie" though, I have to say. (Far more "hippie" than True Religion's Hippie Chic ... which I don't get, btw, having been one!) Musk and violet go very well together. We had something very, very similar to this .... concoction we used to buy on the streets of Greenwich Village from a street vendor that is strikingly similar to this mixture. Brings back many memories!

My new favorite Malle fragrance ... on to buy a 3 piece travel set!

8th October, 2011.

this along with M/Mink by Byredo IMO are the two worst smelling things, I've got my nose around...

This stuff smell like a person who bathed in a mild non fragrance soap, and then began to sweat, and then covered it with some AVON jasmine cologne .....a real stinker!!

2nd June, 2011.

I think this is magical, and out of all my fragrances, and all classics considered, if I could keep only one, it would be this one. And I am thrilled if people think I smell like a horny sailor! I can't imagine anything more chic. Fantastic! Although personally I feel that it simply creates a sweet, warm and inviting aura. To me, it smells like hot skin after a sweetly-scented bubble-bath.

And I do not get mushrooms! What sort of mushrooms are you all, um, eating!?

29th August, 2010.

Let me be the first to write a positive review.

I think this is a very well balanced fragrance.
Sure, it is off the beaten track but it is rich, intriguing and adventurous.

Also, I would not limit its use to men.
The middle notes and the base notes make this a gentleman's option also.

11th August, 2010.

Moderately high pitched, slightly sweet, powdery floriental. Feminine, would be attractive when paired with the right woman / outfit.

3rd April, 2010.