Marrons Glacés by Laura Mercier

I keep going by the LM counter to sniff/try this. It has a nutty-woodyish-SWEET and candley smell to it .It makes me think of fall-Christmas time when we get scented candles in the foodie scents ( hazelnut creme, vanilla custard,toasted chestnut-etc.). If you like Balenciaga's Rumba for that candley note ,and you like the smell of the candle isle at big box stores,and you like sweet gourmand scents then I would recomend this to you . If you don't then you may want to pass on this one. As for me I want a bottle (in my big collection) it falls in the sweet,woodsyish,wierd for me and I like it .

According to Laura Mercier, Marrons Glaces notes include: mirabelle & hazelnut leaves, cyclamine, jasmine, chesnut flower, heliotrope, vanilla and amber.
Goodness--this should be right up my alley! Candied chestnuts, hazelnut (love hazelnut!) and a base of amber and vanilla! What's not to love? Alas, this fragrance turns plasticky and synthetic and unpleasant on my skin very quickly. A little rancid, even, like a fatty note that has broken down to its component fatty acids in the bottle..even before application. I love the IDEA of this fragrance, but the formula just doesn't work on my skin.