The Perfume Library

13 perfumes

Seine Amoureuse

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2017

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Jean-Michel Duriez Seine Amoureuse is a spicy, sweet unisex fragrance that suits fall and winter evenings best. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, while few choose summer. Leisure and evening wear lead, followed by nights out. Voters split evenly between calling it masculine and feminine. Ceylonese cinnamon, cumin and nutmeg give it a warm, spicy character. Spanish cistus and Siam benzoin lay a resinous, sweet base, suede adds a leathery edge and white cedar a woody one. Iris tingitana brings a floral, powdery softness.

Bleu Framboise

7.0

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2017

Fresh · Floral · Green

Jean-Michel Duriez Bleu Framboise is a fresh, green unisex scent that sets raspberry and grapefruit against rose, jasmine and ylang-ylang. The notes follow no top-to-base order; the perfume reads as a single piece. Raspberry, grapefruit and mandarin orange give it a fruity brightness, while galbanum and rhubarb add a green edge. Rose, jasmine, chamomile and geranium form the floral core, and oakmoss with patchouli sets a woody, earthy, slightly resinous ground. Most voters rate its longevity as good and its sillage as moderate, so it stays on skin for a reasonable time without filling a room. Autumn, spring and summer draw similar support, with winter trailing. It leans towards leisure and office wear, and most voters read it as feminine, with a share calling it classic.

L'Étoile et le Papillon

7.9

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2016

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Jean-Michel Duriez L'Étoile et le Papillon is a floral and woody unisex scent built around ylang-ylang, patchouli and New Caledonian sandalwood. Longevity is good and sillage moderate, so it stays close without crowding the room. Most voters pick spring, fall and summer, with winter a little behind. Evening and daily wear lead, and it suits the office too. More voters read it as feminine, though a fair number find it masculine. The notes read as one whole rather than in layers. Ylang-ylang and Turkish rose bring a sweet, creamy floral side. Patchouli, Texas cedar and lichen lay an earthy, woody base. Sandalwood softens the powdery, spicy mood. Prada La Femme Intense and Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum have a close profile.

Double-Fond

7.9

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2017

Fresh · Green · Sweet

Jean-Michel Duriez Double-Fond is a unisex scent that sets the green, herbal side of thyme, rosemary and Egyptian basil against cocoa. Calabrian bergamot gives it a fresh start, while thyme and rosemary carry a spicy greenness. Cocoa adds a soft sweetness in between, and mahogany wood settles the whole thing on a woody base. Fresh and green accords lead, with the sweetness staying in the background. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters place it in leisure and daily wear, with some votes for evening and office too. Its profile suits men and women alike. Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed and Bottega Veneta Parco Palladiano V: Lauro share a close profile.

W/ood Musk

6.6

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2019

Spicy · Woody · Oriental

Jean-Michel Duriez W/ood Musk is a smoky, resinous unisex scent that balances the woody weight of oud, cedar, papyrus and birch wood with musk and frankincense. Its longevity and sillage are rated strong, and most voters score both highly. The vote count is small, so this is only a rough picture, but the scent clearly makes its presence felt. It suits men and women alike, and anyone wanting a dense trail in cooler weather. As a whole the scent is spicy, woody and oriental, with an animal edge. Saffron and clove bring warm spice, while Turkish tobacco absolute and myrrh add smoky depth. Iris, rose and red berries soften that rough texture slightly.

L'Illusiomagiste

7.9

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2017

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Jean-Michel Duriez L'Illusiomagiste is a unisex fragrance that pairs bright lemon freshness with a green, spicy, smoky woodiness, and it sits close to everyday wear. Longevity is good and sillage moderate, so it stays near the skin without filling the room. Voters spread their picks almost evenly across the seasons, with spring and fall slightly ahead. Daily wear, leisure and business are the settings named most often. More voters call it masculine, though a good share read it as feminine. Lemon and sage give a bright, green start, while lavender and black pepper pull it towards an aromatic, spicy side. Madagascan vetiver forms a woody backbone, and frankincense absolute with elemi resin adds a soft, creamy, faintly smoky resinous touch.

Mon Paris Secret

8.2

Jean-Michel Duriez · 2017

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Jean-Michel Duriez Mon Paris Secret is a unisex fragrance that wraps the sweet, resinous warmth of vanilla, tonka bean absolute and Tolu balm in opoponax and Ceylonese cinnamon. The notes read as one whole rather than a top, heart and base sequence. Mango and Calabrian bergamot add a fruity brightness, while Russian coriander and cinnamon bring spice. Patchouli and Spanish cistus give it an earthy, woody footing, and the vanilla, tonka and Tolu balm soften everything into a powdery, oriental sweetness, with a floral touch running through it.