Bright, greenish leaves, fresh dewy roses mixed with something along the line of bitter bergamot marks the really promising start of Un Coeur en Mai by MDCI Parfums. It is easy to like, easy to wear, somewhat running the risk of too similar to many of the floral fruity/floral type of commercial “nice-clean” perfumes but Un Coeur en Mai speaks of quality and this very quality makes it easy to inhale, and the pretty smell is somewhat addictive in a way. I find this is easily one of the best and more true-to-the name floral green type of perfume. The green part of the scent is just natural and lush, with a little bit fruity hint (something along the line like those Josephine pear accord).
After the bright opening, Un Coeur en Mai settles down a bit, and there is this quasi Chanel No.19 type of typical “green” type of powdery leathery iris accord comes and goes, which gives the scent more depth. Not finding Chanel No.19 type of powdery green charming, Un Coeur en Mai surprises me that a really small dose of this type of accord brings the scent to life. This smells meadowy to me, it’s like a perfect combination of Vent Vert and fresh floral. This is the type of perfume I find would fit the name “Daisy” more perfectly than the actual Marc Jacob’s Daisy.
Towards the dry down, the scent simply become slightly more powdery in a rose-y powdery way, but unlike those typical rich sweet rose soaps, Un Coeur en Mai has this more discreet approach of its notes. Somehow, it is like Chanel No.19 meets Chloe Chloe 2008 EDP, and Un Coeur en Mai is like the perfect midpoint of those two. This would be a nice skin-perfume for those who have a soft spot for discreet floral perfumes.
Un Coeur en Mai is indeed a pretty scent which can be easily worn daily, however, I find it more a decant-worth (if you like these sort of scent) or sample-worth scent, by judging how much this perfume would actually cost. Because lovely as it is, it doesn’t have that type of backbone make it stand out much. It’s like a nice high quality plain white cotton T-shirt which would cost you over half a grand, I don’t think I’ll splurge on this sort of stuff, will you?
Meanwhile, I’ll be happily using up my sample for sure. :)
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