Ma Griffe (for women)

lillian

also, I do fine the ads a little embarassing: this is not why I wear it, nor do I feel like this when I do. it sometimes seems to me to have a scent of old-fashioned hard Christmas candy, the good kind, especially in winter; I don`t know which ingredient that would be, but perhaps it is association as I love to wear it in winter and on the holidays.

lillian

Does anyone have the true story of the remake of this perfume-that it is not the original-is this true? I love this perfume.

weegee

The neroli and oakmoss emerge fairly quickly for me, transforming the initial blast of green into something almost dark - like the moist shadows in the forest. And it's so old it seems new again. Not for everyone, to be sure. I don't wear it often but like knowing it's there on the shelf.

hathor

this brings a picture to my mind of my spinster aunt in a twinset and plastic popper pearls, in the 70's, havent tried it for a while, maybe should again as i have been developing my tastes recently, probably similar to miss dior,which is an acquired taste but growing on me fast

classic

I love this scent - also Miss Dior, the only Dior one I like, and Mitsouko - so elgab89 may be on to something! It's a bit astringent and a bit rich as well - a really good deep subtle balance of fresh green notes and deeper sweet notes in the fragrance. Loved it since I was a small child

allexa27

i didnt think that i am gonna like it ,because i read so much about it`s smell that it is old-fashion and so on but i really loved it !!it is not my style but there is something in this smell that gives me comfort and reminds me of my childhood.love it!

annehke

The perfume has so many notes listed
and creates such an interesting combination, many of the notes are not perceptible individually. For sure it is not sweet, as mentioned above, I do not find it so sharp as others do. The old advertisement photos try to give the idea of "pure sex" and "animalistic" tendencies..which seems to be such a contrast for this perfume. The perfume starts out very green and quickly turns into some humid garden of white flowers and or some heavy aura around you,
the fragrance feels humid--humid-is the only way I can describe it. Maybe it is the oakmoss, musk, jasmine, ylang ylang combination creating this feeling of heavyness and humidity. It is a heavy perfume if you spray too much, it is a light perfume if you only spray a little. It´s quite different from all in my collection, and I must say that I do not always enjoy it, but, I do like, appreciate, and admire it.

asilverfire614

I don't think my nose gets along very well with chypres in general...I've yet to find one that I'm crazy about. I bought this and wore it a few times, but just couldn't get over the sharp bite of its opening notes. I did like the soft, powdery dry-down. I gave it to my aunt and she loved it!

elgab89

On certain levels I put it in the same category with Mitsouko, Miss Dior, Calandre, even Ivoire.
If you like this, let me just tell you, you have class! There is nothing old about it, mature - for sure. Made for an elegant woman getting over the romantic sweetness of her adolescence, now wiser and stronger. A femme fatale!

NebraskaLovesScent

I just had to sniff this after reading "White Oleander," in which one of the characters made this her signature scent. I didn't care for it on the first couple of wearings, but after a few more sniffs, I have decided it's one of the loveliest scents. Very green. If the color green has a scent, this is it. No sweetness at all, which is a nice for a change. It's such a shame that classics like this one get lost amongst all the mediocre fruity florals in today's marketplace. This one is worth tracking down.

Jalutschka

Launched in 1946 this fragrance was a real success in the 5o's, but seems to have fallen into oblivion nowadays.
I see it as an older sister of Miss Dior. Using very sharp green wood notes, this stuff is extremely fresh, even a trifle biting, but very original. The background of white flowers and greenery is ever-present in Ma Griffe, it is a perfume for all seasons and for all age groups, elegant and certainly very retro. Chansons by Charles Trenet come to my mind, the Quartier Latin in the morning...a truly "parfum parisien" which should not be forgotten.