Fleur des Comores Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier for women

MPG FLEUR DES COMORES smells very Christmas-y to me: spicy ylang-ylang with dark jasmine and smooth vanilla. The composition is similar to Guerlain AA YLANG & VANILLA, but FLEUR DES COMORES is a bit more complex, with a spiciness not derivable from ylang, jasmine, and vanilla alone, it seems to me. Perhaps there is a dash of allspice here? There is definitely a spice-cake quality hovering over the flowers.

To my nose, FLEUR DES COMORES is really a cold weather perfume. Relatively heavy and warm and snuggly--just right for a day like today in Boston with freezing temperatures and wind. Perfect for the day after Christmas. Probably too heavy for summertime.

All three notes are blended really well in this rich sweetish heady scent. I find this scent to be quite heavy and let's face it ylang jasmine and vanilla are not naturally light breezy notes (although I know they can be depending on how the perfumer wants). Anyway this is possibly too heavy for me and I find it slightly cloying, so I won't buy this. But it's ok.
I should also add that the jasmine is very indolic and skanky on me, so if you like that in your jasmine this could be right up your alley.

The scent itself is extremely lovely, there is tick, buttery ylang ylang all over the place and it does wonders together vanilla here, it somehow is a bit bitter, so it lingers perfectly together with the sweet ylang ylang and even more - jasmin is a bit sour and it too plays perfectly together.
The lasting power is bad, unfortunately, so for the price - it's not worth the bottle, but if you don't mind applying many times per day, this could be a lovely addition to collection of a ylang ylang lover :)

All I get is white flowers and vanilla, very plain and not my thing at all. It's a definite try-before-buy scent.

Ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod this is soooo nice!! It smells fresh AND natural - what a change! Immediate adjectives that come to mind: sweet, floral, breezy, classy. Understated elegance is a hard combination to achieve without quality ingredients, and this perfume really made me Stop and Appreciate.

The opening is fruity and herbal, a little bit of green and a little bit of citrus, like a blast of fresh air. It passes your nose with breezy ease, like one of those impeccably dressed women sailing past you in her 4 inch heels. The fragrance loses some of this freshness in the later stages of its development, but it never loses this note of breezy perfection. In the heart, the florals with sweet vanilla bellies take over. I *think* it's jasmine, but my unprofessional nose can't pick out the other florals contributing to the smooth tone. Nothing harsh or sour or spicy here. Just slightly herbal aromatic florals with caramelized vanilla and amber. The slight sweetness deepens and sweetens until it begins to smell like herbal candy. The sweetness isn't frivolous, but rather adult and self-contained. Effortlessly, as always. I dislike sweet smells, but this stage doesn't annoy me (although honestly it doesn't drive me crazy either).

A small complaint would be that the lasting power isn't any better than average, and the sillage is a little less than average. Still, I'm more than happy to overlook this on basis of the quality of the smell and the inherent disadvantages of natural ingredients.