La Pluie Miller Harris for women

I suspect that the name of Miller Harris LA PLUIE has engendered plenty of dashed expectations. This perfume opens very briefly with a watery quality vaguely reminiscent of damp wood. From there, however, the composition proceeds with dispatch to a fairly strong ylang-vanilla drydown, so much so that I am reminded of Guerlain AQUA ALLEGORIA YLANG VANILLA.

All stages considered, I would have to say that this is much more of a floriental than an aquatic perfume. As a simple, not-too-sweet floriental, LA PLUIE is nice, provided that one likes ylang-ylang. A lot.

Lovely!

A watery cucumber and clean lavender opening. The heart is floral in a lush but abstract way, think of a tropical greenhouse. I can't really single out the ylang from the jasmine, it doesn't smell of indole or white flowers either. The base with it's skin-like woody musk softens it all. It's a sexy somewhat dirty musk like in fragrances pre-1950s. This gives, like in other Miller Harris creations, a vintage quality to it all, thought its watery elements make it very contemporary.

I get 3 to 4 hours of it, but got compliments about it at moments when I thought it had already completely evaporated. Maybe it's the musky base that gives me scent fatigue.

Fresh floral with aquatic elements...
A fresh, citrus floral opening with a fruity touch...
It is very nice for spring and summer because you get a fresh and wet feeling out of this!The openin reminds me very much the GUY LARoche Fidji but the dry down becomes more flowery and grassy when the vetiver stands out of the base notes.
It has good lasting power and i give it 3.5/5.

I smell ylang-ylang....and plenty of it, for me there is a huge burst of it...mixed with green, damp.....foliage....yes i think I really can smell a rainy wet day, in a field.
I really want to love this...In my opinion Miller Harris fragrances are amazing....but there is something about this fragrance that doesn't quite hit the right notes...I find it doesn't develop as well as other MH fragrances....it just hangs about, not doing much...I think the ylang-ylang lingers for too long, there is definitely a 'wheat' note....wet wheat.....(not unenjoyable) i wish there was more vanilla...I don't get any lavender.
When I asked my husband to smell my wrist he remarked that this was not one of his favourite perfumes on me.... I'm afraid I find this fragrance a bit depressing and I hope that with further use, this uneasy feeling will go away, and I can enjoy this fragrance as much as I enjoy other MH perfumes.