Comme une Evidence Le Parfum Yves Rocher for women

This is probably the best scent Yves Rocher has to offer, it is truly something special and a modern masterpiece. It's a deeply feminine, classic floral scent that exudes elegance and refinement. It is very complex, incredibly long lasting and a true statement of class.

I was browsing the French YR website and I came across the perfume pyramid for this fragrance. I could see that nutmeg is not among the top notes, but hazelnut tree leaves, as a green accord, combined with the two other notes gypsy parfumista commented on in his review: violet leaves and silk tree leaves. This is not surprising, as this fragrance smells much fresher and greener than "gourmand" in its opening.

Edit: I recently purchased the 1 oz Le Parfum Exrait version with the puff-ball atomizer. I also currently own the EDP version.

Comme Une Evidence is a classic chypre with great staying power and is fresh, clean, and woody. Great for day or evening.

The Le Parfum Extrait version, with atomizer, warms up a bit as it dries. I can smell slight praline and nutmeg 15minutes after one spray on my wrist. I must say, I love this version much better!

NOTE: If you like this frag, you may also like Ralph Lauren Romance!

P.S. Scroll down to see Gypsy Perfumista's amazing review below!

First, I must thank gypsy parfumista for his helpful and informative review of this scent. I had a chance to sniff Le Parfum while on vacation in Paris, and I fell in love with it but had no room in the suitcase to bring it back. After reading gypsy parfumista's review, I decided to wait and watch for an Elixir de Parfum.

One came up on the auction site a couple weeks ago and I bought it, along with a solid of the same scent. I'll review both formats.

Elixir de Parfum: Just when I thought scents like this stopped being made in the early 1980's, along comes this one from 2008. Comme une Evidence is such a beautiful scent. Reading the notes listed for it here doesn't give you any idea of how it might actually smell. On my skin, it's a true classic chypre and reminds me of a less-animalic, slightly more floral Paloma Picasso. It is remarkably complex, not especially sweet (in spite of the praline), and has a classic oakmoss and patchouli aroma in the base. I get a lot of violet leaf and rose, and they linger for hours in this concentration. The whole composition lasts a good 12+ hours on my skin, evolving slowly to that luscious chypre base. Two squirts is more than enough, and if applied with a heavy hand, it can easily become too much even for people who love it.

The solid perfume: Yves Rocher's cream parfums are inexpensive and good for the purse or travel. The packaging on this one is a cute, peachy-pink clamshell with gold lettering. The solid for Comme une Evidence smells great in the container, but this is NOT the best medium for such a complex fragrance. Most of the top notes and some of the middle notes are held down by the waxy base (which is not atypical for a solid). The solid actually smells the way the Elixir smells after it has been on my skin for about six hours. Also, the longevity on the solid is poor, and the scent dissipates after an hour or so. If you're interested in trying this scent, seek out a sample vial or one of the little towelettes rather than the solid. :-)

I was introduced to this perfume by accident. Then, it happen to be accidentally in love with it. Actually, I just bought the perfume bottle in eBay because I want to use the bottle. Well, i need something with fancy puffer on my make-up table to make it look classy.

Okay now back to the perfume. It start with amber+nutmeg smell and followed by rose and end with musky woodsy notes. Warm, rich and creamy lingering perfume. Perfect for cold season and night. I love the smell after drydown too. Very classy with classic touch, but still wearable. Suit more older women with career.My hubby say this is a provocative perfume, and very sexy to him.

No matter what other say, I should thank to YR for this creation. I disagree when somebody mention this perfume smell cheap. This perfume is kind of perfume to be wear with right garment. You wear like a trash, you end up like garbage. But if you wear something classy, you'll end up smelling like the rich and famous.

Since ther seems to be some confusion here about Elixir vs. Le Parfum; I will give my spin on both of them:

Evidence XDP (eliXir De Parfum): The most concentrated form of CUE available. This begins with the airy floral of silk tree blossoms combined with the aromatic green of fresh violet leaves-Wow! Its simple heart is composed of wild lily-of-the-valley, as many of you know, one of the most classic green floral scents of all time. Here it is captured alongside musk and patchouli for a darker more long lasting version of the original Evidence and though I liked it I found it a little much for me...

Sillage: great
Longevity: Tremendous
Overall: 4.25/5

To borrow a term from sherapop, this is almost 'chewy' in it's thickness and for those of you who enjoy a massive green floral chypre...have at it!

Now, for the "Le Parfum" review: To me this is a more streamlined version of CUE. It has violets in all their gentle beauty, jasmine in it's sweet floral sexiness and simple warm patchouli. Of all the Evidence flankers I had, this one worked the best on my skin and I would still wear it more today but unknown to me, the atomiser top came loose in my armoire of YR and I did not notice until half of it evaporated!! What was left was obviously mostly perfumed oils as they are thick and lipid like (and stained the test strip) and I use it very sparingly, as YR prices (for some reason) have gone through the roof and I do not even know if this is still available in the US.

*If you have the 1 oz Le Parfum with the fancy puff ball atomiser spray, check it regularly, or you'll be sorry!*

Sillage: nice
Longevity: very good
Overall: 4.5/5

Simple, well blended and very nice flanker, definitely my favorite of the four I had. As far as nutmeg and pralines go, I have no idea what that might be in (maybe yet another LE) but I daresay adding a gourmand edge to Evidence would shift it out of the chypre group and ultimately make it too sweet and cloying...

Hope these helped anyone who was confused about the bevy of Evidences YR saw fit to release...Smell swell!!

See this scent is exactly how you expect it to be when you see the bottle: lovely. I agree with pegster, it's very gentle, something you could wear everyday. Not too fancy. But I am not too fussy about the development of a scent anyway. I love it when there is one, it makes life more interesting. But I don't mind when there is none, It just means I have to decide straight away to love - or not love - what is there.

this is one of my fav perfume. i find it sweet & gentle.

the notes are soooo vintage,I dont always finde them in new perfumes,I would really love to try it

Oh its amber and florals bursting AT YOUR FACE with no depth, no complexity at all !. YIkes. Smells really cheap. Doesnt evolve, doesnt evoke... leaves only a cheap bad impression. Yikes. I wont even give it as a present.

Similar to Comme une Evidence, but stronger and long-lasting. Even if you put a small amount, it is 'smellable' (which is disliked by some people).
Feminine, classic, mature. I would say a daily fragrance for colder seasons. Suitable for office.

Above, that's the picture of Comme une Evidence in the elixir de parfum version. Comme une Evidence Le Parfum comes with an atomizer on the bottle.