Ming Shu Fleur Rare Yves Rocher for women

I remember I had a miniature but I didn't like it. The fragrance was too watery fresh, kind of oriental aquatic. Ming Shu is a strong fragrance, I remember I always got tired of it after few hours of wearing it (too strong and too much monotony). I remember the fragrance quite clearly and I think I wouldn't like it nowadays too because it's too sharp.

Really one of my favorite perfumes. Certainly in my top five. For Deydria answer, no it's not discontinued. I am awaiting my order from Yves Rocher. I did come in the mail last week. In addition, I would be so sad if it's discontinued. It smell so good. It has a little something zen and magical. I feel calm when I wear it. Bizarre but true. :)

This product seems to be discontinued? either way I see the newer versions of it sold in stores and their scent is nothing like this one.

I felt this one was very similar to Alfred Sung's Shi, so unless I'm the only one who thinks this, if you like that one you should like this one as well. It goes with all seasons and is very watery and classy.

The bottle looks great but the smaller one is quite uncomfortable as you have to pull it to open in which some cases may cause it to spill if not careful.

Perfect, light daytime scent! Plus the bottle displays nicely :)

Beautiful aquatic floral, like walking beside a gentle stream with water lilies...but then said stream dried up out of nowhere. This lasted all of 15 minutes on me, then disappeared in a poof of cedar. Pity, it was nice while it lasted, and I'm glad I was given a bottle rather than purchasing it myself.

This used to be my signature fragrance until about 7-8 years ago. Very floral-aquatic, and slightly oriental, like Eau D'Isssey. I ended up getting
bored by it and gave the bottle to a friend.

i've never been a fan of yves rocher perfumes and this one is no exception. i had many sample vials of this and other of their perfumes over the years and they all seem overdone, loud and a bit cheap. they go on harsh and strong and seem to never die down to a nice comfortable scent.

Very fresh, modern, light and tender : I like this fragrance. I was a young woman when I get it and it was perfect. Now I'm 32 and I think it's perfect for summer. Lasts all day.

As I noted in my review of Ming Shu L'Eau de Toilette (EDT of Fleur d'Aube), this scent (at least when I started collecting and ordering YR) was available in perfume, EDT and EDP...this review is for the EDT (I believe the picture above is the 30 ml perfume)

Notes from YR catalog (2006):
TOP: marine notes, peach
HEART: water lily
BASE: cedar and musk

This is one of the first YR scents I ever owned, and I still love it! It has a fresh opening like a slowly flowing stream in the woods, along with a slightly fruity (but not overly sweet) scent. This has a very soft watery floral feel to it, but is not (as others have noted) too aquatic or calone-y. The company actually classified it as an aquatic floral. This is a very peaceful and contemplative perfume. It makes you feel relaxed and at peace, calm and centered. As the heart develops the lotus/water lily note becomes more and more floral, and slightly more feminine. There is musk in the drydown that joins the water lily note, but not that much cedar. There is a warm woody dryness there, but not the aromatic cedar of storage chests or leaves/needles. All things considered: this is quite nice and very much an hommage to the crystalline floral beauty of Chinese water lilies on the river Mosuo (as quoted in YR ads).

Sillage: good
Longevity: very good
Overall: 4/5

As a big fan of lotuses and water lilies in general, I really enjoy this scent; the "exotic" bottles (of both the perfume and body products) and most of all the peaceful feeling it gives. I had the perfume version, but it was a bit more intense and a little too floral and sharper than this wonderful EDT...

so beautiful. This is the first fume that introduced me to Yves Rocher. I must say in my opinion this a more pleasurable scent than the new edp. it's a lightly floral transparent equatic.

as far as comparisons go.. the new edp is alot sweeter and you can really detect the sandalwood/vanilla drydown (never tried the new edt). If you like ethereal, crystal clear equatic florals this is a nice choice.

Which one of these above is the flower Ming-shu, rarely found in China?

Blast from the past!
I found some "leftovers" in a bottle I got when I was a teenager. I just had to spray a bit on my wrist. The blue liquid turned yellow, and it has become lighter than I remember (the alcohol must have evaporated or something), but the scent didn't go off.

It's a nice, unoffensive and girly floral aquatic. Tender, light, clean.
I'm not a fan of aquatic scents, but this one doesn't give me a headache like others do.

Although it might leave someone indifferent, I can't even imagine how this scent could bother someone or get on someone's nerves. It would be perfect for days where you don't want any particular perfume, but still want to smell nice.
I guess I just found my "new" go-to scent!

Ming Shu is a lighter less cloyish sibling to Alfred Sung's Shi. the opening starts with green sour apple
but in a few seconds a musky interlude
makes it's presence peach i don't notice it. waterlilies drifts silently
in the backround and the drydown of rain soaked woods ends this quiet fragrance unfortunly this does not last
on me.

an occidental revisionist of the far east in a bottle nice yes but it sells
short i'll stick to Shi Instend.

For me it had no character at all, bland, no personality, unidentifiable notes- cheap but not cheerful.

i wish my whole house could smell like this lovely clean 'water'

I love this one, especially dabbing it on the wrists. It lasts really long and does not stain clothes. It is one of my favorites by Yves rocher.

Very flat very dull . Dont liker this aquatic one.

Ah! Ming Shu! My mother gave me a bottle of this years ago when she was an YR skin care product junkie and ended up with a sample bottle that didn't suit her. Apparently, I've had a bottle of this hanging around for years—when I rediscovered it a month or so ago, it seemed off and I tossed it.

Today I discovered an atomizer in my desk drawer filled with something—I bravely spritzed and recognized this scent. About 10 minutes after a quick trip to the hallway water fountain, a male colleague of mine wandered into my office to find out who smelled so wonderful. I guess even though the scent seemed off, it maintained something enchanting for a romantic, sensitive, rather dreamy 30-year old male. My girlfriend, who hates floral aquatics, commented quite favorably on it as well.

I really loved this fragrance when I first had it and wore it religiously—but then went through a no-perfume stage owing to a co-worker's allergies. Now that I "found" it again, I realize that its no longer available on the YR website, which now offers two other versions.

I liked the original notes—especially the apple and peach—which I found less fruity than many of the more recent scents out there today—and I remember the cedar as well.

I just received a sample of the Fluer de l'Aube version (which smells different, but also wonderful) and I will order the plain Ming Shu, which I assume is a reformulation of the 1997 version and see how they compare.

Sharp a bit cheap and too much jasmine, still I liked a small drop on my wrist when I was younger.

A flat floral-aquatic. Very similar to Jesus del Pozo's Halloween. A agree with Marianne, it's a tad cheap-smelling. It's not offensive but not interesting either. Duh...

floral-aquatic, floral-transparent, floral fresh;

crystal as a water drop, integrated with the gentleness of a smell of water flower ming shu, growing on a river Mosuo.
it's scent was reconstructed with the 'head space' method.
For young, active women, who want to accentuate their modernity and still girly charm.

Ming Shu is a lovely fragrance - floral aquatic is how YR describes it. It is a clear and clean fragrance, with flower petals floating down a crystal clear stream. I find the scent lasts fairly well on me, but I have a couple minis on hand to take with me when I wear it, just in case I need a touch-up!

Ming Shu Fleur Rare used to be available in both EdT and EdP (I know because I have some of the EdP stashed away), but I think they are only selling the EdT right now because of the Fleur de la Aube version.

Yves Rocher sells better stuff. It's not bad but it's just a bit.. toilet.

I disagree it doesn't smell cheap!!! I find this smell very refreshing and clean. As almost all Yves Rocher floral fragrances it goes away within an hour. I suppose when speaking of staying power tommy_girl referred to Ming Shu Fleur d'Aube because it's EDP and a bit stronger than Fleur Rare which is EDT.

at least it's the best perfume by yves rocher.but it's not soft and it doesn't remove at least for 9 hours!so that will make you nervous.but acceptable for cold weather.

Crystal clear, but one-sided and a bit cheap.