Laetitia Millesime

I was and still am really moved by this fragrance, the opening is like looking down the barrel of a patchouli gun and accidentally shooting yourself. The pain is intense but quickly fades into something that is easily tolerable,gorgeous,soft,luxurious and powdery. This is one of the most beautiful fragrances that I've ever came across. I know many other fragrances that have similar notes but this one really does it well.

Immediately I feel like there is too much patchouli for me, it’s the damp soil kind… but I can tell it’s a top-notch amber. Personally I love that this doesn’t muddy the waters with tonka bean; the tolu balsam and vanilla really stand out, and are soft and creamy. Roundly surpasses 1996, Lord of Misrule and Benjoin Boheme as an amber and vanilla/patchouli. A must-try if you enjoy incense scents and patchouli ambers.

As nickyt99 has pointed out, Laetitia does resemble MFK Grand Soir! And even more so, Chanel Coromandel; also, MFK Ciel De Gum. Someone mentioned Gucci Rush, and yes, I can see the similarity there as well. If sweet resinous patchouli is your thing, then go grab Laetitia. I have to say that both Grand Soir and Coromandel are stronger, longer lasting and more impactful than this little darling; then again, not everyone likes fragrances with nuclear strength such as Grand Soir. Each to their own.

Heavy! This is a very good quality interesting strong amber and Cistus scent! I like it but it doesn't fit me. Too animalic in a vegetal way! I like Rance's perfumes, but I often find that notes are not easily discerned. They give a single final smell, very sophisticate, not perfume-y, but not easy to sniff. All I can smell in Laetitia is strong Cistus Labdanum, a little patchouli and some very faint floral notes. For sure it is a fragrance for colder season and grown up ladies. Smelling it in a sunny day made me feel a little sick, even if these are not sickening fragrances at all! Lasting power is good and sillage.. well, it's changeable! It seems that every Rance fits a personality and mine is more similar to ne Hélène rather than Laetitia!

First few smells of this made no sense to me, it wasnt bad. Now many months later it make sense. This is gorgeous but you may hav to smell alot fragrances first to understand. Smooth powdery patchouli bomb from start. Patchouli dark damp roots and soil. So its rich patchouli here. Amber too from start. This an amber bomb, not the crystal kind Coco Chanel Mademoiselle this the sweet paperbag smell like Gap White Amber541. Micro tiny bit at borderline hint of chocolate; the line between patchouli /chocolate maybe just my imagination. This is sweet balsamic. Butteriness! Florals and fruit are subtle to me. Maybe i get cleaness from rose; lemony from magnolia and wisteria suppose to smell like lilac¿ so wisteria could be adding spice; but i dont get any florals. I think i smell orange blossom. The other florals are supporting the orange blossom maybe. The nutmeg spice there, nutmeg add to earthiness and woodiness. Patchouli and amber add to woodiness too. Again the amber is wood cellulose brown paperbag type. This fragrance smell like organic dry biome trees soil thats damp. Vanilla there. This for cool weather overcast not too cold.