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Released in the early 1980s, Eau de Monsieur1<\/sup> was one of\u00a0Annick Goutal<\/a>‘s first perfumes. I was surprised to see Eau de Monsieur listed on the Annick Goutal website with a release date of…2013<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n (Answers: 1: Yes; 2: Sort of; 3: No)<\/p>\n Eau de Monsieur disappeared from the Annick Goutal line-up a long time ago (the 90s?) and has been recomposed by Camille Goutal with perfumer Isabelle Doyen<\/a>.<\/p>\n I have a vintage bottle of Eau de Monsieur and I wear it sparingly, on days when I feel happy or nostalgic for California (where I first wore it). Putting on vintage Eau de Monsieur is like being touched by sunshine when you yearn for warmth. Vintage Eau de Monsieur is pungent with wonderful liquor-y citrus fruit and immortelle aromas \u2014 each with a hint of saltiness. As the perfume wears down I smell dry woods (with some patchouli and vetiver?) and soft\/crumbly moss. I’m addicted to vintage Eau de Monsieur; it smells great all day (and one spritz is all you need).<\/p>\n Wearing the current version of Eau de Monsieur (next to the vintage) is a let-down. Everything about present-day Eau de Monsieur is lighter (weaker) than vintage. “New” Eau de Monsieur presents cologne-ish citrus (much sheerer than vintage Eau de Monsieur’s fruits). The light citrus mingles with furry geranium leaf and a bit of mint. Eau de Monsieur is now minimalist…a quiet and faded take on its progenitor. 2013 Eau de Monsieur smells good<\/em> (and it’s sold at a good price) but it (literally) pales next to the vintage version; even when applied generously, it disappears quickly on skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n I noticed while wearing the two versions of Eau de Monsieur how the original formula was perhaps a pathway to Annick Goutal’s Sables (1985) and current Eau de Monsieur backtracks to Eau d’Hadrien<\/a>\u00a0(1981) and 1995’s Eau du Sud<\/a> (but without the gorgeous and abundant natural citrus notes those perfumes possessed when first released).<\/p>\n Annick Goutal, the woman, was a genius at conjuring emotions and places with the perfumes that bore her name. I wonder how she’d react to the tamer Annick Goutal (the company) that exists today. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Annick Goutal Eau de Monsieur is available in 50 ml ($65) or\u00a0100 ml ($149).<\/p>\n 1. Listed notes for today’s version of Eau de Monsieur are mandarin, bergamot, mint, rose geranium, patchouli and sandalwood.<\/p>\n Read the rest of this article »<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Released in the early 1980s, Eau de Monsieur1<\/sup> was one of Annick Goutal<\/a>‘s first perfumes. I was surprised to see Eau de Monsieur listed on the Annick Goutal website with a release date of…2013<\/em>. <\/p>\n (Answers: 1: Yes; 2: Sort of; 3: No)<\/p>\n\n
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