Comments on: Guerlain Mouchoir de Monsieur ~ fragrance review

By: johnstaf

johnstaf — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:31:46 +0000

It was nice to read this review, as Mouchoir has been a very important part of my life for the last ten years. I have been through hundreds of fragrances, but MdM will always be on top, as there is no other fragrance that I have formed such a long term relationship with. Others come along and I am convinced that I have again found true love, but when the infatuation period ends they don’t really mean that much to me. When MdM is really working for me, it’s awe-inspiring. It’s as if the fragrance is alive…

By: enidan

enidan — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:41:54 +0000

Thanks very much for getting back to me!
It’s true, I wasn’t shocked… I shall compare the two properly next week / weekend to see whether I’ll invest in a new bottle. Let’s all share the MdM love!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:42:46 +0000

Enidan: I’d bet my life, in 40 years SOMEthing must have been tweaked in MdM…I can only go back 15 years with the scent and it smells the same to me. Since you sprayed some new formula on your skin and weren’t immediately SHOCKED…I’d say that’s a good sign!

By: enidan

enidan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:09:21 +0000

I always carry handkerchiefs with me: a plain yet pretty one, embroidered with my Grandmother’s initials, scented of course; and also a big, slightly thicker cotton one with a colourful print for when I am in really humid climates, otherwise the sweat is unbearable (ahem, forgive me).

Mouchoir de Monsieur is one of my favourite fragrances and I thank you for the review and beautiful portrait of Yeats (though I can’t picture him wearing it…). I am mad for the scent of MdM on skin (my skin, my lover’s skin, a stranger’s skin…) and am now thinking of buying a new bottle, as the one I had inherited from my great uncle is almost finished. However, I have read that MdM was reformulated; can anyone share some knowledge or information about this? When was it reformulated? I believe my flacon dates back to the early 70s, so that is the version I am familiar with. (My uncle was a perfumista and v. good at storing flacons, in dark, dry, cool places, very protected, so I believe his MdM is relatively unpoluted, despite its age).
I actually went to a perfume boutique around noon today and dabbed on some MdM, loved it, but then was in such a rush all day that I couldn’t concentrate on the scent so I couldn’t compare. It’s now 19h and I can still smell it faintly, close to the skin, but not well enough to make the comparison I had hoped…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:47:00 +0000

My thanks to you, too!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:15:00 +0000

And women's scents with civet are: Bal à Versailles by Jean Desprez, Magie Noire by Lancome, Jicky by Guerlain, Shocking by Schiaparelli

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Thanks Kevin- I'll check those out!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Hi Jared, Modern Men's scents with civet…. Gendarme's V has civet, so does Amouage's Gold (but it's very pricey), Love, By Killian has it too. Givenchy's Gentleman isn't modern, but it has civet, (it's a very lovely scent), it's a little spicy and woodsy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:04:00 +0000

I just read the Chandler Burr article you posted a few comments back- that helps And what a fantastic article!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:08:00 +0000

Kevin, thanks for the review! I doubt I would have tried this had you not written it. When I read that MdM was related to Jicky my ears perked right up, no doubt like the civet cat itself! I do love some civet in fragrances for the punch it packs, so I promptly ordered a sample, which arrived yesterday. I sprayed it on and it was HELLO KITTY. I knew there was civet in MdM but that's all I got out of it, and after the cat stepped aside, that powdery drydown was all that remained. I didn't find it to last very long on me, which is a) sad because I would love it to linger and b) perhaps ok because now maybe I won't have to track down this hard-to-find little number!

Since we're on the topic of civet, the only places I've really smelled it are in these “classic” fragrances (love my Shalimar!). Can you recommend any “modern” fragrances that use it? (I've seen Kouros/Yatagan metioned, both of which I own.) Perhaps I'll have to hunt it down in women's fragrances (which I'm not afraid to wear) that come in EdP concentrations so they last longer…

Cheers!