Etat Libre d'Orange
Etat Libre d'Orange
74 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The aldehydes strike first with crystalline sharpness, immediately softened by lily of the valley's creamy, almost indolic sweetness. Pear arrives like a whispered correction—bright, almost juicy—preventing the composition from tipping into soapy territory.
The florals bloom with surprising restraint over the opening hour, the jasmine and orange blossom absolute creating a subtle, powdery-clean axis around which peony pirouettes briefly. The cocoa absolute emerges like warm breath beneath the petals, introducing a gourmand undertone that complicates rather than simplifies the narrative.
Cedarwood and musk establish themselves as the fragrance contracts, though with minimal projection. What remains is a skin scent—creamy, faintly sweet, woody in the most understated way. The floral memory lingers as barely-there ghost notes rather than a persistent presence.
Yes I Do, Don't Get Me Wrong Baby arrives as a deeply paradoxical statement—a fragrance that whispers intimacy whilst simultaneously questioning commitment. Antoine Maisondieu has crafted something genuinely disarming: a floral that doesn't genuflect to convention, yet remains undeniably wearable.
The opening synthesis of aldehydes with lily of the valley creates an almost chypre-like sparkle, though the pear injection prevents it from becoming austere. What emerges instead is a tender, slightly soapy quality—reminiscent of expensive hand cream rather than a powdered dressing room. The heart reveals itself gradually: jasmine and orange blossom absolute converge with peony to create a creamy, almost edible sweetness. This isn't the indolic richness of a true sambac jasmine; rather, it's the cleaner, almost fruity interpretation of jasmine absolute, threading through with the bitter-green facets of neroli-adjacent orange blossom. The peony adds an ephemeral, almost watery dimension—a floral that fades quickly, leaving only its ghost.
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