Chypre Mousse by Oriza L. Legrand
Men Women 1914
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Oriza L. Legrand Chypre Mousse is a chypre fragrance for men and women. Launched in 1914, this composition features fennel, mint, and green notes in the top. The heart reveals oakmoss, fern, angelica, and galbanum, while the base closes with oakmoss, vetiver, and pine needles.
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About Chypre Mousse
Oriza L. Legrand Chypre Mousse is a chypre fragrance for men and women. Launched in 1914, this composition features fennel, mint, and green notes in the top. The heart reveals oakmoss, fern, angelica, and galbanum, while the base closes with oakmoss, vetiver, and pine needles.
Spices Green, herbal and fougère Woods and mosses
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Character
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hedonistaustero
So far, this is the only chypre I’ve encountered; it doesn’t even resemble anything else in my nose. I hooked on it after trying a LuckyScent sample in September, and by year’s end, I already had the full bottle in my top 5. It’s not for everyone, but if you’re looking for something that smells like realistic nature—undergrowth, mycelium, damp earth, decomposing leaves—this is it. The stars are oakmoss and fungi, topped with glorious fennel over mint, angelica, and sage. Then, for hours, it maintains a soft, earthy vibe with chestnuts, labdanum, and vetiver, all anchored by that moss and the fungi. It’s light at first but lasts forever. Perfumery as art and natural pleasure: an absolute delight.
hedonistaustero
So far, this is the only chypre I’ve ever smelled in my life, and it doesn’t resemble anything else. I fell in love with the 2ml sample from Luckyscent back in September, and by year’s end, I already had the full bottle—it’s firmly in my all-time top 5. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but if you love scents that truly smell like nature—undergrowth, mycelium, leaf litter, damp earth, rotting leaves, and all that—this is made for you. The stars here are oakmoss and mushrooms, but the opening is a glorious fennel note over a herbal base of mint, angelica, and sage. Then, for hours, it maintains a soft, earthy, wild vibe with chestnut, labdanum, and vetiver, all tied together by the moss and fungi. It’s an incredible scent that’s light from start to finish and lasts forever. This is what perfumery should be: art and natural pleasure. An absolute delight.
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It smells like dampness, moldy woods, mustiness—like opening a closet that hasn’t been opened in months—all mixed with a strange sweetness (chestnuts?). A truly authentic olfactory experience, but not one to wear; it was even one of the few perfumes people told me made me smell bad.
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It smells like dampness, moldy woods, and a weird whiff, like opening a closed closet after months. It has a strange sweetness, maybe from the chestnuts. It’s a powerful olfactory experience, but not one to wear; in fact, it was one of the few that people told me smelled bad on me.
JPFernaud
Chypre Mousse: Top with fennel, green notes, and soft mint. Heart where the fennel fades and oakmoss emerges with green florals and a notable violet. Base with a double evolution: the moss lingers with earthy notes, pumpkin mushroom, vetiver, and chestnut, until the chestnut yields to a pine resin (no leather or labdanum). Projection lasts 5-6 hours and more than 8 hours close to the skin. A walk through the woods; Oriza L. Legrand offers a bottled memory again, stepping away from the conventional. Curious that attar is missing. Like with Relique D’Amour, it evokes a memory, ideal for intimate enjoyment.
Capitano Spavento
It’s like a 1914 perfume reconstructed recently. Strange and curious, a singular experience that smells green and earthy, a chypre thrown into moss and mushrooms, with barely aromatic, green, and acidic flowers like a withered apple. At first, it seems like a fairytale, then wet earth, chestnuts, and dampness, like lying down in the forest to smell everything around you. Over time, it warms up with leather and chestnut, but it remains acidic, green, and wet. Now it’s more for archiving or mental exercise than daily wear. Few occasions, better for personal use and sensory enjoyment. I loved smelling it, though I wouldn’t wear it. I’ll pass the sample among friends, and it will last forever; with two sprays of the decant, you get the full experience.
Panta
It must be the strangest thing I’ve ever heard of. It smells like wet organic matter and mushrooms on the verge of rotting. I declare myself incapable of wearing it.
Panta
It has to be the strangest thing I’ve ever smelled. It smells like wet organic matter, mushrooms on the verge of rotting. I declare myself incapable of wearing it.
Emorandeira
I’m testing it right now and I like it. It doesn’t seem as exaggerated to me; I feel it’s soft. It’s a rich, pure chypre with a marked green character, classic, but I would wear it without issues. It’s more for daily use than special occasions. It reminds me a bit of a feminine version of Bogart’s perfume, though I know they aren’t alike. Scent: 7, Longevity: 8, Sillage: 7, Value: 5, Versatility: 7, Overall: 7.
Götterdämmerung
Chypre Mousse is the most intriguing and strange fragrance I’ve tried: a mix of cigar smoke, wild mushrooms, oakmoss, old documents, fennel, and mint. You feel lost in a wild jungle or in dark caves next to Gollum, Sméagol, the hobbit from Lord of the Rings.
Brasidas
Oriza L. Legrand is a peculiar house that exaggerates a forced retro style. The result, in some cases, is disturbing, especially with this one, which makes me imagine an American horror movie trapped in an old mansion, escaping Jack Nicholson with an axe. The top promised rough leather with green touches of angelica, a sweet aftertaste, and a hint of anise, but within minutes it turns into an old soapy perfume with damp earthy ingredients and unpleasant smells, always surfacing moldy scents and memories of furniture in an attic. I can’t imagine anyone wearing this well in real life, maybe a forest elf. It’s clearly a suspenseful piece, as other creations from the house share this old style; I like the powdered feminines, Horizon is good, Cuir de l’Aigle Russe doesn’t bother me, and I enjoy Vetiver Royal Bourbon, but here they’ve gone too far with a lugubrious effect.