Annick Goutal will launch Ninféo Mio in February. The new woody citrus fragrance was inspired by the Giardino di Ninfa (Ninfa garden) near Rome, and named for a river which runs through the garden.
Ninféo Mio was developed by perfumer Isabelle Doyen, and the notes include bergamot, citron, galbanum, lavender, fig leaf and lemon wood.
Annick Goutal Ninféo Mio will be available in 100 ml Eau de Toilette. (via marieclaire.fr, osmoz)
Update: see a review of Annick Goutal Ninféo Mio.
AG + galbanum = me racing to give it a sniff once it’s out, even if the lavender normally would give me some pause.
Hmm, although…it’s in the men’s bottle, so maybe the lavender will be strong and shaving foam-y. Well, still worth a try!
somehow I completely read over the lavender in the notes until reading your comment….went back and sure enough there it is: the dreaded lavender. (too much Glade Lavender air freshener kept in the bathroom when I was a kid—now it’s the LAST thing I want to smell in a body fragrance…shuddering)
I normally don’t care for it either, but on a rare occasion, it will be in such a small quantity, and somehow softer than usual, that it works. AT’s Reverie au Jardin is one, and I think something I smelled recently from SMN could be another.
There is already a review at 1000 Fragrances, and they do show it in both bottles:
http://1000fragrances.blogspot.com/2009/12/ninfeo-mio-annick-goutal-new-perfume.html
Back to eager anticipation! If it’s a soft, herbal lavender instead of shaving product or aromatherapy lavender, this could be beautiful.
Hi Robin,
we are waiting for Ninfeo Mio on Esxcence 2010 in Milan. we hope it will be up to our expectations
Let’s hope so!
And we thought Mandragore was an unusual name…
I’m with Boojum on AG + galbanum. Fig leaf always gets my attention too. I still need to get a sample of that Mandragore Pourpre.
Not loving the name…but hey, I won’t care if the fragrance is great.
I just caved in and ordered one from TPC (since I wanted some samples for the spouse’s Christmas stocking…ok, and mine too). I have to say, the first mini test, I got more mint in the top notes, and some definite patch in the base, but it was still readily identifiable as Mandragore. IOW, not drastically different to my nose, and while it’s more masculine than the original, it’s still firmly in the unisex range.
Love the name, love the bottle. Buy woody citrus? Hmm…
I think I saw my beloved Fleurs de Bois described as a woody citrus, but I don’t really get citrus from it. Hard to ever know!
Really, no woody citrus?
Ok, here it is, I figured out why I was repelled by the idea (stay with me, it gets weird): When I saw the word “citrus” along with the blue bottle, my brain managed to draw up this sort of toothpaste and orange juice concept. So it’s the blue (toothpaste-colored) bottle that’s incongruent with the citrus for me. The woodsiness was not the problem at all. I just can’t get beyond the minty blue bottle somehow affecting the citrus of the fragrance.
Yes, I know I’m nuts.
lololol I love it.
HA…yes, you are! But it is an odd color, and can see the toothpaste (or mouthwash) comparison.
For some reason, the smell of lavender makes me nauseous. Citrus with woods? Depends on the type of citrus and the type of woods.
Well of course.
Good grief! After reading Octavian’s review, I want some of this RIGHT NOW!
Lemming Glands ACTIVATE!!! (you’re so easy!)
Bugger… I knew that I shouldn’t have read that review – when the time comes, maybe we can split it?
It does sound wonderful! IIRC, he liked Matin d’Orage much better than I did though.
I’ll be standing in line right behind you!
The bottles are gorgeous!!!
Yes!
I love the men’s bottles in the AG line – the women’s not so much. It’s a good thing that the frag is identical.
Ditto. Still love my Mandragore mini best.
Definitely want to try this … AG is a line that really seems to agree with me, overall!
I like the line too.
I need to try this. Ninfa is a wonderful place and it’s near me. I’ve even got paintings of the garden made by a local renowned painter.
I didn’t know the little river (not quite a river, actually) was called Ninfeo.
Oh, how nice! Hope you will love it then.
Everything I love in a bottle….
Good!
Ooh, that sounds like one my husband I can share.
Never hurts…
I like this idea, and I want to try this one. Maybe it will turn out to be the elusive long-lasting citrus that some of us dream of!
I wonder if it will resemble Sous le Vent. Lavender can be very nice with green and citrus notes if it’s carefully blended. I’m looking forward to this one, and I LOVE the bottle!
Have a feeling this will be way lighter/fresher than Sous Le Vent.
Dang. Octavian did make it sound lovely.
I wonder if this is a citrus for those of us shaking our heads over the ruination of EdH?
Could be. But have a feeling it’s going to be that same fake-ish green citrus that’s in everything now. Will hope to be proven wrong…
Was it really ruined? I recalled smelling EdH and Acqua di Parma recently and thinking “Yuck! What did I ever see in these?” I remembered them having a radiant citrus top note that was completely missing. Then, upon thinking, I assumed that the bottles in the store had probably turned – but maybe all the great citruses have been reformulated. Do you know of any monkey business?
They were reformulated to stay in compliance with new IFRA regulations. Shame.
I still don’t understand the citrus thing – don’t millions of people eat it every day? And if you were deathly allergic to citrus, wouldn’t you avoid citrus fragrances?
Eating it is not the same as putting it on your skin, so this is not for people who have a food allergy to citrus…they’re trying to avoid skin rashes & phototoxicity & whatnot.
But as many people have pointed out, there was no widespread evidence of such a problem to begin with.
Well if you are allergic to the smell of citrus, for example some asthmatics, then you will avoid the citrus fragrances. It could take their breath away, I wouldn’r risk it.
When I find it here, I will give it a try. I hope althought that the lavender is not overwhelming.