Annick Goutal is possibly my favourite perfume range. There are lots of feminine and pretty florals to choose from. Songes is an exquisite floral with notes of frangipani, jasmine and tiare. Ninfeo Mio is all about figs, and for me evokes childhood garden memories. Eau du Sud is the ultimate hot weather fragrance. The genius perfumer behind all of them is Isabelle Doyen. It comes as no surprise that Mandragore Pourpre, one of her latest creations, from, is also covetable.
Mandragore Pourpre evokes summer in the heat of the day. It's like sitting next to an aromatic bush in a beautiful garden on a hot afternoon. Very few fragrances manage to successfully create this gentle aromatic garden quality. Although Eau du Sud has echoes of something similar.
To give you an idea of the herb elements in this fragrance, the Annick Goutal website lists notes including mint, star anise, rosemary and geranium.
I like Mandragore Pourpre and think it will be perfect for warm weather days. It wouldn't be top of my list from the Annick Goutal house of great fragrances, but it's charming, light and very wearable. If you're looking for a warm weather fragrance, then my list of summer colognes features some light, transparent fragrances.