Guerlain - Mitsouko

With Mitsouko, Jacques Guerlain pays tribute to the heroine of the novel La Bataille, which enjoyed extraordinary success at the time. Mitsouko, a beautiful Japanese wife, secretly loves a British officer. In 1905, the Russo-Japanese conflict erupts. The woman waits with dignity for the outcome of the battle, nobly controlling the emotions that stir within her. Jacques Guerlain's exceptional and audacious idea was to combine a chypre with the decidedly marked note of peach, giving this perfume its characteristic modern touch. A masterpiece of balance and originality, Mitsouko marries a fruity peach note with jasmine and May rose flowers. The mysterious base of the fragrance combines spicy notes with those of undergrowth and vetiver. Mitsouko marks the debut of the peach note in perfumery. Confirming the innovative approach of its creators, Mitsouko is the first fruity chypre fragrance in the world of perfumes, following other chypre fragrances launched by Guerlain.

Olfactory Pyramid

Olfactory Family: Chypre

Top notes: Bergamot
Heart notes: Peach, May rose, jasmine
Base notes: Spices, undergrowth notes, vetiver