Menthe Fraiche
Menthe Fraîche opens with a bracingly pure mint—not toothpaste sweet, but the cool clarity of crushed leaves just before they bruise dark.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 7 accords.
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- Green80
- Aromatic50
- Floral50
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Mint
- Bergamot
- Freesia
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readMenthe Fraîche opens with a bracingly pure mint—not toothpaste sweet, but the cool clarity of crushed leaves just before they bruise dark. Bergamot lends a citrus brightness that keeps the green from going medicinal, while the composition stays remarkably transparent, almost aqueous in its lightness.
As it settles, a subtle freesia appears, adding a whisper of soapy floralcy without weight or warmth. The Virginia cedarwood in the base never announces itself loudly; instead, it provides just enough structure to keep the mint from evaporating into memory within minutes. The effect is clean and precise rather than lush.
This is a fragrance for those who want freshness without fruity sweetness or aquatic abstractions—linear enough to wear without overthinking, refined enough to avoid the banality of typical mint scents. It reads as effortlessly groomed, suitable for warm weather or anyone seeking uncomplicated clarity.
Scent twins
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