I was wishing desperately for this perfume and I'm so happy! Thank you thank you thank you, you beautiful, generous person!

It's a lovely, subtle fragrance, with earthy florals such as oakmoss, vetiver, and amber along with violets and peach which develop through the day into a full, sensual scent. It has a delicate Japanese influence which is typical of the aesthetics of the early 20th century. Developed in 1919, Mitsouko by Guerlain is considered a masterpiece of perfumery, a scent of sombre longing. My favorite author Angela Carter, in her book Wise Children, used Mitsouko and another perfume, Shalimar, to distinguish twin vaudeville sisters Nora and Dora Chance. My best friend wears Shalimar, and now we're a set!