Mon Idée
Bourbon French Parfums

BOURBON FRENCH – MON IDEE

Bourbon French translates Mon Idee to “My Whim” and calls it a sharp carnation fragrance. That it is, with a prominent green presence and a good deal of menthol.

I did think it odd that although BF boasts 29 soliflores for women and 4 for men, carnation is not among them.

Mon Idee is certainly sharp, seeming to use only a very green carnation oil (thank goodness no clove), but the effect is not a pleasant one. There is no sweetness whatsoever. It comes across as very earthy, dry and herbal.

There is an impression of cigarette ash. Caron used this impression for their classic Tabac Blond, but while that house rounded this note out with linden, lime blossom, iris and vetiver among many other notes, in Mon Idee, the impression is flat and uninteresting. It is hard to ascertain when one would wear it and indeed, why one would wear it at all.

While not unpleasant, it is certainly not appealing. One of the very few BF scents that does not work for me.