Comme une Evidence L'Eau de Parfum

Annick Ménardo's Comme une Evidence L'Eau de Parfum reads like a love letter to classic French chypres, rendered in watercolour rather than oil paint. The opening is all citrus brightness and green snap—bergamot and petitgrain doing their brisk, aldehydic dance whilst violet leaf adds a cucumber-cool metallicism that stops the composition feeling remotely dated. This isn't your grandmother's powdery floral; there's a modern, almost androgynous crispness here that makes perfect sense of its unisex positioning.

The heart unfolds into a triptych of white florals that Ménardo handles with restraint rather than bombast. Lily of the valley provides its characteristic soapy-green transparency, whilst the damask rose absolute and jasmine contribute depth without veering into headshop territory. There's something particularly clever about how the rose never dominates—it's present as texture and warmth rather than as the main event, creating an effet de flou that blurs the edges between notes.