Hypnôse, launched by Lancôme in 2005, is the house’s fiftieth fragrance. Annick Menardo and Thierry Wasser composed a woody oriental in which passionflower and bergamot open onto jasmine, before a base of vanilla and vetiver inherited from Magie. Its twisted bottle reinterprets that of Magie, from 1950; Daria Werbowy is its face.
Victoria Frolova (Bois de Jasmin) sees Hypnôse as a well-made gourmand sorbet, between tropical fruit and creamy vanilla, tempered by vetiver, but a cautious choice for Lancôme’s fiftieth fragrance.
What critics say
Bois de Jasmin, January 2006
Victoria Frolova describes a sorbet of a fragrance, which first melts into tropical fruit tartness and creamy vanilla before leaving an aftertaste of musky woods. It reminds her of Sicilian confections of sugar, candied pumpkin and almonds, scented with jasmine water.
She praises a well-made composition that matches a sparkling fruity-floral opening with a warm woody base, and a vetiver that dispels its sweetness. Yet she remains ambivalent: for a fiftieth fragrance, Lancôme played it safe, with no daring touches or unexpected twists.
She notes that she wore the eau de toilette, which she finds less heavy and less sweet than the eau de parfum, and says she prefers Hypnôse to many of the house’s recent launches.
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