Blue Madeleine by Atelier des Ors

Hey Posse. My love for Atelier des Ors started with their gorgeous bottles. Sadly I’m yet to splurge. One day! Today we are sniffing from a Surrender To Chance decant that arrived with Pierre Guillaume Tonka Bodykon and Guerlain Patchouli Paris. We had madeleines in France earlier in the year. Little ones came with coffee in a fancy schmancy cafe. While not my all time favourite, I may be slightly in love. I’ve even tried a few in patisseries here in Sydney. Nice… very nice, but not surrounded by Paris. Further, now when I see the word Madeleine I get a little happy memory jolt. So I ordered a decant, along with some other things. Blue Madeleine sounds like it’s going to be an aquatic gourmand, and that bottle! SWOON.

Blue Madeleine by Atelier des Ors 2024

Atelier des Ors gives these featured accords:
Top: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Cinnamon
Heart: Rose Centifolia, Black Tea, Milky Note
Base: Cade, Peruvian Balsam, Praline, Sandalwood

Blue Madeleine starts out much more zingy than expected. Spicy black tea with a sliver of lemon and a lump of nougat. It’s so unlike a Madeleine but also bloody more-ish. I can’t even parse what’s making it so interesting. If you told me that it was heavily artemisia I’d be nodding. Strange and gorgeous but NOTHING like a Madeleine. It’s also got zero aquatic. What the hell!?! I’m laughing at myself and preconceived assumptions that ALWAYS lead to surprise.

The heart arrives and it is cool and frosty. The tea is cold but now it is two S M (2 Sugar & Milk) and still lightly spiced. OH! I just did an arm sniff top close and the rose has arrived. Tea rose with jammy facets. FINALLY, a little whisper of the bakery but still m ore nougat than Madeleine.

Dry down is sweet black tea and a woodsy tinged amber. Interesting way to end, totally unexpected and very unusual. I’m impressed with Atelier des Ors ability to craft a whole perfume, with wildly interesting life that has real highs and lows and takes me on a journey. I could imagine Blue Madeleine being a perfect signature scent for someone who wasn’t really a perfume aficionado but who wants to subtly stand apart from the crowd. A very cool kid.

Projection and longevity are moderate. I’m fragrant but not overwhelming with three sprays to my forearm. For real oomph I reckon a lunchtime respritz is in order. You’ll definitely need one for after work shenanigans. Unisex leaning modern traditional feminine but excellent man wear.

I have kept asking myself while wearing Blue Madeleine if I would wear it in real life or if it would sit unspritzed. My honest thought is that if it was in the grab tray it would get wear but if I put it away it would rarely be searched for.

I wrote of Rose Omeyade here on Posse, so did Tom.

Do you thin k you might like Blue Madeleine?
Portia xx