La Surprise • MDCI

$132.5 ~~$265~~ In stock

House MDCI
Released 2020
Perfumer Cécile Zarokian
Fragrance Family Marine
Notes rhubarb, bergamot, green notes and cardamom, peach, freesia, violet, white flowers rose, musk, woody notes, sandalwood, solar notes and patchouli

Description Inspired by one of Fragonard's paintings of the famous series "The Pursuit of Love," part of the Frick collection in New York. Cécile Zarokian has masterfully captured the lovely scene featuring an elegant young woman surprised in a fragrant and romantic garden by an admirer, a rose in his hand.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Samuel ★★★★★ Sep 13, 2026

The rhubarb opening is tart in a way I didn't expect from a marine scent, and it dries down to this soft peach and sandalwood combo that lasts a full workday on my skin. Sprayed it before a dinner and got asked twice what I was wearing.

Olivia P. ★★★★★ Sep 12, 2026

The cardamom and green notes make the first hour feel cool and a little bitter, then the peach and freesia soften it into something creamy. It sits close to the skin but I still catch wafts of the sandalwood hours later. Wore it to a dinner and got asked twice what it was.

Julian T. ★★★★★ Sep 11, 2026

The rhubarb and bergamot opening caught me off guard in the best way, tart and green before it settles. A couple hours in, the peach and musk soften it into something I keep sniffing my wrist for.