Powdery, honeyed notes mingle with the soft sweetness of sophistication. Elusive in bloom, mimosa accentuates floral bouquets with an unmatched elegance. Divinely feminine.
Mimosa is a thorny shrub originating in Australia that is cultivated for its strongly perfumed round and pompom-like yellow flowers. Growing to heights of 2-10 meters, it is mainly cultivated in Southern France, Egypt, India and Morocco. Mimosa concrete is obtained from the fresh flowers, using a volatile solvent extraction process. The absolute is then produced by rinsing the concrete with alcohol.
Mimosa was first brought to Europe at the end of the 17th century, starting first in Great Britain. It was the wealthy Anglo-Saxons that brought the plant with them on vacations in France in the 1860s. Spreading quickly along the Mediterranean coast near Menton, it even inspired one city to famously change its name to Bormes-Les-Mimosas, in honor of the beautiful yellow foliage decorating the local landscape.
Egypt, France, India, Morocco
A single bottle of perfume can commonly contain up to 1000 mimosa flowers. The yellow pompom-like flower we typically see used by perfumers and florists is actually in the botanical category of acacia. More specifically, perfumery uses two species: Acacia decurrens and Acacia farnesiana. True mimosa, Mimosa Pudica, doesn't have the famous yellow flowers, and is known as a sensitive plant because its leaves curl up to protect itself at the slightest touch.
Mimosa pour Moi means holding a large bouquet of mimosa with both hands and gently inhaling all of its fragrance. An impressionist masterpiece from the beginning of spring. The bursting mimosa tree in bloom, marking the first sign of spring on the Riviera. Pale yellows are shaded against blue skies. The first inhalation is an immediate mixture of green stems, yellow flowers, fresh air and warm light.
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