Etat Libre d'Orange

You or Someone Like You

2006
The surprise in ELDO's lineup — a genuinely easygoing mint-and-rose composition that could have come from a much more conventional house. Bright, green, and disarmingly pleasant. The name carries the house's trademark wit, but the juice is pure garden-party charm.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
spearmint rose white musk green tea hedione lemon

Olfactory Structure

Family Fresh
Evolution Linear
Sillage 4/10

Character

Moods

fresh playful luminous

Season

Spring Summer

Occasion

Casual

Thematic Territory

A garden gate left open — minty green freshness with a rose that feels picked rather than arranged

Era & Context

Postmodern

The approachable side of ELDO's debut lineup. While Sécrétions Magnifiques grabbed headlines, this minty rose quietly became the house's actual bestseller. Proof that provocation and wearability can coexist under one roof.

Spiritual Links

Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin
6/10
Citrus Brightness Green Thread
Hermès Un Jardin sur le Nil
6/10
Green Thread Mood Convergence
Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau
5/10
Green Thread Floral Abstraction
Acqua di Parma Fico di Amalfi
5/10
Green Thread Citrus Brightness
Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey
5/10
Green Thread Minimalist Ethos

Influences

Absorbed from

Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia Accessible green freshness as a counterpoint to niche complexity

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