Review: Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nature Blackberry Eau de Toilette

Purchased by Me

I'm prone to placing random Yves Rocher orders (how can you resist their frequent sales and freebies??) and in a recent order I decided to take the plunge and purchase their Blackberry eau de toilette in the travel-size bottle. The Les Plaisirs Nature Collection fragrances come in full size bottles as well ($12), but the cute little travel-size versions are affordably-priced (even when not on sale) at just $6. I like that because, if I'm purchasing something that I've never sniffed before, it's not a huge commitment if it doesn't work for me.

 Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nautre Blackberry Eau de Toilette

(retail: $6, 0.67 oz)

Again, you can purchase this product on the Yves Rocher website where it often goes on sale. There's also a full-size version (3.4 oz) for $12. You can also get bath cubes, lotion and shower gel in this fragrance--just search "blackberry" on the Yves Rocher website and all of the options will pop up.

Yves Rocher fragrances are made in France and I like that this one actually contains blackberry fruit extract and not just a synthetic version of blackberry like a lot of other inexpensive fragrances.

Some of you may be too young to remember this but, back in the day, The Body Shop made a perfume oil called Dewberry (you can see a bottle shot of it here). They still make a Dewberry body wash, but the perfume oil was ridiculously popular in the late 80s and early 90s. Well, I dare say that Yves Rocher Blackberry is the closest I've come to finding a dupe for The Body Shop Dewberry.

To my nose, there's more going on in this fragrance than just straight up blackberry. I smell black currant as well, and lots of it. It's a rich, syrupy, sweet and tart fragrance that makes my mouth water every time I sniff it. I think that if you like black currant and blackberry fragrances, you might enjoy this one quite a bit.

Staying power is very decent for me. The Les Plaisirs fragrances are generally pretty fleeting, but this one seems to stay around a bit longer (around four hours for me).

FINAL VERDICT: If you like black currant or blackberry fragrances, this could be a fun option for you to consider the next time you're placing an Yves Rocher order. I definitely love it, because it very much reminds me of the long-ago discontinued Dewberry perfume oil from The Body Shop. It's got that same rich, syrupy, dark berry vibe to it as The Body Shop fragrance, but it comes in a much more convenient spray bottle.

Do you own any Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nature products? What are some of your favorites?

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