Description
Idylle is the latest creation by Guerlain for mainstream distribution, introduced in September 2009. It has been created by Thierry Wasser and it is the first fragrance he created in his position as the succeeder of Jean-Paul Guerlain. This is how Wasser describes this beautiful floral perfume:
“It started with a rose. The rose was a blend of Bulgarian roses, the 2008 harvest being fruity, with overtones of raspberry and litchee. To this blend was added the Plessis Robinson rose, created by Jean-Paul Guerlain out of love for the past – an old rose with fruity accents and a pungent fragrance. This, in turn, was mingled with a chypre harmony, emblematic of Guerlain, composed of patchouli and white musk, selected for its warmth. And lastly came the bouquet that complemented the roses to perfection: lily-of-the-valley, lilac, peony, freesia and jasmine.
And so the fragrance was born: a shower of flowers, of petals, of subtle yet incisive freshness, balanced by sensuality. A nectar of flowers, an ode to life and love, in the warm light of radiant jasmine and the darker warmth of chypre, to express an ambiguity of feeling, and musk, like the scent of cashmere on the skin, a comfortable, intimate, physical sensation. In this combination of the personal, sensual, emotional facet of chypre, and the physical aspect of musk, and the declaration of love with the bouquet of flowers, the inexpressible idea was expressed, tender and ethereal, sensuous and romantic, fleeting and eternal.”
Mewbf884intitytek – :
Yes, I get the resemblance to Narciso and Lovely, but Idylle is more polished, less raw. To me it’s sweeter and cleaner, possibly because of the lily of the valley, I don’t know.
Lots of disdain here, lots of dismissals on the basis of being ordinary. To me it’s exceptional, refined with that extra finesse Guerlains always have. The rose in Idylle is gorgeous and really shines in the drydown. Something about this just makes me happy.
speendydiople – :
I try to hold off on reviewing a perfume until I’ve worn it a couple days and can get a better feel for it. Generally speaking, I don’t like loud, brash fragrances, which is why I was drawn to Idylle. Some are calling it boring, generic, etc. I actually REALLY like it! Maybe it’s because of my penchant for smells that remind me of gardens and fresh rain? I don’t know. But I find this perfume very delightful on my skin. It’s crisp yet sensual, a more wearable version of Narciso Rodriguez. I will wear it for casual events or days around the house because I don’t think it’s exciting enough for more special occasions. But it’s right up there on my list of favorites next to Escada’s Delicate Notes! A lovely feminine fragrance that refreshes my soul!
Scent 7/10
Sillage 5/10
Longevity 6/10
jeka934173 – :
I’m sorry to say it but this is one of the most, if not THE most boring perfume I have smelled in my life. Down there with J’Adore. Not sure how else to describe besides very light watered down nondescript floral smell..
xjvvxihqlq – :
I can finally cross this off my list. Wearing a Guerlain sample spray, and it goes on a little too sweet and sharp, and ultimately a generic floral (rose-LOTV-peony-jasmine) scent. Drydown is better but I don’t like the path Idylle takes to get there.
I’m still interested in checking out other Idyllle flankers, but this is a pass for me.
aski – :
Yesterday i went thru my drawers to clean up a bit and found a sample of this an aunt gave some years ago and OH MY OH MY !!! i went crazy with this perfume i couldn’t stop smelling my self, i’m not usually into floral fragrances so i guess the musk makes it work for me, went to ebay and for my surprise this is way cheaper than i thought considering it’s a Guerlain fragrance, I’m definitely buying this one !!
as23051992 – :
Simply divine.
But I will go with narciso on this occasion. I like the musk in narciso, it gives it a lot more sexiness.
orach.taras – :
I’m sad to say that I’m sure they reformulated it with the new bottles. I just bought a new bottle with the bees and it’s nothing like the original Idylle. Guerlain has always been my favorite perfume house but I feel like we’re starting to lose them too. Just too sad.
joni-levidze – :
Not unpleasant, but overhyped. I found it non descript and generic
zheleznov81 – :
I tried it on a test strip in store and it was a lovely white floral. I tried it on my arm and it turned into a sweet woody floral. I think it’s the combination of jasmine, patchouli and musk that seems sweet and woody. The dry down is a lovely clean musk. Projection is heavy. I usually don’t get dizzy from scents but this one made me quite nauseous.
Versus669 – :
This is a powdery floral on initial spray but dries down to a soft floral musk. The wear is soft and long lasting.
I love how unique this scent is and the bottle is so elegant looking while sitting on my shelf. This is one that I wear a lot during the day. Its perfect for day wear.
mariaros – :
I wanted so much to like Idylle due to the Guerlain brand and the beautiful and expensive looking bottle but, unfortunately, the juice inside is extremely ordinary and boring. It’s hard to believe that Guerlain would make such cheap and ordinary stuff. It is linear from the beginning to the end and I can smell roses, roses and some more roses. Nothing spectacular, nothing to blow you away in order to justify the beautiful bottle. I ended up returning it as it really lacks the personality.
Megadeth7 – :
It’a beautiful floral but my skin on a hot day ‘swallows it up’. It reminds me so much of an Yves Rocher scent I like very much called ‘Comme une Evidence’. I have/ had several Guerlains and this one is just not distinctive enough, that’s just my opinion,
ujl101 – :
Heaven in a bottle. I’m absolutely in love with this perfume. I also have love blossom. The florals, Those greens, oh that Rose, it’s just so divine. The perfume is a very smooth with a creaminess, it’s very charming. The perfume smells quite expensive, but it is priced at a very reasonable dollar amount. This is that lady of refined sophistication and elegance. The performance of this perfume I would say is above average to moderate. Truly this perfume is delicate and very feminine. If you don’t have a bottle of this yet, I would suggest trying it.
blayd – :
For lily-of-the-valley and jasmine lovers.
It starts out like fruit salad with pear + raspberry.
After 5 minutes I can smell jasmine note (a little bit indolic) + strong lily-of-the-valley (but also weaker lily and lilac note). Yes, it reminds me Narciso Rodriguez, but Narciso is more quiet, not so loud, “murmuring”, less sweet and tends to dissapear and appear on my skin like a sinusoid.
mvs17 – :
I got a vial and it was love at the first sniff, it’s a very beautiful, elegant, I felt like I was sleeping on the bed of flowers. I sprayed it on my scarf and I still could smell it 3 days later on my scarf. I finally bought a full bottle and I just LOVE this beauty.
gorban_a – :
Never exactly being one for pear notes, this one actually caught me off guard. Pear usually does the same thing to me that grapefruit does, in that they both make me think of cheapies or Victoria’s Secret scents. Now neither of those things are bad, I just wouldn’t pay Guerlain prices for them.
I did for Idylle, however. It’s a conundrum and it still makes me think of the aforementioned things, but it made me effortlessly and irresistibly happy. Who am I to argue against such things?
Now, while I did say that Idylle reminded me of a much cheaper scent, I will say that it smells like a cheaper scent made with incredibly high quality materials. The pear in this is loud, but soft and vivid, although ethereal. Mixed with the lychee and raspberry, this is one fruity number and that’s just the way I like it. This is not a usual LotV scent, how bizarrely wonderful!
opc330 – :
Opens like a dewy summer morning but sadly closes like chalk dust. One of the weirdest and most disappointing perfume progressions I’ve experienced.
aleksven – :
Pretty in pink… This is such a pretty perfume. I bought this after deciding I needed some rose in my life. And who doesn’t? I don’t tend to go for straight-up floral scents these days but Idylle was too lovely to resist. A rich, realistic rose bouquet. Finely crafted, smells suitably expensive. I only wish it had more staying power. This is one of the few perfumes I own that needs topping up midway through the day.
Kolen – :
Very nice and trendy in a very beautiful bottle. Can be used for different occasions, inofencive, but edgy at the same time. To me this will pair well with a leather jacket in spring time. Good addition to any collection.
taugerurl – :
Maybe it reminds Narciso Rodriguez for Her edp, but smells much more nicer. But as for me, I don’t find catchy both of them.
Peequinia – :
This was my first blind buy ever and it was a lucky one. The scent is reminiscent of opening an ornate gate to a sophisticated garden (you know, the ones with white pavilions) on a Friday morning in early spring, just when the weather has got warm enough to switch from one’s winter coat to a light spring jacket. It’s an absolutely timeless fragrance, floral and youthful, yet classy and effortlessly upscale. If you’re headed to any place where you need to impress important people, wear this – it’ll give you a boost of confidence.
The sillage is very subtle, the scent sits very close to the skin; longevity varies, the head and heart notes vanish within the space for two hours, but the base notes stick around for several more.
iderfedge – :
It smells like living sambaguita jasmine flowers with gossamer strands of gold woven through its leaves. When Venus visits the mortal world, she wears this fragrance.
MofLiniaxia – :
Sigh… I think this is the fragrance that helped me know I don’t like lily of the valley. I love Guerlain and floral fragrances, but something about lily of the valley makes me feel sad when I smell it. Idylle is a hyper realistic bouquet of dewy fresh flowers in the morning. It’s light, fresh, and pretty. It’s pretty like tulle and pink satin. It’s not a bad perfume by any means, but sometimes smells cross over to emotional sensations, and in this case, Idylle’s prominent lily of the valley just depresses me. I don’t know why lily makes me so deeply sad, but it’s sort of fascinating that smells can evoke such emotion.
Idylle reminds me a lot of the Beautiful Sheer flanker, a light floral perfect for spring and summer.
baton260 – :
I remember trying this in a Airport and hating it. I believe is because of the peony and litchi, I can’t stand the smell of peonies and this is sad because a friend gives me them sometimes and they are so beautiful but stink.
palinka – :
THIS is a lovely fragrance! It has a lot of depth and layers to it despite being just a floral. It feels like a very grown up fragrance. Not too heavy or too light with strong longevity, Idylle feels classy and elegant and elevates your sophistication when you walk into a room.
sweetboy – :
I got Idylle as a gift from my grandma in early summer, I tried it and thought it was nice. Flowers, lots of flowers. I wore it a couple of times the next few days and each time I would get deeper into the scent, and each time it appeared more complex and feminine. I fell in love! and in a way I think it’s the best to fall in love- slowly, surely, step by step…cause then you know it’s true love. I wore it once later during summertime as I went out to dance with some friends. A friend of mine hugged me during the night, inhaled the scent from my hair and exclaimed: “You smell like a chest box full of flowers!” Loved that moment!
The name says it all, this scent is…idyllic!
Glavspez2007 – :
I think this perfume can be worn year round; for any occasion. It is a great fragrance! All the notes are well-balanced. This has quickly become one of my favorites! And the bottle looks beautiful on my bedroom dresser.
Bexinceme – :
What a big mistake that Guerlain is now filling almost all his perfumes in the new (also poorly made) bee bottles.
I find the old Idylle-Flacon very suitable for the fragrance. It had a special charm that each perfume had its own matching Flacon, which should also reflect the character of the fragrance.
Samsara or Chamade have nothing to look for in the bee bottles…!
A big disappointment!
It’s just missing that the beautiful Shalimar bottle will be assassinated from this new marketing. They already messed up the perfume yourself…
HeebyPypedomo – :
Truly special. Like a riddle that is best if you didn’t figure it out. If that makes senare.
serg9999 – :
This is not a perfume. this is a scent that has so many layers and dimensions, it changes through the day,still lingers in my hair at night.. it is still there in the morning, its almost like it fused with my body… wow
Xeroxdvojn – :
I bought “Idylle” somewhere between 2009 and 2010. I still have the bottle which has only a little of the perfume in it.
It is not mentioned here, but the very word “idylle” comes straight from the ancient greek word “εἰδύλλιον” and it means romance, love affair.
This is a scent of moderate sillage and great longevity, that posseses a secret power: it can really create a romantic atmoshphere, as its title suggests. By this I mean that this scent does not boast its presence seeming harmless. However, as I have already pointed out, there exists a subtle hidden magic that predisposes the people around. This is not a perfume of dynamic, but it surely is a perfume that plays with the unconscious tendencies of the recipient.
I would advise anyone who is interested in testing or buying it not to be fooled in considering it to be just another indifferent floral perfume. The wearer should know how to use it…
mad4ik – :
I love Guerlain for quality, but this is not my favourite. It’s an inoffensive floral beginning (I get lily of the valley at first) that fades into roses a freesia and then has a very powdery end. On me, it smells very ‘old’, not in a sophisticated way but in one that says “simple flowers and powder”.
Дмитрий Лебедев – :
If gold had a scent, it would smell like Idylle.. That’s how I describe it whenever people ask me what Idylle smells like – PURE GOLD, like its bottle! Another masterpiece by Thierry Wasser!
Oh, this perfume is so underestimated and I don’t even know why. Only a few people actually know this gem by Guerlain, and it causes usually a hate-it or love-it reaction… I particularly love it, for many reasons…
1. It’s one of the rare perfumes that you can wear both in warm and cold days. Very versatile because it’s floral but at the same time the strong patchouli and musk base notes (I can find a little bit of amber in it, too) make a very warm dry-down.
2. It’s so feminine, and chic, and it can be worn both by younger and older women. Like I said, it’s very versatile, and it is really noble to my nose…
3. Jasmine here is GORGEOUSLY placed in the middle notes… Together with Bulgari Jasmin Noir this is a perfume that shows how beautiful a Jasmine note can be… What I find beautiful about this perfume is that, to me, Jasmine is the center of everything… the Rose and other floral notes, together with the musk and patchouli notes work as a ‘frame’ to enhance the beauty of the Jasmine, which, to me, is the star of this perfume.
If you want something different, unique, ethereal and strong at the same time, give this piece of gem a try… Idylle, like the name very well describes it, is completely dreamy and poetic, something only a goddess would wear. IT SMELLS LIKE GOLD!
lele4ka777 – :
This is very light and pretty. I mostly get rose and freesia. The rose here isn’t super rosey, it’s more of the idea of roses mixed with purple flowers. I get some soft fruit vibes, pears that aren’t actual pears, but again, the idea of pears. I can’t imagine this would be offensive to anyone. It’s nice, but I can’t see myself reaching for it often because it’s a little too safe. A bit too shampoo and clean. I prefer my scent to slowly smother me with deep, rich, dark heaviness. I’ll have to continue to try my sample and see if it grows on me.
vytiokas – :
Guerlain Idylle is Guerlain’s happy time scent. The EDT is a light touch of floral fruitiness and the EDP is a slightly heavy, albeit tangy, pear scent with lovely additions of jasmine and maybe melon.
The first time I properly wore this out was to work, I got so many compliments. I don’t usually gauge a perfume’s quality based off of compliments… but this made me feel so good. I’m not always used to compliments from fragrances, but when I do get them… they’re invariably Guerlain scents post 2000. I don’t know why, I just can’t seem to get them from the classics. Oh well, as I said – that doesn’t matter to me.
This is just tops, absolutely beautiful. Would even repurchase. I have the 2009 version, so hopefully not much has changed over the years!
Tatyana1961 – :
Just got a small decant of the edp. Pretty much what I expected: a rich floral bouquet of which I smell mostly the lily-of-the-valley and rose facets, with some purple and white flowers mingling. A hint of green in there. It’s less fresh and a little more ripe smelling to me. I can see the NR for Her reference but that one never worked for me-too much orange blossom and I found it headache inducing- in any concentration. Also not a fan of NR musk. Similar also to SJP Lovely and EL Pleasures. Feminine wedding-type scents, and this is the richest and least clean of the 3. Lasts about 4-5 hours on me, which is plenty since it’s pretty linear.
All-in-all, I think Idylle is just plain pretty, with a Spring-like optimism but still displaying warmth and could have come from any house. It’s not identifiably Guerlain, so if you’re getting it blind, I wouldn’t expect much in that respect. I’ll wear my decant happily on occasion, I’m sure, but probably don’t need a bottle, but who knows?
sedoy412 – :
I bought its EDT a year ago and it was the most stunning fragrance and lasted for days on my clothes when it was finished i ordered EDP thinking that would be more dense and deep than the EDT but unfortunately it did not last on me. Not even for an hour!! Was very disappointed and shocked 🙁
dal268speagoessenda – :
Idylle is a wonderful, intense, complex mix of different floral notes. It is warm, sensual, seductive and ultra feminine. It has some of the nicer aspects of Narciso Rodriguez For Her but it’s not as cloying and sweet.
I can smell the rose, freesia and lilac but it’s so well blended with all the other notes. I’m sure I can also smell hyacinth which is not listed, can anyone else smell that?
The bottle is beautiful and shaped as a big drop of liquid gold. Idylle is strong, three or four sprays is enough and It lasts very well.
I read somewhere that Idylle was largely ignored when it first came out. Hard to understand why such a classy, wonderful perfume should be ignored. I wonder if it had come in a more trendy bottle, (like Narciso Rodriguez) with edgy, modern advertising pherhaps that would have made a difference and made it more noticeable. It is nice to see that so many people here on fragrantica appreciate it though. I hope it will grow in popularity, it deserves it!
iceberg7776 – :
I received this as a gift years ago. It’s a nice romantic floral daytime scent. The plastic cap and silhouette of this bottle just makes it look so cheap which is a shame. We all know Guerlain can do much better bottle designs, after all they created the most recognizeable perfume bottle of all times: Shalimar.
dvin68 – :
I really wanted to like this. Oh, how I did! It’s Guerlain, it’s a floral…what’s not to like?
Unfortunately this is major scrubber territory on my skin. I got an overwhelming and unpleasant indolic vibe at first, bordering on rotting flowers and, bizarrely, overripe bananas. It faded pretty quickly to a generic, cheap-smelling floral and had completely disappeared within an hour (sorry-not-sorry).
I won’t hold it against you, my dear house of Guerlain. But this is not for me!
JohnLog – :
This perfume reminds me of a chique, sophisticated bouquet of flowers. They’re standing proud in a fancy hotel’s vase. The musk and patchouli notes create feelings of luxury. It’s a well balanced scent. The lily, rose and jasmin are very feminine together. The fruits are subtile enough. It’s not a sweet perfume at all. I would describe it as floral, slightly green and musky.
armagedons – :
I got this beauty in a blind trade. I like white florals but was skeptical from the reviews. Yes, it’s Guerlain. No, it’s not Shalimar. But just like every perfume from the house of Chanel cannot be No. 5 nor can it be Coco Mademoiselle… this perfume, while not “innovative” is a gorgeous and luxurious scent on its own. Some people have reviewed it as nothing special (because they expect more from Guerlain) but I disagree. It is rich in lilac and rose and it very beautiful. I feel rather lovely when I put it on. It makes me feel… special and loved. It is very deep and rich. It just received a valuable spot in my top 10. Perfect for warm and hot weather! Move over Chloe Love story…. you’ve got some summer/spring competition in my beloved collection.
Karandal – :
I wasn’t expecting to like this so much. I picked up a sample of both this and Duet Jasmin-Lilas and thought that I’d prefer the latter. I was looking for something that smelled like the complex florals at the opening of Amouage Dia Woman without turning into all aldehydes. And this comes really quite close (though not as sparkling and complex).
This scent is romantic, lovely, and feminine. I love how the rose rounds out the other florals without totally dominating (though it’s definitely a main player). It’s gorgeous, I just wish it was slightly more complex.
sokol112 – :
Beautiful, floral scent, I feel roses and lily for sure, is also something like lilac and flowers like that.
I had 100ml EDP 5 years ago. Now i have a sample. It is really elegant scent. I have Idylle Duet too. I like both perfumes nearly equally. I could wear this for my weeding day if i will have one someday.
rza_994 – :
Wow, I really had a flash back smelling Idylle. I did wear something similar in my high-school and student years.interesting that on my native language Fragrantica, there are some reviewers finding Idylle very similar with Comme une evidence by Yves Rocher. And yes, Narciso has a way too creamy drydown to even compare it with the musk in Idylle, although they are both floral chypres, in theory. Idylle keeps a more sharp dry-down, there’s no creaminess there. Just like in CuE, you will feel a rose-muguet combo along all its stages.I’m still learning to like it. The opening was really sharp. I do realize that i have a love – hate relationship with lilly of the valley. A must try!
ojn995Diobtetty – :
Idylle was a fragrance I didn’t expect to like because I’m not a huge fan of florals and I love the traditional Guerlainade. Idylle just didn’t seem to align with my personal tastes.
To my surprise, I like it more than expected. The florals are certainly powerful, but not overly synthetic or cloying. The rose and lilac cut through the white florals and add a dimension of freshness. There is a heavy musk note that takes Idylle from a boring floral to a more womanly, complex scent.
If you’re looking for a floral musk (maybe Narciso Rodriguez didn’t work for you), then Idylle is worth a try.
mihail-malyuk – :
This is another huge winner for me from Guerlain. For a few years my signature scent was Narciso Rodriguez for her, until they reformulated it and that beautiful musk bomb turned into some watered-down body mist no one could even smell when I sprayed. This is an amazing replacement – its not as sharp as NR, and the florals are lighter on me, but I can see why so many people voted them as similar. I don’t get much “fresh” or “green” – just sweet, light florals and musk. Its a lighter floral musk than NR, with a more elegant, refined feel to it than – and without that weird chemical sharpness you got when first spraying NR.. I’m so glad I found this.
LOOOk – :
This was a very musky floral for me with a prominent jasmine and lilac combination that dries down into something sweet and powdery. It’s like a walk through a garden on a hot summer evening filled with moths and chirping crickets. Warm with the promise of an oncoming storm. But like such evenings Idylle can get quite heavy and should be used sparingly.
bandit121212 – :
I feel this fragrance is quite soothing somehow and find myself reaching for it often before bed. I can see the similarity to Narciso Rodriguez because this is pretty heavy in the musk department and also has a gorgeous gentle rose accord. Where Narciso has an almost metalic quality, Idylle is softer and has a bit of sweetness added. Overall, I would describe this perfume as being warm and cozy.
nikitosssss – :
I used to like it a lot in winter, cause in the cold weather the raspberry is not so prominent and visible… Anyway, when it got warmer, it gives me headache – way too sweet, and what I blame here is the raspberry. It would be much better without it.
They seem to remind me, on those warm days, of Oriens by Van Cleef and Arpels.
dem4enko.ruslan – :
uno dei pochissimi profumi in cui un tripudio floreale (rosa, gelsomino, mughetto, fresia, giglio, peonia etc etc) con un accenno di frutta (lampone e qualcosa di non meglio identificato) non mi nausea. anzi, mi piace proprio. questa ridondanza si assesta su un bel fondo di patchouli che adoro. bello, nella versione edp, già l’eau de toilette è per me ingestibile!
Swireesigrawlw – :
Heartbreak for me, this one doesn’t mesh with me, leaving me with a somewhat acidic smell of floral fragrance sprayed over B.O. While not rank, it’s not pleasant either. The musk just does not do Guerlain justice, allowing it to dominate for too many noses and leaving us with a lot of dislikes.
I had a fierce experience with Narciso Eau de Toilette, so I will count myself lucky. Some animalic and cassis/black currant notes do not work with my chemistry. Not a safe blind buy if you find the same issues at times.
I will be passing this sample on to someone else that can have a better experience with it.
Edit:
I tried to pass this one on to my mother, and she is very easy to please, she could not find her way with this Guerlain either. I admire those that get on well with Idylle but it is not a safe blind buy in my opinion. With mixed feelings over this one, it seems that there are many very good deals out there, definitely test it and scoop up the deals if it’s for you.
oleg3041 – :
I have Laura Ashley No. 1 on one wrist and Idylle EDP on the other. I’ve been going through a floral crave, lately. Let me preface this by saying I love Guerlain. Mitsouko is a staple, Shalimar, Samasara, Champs-Elysees, etc. Of course, sometimes Guerlain can be challenging, so I tried not to have an expectation.
First off, as others have mentioned, I’m not getting any Guerlinade. That’s okay, though. Times change and things move on. Compared to the Laura Ashley, Idylle is a dirtier fragrance. More musk in the opening. For the first 10 minutes, I was worried it was going to veer into unpleasant body odor territory, but it has smoothed out.
I know it’s supposed to be a rose dominated fragrance but I’m not getting anything that distinctly says “rose.” It is very well-blended, to the point where I can’t get a distinct note. Very lovely. A lot warmer and sweeter than the Laura Ashley but not “gourmand” sweet. Nothing particularly says fruit to me, either, but that could be the underlying sweetness. It reminds me of a walk through a flower garden (or a park) right after a rainstorm in summer. Warm, flowers, a tad bit ozonic (although I don’t think anyone else has mentioned this), just a bit of musk.
I think everyone should try this with an open mind. It’s good, and I like it, but I don’t love it. I don’t know if this is something I would go buy a full bottle of when my sample runs out, but I understand why people love it. I’ll wear it on its own tomorrow and update if my opinion changes.
dante1982 – :
My husband purchased this for me on a whim tonight, knowing i was down in the dumps after an emotional weekend. Using that hidden talent he denies he has but i know he does. Picking a perfume at random… completely at random… never once have i not loved it!
I’m not normally a 100% florals girl. I tend to lean towards vanilla, wood and musk fragrances in general, with a few completely different fragrances on the side. But this is not a typical floral. The fact that is has rose and lily as the strongest florals almost equally for me (and several weaker/milder florals) makes sure that it doesn’t overpower one or the other, and i like what they refer to as ‘green’ scents in the fragrance franchise. The floral smells more natural therefore ‘real’ is what I’m trying to say when it refers to green in my opinion, like smelling the rose or lily on the tree, as opposed to coming from a bottle. Something about that original greenery is beautiful. Wish I’d known about this fragrance ages ago! Please try it 🙂
*note as to sillage
Another thing i adore about this fragrance is that the ‘so-called sillage queen’ aka flowerbomb when it comes to this fragrance lasts half an hour to an hour on my skin. Idylle by Guerlain, at least 4 with two-three wrist sprays. Sillage is excellent for me.
zverek53 – :
I quote from the tester I found at home:
IDYLLE , a love reverie for one day or forever. A radiant floral chypre scent as fresh and sensual as a mist of flowers on the skin.
I really like this one but somehow I find it is not as strong as I would love. I find it is very subtle and can go unnoticed, which is a shame for such an expensive perfume.
mushket90 – :
Got this as a sample from an eBay auction I won of perfume samples lot, and I was pumped for this one!!! I love fresh scents, I love green scents and I often love rose scents….So someone please tell me why this is putrid to my nose!!! I have to believe it’s that I’m in the last few days of getting over a nasty head cold and that is why things are smelling so strange!!! It was as if it was something my grandmother would have wore in the 80s, stashed samples in her closet and then when my grand father emptied her things after she passed I inherited a shoe box full of old samples and this being one of them!!! It’s all I could think of was old yucky likely expired perfume. God what is happening to me, this should be a major hit for me!!! Anyone else experience something like this before???
14545 – :
Profumo per over 45 dove le note fruttate durano meno di 5 minuti per poi lasciare ampio spazio al corposo bouquet di fiori dove il mughetto e la rosa prendono il sopravvento sugli altri fiori.Buon profumo
Profumo 7/10
Sillage 7.5/10
Longevità 7.5/10
Georganncqe – :
I totally get it that people compare Idylle with NR for her EDP because the similarity is totally there. However, I find Idylle softer and more wearable. It also reminds me of Elie Saab Le Parfum EDP. They are both in the “nice, safe but kinda boring” category. Wearing Idylle is like dating someone who’s very good looking but can’t really carry an interesting conversation for more than 10 minutes. I like it, but tend to forget about it after a couple hours after spraying…
melja – :
At last I could buy a fb 100ml tax-free in a town close to Switzerland! I was so happy! I bought Idylle and my bf bought original Stella for me! So I went back home with two perfumes I love and I wear both!
Both Idylle and Stella smell slightly different on my skin according to days. Or maybe it is just my nose, I don’t know. I like Idylle more when the musky edge comes out stronger and lily-of-the-valley is tamed.
Thanksgod, raspberry is not so obvious that overpowers the rest of composition as it happens with so many perfumes with raspberry in them.
I just wished that rose and jasmine were stronger than other flowers.
It’s true it reminds of NR, but they’re all different in a way like variations on a theme and a variation can make a totally different effect, like in music!
Idylle smells fresher in the beginning and it goes sweeter and sweeter till the end when it smells sweet snuggly musk, not dirty at all nor super-laundry clean. Just perfect. Lasting power could be a little better for an EdP in my opinion, but I noticed that when I don’t smell it anymore on myself, others keep smelling it, so be careful!
all in all is a much more modern and simpler Guerlain, not one that provoke upsetting reaction on their own, but it’s a very well-made perfume.
I’m very happy with my fb now!
erewayptodere – :
Flowery musky fresh elegant fragrance
Idyle can’t be compared to any other perfume.
I love it
ALEX1611 – :
If you are a guerlanyte ( I made up this), like me, you will not find that pinch here.
It is still a beautiful rose.
You will come very close to it if you smell the NR EDP ( rose bottle in black box). NR is more available to whiff in stores just in case you want to buy the Idylle online.
Both are too similar to replace each other. But if you like rose collections, this is one of them.
elosyclesty – :
What a treat! Smells heavenly on me. I’ve been never interested in rose-based fumes, but the rose’s developed really great in Idylle.
On me, Idylle is a heart-touching whisper of fresh flowers with clean and sweet musk.
The bottle is really gorgeous, sparkling amidst a collection just like a golden drop.
mgalka2205 – :
This is probably the best flowery scent out there – a bit similar to J’adore, but less synthetic. The dominant note is the rose – and what a beautiful rose it is! – but I can also smell lilac, peony, lily-of-the-valley, jasmine and very subtle patchouli. The fruity notes are almost undetectable, which is a good thing imo! While its sillage is relatively soft, it lasts for hours and hours. Well done Guerlain!
pomanbonan – :
First, I get fresh peonies, lilac and lily-o