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vaksik – :
Review of Vintage 1953. This is night and day in comparison to the current edp. My little 2ml vial will last very long I suspect due to the potency! While the current edp is a soft citrus skin scent, the extrait is chock full of lemon and wood. Strong and lingering, Jicky holds her ground.
Dimm83 – :
2018
DAY 1 i received 1 ml vials of jicky and l’huere bleue from a reputable vendor on ebay. kind of spilled jicky on my hands trying to open the vial. as i smelled it all i could think of was whale oil or ambergris. i called the vendor and he said bottle was from the 90s, so probably not.
i was anosmic to it but my hurricane harvey contractor said he could smell it across the room. i left to go to the doctor, and as i sat in the waiting room, a little 4 year boy old came in and said, “smells like a barbershop in here!” (kid had really good vocabulary) i hurriedly went into the ladies room and washed off what i could. later, i asked the doctor but she said she couldn’t smell anything.
DAY 2 didn’t spill it this time. “use a dot, not a lot!” on my wrist, only. my first whiff was lemon,then spices like coca cola, then leather. i don’t smell lavender at all. i smell something animal in there, which is making me wonder if the whale oil note ??? i thought i was smelling is civet???
yeah lemon, spices like coca cola, leather, and animal. no lavender. no vanilla.
i have the 2017 extrait shalimar, and all i can smell in that is lemon, incense, vanilla, and a rich lady’s leather purse.
2 hours later i applied a bigger “dot”. now i can smell the lavender. fleeting.
a deep oily scent.
3 hours later picking up some orris now… the notes above don’t match what i am smelling.
be back
day 3 i have concluded that jicky is not for me. instead, i fell hard for l’heure bleue.
natalka – :
Jicky opens with fresh Coca-cola top note, then mild beautiful aroma follows….hey, what is this strange odour? It reminds me bad breath, warm air from dirty metro tunnels, and tweed jacket that has not been washed for years. They are far from what the ideal fragrances would be. Yet, I like it. I don’t know why.
bezlove – :
I’m so glad I managed to acquire the extrait of this great classic. Who said lavender was for old ladies! Poppycock!
I’m also puzzled by folk on here seeing a similarity with Shalimar. Shalimar is one of my top 5. There isn’t even any leather in this. The lavender, vanilla and lemon are very evident on the opening. The spices and wood notes are very low key. I also get a curious animalic aspect. Just a smidgen but there for a while. My chemistry must do something curious with it.
I love it. It definitely smells like a classic. Bright and fresh yet creamy. This could well become a signature scent for me. It’s timeless, bright, soft and feminine. It makes you smile.
Although this is the extrait I get moderate longevity and sillage.
KYANA – :
And finally my first Jicky arrived. I was really looking forward to it. It was quite difficult to buy it in my country. But this season all these old Guerlains appeared in shops and I immediately started to order them. I read a lot about them but you must try them, so I was really curious. Jicky is really what I expected. It is very close to my beloved Shalimar, but of course with nice lavender added. Now I´m expecting Vol de Nuit.
044l1n3 – :
I have to add another review and say that I’m not
loyal at all when it comes to perfumes, but Jicky
is one I HAVE TO HAVE and will buy no matter
what the cost, of the PURE PARFUM EXTRAIT.
Heaven, yes. Heaven… the smell of heaven :-).
I have had the EDT thinking I can dose myself
with that on the regular, while sparing mY costly
Parfum EXTRAIT. But, it is FAR from close I’ve
even had to get rid of it. I do not like it. Parfum
EXTRAIT of Jicky can even be my signature if
I had to have one. Appropriate for all seasons,
occasions, and times. Ageless. Seems to be
appropriate for gentlemen as well as women.
Femme but wouldn’t be so on a man. Jicky is
what you make of it! A divine chameleon. A
little bit somber, introverted, calm. Understated.
Intimate without prying. All this while being 100%
Self assured and confident. Complex but not brash,
Assertive or confusing. Not a hint of clash. True power
is hidden. True strength is gentle. Jicky: Strong, Silent
woq610intitytek – :
If you think Heritage is too messy, this might remind you of it: same lavander-vanilla- accord ( the Shalimar-base- plus) If that particular accord doesn’t bother you, this is a excellent performing and ‘intact’ Jicky in the best version around,much fuller and lasting then EDP. Worth its money for Jicky- die-hard-fans.
tar140InsuffBooni – :
Jicky smells like Heaven! At least I think this is what it may smell like. I have the vintage Extrait and the modern EDT. I agree that the Extrait is much more well balanced than the EDT. I love the botanical Lavender which is prominent at the start with the lovely Lemon freshness. A great pick me up. I also agree that Jicky Extrait blossoms with body heat. It starts to morph into a very comforting and warm experience as you continue to wear it. The Vanilla, and to a lesser extent Woody notes, envelope one gradually in a cloud of feminine awesomeness with the Lavender making it all a bit more ethereal. The Spices are there but not like those in Coco or Opium. They are more sedate but lovely.
I tend to wear my vintage Jicky Extrait when I am alone so I can enjoy every moment of it. I also like the Extrait when I am drawing up designs for my work as it brings out my creativity perfectly. I suppose because it is very calming to me. My mother used to spray me with Lavender oil mixed in distilled water as an infant and child. This of course is way more complex than that. The EDT I wear when going running about. Longevity is 8+ hours and the Sillage is moderate. I give Jicky Extrait Vintage: 10/10++ Modern: ?
geminemihox – :
Rumor has long had it, that Aime Guerlain composed this perfume as an ode to his first love, a young Parisian girl in the 1800s.
With this in mind, and upon smelling either the edt or the edp, one would come away thinking that Guerlain was truly ahead of his time in that much like the modern Secretions Manifique, he chose to represent his beloved in a photo realistic way via the olfactory senses. That is in all of her pre-indoor plumbing, pre-antiperspirant 19th century glory.
Upon smelling the parfum extrait version however (that which is likely most close to the senior Guerlain’s vision), one can see that instead of realism, this is an ode to a young woman’s lavender floral scented skin (a very popular soliflore in the 19th century) in all of the velvety, petal soft splendor often attributed to youth.
Hate the edt and edp for their indolic, soiled underpants note? Get your hands on a bit of the extrait. The extrait is the richest, most thoroughly adult, beautiful, and sensual use of vanilla that I have ever come across.
pichalesiti – :
Jicky parfum opened with strong lavender and very light hint of citrus. Then it became powdery, aromatic, I preferred to use the term aromatic instead of flowery as the scent was not only from flowers but also vanilla and spices, and a bit soapy in a good way. The scent stayed gentle on my body for at least two hours before it gained any strength. It was strange that instead of getting weaker and weaker, the beautiful lavender and vanilla scent actually became stronger and I started to smell it with every little movement of my hands or when there was a breeze of air. Unlike the EDT and EDP, there was no civet nor any slight animalic note within the most beautiful rich aromatic and balmy scent.
Deroxambwa – :
This review is strictly for the Pure Perfume PARFUM EXTRAIT:
Ethereal. Really. By definition. LIGHT and airy yet extremely
complex. That diaper smell is in the eau only. Doesn’t apply
to the Pure Parfum PERFUME EXTRAIT at all :~). …Peace…
Merhat – :
I adore this scent myself. The citrus comes up most strongly on me but with a lovely softness from the florals. The spices are present but blended perfectly. Mostly, this has the feeling of the vintage style scent it is. The only thing that reminds me of it really, while not being quite the same, is En Avion by Caron which is also very vintage/historic and which I also love.