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sayva – :
This isn’t globally discontinued, probably only discontinued in North America and Europe.
CTAC5800 – :
Describing= edt feeling, hard to have scent, sour baby powder. Blows up so fast from your skin. Dislike. Any sweet notes in. cant feel vanilla, never.
hlg2009 – :
So I received Mon Paris Couture last week and LOVE it. I wanted to try some other by this maker so I ordered both the EDT and EDP version of this. Today the EDT arrived. I am incredibly disappointed in this perfume. To my nose it smells JUST like Gucci II. Not sure when this was created but it also has a 1970s vibe. So sad that I spent so much money for the big bottles. I was so sure I would love it. Blind buy gone wrong. This is incredibly boring not good at all. Smells like pepper. AND my bottle is not pink. It is clear. And while we’re at it, why do I not smell rose AT ALL? That is why I bought it.
I figured out what the problem is. My mother has worn this for years and she said that this bottle that was sold to me on ebay by a reputable seller has gone “off” and it is truly awful. It is sticky and smells like salt and pepper. I asked for a return but of course no response from seller. I will have to wait until Friday to get ebay to send me a label. This is GROSS.
Blaze – :
I love the scent at the first few seconds, after that it is just average for me. The rose in this perfume is strong and kinda reminds me of the rose in My Burberry. This is just like a girlier and fun version of that rose. The good part, this is not cloyingly sweet, more like a fresh fruity + rose scent! Great to wear on gloomy days.
DrZoltsberg – :
This could be the best perfume I’ve ever had, so pity it’s discontinued… why… I believe it is the best perfume even a legendary of perfume world. Not just floral and fruity, it has something addicting and fun. I’m obsessed with it. Finished up a 100ml bottle then noticed it’s been discontinued…. so shocked and sad…
I found few backups in 30 and 50ml bottles like total in 5. It contains my 20th times and for me it’s timeless, attractive, brilliant, beautiful, I heard some ppl said YSL make it re-production every year, I’m not sure, maybe it’s true. Otherwise I couldn’t find any backups. Love it!
meexx78 – :
Never been a fan, even though the year it’s been launched, younger me was an avid fruit salad lover.
It made a strong impression on me because I couldn’t believe an YSL perfume (even targeted toward a younger audience) would smell that cheap.
Rose, freesia and peach opening were so pretty…
But that acid drop tinge from fake green apple ruined everything 🙁
Dry down was sticky and salivary.
Pretty much like unwashed hands that got icky from candies manipulating and finger licking.
Yuck.
L1ver – :
I love Baby Doll,it is a sweet,fruity,fresh floral. The rose in this fragrance is beautiful.This fragrance is not overpowering and you can use it day or night.The pink spinning top bottle also looks great.Rating 10/10.
gpl964Unlogrere – :
summer test
wowza this is strong and sweet – like a sweet syrup
must be pineapple – its as if its canned pineapple rather than the fresh one.
must be floral hiding underneath…
this is a complex scent its not all sweet and no brains.
so I will take the word of others that the woody, floral citrus notes are there.
I cant identify the underlying notes so much in this test.
my last try was in cooler weather which was better, but it went from sweet to fresh over several hours, in summer this one stayed fresh. tried first time in dept store, second time in chemist.
EDIT
I tried to add what this fragrance reminds me of and I cant see it up – its decadence by marc Jacobs – just the thickness of the sweet is the reminder rather than the whole scent
EDIT
I forgot to mention, in this weather (and I was wearing another scent to test) this fragrance did its thing and left. it lasted pretty well its an edt, whereas cooler weather it hung around and turned into a fresher skin scent. not this test. it doesn’t matter but I thought I would mention it. also, I did keeo getting pleasant whafts of this in the breeze driving home.
bryan68 – :
I absolutely love my Baby Doll perfume, I have had a lot of bottles, and I will always have a copy of my beloved perfume, it is made for me!
a1974m – :
the rose in this scent is very ‘old fashioned’. I expected a modern rose because of the name of the perfume and its marketing campaign, but I thought it really was more ‘classic’ than anything.
nofelet51 – :
The bottle is beautiful, the zest i like, the floral is nice.. but the sweetness puts me off. Not my taste.
Overall a somewhat disappointing fragrance for ysl. It was intended for a younger client, less sophisticated… but still.
Beautiful bottle.
Kydrya – :
This is the first perfume I was ever given as a gift and the first real perfume I ever wore. Up until receiving this gift, I had only ever worn body sprays and scented lotions. But this, this was really decedent to me! At the time (2000)I loved it and it smelled mostly like grapefruit to me. It made me feel like a Baby Doll, it was sweetness, freshness and a touch of something rich and pampered <3
fluffy – :
Orange Candy!!!!!! Love, love, love, except the fact that the longevity isn’t great.
The bottle is so pretty, love the slight shimmer it gave, then the box is just so cute and girly. Makes you feel like you’re a little girl again!
In terms of longevity, sillage and price, I still prefer my Aquolina Pink Sugar, though. 7/10
Fritzz – :
Before Britney Spears moved on the scene we had baby doll. Back in 2005 I received this as a gift from my first high school boyfriend for my birthday. It was so amazing! It came from the YSL counter all wrapped beautifully. I have always owned a bottle up until now, it brings back memories of being younger, carefree and not having a worry in the world.. It’s sweet and fresh without being sugary syrup or cheap smelling.
Foreks_Kniga – :
a new, old friend 🙂 I used to wear this in pretty heavy rotation when it was first released, but it slowly got pushed to the back of the drawer because an ex declared that it was ‘too bright, too fruity, just not nice’ – perhaps a touch more self confidence at the time would have made stand up for it then, as I am now!
baby doll opens with a clear trumpet blast of sweet citrus – I get grapefruit, a squeeze of peach and a more general juicy tropical note, which I suspect is the pineapple. At this stage it feels almost fizzy on my skin. Underpinning this is a true rose, reminiscent of the wild roses that grow here, and the cherry-pie note of heliotrope. Dry down is always muted and fleeting (my skin eats scent for breakfast apparently), but a lovely warm, round foundation of quite feminine wood.
There’s something quite joyful and lighthearted about this fragrance, and none of the cloying sickly sweetness which is associated with the fruity-floral genre in general. Welcome back, friend.
nezhinskij – :
I definitely smell pineapple and ROSE, with a subtle blackcurrant underneath. This is definitely something I would apply with a light hand and perhaps reserve as a cold weather scent, despite all the fruity notes — it is STRONG and there is a sharpness to it, especially in the beginning. It settles into nothing but rose on me, which isn’t a bad thing as I am fond of rose perfumes. I would recommend this if you like Nirvana Rose, Florabotanica, and other spicy roses.
gulyartem – :
This perfume makes me cry. I was a Baby Doll in the year of 2000. I was wearing this amazing scent. I smelled like black currant, pineapple and rose. The most “visible” note was a fresh raspberry (I know, I know, there is no raspberry here). It was June and July, beautiful decadent August and September, I was sinking in the sweet fruity embraces of my first love. He brought me Roses every day. One rose a day. We enjoyed our berry cocktails with a light hint of alcohol. It was a tornado of young fresh feelings. I got my baby girl, my Baby Doll. And he disappeared forever, left me with a dry roses. And my daughter, who smelled like raspberry. I would never inhale that smell again. This perfume makes me cry…
slemiViesia – :
I wore this the year it was launched and loved it. I noticed then immediately how it reminds me of “InLoveAgain” by the same house! I remember when I pressed the “this perfume reminds me of” button here, long time ago when no one here noticed that similarity, I was the first. Anyway, I were ignoring “BabyDoll” almost 2 decades!! I repressed its love in my soul and took it for granted, thinking I will purchase it one day. Yesterday I were visiting this page and were horrified to know it is discontinued, I immediately visited their official website and OMG it wasn’t on the perfume list there, it means it is officially stopped from manufacturing! Long story short; I wend today and purchased 4 bottles from a local shop, 2 of the 50ml and 2 of the100ml, I’m really doing myself a favor, to not feel guilty afterwards…. I learned my lessons well.
PS: the lady in YSL counter didn’t know about this tragedy and said: “no body told me that!”
Aramisik – :
I bought this without smelling it first, which is not always a good thing but in this case it was amazing I was very young probably around 21 years old and back then I wasn’t a huge fan and this sat in its box collecting dust along with my many other perfumes, until recently I went through a declutter phase and I rediscovered this and let me just say in the years that I’ve been collecting fragrances my taste has changed drastically and this is amazing the rose in this is very fresh and crisp definitely something my 21 year old self would never even bother with. I’m sad to learn that this has since been discontinued and my bottles liquid is no longer pink it kinda turned clear over the years of it just sitting there I felt like this wasn’t appreciated enough by me that I gave it to my mom who loves roses and is also a big huge fan of Parisienne it’s very fitting for her and she definitely appreciates this more than me and my babydoll deserves the love my mom has for it.
acer080808 – :
Just a quick note, that Demeter’s frag named “Between the Sheets”, has a close resemblance to YSL’s discontinued Baby Doll. What it lacks in adorable bottle, it makes up for in economy. My review comments are on the Demeter page.
alexsandr05 – :
The notes are not my favorite ones; but I don’t know how they are blended that such a cute scent has appeared.
I expected Baby Doll to be sticky sweet and warm and I thought why the users of Fragrantica have rated it as to be suitable for spring and summer. but despite of my negative presumptions, I blind-bought it; cause it is rare in my country and I encountered it once suddenly in a store. Then, I did not think about the notes. I just wanted to have it in my collection, and I bought it. and WHAT A SWEET BLIND-BUY! ♥
It’s so much less sweeter than I expected and that’s a big point for me. Baby doll, as its name suggests, is really cute. It is heavenly soft, fresh, clean and smooth, a soapy textured blend of fresh flowers and fruits.
This was a great win for me! I really adore it.
ny2004 – :
I am not surprised this is widely liked… but am curious about the universal appeal for Baby Doll because I don’t remember it as being anything particularly special. Especially on this website, because reviewers here are quick to call out generic scents. The notes seem interesting and like they would be up my alley. But it smells entirely forgettable to me. Puzzled!
halfassenny – :
This day and age something named Baby Doll would be like a Lolita version of Pink Sugar, but in 99-00 it was a fruity floral. It’s the citrus in this that made it seem more innocent and carefree. It’s pretty linear, which I don’t mind. Not all perfumes have to change for me. I just need a good mid and dry down that I can bear. I wear this mostly as aromatherapy because it reminds me of very good times.
Irison – :
Ahh the early 2000s rave parties, hardcore techno and house music, every girl was wearing this.
Soft, sweet and musky/powdery from memory.
SeepWalker – :
I’ m revisiting this beauty today, I’ve completely forgotten to put my review on this for the last few months, i have this in the vial sample a few months back and have fallen in love with it entirely! The spring-ly youthful black currant with a pineapple and rose twist is so lovely in this & its sillge is just right, not for the young really, its an ageless lovely scent, two tumbs up YSL!
A 4.2 out of a 5 for me.
adrenalin110 – :
This fragrance really fit its name. Smells really ‘babydoll’ like. I love roses & green apples in Baby Doll but this perfume was too strong, heavy & heady for me. Green apple & blackberry really dominated whole day on me. I don’t get too much roses which is very disappointed. I like Baby Doll so much actually but i just can’t wear it. Too sour & sharp… But this fragrance really one of the good stuff from YSL, it’s amazing, juice inside-bottle design-colour…. Still smell modern but comtemporary twist. Owh I almost forgot to mention… Projection & longevity…. It’s ‘roarrr’ kinda like even though it’s called Baby Doll hahahaaaa…
jeromsonwifuq – :
I used to obsess over this when it was first released. I was a young child and the bottle and name was SO pretty to me. I wanted it all over me. One of the first perfumes I ever owned and continued to buy for years into my teenage years.
Blackberry done before it was popular. Fresh and intoxicating but has an innocent ditzy aspect to it. Sweet, powdery and playful. Mainly rose and fruits.
A lot of memories with this one.
Zov – :
Zesty and sweet is what this perfume is. The top four notes give it this wonderfully fruity edge, with the rose makes it feel very playful and fun.
k11v22a33 – :
I have had a Babydoll yesterday. To my nose, its scent is dominated by rose and too sharp that makes me feel headache. Maybe it doesnt fit me.
PS: The bottle is so cute and easy to carry in bags.
vd1414 – :
A fragrance of pretty flowers and sweet fruits in a powdery delicious scented cloud on. It reminds me of one of the Jeanne Arthes AMORE MIO fragrances, especially Amore Mio Forever and Dolce Paloma. This is a fruity floral with a retro vibe and vanilla goodness.
At times that opening of fruit: currant, pineapple and citrus is similar to fruit scented shampoo but that’s not a bad thing in my book. I love the fruit smell. Yummy and summery. Then the florals emerge and they include the scent of powdery heliotrope and a big rose. It’s a floral for sure but it’s not overpowering. The vanilla in the base keeps it powdery and grounded.
There’s a hint of wood maybe even a little musk the sandalwood is a good clean note that keeps the flowers in their place. This is a well made and very casual scent, something to wear to lunch, cocktail, dinner and drinks, nothing fancy, a girlfriend night out. Not sexy, not seductive. Girly. Baby Doll is also pretty easy to wear for kids and or pre-teens/teens. A good intro to perfumes for beginners. You can wear it to school or to the office. It’s light and inoffensive and delicious.
geo_diplom – :
Best fragrance bottle and name of all time. I’ve had a few bottles of this over the years, but I never finish them. The opening is to-die-for … grapefruit is the main note I get, but then it turns to MUSK. Ugh! I don’t see why YSL thought to put musk into a sweet, playful, girly perfume. Talk about raining on the picnic.
JockeR_xXx – :
I finally managed to get this on sale before it sold out. This is a sweet, crisp citrus with a lovely rose finish. Like all YSL perfumes it has a distinctive edge, Baby Doll’s being the inoffensive grapefruit combined with a soft, youthful rose. So it is both womanly and playful; there is a spiciness to it that elevates the perfume above other sweet citruses. I have always liked the fragrance ever since my friend from primary school had a bottle, so it also has a strong nostalgic element for me. The bottle itself is very cute, and the fragrance is lovely and upbeat. Definitely a classic citrus.
gmz894speagoessenda – :
I expected baby doll to be a very sweet rosey scent,but as soon as I spray it,there is a whiff of juicy tart fruits..I get a mixture of lots of orange and pineapple,also black current,some green apples and even berrylike fruits,all fruits are fresh and almost sourish,I really don’t like the opening part.after some time,middle notes show up,fruits still linger on my skin,but not that dominant and not that sour,floral sweetness mellows fruity tartness,I like this stage more..there is still no rose,as a note that stands out,not much sweetness either so I’m a bit disappointed
I can get the orange candy comparison that some reviews have made,there is some orange but not enough sweetness to make this an Orange candy for me
After flowery middle notes,it starst to fade..I can’t detect any basenotes which is again a disappointment
Babydoll is a nice floralfruity,light summery scent,it’s fun,carefree and youthful and not as childish as I’ve thought
Longevity is less than moderate,almost weak and sillage is soft,except first minutes that the citrusy,fruity blast has a good sillage
Long story short,although a nice smelling fragrance,I expected much more..I’m still happy that I’ve added this adorable 1oz bottle to my collection,it really looks lovely
To be honest,a sweeter,less citrus dominant lanvin rumeor2 rose,was what I imagined babydoll to smell like
❤❤❤
After couple of months I retried it and now I’m starting to like it
Now I can pickup something more than just tart fruit juice.now I can detect rose and light flower notes in it but I can’t call it a rosey scent. Recently a friend of mine bought a bottle of baby doll and she likes a lot though she’s a rose hater,she claims that rose is light here and very well blended with other notes so doesn’t make it all about herself
I can also detect it’s base notes now.there’s powdery vanilla, a hint of cedar,soapy-creamy sandalwood and I can pick up something like a powdery, clean musk or maybe cashmeran.with my chemistry it’s drydown is all about clean,soft and delicately sweet powder.not a vintage powder or baby powder.it’s a powdery,even slightly soapy floral-woody-vanilla scent while still a hint of fresh fruit/citrus notes lingers beneath
I like it’s fresh,sparkly,flirty and girly fruity-floral phase as well as it’s more grown up,sensual,clean rosey-woody-powdery drydown.
It’s not as weak as I thought. Longevity passes 5 hours point on my skin which is satisfying for a summery fruity floral IMO.it’s very very pretty bottle and it’s easy to like youthful scent make it a great choice as a gift for a young female
Unlike most of yves saint laurent perfumes, baby doll isn’t popular in my country. People don’t know it and it’s very difficult to find(I just know one shop which has it,even perfume shops don’t have it).I believe perfume shops in here have to bring it since it’s going to be a bestseller,it’s easy to like,a crowd pleaser
Well I can’t say I love it but I like and enjoy it alot.if I can find it easily I may repurchase it after sometime but I won’t order it from abroad twice it’s normal price,as I did with my first bottle.I’ve almost finished my 1oz and I like to have a full bottle since it looks even more gorgeous with it’s pink liquid
If you’d like a non zesty citrusy/fruity rosey perfume with a touch of powder,wood and sweetness give it a try
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olegkrii – :
This scent smells mostly like roses. A little fruity in the opening but not in the dry down. It’s a very powdery, soapy-ish scent. It’s not as young as it was meant to be, but not mature either. It’s a clean smelling, day time perfume. It would be good in spring and summer. It isn’t very long lasting, and not that great of silliage. I like it, but it’s certainly not one of my favorites.
зося2010 – :
i had this years ago & for me peach was really strong & it was the main note (on me) but i don’t see it listed now? maybe reformulation? but id be interested to test it again after so long to see if it is the same
HaeMHuk90 – :
I find that the notes in Baby Doll are different to the ones listed here. I wonder if this is due to reformulation. In mine, there’s grapefruit, rose, red currant, cedar, grenadine and peach, so I’m going to go with that. These notes are also listed on YSL’s website.
Another reviewer mentioned that this reminds them of pink lemonade. Yes! This is exactly what I am reminded of, too, or a modern sort of pink-coloured cocktail, like a daiquiri or a cosmopolitan; flirtatious, sparkling, youthful. I love the tart, refreshing sourness of the grapefruit, which I rarely smell in modern designer women’s perfumes. The smell is never sharp, but soft and bright on me. Baby Doll is mostly linear, with not much development, and it’s not very sweet at all, until it dries down to a floral scent, with some gentle cedar and a feminine rose.
I tested this as it was recommended to me as a scent for a pinup girl. I’m wondering if it was suggested because of the rose, which can sometimes lend some powdery notes to perfumes. I don’t find this one very powdery at all, but this may change after I experiment with it more in the summertime. Longevity was for 7-8 hours on me; sillage was soft to moderate.
Rosina46 – :
This was my signature throughout college. I still love this fragrance. It makes me feel young, fun, daring, and sexy. Despite its obvious fruity nature (especially in the opening), there is something very spicy that develops on my skin, most prominently in colder weather. Maybe it is the pepperiness of the grapefruit– even though it is not listed as an official note, for me this is the main component that drew me in to the scent. It is not until now, 15 years later, that I realize how rosy it actually is!
petra1 – :
Baby Doll is what an old boyfriend used to call me. Never liked that nickname. But then he bought me this perfume back in 2001 and I didn’t mind that he called me Baby Doll so much. This is a sweet girly perfume but surprisingly not a light weak body mist nor shampoo scent. It’s a full bodied perfume despite the fact that there’s not a lot going for it in terms of notes. It has notes of citrus pineapple black currant apple rose heliotrope lily of the valley cedar sandalwood. The whole thing lasts about 3 hours which is not long enough for me. In 2001 it was alright but I was younger then and didn’t mind. This was or is available as an EDT which is probably why the concentration is weaker. I recently purchased this again for old times sake. There it was. The Baby Doll. I smelled the citrus and the apple and pineapple all the sweet fruits I remembered. Then the rose heliotrope and lily of the valley floral bouquet presents itself. It’s wonderfully floral and feminine. The dry down is woodsy but soft woods. I find it perfect for spring in the day time and for casual wear. Something to put on after a shower and when you dress casually and want to smell good. It’s not fitting my current personality as it reminds me of when I had just turned 18 or was between 18 and 20, those early formative early adult years. I’m now a grown woman but I do love fruity floral scents like this one. The name of this fragrance will probably turn you off because as one of my girl friends said “How sexist of Yves Saint Laurent” but then you have new fragrances like Poison girl and Chanel Boy and no one gives a damn. Since when is fragrance about sex/sexism? A smell is just a smell. If you like how something smells and smells on you, wear it!
Retterixhiese – :
This was a present way back in 2000, a beautiful candied grapefruit scent.
turikbravo – :
I love this, I got it immediately when it first came out, the YSL assistant told me it was their version of Paris for young girls and teens.
Once the fruity top notes die down the roses do come out sweetly.
Paris is my signature so of course I have a bias towards this similar perfume.
This also has the fruitiness of Liberty Fizz by Nina Ricci, sadly discontinued.
For me this is the ideal young scent, playful, sweet without being overpowering, a gorgeous bottle, cute name, not too expensive.
I agree with another reviewer that the notes listed here are incorrect. I am sure there is no blackcurrant.
alles – :
I am not crazy about the first impression, it is strong and dominating but in a few minutes settles down to open up the fragrances treasure trove. Can smell freesia but also mums (?!) for some reasons.
Despite people voting to smell roses, I don’t smell any roses at all – thanks God (I find rose notes in perfume way outdated). Instead, I smell a strong scent of blackcurrant. This gives this perfume little sugary smell.
Overall quite pleasant bouquet. Little fruity, little flowery. Not a “baby” smell at all – in my opinion. More for a grown-up, very appropriate for middle age ladies, too.
Max2106_83 – :
I got it as birthday present from good friend more than 12 years ago and she said that it fragrance so me -easy,happy and tender.
And it was so pity cause on my skin it turned to very unpleasant notes -cannot explain it but no fruitless at all . maybe cat urine like some people feel at guerlain “pompellune”.
So bottle eventually found another owner;).but for me it was so sad that I never got to feel how it have to smell:).
mcwadim – :
It smells lie Passionfruit to me…
Devais – :
I love this perfume!!! I had it when I was a teenager and I really liked it. The other day I saw it on a great special at a chemist next to my work. I tried it on expecting it to be maybe too young and sweet for me now. Well I was wrong about that. It’s beautiful and fresh and the citrus mixes in with the rose so well. So glad I went back and bought it. I’ve started putting it on after my evening shower I enjoy it so much. I think it will be perfect for the really hot summer here in Perth.
cff069JeomiWogkig – :
It was a blind buy, it was on sale and had a pretty bottle . But this was not for me … I dont like roses in my perfume a when i was wearing it i could only smell roses so i gave it to my mom, and she smells great with it . You can smell the white floral keys together with something sweet. On her its so lovely
rin_777 – :
Generations tend to have “their” scents. There are some perfumes that have become iconic because they bring people together through memories of living through a specific era. There’s a time in your teen/young adult life when everybody you knew owned a certain perfume, and probably wore it a lot; like Sweet Honesty, Love’s Baby Soft, Anais Anais, Babe, Skin Musk, Lauren, Giorgio, Cabotine, L’ea de Issey, CKOne, Bombshell, Light Blue…Baby Doll belongs on this list. There was a time when almost everyone loved it and owned it, and now it inspires nostalgia and fond memories. Personally, I’ve never worn it, and I never liked it on myself. It lacked defintion on me, and it could have been any grapefruity body spray at Bath & Body Works. I have always adored the bottle, but not enough to buy it.
Ryzh36 – :
I absolutely love this perfume but… it gives me a headache. Is it the freesia? I’m not sure. I’ve endured many headaches for it because I just adore the sweetness of this scent. I wish I could find something similar minus the headache because this is just so delicious!
Tussligneenub – :
The notes listed on YSL’s site are different from the ones listed here, and they are more in line with my experience of this scent. YSL lists grapefruit, wild rose, red currant, cedar, grenadine and peach, which is pretty much exactly the cocktail I smell here. The notes listed above do not seem as representative.
Now that that’s out of the way, I must admit that this is a hard fragrance for me to be objective about, as it was one of my first great perfume loves way back in high school when it came out. I adored the bright, zesty, mouthwatering rosy-grapefruit opening. I do think it has changed since then, perhaps lost some of the zest in the top notes, but overall it’s pretty true to the original.
I still keep a bottle of this in my wardrobe, mostly for memory’s sake…and partly because every now and then I’m down with the perfume equivalent of pink lemonade. There’s no denying that this is exactly the type of sugary pink juice that irritates many perfumistas, myself included, with their ubiquity (this one is even #blessed with an eye-rollingly juvenile name), but the grapefruit and rose keep this more in the realm of a fun summer cocktail–bright, citrusy–than the type of oversweet frosting and marshmallow fluff that characterizes this genre these days. But who knows…maybe I can’t help but view this scent through the rose-colored, pink-grapefruit scented glasses of nostalgia.
LeSteR_moto – :
Maybe there is something wrong with my nose, but all I smell is alcohol.
babachok – :
Baby Doll is a note shifter, it likes to play games with my nose. In cold weather it is all about sweet freesias padded with vanilla and a generous dose of freshly squeezed blackberries on top. In summertime it is an energizing grapefruit pulp and bright delicate rose.
I bought my bottle 2 years ago in January after having tested it peroodically for years, but somehow other fragrances got priority. It was a cold winter and when I applied it I thought I had bought a replica. Where is the rose, the grapefruit, where is the fragrance I tested? I am glad I kept it, because when spring came, Baby Doll became the fragrance I knew. It is very happy and bright regardless of the notes it decides to play for you, so if you wonder where the roses/freesias went, they may return later. It is a very cold spring day today, so I am wearing freesias in blackberry juice. Yum!
My young son loves the bottle and totes it around, it looks like a pretty pink spinning top.
dronz77 – :
One perfume that I will love forever. And I will always try to find another of it (so sad it was discontinued).
It may smell like a young girl full of hope and dreams, but I believe any mature woman still fells like this sometimes (we will always be this girl).
If I have to define one perfect and basic perfume, I would say: Baby Doll from YSL.
Please, come back to me.
jphan – :
I agree with a previous reviewer in that I cannot believe some people find this sweet? I don’t smell rose at all. really. Don’t get this and expect to smell rose. To me is pure citrusy zest.
It smells almost completely of grapefruit.
There is no vanilla-ish note to this.
I found this for a real bargain as well.
vasyakin – :
This is one of my favourite perfumes and considering I’m not into fresh scents I find that this is a perfect rosy vanilla scent, fresh, happy and lasting. It only needs a few sprays to linger on me all day. It wakes me up and creates an outfit. If I were to use one perfume until the rest of my life this would be it. I simply love it and can’t get enough of it. The bottle is beautiful and what’s inside goes well with it. I have gone through several bottles throughout the years and haven’t got bored with it. Baby doll forever xx
Djstudent – :
Hi all I just love Babydoll it has a refreshing sharp fruit smell to it lemon pineapple green but also a very calming affect on my brain.i can also smell some type of wood and mint and also a powdery rose. Nice for summer or spring
tix778speagoessenda – :
I’m so shocked to see people describing this scent as sweet, and I’m certainly shocked to see rose listed as the most noticeable note here because, on me, this is a fresh, juicy, citrussy fragance.
I must say, I LOVE this one and I never get tired of it. It’s fresh and juicy and, at the same time, it feels elegant (it’s YSL after all, isn’t it?).
This really smells like grapefruit to me, combined with other juicy notes, and I think they got the notes wrong in this website, the official YSL website describes it as:
“Flirty, fun, forever young… a happy-go-lucky fragrance that lives in the moment. Like a top spinning, the opening accord amuses with newly ripened grapefruit, then teases with witty turns of wild rose and spicy red currant. The base notes that follow–cedar, grenadine and new peach–linger momentarily, only to whirl anew. In a faceted crystal flacon reminiscent of a spinning top.”
And that makes a lot more sense than the Fragantica description. There’s definitely grapefruit in this one, and there’