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Deroxrivet – :
This is quite delicate for a woody/musk. I double-checked the bottle because I was sure it was an Eau de Cologne concentration, but nope, it’s parfum. It’s mostly iris and wood with some pepper to keep it interesting – very enjoyable, and quite light.
Linginhaddy – :
If this one didn’t make me sneeze, it might be okay to wear once in a while, but it still wouldn’t be a favorite. Rose lovers should try it.
hhhqqqtpofgh – :
This is a great spring fragrance. Prominent rose with a citrusy background. Where some florals come off as synthetic, Folle De Joie is airy, light, and fresh. It’s a bit too feminine for me to press “love” but it is so well blended that I know many others will adore this fragrance.
dim777789 – :
All I really got from this were flowers. Once the initial florals hit me, while they stayed, a fruity, “green-ness” (hope I’m describing this correctly so please bear with me) opened up and it gave me a headache. It smelled good, though a bit fruity, sprayed straight out of the bottle but mixed poorly with my skin chemistry. And yes, this is a main problem of mine when tryin out new frags lol…they change completely when they hit my skin; so alot of my future reviews will most likely end up noting this.
vaster – :
I swear there is water more fragrant than this! I get these notes, but they are all very weak: citrus, tea (not listed), rose. There’s just nothing to this scent. The strongest thing is the initial blast of perfumer’s alcohol. What exists in this scent is pleasant and generic, almost like a nice shampoo. If you like the idea of perfume but are fearful of offending anyone, this is for you. Oh, and it “lasts” about half an hour. I was overall very disappointed in this eau du parfum and used almost my entire sample to smell enough to write this review.
romanet29 – :
On me, I get an immediate hit of fresh gardenia flowers, followed a half second behind by grapefruit and lime and tea rose. Then the jasmine comes to play, but it stays in the background.
The iris is so light, it’s hard to find…I think because it’s blended so nicely together with the rose. No cognac on me, but the orange peel part of the citrus comes out more after drydown. It may be late to the party, but it’s lovely!
As for the spicy note, on me the “spice” is more a blend of tea rose and orange peels rather than a foody spice. The tearose and orange mix is most apparent after drydown, and it’s very nice, with the jasmine still present in the background.
At one point I caught the tiniest whiff of clove, but it quickly disappeared behind the orange, tea rose, and jasmine.
As I smelled my wrist yet again to try to find the leather (I couldn’t), I realized what Folle de Joie smells like on me, and what it reminds me of:
It smells exactly like summer evenings in the Florida neighborhood where my grandmother lived when I was little:
Orange, grapefruit, and lime trees laden with fruit that had been warming all day in the sun. The gardenias in her yard. The next door neighbor’s tea roses. The night blooming jasmine…all of it mixed together in the breeze, with each thing becoming slightly stronger or softer depending on where you were walking at any given moment.
I love this as a departure from my usual favorites. This floral is not sweet at all, yet it doesn’t have that strange greenness my chemistry hates.
My only complaint is the bottle: it looks more like an early 20th century bottle of gentlemen’s cologne than a woman’s fragrance. I ended up buying another fragrance I loved equally well but whose bottle looked nicer on the vanity tray. If I buy this, it will live in the drawer. (Better for the fragrance, but not as fun!)
Allergy note: no migraine or nausea trigger for me!
snurid – :
Really liked this summery scent that I received as a sample. I’ve used almost half of it in a matter of 2 days because the scent just doesn’t last very long. I’ve put it on my pulse points and even tried it on fabric, but it just wears off about about 1.5 hours. If it lasted longer, I’d give this scent 5 out of 5 stars for daytime summer use. So, I give it about a 3 because at the price it is listed for a full bottle, I can’t fathom actually purchasing it due to it’s longevity.
yaa955Negeltzex – :
pretty roses, and woody stems. no greens, though. kinda a one-note linear scent. lasted right around 3 hours.
i’ll finish the sample, but won’t buy more.
arshak150681 – :
Also received a sample in birchbox, this is one of the scents that really caught my nose and got me into fragrance. It is juicy citrus and cool wood to me. Could be unisex perhaps. I loved it when I first tried it and did not have many scents to compare it to. Now when I wear it I find it almost too woodsy for me. But it is a great scent and I will drain my sample.
As a side note, this scent has hundreds of rave reviews on birchbox. It really is pleasing.
gegle – :
I LOVE this scent – got a sample of it in Birchbox and I’m enchanted. Spicy and clean, and deep. I’d love a bottle.
wisesnace – :
Folle de joie is a great name!
Jean Patou, Nina Ricci, and Armani will eat their hands to do not have tought to such name before!