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3Don82 – :
I wanted to buy La Chasse Aux Papillons since I read “Me before You” novel and watched it’s movie.I had high hopes for it as I love tuberose,jasmine,linden,orange flower,honey,saffron and apricot and I also love Emilia Clarke and I thought a perfume reminding of her should be superfeminine,beautiful,innocent,pure,youthful,angelic,soft also must have a sweet,lively girly naughtiness and passion hidden somewhere beneath it’s innocence
well,I can’t consider this an unsuccessful blindbuy because it was highly discounted and it smells pretty,made of high quality,natural smelling ingredients and can make a perfect daily or office perfume in spring,it reminds me of Cartier Baiser Vole with it’s lily note being replaced by tuberose but I’m somehow disappointed.it smells exactly like what I had imagined the original La Chasse Aux Papillons would smell:a light,fresh and slightly green tuberose centered white floral bouquet and that’s it.oh and there’s also a dash of pink pepper with it’s usual pencil shaving dryness,I wish it wasn’t there but fortunately it’s not strong enough to ruin this perfume for me
This perfume is truely lovely,very easy to wear and inoffensive,can make a bride perfume for a bride who’s into light scents and I like it but I believe it could be among my top favorites if it delivered all the promised ones:it could be a masterpiece in my eyes if the sweetness was seriously amped up and if I could really smell honey,linden,orange flower,apricot and saffron in it.sometimes my nose is anosmic to some of the notes and I start to detect them after a while,I really wish it happens here too because even though I’m into white florals and this is nice and likable,I wouldn’t buy such a simple bland perfume if I had sampled it first.
by the way I’m ok with it’s longevity and sillage.not that it’s strong but it has moderate lasting power and soft to moderate projection on my skin
Edit:
An hour after application I can smell something like apple blossom hand in hand with a green tuberose
jkljhk – :
I can’t believe that I forgot to review this one! This is my first L’Artisan Perfumeur. I bought a 100ml bottle for a half of its usual retail price: the perfume boutique where I’m a frequent customer was selling off the last remaining bottles of LAP fragrances, because they will no longer stock this brand.
Anyway, this is soooo beautiful. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of tuberose; I used to find many tuberose-centred scents too sweet, heavy and cloying. However, recently I discovered some tuberose fragrances that are great for everyday wear: be it light pastel-coloured tuberose such as in Gucci Bloom, or a quirky fresh tuberose as in Hermes Twilly. La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme falls somewhere between Bloom and Twilly: the tuberose is soft and not too sweet, and the addition of citric notes keeps it fresh and uplifting. Fortunately I don’t get too many of the fruity notes, because I often find them offputting; instead, my trusty old sniffer detects tuberose, pink pepper, saffron, citruses and linden blossom. The addition of honey also brings to mind Zoologist Hummingbird, however La Chasse aux Papillons is a much lighter scent, even in this ‘Extreme’ version. I hate to slap fragrances with gender tags, but La Chasse aux Papillons is undoubtedly very feminine; it surely ranks among the top 3 most feminine scents that I own. The lasting power is not too bad on me, however, the sillage is soft, thus it’s incapable of offending anyone even when oversprayed. All in all this is a very nice addition to my ever growing collection; it smells like a very expensive shampoo or bubble bath, and keeps me feeling fresh throughout the day.
IrinnaKemerovva – :
Apricot note blends well with the tuberose. Fruity, floral and girly. Smells like a high school girl shampoo or a combination of girly bath and beauty products, a sort of bath-tastic scent.
awerawerad – :
I don’t know if anyone is going to agree with me but I think the opening has a early 90’s kind of feel to it, actually. There’s a greenness in it that evokes something I have smelled before, but I’m not sure what. White floral overdoses can make me a bit sick to my stomach but not this one, I guess it is the lime blossom that balances it out.
biokodex – :
I love it. This scent made tuberose amazing in my eyes again. I hated this flower with passion for ages, then sort of stopped caring. When I first tried this scent a few years back, I did not care much. But now, now it is a completely different story.
La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme is like a watercolour painting. The perfumer caught perfectly the fleeting feeling one gets when observing butterflies, so beautiful, in constant move, you blink and you risk to miss them. La Chasse is a wild butterfly dance, a spectacle of light, flowery and airy notes of a lovely, creamy tuberose, jasmine and linden blossom. The drydown offers a lovely honeyed ylang-ylang note as well. It’s such a perfect scent for a summer day. It’s quite hot outside at the moment, but I have an impression to be outside on a field full of summer flowers.
One me both the lasting power and the sillage are very good.
Velmaster – :
Anyone here trying this L’Artisan because of ‘Me before you’? After watching the movie and reading a book, I decided I need the sample of this. I thought it must be something exceptional. Was I wrong? A little, because as long as it’s the perfect scent for Lou (the girl from the book), it’s not as breathtaking as I expected. I imagined this must be some amazing, dreamy floral – and it is. It’s even more, like a garden full of herbs and flowers. To me, it’s got the same vibe as Givenchy Extravagance d’Amarige (that I love!) somehow, though it’s slightly different of course. What I mean is, LCaPE is more of a spring garden kind of thing and less artistic. It’s pleasant, but lacks something magical. I love the base though – the herbs are gone, and lovely warm lemony scent appears. I might own a bottle some day, but as I have EdA by Givenchy, I don’t feel desperate to do this. The staying power is not amazing,up to a few hours only, but I’ll give it a try on a less hot day. Overall it’s a nice, green floral. Feminine and well done 🙂
kur-sol – :
Purchased a decant of this from LuckyScent to try it out. It doesn’t smell like tuberose to me… it smells like play-doh! Very disappointing.
Diofflonsop – :
To me this is a womens fragrance. Fresh, lovely flowernotes and I also detect a spicy and some inscense-note. Reminds me of Kenzo flower Essentielle but a bit softer. A great scent for colder weather.
För mig är detta en feminin doft. Fräscha, härliga blomnoter och jag känner även en kryddig not och en mjuk rökelsenot. Påminner om en mjukare variant av Kenzo flower Essentielle. Skön doft för kyligare väder.
GeriDriesty – :
this is a floral alright!
i get pencil shavings/woodiness, a buttery tuberose, ylang ylang, with linden on a lovely honey base. the pink pepper at the start loses it’s sneeze pepperiness almost right away, yet retains the spicey/culinary pepper part (if that makes sense?) throughout. i wonder whether it is this note and the tuberose that mostly makes LCAP Extreme so persistent on me. i also detect a bit of creamy soapiness.
i am surprised by this, because it says for men and women. ? ?
it smells massively feminine to me! and i wear quite a few unisex (and mens) scents. i have many womens scents that are no where near as feminine as this.
i adore ylang and i think that is what draws me to this scent.
it’s like a non-tropical super-flowery Fracas with ylang, a touch of woods, on a honeyed base.
it projects and lasts for several hours, remaining quite persistent! (strong) and linear, before it begins to fade around the 5 hour mark.
i need to keep retesting this, because i find it more bombastic than Fracas and i so far, have found it a little too much.
the more i try L’Artisan creations, the more i am intrigued by them.
they are just so evocative.
it’s as if they take the notes, add some natural smelling extracts and turn the whole thing around, to create less of a “perfume” more a “scented experience”. there’s a certain magic quality to them, that is alluring and a little unnerving at the same time. almost addictive.
am looking forward to trying the non extreme butterfly chase (prefer to say “chase” to “hunt”). am awaiting a 7ml arriving next week.
Алекс555Даня – :
Pleasantly surprising.
Normally tuberose can be a headache trigger for me and so far I’ve not loved it… but this is pretty, quite apricoty and dusty on me.
Pink pepper, apricot, saffron and tuberose stand out on me with some of what I suspect is linden.
It’s warm like the hazy afternoon sun in a drowsy glade. Nothing sharp or overpowering.
Quite pretty really.
Only real issue is the sillage and longevity as usual. Sadly the L’Artisans are prone to it and the only ones that escape are the Explosion d’Emotions for me, which work great. Wish their usual ones would match those!
qlu300Diobtetty – :
From the minute I sprayed this perfume, all I could smell was wood and pencil shavings! I was immediately reminded of Sonia Rykiel Rykiel EDT.
I cannot get any of the notes in the pyramid at all but I can’t say that this is an unpleasant perfume. I quite like the sweet woodyness that I am getting and would say that this is a gentle and soft perfume which one could wear for work or play.
Like most of the L’Artisan perfumes that I have tried so far, the longevity is slightly less than average and silage on this one seems to stay very close to the skin.
LVNIK – :
Ah, another one bites the dusty. Literally, on me this smells like dry dusty herbs,mustard, dill, pepper and citrus. A recipe for a great marinade for chicken. Not as bad as L’eaulita found it, but definitely a disappointment as I do so love tuberose. I love tuberose so much that I have left it in the vase past its expiration date, so I recognize all stages from full flower to a frenzy of indoles. After almost 30 minutes the sharpness of LCAPE decreased and I got the barest hint of white florals. As usual, I register areas on my skin where certain notes dominate, and other areas I smell completely different notes. This is the case here; on one wrist the sour mustard herb marinade smell persisted, while on the other it was happily tempered with florals. My skin absorbs scent like the Sahara drinks in rain, so LCAPE lasted at most two hours as a skin scent. Eventually the floral side developed a beeswax note with a tinge of honey. Not for me the delicate flutter of the butterfly’s wing. I envy those who experienced the lovely side of this fragrance. I recommend you test before you buy, just in case you find you’ve bought a very expensive marinade instead of a beautiful fragrance.
domkrat11 – :
La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême has a quite different vibe from the regular version on me. The tuberose is at the forefront right from the start, while the linden blossom and orange blossom seem much more subdued. The dazzling citrus is no longer to be found in Extrême version. Instead, it’s a delicate warm citrus/apricot nuance hidden in the white bouquet.
The spices are also quite subtle on me. They, along with honey, cast a golden tinge on the white petals and render the scent slightly more creamy and with a little more heft. However, it’s still far from being heady as there is still a faint green nuance anchoring the sweet redolence.
The sillage of Extrême version is still quite close, and the longevity is around 8 hours. Without the playfulness from the prominent citrus, La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême somewhat feels like a more sophisticated, sunset version of the drydown in the original LCaP. A very graceful and enjoyable white floral. If you happen to be not so fond of the citrus element in the original, you may also have more luck with this Extrême version.
рина44 – :
Like others, I find the pepper quite strong. At first I didn’t like that, but I’ve found it does a nice job of anchoring the florals. Without it, the perfume would be too light. I don’t discern specific flowers, but I like that. CaP is a very nicely blended scent.
I also like the fact that it doesn’t linger – I can start the day with it, but end with something else. It also means that if I re-apply during the day it’s unlikely to be overwhelming to others. Excellent work perfume.
CaP is also wearable during migraines which is fabulous. I already feel lousy enough when I’ve got one; having to go without perfume too is insult to injury.
It’s a really lovely scent. One of my favorites.
I don’t see an entry for the EDT, so I’m adding that here. I often layer the EDT with the Extreme. I’m more likely to wear the Extreme alone though. The EDT is too sweet on its own and doesn’t have enough pepper to anchor the floral part.
Nikyro – :
Pepper. Ocassionally a whiff of Tuberose, but pretty much just pepper. I got tired of the pepper after about an hour and just wanted it to wear off.
Update: When I tried this in colder weather I still primarily got the pepper but it wasn’t quite as LOUD or off-putting. I still don’t like it but I admit that the pepper was smoother and nicer than it was in the humid summer.
If you like pepper this may be a good one for you to try. The longevity could be better but it’s not terrible.*
sanek.yura – :
One of the most ethereal tuberose scents I’ve come across. Usually tuberose for me is lush and seductive like Jessica Rabbit but here it’s as innocent and doe-eyed as Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Very aptly named, it’s as soft and fragile as I would imagine the brush of a butterfly would be. I would advise liberal sprays with this one to really get the scent going, no matter how heavy handed one gets, this still stays airy fairy like. Like with most L’Artisan scents I’ve come across, beautifully constructed but sadly lacking in the sillage and longevity departments. I would get around this the next time by buying enormous bottles and hit the spray button like a jackhammer. I would recommend this even as a blind buy or a gift.
kodeksyrf – :
The amplified pepper note makes this one very wearable to a man. This is tuberose done in a very interesting way, green, peppery and slightly paper-y smell
My only complain that this one is so light, the lightest L’artisan I’ve ever encountered
MaxMayster – :
I purchased the Extreme version after loving the EDT, but hoping for more sillage and longevity with the Extreme. Unfortunately it had an awful, sour vomit-like tinge to it along with a waxy note that evoked crayons instead of honey. I also disliked the amped up pepper. Most unpleasant. I’d recommend the EDT over this one.
Denvik – :
This scent is sweet, candylike on me, with a lot of playfulness..It is not a sexy smell, more an innocent one..I think it is difficult to separate the different notes, but I really like this.. Too bad all of LÀrtisans scents stay so close to skin..also this one.
vmpkmooezm – :
It has much in common with the original one, a tuberose note is still the leading, but it’s just a little bit spicy floral scent. I would say that it’s brighter than the original one. But it’s still not my cup of tea.
I can’t say that this fragrance is impressive, despite it’s not bad.
logun1969 – :
La Chasse aux Papillons was like a summer breeze and bleating butterfly wings.
La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme is its ugly stepsister. It smells like old butter, vegetables left in the fridge for too long, and rotting flowers.
There is something about certain white florals that really disagrees with my chemistry, and yet with others like Carnal Flower or La Chasse aux Papillons (original) we get along just fine.
kaspers100 – :
La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme by L’Artisan Parfumeur opens with a face full of warm weeds. After one sniff, I braced myself for an allergy attack that (thankfully) never came. The sun drenched greens are peppery-hot and seem to share space with pencil shavings. Yep. Finally, the weeds calm down and the soapy floral starts taking over, but the weeds never really leave. Does La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme evoke a butterfly hunt in a warm flower-filled field? Yes: The fragrance has an innocent summertime feel and I’m enjoying it during the winter months. Also, longevity could be better, in spite of the fact that Extreme is part of the name. (I have this complaint with several LAP fragrances.)
3.5/5 delightful
vasiliy78 – :
I found this to be a very creamy floral. I think this would be a great floral to wear at the office, but I would be spraying every few hours. This would defeat the purpose of wearing it daily.
Aerohopleneribfe – :
Have just finished reading “Me Before You” by JoJo Moyes and now long to try this perfume. Those of you who read the book will know why…..I am sure Clark would have loved it 🙂
AliAbabwa – :
Hmmm, something in this version smells like pencil shavings. Anyone else getting that?
nikitohka – :
On me it’s the tuberouse that comes at first, whith the pink pepper. After a while I can smell the jasmin and ylang-ylang, but the proeminent note is the tuberouse. As always with l’artisan parfumeur, weak staying power. In general, I don’t like the quality of this brand’s scents. If I want to smell tuberouse I go to Carnal Flower, even there’s there the coconut I hate and I must pay far much more.
vanoxxxl – :
top was boring for me with tuberose all over. But I love end notes. They last forever and slowly develope from citrus lemon to gentle flowery mist, like a meadow. Shame I did not enjoy from them begining, but overall quality perfume.
dimokmedvedev – :
Guess what? I REALLY like this. It also brought me to an epiphany about niche fragrances, with an emphasis on L`Artisan Parfumeur. But later for that.
This showcases 3 of my favorite notes: jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom. I must state, for the record, that these 3 notes are done with class. Subtle is the key word. The sillage is close and the longevity is deceptive, in typical L`Artisan fashion. After this is considered as having faded away, it pops back up every time the body heats up so that the development always comes as a surprise. One minute, this is all jasmine. Later on, you can detect the tuberose. Other times, the orange blossom takes center stage. At certain points in the development, all three of these notes are very active. The honey in the base is also very much “there” on my skin. I love how L`Artisan fragrances “play with the nose”. I also love how my body chemistry reacts to these notes. It’s pretty, but not prissy. A man can easily pull this off. I’d prefer to wear this with white. A crisp white shirt with pearl cuff links comes to mind when I take whiffs of this. Here’s a point to be made about florals and men: florals are SUPPOSED to wear close to us. This leads to my epiphany:
Niche = special occasions. Special occasions = closed distances during social interaction.
Surely, your impression on the senses of sight and smell have been made before the fragrance seems to fade away. By then, you should be relying on your appeal to the sense of sound (your conversation) to extend your power of attraction.
When this “epiphany” is taken into consideration, L`Artisan Parfumeur fragrances are completely justified. La Chasse Aux Papillons Extreme is no exception.
Update: two sprays on fabric have reached a longevity of 28 hours now. Longevity is of no issue with this fragrance. I must note that I have dry skin. Still, I get 4 solid hours of this beautiful fragrance before it begins to fade in and out.
vadikf – :
To me the jasmine is way too overwhelming. It’s delicious if you love jasmine, and it does remind me of butterflies and flowers in the middle of summer. But it’s not something I would wear I’m afraid.
grid126 – :
LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS EXTREME is not at all what I was expecting: a more extreme or concentrated version of LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS. Instead, this is an entirely new composition, with delectably sumptuous notes. Only the core white floral/linden blossom is carried over from its namesake. EXTREME spices things up quite a bit, most notably with saffron and honey, both of which shine through in all their golden glory, illuminating the white flowers. There is also just the tiniest touch of pepper–a perfect complement–along with some ylang.
To be honest, my only concern is with the name. “Butterfly hunting” seems so cruel to me, and “Extreme Butterfly hunting” or “Butterfly hunting–extreme” is even worse. I realize that the idea of chasing butterflies is suppoed to connote a childlike innocence, but the reality involves ending a beautiful life of freedom, ultimately pushing pins into the torsoes of living or once-living butterflies. It just sends shivers up my spine. Very similar, in fact, to my reaction at seeing a rabbit’s foot: every rabbit’s foot represents a slaughtered rabbit somewhere!!! But I digress.
My problem with its name aside, I really like LCP EXTREME as a fragrance. It doesn’t hurt that I happen to be quite fond of saffron and honey–in both cuisine and perfume. Some more good news is that EXTREME edp has much better staying power than its edt namesake–which seems logical, after all. On my wishlist!
582152 – :
Mellyhelly you are right… staying power is weak with L’Artisan..this is sad because they maybe have the greatest smelling scents with great quality ingredients. But why they are always weak? Good question.
8,5/10
AITERNO DEO – :
Funny name.. extreme chase after butterflies of chase after extreme butterflies.. “Just joking…
Once again L’Artisan shows me how not only dry spicy perfumes are utter gorgeous, but also floral.
The very top was so gorgeous I smelled it and thought it was divine. Creamy citruses mixed up with saffron flutters around you like butterflies.
Until here comes florals. In fact heart smelled very like something I was familiar and I couldn’t remember what exactly. But as more florals developed, become stronger with it’s floral sweetness I remembered finally – my mum had a perfume (I think it was cheap) called Blue Lady or something- it held the same aroma, the same I can find in Armani Code edp, so if you liked Code this is similar (although I don’t see why some would require 2 similar perfumes..)
Lasting power is weak. It is, it stays barely there after few hours (only a little honey-like hint left). Too bad.
lisalwas – :
Yes! This is very gorgeous! It’s sweeter and creamier than regular Chasse and has more ompph and less naivety. It’s an intense sunny white floral. I smell more than just honey and ylang-ylang in teh basenotes, maybe some woods. It’s like La Chasse aux Papillons grown up, more womanly, less girlish (well, more expensive for a tiny bottle also…), more rounded but stronger too. I don’t think it could be disturbing unless people around you are some sort of floral-haters.
It’s very difficult for me to imagine this one on a man! Far too feminine! It would seem like someone who stole his sweetheart perfume to feel her close to him.
The worst part as usual with L’Artisan is staying power. Dommage!
Loddediarie – :
This is a gorgeous scent, bursting with linden and honeysuckle, and featuring a long, warm, luxurious drydown. One of the most feminine L’Artisan scents I have experienced thus far.