Description
The house of Marchesa is launching their first fragrance in September 2012. Name of the perfume is Parfume d’Extase and it aims at elegant women who prefer Marchesa‘s glamour on the red carpet.
The idea to launch the fragrance originates from Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, cofounders of the fashion house, who wanted this fragrance to evoke an emotion, just like their eveningwear. Creator of the fragrance is Annie Buzantian of Firmenich. It opens with iris, freesia and violet leaves, heart beats in rhythm of night-blooming jasmine while the composition closes with iris root, ambrox and musk.
The bottle is also very beautiful and transfers glamour and elegance, with a lot of detail and sparkle. The designers collaborated with Malin Ericson of Vanessa Stevens + Company on design of this crystal flacon banded with hand-set crystal accents resembling a bow. Their inspiration was a collection of handbags with signature crystals launched recently.
The fragrance will be true refreshment on the perfume market in autumn and will be available in Sephora stores and on Sephora’s website.
gulyar602525 – :
What a beautiful bottle! This may be my only true floral powdery perfume but also the one I use quite often. I generally dislike powdery perfumes but I’m guessing the Iris or violet cuts the powderiness of this scent that I enjoy it and not get headaches from it. It smells floral but clean floral, not sweet floral. Wish it would have longer longevity.
BlislecotsBit – :
A beautiful soapy iris. Which is a first, considering every other iris I’ve smelled is either powdery or saccharine sweet. Smells fresh and I actually feel like I can smell the violet leaf more than iris.
Moderate longevity, light to moderate sillage. Definitely want a FB for next spring.
STREET1991 – :
This is a clean floral with a soapy but elegant drydown. Great for work and would also be perfect for a wine tasting with dinner. Marchesa somehow achieves a’powdery freshness’ that works as well with food as it does with crowded rooms.
Impressively present without shouting. Love it.
kasino – :
A generic smelling fragrance of fruits, sweets and smells very closely to anything you’d get at Walmart.
mlkhltqtn – :
I really love this perfume for the springtime. It is fresh and happy…and a bit sharp and green which I tend to like this time of year. It has fairly decent longevity and silage. The bottle is elegant and looks very unique among other bottles on the dresser. It is a very happy scent…for me anyway, and I feel vibrant when I wear it.
Ксения91 – :
Love this! Floral all the way. I find it very soothing and pleasing to my inner spirit for the love of beautiful flowers and beautiful containers. The bottle is absolutely a piece of art in itself. I am so pleased the fragrance fits such a lovely bottle. I have been buying a lot of after Christmas specials lately and some of them are unique. This is a keeper for sure.
DuhfreroSpofe – :
I found it at TJ Maxx today for TEN BUCKS. It smells really pretty, and I probably would have bought an empty bottle like this for decoration. Pretty bottle + nice scent + great price = yay!
rxo583speagoessenda – :
Idk why but when I first spray this I get a blast of green!, after a few minutes the floral scents show up and the scent becomes pleasant. I’m enjoying this stage! Maybe “like” will turn to “love” at dry down. I got it very cheaply from Marshalls so no loss. I think the bottle is unique and quite pretty.
sharmar – :
This is my current favorite scent! Warm and delicious without being too sweet. I’m not too familiar with notes yet as I’m a fragrance newbie, but I think the violet is what I like best. Unfortunately it only lasts for 2 to 3 hours, and stays very close to the skin. So it’s mostly for personal enjoyment, rather than for others to smell. I love to put it on right before bed though, because it’s so comforting.
I have the travel duo (a mini .25 fl oz bottle, and a .5 lf oz vial to refill that. It comes with a handy funnel). But I am highly considering buying the full size in the future. Unfortunately I think the bottle is kind of ugly with all the rhinestones. But that’s just me!
AcceleNeinySB – :
Sibling to Prada infusion d’iris edt! And for $15 who would turn this away!quite longlasting too!
archee – :
Beautiful beautiful beautiful iris scent! Soooooo elegant and clean and probably the most gorgeous bottle in my collection! Very cheap at Marshalls right now. I suggest everyone get a bottle 🙂
It’s like a spring time, outdoor, fancy wedding,in a bottle.
disco-fan – :
I love this.
3.4oz for 19.99 at tjmaxx.
Lasts all day on me. Compliment getter for me as well.
z666 – :
At first application I was not a fan of this scent – I’m not sure exactly what was rubbing me the wrong way, but it had a weird powdery but green clash that didn’t work. However, the drydown is absolutely enchanting. It’s very sophisticated – somewhat powdery and clean. I definitely get lots of the iris, maybe some musk, a pinch of jasmine and freesia. I will have to keep testing this to see if the drydown is worth it, since I really don’t like the opening, but as of right now I think this is a keeper.
Edit: it’s the violet leaf that doesn’t work for me at first! I am not a fan of violets, and the first bit of wear for this perfume is ALL violet. I don’t smell Violet in the drydown though, so that must be why I love the drydown but not the top notes.
ARchEr.Tek – :
This is a pretty floral with a clean edge, very inoffensive and office-appropriate scent. There’s a sharpness at first that dries down into a clear floral, which then dies down to nothingness after about four hours.
I like it, not least because this is easily the most beautiful bottle in my collection.
InI – :
As I love Marchesa’s gowns, I bought the fragrance blind at Marshall’s. Great price, and I simply love it. It comes on strong at first with lots of violet and iris and, perhaps, lily. It takes a while to calm down, but when it does, it becomes elegant and subtle with warm florals. Overall, it smells rich but approachable.
tpz554InsuffBooni – :
Have to echo what Aqua said…! this is another blind buy streak I am on…I’ve raid many TJ maxx and Marshals . Bought this for $29 3.4oz.
Initial contact with the skin I get the loveliest water-lily/iris/freesia,violets covered in dew & fresh cut flowers.
An hour or so later it continues to have a hint of water lilies/at the pond(more aquatic floral now) with non-noticeable twigs/woods dry down.
A very timeless floral scent. Slightly herbaceous but mostly floral. I can’t help thinking of Monet’s waterlilies whenever I wear this scent.
Longevity: 5+ hours!
Bonus part of blind buy : gorgeous bottle!
ShamsIT – :
I wrote review on this long time ago but I never actually bought it. The other day I saw it at TJ Maxx for $20 for 3.4 oz and its clearly a steal. So home with me it went.
Here is my only issue with this scent. I LOVE top notes-if it stayed that way I would be one happy woman. Its the most gorgeous freesia and iris scent that is fresh and classy and elegant and everything you can possibly want in perfume. But sadly after short time it does mellow out in much more subtle floral that is kind of “common”. It still smells nice, don’t get me wrong but its not AS fantastic as top notes.
I still like it. To me it oozes CLASS. Bottle is gorgeous so if you can find it and you like floral, get it.
Sephora doesn’t sell it anymore and I really have hard time understanding why since Daisy by MJ is so popular but it smells like hay to me but this gorgeous scent is not even there.
Oh well
PS one of the posters said it smells like JLo Glow-not to my nose as I find Glow super clean smelling and really not floral but this is while has some clean notes, is more musky and very elegant
vladship – :
I have extensive iris gardens surrounding my house and this perfume makes me feel like I’ve stepped outside in spring. Not a huge fan of florals, but I really love this one.
babay000036 – :
This is identical to Jlo’s glow, which was my signature scent from age 17 to 20. Brought back many memories. Very clean/floral/classy.
Assan – :
Some smell iris, some smell jasmine, some love it, others hate it, some love the bottle, some hate the bottle. How’s a person to decide if they should blind buy it!? Let me add to the confusion!
I saw three sizes on a shelf. 1 oz, 1.7 oz, and 3.4 oz. I’m a me me me selfish person. I grabbed the largest one! Then guilt struck me. I don’t NEED the biggest bottle…I have hundreds for crying out loud! I will never even USE that much. I placed it back and took the medium bottle, I mean five bucks is five bucks RIGHT?
I LOVE THIS! I’m so SICK and tired of trying to be a good person! I should have been the original ME….and gotten that HUGE bottle. LOVE this!
To my nose, this smells very similar to Balenciaga L’essence, only much better. This smells similar to our own famous founders Swan Princess, but doesn’t last quite so long. Some say it does on clothing…which I will try.
I didn’t think violet leaf smelled like violet before, but it certainly seems to NOW. This is a most lovely violet to my nose. No jasmine, no iris, I don’t even get a musk….pure violet….ahem…PERfect violet. It’s real scent took me back to 5-7 years old, sitting in our back yard picking oodles of little purple flowers. This scent means a lot to me because of that, and what I smell.
The bottle, I don’t care for. The design could only be lovely to me if they used a quality crystal, diamonds, and sterling silver. Of course that would not sell to eighty percent of the population but, THEN it would be stunning. As it is, I think the bottle could have looked that expensive with a different design. Simply put…it looks very impressive in the photos, but not so much in your hand.
I’m sad this is discontinued? It’s going to hold a place in my heart. Forever, the memory of not purchasing the largest bottle will haunt me. I’m still a greedy little girl and I can whine for hours. or years, as this medium size bottle will torment me for a long time!
Seriously, this is a lovely perfume and bottle for anyone. I totally see it as a brides perfume also. Those who have large bottles, I will grumble in passing!
When it doubt, and this is your warning, buy BIG!
***INFO*** Got the large bottle also last night! JOY!
brink86 – :
A lovely clean scent. I’m not sure this could offend anyone. Green, fresh, violets. It’s lovely, not terribly interesting, but lovely. I got mine on big sale in a rollerball and it will probably be my permanent summer travel scent because it won’t bother even a neighbor on a plane.
mocart1998 – :
A lovely clean scent. I’m not sure this could offend anyone. Green, fresh, violets. It’s lovely, not terribly interesting, but lovely. I got mine on big sale in a rollerball and it will probably be my permanent summer travel scent because it won’t bother even a neighbor on a plane.
intellell – :
A very nice clean ‘after shower’ scent.
Crisp, fresh florals and even though it’s not listed, I swear I smell pepper. Very clean and effervescent.
Sasha77223 – :
I love this so much, very girly, feminine scent. It’s a happy floral that makes me feel light and carefree. I have a decent perfume collection and my friends are used to the menagerie of scents I waft around, one particularly hard to move girlfriend commented on how lovely this was. It has good silage and longevity and is well blended, I don’t find any hard edges to this lady.
Danehawqwlzze – :
I’ve never been a huge fan of florals, but this is turning me into one, it’s got a serious spell on me! Youthful, floral, sparkling. This is clean and zingy, but veiled in honey. It’s very sprightly. I can picture this on most women – demure, casual, professional, sexy, it will work with you. Classic but refreshing. This is endlessly clean, nothing stuffy, but with a soft pink hue to it. No powder, no musk, just a beautiful fresh meadow. I’ve been in love with this since it came out. Can’t see and end to my obsession. Give her a try, she’ll like you too!
Memnb455JeomiWogkig – :
Here’s an add on to my review: A beautiful clean fresh & relaxing floral I sprayed it on my pillow before I went to bed one night and a couple of nights later I could still smell it so it has pretty good lasting power on fabrics not so much on the skin about an hour or 2.
Empampnub – :
It’s a clean floral scent. I don’t get any ozone or musk but it’s pleasant
desant007 – :
OMG I just figured out what this perfume reminds me of! I use Loreal Feria Platinum hair color to dye my hair and this perfume reminds me of the purple anti brass conditioner that comes with it I always thought the conditioner stuff smelled so good I would think to myself while conditioning my hair “hmm this smells really good I wonder if there’s a perfume that smells like this” well here it is! Just a beautiful clean/fresh floral scent! Also there are probably lot of hair products that have this kind of scent. So I guess you could say this fragrance smells like a shampoo/hair product but a very good smelling one 🙂
feldGrege – :
This is a ‘hey, I know this smell’ kind of perfume to me, although I can’t pinpoint what is it exactly that this resembles. A fairly likeable scent, but nothing special.
anatom – :
This Marchesa creation has a strong floral opening with some violet leaf involved. It soon turns a bit soapy and reminds me of my Degree sport deodorant. The musk can be detected a few minutes later but remains in the background. The girl from Sephora raved about this perfume. My girlfriend says it is shampooey, and along the same lines, I thought it smelled like a clean shower.
I can see the general appeal, as Parfume d’Extase is a pleasant and clean aroma. It reminds me of Halle Berry Exotic Jasmine, except weaker in sillage and decent longevity. If you love clean scents, then give this a try!
Baxtur – :
My mother bought this for herself, after trying it at a Sephora store.
I had an opportunity to try it on myself, and all I smelled were Violets, not Irises. It is a bit musky or powdery if you will, and sits nicely on your skin in moderation. It is neither soft nor strong, but just right.
This fragrance reminds me of the Water Violets Cologne, my mother would put on me when I was a child. A fragrance that I used to love, and still do!
repairmesa – :
This is a “blue jeans” fragrance – A good cornerstone for starting a collection, a nice scent for daily use – for any age, any style. If you’re looking for a “polished” scent – a “fresh & clean” vibe, without being too soapy, powdery, green or reminiscent of laundry-detergent… this could be your ‘fume!
I personally wish for more iris in this – It’s only sensed for a moment in the initial spray, then gone without a trace. The freesia & violet leaf (not to be confused with the physical bloom of violets) are the primary notes that I get in the heart! They combine into this delightfully fresh, airy, aroma that feels dainty and proper. Orris & jasmine (SO THANKFULLY) are nowhere to be found.
This is smooth, easy to throw on, uplifting, and pleasant! I’m a pretty big fan (of the juice only, not the gaudy bottle), and for something you can find at sephora, it has the crisp, non-synthetic quality of a perfume house like Annick Goutal. Nice, but not my style! Gifted it to my mother, as she’s a big fan of clean scents.
In the same vein as perfumes like: Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, See by Chloe, Dolce by Dolce & Gabbana, etc.
galiano – :
For me, this fragrance is all about the freesia. It stands out the most to my nose and I really don’t get any powdery iris until the dry down a few hours later. This scent is very beautiful. It is light, airy and fresh with a touch of soapiness. I have to disagree with those who say it is nothing special but that’s just me. I get strong freesia for a good 4-5 hours and then the scent significantly softens and leaves a light powder that whafts when you move. The dry down is very soft which is why some may say it only lasts a few hours but it smells so good! I too got 100ml for $7, best deal of my life and so happy to add the gorgeous bottle to my collection. And I think Inventress nailed it with her review.
Lakkalkisysew – :
Just got a brand new bottle of this from marshalls for $6.99. Mindblowing
ddr606speagoessenda – :
I’m coming to the conclusion that with a few notable exceptions, iris just isn’t for me unless it comes in small, qualified doses. I don’t know whether it’s my body chemistry or my nose, but the top of Parfume d’Extase smells so medicinal and sharp to me. After a while it calms down to a typical floral perfume, neither distinctive nor delightful, and surely nothing approaching ecstasy.
plecs – :
My dear friend purchased a mini-rollerball of this for me for a birthday gift. It was a very thoughtful gift, and we often buy each other rollerballs for special occasions. I can see why she picked this out for me as it is a very clean and classic floral, very lady-like which suits my tastes. However, it’s a little too shampoo-ey for me, but I normally prefer citrus, rose, or orientals. I will continue to wear it when I want a nice clean mature scent. Definitely for a floral-lover! 🙂
TOLIKKK009 – :
I never heard of this brand until I received a sample in a swap.
It’s fresh floral & powdery. It’s light and airy and very short lived on my skin.
Nothing special, just nice.
slom – :
Parfum d’Extase is kind of like half a fragrance. It smells good, but you keep waiting for the heart, of which there is none. I can only smell the top notes and the drydown. It starts with a battle between violet, iris and jasmine, with violet clearly winning out. Just as you think this fragrance is going to be nothing but violets, it vanishes for an hour or two, only to return as the most exquisite jasmine-rich, clean, soapy (this must be the iris/orris) musk this side of Jennifer Aniston. And there it remains until it vanishes altogether. I do wish this fragrance had a bit more “oomph” and didn’t disappear in the middle, but it’s still worth buying if you like the idea of violets, iris and musk. It’s a cool and clean fragrance — very sheer and transparent — and great to wear on a hot summer day. It’s like going to bed on crisp, clean sheets in a room chilly from air conditioning.
VenceIrrext – :
Lady-like, sophisticated, elegant. It smells beautiful, and this is coming from someone who hates anything dominantly floral. I wouldn’t wear it, personally, but I find it lovely. And that bottle, absolutely beautiful.
DjOKeR _xD. – :
Very disappointing fragrance – although not every fragrance has to be strong, luscious and memorable there still is an expectation that the fragrance will have a personality. For me this one didn’t, I never wore it so there was no reason to hang on to it.
edj163Unlogrere – :
Based on the notes and positive reports, I expected to love this one- but unfortunately, it turned very plastic-y on me-
then again, sometimes iris in nature smells a little synthetic to me…
etrodrigo – :
I remember testing this out a while back when it first came out, && if I could remember I guess I didn’t care for it much then…just recently I revisited it while @ Sephora I spritzed the tester strip let it settle a bit && sniffed && OMFG!! I couldn’t stop smelling the strip this was so beautiful soft powdery iris && violet scent which had me thinking was my first testing of this brief…b/c powdery scents && scents with violet I’m all for…so I got a sample of this && went through my whole sample 🙁 now I need a bottle, when I wore this I just felt so happy yes it actually made me happy any scent that has that effect on me is a must buy, so hopefully soon I will own this, && the bottle is beautiful to have in any collection longevity && sillage on skin are fairy decent, spray it on your clothes it lasts all day, next on buy list. 🙂
Overall: 9/10
koriaxochehut – :
Sorry. This is ok. Very soapy and floral with.grass smell. The only thing I love is the bottle. It might be worth.the purchase for the.bottle.alone since it is so stunning. However I like fragrances that smell like a fragrance and not like a soap. It’s ok No one will run from u or compliment it. It’s generic.
Mevwn668Negeltzex – :
During the first hour or so, this fragrance smells like berries in the woods- and now, 5 hours later, it smells like grapes!
Klei – :
It does smell great… but not on me. The first minutes I still smelled the sweet floral powdery scent of this fragrance, then it got worse, way to strong and overpowering. It gave me nausea ! However, I think this is a perfume of high quality and I hope that, if you tried it, it will suit you better than it did for me. 🙂
antoha_d – :
When I first saw this at Sephora, I thought it would be another over-the-top, indulgent, heavy fruits-and-vanilla-with-a-base-of-musk kind of fragrance that I would rather be without.
I was pleasantly surprised.
It was nothing of the sort.It smelled strongly of orris root/iris at first (I’m ok with this scent, don’t love it but don’t hate it either). Then the scent changes to a bit greener note as the violet leaf edged in, but the iris scent remained. About 40 seconds later the freesia and jasmine come in to create a dewy, rain-on-irises kind of smell. This scent seems to linger for me.
Simply put, I love it! It’s elegant, clear, and mid-voiced. Kind of like a lady lawyer in her office– you see her and you respect her, even if she says nothing her presence is there. This scent is good for office or evening formal.
By the way, I have a “warm” undertone to my skin…it reacts strongly to any vanilla, sugary, and amber notes in perfumes. Any of these notes become extremely accented on me, so it becomes too sweet and cloying. I tend to avoid these perfumes, so glad D’extase doesn’t have any of this.
dyusik_lis – :
Lets me start off by saying, advertising works! I watch project runway and under the gunn and Georgina Chapman was advertising this perfume on them and it made me want to buy it! You cannot get it in Australia so i had to get it from America
Even though it is very floral which is not what i normally like, i love this! Of course i will have to be in the right situation and mood to wear it. It is a beautiful soft powdery floral, and is very inoffensive too. I agree with whoever said it is perfect as a wedding perfume! I can definitely imagine a bride wearing this!
lockon – :
This is beautiful. Of course when i read the notes here on Fragrantica I knew that would be the case. Iris always works well with my skin chemistry. But its modern: no grandma smell here!
This is lady-like. I can imagine a woman wearing this to work or on a date. But the woman would be a lady, someone who does not do casual. A woman who has taste and style. And of course the bottle captures that style perfectly.
cec853speagoessenda – :
Although there is no “wow factor” to Marchesa it’s a nice fragrance that would probably appeal to even those who claim to hate perfume.
It’s cool, clean and fresh. I mostly smell freesia & violet leaf grounded in clean musk and orris root. Clean powder, not makeup/lipstick powder.
Nicest of all there is no bizarre peppery acetone note from the freesia. Instead it’s crisp & green.
It “smells like perfume” in this sense that it’s quite floral and doesn’t particularly recall anything that occurs in nature, but it’s not “perfumey”, if you catch my drift.
mocleka – :
Beautiful floral fragrance.
Delicate creamy florals, jasmine and iris with soft cozy musk hues. Violet leaf provides freshness to this combination. Touch of sweetness noted in here too.
Very feminine scent.
Posh looking packaging. Nice nice!
Best for cooler weather, but this can be worn year round.
Got 6 hours out of this wonderfulness:)
Vadim58 – :
It’s a beautiful floral perfume. I liked it enough to purchase it and I don’t generally feel that way about straightforward floral fragrances. While it’s nice for daytime wear, I find myself getting bored of its one dimensionality. I generally prefer perfumes with a more sensual base and the musk in Marchesa is barely noticeable, so it feels a bit grandma-ish to me at times.
sunUnmadcamyr – :
This is a marvelous bouquet of cold, fresh flowers being brought in from a florist in the middle of winter. No citrus, but it doesn’t need it. It is elegant, sparkling like freshly fallen snow, beautiful.
I have to say I wear this when I want to feel classically beautiful and professional, and clean.
I can really smell the freesia flowers and jasmine. The iris is dry. Not at all the same type of iris you get with Prada Infusion D’iris, but drier, and its crispness is invigorating.
The comparison to the “nieges” fragrance are interesting, I want to smell that!
If you are not a floral person, stay away.
This is one that I would imagine the Swan Queen to wear in Swan Lake.
But it is also a scent that could be worn by many women, regardless of age or occupation. I am more introverted and feel it suits my personality well.
sinban – :
I wasn’t sure I liked this when I first tried it, as I normally go for darker/spicy, fruitier or more unique perfumes. But this is such an incredibly beautiful scent, I find myself reaching for it more and more.
Although it says something about “dark sensuality” in the description on Sephora, please know there is nothing dark about this scent. It’s a classy, floral and clean sort of sensuality, very sweet, powdery and feminine, not dark or mysterious in any way. But still incredibly lovely. And the bottle is beautiful!
BasykBlack – :
Wow…Body chemistry is a funny thing!!!
First of all love Marchesa gowns and I have to give props to their marketing and advertising department. When this first came out I was reading a mag when I came across that gorgeous ad with the woman laying down wearing that stunning violet gown that is meant to look like a blooming iris. That ad is what drew me in to Sephora in the first place to try this perfume. The bottle with all the little diamonds is gorgeous. Even the box is beautiful…like a beautiful jeweled little present!!
I bought a 50 ml immediately. This has all the things I love. Iris, violet, freesia, jasmine, orris root, musk and most importantly…NO PATCH!!! The iris here is gorgeous, soft & powdery. This scent is bone dry and powdery with a bit of sweetness from the freesia. But where others are getting a total freesia overload I am happy to say I am not. The jasmine is really very lovely and the longer I wear this perfume the more I love it. It lasts for hours on me.
Call this boring. Call this cheap…Call this inoffensive…All I know is that I love the way this perfume makes me feel. This scent is gorgeous, elegant and sophisticated. I love a well done pretty floral and this is all that and more!!!
I have so many different full bottles that I rarely finish one and I have already finished my 50 ml, a 100 ml and half a bottle of the hair mist.
леша113 – :
This bottle is probably the most gorgeous bottle I’ve ever seen but the fragrance is horrid. I purchased a carded sample and tested it for a few days so I can give a fair review, unfortunately, I misplaced the paper with my description for it, BUT I do remember it smelling something like Guerlain’s Insolence, y’know, powdery violets-YUUUUUCK! No offense to anyone that does like this juice. I was expecting and hoping for a sophisticated scent, but I was EXTREMELY disappointed With this one. If anyone has an empty bottle with the rhinestones on it (which I think is only the 3.4 oz) PLEASE PM ME!!!!!! I would pay for it or exchange it for something. I don’t want my Tommy Hill Dreaming 1.7 oz, Cabotine Gres 3.4 oz, Pleasures 1oz and more, just ask. Oh, and btw, I am looking to swap with experienced swappers, of course I’ll send first if you’re already experienced with more than a few swaps:-)
игорь123 – :
a bright crisp floral, totally different than what I normally wear. Surprisingly I like it, I got the rollerball with an order or I wouldnt have picked it myself.. The violets would normally keep me away but this is Crisp without really being green (I cant stand green scents) I’m very happy with it.. Sillage is pretty good, not sure about longevity yet as I’m still wearing it..
dimon_se – :
The flacon is beautiful, let’s begin there.
The first time I tried Parfum d’extase in store I didn’t think it was anything special. I had dabbed a bit on my wrist in Sephora. I shopped around for a while and I kept noticing a lovely scent come at me in waves and I wondered what the SA was wearing. When I finally realized it was that fragrance I had written off so quickly, I almost kicked myself. Bought a bottle immediately.
I think this fragrance might be a bit soapy at first whiff if you are used to fruity/sweet frags. But once that uber-clean top wafts away and it settles into the powdery (iris) floral (freesia+jasmine) heart, this scent is breathtaking. Still quite clean/crisp, it is also delicate and ever so slightly sweet-floral from the freesia. I find it clings quite close to my skin. I think it would be a perfect bridal scent for a minimalist wedding. It plays very virginal and young.
Longevity 7/10
Sillage 5/10
It is a very well-crafted debut fragrance for Marchesa – I am curious for a sophomore.
Payton_fromAD – :
Very, very beautiful. Elegance with compunction!!! It is certainly a floral; the violet comes through very nicely. Its a long lasting fragrance. Not an everyday or all-seasons perfume. For special occasions and for when you want to make a positive-lasting impression. The bottle is very classy. I really like it and hope to wear it.
Xeroxpqaqj – :
It’s easy to see (or in this case, smell) that this is a beautiful, well-constructed fragrance. Unfortunately, it’s one I can’t stand. The freesia is loud and boisterous ob me, with iris coming along to support its attack. I get some musk right away which I had hoped would become more of a focus, along with the Jasmine and some iris, but it either never happened or I was too impatient. This was a scrubber for me. It is a fragrance that I am sure some will love and appreciate, unfortunately that is not me. I did want to love it, especially given the gorgeous bottle and their ethereal, breathtaking gowns.
alex2712 – :
this is my go to fragrance for when i want to tone down and not make a statement. its exceedingly elegant and the rollerball is super pretty. the drydown smells exactly like the garden my mom had in my childhood house. definitely a good buy.
yiqifupb – :
The clear freesia note attracted me immediately. Then it evolved to a powdery blend of musk and floral fragrances, without being sweet. The clean soft fragrance wears well and remains private. Yeah, the bottle is beautiful!
WabhaismNah – :
*Darth Vadar voice* The iris is strong in this one.
No but seriously, I get a strong hit of earthy iris right off the bat. The musk is quite prominent starting off as well, kind of interesting as musk usually lies at the foundation of a fragrance. Those are the two strongest notes I detect, but there’s some soft powder and a teeny tiny bit of incense also.
duroff – :
Parfume d’Extase is a lovely floral fragrance, provided that you enjoy freesia. Unfortunately freesia turns ugly on my skin, so I have a difficult time wearing this scent.
The iris is obviously not as prominent on my skin than it is on others. Freesia appears to be in full-force, smelling rather sour and unpleasant on me. Thankfully the jasmine takes over towards the heart and drydown, making Parfume d’Extase much more pleasant.
With the right chemistry, Parfum d’Extase would no doubt be a feminine, dew-fresh blend of iris, freesia, jasmine and musk. Towards the base, I can see why women love this fragrance. It comes across as a clean and delicate blend of sweet jasmine and white musk. This is perhaps the only stage in this fragrance’s composition where the freesia is almost undetectable.
I agree, the bottle is incredibly beautiful with all its intricate detailing. It makes me want to buy this perfume for display purposes only. Pity that the scent wasn’t a winner.
I was most impressed by Parfume d’Extase’s longevity and sillage. I would recommend this fragrance for those in-between seasons like Spring and Autumn. Personally I don’t find it fresh enough for Summer nor heavy enough for Winter.
Tarusikczdfvi – :
Another clear resinous jasminoid (or jasminish) perfume among several others launched in recent history, Marchesa Parfum d’Extase (which appears to be available only from Sephora), boasts more abstract white floral content than the others. This strikes me as a modern-take on the Jessica McClintock theme. I am reminded of several members of this category: a clean and clear musky base embellished with some white petals is what binds them together. Think Jennifer Aniston minus the industrial turn.
Parfum d’Extase smells pretty good (though the name is clearly an exaggeration…). I myself don’t find the blingy bottle that attractive from the picture, but maybe it looks better in person? I am testing a carded sample today, and I also apparently have a mini somewhere, so I’ll take a look at it again. Since I did not remember having tested this perfume before, though I had, it seems safe to say that I found it forgettable. Which is not to say that it’s bad, but it did not rise above the other members of the same category, at least not in my memory bank.
Other reviewe