Description
Three new fragrances by the house of Sisley have been presented. They are sparkling and simple in their elegance, just like a beautiful summer dress teased by breezes that move its pleats. The fragrances were created as three sisters or three faces of the same woman and they are marked with numbers – 1, 2 and 3.
Sisley Eau de 2 is created as fresh and clean. It starts with a green sonata of bergamot, basil and cardamom, adding aquatic iris, Egyptian jasmine, cyclamen and rose, whereas base notes comprise depth and a warm trail of a chypre-woody combination of patchouli, cedar, vetiver and sandalwood.
The flacons are made of glass, with a stopper characteristic of the Sisley brand. The stopper was designed by Polish sculptor Bronislaw Krzysztof. All three fragrances are available as 100ml (3, 4 oz) EDP and they arrive on the market in April 2009.
vitya0404 – :
I was soo excited to get a sample of this! On paper all the notes are right up my alley and I’m currently searching for a strong cardamom perfume!
First sprayed its a very strong, zesty, citrus blast. A stringent and bitter scent that I actually quite enjoyed, a blast of fresh air for a hot summers day.
After a half hour on my skin the citrus evaporated leaving a strong spicy, woody aroma. I don’t know if its my skin but the vetiver was amped up to 11! To the point of being overpowering and I couldn’t smell a single flower at all!
I strongly disagree with gendering perfumes, you can either rock a scent or not regardless of your genitalia – however on my skin this was super duper masculine, I blame the vetiver which my skin seems to project. In fact despite washing my wrist I could still smell it lingering hours later!
This perfume reminded me strongly of my dad so I’m sending him the sample, I hope he likes it, but doesn’t over spray it as or skin really projects this stuff
fantadrosimus – :
Sisley Eau de 2 is the second instalment in this range. I’m very on the fence in regards to the way I feel about this fragrance. I neither love it or hate it.
Eau de 2 is not as masculine smelling as Sisley’s Eau de 1; it’s genderless. This fragrance is quite zesty and green, even a tad sharp at times. The most dominant notes to my nose include bergamot, basil, vetiver and cedar. Of all the three scents from this range, Eau de 2 has the biggest throw and the best lasting power.
I would describe Eau de 2 as a herbaceous citrus scent. It has a fresh, sparkling bergamot orange opening on my skin, further heightened with aromatic basil and spicy cardamom. The dry down smells more masculine with an almost aquatic blend of salty vetiver and damp cedarwood.
In Australia, we have had a hotter than usual Summer and the trio from Sisley were greatly needed. I enjoyed wearing them immensely and highly recommend those that live in a warm climate to thoroughly explore the Sisley fragrance line. They make beautiful Summer appropriate scents.
ZNOJ – :
Absolute elegance in a bottle!
Perfectly blended fruits, flowers and spices.
Reminds me somehow like Kenzo Power, Escentric Molecules Molecule No2 and Hermes Rose Amazone and Jardin Apres A La Mousson.
I love it and now I´m happy to own it.
Highly recommend for both sexes.
African birds – :
Very herbal and woody. Nice, clean, but too green for me. It also reminds me a scent of a herbal shampoo.
menstor – :
Great fragrance … longlasting and strong.. also it can be unisex,sharp and fresh.. love it..
HoOkiQ – :
I would say it is more of an aromatic scent, rather than an actual chypre. Dry, floral-vegetal would be a great way to describe it, although it has a zingy sour touch as well.
It feels young, yet quite sophisticated.
I can definitely sense cyclamen here and it is beautifully done, subtly sweet to counter the bitterness. It creates a little bit of a contrast and provides with a layered feel.
It also smells rather piney on my skin and I can help but adore it.
It dies out smelling like a green bubblebath or like a high end spa. Love it.
genceli_qaqa – :
Ottimo profumo, olfattivamente naturale. Forti le note di basilico e vetiver, mentre le altre rappresentano solo comparse. Questo profumo personalmente credo che sia un’ ode alla natura. Lo consiglio vivamente a chi è alla ricerca di un prodotto non artificiale.
Sillage 7/10
Longevità 7/10
Profumo 9/10
gederarry – :
These days I’m quite sceptical when receiving vials since I do not like at all the patisserie kind of perfumery that is present nowadays, but fortunately I was given this one, a chypre floral starting green and spicy. Even though it’s not a perfume I particularly like because of some synthetic edge I get on my skin and so I wouldn’t buy it for myself, the pleasant part is that it’s at least reminiscent of perfumery rather than patisserie. I’ve also started to extremely appreciate things that I once took for granted in perfumery: a rich, well-rounded composition without the sharp off-putting chemical smell which I find in a great number of new releases today. And of course, a dedication to the Artistry, the inspiration and sensibility. The Art of making a bold, unique, eloquent olfactory creation rather than the mainstream best seller exploiting every single opportunity in the name of the profit with the resulting lowering of the criteria.
The green, fresh opening in Eau de 2 is soon permeated with florals, I can’t detect the individual flowers, just a general floral pattern lingering in a very distance, with bitter, spicy edge and a distinguishable cedar and dry vetiver drydown, a quite masculine phase actually ,which is always a big like in my book. Still, there is a certain unpleasant sharpness I get, especially in the first stage, at least on my skin, but the drydown is more pleasant since the sharp part is less present. I’ve tried it only once, the opening is loud nevertheless the scent fades quite quickly.
keywhetry – :
I have had a bottle of this for a couple of years and only worn it once or twice – I love it but find it incredibly powerful and a little shouty. I recently tried layering it with CDG Odeur 53 and found that the blend is utterly magical – the CDG takes the loud, perfumey edge off and creates a greener, subtler smell.
AntoshinVlad – :
A sophisticated scent for someone in their 20s. I would wear this to the office, but I don’t work at one, so I just wear it whenever I go to formal summer/spring events (though at one point, this was my everyday go-to). It’s a little odd, but I love it.
dron4 – :
Opens with bergamot, basil and cardamom. Dries down to pleasant, aromatic, perfumey, green & citrusy scent. I can’t detect any floral.
I don’t love it only like it. It’s a bit too harsh and too “parfumey” for me, but I would still recommend to try it for “green” fragrance lovers!
The best out of three Eau de Sisley.
Griepteta – :
Came to the shop to try another perfume when the lady wanted to let me try something different. That was Eau the Sisley 2. At first I rather liked the sharp bergamot and she made me a sample of it. Now at home I feel like I smell like a cristmas tree decorated with Iris. Reminds me slightly of Prada’s Infusion d’iris which is a lot more powdery where Sisley is harsh. It is fresh though, but for me way too masculine. I do not feel comfortable wearing this.
jzw401Negeltzex – :
I love the fresh-spicy top and the warm and soft-spicy, woody and comforting base.
But the middle is not for me – in this phase, I think it smells too shampooish.
Alex39 – :
fresh! really like it! I wound say that it smells rich. what do you think pps, does it?
Manofflovx – :
I really like it – very elegant and not overpowering…I could not stand Eau de 1 and Eau de 3 from Sisley though.
Shurrr – :
This has a MASSIVE synthetic musk in it which left me feeling like I had rolled in super-concentrated laundry detergent. One of the most unpleasant fragrances I have ever tried. Possibly *the* most unpleasant. It is not ISO E Super that I smell, because I know that well from the Ormonde Jaynes. It’s something else, earth-shatteringly strong and highly abrasive. I would rather have my arm broken than wear this again.
konctantin – :
Started very woody and cirtusy, warm and zesty, but… This nicety was over in 10 minutes flat – after that ony ugly synthetic smell you want to get rid of. Reminds me of the least successful dates: promises, intrigue, 2 minutes and all is over. Ugh.
jmr427speagoessenda – :
Me ofrecieron una muestra y me dijeron que llevaba mandarina. Mi sorpresa fue comprobar que no, pero realmente sí recuerda a la piel de las mandarinas cuando todavía están verdes.
Es un aroma limpio y agradable, muy primaveral. No lo compraría porque no va con mi personalidad y me cansaría demasiado pronto, pero creo que para los amantes de este tipo de fragancias está muy bien, es de los que más me gusta.
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They offered me a sample and told me she wore tangerine. My surprise was the realization that no, but really does remember to peel mandarins when still green.
It is a clean and pleasant scent, very spring. Do not buy it because it goes with my personality and was’nt too early, but I think for fans of this type of fragrance is fine, it’s the one I like.
ispitatel – :
I have finally finished an EdT bottle of this. (I think it is not available as EdP as stated in the general description.)
Eau de 2 is very fresh, no flowers in the opening/drydown on my skin with normal application. If I spritz like there is no tomorrow, there is a faint sweet floral note that fades quickly. Bergamot is very feeble, detectable only as the general freshness on the background. The spices are quite strong in the opening (not overwhelming). I get juniper (needles) in addition to the listed notes. Patchouli and sandalwood are muted, the drydown on my skin is mainly cedar and vetiver. Despite its unquestionable freshness, this is a warm scent. Still, there is some sharpness that makes this one almost unpleasant.
Although the opening is quite strong, this lacks both longevity and projection on me. I got the strangest perfume compliment when wearing this fragrance: when working out at the male-dominated free weights area of our gym, I could feel Eau de 2 intensifying as I did my sets. One of my workout buddies demanded to know who is wearing the “best goddam aftershave ever”. Turns out it was me…Punchline: two of these big hunks have now purchased “Sisley Eau de 2 for women” 🙂 I will not buy this again, but apparently it works better for some men.
kroston – :
Pretty decent yet unpretentious concoction of fizzy citruses joined by fresh and aromatic green notes, some spices and very nice floral patterns. The whole composition is supported by a nicely blanded “woods-and-vetiver” base.
Transparent and fresh, probably even a tad dull yet incredibly pleasant if you’re into lighter green fragrances. Perfect for spring.
Rating: 7/10
xxxdeusxxx – :
a horrible infusion of cheap vetiver and cedar. with pungent citrus notes.
overall not my cup of tea. reminds me of airfreshner used in public toilets.
kykarymba – :
My younger alternative to Sisley Eau de soir. While Eau de soir makes me feel like a queen. Eau de 2 makes me feel a princess. Very unique scent and distinguished unlike others sweet sugary fragrances out on the mass market. It is very clean, refreshing and great for summer.my lady friends likes it more than men. I like wearing it out with my females friends or just enjoy it privately.
filitus2007 – :
Hello Iso E Super! This fragrance is long lasting and watery, not my type …
seagurd – :
Wow! Eau de Sisley 2 smells so much like a big bar of Zest or Coast soap (two popular supermarket soap brands here in the States). I had to spray it again just a few minutes later to be sure I wasn’t mistaken. It opens on my skin as a pure, fresh, clean soap aroma with a slight green edge (probably the lime).
Over time, it becomes more perfume-y and dries down to a nice chypre-wood base with lots of cedar and vetiver. As others have noted, I don’t detect much in the way of floral notes.
My final thoughts: it’s a pleasant unisex fragrance with decent sillage and longevity. I probably won’t purchase a bottle since my fellow Americans are likely to assume I just showered with a strong-smelling supermarket soap, rather than appreciating the high quality and high price of this lovely perfume.
VeRiCk-Wolf – :
Recieved a very cute little booklet, holding 1,2 and 3 along with my tinted moisterizer from Sisley.
At first spray, I liked 3 the best, but at my wrist, 2 won me over.
A very sophisticated scent with a very prominent sillage: After spraying it, it lingers on in the bath- or bedroom for quite a while (and that goes for all three of them!).
I think it’s a clean, aromatic scent, supporting an energetic feel to ‘starting the day’.
Not my first choice at the moment because it’s so different from scents I lately wear, that I find myself unable to get used to it overnight. But still one to remember if I should want to go for something completely different.
Galstuk – :
It is also my favorite among the 3 new releases from Sisley.
Top notes are strong and bitterly green, reminded me on freshly cut grass in the spring. Time that passes awakes spicy depth mixed with floral notes.
It is morning, fresh and dew meadow scent trapped in the bottle. And the bottle has tiptop style.
Lasts longer than other two, but also tends to faile in power rather fast.
Can it have signature scent position?
Not for me although I like bitter flavors in perfumes. The price as well as the bottle size are big turn offs.
Would I recommend it?
Yes, if you appreciate green florals.
Mechi157elipseskism – :
Sisley Eau de 2
I could swear I smelled ginger here.
This one is less citrusy, more spicy, herbal and green. I don’t get any flowers.
This one is my favourite of the three.
I prefer Eau de Campagne, though 😉