Description
Chypre floral perfume is introduced in 1992 from the famous Jean Patoy House. It is dedicated to a woman who likes to stand out with her style and attitude.
This combination of beauty and harmony is packed into very elegant and luxurious bottle of Sublime perfume, crowned with golden stopper.
This perfume was designed by Jean Kerleo and made a harmony of notes resourceful with sweet freshness brought in by bergamot, tangerine, and coriander along with green accords.
The heart notes are attached by floral caresses of rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang along with neroli oil.
The base notes sensually bring vanilla, sandal, cedar and civet.
This perfume is available in the amount of 30 ml edp and 50 ml edt.
sr_goblin – :
I’m just starting to dip my toes into the Patou pool, and Sublime is the only bathing suit I need. It’s complicated but still wearable. The ingredients are not easy for me to identify in this retro, well blended floral. Smells like quality and it comes with very good performance.
Perfect choice if you want to give your nose a break from the current gourmand or aquatic offerings. This was a blind buy I don’t regret: 30ml EDP square bottle
aleks_and – :
Unbelievable – this is happiness in a bottle.
I got this as a sample and from the first moment I said ‘this is sublime’!
It smells to me like pineapple jam with yellow and white flowers. It’s warm, golden and sunny.
If you haven’t tried it, grab a sample. It’s really special.
линкольн – :
Instant love.
Just received my part-used bottle of Sublime from a reputable seller; it’s the more recent, rectangular shape, not as pictured above.
As usual, I bought this blind, based on the notes and a few reviews.
Having spritzed once to the back of my hand and walked away, sniffing, I came to write a few instant impressions in the private notes box; I felt the need to add something here instead, though.
I can smell cedar and a definite animalic nuance – and sandalwood is evident to me the instant I sprayed. There’s no clue to these in the notes listed by Fragrantica above, but – in the wording, there’s this: “The base notes sensually bring vanilla, sandal, cedar and civet.”
I haven’t read through many of the reviews yet, but I’ll be surprised if no one else has mentioned civet and woods.
ETA: This is not an oriental floral scent, either – it’s a floral chypre, as described in the first sentence of the introduction above.
виктория – :
My favorite Patou fragrances are Sublime and 1000. I have a vintage Sublime EDP and the current formulation is pretty damn close to the vintage, except the current (SA version) is brighter on the top notes, whereas the vintage is deeper, richer, more amber. On my skin, it is a perfect balance of jasmine, ylang, amber and mandarin. The drydown morphs into a powdery floral without coming across as blatantly “powder.” The quality of the ingredients used in this perfume is SUBLIME 🙂
natashka1981 – :
Wow! This blind buy vintage is a winner. The intense opening dries down quickly, but it stays sweet. I don’t get citrus, but I do get sunny florals. I love it!!
This is a classy scent, happy but not girly or shrill. In my mind this is the scent of a glorious flowering meadow on a sunny day.
There’s something in this perfume that reminds me of Ysatis de Givenchy. While it has some of the richness of Ysatis, Sublime is the cheerier scent.
It’s not very long lasting on my skin, but that just gives me the opportunity to reapply it.
Here’s a funny thing about this fragrance: yesterday I posted that it didn’t last long enough on my skin. Well, later that day I stepped outside the air conditioned house into the humid afternoon air, and suddenly the scent of Sublime was in my nose! The humidity had recharged the perfume, what a lovely surprise!
viczont – :
Woah. Surprising but I didn’t smell floral notes at all. The dry down smells like Shalimar EDP because it’s all citrus, amber and vanilla. SUBLIME EDP.
Edit: I smell orange at first spritz, then it turns sweet I think the amber is blended with ylang-ylang though the latter seems faint to me.
Trewq123 – :
Definitely Jean Patou signature sharp and bold floral scent is here (Ylang Ylang as found in Joy), but Sublime is a little bit more subtle with a musky amber base and I could smell more jasmine here. IMO, this one is considered a “greener” version of Joy.
carpinteyrompy – :
Vintages and classics are a corner of the perfume world I’m not particularly drawn to. It’s not that I dislike them, but apart from the practical difficulties, they’re often the kind of scents I appreciate on others more than I want to wear them myself: however different their note lists, their vibe is often similar – feminine, mature, sophisticated, elegant. All qualities I appreciate, but can’t say I possess myself. It’s the same with this Sublime, which I got as an extra somewhere quite by chance, and which I think smells like it’s been around longer than its 26 years: I like it, I appreciate its quality, and I enjoyed feeling like someone else for a while, but in the end it’s just not really my thing and so I don’t think I’ll reach for my decant very often in the future.
As for the scent itself: it opens up very soapy, or musky in a clean way; this must be the civet coming out. I don’t mind this part, but I like this scent better the more it develops: first there’s an aspect that’s sweet in a rather rubbery but strangely pleasant way, and in the end it’s a gorgeous soft powdery cloud of amber and ylang-ylang. Longevity is excellent: with just a spray or two, it easily lasts all day.
ibn.96 – :
Oh my goodness this screams sublime powder bomb. I know this has other convos going on here but the loudest voice is powder. Not to my taste but I can appreciate.
If you like sweet, dense powder then this is for you.
I tried this again after a month or so. After a subtle citrus opening, the combination of rose, ylang ylang and amber, turns into a urine smell on my skin. Or at least, that is how it is translates to me right now. And I wonder if it has something to do with a hormone change taking place in me and/or another medical condition, of which a hightened sense of smell is one. I find all these factors that influence how we smell or interpret it, very interesting.
In any case this does overwhelmingly dry down to powder which is not my style. But it is a nice, vintage scent.
MarioIvkov – :
Sour, & bitter (not rancid) jasmines.
I remember i have sniffed this on my aunti when i was fixing her PC few years back, that was the first time i compliment someone about their fragrance. I remember it was powdery and now i am sensing that powder with bitter soft jasmines and big doses of orange blossom, musk, ylang, and oakmoss, but i am sensing overly bitter citrus and oakmoss in away that i can sense a tiny bit of urine but the powder is just covering it somehow.
It’s fun to be honest, and from Patou, i like this one and “1000”.
TRANE11 – :
The vintage goes on with citrus then floral then gets a bit bitter and woody with some vanilla.
DDanilchenko – :
Current EDP
This is a sunny Ylang Ylang warm floral scent. Its a warm hug from your rich auntie that always takes you out for fun on the town. Its a classic with a warm vanilla base and not as thin as some of the watered down classics can be due to regulations. All and all considering what they had to work with it survives quite well and an enjoyable wear for yellow floral lovers, like Caron’s Montaigne. The new owners recruited Kerleo to reformulate Sublime back into form with modern considerations. The citrus opening to the ylang and rose moments and the jasmine and sandalwood and vanilla with a powdery musk keeping things soft. Warm and delightful cold weather scent
Vintage EDP 1992. Deeper, has a more dramatic chypre tension with the oakmoss /vetiver against the ylang warmed florals integrating with one of the best drydowns I ever came accross. The opening is sharp and dramatic of a chypre but changrs gears midway into something lovely in grand vintage style. The modern is easier to wear but vintage is where its at for the drydown.
Aleksandr-Business – :
Classy. Sophisticated. Elegant and powerful. A little heady and can be heavy. Probably not for those who like lighter types of scents; this one does not play around. Smells like something a classy and confident woman would wear. There is a slight sunniness that peeks through with this every once in a while with this that I enjoy. Notes blended well. A definite warmth and a wee subtle bit of sweetness. A little intoxicating. Reminds me along the lines of Poeme and the like. Beautiful. Classic and classy.
L❤️ve.
vera141179 – :
Just gorgeous. One of my all-time favourites. Ambery vanilla flower butter, grounded by a bit of texture (the patchouli?). Rich, smooth, warm, beautiful. Elegant enough for a big event, cosy enough for jammies on the couch. It’s a close your eyes, breathe deep and smile scent for me.
I’m reviewing my older lobed bottle, EDT. I haven’t tried the current rectangular bottle version. I’m fighting a strong urge to splurge on the large EDP. Do I reeeeally need every formulation of every scent I like? Damn you, my costly obsession! My EDT is fairly strong actually, it’s just a rich scent at any concentration. But while it starts out big, bold and luscious, it follows the typical EDT progression to a softish skin scent after a few hours. EDP is calling… Also, annoyingly, the tube from the squirter ends about 5mm from the bottom of the bottle, so there’s no way to get the last bit out. That’s a significant few wears wasted. C’mon now, that’s just mean. The things we put up with for love!
hwk010JeomiWogkig – :
I got a square bottle of Sublime, not the one showed in the picture above. It’s a happy, young, and pleasant scent. A sour floral, little bit of amber for calming the scent down. It lasts about 3-4 hours on my wrist. I like it.
_ARTUR_ – :
I am fairly certain there was a woman in my early surroundings wearing this classic – a bright, luminous, creamy ylang with the warmest, motherly, comforting base. A true citrus powdery classic, like a timeless cashmere sweater or angora shawl – almost too simple for the niche-spoiled olfactory appetite of today in constant search of bold and different, dark, complex or provocative. Still, for me Sublime proved to be memorable in its unadulterated beauty and simplicity.
An almost aldehydic (bergamot, orange blossom) twist at the top is unmistakably retro-sounding but introduces the prettiest, sunniest, yet light and creamy ylang that shines with femininity; a warm loving hug instead of a passionate kiss. In short period of time the glorious Ylang fades merging with amber/rose, gliding towards the powdery drydown (musk). A safe departure from the glistening opening I would say, still can’t deny the absolute diva-quality of this sublime sun ray.
(EDT)
kostya-kondratenko – :
I just got the edp exactly as shown above. Older formula. You must like/love Ylang-Ylang/LOV/orange blossom for this one. On top I get Ylang and LOV right away and a sort of aldehyde vibe. WAIT…Wait for the dry-down before truly judging this one !! It settled into a nice scent.It opens “screechy” IMO,but the drydown smooths everything out. I get the slight rose & patch more in the drydown, to my nose. The mandarin/orange is there too waivering about. All in all a very nice scent…but not quite “sublime” IMO. Sillage/projection is about moderate..probably more if you spray liberally…LOL.I put this in the “classic/vintage” scent category.
Edit: after wearing this all day….the developement into the drydown becomes……ehhh…..ummm…well…..SUBLIME !!!!!!
Another gem that you must be patient with and enjoy the ride………
Deroxegpbt – :
I have the rectangle/boxy bottle of the EDP. (not vintage)
I like this. I have Joy, 1000, and this… and this is my fave of the 3. It’s a smooth pretty creamy/spicy citrus that has the most divine powder/amber ever.
Pretty good longevity and sillage. It wasn’t over the top or suffocating. All my Patous are current formulas, and about a 6 on 1-10 potency.
It is rich and happy. Bright and yet creamy. It is very sweet. Not candy sweet… but creamy amber sweet. I wish it smelled a little “vintage” but it does not. I don’t get any civet.
I really really love the powder in this. Never thought I’d say that. 😉
crizis_snz – :
Lovely. The opening is vague in terms of picking out notes and I really don’t smell citrus, so not sure how to describe that phase. After dry down I am left with a lovely soft rose, and at the base, amber and musk with no discernible patch. This is a skin scent on me, and lasts but a few hours. Love this beautiful scent, but generally I like something with more projection and staying power.
Agigiptubpats – :
I have a tiny little dab sample bottle of Sublime. Just an aside, that is the most thoughtful packaging.
To me, Sublime is an oriental in the grand tradition. The top notes are rich and buttery. I cannot distinguish the individual notes as everything is so well blended. It is very much a Patou, as it has that distinctive musk in the base.
The dab bottle does not do justice to this fragrance. Initially, it seemed like it was too heavy, powdery, musky in an unattractive way. However, today I liberally applied my sample, and it made a huge difference. This is gorgeous! It is not as floral to me as something along the lines as Poeme, but it has the richness of (stay with me here) Vanderbilt. Sublime is obviously more French and done with higher quality ingredients than Vanderbilt, but they are done in the same style to my nose.
All in all, this is Sublime. I would love a full bottle and I would wear this often. It is perfect for warm summer days.
maximnord – :
this one does not pretend to be what it is not. it does not try to imitate fruits, food, flowers, sea scent… it is just pure classic perfume scent. very nice ,though i expected longer staying power and stronger sillage. suitable also for everyday use
Taylora – :
Truly sublime. At first I get something sweet then sweetly smoky? is that possible? Then it becomes this smell of floral, yet for me not an innocent floral sweetness. More something golden and spicy. Certainly pick up the yellow flowers! Perfectly warm and sunny. Certainly not a cold floral and with loads staying power!
Met3x1 – :
I received a tiny sample bottle. Lovely bottle and packaging. However, on me, I just can’t get used to this scent. Perhaps I need more time.. try it out daytime, nighttime, see what sort of feedback I get. At this point, it really reminds me of the perfume my grandmother wore years and years ago. Granted, she was a strong, fashionable woman so, I mean no insult to the scent. But, I am not yet certain this one is for me. Right now, a bit too powdery.
I’ll give it another go and see what happens.
kiryanovls – :
Floriental
Sublime Eau de Toilette (Vintage 90s in the tulip bottle)
Sublime is another lovely. It’s not a chypre, it’s a total Floriental style perfume, rich and spicy and floral and perfect in every way. Why did it do so bad in the 90s? I don’t find it to be a gaping anachronism, but maybe it was just too grown up and sophisticated for the times. Or maybe it was just not well advertised, after all you’d not splash ads for Sublime with black and white photographs of starved, apathetic looking teenagers.
In EDT, Sublime is a (sublimely) cinnamon-spicy, buttery-rich vanillic amber, with lots of oranges in the opening, tangy ylang ylang, rose, and neroli in the heart, and a lot of dark powder, iris and sandalwood in the base. Sublime is a bit linear, actually, some notes come and go, notably the oranges and spices fade a bit, and the rose and white florals dim out after a few hours, but the sandalwood/powder/iris/amber/ylang ylang anchor the whole thing and that’s what you’ll be smelling for the most part. In fact the ylang-ylang, white flower, good sandalwood accord reminds me a lot of Samsara. I’ve no idea where they got the sandalwood from but it smells like the real deal, it smells amazing. And it’s pretty prominent note, Fragrantica should really fix the note pyramid.
Sublime lasts ALL day long on me, with just a few sprays, and has nice sillage, too. I know I just tried to describe how it smells but really my words can do no justice to how beautiful this really is. It smells rich and deep and layered, it smells like it is made out of good materials, and it smells like a well made perfume. And it’s true, the reviewers who just describe Sublime as “French” “Old Money” “Glamorous” “Chic” “Elegant.” I would say that those adjectives describe Sublime better than what it actually smells like.
pajero722 – :
Vintage bottle of Sublime for swap or sale. 50 ml bottle, 30 ml remaining. Please pm me if interested. Thanks!
ignilaSag – :
The opening smells like scented rubber that we used to exchange at school in the 80’s. Citrus and amber follow. Forgettable.
monarx132 – :
A perfume’s name, packaging, and advertising all exert a strong influence on what we smell. Sublime’s golden cap and sunshine-y yellow box (embossed with rays, in case you missed the point) communicate that the perfume is meant to be uplifting, bright, and…happy!!!
But what do I smell? (dabbing on the vintage EDP). A beautiful citrus opening shifting into an uncommon and interesting floral bouquet containing jasmine, LOTV, and perhaps the most beautiful treatment of ylang-ylang I know. Gradually, some powder begins to drift over the flowers. No heavy basenotes and thankfully just a light touch of vanilla in the EDP so the scent stays airy and floral throughout, but a very discreet saltiness does begin to appear. I don’t know what ingredient would give this effect, but it is like kissing a happy sweaty baby–a suggestion of moist, pure, skin under the talcum. Sublime feels just right for summer, but it is not an innocent and transparent summer splash. It’s a carefully calibrated and rather formal summer floral that reminds me of Chamade.
dal268speagoessenda – :
Every time I wear this, at least two people compliment me on it. The longevity and sillage are amazing. Tip 10!
ingener62 – :
Somewhere in the ’90s the chypre fell off the radar. Blame the IFRA, blame Angel (also 1992), blame whoever you like. It went quietly from the pinnacle of chic to over-the-hill faster than you can say ‘mousse de chêne.’
Why and how to restrict perfume materials is a popular if confusing debate today, but in the 70s-90s the discussion of the hazards of aromachemicals and botanicals took place behind closed-doors. The general public didn’t know what went into perfumes in the first place or who made them, so discussions about restricting oakmoss or refining bergamot had little significance. They did have a stifling effect on perfume composition, though it might not have been readily apparent in 1992.
Chypre perfumes tend to have a strong presence and it’s easy to characterize the eras of the chypre. The ur-chypre by Coty and the seminal chypre by Guerlain, Mitsouko. The animalic chypres of the ’40s (eg. Miss Dior). The moonlit floral chypres of the ’50s (Jolie Madame.) The aldehydic and green chypres of the ’60s (Calèche and YSL Y ), the liberated chypres of the ’70s (Aromatics Elixir and Diorella) and the roaring rose chypres of the ’80s (La Nuit and Parfum de Peau).
But the chypre seemed to lose its identity in the ’90s. It was seen as both suffocating and passé when compared to the self-effacing new style of ’90s perfumes and their notes of air, water, light and apology. After the loud florals and orientals of the ’80s, modernity in perfume came to be synonymous with minimalism and the chypre became synonymous with old-fashioned. Traditional perfumes became outmoded and ‘classical’ perfumery started to seem like bad Hollywood Regency–stylistically overburdened yet without the saving grace of true kitsch.
The 1990s chypre-style, if there was one, played with the chypre’s affinity for fruit notes. YSL Yvresse (Champagne) 1992, Nina Ricci Deci Delà 1994 and Cartier So Pretty 1995 split the difference between the chypre and sweet fruity-florals of the day. Hybrids such as these aim for the best of both worlds. The risk is that they lack synergy and simply combine notes and materials from each genre. These three were famously successful but have been discontinued, I suppose pointing out another risk: that even a successful hybrid might not be popular enough to stay afloat.
Sublime has a finger in so many different pies that the term hybrid doesn’t quite capture it. Chypre? Oriental? Woody Floral? Yes, and then some. I think of it as a Resinous Woody Chypre. Cop-out? Sure, but it fits. It’s also fruity, floral and powdery. Powder over woods creates a sweet-tart dynamic similar to the vetiver-vanilla dissonance of Habanita, but in Sublime it is quieter, less stark. Mandarin and ylang ylang give Sublime a lusher feel than the expectable bergamot/white floral found in many chypres. It follows a long arc and the drydown takes its time arriving. Atypical for a ’90s perfume, the basenotes are the most complex part of the perfume. Resinous woods define the drydown–vetiver, patchouli, and especially sandalwood–but amber, musk and civet keep the woods from growing sharp. The pillow-soft drydown is classically proportioned and has the diaphanous depth of traditional woody orientals like Vol de Nuit and Bois des Isles.
Unfortunately it’s no surprise that Sublime sputtered and stalled. It wasn’t bad–not by a longshot–but it was seen as irrelevant when held to the growingly detached, hygienic aesthetic that would come to define the 1990s. Viewed on its own merits, Sublime is a history lesson on the genre by one of the 20th century’s strongest classicists and historians, Jean Kerléo. It is also urges speculation as to where the chypre genre might have gone if materials restriction hadn’t hobbled it.
Whether you like traditional chypres or not, if you’d like a tour through the history of French perfumery in a single bottle, try vintage Sublime. It illustrates the techniques and ideals of a century of perfumery and who better to conduct the tour than Kerléo, founder of Osmothèque?
from scenthurdle.com
Ilakov23 – :
Sublime has amazing longevity; I have sweaters that still smell of this fragrance months after I wore this perfume.
It smells exclusive; like something a rich woman would wear.
However, the only downside to this fragrance just like many others these days is that is has a very soapy scent. It smells like a very fine luxury soap. I wish they would remove this note. Could it be aldehydes? Or somthing else.
I feel that the only way to avoid soapy scents is to buy some exlusive niche perfume – an they can be pretty pricey!!!
lbp48 – :
The 100 Days Challenge – Day 9
The EDT takes me to the past. A place and time that i cannot quite identify. This could smell like the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Or like attending to the Opera in a chilly night in a world-class city. Or like Audrey Hepburn receiving an Academy Award. A carnation dipped in gold that brings to my mind autumn twilights and everything said before. Worth the contemplation.
Today’s word: Light.
Volodin – :
I get a patchouli amber rose musk. Very like a lovely dried bouquet or potpourri.
holodenko_75 – :
Spicy, powdery, sweet opening. I’ve been trying a bunch of retro perfumes and this is definitely very retro in feel; powdery and balsamic, the sharpness of the aldehydes keeping it from being too soft. The soapy ylang ylang is quite prominent as well. This actually reminds me of Ciara with this mix of sweetness and saltiness. Dries down to a sweet, powdery, floral incense. Very smooth and rich. As another commenter wrote, Sublime is classic in style but neither pompous nor bombastic. It’s also pretty quiet for an “old school” perfume. Of all the perfumes in this style that I’ve tried so far this one is probably my favorite. Classic and elegant, but at the same time romantic and feminine.
vahee – :
After experiencing the joy of Joy, I decided to purchase more from the Patou fragrance line. Sublime is a perfect example of a yellow floral fragrance. The liquid’s color, the bottle, the packaging, all of it matches up with the scent. This is a sublime ylang-ylang, soft, delicate, flowery fragrant, and sunny, like the warmth of the longest day of summer. It’s giving me a bit of the Lancôme Poeme thrill. It has an innocence and a freshness like a child running in a field of yellow flowers. I wish there had been even more orange or yellow flowers like marigolds daisies sunflowers and so forth but the orange blossom is enough to keep it yellow for me. The fragrance opens with fresh citrus of which the mandarin is the strongest note. Then it settles into the floral touches of orange blossom and that gorgeous ylang-ylang. There is also jasmine. So basically this is both a yellow floral and white floral. The amber is so rich and warm and a bit like honey. I even thought there could be honey in this. A green aromatic patchouli keeps everything perfumy enough for the mature perfumista. This is such a beautiful fragrance. It’s like when you spray it on you’re spritzing on pure sunshine. It takes me away from dreary cold grey winter days filled with rain and gloomy chilliness. I like to escape the winters through summer fragrances. I love the bottle. This is going on my dresser table and this is going on me when summer arrives in Manhattan. Ah the sublime and divine magic of perfume. I can’t live without it.
fang1 – :
A bright, joyful and floral perfume in the mood of 90s.
Ylang Ylang mostly dominates Sublime and behind it lies a powerful bouquet of white and yellow flowers.
It smells like a simple Nivea cream plus white and yellow flowery notes.
The drydown is really soft and creamy in a bright sense. There is no darkness or gothic aspect in it. It is really a bridge between powerful aldehydic perfumes of 70s and 80s and overly sweet and fruity frags of the last decade.
Personally I don’t like it that much, it lacks something to be a completely luxurious or voluptuos perfume. The floral theme is a bit too much. I gave it to my mother but she thinks like me as well. However, Sublime is a masterpiece in its genre and complex composition.
سابلایم مثل یک سبد گل است که رایحۀ یلانگ یلانگ و گل های سفید یاسمن و شکوفۀ پرتقال بشدت آن را احاطه کرده اند و کهربا و مشک آن را شیرین کرده اند.
تم فلورال کار برای من خیییلی زیاد هست در این کار، یک چیزی اینجا کم است و آن عبارت است از نت چوبی و نت خزه و یا نت چرم.
کاری است شاداب و روشن همونطور که کیوان اشاره کرد. سبک سابلایم سبک دهه نودی است، پلی میان کارهای قدرتمد آلدهیدی و خزه ای دهه های 70 و 80 و کارهای خیلی شیرین و میوه ای دهۀ اخیر.
این مدل کارها برای من اون حس لوکس و اغواکننده رو نداره گرچه کاری است کلاسیک و نسبتا شیک.
به مادرم ارائه کردم این کارو و او هم با من هم عقیده است
کل کار مخصوصا وقتی مدتی روی پوست می ماند یک بوی کرم مانند داره. بوی کرم 101 بدون خیار یا با ارفاق بوی یک کرم سادۀ کم بوی نیوا باضافۀ نت های یاسمن قوی و شکوفۀ پرتقال.
پخش و دوامش بالاست و تا ساعت ها می تونید بوش رو حس کنید. .
Vikysia 20121 – :
I purchased a mini vintage which I got in the mail today. I honestly can’t detect anything particular in this scent, and I’m not very fond of the opening, but I still like it because it smells like an original perfume. Like what a perfume should smell like… High quality with a good projection. I wish I could do more than dab from a tiny bottle, maybe I’d have a better review for ya. Lol But there it is. -Real perfume. 😉
P.s. I purchased this perfume because of a reviewer below saying that this is something that Scarlett O’Hara would wear. Haha I had to see/had to own!
van_dal – :
I find this an elegant & traditional perfume. Not traditional as in musty & old fashioned, traditional as in seamlessly & beautifully blended. No one note overrides the rest…it is golden, it is Sublime.
lenty1 – :
I thought this wasn’t all that spectacular; I got a lot of amber and vanilla. A soft, heavy winter scent.
Zmeyonish – :
Guess my edp is quite vintage , not sure really bcs I have no box.Anyway I have it since 1 year now and have never used it bcs I didn’t like it.Have bought it bcs of a mini I liked.
Now it’s summertime and it’s hot and unbearable humid , and guess what ? Again this stupid humidity does the trick :the perfume opens up like a flower and unfolds it’s incapsulated beauty. Now I love it and it reminds me so very much of Gianni Versace classic.
Thanks God I didn’t get rid of it as planned …..
sani – :
Vintage EDP: It’s been a while since I’ve worn this, but it’s a beautiful scent that reminds me of much older, complex perfumes of decades gone by, with its aldehydes, oakmoss, and civet. These are nicely blended in with lots of ylang-ylang, orange, carnation, amber and sandalwood. It’s hard to believe this was created barely over 20 years ago, completely opposite of the cotton candy fragrances of it’s era. It is classic, feminine and elegant. I love this perfume and it’s very name is befitting.
Tatsanill – :
EDP: I grew up inner city, in a fairly “rough” area. Meaning there were guns and crack cocaine in my high school. Kids smoked up in the stairwells between classes. Why is this relevant? Because the opening accord to Sublime, my dears, is an EXACT MATCH to the smell of crack cocaine being smoked. Same smell.
Now that’s DISTURBING.
The heart smells like the hockey pucks they put in men’s bathrooms to keep the urinals clean.
The dry down is nice. Honestly, I’m so freaked out by the previous smells that I can’t even process the fact that the dry down is pretty. Either the noses behind this have been hanging out in all the WRONG places, or they are waaaay out on a limb.
The dry down is really nice. I’m not sure that it makes up for the opening though.
Seriously, the dry down is pretty. WTH?!? *Trauma*
20 minutes later: I smell like buttered popcorn.
1 hour later: I smell like lovely, warm, vanilla.
6 hours later: vanilla is gone. Still not sure about this one.
Driyver – :
I just bought the EDT (blind buy). It is undetectable, which is not generally a characteristic of Jean Patou. But then I usually purchase EDPs.
There is a slight brassy opening, and then nothing, maybe a touch of sandalwood. I notice that the reviews below do not specify EDP or EDT, so my recommendation is BEWARE the EDT!
sumabatcmiup – :
I never write reviews, or almost never, but this time I have to….this is one amazing and beautiful perfume! I was looking for something springy and brisk to spritz on this morning and lo and behold there was Sublime hiding in the corner of my cabinet, trying to be seen over all the much-used gourmands. I remembered how much I loved it when I first got it, how the gorgeous bottle and bright yellow box appealed to my eyes, and the yellow and green scent appealed to my nose. So I rescued it from the shadows, sprayed it on….
And wow. Wow is too small a word for this beauty. It popped me in the face, green and vetiver, oak moss and civet, flowers and musk….well, wow will have to do. I have no words to do this Jean Patou classic justice.
Just try it, give it a bit to settle down and then head out into the sunshine. This perfume shimmers and radiates like the sun. And so will you when you wear it.
xxu450Diobtetty – :
This sparkles. Swirling. Heady. Intoxicating. Paris. That first kiss. Sultry. Sublime. Oh, yeah.
Krushenitskyi – :
I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed my favorite perfume! I won a huge EDP a couple years ago on eBay…why do I love it so much? Sometimes it seems stupid to try to describe what I love so that another would want to try it…
Well, there is the woodiness, a kind of damp woodiness, but clean and warm. Not cold wet old growth forest, but a warm summer shower on old teak lawn furniture. But it’s also sweet, a spicy sweaty sweetness, like the scent of sweet clean hair on someone who’s been playing and freely perspiring in the sun.
But it’s that pulsating aldehyde that drives the nail…like the wow-wow sound of a saw in a bluegrass band. Right there in the middle. I love and hate aldehyde, and here I love it because it keeps Sublime from being an overtly warm floral-floral. It puts that snug and sleepy in-from-the-cold stuff in heels and sends it walking back outside.
sheva 12 48 – :
Ok…I have one of the orginal…so this is my review based on the vingtage. Lovely yellow flower…almost being able to touch the olafactory equivilent of gold. Then, it blends down to a creamy skin scent…what a rollercoaster ride! Love it, love it, love it! Hope the reformulation lives up the original! 🙂
ghost1996 – :
What does my delectable nose think of this juice..? On skin all I get is vetiver and sandalwood with a touch of orange flower, deep, silky, smooth, no green, no civet, no vanilla, I agree, I have strange skin which drinks up scent like a