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thyncturn – :
Second to worst after Marlowe.
I was expecting a poetic essence but at the end it just smells similar to a hand wash from Watsons White tea and Ginger but a bit posh.
The only Jardins perfumes that I like are Gigi, George and Orlando.
eryoma – :
It is interesting to me that the company markets this product only to men. The grape and fig, slightly sweet, clean and light, are such lovely complements to the green.
nurjannb – :
Opens as a fresh soapy scent. I can detect the grapes and the fig. Then it turns into a scent that remains cool and crispy but at the same time reminds me of the heavy pleasant scent smell that you can find in a Greek Orthodox church. The dry down is similar to Rive Gauche but more masculine. It is weird in a nice way, very versatile and unisex. Highly recommended
karlo1113 – :
Pleasure, fo every day. Great for office.
Skiscurriguff – :
The relationship of this composition to the man in whose honour it is named is clear: classic English perfumery in the form of oak moss and bergamot to evoke Wilde’s stature as a giant in the realm of English letters; carnation to signal his effete effervescence and the flower’s Victorian role in signifying sexual orientation to others of the same persuasion; fig and grapes to evoke Greece and the significant influence of Hellenism on Wilde’s oeuvre.
Anais Biguine is a self-trained parfumeur, and there’s an unorthodox brilliance in Wilde of which, one imagines, Wilde himself would have approved. The fig in particular gets bent like no fig I’ve ever smelled, combining orgiastically with the grapes, but then suddenly seeming to remember its manners and offering amends in the form of whiffs of acute and mannerly bergamot. I think what others object to in Wilde is that Biguine has clearly not followed any set of rules, but the “muddle” others bemoan is her own, quite brilliant, interpretation of Wilde—intentionally iconoclastic and unlike anything else.
Habsweale – :
The first time I sampled this I didn’t get any of the fruity aspects. Today, I do smell the grape, in a natural respect. Not a soda pop or candy grape. A true, musty grape. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to make me like this scent.
ЛФТигк – :
A soapy fragrance, it surprises with grapes-notes. Oscar Wilde would have liked that
ololops – :
This is super soapy on me; admittedly it smells like French milk soap but if that were the scent I was looking for I’d take a bath. The bergamot and fig are here; the carnation is notionally here (no sharpness though) and I won’t argue that the vetiver isn’t there. There are enough raves here that I’ll assume this is just a body chemistry thing. It’s a shame that the juice isn’t as interesting as the name.
Sillage: moderate, personal
Longevity: weak, 1-2 hours
Fabulosity: “you’re soaking in it”
Value to price ratio: meh
2/10
razdik – :
Nice, and although composed of well-known components, it is still a bit different. I think of it as a soapy fig, and it is very good at this little job. I can’t imagine it will get a large following, but it’s worth a try if you like light green scents, soapy clean scents, and/or a different take on fig.
VlaZim – :
I received Wilde today and it all started with bad news: 1/3 of the content had spilled since the cap is badly adjusted. It was perfectly sealed so it came like that from the shop. The liquid was all over. I must start by saying: the quality of the general packaging and the sprayer itself is truly bad so be careful and check the sprayer.
Now, the scent… well, it smells nice! I think it is worth trying for those men who look for a summer scent which is different but yet easy to wear. It lasts for very long time though it’s more of a whisper. I can smell some fig (neither the ripe kind a la Jardin en mediterranée nor the very green one a la Philosykos, this is a rather soft one that smells fruity but elegant and restrained), also a certain flower I can’t name and white grapes. Again: don’t think this is the over the top fruity scent, it is the opposite. People will notice it on you though and I can’t think of a similar scent to give you a better idea, which is a good thing in my book. However don’t think of a masterpiece either. At the end of my sampling I had the idea of having experienced something closer to mainstream offerings than niche.
I am not crazy for this, I thought it’d be more daring, but I can see myself wearing it all summer long and remembering it kindly after I finish my already wasted bottle. I wouldn’t buy again. At home it’s garnered some compliments.
PS: a last thought, although I’m totally in love with Philosykos and think it’s the best fig around, I found it hard to wear as a man and gave it away eventually to a gorgeous girl friend. Here I know I would never need to do so. Wilde is undoubtedly masculine for me.
PPS: as time went by I’ve grown pretty tired of it… there is something artificial about it that deters me from using it more often…