Sous Le Toit de Paris by Atelier Cologne

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Sous Le Toit de Paris Atelier Cologne 2012

6.9 / 10 86 Ratings

A perfume by Atelier Cologne for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is fresh-green. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.
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Main accords

Fresh

Green

Citrus

Floral

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

African bitter orange

Moroccan neroli

Sicilian bergamot

Heart Notes

French violet leaf

Haitian vetiver

South African geranium

Base Notes

Musk

White leather

Brazilian tonka bean

Perfumer

Ralf Schwieger

Ratings

Scent

6.986 Ratings

Longevity

6.662 Ratings

Sillage

5.565 Ratings

Bottle

7.164 Ratings

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9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/25/2014

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

WRoth
154 Reviews

WRoth

Helpful Review 1

Sous le Toit de Paris

Opens with a wonderful violet note - similar to the one found in Balenciaga Paris, but not as artificial and loud. A mentholated green note and bright bergamot frame the flower. The fragrance is very light and fresh, but sadly not stable at all. After only a few minutes the violet impression dissolves into a blend of anise, geranium and vetiver. I now see a crisp woodsy-green composition of dry wood, crushed leaves and warm spicy accents. The scent is perfect for spring/summer, but not really what I was looking for. I was hoping for a much better violet experience and the promised leather accord is nowhere to be found as well. However, I have to concede that the sillage is wonderful, softer and fuller (thanks to musk and tonka bean) than what I see close to the skin.

03/08/2014

3Scent 7.5Longevity

Silverfire
134 Reviews

Silverfire

3

A Dusty Rose

A dusty rose -- that is pretty much it. The absolue portion lends it a citrus warmth which moderates the femininity of this scent, making it somewhat more tolerable, but that cannot rescue the scent from the depths of mundanity. Silage wanes, but heat returns it. Sous Le Toit de Paris lasts an annoying twelve hours.

01/30/2019

9Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Turandot
840 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 38

Fits into any urban environment, not just Paris.

With this fragrance, I do not go for a walk in Paris - especially since I have never been to the city - and I also do not have any romantic inclinations or any kind of daydreaming that suggests I should now bathe in emotions. On the contrary! Atelier Cologne has managed to let the beautiful violet scent play a leading role without kitsch and devoid of all romance. According to the description, it is the violet leaf, but I definitely believe I can also recognize some of the floral notes. I find it quite herbaceous, and vetiver is the perfect complement to this serious mood.

Depending on temperament, we can whisper all sorts of things into perfumes. I smile as I notice that the stories and images in the descriptions of perfumes have increasingly leaned towards Rosamunde Pilcher in the almost 10 years of my perfume membership. I quite enjoy reading that, but I tend to be a bit more sober myself. It’s probably because I had to describe perfumes as neutrally as possible during my professional life. Some of the images would likely have raised eyebrows or caused frowns among my clients. Therefore, I find it truly liberating to simply feel good about a fragrance without too much emotional fuss.

Sous le Toit de Paris is, for me, an exceptionally pleasant companion for the day. I am not bothered that its longevity does not extend into the evening, as I have the option to reapply after about three to four hours or switch to another fragrance. The sillage is also not particularly expansive, which I appreciate. I do not like being overwhelmed by someone else's scent even when I maintain a "normal" distance from them. Likewise, I do not enjoy sharing my own scent with completely unknown people at the supermarket checkout. Perfumes are far too personal for me to want to carry my current mood like a banner in front of me.

Sous le Toit de Paris aligns with all these considerations. The fragrance is fresh without being sporty, herbaceous without coming across as masculine, and it fades softly and velvety without losing its red thread. I am quite sure that this perfume will continue to be a beloved part of my fragrance wardrobe.

07/26/2015

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 24

Guitars for the Soviet Union

A fragrance launched for a round anniversary of Galeries Lafayette in Paris must, of course, have style. I only know the significantly smaller branch in Berlin, which is already quite exclusive. It must be an experience to shop on Boulevard Haussmann, provided one is excited about consumer temples. Such things overwhelm me instead.

When it comes to the topic of "shopping experience," I always first think of one from Russia in January 1991, from a thoroughly provincial department store in Tver: The socialist supply shortages were still a part of everyday life, and correspondingly, there was little exciting for teenagers on a choir trip to discover, and we stood around uninspired in front of a counter in the music department. Until suddenly a door opened and an employee entered, both hands full of transparent plastic bags with guitars inside. The Soviet Union had produced guitars. Within seconds, a practiced line formed, stretching meters long from all those present on the floor. With us at the front, because we just happened to be standing in exactly the right spot. Well, and then I just shrugged my shoulders and bought a guitar. For 25 rubles - traded on the black market for two marks fifty. My Russian host father was a policeman; monthly income 290 rubles. I should have brought him an instrument back then, but a 19-year-old probably doesn't think about that in the moment.

A crazy device of terrible quality, and that for a tenth of a month's salary... The neck was attached to the body with a screw, a hex key was included. So you could lower the strings by tightening the screw when strumming was required instead of playing. The high strings were made of brutally thin wire, which during a particularly raucous rendition of "Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder" was chipped away by a Fender heavy pick (1mm thick) leaving half a centimeter of plastic in crumbs. I bet even Eddie Van Halen's guitar doesn't develop such an appetite, especially not for a 1-mm pick.

In this regard, the noble "Galeries Lafayette" fits the fragrance much better than the place in Tver. However, a warning in advance: Those who cannot handle violets will not be happy here. Certainly not in the first three hours. The hesperidic notes of the top note are merely a backdrop from the start; the violet reigns supreme. Only from the third hour do other notes manage to make their presence felt. Bitter-spicy, at times woody, the fragrance then evolves, and the pure floral aspect is over. The rose geranium is strong, yet without any hint of dirt. The violet remains the most important pillar, but it is not alone.

One usually can chuckle at such cosmopolitan ingredient lists as seen in Sous le toit de Paris. Not so in this case. For the fragrance on the celebration day of a truly French institution, the main ingredient must, of course, be of local provenance, and that by a hundred percent. Atelier Cologne probably guarantees Groupe Galeries Lafayette, under exorbitant conventional penalties, that the violet leaves are picked exclusively by French hands on French soil under the strictest notarial supervision, thus ensuring that no leaf from Germany or - heaven forbid! - possibly even from England is included.

By noon, the fragrance turns green. Surprisingly strong in character. At the same time, a soapy note is noticeable, albeit only very subtly. Iris cleanliness? Beautifully summery fresh, without drifting into the fleeting. The musk is already perceptible and keeps the mixture grounded.

From the seventh hour onwards, I am disappointed by a rather musty finish. The musk has a corresponding addition. Leather? Hmm. One might find it leathery or birch-tarry. It doesn't seem typical to me, but that speaks more for the fragrance than against it. However, there is definitely patchouli in it. Alternatively: If this is a particularly earthy vetiver, it has turned out rather dull. I preferred the midday variant in green.

Difficult to evaluate. Violet-oriented fragrances have it less easy with me; I wouldn't buy the Hommage à l'Homme today. Overall, Atelier Cologne has created a fine fragrance with Sous le toit de Paris, undoubtedly worthy of the occasion, at whose conclusion I personally have to turn a blind eye. A test tip, for example, for all who also enjoy noble-fresh, non-aquatic, and not overly citrusy fragrances on warmer days. However, it cannot compete with my reference in this regard, 1681 by Carthusia.

I thank Gerdi for the sample.

02/04/2016

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Landlord
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Landlord

Top Review 14

Paris - without Terror

"The Roof of Paris" - this probably refers to the most famous and most visited "mountain" of Paris: MONTMARTRE. Narrow alleys, steep stairs, green squares with cafés, the village in the big city, with a history as a crime- and prostitution-ridden impoverished area and a place of longing for artists. I admit, it's hard for me to perceive the scent without all the images that MONTMARTRE evokes in my mind. I myself haven't been there in a very long time. And at the moment (February 2016), quite different images of the French capital linger in our minds. But "Sous le toit de Paris" certainly does not bring those to mind.

Apparently, my walk through MONTMARTRE begins early in the morning. The scent starts off fairly fresh with mild citrus notes. Very soft, very beautiful, I love to hold my nose up to the air. After about half an hour, floral notes come into play - as if I were strolling past blooming planters. And then a kind of mocha scent wafts into my nose, presumably emanating from the café around the corner. Sometimes the mocha also shifts towards rubber, likely drifting up from the behemoth below me.

Indeed, there is much blooming under the roof of Paris. The floral notes (underpinned with mocha-rubber) clearly and persistently dominate the picture. They occasionally have a powdery quality, yet are not too sweet or feminine and "darken" as the walk progresses. At some point, a note emerges that I cannot align with the fragrance pyramid, but is very beautiful: freshly sawn wood. A bit of smoke also joins in, a delicate hint of leather and patchouli. It seems to have grown dim, and my path has unintentionally led me towards the Moulin Rouge...

Goodness, what the nose can suggest to the brain! But I gladly indulge in the nonsense. "Sous le toit de Paris" is a scent that definitely brings me joy. Even if I wouldn't wear it, I would love to take that walk again. But the experience couldn't have been more exclusive. It found its way to me as the last sprayable mini-remnant from a souk (thank you, Tiara), and unfortunately, the bottle is indeed only available at Galeries Lafayette in Paris...

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