Le Parfum Elie Saab 2012 Eau de Toilette

Le Parfum (Eau de Toilette) by Elie Saab

Bottle Design Sylvie de France

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7.4 / 10 126 Ratings

A perfume by Elie Saab for women, released in 2012. The scent is floral-fresh. It was last marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.

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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Sweet

Fruity

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mandarin orange blossom

Heart Notes

Gardenia

Orange blossom

Base Notes

Vetiver

Rose honey

Perfumer

Francis Kurkdjian

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Ratings

Scent

7.4126 Ratings

Longevity

7.386 Ratings

Sillage

6.889 Ratings

Bottle

7.898 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 29.09.2023.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/01/2019

9
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Nale
15 Reviews

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Nale

11

Flowery creamy rose honey

Le Parfum Eau de Toilette is my current signature fragrance, why is that so I wanted you
like to tell a short story :)
I bought the scent for the first time before my first pregnancy after I had smelled it on a colleague, but it did not smell so nice on my skin, it was very flowery, stinging and quite penetrating which is why it disappeared in the cupboard again.
Then I got my daughter and on our wedding day I somehow felt like testing the scent again and what should I say since then it smells wonderful :) It is floral, warm, very feminine, elegant and in the base wonderfully creamy, floral and soft. The strong flowers are softened by rose honey and vetiver and the fragrance gets more depth.
I immediately think of a luxury body lotion or a noble bubble bath... Very luxurious, noble and nevertheless wearable on every occasion... Not obtrusive with a very good durability and pleasant sillage... I love him and am glad that he smells so beautifully on my skin since the pregnancy :)

09/29/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

MrsGuerlain
287 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

2

The smooth citric

Sometimes a fragrance talks to you in a special language from the beginning. ES LP does. Therefore.this is in my top20.
I remember trying it in the taxfree shop and falling for it immediately. This has a very unique citric opening, and that was what caught my attention. I love citric notes, and this is so fresh and yet so welcoming and warm.
The scent is quite linear to me, and I dare say that Francis Kurkdjian has made one of his best compositions with this. He is the nose behind the very fresh Gaultier Fragile edt, the wonderful Narciso Rodriguez For Her edt and the wonderful fruity/floral Emmanuel Ungaro Apparition, all loved fragrances in my collection. But with this he tops the top.
It starts, as mentioned, pretty citric, and yet there is a smoothness to it that catches my interest every time. I am sure it is the gardenia underneath that makes me so excited, and it keeps sending out this marvellous mix throughout the hours. This is made for warm, lazy summerdays. For relaxing in the shade in a hammock. For sipping Aperol Spritz on the terrace, looking at the blue sea. For walking under palm trees, feeling warm, white sand underneath bare feet. Smelling the ocean. Feeling relaxed.
The bottle is something else. Cut glass, looking like a diamond, feeling heavy in your hand. Sylvie de France, who made Nina Ricci’s La Tentation bottle, has made a real winner. This will always be on my shelf.
80/365

12/29/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 4
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

1

Very different from the eau de parfum...

I reviewed Eli Saab LE PARFUM eau de parfum not too long ago, and my basic take was that it could have easily been the orange blossom entry in the Thierry Mugler Jardin d'Etoiles series. Not so for the eau de toilette.

The patchouli has been switched out for that tell-tale pseudo-cedar aromachemical blend (a mixture of iso-E-super and ambroxan? or is it just iso-E-super?) which I have been smelling everywhere these days in mainstream launches. Unfortunately that base is very strong to my nose and pretty much ruins everything else about a fragrance which I might have liked. In Acqua di Parma GELSOMINO NOBILE, it wipes out the jasmine. In ELIE SAAB eau de toilette, it literally wipes out the orange blossom.

So, no, this is not just a lighter rendition of the eau de parfum, and I do not recommend this version.

03/08/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Solid and graceful

Le Parfum by Elie Saab opens with a rich, sweet, fruity-floral blend mostly centered on vanilla, citrus/neroli, something smelling like tonka although I don’t see it listed, sandalwood, amber (not listed too but I get some of that “warm” resinous feel, I guess it may be honey...), thin green notes and then obviously the flowers: rose, jasmine (particularly clean) perhaps ylang. Woody-herbal-patchouli base, providing a subtle dry, aromatic and shady feel underneath the general “plushiness”. Shortly, a floral-fruity Oriental scent, more classic than classic: warm, “golden”, juicy and pleasant, soapy and resinous, refined and elegant for sure but with an overall mellow feel of effortless informality and liveliness (making it perfect for pretty much any age and circumstance). Ironically it’s one of the nicest works by Kurkdjian, far better than the stuff he did and does with its own brand. Less pretentious, more solid, perhaps more boring in its glossy and conventional “perfection”, but it’s well made, smells nice, and it’s decently priced. Nothing new for fans of “true” good floral scents (and there’s billions out there better than this), but decent and nice enough for undemanding fiancées or relatives – or, say, a nice easy “anywhere-safe” scent when you just want to smell nice but go unnoticed.

6,5-7/10

09/02/2015

Aromapalooza
1 Review

Aromapalooza

Made for me

I love this fragrance. It has just the right amount of what I love - durability, a mix of gardenia and orange blossom without being overwhelming or overly sweet. I wear others, but I always find myself returning to this again and again. For me, the cologne is a little lighter and less sweet than the perfume.