La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Pétales by Guerlain

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La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Pétales Guerlain 2015

7.1 / 10 297 Ratings

A perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2015. The scent is floral-fresh. It was last marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Sweet

Green

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Sicilian orange blossom Grass

Grass

Bergamot

Lemon

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Freesia

Jasmine sambac Apricot

Apricot

Bulgarian rose

Turkish rose

Base Notes

Almond

Pistachio

White musk

Patchouli

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

7.1297 Ratings

Longevity

6.5225 Ratings

Sillage

5.9226 Ratings

Bottle

8.3244 Ratings

Value for money

7.446 Ratings

Submitted by Danina · last update on 11/16/2025.

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Reviews

17 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/17/2015

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

Helpful Review 3

Pretty&light almond delight

I have to confess that I love the Petite Robe noire-bottles with their various little black dresses on them. When I first bought the scent in Paris, it was still an "exclusive" and only sold in Guerlain boutiques, but back then it already dawned on me that the basic structure of this fragrance would make a gorgeous mainstream topseller. Now, several flankers later, I've grown a bit tired of the trendy reinterpretations which hit the shelves every year, because they seem unnecessary in terms of the art of perfumery (but profitable for the company). Somewhere I read Wasser promised this would be his last flanker on the subject, but never trust a huge perfume house...

The new version marketed as an EAU FRAICHE is supposed to contain a "delicious pistachio note", but it is fairly fleeting and only noticable in the top notes. I get some petalled touches of freesia and jasmine, not much rose or genuine green notes in the heart. The fragrance is lighter and fresher than the EdP or EdT, but the base of white musk and almond coupled with tonka bean develops quite fast and determines the character of the fragrance. There is this milky softness of almond pudding all "La petite robe noire"-variants possess, helping to deliver a very feminine, delicious touch without any hard edges.
This could make a perfect fragrance for a young woman (wearing it myself, I got loads of compliments from childern). Nevertheless, the various flankers don't really differ that much from one another. The EAU FRAICHE has less staying-power than the others and seems to be the softest of them all.

03/21/2025

5.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Raluko111
435 Reviews

Raluko111

Shaving Cream with a hefty price tag.

I got a 15ml sample of this on the day of the launch and I was really excited for this, having high expectations of Guerlain perfumes after experiencing Mitsouko and Shalimar. Sadly, it didn't leave up to the standards set by those amazing scents. It kept reminding me of something that wasn't unpleasant exactly, but kind of weird and something that for sure didn't go with the idea of a small, black dress. After playing with it for a while, it hit me: this was the scent of my partner's shaving cream! A quick trip to the bathroom cabinet verified this; the perfume and his drugstore shaving cream were practically indistinguishable.
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Am primit o mostră de 15ml chiar cand a fost lansat si aveam multe așteptări de la Guerlain, după ce experimentasem Mitsouko si Shalimar. Notele, cu mici excepții (vișinele si migdalele făcându-mă sa mă gândesc la un sirop de tuse) păreau a fi pe placul meu. Prima data cand l-am încercat, îmi amintea de ceva, nu neapărat neplăcut, dar ceva care cu siguranță nu mergea bine cu idea de petite robe noire. L-am tot testat si retestat si la un moment dat, m-a izbit adevărul: mirosea a crema de bărbierit! Am zbughit-o spre cabinetul de la baie, si într-adevăr, crema de bărbierit a partenerului meu si LPRNEF erau exact aceleași. Longevitatea si siajul, la fel cum a mai remarcat cineva aici, nici ele nu sânt ceva de lăudat.

03/29/2015

7Scent

Rickbr
190 Reviews

Rickbr

Green in the marketing, not so much in the fragrance

SOTD La Petite Robe Noire Eau Fraiche. Some marketing decisions end affecting user expectations about the product, creating an image that at the end it is not totally corresponded. In creating the latest member of La Petite Robe Noire family, the Guerlain decided to give it's bottle a green color and a second name to it, La Petite Robe Noire Ma Robe Petales, which makes you expect a LPRN version with a greem floral aura amid the almond gourmand signatura. This is not very clearly in the fragrance aura, even tough we have here and there some floral touches and a slightly green suggestion, but it's not enough to create in the aromatic identity what was suggested in the visual one.

Basically, from the little black dress gourmand, this is one that privileges lightness and fluidity and the one that seems more related to the La Petite Robe Noire which was originally launched as an exclusive. The excess patchouli removal and the tonning down of the sugary touch makes it lovely and the green tones, even that quite delicates, are very nice to be noticed. I see a green aroma, citrusy and floral, probably from the combination of orange flower (maybe petitgrain from the leaves) with the bergamot and rose. There is a sheer powdery and bitter part too, that i suppose is the almond flowers since i have already got something similar in other fragrances with that note. The almonds here seem less dense, with a texture that reminds me more of the cherry tartelette aroma that the first version had. The Base favors a more musky impression, with sweet nuances that i think are the tonka in the composition.

If you have high expectations with the pistacchio note, i would say this is a pistacchio that has already appeared in other fragrances, a milkier and sweeter aroma than green and one that ends getting lost between the other notes. The change is not huge here in relation with the original but maybe it's already enough to attract who doesn't like certain aspects of others LPRN but also who loves them and wants another variation in the collection.

06/18/2018

5Scent 3Longevity 3Sillage

Jumi
41 Reviews

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Jumi

Top Review 62

No Problem. A Little Problem.

The mother of an old friend, a warm-hearted, lovely woman, was a “diminutive master.” Every name and noun was immediately given a “-chen” or “-lein” by her. So we were always welcome in her house as, for example, Lieschen, Mariechen, Andilein, etc., whether for “Käffchen with Küchlein” or later for a Bierchen. Even when her Söhnchen was already two Köpfchen taller than she was or got into trouble and she had a Hühnchen to pluck with him, she didn’t give up the endearing nickname suffix :) All well and good, but over time, the cute circus with Mäuschen, Häschen, Bärchen & Co. becomes a bit exhausting and can really weigh on the little purse (even in the absence of the latter).

I should have known better. Until now, I haven’t liked a single LPRN (sounds almost like the abbreviation of a political party) flanker. I also didn’t understand the whole “series flanking” for this fragrance, with all due respect to Guerlain. But with the concentration “Eau Fraiche” (hence less sweet?), the capitalized “green notes,” the rather rare pistachio in fragrances, and the mentioned association with pistachio ice cream (my favorite ice cream flavor), curiosity and hope were awakened. However, what I smell is miles away from that. The citrus notes are absent; the fragrance starts with floral notes. Exactly, little flowers and not flowers, which could certainly be intended and welcome given the known intensity of white flowers (think positive, Jumi!). The squeaky-friendly, sweet little jasmine, accompanied by diffuse pale green and the musk from the fabric softener department = the lesser evil, because it could have ended in a fruit-musk-hairspray disaster (keep thinking positive, Jumi!). I am prepared for the mostly soapy pricks of my nemesis O-flower, but even they are undetectable. Pistachio? Not a chance. After about 30 minutes, I perceive a dustiness that can be imagined as almond flour(?). And after 2 hours, only a skin-close (yet annoying) sweet, plastic-like residue remains (strangely, I think of cellophane). Harmless, painless, and somehow blurred-diminutive. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t need the full fragrance blast 24/7, even dark & gloomy scents only in moderation. I do enjoy playful, slightly carefree fragrances, but here I encounter the prime example of diminutives: a light, clean, seemingly pleasing little water that doesn’t want to be an accentuated floral, nor green, nor a distinct gourmand scent, in a bottle with the familiar little black dress, which for me, despite (or precisely because of) the diminutiveness, causes olfactory discomfort.

Please forgive me, fans of the fragrance, and especially the dear donor of the sample! After all, it’s not her problem, but my personal little problem that this little black dress (like all the others before it) doesn’t fit my little behind... um... nose.

02/24/2015

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Chanelle
752 Reviews

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Chanelle

Top Review 33

Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Pistachio Tree

As soon as I heard about the green "little black dress" and saw the (cuteness overload!) illustrations by Kuntzel and Deygas with the petal skirt, I thought of Tink and her magical world, which is divided into the 4 seasons. When I read that "Petales" revolves around pistachio, I could hardly wait to test it.
Although I have been a big fan of LPRN since 2009, I was slowly feeling a certain saturation and was looking forward to a new version. A well-known Guerlain blogger assured me that I would not be disappointed, as he was already in love with the little green one....
In what way are the two related?
I smell no family resemblance except for a hint of tonka bean in the base. Otherwise, Petales is a green-floral fragrance, hardly to be called gourmand. The components that stand out to me are a grassy green orange blossom, nestled on a sea of pistachio cream foam. Now and then, a bite of Mars almond comes by, but it is too shy to make itself known. This is probably for the best, as Petales is intended as a summer or fraiche scent, and more sweetness would not be appropriate.
Petales is far more present than the recently launched Guerlain, L'Homme Ideal, and also much more original!
I believe I know a large part of the fragrance market, and I have not been able to detect any striking similarity to another current or recent newcomer. Luca Turin, who recently expressed his displeasure about the avalanche of Guerlain new releases, stated that Guerlain had lost its name as a trendsetter and that the newcomers lacked originality.
Petales IS original!
Petales is also mainstream.
Guerlain aficionados will, as always, have divided opinions, and I cannot give a full 100% either, even though I find the fragrance very successful and innovative. However, due to personal preferences and antipathies, I am bothered by the many floral notes. But for those who enjoy lying under the pistachio tree and watching Tinkerbell bathe in flower dust and almond honey, this is the perfect choice!

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54 short views on the fragrance

InTOXIcation

9 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Pistachio ice cream with Amarettini and candied flowers! A warm, sensual soul-soother with a long-lasting cuddle effect. I feel blissful with it!

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Yatagan

7 years ago

6Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

A bit weaker than most other LPRN variants: the synthetic notes are more prominent.

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Sweetsmell75

9 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Pistachio ice cream with cream...
and then letting the soul dangle in the green grass!
A warm spring breeze blows.
Fresh-powdery-sweet all-day scent :)

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