La Petite Robe Noire Guerlain 2012 Eau de Toilette

Version from 2012

La Petite Robe Noire (2012) (Eau de Toilette) by Guerlain

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A perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2012. The scent is fruity-floral. It was last marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Fruity

Floral

Sweet

Fresh

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rose

Jasmine

Heart Notes

Cherry

Orange blossom Apple

Apple

Base Notes

White amber

White musk

Patchouli

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

7.3236 Ratings

Longevity

7.2167 Ratings

Sillage

6.4164 Ratings

Bottle

8.5183 Ratings

Value for money

7.042 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 09/02/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/12/2025

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7
Scent

Akira1005
202 Reviews

Akira1005

1

Apple and Cherry Sour

I think it's like an introductory scent for Guerlain products.
In Japan, where I live, it must be the most popular of the La Petite series. That's because in Japan, the sweet and heavy original is somewhat avoided, and this refreshing apple-scented fragrance is more familiar.
I love the combination of apple and rose, which are both members of the Rosaceae family, so I think the almond and cherry fragrance is perfect for me. However, as a Lolita Lempicka fan, I still prefer the original. Blind buy is safe for those who own the original, but it may be a little difficult for those who don't. It doesn't have a particularly strong personality, but it has a strong cherry scent. If you like cherries, it may be safe.
It has a bright, fizzy effervescence, and if you tone it down, it becomes a "general scent." So if you use it together with the original, the light and dark are just right, making it a wonderful "middle" scent. I recommend using it for those who own both.

10/18/2023

4
Pricing 5
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

MrsGuerlain
476 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

2

Not my thing

To me, the little, black dress is an idea from the world of fashion, in which everybody looks great in - well… small, black dresses. I know that the thought is from a different time and today the world has changed. Back then the Parisienne was an image of elegance. She knew what to wear and when to. And of course she looked great in black, with pearls, heels and red lipstick. I therefore expected a perfume with the same aura or persona as No5. But alas…
I have a bottle of this in my closet. I have used it approximately 10 times, and every time it is clear to me that this perfume and I have nothing to talk about. If this is how a Parisienne smells like when doing her absolute best to be a femme de Paris, an ambassador for the French monde de la mode, then it leaves me a bit numb. I am not saying that this is not a good perfume, but I just do not get more from it than ‘nice’, which is too little for me.
I find the mix of notes a bit too weak. Perhaps too well blended so no one can say that there is too much or too little of this or that in it. I like specific notes to pop up in a perfume and I love to experience how they ‘dance’ with each other. To me, this is slightly lifeless. A bit sad for Paris.
99/365

12/28/2017

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 5
Scent

StellaDiverF
213 Reviews

StellaDiverF

Helpful Review 2

Cheerful cherry

The opening is like crunching juicy cherries. I got a blast of syrupy cherry scent. Although I find it still a little bit synthetic, it's not unpleasant. It captures well the tartness along with the sweetness, and is actually pretty close to the real scent.

Once settled down, the cherry no longer stands at the front alone and blends with the emerging floral notes, among which the rose is the most detectable. If sticking the nose to the skin, the crisp green apple can also be easily detected. It then remains floral until the end, with cherry and green apple lingering along, adding a refreshing touch. It somehow smells like fruity rose candy.

Overall it's a sparkling and youthful fruity-floral scent for daily use in warm seasons. I do agree that the name can be misleading. However, like suggested by the cheerful and playful campaign, you can imagine that it's not a litte black dress that fits the figure perfectly, but with tutu and ribbon. Bearing this in mind, there might be less unexpected disappointment.

The sillage can reach moderate especially for the opening. And the longevity is quite impressive for an EDT. It lasted almost 12h on me. I'd recommend it if someone is looking for a cherry fragrance in a bright mood. Other than that, it doesn't have much else to offer. If you didn't give it a try, I don't think that you have missed much stuff.

Originally written in 2013.

10/26/2018

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Rosaviola
77 Reviews

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Rosaviola

Very helpful Review 7

An airy little dress

I've appreciated Guerlain since I was a teenager in the nineties. All I'm saying is Samsara, Champs-Elysees, Shalimar...
With the "La petit robe noire" series, Guerlain has dedicated itself to a younger clientele, which is understandable in order to keep the brand alive. Which eighteen-year-old is already wearing Mitsouko or Nahema? Here on Parfumo there may already be a few young ladies but for the majority at this age it must be fruity-sweet or fruity-fresh.

Since I am an open and curious person and besides the fragrances also collect the beautiful flacons had to be a fragrance of this young series ago. I bought myself a 30ml residual bottle, a good 1/3 full. That was certainly one and a half years ago and in the meantime I have often worn the "little black one" in my work. The scent, not the dress.

This fragrance is the eau de toilette version of the much heavier EdP. Right at the beginning, it shows a cheerful, light scent character, which remains in the overall course of the fragrance. The rose does not show itself with me, but there I am used to other calibers. I smell a combination of apple and not too sweet cherry, which makes the fragrance appear somehow tangy/peppery. Jasmine remains only discreetly in the background, thank God! Otherwise the scent would probably be too pompous for me. The base also appears only very discreet with clean musk. Patchouli and Amber are only allowed to piss up very gently. With me it stays fresh and sparkling in the whole fragrance, it doesn't get creamy with me.

So all in all a fresh-fruity fragrance, very suitable for everyday use. I've even gotten only positive reactions to this scent. The EdT from La petit robe noir is a good fragrance, ideal for young girls (of course also for older girls, if you like it). What I like is that it's not too sweet and too jasmine-heavy/random and yet has a good sillage with medium shelf life. I don't have to say that he can't compete with the old classics and masterpieces. But for a young clientele a good fragrance and who knows, perhaps an entry into the world of Guerlain fragrances as it was for me then Samsara.