Alchimiste - Garden of Zen by Jean & Len

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Alchimiste - Garden of Zen Jean & Len 2017

7.1 / 10 46 Ratings

A perfume by Jean & Len for women, released in 2017. The scent is fresh-citrusy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Green

Floral

Fruity

Fragrance Notes

Solar note

Fresh notes

Ratings

Scent

7.146 Ratings

Longevity

6.038 Ratings

Sillage

5.638 Ratings

Bottle

7.047 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Alchimiste.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Le Jardin de Monsieur Li

Un Jardin sur le Nil Eau de Toilette

Oriental Essence - Oasis de Fleurs

Be Delicious Pool Party Bay Breeze Eau de Toilette

Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/20/2018

8Scent 4Longevity 2Sillage

Sunnyblack
9 Reviews

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Sunnyblack

Top Review 12

Yesss! It is it!

...for me at least. THE dupe of Mr. Li's garden!

While shopping, I found myself helplessly standing in front of the perfume shelf at the drugstore again today. What to do? Hmm... they don't cost much, so I closed my eyes and with my right index finger made increasingly smaller circles towards the colorful bottles until the circle became a point. Eyes open! Aha! Never seen before. Jean &... what...? Garden of zen... Well then. While the spray dries, the little story on the bottle brings a smile to my face: so this is what this scent wants to tell us, oh I see...

I start sniffing! Ah, nice! Spring and sweet citrus flowers. Wait a moment. I know this! It took a while for me to recognize the Hermes scent.

Only when I got home did I read here on this page that I'm not the only one who sees this similarity. I wasn't surprised by the controversial discussion about this similarity (that's always the case...:-)), but I was more surprised that I can't read anything in the fragrance pyramid that corresponds to what I can sniff out, and that after 3 hours I can still press my nose against my forearm but simply perceive nothing anymore.

What a shame, because I actually find the packaging of this brand very appealing and the scent really smells nice like spring... hmm, actually

02/09/2018

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Nosy
7 Reviews

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Nosy

5

Clean Washed Snow

I know that the perception of fragrance is very subjective, but when comparing it to "Jardin sur le Nil," I wonder if I have something different in the bottle than others? Even as a fragrance twin?!! Quite astonishing....

The pyramid doesn't reveal much, and for my unfortunately not very analytical nose, the scent consists of only one component (laundry detergent accord?). It also has no noticeable development.

Garden of Zen is really very fresh, but not just citrusy; it’s somehow also cool, almost smelling like snow (and thus still aquatic). And then just clean and a bit like lavender. No flowers, no fruits, no sweetness.

In fact, it vaguely reminds me of Nuit Etoilée by Annick Goutal, just in a synthetic way and without the typical Goutal hay scent (strawflower?).

And yes, at first so fresh that it’s piercing if you get too close with your nose, and I can understand that it might be annoying if you don’t particularly like such scents. Sprayed on clothing, it lasts forever. A somewhat more expensive Febreze :-)

I once received a potpourri as a gift that could be sprinkled with a fragrance oil, and this fragrance oil smelled exactly like this perfume. I had already wondered back then if the oil was suitable for people and not just for potpourris, so I was thrilled when I discovered Garden of Zen at DM.

Definitely worth a test for the clean freaks, but probably not for fans of natural scents.

Statements

14 short views on the fragrance

Stulle

7 years ago

5.5Scent

10

2

Unfortunately, the comparison with Hermès falls short - no Nile, no roof, no Li. On my skin after 30 minutes, it’s soapy-indolic. I don't like it.

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Schnuffi

8 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 9Sillage

10

1

Very similar to Le Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermes. Fresh, fruity, and long-lasting. Unfortunately, it's too strong for me.

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DasCroe

1 year ago

7.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

9

5

Vabali spa scent in a pocket size for little money, vegan, instant-relaxing, ohhhm I'm here in my Zen, just enjoying a moment.

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FrauMieze

4 years ago

8Scent 4Longevity 4Sillage

9

4

citrus calm & serenity
powdery contentment
clean composure
green inner peace
Buddha would love it

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Mandelmaus

7 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

7

3

Perfect for the current warm weather, fresh-cool-green and floral-aquatic-sweet, soapy-lemony, well-groomed and clean, without any fuss, simply lovely.

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