Le Jardin d'Amour (Eau de Toilette) by Max Factor

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Le Jardin d'Amour Max Factor 1986 Eau de Toilette

6.8 / 10 10 Ratings

A perfume by Max Factor for women, released in 1986. The scent is floral-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Sweet

Oriental

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Fruity notes Rose

Rose

Rosewood

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Iris

Lily of the valley Rose

Rose

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Ambergris

Cedar

Musk

Sandalwood Vanilla

Vanilla

Benzoin

Tonka bean

Ylang-ylang

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Ratings

Scent

6.810 Ratings

Longevity

5.97 Ratings

Sillage

6.36 Ratings

Bottle

6.512 Ratings

Submitted by Lissy, last update on 03/06/2024.

Interesting Facts

Actress Jane Seymour is the face of the advertising campaign.
Since 2011 this scent is sold under the brand of Eden Classics.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/06/2024

5.5Scent 4Longevity 4Sillage

MrsGuerlain
546 Reviews

MrsGuerlain

2

The garden of love

I remember this from my time in high school. I had the original Le Jardin and several of my classmates wore d’Amour. It is slightly more floral and heavier than LJ and I think some considered it seductive and sensual. That is not the impression I get when I spray it now, since a lot has happened in the perfume world since ‘86. I get a girly vibe - very romantic and youthful. It is definitely a nice smell and it was very popular when it was released.
Longevity and sillage is not to talk about. It disappears within one to two hours and I suppose the wearer is the only one smelling it.
I like the bottle. Mine is the one with the flower decoration on the top - just like LJ but in black.
239/365

11/18/2022

7.5Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

Greenfan1701
189 Reviews

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Greenfan1701

7

A true gem,

Dear Ola sent me this fragrance (the EdT) as a little extra.
I still have the "old" mini, with the flower on the cap, as seen in the video at the end.

It starts off delicately floral, with hints of bergamot, but only very subtle.
I can only smell the roses and lily of the valley when I hold my nose very close to my wrist. It has more of a skin scent, the sillage isn't really strong, which surprises me a bit, as the fragrances from the 80s were quite "punchy".

But no matter, there is something surprisingly woody in the middle of the development, probably cedar and sandalwood, really nice, as a little bit of vanilla comes in at the end.
I don't find it too sweet, but rather with a feminine touch.

Thus, the fragrance has something to offer for everyone. Fruity, woody, and vanillic. Isn't that nice?

Thank you dear Ola for this gem from your truly well-stocked fragrance cabinet!

11/10/2015

8Scent

Serafina
479 Reviews

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Serafina

Top Review 9

A past secret love...

In the late 80s, I sniffed this fragrance in a store. I found it incredibly sweet back then! Initially too sweet. But it didn't let me go! It reminded me a bit of the long-evaporated mini rose perfume that my mother had given me as a child (see my comments on "White Rose" and "Elisabethan Rose"), which I have mourned all my life. Well, in the end, I did get the little bottle (visible in the photo on the right). But I only ever sniffed it at home and back then I didn't dare to wear this intensely sweet fragrance in public. O.k., I was still young and I was more concerned about what total strangers might think of me. Today, fortunately, I've become a bit more self-confident, following the motto: once the reputation is ruined...
The old bottle is tipping over, so I recently had to get a new one, the even smaller bottle with the red cap.
But...
First, this specimen is also not quite pristine anymore, and second: I don't find the fragrance so sweet today! It definitely has a spicy aspect. Oriental, but only minimal. The enthusiasm from back then is no longer there. Today, I know (also through Parfumo) so many other great rose fragrances that I only partially mourn this one.
But I should have had a bit more courage back then to wear it more!

Addendum 1 (17.11.15):
There apparently are 2 versions! I reordered the new version (matte bottle with red cap) - it is unspoiled, but more of a spicy rose fragrance! My old perfume (flat shiny bottle with a flower on the cap) shows an incredible sweetness after the tipping note has evaporated. I reordered this version yesterday in Canada (!)
More info to follow after delivery!

Addendum 2 (29.11.15):
The flat bottle from Canada has now been delivered. The flower pattern on the cap looks a bit different than on my old specimen. The fragrance seems a bit sweeter to me than the current version with the red cap, but it doesn't reach the sweetness of my first specimen. Apparently, there have been several changes in the composition over time.
Conclusion: the fragrance from back then is now apparently truly irretrievably in the past!
But with such statements, I'm not alone here...