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Le Muguet Goutal 2001

6.8 / 10 50 Ratings

A perfume by Goutal for women, released in 2001. The scent is floral-fresh. It was last marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Green

Fruity

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Lily of the valley

Red berries

Ratings

Scent

6.850 Ratings

Longevity

6.333 Ratings

Sillage

5.934 Ratings

Bottle

8.144 Ratings

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/28/2012

8Scent

Sophi
50 Reviews

Sophi

Helpful Review 2

Lily_of_the-Valley Grace

This i an ultimate lily-of -the-valley scent.Fresh and sweet floral green.
Feminine lasting and elegant.The berries add a bit of tartness in it.
A feel of smelling fresh valley wild flowers in a sunny spring day.Bright and luminous.
I have nothing more to say than this is a nice floral suitable for all occasions and wearable of all the ages.

01/31/2013

5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1350 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 1

A surprisingly strong lily of the valley fragrance

Le Muguet by Annick Goutal is one of those fragrances that I feel so-so about. Occasionally I catch a waft of it and enjoy its freshness, however most of the time I find it a little too strong.

I usually enjoy lily of the valley and its Spring-like properties. Le Muguet is most definitely fresh and bright on the skin, yet I find its greeness and touch of sugaryness annoying. In fact, I'll agree with the other reviewers, perhaps it is the benzoin accord that makes this fragrance's opening so harsh and chemical.

The heart turns the lily of the valley note, sweet, soapy and clean. It actually smells quite lovely on the skin, like you've just stepped out of the shower. I wouldn't call the sillage intimate at this stage, but it certainly isn't as loud as the top notes.

I can't say that I'm a big fan of Annick Goutal's so-called soliflores. The only one I've enjoyed so far is La Violette. I expected a lot from this particular scent, however Diorissimo still reigns supreme as the best interpretation of lily of the valley.

I must admit that the bottle is really beautiful, with a striking aqua-marine ribbon. It caught my eye the moment I entered the store. I think this whole range has been re-released, hence the reason why this once discontinued fragrance has recently reappeared.

The drydown is the best bit in my humble opinion. The lily of the valley is much smoother, with a light and delicate woodsiness cancelling out that somewhat sharp greeness. I may have enjoyed this fragrance more if the top notes were as good as the base notes.

On a more positive note, this EDT lasts extremely well, which is rare for a Annick Goutal. I tentatively recommend Le Muguet for both Spring and Summer, and urge people to muster up the courage to experience the drydown even if the top notes encourage you to scrub.

04/09/2020

6Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

ElisaS95
9 Reviews

ElisaS95

1

Icy cold Lily of the Valley

As almost everyone wrote on their review on this perfume, even cross website, I will also say that the first seconds of Le Muguet are strong and challenging.

The opening is very strong green juice, somewhat fizzy. To my interpretation it also has a synthetic, fruity facet. Is it like pear granita?

Thankfully, this stage is brief, and the perfume turns into white, little LoTV bells. It feels cold.
Certainly, there is a starch-like feeling which together with the flowers this perfume represents it still makes me think of the colour white.
It smells of soaps, clean clothes fresh out of the laundry or freshly washed hands in cold water. It feels refreshing, or like the crisp air of an icy morning.

I could say it's a little sweet if I don't sniff anything else for a long time. But after wearing this for a day and spraying something else at night like Petite Cherie on my other wrist, I feel like it's really not.
Even comparing it with Penhaligon's LoTV, Annick Goutal's is not as sweet. But what I can say is that it's not bitter or certainly not salty. Continuing with the realm of the sense of taste, Le Muguet has a certain tartness to it although not strongly noticeable unless you stick your nose on your wrist or spray yourself in a lot of it.

As time goes it becomes less arrogant, and it calms down to a soft, pretty LoTV scent which smells of innocence.

I like the scent, I think its cold trait fits well with the Winter season too. It could remind us younger perfume enthusiasts of their grandma. But, in my opinion, it has freshness and feels clean, two traits I also associate with youth.
I am happy to have this bottle. Although, something inside tells me that it's my collector's side that's talking and that I would have actually preferred to own Penhaligon's interpretation of the LoTV first rather than Annick Goutal's.

08/31/2014

Omni
71 Reviews

Omni

1

You gotta have faith

Boiled cabbage to begin with. George Michaels sings "You gotta have faith, the faith, the faith" in my ear. But I struggle with faith every which way, not in my DNA
The minutes tick by
"Oh no, Vegetal, stultifying" in the way that Jean Claude Ellena was dumped on for Apres La Mousson; this is considerably more intense, I'm a fan of APLM, I don't mind it a bit brackish, I can wait for the dry down, but seven minutes plus goes by and I still don't feel it, and then, miraculously, it clears. Isabelle Doyene does this with more than one AG, torture before it steers into calm waters.

Yes, theres Convallaria majalis, the lily of the valley, a rhizomatous perennial that will not grow in my Zone 9 garden, although I grew it successfully at 45 degrees South (we're talking Southern Hemisphere now)

I couldn't find the rose the first time I wore it, shock maybe; it appeared the following wearing along with a powdery fixative smell that I associate with a cornstarch talcum worn by very elderly people. There's Narcissus at play here, I think, scent brain says indoles.

At the dry down it's lovely and it becomes ultra fresh, which is amazing considering the beginning but will you buy it? Fleur de Cristal by Lalique is a beautiful alternative, albeit a little synthetic, and nothing has knocked Diorrissimo off its perch.
Is AG's LOTV sweet, as some have commented? I don't find Le Muguet at all sweet, better on skin than on clothes, so maybe don't spray garments.
Spring approaches here. I find Cristalle EDP to be my perfect spring fragrance and this won't make me change

02/08/2021

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Gold
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Top Review 53

Also in Winter

1. "It's a kind of magic..." - because even though there is no natural "bio" or "organic" lily of the valley perfume, many think that the scent wafting from a bottle of "Lily of the Valley" or "Muguet" is not synthetic.
Unfortunately, that's not true. There simply is no natural lily of the valley oil that would be suitable for making a perfume.

Here’s an example of a simple synthetic base... oh no, too long, 19 chemical compounds alone in the simple basic formula according to Louis Appell. It contains, among other things,
Hydroxycitronellal, Hedione, Linalool, Alpha-Terpineol, Geraniol, Heliotropin, Benzylsalicylate... etc. etc.

What makes Isabelle Doyen's "Le Muguet" is not stated on the packaging or on the internet, but my nose tells me that she has used a lot of Hedione and Heliotropin, because the scent is not typically "lily of the valley" at all.

2. Lily of the Valley - a song by Queen from 1975:

"Wars will never cease,
is there time enough for peace,
but the lily of the valley doesn't know...

Freddy M. - what a performer, what a voice. And what a talent!
Would a lily of the valley scent have suited him? Maybe, since he named a great song after it.
3. On May 1, 1561, a sprig of lily of the valley was presented to the French King Charles IX.
According to legend, this marked the beginning of the flower's triumph as a symbol of spring.
Yes, the king, a real man (but who knows that for sure - and when is a man a man, folks?) loved the scent.

4. "Labor Day" coincides with "Lily of the Valley Day" in France. Goodness, the French again. Work and love always united.

5. By the way, lily of the valley is toxic. Do not eat! Wash your hands after you have tied or served a bouquet.

6. We call them lily of the valley, the English call them "Lily of the Valley," the French "Muguet."
You cannot translate "Le Lys dans la Vallée" as "The Lily of the Valley," but only as "The Lily in the Valley." This is also the title of a novel by Honoré de Balzac from 1835, which is said to have autobiographical traits. "The Lily in the Valley" tells the story of the high school student Felix de Vandernese, whose passionate love for the 20 years older and married Henriette de Mortsauf violated the conventions of the time (both then and now?).
A lily of the valley does not explicitly appear in the novel, but I just wanted to mention it... - so the thing about the different names in different languages.
(The topic "ageism" = the discrimination or unfair treatment based on a person's age - of course not...). -

7. Kate Middleton's bridal bouquet consisted of lily of the valley back in April 2011. Did she wear gloves? I didn't watch live.

8. Can another lily of the valley scent dethrone "Diorissimo"?
No. Period.

("Muguet de Bonheur" by Caron is too soapy, "Lily of the Valley" by Yardley is too fleeting, Molton Brown's "Dewy Lily of the Valley & Star Anise" ... well, unfortunately, there is anise in it, Penhaligon's "Lily of the Valley" from 1976 has been - yuck! - reformulated (and the store belongs to Puig, who also produces fragrances for Zara, which is basically great, but the savvy shopper should know this), "Spring!" from the company Esscentials, marketed by Amazon, claims their scent is "spring in a bottle," which I cannot verify, but the bottle can be used as a vase for lily of the valley, "Lily of the Valley" by Woods of Windsor is nice, low budget (also available at Douglas), Yves Rocher also has a Muguet, plus there is a good lily of the valley scent from Russia by Novaya Sarya.)
And the "Le Muguet" by Goutal, which is the focus here?
It cannot compete with Diorissimo at all, as it is much duller, becomes rather powdery in the drydown, and does not feel nearly as spring-fresh as the brilliant Roudnitska.

9. Why think about lily of the valley in the middle of winter?
Luca Turin says: "I have a thing for Diorissimo when it snows."
Sometimes he just has cool sayings. I found that inspiring.

In my opinion, the Goutal lily of the valley can be worn year-round. By anyone, everyone, all who love this floral, special note. Charles, the King showed us how.

Choosing is, by the way, important to me not only when it comes to lily of the valley perfumes.
Therefore, I am currently reducing my number of bottles. Call it downsizing, does it still spark joy... You know how it is.

10. "The state of indecision about what we love - as caused by an excess of choices, the difficulty of determining one's own feelings through self-examination, and the ideal of autonomy - prevents passionate attachments and ultimately obscures for us who we are in ourselves and to the world."
(From the wise book by Eva Illouz: "Why Love Hurts.")

Why do I like this quote so much? Make a guess.

But what I still want to say in conclusion... takes less time than a cigarette:
Everyone should be allowed to wear lily of the valley. Whether Freddy, Charles, Luca, or Kate.

Updated on 02/09/2021

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