Arioch

Eau de Camille is similar to Le Chevrefeuille.
The scent shows noticeably little development. The top note is very beautiful: Green meadow, sunshine, joy, and floral.

I like it better than Le Chevrefeuille, but both have the same problem. The intensity and the short development! Eau de Camille is, like many floral scents from AG, less a perfume and more an essence. It’s as if you just pressed the flowers and are using the oil as perfume. This gives me headaches and makes me sneeze because it is simply that strong. It is not like the scent of a bloom; rather, it is like its pressed oil. Many people enjoy such pure scents, but it’s not my thing (when it comes to flowers).

Although the top note is better, the scent itself still shows similarities to Le Chevrefeuille. It must be the honeysuckle that is present in both, leaving little room for the other ingredients. I would have liked to smell the ivy more intensely. Then the perfume would certainly have become darker and greener.

Eau de Camille is certainly not a bad scent. It is a well-made floral/plant fragrance that I wouldn’t wear because it is just too strong and too pure for me. However, floral scent lovers will once again find their nirvana here.

Annick Goutal is known for her very natural plant fragrances. I have had the pleasure of testing some of her creations several times, and one of her scents, namely the one with fir, is sitting on my shelf.
However, I find it a bit difficult with the floral scents that are primarily for women.
I smell from the sprayer and always think: Whoa, the scent is natural and good.
Then I spray it on, and after at least an hour, it annoys me.

With Le Chevrefeuille, this is exactly the case.
Contrary to the opinions expressed here, this perfume somehow doesn’t develop on me. It is simply straightforward the scent of this plant (Unfortunately, I am not familiar with flowers). I do like it when I catch a whiff of it every now and then, but when I have to wear it myself, it really is a torment for me. Maybe it’s because I am a man and it is meant for women.

Enough has already been said about the scent itself. Unfortunately, I lack the botanical expertise to add anything further. Anyone who likes Annick Goutal's floral fragrances should take a chance and give it a sniff. However, I would rather advise men against it.

Recently at the shopping mall, I quickly dashed into the big M with my girlfriend and tried some fragrances. My eyes fell on a beautiful piece of packaging with the name Cacharel on it. Oh yes, that can definitely lure me in.

So, I sprayed it (on my girlfriend) and took a sniff to see how it developed. Since I already liked the other Cacharel scents, I was somewhat curious.

A Garden of Eden certainly did not unfold. Neither mossy nor green. But still very interesting. I have a word in my head that says "cactus pear" (Opuntia). The cactus pear is a plant, and I could be mistaken - but I had the association that this scent somehow smells like this plant. Of course, it could also be nonsense since I have never specifically smelled cactus pear. But the association was there, even if it’s just a notion.

Well, I find it quite nice and wearable. Not as sweet as the other scents from Cacharel, but also not room spray fresh... More of a mix between floral and fruity, and I actually think that’s quite good. For the price, a great perfume!

What is red and smells like leather? Vetiver! No, wait, Vetiver is green(?) and doesn’t smell like leather?!

I must be quite alone in thinking that TdH and RV don’t have much in common as is often described here. I’m comparing directly - (left hand, right hand) and TdH is actually just fruity-vetiver-like, while RV develops for me into an opulent leather scent with a hint of wood. Yes, you read that right, leather! Cowhide, jacket leather, shoe leather - polished, whatever.

In itself, I find the smell of leather quite nice. This accent is not as intrusive as in other perfumes, but RV doesn’t come across as a vetiver scent for me.

This Montale creation cannot measure up to the note brothers from Lubin or Etro.

It also bothers me that when I take a long draw through my nose of this scent, somehow a nauseating accent wafts back. It makes me feel sick.
This only happens if the airflow is really long enough. If you breathe in and out normally, you can’t perceive it.

Conclusion: Not for me. If I want vetiver, then from the manufacturers mentioned above. Montale has many good extraordinary scents in their range. But this one is rather average and uninspired (and besides, it doesn’t develop as it should on me).

What you are presented with here is a cruel abomination.

This scent tries to be chocolatey-coffee-like. The emphasis is on "tries," because fundamentally, you can clearly tell that the concept does not work.

This is mainly because while you can perceive something "sweet" somewhere, there is always an extremely penetrating refreshing note accompanying this sweetness.
My girlfriend says it smells like cookies during the Christmas season. However, she mentioned that this statement should be evaluated as neither positive nor negative.


So apparently the claim to coffee and chocolate is fulfilled, but the execution is very cruel.

Here, everything is somehow mixed together that doesn't belong: rum and flowers, chocolate and bergamot, etc... Cruel! What on earth were they thinking throwing together so many disharmonious fragrance elements? It's like something out of a bad Frankenstein movie.

This scent is quite unbearable for me. I would almost like to vomit when I smell it. Anyone who wears it can be sure of having a signature scent that one does not forget easily.

If New York smells like this, then I never want to go there!