Bergamote Soleil

Wow! I almost dismissed this one!!! At first you smell it and you think you have smelled it before (a similar experience I have with Roja parfums). This one is a high end take on a traditional summer cologne but, oh boy, if I did not get a sample to take with me home I would never experience it and wouldn't have bought it eventually. Beautiful, delicate, exquisite and well blended summer cologne, with true unisex profile. Top quality ingredients in line with Creeds, Roja and Frapin. It starts citrusy (bergamot and bitter sweet orange) but immediately midnotes move in creating a similar accord with florals (lavender and jasmine) while moving to the base where oakmoss and very contemporary light vetiver continue the top notes harmony. Amazing blend, I am speechless how something so simple can be taken to the next level. A few things to know about this one. It is a summer scent (it needs the heat). You can wear it as signature office scent but it will be more subtle, closer to personal scent (perfect for office). It is not original as a scent, the blend and composition is. It is very light but lasts good 8 hours on me with good projection (in hot summer conditions). Jérôme Epinette is a genius!!! Take your time with this one, fight your instinct to dismiss it as just another summer citrus freshy!!!

Atelier Cologne's citrus fragrances are always my favorite. And this time, Bergamot Soleil won my heart again. There are too many perfumes named "xxx soleil", but only few of them can make me feel the sunshine in the aroma.What should a "sunny" fragrance be like?At least in my view, it should be fresh and clear, without any dark side, and it should have the ability to bring us delight.Therefore...only(again, this is just my personal opinion)...only the citrus fruit have this power.Because the scent needs to be juicy enough, so it could immediately catch your attention. Well let's talk about this fragrance——even though it was named "Bergamot", I agree with many reviewers here that the bitter orange scent has actually overwhelmed the bergamot.Unfortunately I am a super bitter orange lover, so it's pretty hard for me to be...completely objective.But I still have to say that...the bitter orange here is not really a "distracter" but a special way to make the whole scent more limpid. That's what "soleil" should be...like in a warm autumn day the sunlight flows through the leaves and falls in a creek...then shines like hundreds of topaz...pure beauty.

A citrus lovers dream. I like this although for the price, I have other bitter orange/bergamot based fragrances that offer a more complex scent. Not to say that's bad because this is definitely a quality frag. It sprays on almost like an oil. It will outlast all of those other said fragrances but worth the price tag? Probably not. I would be interested in testing their other offerings and will. I just so happened to catch a bargain on a travel sized bottle of this one. So, the scent. It's really not so different from Cartier's Declaration L'Eau (a fraction of the cost). Zesty, tangy bergamot and other citrus with an herbal feel to it. I get hints of the other notes in the drydown and a bit of a soapy citrus smell. However, it's still mostly citrus throughout. It will certainly outlast Declaration L'Eau but not Bvlgari's Aqua Amara (not so similar but same wheelhouse). I got about 6-7 hours out of it which was somewhat of a disappointment with it being a straight parfum and the sillage is quite good for a few hours. Overall, I enjoy it but I would not pay MSRP blindly.

Bergamote Soleil is one of the best Bergamot fragrances for my money. I have mentioned this before, nobody does citrus notes better than Atelier Cologne and this is one of my favourites from their line. First spray notes that hit you are a really bitter orange peel and Bergamot. Bam. Citrus lovers dream. The Bergamot stays to be joined by a kinda spicy heart with ambrette, lavender and vetiver. I know it says vetiver is a basenote but I really get it pretty soon into the fragrance.The dry down is oakmoss and the white musk that is common to most of the Atelier Citrus frags. To sum up, main notes are Bergamot, bitter orange and a spicy combo of Vetiver and ambrette. projection is acceptable arms length for the first couple of hours before settling down and longevity is average to goodish, 6-7 hours on me with 4 sprays. This is one of those frags which to a lay person will just smell citrusy but to a more educated nose, will show wonderful facets of a beautiful bergamot and vetiver with spicy flourishes. Understated class. I love it. 9/10

The bergamot here is not so thick and strong. The orange comes through clearly giving it a lighter fresh scent. Lavender is faint and well blended which is a good thing. I get the amber and all the other notes round out the base in a perfect balance to the citrus top notes. This is very good for humid summer weather. It feels like you're straight out of the shower. I love orange-type notes for their sweet, clean, fresh scent. This is a lovely take on that. It's not the most long lasting which is a downside because this is a more pricey fragrance. I think if you need to reapply several times a day, you want the price to be lower. Otherwise, this is gorgeous, uplifting, sunshine in a bottle.