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.

This is a gorgeous fragrance. Originally bought my sister the Chance Eau Fraiche but her chemistry made it smell way too masculine. We returned it and she tried on some Atelier fragrances and she loved several. She ended up narrowing it down to this one. This is the essence of my sister. Her personality and look fits with the fragrance and is just a beautiful aura around her. She is athletic, blonde, outgoing and funny. She loves citrus and the citrus blooms beautifully on her without smelling too masculine. It gives her a trail of sillage for the first couple hours as well! Long lasting.

This is so fresh and lovely! I love bergamot note in colognes so I was looking for an affordable bergamot focused fragrance. This one does it for me. I like Atelier's fresh fragrances so far. I admit I'm still a novice on my fragrance journey. There'are some bitter orange notes along with a delightful crisp and fresh, tart bergamot. I would give it a good 4.75/5 even though it doesn't last more than 4-5 hours. I just carry an atomizer with me if I want to reapply. It's a small cost to experience the fresh outburst this fragrance is!

A sparkling fresh citrus aromatic that is so realistic that it takes my breath away.Bright and cheerful, this is one that will lift your spirits on a humid summer's day The citrus is tart at first but mellows as it enters the floral heart stage of the development. The dry down is earthy and warm. Silage is moderate, longevity surprisingly good; I applied yesterday at 4:00 PM and at 8:00 AM I could still smell the basenotes on my skin. I highly recommend this as a worthy addition to your warm weather stable of scents.

My favorite of the Atelier citrus scents. This one packs the perfect citrus punch. It smells and feels like sunshine. The combination of bergamot, cardamon, and ambers give such warmth. The Jasmine and lavender aren't present until the dry down and is pleasant. The lavender doesn't smell medicinal as it can at times. I like this scent very much for myself, but I'm going have my husband try it out because I think it would be fabulous on a man as well.

I have found my summer 2021 signature scent!! This is everything you want in a summer scent, without the coconut/tanning lotion vibe. Complex citrus, with a delicious creamy drydown The only downside is that you have to reapply every 2-3 hours if you want to get noticed, because this beauty transforms into a skin scent pretty fast (but ohhhhhhh what a skin scent!!).

My absolute favorite citrus scent ever. Strong bitter bergamot, kind of green pepper ish, with an herbal backing. One of the most truly unisex scents I think I've ever smelled, and my favorite daily wear. It's peppy enough for the day but bitter and interesting enough for the night. I think it smells better the more you sweat!

Pretty bergamot (quite radiant one as well). It has zesty and fruity aspects and well as slight powdery clean vibes from jasmine. Nice (slightly bitter) freshness from herbs and spices (lavander and cardamom). In general it’s a very decent bergamot: juicy, fresh and multidimensional. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

Short and sweet, the best bergamot I've ever smelled. Doesn't possess great longevity but when it is with you, you're the zestiest bit of summer citrus scent around. Buy the big bottle that comes with a purse size atomizer so it can carried along for touch ups to stay deliciously fresh & cool all day long.

My first ever Atelier Cologne! And what can I say? Certainly a fresh, beautiful and very clean scent. Starts with a bergamot BLAST with a hint of blood orange, then a very nice and clean scent cardamom, jasmine, vetiver and a slight hint of oakmoss stays with you for a long time I love it so much!

Smells like sunshine and woods to me. Beautiful bergamot top note which on me does get pretty good longevity for a citrus note, then it shifts to a nice soft woodsy vibe with the vetiver, oakmoss, lavender and spices. So good and one of my absolute faves from this house.

Smells like a more refined and complex mancera lemon line. price-wise, it’s more worth to buy than lemon line, but really, nothing that special or extraordinary. just a good, safe fragrance with an okay performance.

Quite nice, a deeper citrus with a twist. Office safe, spring and summer. Nothing spectaculair, but nice, fresh and different. It was a gift, would rebuy if the price was more reasonable.

So natural, fresh and sparkling! Almost like its alive.when you wear this you get super happy and you will smell so fresh and clean. One of the best citruses ever made in my opinion.

My new favorite Atelier. So very much like cedrat enivrant but with less masculine base. Opens with crisp sharp citrus peel, a far better bergamot than I have sampled in a while.

I love bergamot. This is an unpretentious just-about-soliflore. Decent sillage. Fresh, green, citrusy. Unisex. If you usually find citrus too sweet, give this one a try.