Patchouli d’Angkor

For a fragrance with patchouli in the name, this is not heavy on patchouli at all. What I get most of Patchouli d’Angkor is a very feminine, sweet jasmine, juicy pear, a mellow black pepper and bergamot and woodyness. In the dry down I get patchouli and a soft, powdery, almost, fluffy musk. To me, Patchouli d’Angkor has two distinct phases: a floral fruity one in the beginning and middle and a patchouli/woody one in the dry down. I love it and I am not mad at the misleading name and I find it very easy to wear all year round, girly, and almost I would recommend it as a safe blind buy if you’re into jasmine and pear scents and you don’t hate patchouli. It feels very designer to me, very approachable and likeable. Performance is good, moderate to long lasting and projects for the first few hours. Packaging is gorgeous and for the price you can get this online, I would recommend it more than any of the Armani My Way or Givenchy L’Interdit.

Really, really addictive! I love it. Very powdery, some citrus, somewhat soapy. Very clean and it lasts for hours. But... before it gets that far, wait for 1/2 hour. That’s All folks! Buy it.

Wearing this makes me feel relaxed , like a therapy session. Long lasting and smooth. I truly enjoyed this so much.

Was not particularly impressed by the opening, as the combination between pear jasmine and citrus did not come off as natural as this line usually strives for, but after 15-20 minutes it settles quite nicely into the musky pear note - clean, soapy, refreshing. The dry down ups the muskiness and the base notes come more to the forefront - some more robust woody/balsamic vibes, the pear note goes into more vegital, pear peel vs pear fruit in the opening direction, while still been clean and uplifting. I appreciate the drydown more than the opening in this fragrance, as it comes out more balanced and natural smelling. But as far as patchouli goes, can't say its all that present in any stage, if at all. More appropriate name would have been "Pear d'Angkor" honestly. Neither lasts particularly long tho, which is the reason i consider this to be a hot weather fragrance, given its ephemeral nature - give it 3-4h and there won't be even a trace of it on your skin, and even before that, 1h after spraying at most it comes to be a skin scent with no sillage to speak of - but that's on my dry, atopic skin - i imagine on more oily skin types it would last quite longer, especially if you moisturize before applying the fragrance. Overall, not the brightest star in my Boucheron collection, but still a good buy.

This is a floral and powdery patchouli. In fact, I hardly get any patchouli at all, at least not the earthy and musty patchouli essential oil. Luckily, the pear is not too strong, so that it just gives a bit of juiciness without overpowering the composition. All in all, this is a tame and elegant fragrance that is lovely to wear in spring due to its floral and powdery aspects. I would even go so far to say that people who do not like patchouli should test this fragrance.