Promesse

Since this is my signature fragrance I'm going to do my first-ever review on it. I was gutted to find out that they don't make it anymore. Out of all of Cacharel's fragrances Promesse is my absolute favorite. I've received more compliments on it than any other scent I've ever worn. I generally love fruity/gourmand scents and this one is especially lovely. It's not sickeningly sweet or overbearing either. The longevity and sillage are moderate. On me it opens with a strong berry note, fresh and sweet, with a prominent hint of orchids and then settles into a warm and inviting vanilla, raspberry and cake scent. I only need to spritz it on once in the morning and I can still smell it at the end of the day, albeit faintly. I seem to grow out of scents fairly quickly, but never with this. I've worn it consistently since 2007 and I still haven't tired of it. Also it doesn't smell stale during the hot summer days. I've never found it nauseating or cloying. I used to be able to buy it for around $35, which I thought was a bargain. I'm surprised it never gained in popularity. Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose is a pretty good substitute, so is Lanvin by Jeanne Lanvin. It's a beautiful scent if you want to feel youthful, vibrant, innocent, sexy and sophisticated all at the same time. It would suit women of all ages. I hope they bring it back and soon.

(This review is for Eau de Toilette) I bought PROMESSE when it was first released in 2005 and to this day it remains among my favorite fruity floral scents. It is lovely, fun, and romantic at the same time. It is like wearing very girly but elegant summer dress with cheerful pink floral design. It is surely not very complex, or formal scent but this kind of scent I want to wear when I feel like dancing up a storm on a dance floor with my man. PROMESSE opens with the fresh citrus and then transforms into lovely, very berry, slightly tart and sweet blackcurrant scent. I love blackcurrants and berry scents in general and I find this one very lovely. The gentle orchids are the heart of the fragrance. They are subtle but nevertheless very beautiful. The scent is close to the skin but it lasts for at least 5 hours. If you love fruity floral notes and looking for easy to wear, pretty and chic scent then this one might fit the bill. My friends and family seem to enjoy this scent too. I love wearing it to the parties. (My overall score is 9/10)

I love this scent! It makes me happy and I get a fresh feeling from it. Like someone already mentioned, it is romantic and fruity and like all of my scents, it is also flowery. When it went of the market I bought my second bottle of 100 ml, which I cherish. Fortunately I already discovered a good replacement: Feerie by Van Cleef & Arpels, unfortunately, Van Cleef & Arpels is even more expensive than Cacharel! Both fragrances are very longlasting and both contain black currant and jasmine. Honestly, I love Feerie even more, but that is probably because I am a sucker for rose scents. Feerie contains Bulgarian rose and Egyptian Jasmine, while Promesse doesn't contain rose, but it does contain jasmine. From the 28 bottles of scent that I own, 13 contain rose and 14 contain jasmine. (And 12 vanilla, which has nothing to do with Promesse at all, but which happens to be another ingredient in perfumes which I am very fond of.)

Promesse is super sweet like berries dipped in sugar! Sweet, romantic, charming, juicy, fruity, flirty, delicious, cheerful, summery fragrance! Promesse opens with a very strong blast of delicious mouth watering juicy, slightly tart berry’ness! A beautiful combination of sweet fruits and soft florals. Very well balanced. The black current note is the most prominent. The sillage and longevity are both great! I can still smell this softly on my skin hours later. Any age can wear this, not just young teens. This is my mum’s signature scent who is 50+. An excellent fragrance for the spring/summer! Lovely bottle too!

Promesse is absolutely beautiful! Smells like forest fruits, flowers and musk. Longevity si pretty good, 5-8 hours; it stays longer if sprayed on hair. Very appropriate for spring, summer time but it is also suitable for winter, black current notes are more intense on cold weather. I received many compliments while wearing this, even from people I did not know! Very young and alluring, gives you a feeling of happiness. Too bad it was discontinued. Tresor Midnight Rose is quite similar although is sweeter than Promesse.