Baiser Vole Essence de Parfum

I finally tracked down a sample, and let me tell you, it was a mission. It is so hard to find that it almost feels discontinued, so my expectations were sky high. The accords on Fragrantica are absolutely my style. The moment I sprayed it, my husband immediately said it smells like sunscreen and off bug spray. And honestly, I completely see what he means. The vanilla here has a distinct saltiness that gives off that slightly tropical, repellent adjacent first impression. Not sure if I got a bad sample or what because is it suppose to have that impression? But for me, the magic is in the lily. It is incredibly comforting, even if it reads just the slightest bit artificial. There is a gentle, almost powdery lightness to this fragrance that feels like a warm hug, and I also pick up a subtle boozy undertone that adds an unexpected sophistication. It is a quiet, intimate scent rather than a loud performer. There is a gentle sweetness in it that I adore. I love a good clean sweetness. I absolutely love the DNA, but I desperately wish it had more projection and longevity. If anyone knows of a Middle Eastern fragrance that captures this exact salty vanilla lily vibe but with beast mode performance, please tell me. I would love to find a stronger, more potent twist on this beautiful composition. Open to the possibility that I got a bad sample so it may not be performing in its most optimal state. Edit: after wearing this for a few hours im loving it. It almost reminds me of cream soda in the sweetness. And the feeling of being clean and fresh out of a hot shower and putting on luxury lotion. I love this

It smells exactly like Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum) - white trumpet lily. Beautiful, cold, lofty. Very realistic fragrance, I've found all notes typical of Easter lily: sugary narcotic jimsonweed, cinnamic plastic-y balm poplar and resinous note of propolis. It smells also like jimsonweed because white trumpet lily has scent similar to this night blooming flower. Jimsonweed is lighter, white trumpet lily possess resinous note of propolis (smelling like patchouli + rum + incense). And this resinous note evaporates slowly into jimsonweed. You can find there traces of 1. yellow azalea (Rhododendron luteum) which smells much heavier than lily with marsh Labrador tea note, 2. korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) which is maybe more carnation-like but with the same resinous propolis note as well 3. balm poplar buds in the spring (Populus balsamifera). Baiser Vole Essence de parfum smells like L'Instant EDT(!) without sweetness of vanilla, without the tender note of citrus and plus resinous propolis note. I think both perfumes can be mixed, layered. I like it better than the original which smells more of Calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) and florist shop. Edit: @Objestions It's discontinued??? NOOOOOO! PROS: my version is carcinogen free!! (no BHT, benzophenone nor ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate), but better check ingredients, because there can be other edition of this fragrance)

As I'm sorting out my bottles to sell on ebay, I had to sniff this one more time as a farewell, since I chose to keep Guerlain L'instant edp over it. L'instant is less rich, less voluptuous and is more in line with my tastes even though I'm not really into "pretty florals" that much anymore. Baiser volé in the essence version really has that round, concentrated bourbon vanilla that takes it into "oriental" territory instead of sharp soliflore territory like the original edp. The lily is thick smelling and full of pollen. I noticed lately that big florals are back, as long as they are "clean" and sanitized (so many orange blossoms/tuberose/jasmine blends out there). I think if you can stand lilies, this is a good scent to wear to stand out from the crowd and it doesn't just smell like shampoo like so many other florals do right now. The original edp was really well behaved and almost virginal but I feel like the Essence is more sensual, more tanned skin/summery/tropical and more in line with contemporary tastes. A good alternative to all the "sunscreen" scents popular right now. This is less thin, less "body care". It really smells like an expensive perfume. Bottle is really gorgeous, they really made an effort with that one!

A velvety sumptuous beauty. This has certainly stolen me. It opens a bit sharp, with the pinch of the bourbon and the green of the leaves and stem of the lily, but wait... just wait. This flower will bloom for you, into a rich sweet, but not overly so, blossom - that is as others have said, so soft, elegant, and feminine. Just two notes here, so well composed, the vanilla bourbon entices the lily to show all of herself to you. The two are entwined, and they dance so beautifully if you let them mingle - on me about 20 minutes after the initial spray, they are like lovers coming together. My god this is just so beautiful to me! As the name suggests, this perfume is for the sweetness of stolen kisses, the passion of seduction, and great loves. I think longevity and sillage are wonderful - just enough to entice the one for whom you're longing. The sprays to my wrists applied yesterday evening are still very present, albeit softer and more powdery - as if the last of the nectar of the bud has opened, and is being carried away by the warm of a gentle wind. I agree that this is the stuff signature scents are made of, and for the time being, I too have just found mine.

The original Baiser Vole is my favorite perfume, so much so that I keep multiple sized bottles (1.7, 3.4...) for emergencies. You never know when Carter will discontinue a fragrance, like they did with Delices EDP for example, my other favorite. BV is a classic scent, yet it is still youthful; It is green, powdery, fresh, and sweet, but it is not sweet in a sugary way. Fast forward to BV Essence, and I've fallen in love for a second time. Baiser Vole Essence is what happens when Baiser Vole has a love-child with vanilla. The Vanilla slightly amps up the sweetness, but not in a sickening way. It is an elegant sweet, and it is sexxxxxy because of this. Now to the unfortunate part, this fragrance is discontinued. There are bottles floating around the perfume dimension for niche prices, but they are rare. I managed to locate a pack of twelve 1.5ml sample vials for a reasonable price, but it does not offer the same experience as having and holding the beautiful BV bottle in ones hand. Hopefully, my dreams will come true soon, and I'll have a full bottle of BV Essence in my collection.

This is so very different to the perfumes I normally love. It's not a spicy or floral oriental, a floral chypre or woody musk. It's not woody, nor is it gourmand... It's simply not "me". I really don't know what prompted me to look at Baiser Vole in the first place; I love a fair number of the fragrances which appear in the "People who like this also like..." section and recently blind-swapped for Jour d'Hermes - another fragrance outside my comfort zone and loved THAT, too. When I saw a 15ml bottle of Baiser Vole Essence selling for a ridiculously low sum on eBay, it seemed rude not to buy it. I love the smell of fresh lilies and Mathilde Laurent has captured the scent perfectly. The perfume is gently and naturally sweet, with vanilla rounding out and smoothing - but not overwhelming - the lilies beautifully. What a gem! I am now in the market for a larger bottle, as my little one isn't going to last long during the hot weather we've been experiencing in the SE of England. Baiser Vole Essence seems an ideal fragrance to wear during hot and sultry days.

stolen kiss. god this smells so delicious and creamy! a heavenly floral with an extract of vanilla poured on top! yummy yummy in my tummy!! :) every time i smell this i get this happy joyful feeling of excitement! so basic so sensual and lovely. the cartier rep told me a little story about how mathilde laurent wanted to capture the whole aspect of a lily. and it does. you can tell it is more than just an average floral it captures even the scent of a partial green essence also. the bourbon vanilla is such a beautiful contrast and i could not imagine this without it. the original is great but this one takes it up a notch like it truly deserves to be. i can't think of a simplified 2 note creation like this that engulfs your senses with more then just two scents. this should be the scent for lovers. ladies take note if you want something special to entice your man. baiser vole = stolen kiss. this perfume has my heart and has earned a 8.5 out of 10 to me. silage is good longevity is great and it is a great quality fragrance.

Lilies are my favorite flower, and when we first started dating, my now partner would constantly buy them for me. My house was filled with lilies and their gorgeous scent all the time and I loved it. This perfume so perfectly captures the richness and plushness of the scent of those beautiful flowers and takes me back 15 years every time I wear it. It is just the purest most gorgeous lily I've encountered. I love it in the winter. I love it in the spring. I love it in the summer. And I love it in the fall. It is gorgeous and uplifting in every season and at every time of day and just puts me in the best mood. It lasts throughout the day and into the next (my skin is never dry though, so perfume does tend to linger on me, but this particular perfume lingers longer than most others) and projects moderately for most of that time. I love the original, which is a little more green, but this one I absolutely adore.

I brought this perfume to work to share and it was a split decision with my coworkers. On myself the Lily is very prominent, and it was all I could smell on everyone who tried it. It was very strong and I was trying to remember why I wanted this so bad. After an hour of wrinkling my nose, the magic kicked in, soft, lovely, smooth vanilla with just a smack of Lily to make it exciting. Now I realized what it was that made me want this. Of the 5 women that tried it, 3 loved it right off, I was skeptical in the beginning, but it was a real pleasure after an hour and worth the wait. The last women smelled of Lily for the duration of the perfume and really disliked it. All in all this was a very big hit. I reapplied it when I took my evening shower and even the Lily was smoother to me. Yummy stuff.

Oh. My. God. This is the holy grail of lily scents. I'm so surprised I fell in love with something so linear. What you get after the first 10 minutes is what you get hours later, and I'm enraptured. I pick up the vanilla note but for me it doesn't dominate the lily. I'm so enthralled that I immediately ordered a .5 oz of the original Cartier Baiser Vole (lily without the vanilla note). I'm curious to the origins of this beauty. And I agree with the review immediately below me from @justfloral, it does remind me of Guerlain's L'Instant, another one of my loves. Is it unique? No. Is it sexy? No. Is it niche? Nope. Is it wonderful, simple, intoxicating and natural? Absolutely. And importantly, it won't break the bank. It checks off enough boxes that I can't deny myself, full bottle on the way.

This is a deeper , sweeter , more powdery version of the EDP ,it has no sharp edges and just a few green notes , it's just a big powdery vanilla lily that is very well blended , soft and subtle , taken in to the oriental direction. It's slightly soft peppery , it has a touch of spice coming from the lily . And somewhere a touch of lemon ? If I were to guess the obvious notes I would say, vanilla, lily and some citrus or soft green note. Romantic and classic , subtle and soft,sweet and powdery, baiser vole essence is a beautiful creation , and maybe my favorite of them all. In comparison the EDP IS fresher and soapier, what I love about the EDP is how it settles , smells like a good expensive shampoo to me. Fresh and clean!

The older I get the less stuff I want to manage. I find myself purging my house of things I don't use, things that are broken, things I realize I don't love anymore. My closet is starting to become more streamlined, shaping into a lovely capsule wardrobe. I can feel my attention being pulled toward my insanely large perfume collection. It's whispering at me, also begging to be streamlined. I love my perfumes, but I know many of them are going to end up being sold or given away. Soon it will be time to decide which fragrances are special enough to keep, the ones I decide are the best examples of their category. I can tell you right now, this will be one of the keepers.

Loverly! When the SA handed me a scented card in the shape of a white flower tiara, I had to stop and smell the fleur. I took my spray sample home to give it a proper test and loved it so much that I got a full bottle as soon as I could! It opens with velvety blooms with their stems freshly snapped. A few minutes later, add to that a warm, buttery vanilla with none of the booze. This stays very much floral but more of the whole flower than an isolated note. This is heavenly on a cool, sunny, spring day. Elegant without wandering into posh territory. Refined without losing its nature. Silage is soft to moderate with a single spray, and longevity is 6+ hours.

Elegance and femininity were the first things which came to mind when I tried this beautiful creation. It's not an everyday fragrance. This is the perfume to wear on a special night out, or for those moments when you want to make lasting memories. Soft, and utterly feminine. It lasts for hours on my skin. The vanilla is smooth and voluptuous from beginning to end. It's sweet, yes, but not candy sweet. I get the barest hint of lily and a touch of powder which adds to it's appeal and keeps it from becoming just another vanilla fragrance. I find it somewhat similar to Dolce & Gabbana's The One. Simply gorgeous.

It is Baiser Vole (green fresh lilies) with less green and plenty of vanilla added in for a smooth creamy richness. The lilies are still vivid, and some greenness plays around, coming and going as it wills. The powdery vanilla does overpower the lily however. It's a toss up whether I like this more or less than the original. Mostly, I just like it 'different'. It's better for a day when one would like to feel opulent rather than crystalline. This floral gourmand is beautiful, tender, and soft. It could be a nice choice for a wedding scent.

Tested this on today and it stood out amongst the lutens and others. It's a bombastic lily, dipped in a sweet creme brulee. Lily can't be edible can it? This is close to it. It's nearly a floral gourmand which for me would be a novelty. Also, and this is my nose playing tricks on me maybe but.... I smell freshly peeled banana instead of lily and vanilla. So in my nose it alternates between lily and banana, and it's very entertaining. I love this but need to try a few more times before committing to fb. Edited: FB coming up!!! Yeah!

I just bought a bottle of this amazing scent and had to write a review as soon as i got home. After trying and spraying several fragrances at the store, this one came coming up through the fumes of the surrounding perfumes. It's sooooo super creamy and soft, and just gorgeous!!! The vanilla and lily dry down to this amazing silkiness and it never change, even after an hour. The sillage is pretty impressing for such soft fragrance. I'm in love! I would say it does smell like a very soft jasmine flower on my skin.

This is my first Cartier and I really love it. I have always loved lilies, the Casablanca lily being my favorite, but I never found a perfume to showcase the lily in a pleasant fashion until now. I think it's a hard flower to project nicely in a perfume. Smelling them in their natural form is one thing but for some reason certain perfumes that I had tested with lilies always left me feeling like there was something missing. The vanilla mixed in with lily is exquisite. Cartier nailed it!

This is a truly gorgeous perfume. It has all of the elements from the original Baiser Volé but with added full-bodied creaminess. I have tested many lily perfumes by now, but this one really stands out to me personally. I bought it as a blind-buy, purely on the assumption that I would like it because of my love for the BV line, and boy was it a good one ! To me this perfume has everything, and it drips of lusciousness. Definitely gonna need to get my hands on several back-ups.

+ Cold gold metal warmed by my skin. Weird association. I get bourbon vanilla and realistic lily from this perfume. I love it a lot. My favorite of Baiser Vole line. This fragrance is pure lily, green leaves and a rich vanilla that 'rounds' the fragrance. This scent is quite beautiful. It's a masterpiece. EDIT. wearing in summer now. This scent is long lasting now and develops into a beautiful skin scent, like a very nice body cream. I love everything about this perfume. <3

I find IRL lilies headache-inducing but I L-O-V-E this! Imagine lily flowers on full bloom, cut off the petals and stamens then soak them altogether into vanilla rum and let them sit for a few days, the result will be Baiser Vole Essense. The greenness and powderiness from lily petals and the indolic, plastic-y headiness from the pollen combined with the creaminess and slight booziness from vanilla rum have given us one of the best, if not THE best, lily fragrances ever!!

Very similar to the EDP, but with a creamy but grown up bourbon vanilla...took me a while to "get" the vanilla here. It's obvious now, but my mind always associated vanilla with that sweet, icecream flavour type of vanilla, and here's it's barely sweet, but refined, sober and old-wordly. Maybe I'm insane, but I almost get the impression I am smelling a woody oriental. It's so creamy, warm, velvety and seductive...can't wait to get my hands on a bottle of this!

At first, this fragrance frightened me--the lily-vanilla combination did not work during the wet stage, and the two notes were at odds with each other like rock-em-sock-em robots. Now, a half hour later, this is SOOO gorgeous and oh-so femme. It smells like a white, lotiony river with the heads of fresh lilies floating on the surface. Soft, creamy, and elegant. I'm impressed with how it really sank into my skin and became one with me.

Oh my stars! YES! This is holy grail status juice in here. I love the original Baiser Vole but something about the pure unadulterated floral reads kind of old-ladyish with my skin chemistry, in my opinion. But here, luxurious bourbon vanilla and fresh dewy lilies shine...this smells bright and sweet like the first sunny day of spring. This is a must-have. I’ve died and gone to bourbon vanilla gilded lily heaven. This is everything!

I have fallen big time for the Baiser Vole range. I now have this one, the Extrait and the Edp and I really like them all. This one has more vanilla than the others but it isn’t that sickly sweet patisserie vanilla, it’s bourbon vanilla but there is still a strong note of fresh green lily. I’m now looking out for the perfume and also the version with rose and pink lily, the latter is not easy to find.

I've just finished a 40 ml bottle of this beauty. I was looking for something that smelled like my lillium orientalis, and this perfume actually does. It smells a bit muted but so so lovely. I strongly recommend it if you love sweet lillies, not as harsh as they smell in real life, but beautiful as that. It's a lovely fragrance in all. Longevity, meduim - long. Sillage, moderate to heavy.

Wow, is this nice and at the same time elegant, simple and comfortable to wear. But yes, you have to like sweet and cozy scents. I know that I love this so much. There is absoulutely nothing synthetic. Very nice lily and a gorgeous vanilla. If you want to feel comfortable and relaxt, but not in a sheap way, this is right. Not only for young woman, only two perfect notes, loooooooooooove

Such a classy scent!definitely not a teenager perfume,it belongs to strong,confident and affectionate women who knows how to handle life and also enjoy it. Opens with a strong, clean lily then comes soft romantic vanille. This perfume has a bold and unique character, A perfect choice of signature if you like sexy but also sophisticated scents. A masterpiece, bravo Mathilde Laurent.

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. I love how simple and elegant it is. Lily and bourbon vanilla and that's all you need! This is #1 on my to-buy list. Something about it at first smells a bit like a fresh banana, but it's still great, not too weird. Just weird enough, in fact. The dry down is more vanilla-y. Even my guy friend who doesn't like perfume loved it.

Today, strolling through a store, I got a whiff of Baiser Vole Essence de Parfum. The shop assistant handed me a scented paper strip, and I kept on strolling. 10 minutes later I turned back, and after trying it on my skin I was sure it’s a must have perfume. It’s an absolutely precious scent of lily and vanilla – warm, powdery and very elegant.

Gorgeous, full blown, voluptuous lily dipped in creamy golden vanilla. Amazing longevity. I sprayed my palm in Kristiana at 6pm. The scent lasted thru dinner, grocery shopping, freezing temps outside, snow, wind, a hot bath... and I could still smell it this morning when I awoke! Delicious gilded lily, bourbon vanilla heaven indeed.

I love the EDP so much. It is so realistic. This version has a wonderful unsweet but rich vanilla, not unlike what is experienced in Shalimar. It seems to wear closer on me than the EDP, which is strange because it is rich. Will have to revisit at a later time to see if I am just anosmic.

I bought this by accident thinking it was the original (eBay + wine = margin for error) but what a happy accident! It's got the lovely smooth, linear lily accord of the original but the vanilla warms it up just a touch and seems to help it project a bit too. Absolutely freaking gorgeous.

Really really elegant and sweet version of this beautiful perfume. The original is for me too flowery, too classic. The edt too much vegetal, acid, "green" . This version is smooth and romantic. This is a bright and sweet vanilla version. Tx Mathilde ;)

I wore the original edp for years, but I had never smelled any of the flankers. Saw this for cheap and bought it for nostalgia, but damn this is 100 times better than the original! This is amazing. Addicting.

This is beautiful realistic lily. I've been looking for a lily perfume that smelled true to nature. The vanilla bourbon mixed with lily is spectacular. Its unique and tantalizing. Very pretty perfume.

This is like a full, ripe blooming lily with the green stem freshly cut, dipped in golden velvety vanilla. It smells delicious and extremely elegant at the same time. I love it!!

this is heaven in a bottle ,a precious lily flower enriched with a soft vanillic touch ,one of the best feminine fragrance in the last months

BANANA!!! A warm, smokey, boozy vanilla banana liquer!!! LOVE IT but longetivity is not good :(

Superb! Everything I wished it would be, voluptuous, intoxicating Lilies.Very, very sexy.

Muy parecido al Baiser Vole EDP, pero con más vainilla, hermosísimo!

Superb ! So simple and elegant and ...perfect !

Cartier Baiser Volé Essence de Parfum opens with a straightforward lily. This lily scent is clearly inherited from the original Baiser Volé, a little green besides the floral sensation, but without the peppey aspect, which makes the lily a little bit more abstract than in the opening of the original version. After about 20 minutes, vanilla becomes more and more prominent, and for the next hour, almost overshadows the lily. I'm less fond of this stage as the vanilla here at this point, seems to have a smidgen too much of sugar mixed in to my liking. Fortunately as the fragrance wears, it becomes more balanced, with vanilla brought down to the same level as the lily. This part of the drydown, about 2 hours after the spray until the end, is my favourite part of Baiser Volé Essence de Parfum. The lily here still maintains a little green aspect, and it rolls all around on a soft, fluffy vanilla bed, like a slightly sweeter and warmer version of the original Baiser Volé. The sillage is moderate on me and the longevity is at least 10 hours. I personally prefer the more soliflore original Baiser Volé a little more and I find Essence de Parfum a little too sweet at one point, but I still enjoyed it quite a lot. Overall, Essence de Parfum is undoutedly feminine, elegant and romantic. If you happen to find the original too green, too cold or too peppery, or you just happen to be interested in a vanilla floral fragrance, you should probably give Baiser Volé Essence de Parfum a try.

This has the same lovely peppery lily of Baiser Vole eau de Parfum, but it's rounder, more sensual and sweeter with a richer vanilla.(the eau de parfum does have a very subtle vanilla) It's not candyfloss-like though and smells natural. I see that most people have categorised it as an Autumnal or Spring scent, but I'd also enjoy this on summer evenings when it wil create a lovely sunny exotic sillage. It's sunnier than the eau de parfum, which I'd say is very suited to spring. I'd agree it's similar to L'Instant, but without the same heavy honey/beeswax, though there is a beeswaxy note to this essence de parfum. However it's lighter and more floral in feel than L'Instant - I'd say overall a better balance I think I love the eau de parfum and this equally, but the original eau de parfum is lighter and easier to wear for most occasions. Sillage moderate, longevity excellent

Sorry to say that Baiser Vole Essence de Parfum is just okay for me. I love the original Baiser Vole, and I'd hoped that the addition of vanilla would make it even better. However, the vanilla feels incongruous with the rest of the composition. It's like opening a florist's refrigerator, breathing in the cold, fragrant lilies, but then someone rudely shoves a bottle of vanilla extract into your face and all you can smell is vanilla - the lilies are still there, but very faintly. And that is what the vanilla smells like here: just plain old vanilla extract. It's not bad - I don't dislike it - but it's not great, either. The original is beautiful, and the vanilla in Essence de Parfum just distracts from that beauty.

Tried it today with high hopes, because the name suggested a more intense version of the original. I absolutely adore the EDP, but I only get about 5-6h longevity and something like Essence de Parfum sounded tempting. Well, disappointment galore, the original is gorgeous/sophisticated/airy/memorable lily scent, and this one is like a cheaper version of it, the vanilla added realy ruins it for me(it's like the vanilla sugar you use for cake), makes it like any other sweet/vanilla/candy perfume out there. Yes it does last longer, but the original EDP, for me, is way way way better than this

Fantaboulous! But a little bit too sweet for my taste. Wonderful, fresh grown up Lily - reminds me of the Lily-note in Van Cleef Lys Carmin. Warm, round, powerful, caremel'ish Vanilla - like the Vanilla-note in D&G The One. 1 spray goes along way, Longlasting and powerful. Otrolig! Men lite för söt för min smak. Underbar, fräsch vuxen Lilja - påminner om Liljenoten i Van Cleef Lys Carmin. Varm, rund, kraftig och karamellaktig Vanilj -lite som vaniljnoten i D&G The One. 1 sprejning klarar sig länge. Otroligt hållbar och mycket kraftig utstrålning.

As a gourmande lover I wasn't sure I would like this, but I really love the baiser vole so I wanted to try one this, since it seemed very similar but with vanilla. This is SO PRETTY. Just sweet and elegant and soft. Not something I would wear to make a statement really, but I think this would be lovely for a dinner out, something you would dress up for. A good date perfume, not too choking, maybe a good office fragrance too. The flowers are so understated and the vanilla is balanced so right. Perfection.

This is not typical crisp green Lily flower shop like smell. It’s gourmand take on Lily. Vanilla gives a really beautiful sweetness to the lily that sometimes can be overwhelming. @fyre92 comment that it smells like glazed doughnuts is on point! 😄😄 It’s not a love for me but I still enjoy it. One thing that’s bothering me is that when I smelled it up close on my wrist it’s stays in my nose for a minute but I get some weird unpleasant chemical smell but when I get whiffs of it is nice.

Compared with the original version, this feels like a more concentrated lily. The white floral note is denser and more focused. From the heart onward, the pollen-like quality becomes more noticeable, and the scent also lingers longer. The main difference from the original is that it no longer smells like a freshly cut lily with a green edge. Instead it resembles a lily that has been in full bloom for some time—richer, more saturated, with clearly stronger longevity.