Chevrefeuille

I was able to acquire a 30 year old bottle of this, which was unused and stored in a box under ideal conditions. It's a really spectacular scent, and is unlike any of Creed's current offerings. If I were going to categorize it with any of Creed's modern formulations, the one that it most resembles would be Original Vetiver. But it is truly distinct, and has a complex and fresh composition that I find delightful and retro. It is most similar to OV in that it is thoroughly a green and fresh scent, without any semblance of citrus. OV is my favorite modern Creed offering, so I am not surprised that Chevrefeuille delights me so much. The most prominent note for me is anise. It has a very herbal, natural personality that is in line with its name. It smells like a botanical garden on a warm late spring day. It manages to be spicy, sweet and herbal all at the same time. The initial spice eventually mellows out into a slightly powdery drydown that is vaguely floral, but retains its green and herbal DNA. The spicy and earthy composition is vaguely reminiscent of fresh garlic cloves, but in an entirely inoffensive way. It's unlike any other fragrance I have ever smelled. It definitely has a vintage character that I greatly value when hunting down discontinued Creed fragrances. I take pride in knowing it's wildly unlikely I will ever encounter someone else who smells like me when I am wearing this. It's a shame that Creed discontinued this fragrance so many years ago, but it's not terribly surprising, as it is the polar opposite in nature of their more recent offerings such as the amber universe duo, and Oud Zarian. Whereas those are sweet, rich and gourmet in nature, Chevrefeuille is entirely green, fresh and herbal. It seems to be at odds with the modern day consumer's palate. But if you value the rich history of fragrance, especially the house of Creed, it is worth tracking down a bottle or a decant of this. It is from the "Gray Cap" line of Creed EDTs that was entirely discontinued years ago. Longevity is just okay on skin, but long lasting on clothing. Similar to 2000s bottles of OV, but certainly better than more recent bottles of OV if looking for a comparison. It starts off strong, but never projects in a powerful or overwhelming manner. I would definitely characterize this as primarily a skin scent.

Creed Chevrefeuille, which translates to honeysuckle, is a discontinued grey-cap-era release that I regard as one of the best freshies of the house, very apropos in the dead heat of summer but comparably nice on a day like today (where I am) that starts off cool and ends up mildly warm. Chevrefeuille is a freshie but is also dense and interesting enough to merit more attention than most of what’s out on the market, even if it’s comparable to many of the previous and current Creed freshies in terms of overall quality. I liken it far more to the other discontinueds that I love (Epicea, Baie de Genievre, etc.) than, say, Silver Mountain Water, Himalaya, or even Green Irish Tweed. There’s something about Chevrefeuille The note breakdown consists of honeysuckle, “herbaceous notes,” and the familiar Creed base of ambergris. It’s primarily floral and citrus, the sharp scent of honeysuckle predictably dominating the scent profile, but there’s a vague herbal quality to it as well, which, even though I think the herbaceous note description is a bit odd, is fairly spot-on. It’s fresh, floral, citrus, and herbal, though the ambergris base doesn’t shine through as much as in the more watery compositions by the house. Overall this is a great fragrance and one I recommend checking out if you’re ever able to. I see if for sale from time to time on Facebook and elsewhere and usually it doesn’t drive as much of a price as some of the other discontinueds, but it merits comparable attention, in my opinion. 8 out of 10

After leaving it for a while, then recently wore again. I get a citrus freshness,. but more like a lemon leaf note vs the fruit. The green honeysuckle is more evident now, but is somewhat hidden in a green Accord. It opens grassy fresh, with a light minty note. That sounds boring, but the soft floral touch sweatens the greens a bit, and blends really well. The ambergris gives a nice added texture, grounding it with a base note. I rode by a honeysuckle patch on my bike on the NCR trail. They are a beautiful wild flower smell. But sadly there isn't much of any recognizable honeysuckle floral scent here. Although there is some white flower note in the mix, light, mostly green. PS: It has grown on me. It's the most fresh and beautiful, natural, uplifting fragrance for Summer. I will seek out a bottle eventually. I don't get any clear floral, but it's too nice to just b a green fragrance. There must be some honey suckle floral in here, giving it a fresh uplifting brightness. Rating: 9/10 Happy Easter. John 3:16

This is a beautiful natural scent. The honeysuckle and green notes are devine on skin. Totally serene like I'd imagine the French countryside. This is transportive in the way that only the the finest fragrances are. As it goes on, the ambergris appears which has a tinge of animalics and a touch of sourness. Dries to clean gentlemanly scent. I'd love a bottle of this but I don't want to have to mortgage a kidney to get one. Still, I'll watch the secondary market and snatch it up should the opportunity arise. This feels vintage in quality and scent but not in performance. Performance is poor even for a vintage fragrance that I'd wager is nearly 100% natural. Ambergris in this reminds me of Les Indemodables Escale Indonesie Top 5 Creed. Shame it's discontinued. Scent 9/10 Performance 2/10

Very high quality and well blended. Very beautiful scent. The green notes are blended with the honeysuckle masterfully. Not all the notes are listed, as the "Amber" accord listed in the stack is real. And I don't include the ambergris note as part of the amber accord, although it is certainly manifested in this scent. The ambergris shouldn't be cinsidered part of the "Amber" accord. Two different things. The amber gives it a creamy, slightly sweet quality, as it typically does. And it adds some depth. The citrus and honeysuckle blend imparts a slight petrichor-like lift, almost as if a slight breeze lifted the honeysuckle aroma after a spring rain. I grew up with honeysuckle lining the fence line around my yard in Virginia, USA. I know the smell.

For me it opens with AMAZING green honeysuckle which pleases my nose with the most wonderful, natural smell of wet grass. I can feel a bits of medical notes, I suspect mint which is not listed, but it's only making this even more likeable, well, at least for my nose. I feel this as a extremely feminine fragrance at least at the opening, because of the sweet smell of honeysuckle. It's not sexy, nor romantic, it's just plainly refreshing, like a mojito in extremely hot summer day. I feel that Chevrefeuille is something I would wish to get my hands on in summertime as it's so complex despite the notes and very mouthwatering as I feel it resembles mojito that much. I'm extremely pleased.

Creed CHEVREFEUILLE is much more about feuilles de chevrefeuille (honeysuckle leaves) than about the flower (honeysuckle) itself. I agree with the category aromatic green, because CHEVREFEUILLE opens very aromatically and then turns very green very fast with a beautiful combination of mint, basil, feuilles de chevrefeuille and who knows what else. It's all fresh and green, not at all sweet, and a pleasure to smell and be enveloped in, evoking memories of serene grasslands dotted with tiny blossoms. But the blossoms really are tiny: this is not at all a floral fragrance, which makes its name somewhat puzzling. Perhaps not for Creed, however, since they seem to use some of the names of their fragrances metaphorically or figuratively, or basically anything but literally! In this case, the name probably keeps men away, since it really sounds like it might/must be a single-note floral fragrance. Far from it, in fact! On the other hand, women may be just as surprised to find out how aromatic and almost tart the opening is. The Creed website, by the way, lists CHEVREFEUILLE under all three of its user categories: women, men, and universal, which seems right, since this is an invigorating and spirit-elevating fragrance suitable for everyone throughout the spring and summer months. The staying power and sillage are good, but the sillage is not at all floral--it is green! I like this very much would love to have the large economy-size bottle (8.4oz) for reckless splashing...

This is not a honeysuckle scent, dont let the description fool you. I lived with a giant honeysuckle vine outside my front door! This is more a "cologne" than anything, it opens with a bracing, and crisp mixture of lavender, bergamot, perhaps maybe even mint & star anise? Very bright & fresh, sparkling and instantly evocative of a temperate, sunny day outdoors. Chevrefeuille is intensely green as well, and brings to mind Eau Campagne for a moment i almost smell tomato leaves & LOTV! However, this sparkling, uplifting lovely is not very long lasting. i can imagine Chevrefeuille being perfect for a wedding, office, or anywhere a "genteel" or "polite" scent would be appropriate. Truly ephemeral in its fleeting beauty, it wakes up the senses, takes one on a short trip through the countryside on a beautiful day, then to the tub, and a nice quality soapy drydown, then finally to the indoors and a barely there amber on the skin. If you can wait that long to reapply or apply SOMETHING! its so soft after the initial herbal players leave the field. The trip is a beautiful one, i truly enjoy it, but i find myself wanting something more. I can see burning through a bottle too quickly. Perhaps it will wear better on clothing than on skin, but the drydown is the best part. sigh..

Just as the giant honeysuckle vines of my Gulf Coast home are at their most fragrant during the hottest part of Spring and Summer afternoons as the sun is beginning to set, so to is Creed’s Chevrefeuille at its finest. It opens with a rich, green, camphorous grassiness that is complemented by a minty freshness. As it begins to dry down, nuanced anise-like qualities which all honeysuckle blooms possess, begin to appear and mingle amongst the herbaceous notes, introducing a subtle sweetness that is balanced by the slight earthy musk of ambergris. Finally the sweet floral, jasmine-like, honeyed melon nectar of the honeysuckle dances off the skin as it reaches the end of its evolution and the crisp greens and anise fade to the background to play a supporting role. The allure of Chevrefeuille is in the dry down and it is best worn in warm weather to experience the floral heart of the fragrance. This is a classy, sophisticated, well-constructed fragrance. It is for the mature, confident gentleman and not for everyone, but it is beautiful in its elegant simplicity nonetheless.

Whatever this is, it doesn’t smell like honeysuckle. At first sniff, it smells like lavender, tonka, and some candy-like fruity notes that quickly disappear. Then there comes a citrus-basil note that reminds me of the little plate of Thai basil and lime that always comes with a bowl of pho. There is no trace of honeysuckle flowers. Sillage is moderate, and the scent lasts about 4-5 hours. I have no idea what Olivier Creed was smelling if, as the blurb on the Creed website says, this scent is based on his memories of a blooming honeysuckle bush. Actually, it’s probably for the best since honeysuckle is such an elusive and difficult note to mimic in perfumery and would probably have turned out badly. As it is, this variation on the herb garden behind the honeysuckle bush is a pleasant and very wearable cologne-type EdT.

Managed to pick up a bottle of this recently for a decent price in a complete blind buy. The below review that mentioned urine was a worry but I think it is completely off base. This is actually a really nice slightly herbal green but mainly soapy clean type scent that is undeniably old school but wonderful to wear, it does make you think of cool older gentlemen and what they would have worn back in the day. I could definitely see one of my Grandfathers (the more gentlemanly suited one, not the tatooed ex-navy one) wearing this on special nights out. It reminds me a touch of AdP Colonia but with an excellent herbal green note added and with much reduced talcum powder and citrus smell. If you can still find it and can enjoy old school classics you'll like this a lot, just like I do.

A very interesting fragrance based upon the olfactory memory of a younger Olivier Creed. Utilizing both the honeysuckle foliage as well as its blossoms, the fragrance is at once verdant as well as sweetly floral. I initially found the opening to be a little too harsh and cloying, but fortunately the fragrance redeems itself in the dry down. The effect is somewhat sweet, somewhat soapy but undeniably fresh. I could see both sexes enjoying this. Perfect for a beautiful Spring day as it is sure to enlighten anyone's mood. (68)

Chevrefeuille reminds me of an old men's cologne, a very common one that my father used to have, I can't remember which one. It is definately a very familiar smell for me. It's indeed unisex, more on the male side. It's not at all a huneysuckle scent, it is a green scent. Sorry but...even though it s nice, I don't think that this composition worths it's money.

Chevrefeuille Original. This is apparently a honeysuckle fragrance from Creed. Creed fragrances are expensive. Very, very expensive. That's a shame, because you need to use a lot of this to be favored with a green floral blast opening that dies instantly.

About the only thing I can get from this is green grassy note, and I bought this for the honeysuckle note. Can’t find it anywhere in this bottle. After wearing this a while it started to smell like coriander to me, fresh green coriander. Something I absolutely abhor. But perfume wise, this is okay.

I recall the smell of the honeysuckle bushes that covered the slope leading down to the parking lot at my elementary school. Unless they meant for this to smell like the leaves or stems of honeysuckle, and not the flowers, it's a complete misnomer. The very top notes are OK, with restrained florals over a very sharp green, but it doesn't take long for a bitter minty lime monster to creep in and ruin the party. This stage is heady and dark, burning my sinuses with a bitter chemical green. Fortunately this starts to disappear after a while and the florals make their cautious return over a slight rotted wood note. I remember this taking a lot longer on previous testings of CO, though, which caused the burning sensation to last longer. In the end, it's not a bad semi-floral unisex green scent, but there's a slight sulfurous edge. Plus, my nose is already super fatigued just from smelling those top and mid notes to write this review. Fortunately, the urinal cake note in the far drydown was still not lost on me.

If you are looking for a Green Creed scent that's different from the rest in the line, this is it. If you are looking for a heavy anise centered fragrance, this is it. if you are looking for honeysuckle this is not it. But who is realy looking for a honeysuckel fragrance anyway? It's a unique fragrance that's under appreciated IMO. Creed's website list the notes as follows: Top Notes: Honeysuckle leaves Middle Notes: Honeysuckle flowers, herbaceous notes Base Notes: Ambergris To my nose: CO starts off with a blast of green floral slightly minty freshness. I guess this is the leaves of honeysuckle I'm detecting thus the slightly minty accord with the middle notes of the florals actually appearing in the top notes in addition to the middle notes. The top notes quickly dry down after 10-15 minutes. Following this stage the fennel-anise comes in with the floras still in the background. These are the herbaceous notes listed for the middel. Fennel and anise have a similar taste and smell profile. Did Olivier use anise or fennel? I guess we will never know and I guess it does not matter. My guess is that it's actually fennel. To me fennel is more herbaceous then anise. Anise is more licorice candy to my nose and while the middle notes have that licorice vibe, it's more herbal then candy licorice. So I'm guessing fennel over anise. Regardless this is my favorite part of the dry down. Wow! What an awesome middle...if your nose at all enjoys anise-licorice notes you will love this stage of the fragrance. Most anise centered fragrance make me almost queasy. I guess it's the sweetness and cloying nature of that note but somehow in CO balances this with the florals and herbals so it's not nauseating. Just plain pleasant, almost soothing, comforting. The middle notes last about 2 hours and now comes the base...ambergris is listed as the base. (Of course...it's creed...would we expect anything less...). The amount of ambergris in the base is considerably less then the rest of Creed's line. Subtle. It would have to be, because of the use of leaves, flowers, herbs, a heavy handed use of ambergris would overwhelm and mute those top and middle notes. Another reviewer mentioned vanilla note...I pick up that type of note in the base as the scent fades into a pleasant skin scent. It's so subtle. Not really vanilla but maybe a hint of something sweet. I think it's the effect of the fennel-anise middle blending with the ambergris base. What a nice finish to a beautiful fragrance. All in all I get 4 hours of sillage with modest projection. What I typically expect for the Creed house. I'm not sure why this fragrance is not more popular. Maybe it's the anise, it's not a popular note. I think it may also be related to the naming of the fragrance...I mean how many men would consider buying a honeysuckle fragrance? I didn't purchase or try this for a couple of years because I didn't think honeysuckle would go over very well in a male fragrance. Perhaps if Creed re-released under the name Millesime Anise Original it would have more of a following...but alas it's gone the way of many of the other "gray tops"...into the vault...try it while you can...

Quite possibly the finest Creed I've tried, next to Original Vetiver. My vantage point here is biased, as I'm truly a fan of OV and find it to be the most pleasing Creed available, hands down. When I tried OV, I thought all Creeds were that delightful, and was a little let down when I tried subsequent offerings. Where else can I find that rich greenness? Well, right here in fact. Chevrefeuille Original is a beauty. It opens with a rich grassy minty greenness that explodes off skin. The grassiness is unsweetened by the mint, and made rather camphorous and bright. Gradually this fresh grass accord, which is rendered in a far more staid manner than that in Original Vetiver, slips into a earthy fennel-infused middle, with a darkness enveloping the herbs. This is balanced by the emergence of a semi-sweet honeysuckle leaf, which reflects the delicacy of the flowers. As it dries down fully, the honeysuckle leaf comes forward and dominates the fragrance. It's a fairly simple three-tiered evolution, from grassy to anisic to sweet. When I purchased my bottle (blindly, which was bold I do say), I expected a Creed EDT to be weaker than water. Was I ever surprised! Chevrefeuille is quite potent, and a little goes a long way. Under-application leaves you smelling like a vaguely sweet honeysuckle patch. Over-application creates a rich green aura of summery decadent floralcy that can be overbearing in extreme heat. However, I do think this fragrance works best in the dead of summer. Something about heat brings out the sweetness and gives you the full benefit of just how glorious honeysuckle can smell. This is a 10/10.

Initial blast - very spicy. Starts to dry into spice plus citrus combo, evolving to evoke a conifer scent. About a half hour later sadly it devolves into a single dimensional, metallic scent with hints of "green" and cool mint as well. Later on, the long drydown is pleasing - in my opinion the spiciest out of the Creed perfumes I have tried. The label and official description is clearly misleading - this is a spicy and not flowery scent. For flowery, please try Royal Delight. Once I realized that it is supposed to be spicy, I fell for the scent. Think of the typical grey cap era Creed ambergris soapy drydown, with a fleeting hint of green, dominated by spice similar to clove, but more sharp and pointed... closer to Acier Aluminum. I'm not getting the full range of fennel described by another poster... this is more chemical / synthetic smelling, but still quite intriguing and different. Verdict-yet another good fragrance sadly being vaulted.

Chevrefeuille, In my opinion, is one of the best composition in the Creed's range. Green, floral, refined, unique and absolutely unisex. It opens with a captivating blast of honeysuckle leaves mixed with green notes and immediately enriched by a slight floral accord that stays quite linear for a couple of hours. Liqorice plays hide and seek throughout the fragrance evolution providing a delicate and aromatic extra touch. While this composition takes the distance from other classics from the same house (i.e. Aventus, SMW, GIT) at the same time it won't disappoint the Creed's purists as the whole perfume structure is built on the usual ambergis base. Even if this time, it feeels like ambergis is kind of lurking in the back as if were a signature printed with the invisible ink. Recommended. Rating: 7.5/10

I've had this one for about half an hour now. I get what I think of as a lily of the valley note, but overall it's not too floral for me. I like this more than Green Valley, Green Irish Tweed, and a bunch of other "green" scents, but I might prefer Givenchy's Insense, in that when I reach for a scent like this (which isn't often) I think Insense will be the one rather than this one, perhaps the main reason being that this has developed into a floral/green musk more than anything else, whereas I prefer more articulated notes (and more strength overall). I'll update this review is anything changes. I don't get "barbershop" nor animalic notes.

On me, this is unequivocally and unapologetically male. Not pretty boy in the way that Curve for men is (which I love.) I smell like a MAN. Not a handsome man, but a compelling man. If this wasn't so expensive, I'd get this for my husband. I got a big blast of cool, crisp mint and something like basil right from the start. It starts to smooth out after about 10 minutes but it never loses the mintiness. Very green, very crisp, very manly. Very nice for what it is. What it isn't, is a honeysuckle fragrance. I want a feminine, predominantly honeysuckle. This is not it.

Honeysuckle can be a bit treacly and cloying, but the honeysuckle here is nicely offset by the green, grassy notes. I'm not always a fan of honeysuckle - especially when it's too sweet or synthetic. This is quite light and enjoyable. Chevrefeuille is a bit of a shaving cream scent and it leans more masculine than feminine. Unlike many Creed scents that are perfectly unisex, I'd call this one firmly a man's scent. I won't replace this one when it runs out, but it's nice enough for day.

-Opens very similar to Goutal- Le Chevrefeuille -Shares the same refreshingly-bitter vibe, and the honeysuckle note in common. -Dries down different though-ghost note of..cinnamon? (the kind you get in pumpkin spice latte) -Leans masculine. (-)

It is a sharp green (spicy like a paprika), herbal, conifer, sour citrusy, Male's aftershave-like, not sweet, not honey-like like a real Honeysuckle, but the image reconstruction from a perfumer.

Another horrendous abomination, waste of ingredients imo. Maybe you want to collect it if you value the synthetic ambergris accord in there that is worth about $0.0003..