Jardin du Poete

Fresh sliced juicy lemons and effervescent grapefruit zest. Medium thickness from shampoo that's not soapy. Quality blue marine chord despite being reminiscent of a men's department store. Surprising complexity for such a fresh scent. Cypress, vetiver, and musk subtlety contrasts bright notes exquisitely. Good strength. Clothes project more dankly sumptuous rain-soaked green watermelon rind, raw basil, and bitter orange. Citrus and blue combine and both sing instead of fight each other. While a tasteful musky wood note tries to restrain. The blue note is a little too generic men's cologne despite being insanely alluring. 1ST REVIEW: Opens with luscious, dewy green, sunny fresh citrus, and herbaceous basil. There’s a creamy warmth keeping it soft and appealing instead of sharp and intense. Sweet vetiver is not cloying, adding balance and depth (instead of wood). Dry down blends into dreamy blue and fresh grass perfection. Unfortunately light projection/strength, but obsessed enough to need a bottle.

Be aware that the Eau de Toillete, the one with the green typographic front, had been phased out and replaced by the Eau de Parfum, the mostly white bottle. Both versions are still very much related. Opens citrusy, green and slightly herbal. Both are elegant, quite refreshing and definitely spring/summer friendly. The new EDP is more rounded with all of the green elements slightly toned down. The pink pepper, slightly sweet airy vetiver and musk are much more prominent. The EDT is brighter, sharper, has that grassy/green onion vibe and more herbal. And, as the concentration suggests, it has a much more watery feel. They really do have a significant overlap but I do find the difference enough to warrant owning both. If both concentrations were actually available, I’m not sure which one I would choose but the EDP wins by a very very small margin.

I do love this! Apt name, this fragrance indeed reminds me of a garden. A spring garden, with cool greens, some dew in the air, and not much blooming flowers. It is a young garden, not yet beaten by the constant summer hot rays. Perfectly unisex. Is it fleeting? Yes. Does it project? Barely. At the regular price, I couldn’t justify buying a full bottle. But you can find it quite easily on second hand market under $100. It allowed me to buy a back up bottle and not feel too bad about re-applying it during the day! It is on my top shelf of greens with Diptyque’s Venise and Apsu.

As someone who likes these fleeting green fragrances it’s very nice. It was recommended to me by a perfume shop when I mentioned wanting a fragrance with tomato. I took home a sample it is IS lovely - a bright tomato/citrus/green/aquatic fragrance. It would fit right in with the Hermes Jardins if you like those. However the price of $170+tax is way, way too high for the longevity and sillage. I’d gladly pay $80-$100 not nearly $200 for something that only lasts a brief while? Not for me, thanks.

This scent reminds me on the smellof tomato green leavs even if they list basil, angelica and immortal... I could sware that is green tomato lives. Anyway it is so nice refreshing and perfect especially for Italian hot summer.

1 of the best spring clean fragrance but the probleme is the silage stay realy close to the skin after 30min on you but wow factor is there masterpiece for sure but miss some power sadly!!!

This really does take me to a garden - vegetables, herbs & fruit flowers. The vetiver dry-down stays with you for some time making this a long form piece of literature.

I agree. A very suitable fragrance to wear if you are to attend a Southern European garden party whilst wearing linen.

ENG / The first impression of Jardin du Poete is fresh, citrusy, and unconventional, thanks to the basil and the support of a green vetiver that accompanies the entire lifespan of the fragrance, and unfortunately, remains alone in the end. The evolution is rapid, and the longevity is short. After the citrus notes fly away in a few minutes, the distinct scents of immortelle and angelica remain, creating the most masculine and warm moment of the perfume, then, predominantly, a delightful herbal vetiver lingers, slowly lowering the curtain. The impact is positive, it has the elegance of a well-tailored linen suit. It is an intimate act, a silent companion for a lazy summer day spent in a Mediterranean garden, savoring the fresh air. Greater longevity and structure would have made it a sure purchase for me. I recommend it to those who seek a fragrance that doesn't scream for attention ostentatiously. ITA / Il primo impatto con Jardin du Poete è fresco, agrumato e non scontato, grazie al basilico e al sostegno di un vetiver verde che accompagna tutta la vita della fragranza, rimanendo ahimè, alla fine solo. L'evoluzione è rapida e la longevità corta, volati via gli agrumi, in pochi minuti, rimangono distinte l'immortelle e l'angelica nel momento più maschile e caldo del profumo, poi rimane prevalentemente un buonissimo vetiver erbaceo che cala lentamente il sipario. L'impatto è positivo, ha l'eleganza di un buon completo di lino, è un atto intimo, un compagno silenzioso per una pigra giornata estiva trascorsa in un giardino mediterraneo a lettere e a godersi un po' di aria fresca. Maggiore longevità e struttura l'avrebbero reso un acquisto sicuro per me, lo consiglio a chi cerca una fragranza che non grida e non cerca attenzioni ostentatamente.

I agree with @Baltabarin: Jardin du Poète feels like wearing a white linen suit to a European garden party. It’s a refined, classic citrus-cologne profile with bright basil and grapefruit top notes before a really nice angelica and immortelle take over—there’s no tomato leaf listed, but you get a hint of that herbaceous, stemmy green plant flavour. From that fresh, aromatic opening it dries down to a warmer cedar-vetiver musk that’s quiet and grassy but sticks around for a surprisingly long time. I’d say it’s similar to Profumum Roma’s Ichnusa in its herb-garden leafiness and to Vilhelm’s Basilico & Fellini with its equally green citrus-basil notes, but it lasts longer than Ichnusa and I like the drydown better than the soapy violet of B&F. It’s too bad they discontinued the EDT version, though—I like its more typographic bottle design better.

Modern, cheerful, individual and exuberant. Opens with just-pierced, just-ripe clementine rind; that citrusy-sharp verging on greenish/bitter scent. Just wonderful. Stays pretty consistently exactly that through the dry-down; no surprises. For me that unfortunately does become a little boring/tedious, even though it's such a lovely note. Eventually becomes slightly less sharp; perhaps ever so slightly more imprecise, and ever very so *slightly* sweeter. For me it's barely noticeable though. There also is a very notable tomato-leaf note (not basil) that comes and goes as well, throughout and from the start, edging out the clementine rind on occasion. Due to the name I had imagined a more languid, reserved, even melancholy frag. Not that at all lol, and in a good way.

Jardin du Poete (Garden of Poets) is a super refreshing citrus scent, yet due to the mix of basil, angelica and immortelle, I get this cucumber water smell from it with some carrots (at least at the top). Soon it dries down to this bitter, woody cypress scent with the citruses still persisting. Lasts about 5 hours on my skin with very soft projection. I find it interesting, contemporary, yet too fleeting to warrant a full bottle. Bertrand Duchaufour creates pleasing and unique scents, too bad so many of them have performance issues. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. Do try it out though and enjoy that journey through the Garden of Poets.

This is the perfect fragrance for warm, sunny days/balmy evenings, linen shirts and fedora's. The only disappointment is that (on me) the fragrance is so short lived. You get the lovely, intense (not over powering) top notes but there is very little under the surface. Unless you are willing to carry the bottle around with you, after a liberal application you can expect it to last approximately two hours. I wouldn't buy it again because of this but I am enjoying it immensely while it lasts.

A beautiful, herbaceous green scent. It performs mostly bitter and green on my skin- I get the basil and either tomato leaf or something similar. Low projection, and very low longevity. I get a little bit of citrus and something a bit sweet late in the dry down but it’s hard to distinguish specific notes because it gets so faint so fast. Smells amazing, but considering that you’d have to reapply two or three times in a day every 2-3 hours a full bottle is way too expensive.

I was surprised, it amazed me this perfume, basil, bitter orange, grapefruit, angelica, vetiver and cypress ... for me these are the most influential notes, each of which is open during the hours is fantastic .... apprezzatela calmly in the chaos of the city and not a race ..... smell of perfume, smell the hand wrist arm, after hearing the notes TRUE ...... there is reality in this scent .... very Italian ..... for more price 98 € 100 ml rating 9/10

It opens with grapefruit, and probably one of the most realistic grapefruit I've ever smelled. It reminded me of L'Eau D'Issey in a way. Then a green herbal scent starts to appear, it becomes more rustic and earthy. The vetyver and sandalwood makes it a little more masculine, but just slightly, sice the sillage is quite soft. So far this is not a surprising fragrance, nice green, fresh. But not something new. Basically grapefruit and green/woods.

Aquatic citrus. Sharp, clean opening, full of greenery with all the angelica, basil, and pink pepper. The combination of zesty grapefruit and the aromatic herbs is very refreshing and enjoyable. The pepper and musk give it a refinement - a very good use of pink pepper, a note I usually dislike. Unfortunately, from the middle of the development on it fades into a bland aquatic little nothing. Pleasant and likeable but not particularly memorable.

A wonderful complex citrus fragrance! Very fresh and snappy citrus notes mixed with some bitterness and spice. Notes pretty much exactly match the smell. My partner described it as having a gin and tonic in the kitchen with the windows open in the summer. This would make a great gift for anyone that likes the smell of a fresh garden.

For me, it is a super-fresh herbaceous fragrance. Tomato leaves - yes. Citrus: Yes, but only to provide extra juice for herbs. Is it the same as Hermes Mr. Li? No, as Mr. Li has too much amberwood. And it is not similar to Mugler cologne at all. I have nothing to compare with this one. Its simply great.

I love how fresh and true to life the opening of this is, feels like walking through a garden fully in bloom with the sun beating down on it in the middle of the summertime. Alas, this lasts literally just a few minutes on my skin BIG SAD

If you’re looking to smell green - like GREEEEN, this is your holy grail.

The notes seemed exactly like this would be in line with scents I enjoy. The opening was a nice orange-grapefruit mix, the bitterness of the grapefruit ensuring the orange did not become overly sweet. However, this was where the scent remained; it did not seem to develop, nor did I find any other notes noticeable in the dry-down; in fact, it only seemed to become more bitter and intense. It was a good start, followed by a disappointing overpowering bitter orange - lots of sillage for a citrusy fragrance!

An interesting combination of notes! Aquatic without being cucumber- or melon packed, and barely any musk. Really fresh and nice if it works on your skin! Sadly after half an hour something in this turned into cat pee on my partner who was wearing it, I'm glad we didn't have more than a sample.. And I'm sorry that I blamed the cat for peeing on the bed all day! Oops.. Also, Swedes! Emma S Pure Ocean line basically smells identical. Without the pee. xo

No projection with low sillage. Grapefruit with light spices is what I get from this disaster of a scent. How can someone say it's the best if it last 30 minutes. Do not blind buy this. Stick to Issey Miyake or 212 Herrera.

L'Eau D'Italie is a nineteenth-century painting depicting a garden of cypresses and cedars in the coasts of the Mediterranean. Really poetic, soft, dandy, ideal for those who love intense green notes.

Received as a sample. Poor sillage and longevity. Green fragrance but not unique enough combined with performance issues, not bottle worthy. IMO.

If these notes are poetic, they need an edit.

Epic foret in need of Sable haiku.

It begins with a salty citrus sea breeze vibe for the first few seconds. That quickly turns into the exact smell of walking through the vines of a vegetable garden. Picture yourself kneeling down and picking through the vines, leaves and dirt as you catch whiffs of mixed vegetables and herbs. The tomato leaf note in this fragrance does not smell like tomatoes or sauce. But as described by the owner Marina to me... "It's the smell of the green vine or stem you get from a tomato bush". This is spot on, and can be experienced by putting your nose to any fresh stem in your garden. It's earthy, bitter and naturally sweet. The fragrance is very natural smelling with no harsh synthetic or heavy alcohol smells even at first sniff. As the fragrance progresses, there is a seductive floral note that creeps through giving the herbal freshness a softer and sweet touch. The base notes are vetiver and musks which keep everything grounded and longer lasting. The citrus and herbal notes appear to cling to the musks never losing their scent. You also get hints of the dry vetiver after a few hours, but surprisingly the fragrance still keeps its freshness.The floral notes also play a major role in creating an overall balance. It's never too "green" or too floral, or masculine or feminine. But rather its a unique, salty citrus herb garden after a warn sun shower on a beautiful summer day. When it comes to age group, I'd say 20 and up. Season: perfect for Spring and Summer, (or a gloomy day in the winter.) Occasion: Casual daily use, not for nights out unless its an outdoor party. Could easily be used at work because its an easy scent for people to enjoy. (Especially vegetarians) Projection: Not a beast, but stays at about 6 inches away. Sillage makes up for whats not projecting. Who wants to gas out a room on a hot summer day... Sillage is very good for a fresh fragrance. First 4 hours just walking by someone will give off the scent. The next three hours or so sits closer to the skin but detectable by those you like ;) Longevity: I'm getting a consistent 7 hours. A little more on days I start to warm up at the end of the day. Otherwise, it's a perfect warm weather work or casual pick me up scent. Will at least get you through a full day, allowing you to reapply for a casual night out, or layer over for a whole new event. Overall: I love it. Perfect warm weather fragrance. It's fresh, long lasting, unique and original. But, like any fragrance don't judge by the top notes! Let this beauty evolve and change on the skin. You WON'T be disappointed!

اگه در هیاهوی عطرای تابستونی سیتروسی و سینتتیک از تکرار مکررات خسته شدین؛ حتما سراغی از ژاردین دو پوئت بگیرید. این عطر یه اثر شیک و فوق العادست که در چارچوبی مدرن و درخشان؛ کلی خاطره و نوستالژی در خودش جا داده. باغ شاعرانه ای که با یه انفجار سبز گیاهی شروع میشه و بخش عمده ی نمایش عطر بر روی پوست تحت تأثیر همین اوپنینگ قرار خواهد گرفت. حس گیاهی تند و تیز با برجستگی ریحان و برگهای سبز که در آغاز، پس زمینه ای دودی داره و بعد از چند دقیقه این پس زمینه حالتی چرکین به خودش می گیره که با اضافه شدن بوی تند فلفلی و حس خشک و خاکی گیاهی، به طوفانی سبز و خاکی تبدیل میشه که شروع هیجان انگیز و بی نظیری رو رقم میزنه. فضای نابی که پره از عطر گیاهان تازه، و خیالی از علوفه های خشک. سبز، گیاهی، تیز و نافذ، تند و اسپایسی و کمی خاکی. این حس نافذ سبز و تند که بخوبی تندی و حالت سوزان خفیفش تو بینی احساس میشه با بوی ملس و کمی تلخ مرکبات آبدار به رهبری نارنج؛ مهار میشه و حالا جادوی شاعرانه ی این باغ بهاری به اوج میرسه: عطر مرکبات در فضایی نمناک و خنک که پره از بوی گیاهان و سبزیجات تازه. فضایی سراسر انرژی و آرامش که نقش اول اون ریحان و نارنج هست و یه خنکای ملس و سبز و با شکوه بدست میدن. با ورود مشک تمیز و باکیفیت، این فضای دلبرانه حالتی تمیز به خودش می گیره که همچنان تحت تأثیر انفجار آغازین قرار داره و سبزی تیز اون که حال ملایمتر و با شکوهتر شده حس میشه. با ضعیف شدن عطر و کمرنگ شدن فضای سیتروسی-گیاهی؛ عطر وارد پایه ای چوبی و خشک میشه که همچنان خیالی از سبزی بُرنده و نافذ درش حضور داره. ژاردین دو پوئت یه عطر استخون دار و با ابهته که یادی میکنه از ترکیبات آروماتیک-چوبی عظیم سالیان دور اما از زاویه ای مدرن و شفاف. قدرت این عطر و عظمتش خیلی فراتر از اونه که اجازه بده ماندگاری حدود 4 ساعته و پخشی که با گذشت یه ساعت کاملا افت میکنه؛ شما رو نا امید کنه! تمام مدت بی وقفه مشغول بوییدن مچ دستم بودم و هر بار که استشمامش کردم تازه تر و پر انرژی تر شدم! این عطر یه غزل مدرن و با شکوهه که با وفاداری به اصوا کلاسیک داره با قدرت و دلربایی میگه که دوران غزلیات و شاعرانگی ها هرگز تموم نخواهد شد... کامنت:م.ع (سایت لوکس بایر (با امکان تست سمپل

I find it so interesting that so many people reviewing this perfume have such very different reactions...I think this scent must change significantly based on a person's pH. That said, I also think some of the difficulty describing this comes from its uniqueness. I agree 100% with the reviewers who smell tomato greens (as an avid cherry tomato grower), along with the basil...but it is used to ground the citrus. I also think I smell some pepper, but in a sweeter, yet more gourmand way, than you typically smell in perfumes. I disagree with those who say this doesnt develop. The citrus starts strong, and (like most natural citrus) dies relatively quickly, just as the green earthiness is picking up. Agree wholeheartedly this is a short lived fragrance, but its almost worth it to decant a little to keep in my purse and reapply as needed. I would compare this to Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria line in terms of it being a light refreshing just out of the shower fragrance that isnt meant to last all day, but to fade into whatever you apply for your evening fragrance. (Note: In hot weather, it wont last all day.)

The opening reminds me of a beautiful green garden on a crisp, cool morning. It is fresh with a hint of citrus and herbal notes, and perhaps even some notes of ginger, reminding me completely of the green juice people drink on cleanses. Within an hour or so, it morphs into something warmer, heavily dominated by the same citrus and herb notes. Like many others have said, this is very much unisex. In fact, it reminds me a lot of one of my favorite fragrances "for men" (I believe it to be unisex) -- L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme. Whereas Issey Pour Homme eventually warms so much it fructifies a musky sweetness, this one never does. It manages to stay quite green while somehow losing it's freshness and becoming warm and just slightly bitter. This is for the lady or gentleman who does not like sweet fragrances. You must love greens to love this one. That being said, it is beautiful and if you fit the bill then this one may just be perfect for you!

It kicks off with a mouth-watering, uplifting grapefruit--which is gone within a minute, supplanted by melon. I've never been a big fan of Body Shop fruit scents and I sure don't want to smell like an overripe honeydew. On the plus side, the melon starts to break up and lift away like the grapefruit. On the minus, it just doesn't quite go away. Within 10 minutes, this smells like fake spring. Once upon a time in a snowbound misery, I forced some paperwhite bulbs. So pretty, but so stinky. The horrible, acrid, hits-you-right-between-the-eyes smell took over my entire apartment. Lesson learned: these flowers are for the outside and they will punish you for tricking them into thinking it's spring. I digress. Jardin de Poete continues to cheerfully rot its way through melon and indole. And yet, it smells completely generic. Epic fail.

This is a fruity, herbal fragrance that starts with a lot of bitter orange and basil. I am glad the grapefruit is not that dominant for I normally don't like perfumes with strong citrus notes. On my skin the basil really comes to life, later joined by the cypress. I smell like a herb garden and God do I enjoy it! It is like being on holiday in Sicily, standing in your own little garden at the edge of a forest. It is warm and dry and all the herbs share their smell with you. Is there a downside you ask: Yes, there is. Sadly, this gorgeous scent leaves you after only 1 hour and you can't make it last longer, no matter how much you spray. If this one hour of joy makes you happy enough that 100 EUR are worth it - go for it! With a bit more cash in hand, I'd totally understand.

From the notes mentioned I thought I'd like it. Ladies this is a unisex one for sure so if left in the bathroom it may become 'shared'. Starts with overwhelming grapefruit in a fresh way. I detect some bergamot but its Not listed in the notes, then maybe some tomato leaf which I strangely love. I was waiting for the drydown and the development but it didn't happen, no progression. Very strong, almost bitter grapefruit will get you moving in the morning. This is quite an early morning fragrance. Sadly after an hour you will surprisingly smell nothing, zilch, not a thing !

Some idiot with blonde hair (it explains it all i guess) above stated that this perfume smelled disgusting, well what can i say? Her IQ speaks for itself really, my recommendation for anybody who thinks this perfumes is disgusting would be to smell Justin Bieber or One direction, that s what you deserve. Jardin Du Poete is a poetic fragrance for sprin/summer, in my humble opinion it is one of the best ever in its segment, simple is that.

Aromatic and bitter citruses on top (mainly grapefruit) with a tad of basil, leafy green notes and peppery undertones turning into a clean vetiver/musky base. It could have been a very nice fragrance if it weren't for a weird wet-flowers vibe I get just right after the opening. Rating: 6.5/10

Opens with a soft & zesty, herbal grapefruit - beautiful! I got super exited about this mix as I am loving citrus and I'm looking for good grapefruit fragrance. Unfortunately the opening didn't last and very quickly turned to some sweet, musky, fresh - generic scent on my skin. A let down!

Got a sample today, and was driving me nuts what this reminded me of. Came on here, scrolled down, and voila! Yup Issey Miyake! Yup! 💯 reminds me of the original Issey Miyake it’s so close it’s nearly a clone :/ I’ll update after dry down.

This reminds me also of tomatoes on the vine, a fresh cirtus/herbal scent, not too bitter, which slowly turns into a soft peppery-citrus scent. Not for me, I think this would suit a guy best, although it's definitely unisex.

On a sampling card, it smells very promising: fresh, crisp, perfectly acerbic. But on my skin, it turns into a cucumber powder confection-- like something you'd find at Abercrombie&Fitch. Enough said.

for me is the same like Jardin Pre la mosson by hermes just without the melon smell and more lemon! anyway- i like it more then hermes

So this is an exact match for Je M'en Fous. Very glad to have found this one since that one is probably extinct now.

If you want to have Mugler Cologne paying much more money, buy this.