Vraie Blonde

Etat Libre D'Orange is a house which fascinates me yet none of their perfumes fascinates me enough to actually wear something created by them. Vraie Blonde opened simply delightful to my nose. It's a bit hard to understand what exactly I am feeling note wise, but I should say - it's good. It's shy, innocent, but still sexy and seductive. Like a playful kitty with sharp claws. The most noticable notes though on my skin at the opening are sweet champagne and peach combo soon followed by smooth suede. The heart part goes on being a fantastic expierence to my nose. I still feel loads of peach and suede, weirdly aldehydes are nowhere to be seen and pepper on my skin doesn't appear either. At this point there are tiny bits of rose, but it's almost unnoticable. It's weird. The drydown is powdery suede with sweet bits of fruity goodness. First ELdO I can wear. Wonderful. Vraie Blonde is everything I expected SL Daim Blond to be and even more. On my wishlist it goes.

I was surprised to find that Vraie Blonde is crisp and tasteful, and not at all loud, sweet, animalic, discordant, or any of the other things that I had feared. It starts out with a bubbly, tingly caress of sharp citrusy aldehydes and enough pepper to actually smell, then gradually softens into a fluffy, soft blanket of minimal sweetness created mostly by the basic fabric of myrrh and white musk, but shot through with occasional accents of fruit and patchouli. As it settles down into a buttery suede sweetened by the patchouli and a little bit of vanilla, it retains its light touch, tiptoeing over the skin rather than digging its claws in. Sillage is moderate at all times. By the time 12 hours have passed, it has dried down to an ambrette-like musk. Never harsh or overbearing, VB is tasteful, comfortable, and amazingly easy to wear. I’m glad I have a large sample because I’m sure I’ll pull it out and wear it from time to time.

I am in love with Vraie Blonde, and have been wearing it non-stop! When I first put it on, I smelled an "old lady-ish" smell, which I don't mind. It smelled very much like an old Chanel fragrance - maybe 22, or like an old Guerlain, or like a perfume introduced in the 20s. I like those, so I was ok with it. But it has dried down to smell, with my chemistry, similar to Prada (original) - amber-y. It's very sexy, but softly demure. This is warm and fuzzy, yet effervescent. It brings to mind an outfit of cream-colored cashmere and suede. An overcast cool day, a bit of champagne before dinner. There is a hint of ripe fruit, maybe cognac. Gorgeous and feminine, yet when rubbed off on my man, just right also... LOVE!!

This is one of my favourites, but has little in common with the wood and iris I usually gravitate toward. I find this an unabashedly sexy perfume, but without being too overt (it is not loud). Not "wild night out" but perfect for that mythic 3rd date... It evokes a combination of overripe fruit (early morning fruit market in a hot, humid climate, lots of sweaty bodies - Tahiti perhaps?) and a yeasty, fresh baked bread accord (French baguette - yes, definitely French Polynesia or perhaps Martinique). It stays close to my skin, but lasts for hours. Tragically, I'm running out and can't get it anywhere; perhaps cause for a trip to Paris?

Wow! I ordered some samples and they arrived today and this was by far the standout. Due to the so-so reviews I nearly didnt order it well thank goodness i did at the last minute!!!! This is absolutely stunning! I have absolutely no idea what some people who say things like it smells like sweat are smelling?! I couldnt wait to review this. They say it was made with Marilyn Monroe in mind and this is exactly what you would imagine her wearing. It is classy, feminine and sexy. Dry down is a bit fizzy, but so beautiful and amazing staying power. I cannot believe the negative reviews, please give it a try girls you'll love it!

Every time I go back to rescue this perfume from my closet and put it on, I always think that it is magnificent and original, I end up thinking that I have to wear it much more often. Sparkling, it gives you the sensation of an aura of light around your body, that smell of super refined synthetic vitamins, as if it were a good old expensive and sophisticated whiskey but in its "vitamin juice" version, yes, of course the part Woody accelerates this image in my mind, barrels of aged vitamins or otherwise, champagne with fine shampoo. Romantic and futuristic. Bravo Maisondieu

Vraie Blonde by Etat Libre d`Orange opens with aldehydes, incense, and a unique “champagne” note. I’m quickly reminded of the cigarette smoke and incense-soaked carpet and furniture accord found in Passage d'Enfer by L`Artisan Parfumeur. Is this supposed to evoke cocktail lounges of the past--Chanel No. 5, leather furniture infused with cigarette smoke, and champagne? ELdO knows how to hold us captive with stories, and it is this imagination found behind some of their compositions that keeps me hooked on the brand. Well blended and interesting enough 3.5/5

Vraie Blonde, what a sparkling beauty! For me this is a peachy citrus champagne, dry but bright, spilled on a vintage suede jacket. There is a clean animalic quality to it, like sweaty skin or washed fur. It is musky and a tiny bit musty, and oddly sour milky in the best way. I also get orange push-ups from my childhood and dusting powder (not baby powder!) Dries down to a filthy, dry chocolate. I’ve never smelled anything quite like this, and unfortunately it’s impossible to find so I have to ration out my 50ml bottle. Very special.

A surreal work of art. A glamorous, dishevelled blonde with post-coital, clammy skin, drunk on peach Bellinis and white chocolate truffles, a fur coat hastily pulled on as she hails a cab barefoot in the street, holding her heels in her other hand. I used to be her - for me this fragrance is evocative of a wild, naive party-girl youth. Flirty, uneasy, strangely delicious. Way weirder and more chocolatey than Yvresse, which I also love.

goes on spicy like nutmeg and other things with myrrh then dries down in the middle to be floral with aldehydes and then soft myrrh and a little suede in the base; very powdery and assume there is iris in here

It's soooo strange but so good ! At fist I smell chocolate and after it gets more powdery, more sensual. My husband can't stand it, makes him gag. Not for everyone but worth a try, it's different.

Very strange and interesting perfume....It’s nothing like I have smelled before...but I keep smelling my wrists. Standout notes are the suede and champagne. Very well done.

Nice enough, dreamlike scent, hillarious yet heatrbreaking ,has no real pay off but is a modern meditation on aldhydes and rose in a juicy champagne glass! A Votre!

This reminds me SO MUCH of Yvresse, formerly known as Champagne. Like, dupe-level reminds. I love both of them.

It's beautiful, so smooth and silky... like Etat Libre d`Orange were looking through a distorted mirror when writing their description of a provocative, slightly tacky fragrance. It makes me think more of beauty than sex. I'm perfectly fine with the picture of the naked woman but in my version she's classy, the bed has silk sheets and the room is bathed in soft light. It starts peachy aldehydic and slowly builds up to a more complex heart. It feels like a pillowy veil, I can pick out the single notes when I'm paying attention but it's so well blended that I don't really want to. Later the suede gets in and the myrrh becomes more distinct. Vraie Blonde is going strong for up to 14 hours and even though it has lost most of its complexity by then, it carries its subtle tail over into the next day. I wish I could wear this but it's irritating my skin. No real rash but a bad itch and it makes me a little dizzy. Don't buy without trying! Update: At first I was a little disappointed that Vraie Blonde wasn't for me but I've found a hugely satisfying replacement in Brecourt's Ambre Noir. Notewise they have very little in common - actually the myrrh is pretty much it - but both convey the same spirit: smooth, balmy, rich, slightly mysterious.

If you don't go looking for traces of objectionable stuff in perfume I'd wager you'd be less inclined to find such in more unconventional fragrances. I agree there's something in Vraie Blonde that sticks in my throat a tad, but if you let the whole over-ripe thing settle a bit it develops quite nicely into something wearable. I do get the bubbly aspect with flecks of peach floating about, but soon afterwards it becomes all milky chocolate. The latter must be the interplay of myrrh and booze ('liqueur brandy'). It is a very sweet affaire but stops misbehaving just before becoming a nuisance. Etat Libre's creations ostensibly are for the more adventurous, even fearless aficionados and Vraie Blonde doesn't disappoint. Man or woman, as long as you have an open mind, you're going to enjoy this blonde / blond in the end. Give 'em some love!

I love this on paper, for its cold creaminess and translucent beauty. The peaches, white flowers and wisely used aldehydes create a feminine, angelic aura of attractive fragility. It's quite a shy, delicate beauty, this lady. Testing in on my skin however, revealed perhaps a bit more of Vraie Blonde than I expected or wanted to smell. A somewhat vulgar undertone that's reminiscent of Secretions Magnifiques can be felt upclose, near the skin. It is however very vague and not really unpleasant and you cannot detect it from a distance. I guess I must've caught a waft of the good lady's underwear. :) The lasting power and especially the sillage are very good. This classy blonde dressed impecably has a bit of toilet paper stuck in one of her heels.

In my search for a signature scent that nobody of my aquaintances wears, I put my nose on the ELd'O creations. Unusual creations with a story behind each of them. I'm a brunette and I don't feel completely confident with this VB, but I must admit it is a bright and happy parfume. Original and unusual, it reminds me of the baking soda effect I have already appreciated in Marescialla by Santa maria novella. Is this baking soda the champagne I cannot perceive?

Bubbly Champagne - dry, aged citrus fruits on a Sunday while lounging on a comfey suede sofa. Love this scent. Not for every man or women, only those who crave simple uniqueness.

A sparkling, more feminine version of Lutens Daim Blond. Perfect for warm weather.