Ile d'Amour

Gosh, this is one beauitful perfume. My sister was in France a couple of weeks ago and she and her friends toured the Fragonard warehouse. She bought Ile d'amour for herself and Belle de Nuit for my mom. When I smelled Ile d'amour on my sister I fell in love, it's a beautiful blend of floral and fruity, yet also aquatic.... it almost has a citrusy quality to it, it is the perfect blend. I was so in love with this that I googled it and to my pleasant surprise it can be bought on the Fragonard website in EDP and EDT. My sister has the EDP and while the sillage is soft, you get wafts of it walking near her. I just may have to purchase it. It is expensive, but after smelling this I cannot be content with anything else. EDIT: I now own this, it came in the mail today. When I sprayed it I just couldn't believe how sort of pure and non-synthetic this smells. It reminds me of something and I just can't put my finger on it, but it's something from home. I am from Argentina, and maybe this smells like a perfume my grandmother used to wear, or maybe it smells of the flowers there, or maybe of the sea... I am not sure that it is sexy or daring or cute, but I know it's beautiful. You know you've found a masterpiece when a perfume is much more than just a scent, when it embodies a sort of essence in itself. By accident I've stumbled across this, and it's almost sort of personal

My first impression is that like Issey Miyake’s perfume it has a distinct oceanwater air, but unlike the Issey, Ile d’Amour is less melon poolwater and more vintage chypre-like. There’s some inherent soapiness to its floral-oceanic mixing but its unmistakeably... salt-like. (Good!) I enjoy Fragonard Amour’s semi-savoury osmanthus, jasmine, rosewater. Lilacs, I recall, imply powderiness which to me isn’t how I’d describe this parfum. There’s something Amouage-femme-lite included thanks to its chypre aura, I will assume this comes from its salty-haylike-soapishness. Reminds me of my Myths (female) but that would give the Amour a decadent upper class demeanour it does not have— the richness of Fragonard Amour is less socialite, less decadent and more reserved, more Francophile (the smell is classic-era French perfume house... basically A Fragonard But Especially This Fragonard.) My favourite of this house, along with Rose Lavande (different experience and also recommended, especially for its fine-tuned richness with good price.) So lastly, why did I buy this first if Rose Lavande is technically one of Fragonard’s masterpieces? Preference! Amour is satisfyingly artful, and expresses the tastes of an established fragrance creator. Especially for the price. Recommended.

Île d'amour is a nostalgic rendition of love and romance, an idealistic and innocent love, as opposed to a passionate carnal one. It's like an olfactory memory of childhood and early adolescence, reminiscent of spring and high hopes. Lilac is the biggest note on me, with lily of the valley and a very tart rose in the heart. The watery notes are not so obvious and make the sweet floral bouquet more airy and translucent. What I picture is a wind-swept abundant garden in the spring sun, with the sea nearby but still cold for a dip. I get the Miyake comparison and I think it is similar to Clinique Happy, but Fragonard's notes seem less santitised, and are generous, floral and classic in a very harmonious way. I also tried it side by side with Chloe EdP and the wet rose note immediately stood out to my nose. Île d'amour EDT was an unexpected and appreciated gift and this is my first experience with this house. Update: I have been wearing this every day. A very complimented perfume. It grows on me every time I wear it. It radiates softly and lasts long.

Some years ago my interest to Ile d'Amour led me to Fragrantica for the first time. My mother brought many perfumes from Fragonard museum in Grasse and gifted this one to me. Ile d'Amour is a glorious day scent, so romantic and so French. It is really all about love. The tender florals with a touch of sea water create the picture of a small private garden at the seaside. Maybe the town of Grasse itself has inspired the master who composed this masterpiece (I regret so much that I don't know the name of the perfumer). Indeed, if most famous perfumes are more likely to bring associations with big cities like Milan, New York, of course Paris, Ile d'Amour tells you of a beautiful province that is far from the "big life", from social events and fashion but it has its own story full of timeless charm. That is the feeling that makes Ile d'Amour so special for me. I live from one big city to another, but my soul will always be coming back here to my dear little garden at the sea... A thousand thanks to you, Fragonard.

I have loved Fragonard as a house ever since I got a chance to visit the factory in Nice as a teenager. Ile D'Amour is a dreamy fresh summer scent that just feels bright, youthful and happy. This is a lifer fragrance for me, it just isn't summer without this scent to me. If it veers a bit too juvenile for some, I suggest layering it with Jo Malone's Wood Sage and Sea Salt which helps cut through some of the florals and sweetness and give it a bit more a woody-grown up edge without losing the uplifting quality of Ile D'Amour.