Toujours Fidele

Joli verger. Sur l'étiquette de mon "Toujours fidèle", il n'y pas de cyclamen, mais il y a du jasmin frais... / On the tag of my "Toujours fidèle", there's no cyclamen, but there is fresh jasmine ! Senteur 8/10 Grasse n'est pourtant pas en Normandie, mais c'est bien là-bas que Fragonard nous emmène par ce parfum vert aux senteurs de pommes. Imaginez que vous êtes en mars - avril, par un frais matin, en train de vous promener dans la campagne normande... La rosée du matin, les brumes, les pommiers, l'herbe verte, les vaches au loin et la mer proche... voilà ce qu'évoque ce parfum très peu urbain dont je vois bien une utilisation avant tout campagnarde ! Drôle de jasmin donc, qui bien que présent, ne réhausse ici les notes vertes. Un parfum à porter par moins de 20 degrés et qui aime aussi la pluie. Sillage 2/2 C'est un sillage équilibré, réel, sans être envahissant. Conviendrait bien sûr à un usage en ville, mais y serait peut-être un peu incongru ? Ceci étant, de tous les "parfums de bureau", bien qu'étant c'est peut-être celui avec le plus de personnalité. Longévité 2/2 Je l'ai appliqué il y a 16 heures et je le sens encore sur ma peau, un exploit pour un parfum peu envahissant ! Masculinité 1/2 Comme le note un intervenant, ce parfum pourrait effectivement être porté par des femmes, cependant il garde, notamment en note de coeur quelque chose de vraiment masculin, une force légèrement viril sans exubérance. Pas vraiment un parfum pour séduire, plutôt un parfum de jour, pour vivre. Evolution 3/4 La pomme, manifeste au début, laisse place à une note de coeur où celle-ci est quelque peu voilée par le thym, le romarin, le cèdre et les notes fleuries... Cette note de coeur dure... Puis, surprise, on retrouve la pomme en fin de parcours, une pomme de jasmin enrobé de cèdre. Intéressant ! TOTAL 16/20

This scent is... well, to quote the label "bewitching." When I originally read the notes online and read "Green apple and vanilla..." I'm going to smell like a pastry! It's not quite wrong, but not quite right either. Right after being sprayed you're hit with this incredibly fresh, resplendent green apple with a deep, sweet vanilla covered with a small smoky tone, and a little hint of musk and spice (kind of like Noir from bath and body works) and a touch of a floral note (I believe it's jasmine). On the dry down it devolves into a very green-smelling vanilla that's incredibly inoffensive, if not a little too sweet. It's a very interesting combination, one that is fairly unique in the fragrance world at least as I've smelled it. After a few hours on the skin you are left with spicy vanilla that reminds me of a warm cinnamon bun, with a lingering hint of that freshness from the green apple. It's wonderful! It definitely leans more towards the masculine side for me, although I could see a woman wearing it if they wanted. I think you'd have a hard time finding a person who couldn't find something they like about this scent, and for the prices you pay, it's probably worth picking up a bottle for your arsenal. I imagine, especially after a drawdown, it would be a good pick for something like a job interview or a first date. After all, who doesn't like vanilla?

After all those years, still one of my favourite and one of the BEST fragrances I own. Now that it's discontinued, I cherish my full bottle even more. I miss the shower gel, though. That would give me a complete experience. I absolutely love this stuff. Get this fragrance if you see it.

One of my all time favourite summer scents. It's bright, vivid, zesty, fresh, sweet, somewhat balmy. When I was wearing it the other day a friend of mine told me I smelled like a freshly ironed shirt. And that may be a spot on description of this scent. Fantastic!

A relative recently came back from a vacation from France and brought me a discovery sample set from Fragonard (a fragrance house that I confess I've never heard of before). The first fragrance I tried out was this one, Toujours Fidele, mainly because the name is somewhat poetic, but also because this was the first atomizer to slip out of the box (haha). To my surprise, I actually really enjoy it. It's almost exactly like the scent being wafted through the Four Seasons in DC - fresh, green, garden-like, reminiscent of a sunny spring day at a wooded park. It's got luxurious accords minty rosemary, tangy neroli, and bright, juicy green apple, grounded with aftershave-esque cedar. It's a beautiful composition, especially for the price (that I casually searched up about six seconds ago). I believe, though, that this is harder to find in the United States. I can't think of any alternatives off the top of my head, especially within the price range, but for a similar vibe with somewhat corresponding notes, Greenley from Parfums de Marly bears the most resemblance (but at retail price, you could probably just find a good flight deal to Paris instead and just get the fragrance there, plus you get to play tourist). Or, you could try your luck over at eBay, as sometimes they've got good deals on foreign-made items that are rare here in America. If you do find it, though, I think you'll conclude it was worth the effort looking for it. Toujours Fideles a pleasant, well-rounded freshie with hidden odes to classic French perfumery, and a welcome introduction to the Fragonard collection.

I am devastated that Toujours Fidele got discontinued! This is my second favorite fragrance from their men's line of eau de toilettes. I love the apple and orange blossom water (neroli) in the opening, and I recognize the cyclamen middle note which was also used in Guerlain's Herba Fresca. The light, ethereal cyclamen note perfectly meshes with the rosemary and thyme, and then the vanilla and tonka bean come in. I love this fragrance because I can distinguish every note and they all blend together seamlessly. This feels like a modern men's fougère meets gourmand. I have yet to find another fragrance quite like it. Fragonard, please bring this back!

My signature fragrance for the spring, very easy to wear, the vanilla/green apple combinaison make it fresh and sweet at the same time,versatile as well to the point it could be easily worm by a woman. Longevity is also great on my skin

I’ve been to one of the manufacturers and picked it up at the end of a tour. Its lovely and a very good option without spending to much money.

Feminine leaning, non-descript, well-blended, vanilla stands out with just the slightest edge of aromatic sharpness but overall smells like a hand cream. I should try give it another chance.

It was my "blind buy" straight from Fragonard when Autumn 2012 started, at that time Toujours Fidele was marked as "NEW". I live in Poland, Central Europe. So I used that fragrance in definitely cold months (from beginning of September till the end of March), with a lot rain and snow showers and of course with very low (but not extremely low) temperatures. It's definitely "green" fragrance. Smells right from the start till the end like mixed all of that plants shown under "Main Notes" here. And it smells surprisly good at cold weather! It's like wearing fresh meadow with flowers after rain on ice covered with snow. I agreed with previous reviewer at point "i can't imagine wearing it at summer nor spring". I think it will be too sweet, especially at summer days. I'm allergic with a little bit of asthma, and that fragrance doesn't strangle in throttle. And also it's almost impossible to get headache using Toujours Fidele.

Not one of my most favourite juice from Fragonard, but it is still good, since it is a fresh, sweet and natural scent of a good quality. Sweet, fruity and candies is all I can think of wearing this. It is too sweet for my nose to wear it everyday, but in some hot summer nights here in Italy while enjoying some artisanal ice cream, this Fragonard is still a desiderable choice to have a good mood. P.S. I recently smelled the new Invictus from Paco Rabanne, which is a cheap and bad copy of this, much more synthetic. I really wish people could understand better the difference of the quality between a niche perfumer and a commercial money-wasting product and use their money more wisely to support the right brands.

Nicely masculine top notes over herbal rosemary and drying down to a vanilla wood with apple notes. Nice for day wear. Could be worn by women too