Ange ou Demon Le Parfum & Accord Illicite

This is the first time since I was a teenager, with a limited budget and necessarily limited perfume wardrobe, that I've worn a fragrance for two days in a row. I am enjoying these two fragrances, mixed together and by themselves, so much that I can't stop reapplying them. On paper, neither should smell unique, but I honestly can't think of similar fragrances for either the Parfum or Accord, individually or layered. The fact that our fellow Fragranticans have only come up with one " Reminds me of..." says that I'm not the only one who thinks these are pretty special. I spent ages online trying to come up with a fragrance with identical or similar notes to the Accord, because quite frankly, I want it in 100ml, but I think I'll either have to repurchase this duo or try blending fragrances I already own which have white leather, patchouli, white musk and vanilla. As for the individual fragrances, the Parfum is uplifting and unmistakenly floral without being sweet. My bedroom smells incredible. Silage is medium but the longevity is at least 4 hours. I'm sorry I can't be more accurate but I keep reapplying it, not because it has faded but because I can't get enough of it. The Accord's white leather is what makes it special IMO. It starts with a slightly medicinal smell which I didn't like but the vanilla is lovely and not overly heavy. The Accord has a good silage - others definitely smell it across a room - but it fades pretty quickly. The vanilla isn't as strong as say, Dior Addict (well, nothing is, is it), but it's warm and delicious. Layered together I personally found the tangerine becoming more prominant and I'm not sure why that should be. It's a nice combo but nothing wonderful. I really enjoyed using the Parfum and Accord by themselves more. I did layer the accord over Coach The Fragrance last night because I always want a bit more leather in Coach than the suede gives it. That layering experiment was a winner for me. I hope I'm not talking up Ange ou Demon Le Parfum and Accord Illicit too much. It has't kicked anything off my top shelf, but the fact that I haven't stopped reapplying the Parfum, by itself or with the Accord for two days makes it a strong like for me. I hope that Givenchy brings out both as individuals. I would definitely buy them again.

I ́m in love with this tiny bottle, this Accord Illicite! It's gorgeous and glorious, divine and addictive.This little gem of an accord is warm, woody, sweet, dry, pure, attractive, addictive.... oh, I already said that. It smells like warm sweet imaginary wood -- or just... skin. Precious! I want at least 500 of these tiny bottles, so it would last a lifetime, and then I wouldn't need any other fragrance in my life. Seriously. As for the le Parfum - it's nice and all, but rather fleeting. It's also a little cold-dry-woody (all good in my book), and then a little cherry-sweet, and a lot of beautiful-cool-lovely jasmine. Carnal? I honestly don't know. I don ́t think so. What is carnal/sexy anyways? Ohh, there's also something very wonderful in there - something that smells as natural and enchanting as a lily for 15 minutes, and then morphs into an iris (not the blue powdery asian fragile beauty but the voluptuous colorful "garden iris" which is my favourite flower). There's a phase which smells voluptious n wonderfully floral - like a bouquet of lilies and irises, in a fresh morning breeze. I love it!!! I wear it to work, and feel comfortable and confident. Sexy? Hmmh, really? I'm struggling with the concept. Not pronunced sexy, not trying too hard, it's just easy going, natural and comfortable in ones skin. I'd rather say - I feel like myself wearing this, sexappeal possibly included, not emphasized. I miss the leather though. PS. Bought it at the airport, on a whim (I was on the hunt for the original Ange ou Demon tbh), 40ml for 35eur - no clue how that price happened. But I'm one lucky girl indeed! Edit: shoot, I should have bought a backup bottle of it as well!!! EDIT After a week of wearing the AoD Le Parfum - I'm just.... over the moon. I love the big bottle as well! Flowers, vanilla and amber - beautifully blended and well balanced. It's sweet yet polite, sexy yet subdued, happy yet restrained, warm, deep, confident, comforting, multifaceted, gentle and lady like. It's stunning!!!! It's like Norah Jones' voice.

First of all I'd like to say it (the pink perfume in the transparent bottle) has nothing in common with the regular "Ange ou Demon" for me, it's a unique and very sophisticated perfume. It's a very beautiful, white, dewy, innocent flower bouquet with a hint of fresh orange and some pure amber drops on the petals, sent for a noble, young lady for her 18th birthday. The stems of the flowers are bound together with a wide cream color satin ribbon which has some drops of a natural, good quality musk on it (I suppose this could be the black, tiny bottle) and this adds some sensuality, something new, surprising for that young lady, something tempting and scaring in the same time, something to discover. The perfume and the little, black bottle are quite opposite things, like that intelligent, pure, still innocent, aristocratic girl in her empire style silk and lace dress with precious embroideries and a bit rude, very manly, but honest and loving man who has stolen her heart. The black bottle perfume smells for me like a very, very concentrated regular "Ange ou Demon", a mixture of animalic, amber and musk notes which makes the pink perfume stronger, makes it last longer and adds that nuance of sensuality and warmth. The pink perfume is a sparkling, light flower ballroom waltz, the pink perfume with a touch of the black bottle perfume is a rumba - close, sensual, only between two people without any witnesses.

WOW! This is a sex in the bottle, actually in two bottles. It was my blind buy at a cheap price. I still can not understand why I bought it, its clearly not my cup of tea based on the notes. Its hard to explain what exactly it smells. Its not sweet, nor gourmand, not bitter, not fruity, not flowery. It starts with a liqueur notes and then settles in leather. Someone below mentioned cherry, yes, I am feeling cherries too. I don't like heavy composition, but this one is something special. It's not cloying and very comfortable. I am talking about big bottle. Also, the liquid is of whiskey colour, looks very classy and expensive. Small bottle reminded me new Chopard Vanilla Madagascar. Its funny again, as I do not like vanilla in perfumes. Actually I do not like vanilin, but I like natural vanilla beans. So small one smells expensive vanilla beans. I can not believe this perfume is not a hit like Midnight Poison. I am so happy that I bought two boxes by mistake. I would wear it in the nights any season. Its a bit too sexy for day time. I can not see why it can not be unisex. EDIT: I was wearing it on my wrist. Longevity is great, still there 12 hours later. Though projection is not huge. I would also say it is not for the blind buy, as my today's impression from this fragrance is different from yesterday. I can not say it is worse, but this fragrance is more complex than I thought initially.

I'm a huge fan of two perfumes, Alchimie by Rochas and Sensi by Giorgio Armani. Both were discontinued some time ago and I have kind of struggled for the past 5+ years to find something that I really love and could call my signature. I did some research and stumbled across "Ange ou Demon Le Parfum & Accord Illicit" and the notes intrigued me. I could only find one store who had this in stock and they didn't have a tester! So $150 later on a blind buy, I had everything crossed that it would capture my heart. I started by dabbing the little Ange ou Demon Accord Illicit in some keys areas, like wrists, neck etc and then sprayed a decent spray of the bigger bottle on each wrist and neck. I liked the initial smell of the perfume and immediately fell in love with its complexity! After 15-20 minutes, this warm, sensual and extremely sophisticated scent appears. It is so extremely complex and so sexy, yet subtle and feminine all at the same time. It has shot to the top of my perfume list and is my new signature fragrance. So much so that I have purchased another two bottles this morning! 10/10 for me...