Eau du Ciel

A little piece of Heaven on Earth! ----------- Rain from Heaven - Spring Rain... Eau du Ciel is clean, fresh, natural, and has an ingredient list that reminds me of a spring rain on a farm. There is a gorgeous natural essence to this fragrance that I have rarely smelled in other perfumes. Hermes Un Jardin En Mediterranee is a similar type fragrance, in that it picks up an ocean air type quality that almost gives you the experience that you are literally breathing the clean fresh air near an ocean. In the same way that Hermes captures the fresh ocean air with Un Jardin En Mediterranee... Annick Goutal captures the freshness of a spring rain on the farm. Both are beautiful expressions of natural essences that evoke immediate memories and call to mind an entire myriad of different experiences. Eau du Ciel is truly one of my all time FAVORITE fragrances. I love the lightness and crispness of the floral... but unfortunately, this is one of those fragrances that quickly dissipates and then you smell nothing a couple of hours later. It is also becoming much more difficult to find in retail stores locally, and is very difficult to find on the internet - except through sources on ebay. When I first bought this, I found it at Sak's Fifth Avenue in NYC during the summers when I was in graduate school there. It brings back a lot of great memories of my experiences in NYC, but it also was like finding a hidden treasure... a part of NYC that was peaceful; a refuge from the overwhelming energy of the city and was the same type of experience that I had the day that I found the fountain room at the Frick Museum... a hidden gem in the city - that makes you feel as if you have found an oasis. This fragrance reminds me of hummingbirds, floral gardens as they are first budding in the spring, and is so fresh and light. When I first discovered this fragrance, I had had my colors done by "Color Me Beautiful" and was told that I was a "Bright Spring". This fragrance embodies the colors in the "Light Spring and Bright Spring" color family. When you wear this fragrance, it is as if you have merged into a soft watercolor painting. I love it, I only wish that I could find a fragrance EXACTLY like this - that wore for 6-8 hours. If you know of anything similar to this, please personal message me. My heart and soul crave to wear this, but I don't like to reapply fragrances so much throughout the day. ------------- I am trying Tilleul which several people said smells very much like Eau du Ciel. So far, so good... the linden flowers are definitely in the same range as Eau du Ciel, but there is a more full bodied expression of scent with Eau du Ciel. This is truly one of those "once in a lifetime" type fragrances. I simply LOVE Eau du Ciel! I just wish that it wore longer on my skin than a couple of hours! Rare Pearls is also showing up as a fragrance that is similar to this... and in response to that, I have worn both - and find that Eau du Ciel is much more "natural smelling" and wears with a brighter, cleaner essence - than the Rare Pearls. They are similar in chords... both have a complexity of notes that make them floral and appealing, in completely different ways. You can read my review on Rare Pearls and you will notice the differences. I would not have immediately associated the smell of Eau du Ciel with Rare Pearls - because Rare Pearls wears with much more of a "chemical type composition". You notice more of a chemical mix with Rare Pearls - than with Eau du Ciel which smells exactly as if you had captured a moment after a spring rain on a farm.

This is my All-Time FAVORITE Fragrance -- EVER! LOVE THIS! I've been looking and looking to find something that I like in this same family of scents - but this is special, there isn't another fragrance that comes close to this one. Sadly, it is very expensive - and only lasts two hours on my skin. However, I've recently come to realize that the only sane thing to do (in this case) - is to buy a small purse sized atomizer that you carry and reapply throughout the day. YES - it IS Worth It! ------- Don't ever stop making this stuff. This is the perfume of a lifetime! I truly LOVE and ADORE this one! So beautiful! So SPRING! ------------ So far, I have only found three fragrances that I'd put in this same type of family.... Rare Pearls - by Avon, Jennifer Lopez - Love and Light -- and Jessica Simpson's Vintage Bloom. They are all Spring type fragrances... light, clear, transparent, wholesome, uplifting, uncomplicated. All four are subtly sexy....they beckon you in a kind and gentle way. Eau du Ciel has a complexity which is rare. Multiple layers of different notes - which makes this very unique and you can justify the expense that goes into making something such as this. It is truly a masterpiece. If you ever find ANYTHING similar to this - please MESSAGE ME - and let me know! I adore Eau du Ciel! It is a fragrance of a lifetime! ----------- I will always love and adore Eau du Ciel, but it is much harder to find now... and quite expensive. ------ Tender Light by Estee Lauder - a perfume that is really close to the general essence of Eau du Ciel by Annick Goutal... For anyone that has followed my perfume reviews, they will know that I have been on an absolute mission to find a perfume that I love as much as my dearly beloved "Eau Du Ciel" by Annick Goutal - which means "Spring Rain". There is an earthy quality to this perfume that smells like you are in a country barn after a spring rain. It is a gorgeous perfume ON, particularly if you grew up around horses and hay. This is the closest that I have come to finding a perfume that is in the same general ball park as Eau Du Ciel, so I am delighted by that. This actually lasts a little bit longer on the skin - and projects a bit more than Eau Du Ciel. This is really a breakthrough to find this. I was recently at a perfume showing - and dropped by Macy's on my way through the mall. The girl in the Estee Lauder bay handed me a free sample marketing piece - and as I opened it, it had a small cotton soaked sample. I tried this on, and was in sheer heaven - smelling this beautiful perfume! This is lovely! I really love this perfume - it is fresh and youthful - with an earthy quality to it. A little bit of heaven on earth! Just Gorgeous! This won't be for everyone, there will be people who may not like this - But to me, this is really a fabulous perfume!

I love the fitting image Artzgirl has given of becoming part of a watercolour painting when wearing Eau du Ciel. Eau du Ciel is my first Annick Goutal, and I will never forget it. When I tried my sample, I was surprised by a sudden influx of childhood memories and thoughts of my mom, that resurfaced again and again for hours! My mom didn't smell like Eau du Ciel, it's just that I find myself wishing she did. I can't pinpoint what is so wonderfully familiar about the fragrance, and that makes it feel a bit mysterious although still fresh and innocent. One of the scents that comforts me best, I feel magically childlike in Ciel. I will wear it tomorrow, on Mother's Day, and see if my mom likes it. :) Update: She did, so I've decanted some of mine for her to test! I think that the heart of Eau du Ciel is warm orange blossom and neroli. The rosewood is the most apparent note in the fragrance, to me, and its presence seems perfectly functional, allowing the orange blossom to create a unique and unusual impression. The cooling linden blossom knits these accords together. I don't smell the violet easily but I feel its presence (I'm a violet lover and the note has an effect on my senses). I thought Eau du Ciel had good sillage for the first three hours, not too strong but clearly detectable, and I didn't even spray it on clothing. It was so wonderful during that time it was almost distracting - so I didn't mind when it began to fade out at the 4 hour mark. I simply topped up with Borsari Violetta di Parma and the rest of my day was truly lovely and happy.

Oh my gosh, is this ever beautiful... this to me is Loretta Young sitting at her dressing table brushing her hair before turning in early. This perfume is so prime and proper. It is nostalgic and fresh, so close to nature as it can get. The lime blossom is perfectly paired with rosewood, and the iris and violet gives it a wonderful powdery softness. I feel like I am laying on a bed of grass in a meadow full of wildflowers in the early morning breeze, when in reality I am laying on a bed of satin and velvet. I agree with the childhood memories evoked from this also, when my husband smelled it, he said it reminded him of going to his Grandmother's house when he was young, she loved the outdoors and had beautiful flower gardens. Beautiful and nostalgic,another Annick Goutal high quality treasure...perfect scent for Spring and Summer Sillage and longevity are decent for an Annick Goutal...

Saying Eau du Ciel is a floral is like saying a diamond is just another clear rock! EduC is unlike any floral I've ever encountered. The linden, violets and rosewood combine to become another botanical species entirely, or some hitherto unknown herb, even bordering on an incense note while still managing to be both light and airy - even beachy, as chance 25 says. On my skin, liberally applied (2 sprays on my hair, 2 on neck front & back, ankles and forearms!) the sillage is both lasting (6-8 hours) and awesome! Linden blossom, fresh-cut grass in a meadow, deep purple violets, a hint of lily of the valley... freshness. This is a warm & hot weather scent that evokes the dusky light just after sunset as the fireflies rise before full dark. I'm entralled by the beauty of EduC, truly. Freshness in a bottle: inhale deeply and sigh as a small smile raises the corners of your mouth.