Le Chevrefeuille

I am so taken with Annick Goutal fragrances at the moment. Why I am just now getting around to testing them when they are so up my alley, I can't begin to explain. It's a shame. It's also a shame that the large bottles are quite pricey because I am pining for quite a few of them. BTW-I can't help picturing A. Goutal as this otherworldly fairy or something, smiling, as she brews up blends with nothing less than...magic. The ones I have tried so far are so ethereal, light, glowing, and perfect compared to all other fragrances to my nose. She had some secret--fairy dust or something... Le Chevrefuille is the bees KNEES. For my own tastes, I don't think it gets better than this. I actually get butterflies in my stomach when catch the first whiff of this. I am immediately transported from wherever I am, to the late 80's, As a little girl standing right next to the monster honeysuckle bush growing along the fence in my backyard, with a big, yellow blossom in my fingers, freshly pinched and pulled apart, with a large, glistening drop of sweet nectar balancing where I pinched, waiting to land on my tongue. I would spend hours of my childhood out there, elbowing the bees away, in competition, taking in countless drops of that delicious nectar, this exact fragrance filling the air. Le Chevrefuille is THAT time and place for me, nothing more, nothing less. Just beautiful, and I want to smell like this every day. ETA: Lasting power if sprayed onto the back of my neck/into my hair is hours! Also- thought this had long disappeared on my arms... went out into the TX humidity one evening, and suddenly this magical smell was radiating off of me as if I had just sprayed! My friends noticed as well, and all three vowed that this would be their next fragrant purchase.:) this creation makes me swoon....

A fence in my backyard is covered in honeysuckle, and when it's in bloom, the air is absolutely enchanting. This is a scent I grew up, and I love maintaining it as I grow older. I first bought La Chevrefeuille for my mother back in 2003 after stopping by a Goutal shop on my first trip to Paris. I had no idea what I was doing buying a perfume for another person, but this lovely white floral that is so true to it's name that it felt like a safe purchase to gift. Sure enough, my mother loved it. Despite the fact that light, sweet and citrusy white florals aren't really my favorites, I loved it too and would steal a spray every time I visited her. I was bummed the day I saw that the bottle was mostly empty and could no longer have my fix. Twenty years later, I revisited the same Goutal shop and bought this again for my mother. It is a timeless, vintage-style fragrance, and still something that I would never buy for myself, but makes for a great gift for someone who will allow me to visit it's lovely honeysuckle notes on occasion.

I received the perfume today and I really really love it! I've been spraying it on my skin all day long, I just can't get enough of it! I first received a sample from a friend some years ago and I was and I am still surprised to identify all the honeysuckle plant in this perfume: the flowers, the leaves, the freshness of the morning dew on the flowers. I believe it is indeed a masterpiece and I believe that a masterpiece doesn't need to be a "strong scent". A particular thing I like about this perfume is that reminds me of the linden trees I walk by at the end of spring, that dreamy smell always fascinates me. Le Chevrefeuille has this nectary feel about it that I also find comforting, like a hug. I think the word "dreamy" would well describe this fragrance. The only downside, I think, would be the lasting power (natural scents don't last very long?), still the scent is too beautiful for such a thing to become a reason not to buy it.

I'd forgotten how much I love honeysuckle until I was in a garden that had an abundance of it—vines climbing thickly up an arched wall and clambering over a trellis tunnel, nearly every inch covered in fragrant white and yellow blossoms. The scent was intoxicating, and I fell in love with honeysuckle all over again. I was determined to capture that crisp, fresh, summery wildness in a bottle. For me, Annick Goutal's Le Chevrefeuille did just that. To my nose, this opens with the perfect blend of dew-kissed honeysuckle and green vine; in drydown, the lemon becomes more prominent but still not overpowering. There isn't much evolution in the scent on my skin, but IMO it's quite lovely in its simple profusion of honeysuckle blossoms and green vine. This is a delightful fragrance for a summer day (but I know my OCD will freak out if I try to wear this "out of season").

I have both loved and struggled with Goutal scents. Both a friend and my sister wore Petite Cherie as their signature for years. On both of them it smelled divine. On me it smelled awful. I also struggle with sharper citrus on my skin - I'm one of those people who can wear Amarige and it becomes less intense. But Eau D'Hadrien smells like toilet cleaner on me. I've recently tried several Goutal scents to see if I could find one that I liked that didn't hate my skin. Le Chevrefeullie is IT. The initial scent is more sweet and than I want but it dries down to something light and citrus but not sharp and just... so lovely and just how I want to smell. BUT. The scent disappears so fast. I feel like I need to reapply it several times in a day and that's making me so sad. I really want a bottle and am just not sure it's worth it.

It is Feb 28th. The temperatures are starting to warm up outside and I'm yearning for spring. I look through my perfume wardrobe to find the perfect perfume to help me make the transition. Voilà Le Chevrefeuille! Perfect! I spray it on. Suddenly I'm lying in a freshly cut green field. The warm yellow sun and blue sky are vibrant in color. On the breeze I smell damp hay and blooming honeysuckle. Ah! Thank you Le Chevrefeuille for reminding me that spring and summer are just around the corner. I can hardly wait. LC is one of the most unique fragrances in my collection. I think it is the narcissus that gives the damp hay note and there is a lot of it but I don't mind. I love the overall picture that this Goutal brush paints. It is an impressionistic honeysuckle that splashes onto the canvas. I spray it liberally. 4/5

I love all florals but on me honeysuckle tends to go syrupy, while neroli and other white flowers can seem slightly off, or sour — but here, all the airy freshness of newly blossoming flowers, petals, leaves and all, harmonizes with that lemony note to create a truly bright and beautiful blend. I have a sample with the new packaging shown on the card and the big, dainty OG Goutal bottle. We’ll see which lasts longer! I’ve found what’s in the less aesthetically appealing newer bottles just doesn’t have the same longevity (2-4 hours), but based on my years with Petite Cherie performing well for me (original bottles, 10+ hours) I have very high hopes for this beauty! Update: sadly even here only ca. 2 hours but if I pair with a more tenacious honeysuckle I don’t notice as much. So pretty!

This is an extremely green, zesty interpretation of honeysuckle. For that reason I am disappointed, as I was hoping for a sweeter honeysuckle. Either way I think it's a beautiful perfume, perhaps the only sour perfume I would actually wear, as I am hyper-sensitive to sour scents. This mostly smells like crushed green leaves from a lemon tree combined with lip-puckering lemon juice and a bit of honeysuckle. It is lovely for spring or summer. I am wearing it on a very hot summer day, and I am enjoying it despite the fact that it is not what I hoped for. Like most Annick Goutal citrus perfumes, this one doesnt't last long or project well, but it is so delightful that if you love the scent, I say buy a bottle!

I do like this one and very glad to have it on my table. At the start, Honeysuckle leads out for a short while ahead of Petit Grain with Lemon in third place. Narcissus and Jasmine? Just not there for me. After a stretch, Petit Grain and Lemon catch up to and take over Honeysuckle for the lead! And at the finish, it is a very dominant Petit Grain with Lemon close behind. Honeysuckle is a faint third. I.e.,sillage mostly of Petit Grain. On me, a dry, clean scent; astringent with flowers. Expensive and the bottle is very pretty. There are some perfumes to wear for home and family. For me, this is one of those :) An awesome summer fragrance!

annick goutal fragrances are, on the whole, storybook charming. lace-trimmed dresses stained by grass, running barefoot through the fields, that kind of thing, and i mean it in the best way possible. le chevrefeuille is possibly the best of the line. the opening notes of le chevrefeuille are green and hesperidic, and then the fragrance moves on to an armful of honeysuckle. it's a simple, light fragrance, but it never fails to lift my mood. the staying power is frankly abominable, although this may be due to the use of a high proportion of naturals. annick goutal is known for spending a large quantity on raw materials.

From its vial is an airy green honeysuckle that becomes even lovlier and fresher once applied. It's the scent of a spring breeze. Delicate, vital, the lightest of lemon providing some defining edges in a lighter than air composition. The citrus of the lemon here tempered by petitgrain’s greener facets. This scent is spring itself with a focus on honeysuckle backed by narcissus. Unfortunately, it is shortlived, it opening lovliness softening considerably at 10m. At 25m it is nearly gone, barely a skinscent. Oddly enough, 10h 30m later that slight honeyed skinscent remains. 8.5/10 for scent. 7.0/10 for longevity.

Fresh, crisp, natural, and linear. This is not a complicated scent. It does not have multiple layers to surprise your senses. What it has is an authentic experience in a garden of fragrant honeysuckles. Close your eyes. You are in a morning garden with dewy honeysuckles. You can feel the cool morning breeze, the delicate honeysuckle petals, and the damp green leaves. You walk with bare feet. Your white morning gown gently rubs the flowers and brings back the beautiful scent to your room... A master piece of simplicity.

I'm already a Goutal fan so it's no surprise that I love Le Chevrefeuille. I'm a serious gardener and live in a sunny climate with a very active honeysuckle plant sprawling up a trellis and wall. In the spring, when it's first blooming, the scent is intoxicating. Le Chevrefuille is a photorealistic honeysuckle scent. It's and EDT and a botanical so it's never going to have great sillage or lasting power. The other honeysuckle I like is Aerin Mediterranean Honeysuckle. It's good too, but the Goutal smells more natural.

This is a 100% golden ticket for me! Starts with a strong hit of honeysuckle as the green softly lands under. Immediately transported to a childhood memory of skipping through a lush green and wildflower field on a delightful summer day. I accidentally spilled my sample on my dress sooooo consequently the longevity was ....ever as was the sillage. :) I am not dry cleaning until it is absolutely necessary I just love this soo much. Researched the FB price and as a frag under $200 totally worth it!

I can't afford it but I don't care, whatever it takes, I have to be with my love. It never stays for long on me, but I don't care, I take as much as I can get of this sweetness. I am in love and I don't care, I just want this scent all over myself... anytime and anywhere. Pure, natural, easy, unpretentious, perfection. Worth every penny. I keep it in my nightstand in case I need to clear my mind before sleep... in case I need a reason to get out of bed... and for whenever I want to feel joyful.

This is one of my all-time favorites. I know there’s a lot of talk about whether this is realistic honeysuckle or not but I never smelled anything like this before (and I never smelled honeysuckle before). To be honest, it smells so good that I almost kind of feel like drinking it... it comes off as a “brighter” version of l’Ile au thé to me, like iced tea that’s slowly melting in the summer, where you’re borderline stuffy from the humidity but relaxing on the grassy lawn under a shade.

I fell in love this scent right after I wore it. It was May in 2005, I felt as my life changing, getting busy but much better, vivid, positive.. Oh! I can easily remember how I felt myself these days. This must be the freshest perfume that I have so far. The scent of real honeysuckle as you breath at the depth of this small magical flower. And this is the one I got so many compliments ever as well! I still keep one non-opened 100ml bottle with the yellowish orange bow tie :)

Mmmmm!! On me? Goes on GREEN at first: like crushed leaves or grass. This is the predominate note for a few minutes, until LEMON appears. Wait just a few more minutes and... ...there it is! The HONEYSUCKLE! Very delicate; not too sweet. I don't notice the jasmine or narcissus, but it could be because I haven't trained my nose to see past the honeysuckle. I wish the green would linger a while longer. Still, it's a lovely scent; one I could see myself owning.

This is just such a likable scent, it evokes images of idyllic nature and peaceful sunny days. I've never smelled honeysuckle so I don't know if it is accurate to the flower but I imagine fresh white little flowers and crisp grass in sunshine. It's a realistic floral and slightly green but there's just something innocent and almost childlike about this. Longevity is not great for me, it becomes a skin scent rather quickly but it lasts on clothes.

When i was a teenager I loved trolling the fragrance counter of Saks, where I first discovered Le Chevrefeuille. I instantly fell hard for its delicate honeysuckle character. Because it would have been a considerable expense for me, I never owned it until just this year, nearly two decades on, and I'm so happy I finally bought it. I wear this when I want to feel like I'm walking through a garden on a summer evening.