Folie Douce

I am actually surprised that only 1 person has given a review on this perfume! It is made by two big noses, and I am a true fan of Sophie Labbe. I adore the work she did on the Gigli's and Popy Moreni's. This perfume is categorized as floral green, but it is actually very very sweet. The heliotrope almost gives this perfume a typical Sophia Grosjman feel to it. Chat Lunatique once compared it to Champs Elysees. To me it is more like a Grosjman child, but it is a very interesting perfume for those loving Heliotrope! Good luck! Action

I can't believe I waited for so long to finally get this beauty! I think this is a very underestimated and hardly known fragrance that deseves being praised over and over. I also find it more sweet than green with a touch of lemon zest. I must have almost nothing with a prominent heliotrope in my collection, because to me it smells very different from everything I have. Very elegant, unobtrusive but noticeable.

Some moments remind me of Poeme. I love it. The blackcurrant and cedar are the perfect foils to mimosa and heliotrope.

I have a bottle of this in EDT, and I would love to chime in with another positive review, but sadly cannot. By no means is this a terrible fragrance, but to my nose it starts off beautifully then falls flat after just a few minutes. As others have noted, this is primarily a sweet, creamy mimosa scent. The sparkling opening notes are indeed reminiscent of Champs Elysees - and I love that scent! However the sparkle disappears way too soon, leaving somewhat flat, sickly sweet dregs (blackcurrant plus ylang ylang?). When the basenotes kick in, things improve somewhat. The sickly sweet 'fruity' aspect is tempered by the musky woods. In summary, a potentially lovely scent, but I can't love its middle phase. UPDATE: It's been two years since I wrote the above, and I'm revisiting FD after noticing that lots of people compare it to the original Venezia by Biagiotti. What a difference two years (spent sniffing hundreds of other perfumes) makes! No longer do I smell any resemblance to Champs Elysees... in fact I don't even smell mimosa. Yes, the opening of FD is *very* reminiscent of Venezia. I can't explain why, but I get that "ooh yeah!" of instant recognition. That part doesn't last long, unfortunately. The sickly sweet fruitiness mentioned in my original review still kicks into gear pretty quickly. This time around, the fruitiness reminds me of a faux pineapple flavoured jelly(?) from childhood, and I'm not really liking that effect.

A lovely, less known find. As others, I don't sense much green in this, it is more of a sweet woody floral. The initial spray is quite pungent, but as the scent sets, it gets much better. I don't get much lemon from this after about 2 minutes of wear.On my skin, it very much leans into the vanilla accord with some sandalwood and a hint of musk. The heliotrope lingers with ylang-ylang, leaving a very smooth, soft drydown which I really like. The vanilla in this is not overly sweet but a bit spicy, woody and dry. Overall it's quite a lovely little scent, even if not my very favourite.