Grain de Folie

Basil that paired with a distinctively bitter gentian almost smells like tomato leaf. Also get lots of kumquat and a little rhubarb. To say this is different is an understatement and it’s definately nothing I’d expect from Gres. Colour me surprised 😃 Fruity floral? Hmmmmmm. I’d say the opening is still more herbal alltogether, but let’s see how it develops. Middle part is somewhat floral. And sweet. And kind of sour too, but deliciously so. It reminds me of the sensation you get when you drink a bitter lemon, maybe even slightly like the tingeling sensation when you do a tequila lick, shoot and suck. It’s the same kind of weirdly fascinating mash up you get from this. As far as tequila is concerned it’s the salt vs the extreme sweetness of agave. Here it’s the natural sweetness of the chosen flowers and maybe mimosa in particular vs the sour lime and the herbal aspects that are still present in the middle part. Dry down is a more tamed sweetness and much less interesting, but at the same time it’s rather perfect as it feels like having traditional petit fours after a far more complex and interesting meal. I sure ain’t complaing and will have to give this little piece of well done weirdness a full days wear soon.

I discovered this scent in the airport duty frees some years ago now. I just love the scent. It is floral and citrusy. The dry down is lovely too (that doesn't happen very often for me). I like the arty and unforgettable bottle as well. Its perfect to wear during the warm months. It is naturally an uplifting and joyous scent. I'm 50 now and I still love this perfume even though I have about 70 perfumes now. What a shame it has been discontinued. Its a good thing I stockpiled it a while back.

It's one of the best fragrances out there. Too Too Pretty by Betsy Johnson is the "modern" take on it, but a tad more busy. Kinda on the "wine" side if that makes sense. My best friend's fav.

I had no idea the juice is supposed to be blue 🥤 Just saw a vintage ad for this perfume and it blew my mind! There, it's a deep aqua color.

I found my green fragrance! Reminds me of Paco Rabanne "Calendre".

looking to buy this in the middle east, pm if you have one!

I like Grès as a Perfume House, they have made some timeless classics over the years. I got a sample of Grain de Folie. it a pretty perfume, a fruity floral that is so different (being born in 1999) from the so generic fruitchoulis that you find in stores nowadays. It starts with short lived citrus notes -alas!- to go towards a floral bouquet dominated by peony, I wish the jasmine were more outstanding. The base is a sweet milky/candy note that merges into a vanilla musk. it is a nice frag, a pity that they discontinued it, very pretty for a young lady. .... the bottle looks gorgeous .! ___________

Go-Green! - basil-citrusy beauty from Parfums Gres. Style –La Paysanne - you love your gardening and all about nature. Its smell of green house actually, but its a green house with an air-conditioner, somewhat vegetable happy cocktail, healthy smoothie, which reminds me a lot my beloved Les Belles de Ricci that has exactly smell of ripped vine tomato leaves in your palms or - another hint - What About Adam Joop! Stunning bottle, much better in real life than on the picture and yes, totally and absolutely UNIQUE fragrance from 1999 by Nathalie Lorson 4.8 out of 5

I always thought this bottle was whimsical and fun. The fragrance is sweet and fruity. It reminds me of Babydoll by YSL, but I like this one a lot better. It has less grapefruit and is a tad bitter at first spritz. It's a great daytime summer scent. Sorta makes me think of raspberry sorbet, orange sherbet, and passion fruit sorbet melting together on a hot summer day. As it dries down, I smell a distinct & herbacious minty scent, which I've figured out from some internet research is basil flower. Strange, unique, refreshing, fruity fragrance.

Fresh, green, spicy, aquatic, the blueprint for mall scents like the ones from Abercrombie. Dries down to a light floral but stays very green and aromatic. The citrus gives the scent the watery freshness that makes it perfect for hot weather. Leans unisex to me, would be a perfect daytime staple for anyone that enjoys fresh green florals.

The Arrival of Dionysophanes by Marc Chagall 1961

Got it enexpactadley yesterday on a clearance at old perfume shop. It smells nothing like Belles de Ricci, BTW. But what does it smell like is mohito cocktail. Everyone I let to smell it yesterday said mohito.

I bought this hoping that it would be as nice as its siblings, but "not so much". From the first spritz all I smelled is overwhelming smell of alcohol & a powdery smell. Only afterwards did I faintly smell the muted ingredients. There is nothing that just stand out in this fragrance. I have three levels of perfume:top, middle & bottom shelf and this one is on the bottom shelf. I might change my mind, but we'll see. This would do best in the fall or winter. This will not be a repeat purchase & I won't be sad (many many years) when it runs out. The only thing I do like is the bottles design.

Basil, mint and tomato leaf. That’s all I get all along. Drydown is a somehow sour Mohito that’s been drank half an hour ago and still stewing there in a tall glass. Interesting enough but not as a perfume, not for me. Selling mine.

This is a real mood lifter! Who dares to be gloomy when smelling wonderful fruity notes with somewhat pure and innocent flowers? Grain de Folie opens with a burst of fruits. I know from the notes (thank you, Auguszta and azuriiita!) that there are no exotic fruits, but I can't help it: I identify mango or a sort of sweet and tart mouthwatering portion of ...something. Perhaps it is rhubarb with an ingredient not mentioned. Anyway, the opening is DELICIOUS! I almost want to use the word hilarious, because your heart takes an extra, happy leap while the corners of your mouth turn up (want it or not) and you find yourself humming some ridiculous, primitive but gay daa-di-daas when inhaling this perfume. But that is not the whole story. Good French perfumes are rarely that simple, and now we are talking about a scent of Gres. So, after a while those fruity notes get company. I don't know if it's gentian, but the emphasis moves to the "cleaner" direction; that is, the flowery and slightly soapy aspects can be detected. Grain de Folie lightens in a way. On Auguszta the scent becomes all too sweet when the base is showing. But not on me. There are enough woody elements to keep the stickiness definitely at bay. This is one of the best floral fruity (I would say fruity floral) perfumes I have stumbled upon. Long lasting, playful and skillfully blended - young at heart but not too girly.

According to the wrap of the sample the notes are kumquat, rhubarb stem, crushed mint leaves - jasmine, white peony, gentian flower - cedarwood, tonka beans. I had never heard of this so I had no idea what to expect. I read the notes and gave it a try. Good decision! It's an interesting scent, but it has a split personality. The headnotes are pretty unusual. The scent starts very green, very fresh and very summery. Like some sugar-free refreshment served in a chilled glass with plenty of ice cubes on a hot summer's day. There's no mistaking the rhubarb and the mint leaves. It's tart and wonderful. On my skin, this phase lasts for about half an hour. Then it suddenly changes its colours. Forget tart and green and summery! It gets much sweeter as the peony and the jasmine join in and unfortunately gets almost unbearably sweet as the musk takes over. All the sudden it's a winter scent. A heavy blanket, a warm jumper, a scarf you got for Christmas. Very weird. I have never experienced a metamorphosis like this regarding a scent.

I bought a bottle of this because I loved its design and outer packaging.The same for its sister - Folie Douce. The fragrance's main impression are I would say white flowers, but other coloured flowers could be mixed, I didn't smell any note I could guess in particular. It is a soft scent, the beginning is citrus, the middle notes are the mentioned flowers with powdery accords and some fruit, which could be raspberry or strawberry. The drydown is not very powerful and different from the middle, it could be soft cedar wood with a bit of musk perhaps and a tiny speck of vanilla. The fragrance is to be worn mostly in warmer months of the year, and if in the cold, the moist autumn cold is more likely to bring out the intensity. I cannot say this is a typical fresh, girly, conteporary type of floral and definitely not floral-fruity scent. That powder has nostalgic value of not very distant, but still past decades. Needless to say, it has been discontinued for quite some time.

This has got to be the most bizarre design in my collection. The lid is from another planet. It sports an upside down pair of wings made of leaves and surrounded by spirals. I don't know what more I can say about that. The bottle has a silly checkerboard kind of design on it, but I'm too busy looking at the lid to notice. This scent, initially, to my nose, absolutely bloody reeks to high heavens of MINT. I see no mint listed in the notes. Hell, even the box reeked of mint when I removed the cellophane. It's a gorgeous, sharp, sweet, floral, MINT. Herbal, green, soapy, MINTY. This stuff's nuts, all round doolally crazy. Smells nothing like Les Belles de Ricci, by the by, the similarities end at both being botanical, herbal, sweet 'n' sour, fruity, soapy misfits with lashings of lunacy. They're certainly more akin to cousins rather than being siblings - as cassiemand noted. If in doubt, buy both.

This goooorgeous perfume smells NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING like any perfume I have ever smelled! It is so uplifting, playful and joyous that there are no words in the languages I know! It is so wet and juicy, so sweet and so sour at the same time.Like all the fruits in the world, plus the newly sprung green leaves of the forest in the background. The green colour is so fluid I'd feel like drinking it. An other great thing about this.....the volume % if 70 (yes, SEVENTY!) which is very rare in a spray scent! I have 2 bottles, each 100 ml. of this stuff, and I would not give away as much as a decant of them! The dry Down is not all that different from the opening and heart, so the happy moods stays for a long, long time. Thank you, Gres and Nathalie Lorson!!!

I love the citrus opening and fortunately, to me, the rhubarb is mild as it is a note I can live without (as in Un jour se leve)The peonies in the heart are nice and aren't squished by the jasmine. Whether white peonies smell differently from red or pink ones I cannot say but I do like this floral heart. After the citrussy top fades down the scent stayed rather linear on me and I did not find it too musky at all. It lasted about six hours and had mild sillage. As for a season, I'd say summer and I don't believe I would reach for this at all in the cooler months. Over all pretty citrus floral and very nice. It is not a stand out scent or one that will get you a lot of attention, but it is bright, comfortable and casual.