Pastel de Gres

Amazing how green and fresh this feels with so many flowers in the composition! In other perfumes I can't stand Tuberose, in this one I can't depict it. I love this old fashion all time classic elegant allure! Great longevity.

Another blind buy, I just wanted to try other stuff. Inoffensive but barely smelled anything. For me, it smelled more green than floral. Does not linger.

This is a follow up to my earlier review above- today for the first time I noticed my bottle is not the frosted glass of Pastel de Gres (the fruity floral) but rather is made of clear glass, more like the bottle Fragrantica shows for Pastel de Cabotine... even though at some point, both scents were packaged in bottles marked 'Pastel de GRES'. Checking Ebay today, you can see most bottles marked 'Pastel de Cabotine' but the tops and box graphics do not match those of my perfume- which I know was authentic- so go figure! Either way, as the scent I have is more green floral than fruity floral, I believe my review above is for Pastel de Cabotine!

Kind if surprised to see so much dislike for this one! Many mentions of this having a chemical scent. Maybe it mellows with time or personal chemistry but I find Pastel is smooth, slightly powdery, perhaps a bit on the thin side, but not at all chemical-y, which I hate! Basically, it's is a rose-lily floral with tart peach-citrus and pale green powdery tones, a touch of crispness that runs throughout. Just a lovely soft-focus green scent with a (sweet/soapy) musk base.

My mum has the miniature of this perfume and 3 other famous perfumes in a box and I like this one more than others.it opens with rose and some fruity notes and then it becomes sweet and sincere to the extend that I feel being in the middle of flowers,not spring flowers,but tropical's which are suitable for autumn and winter use.It reminds me a bit ming shu fleur rare by yves rocher.but pastel is less aquatic and boring and more lovely.