Jardins de Bagatelle

Bagatelle is a luminous woody floral. Radiant because of the neroli and citrus oils that Guerlain does so well, woody curtesy of cedar and vetiver, and floral, well floral because. The opening is one of the most glorious citrus openings I've ever encountered in a fragrance. Mostly because of the neroli that seems to cut the sweetness that is typical in such a heavy floral composition. There's a nanosecond of Fracas, a nanosecond of Herrera classic and then they both leave so that Bagatelle can show its true colors. A tuberose rich heart, with gardenia noticeable too, orange blossom and magnolia, which lends its unmistakeable sweetness, in the same way it sweetens up Mito by Vero Kern. As hard as it is to believe, the heart feels anything but cloying. It doesn't have the buttery feel of Fracas, nor the come hither excess of Poison, but instead it showcases the white florals in a sort of cologne way. When launched, Bagatelle was conceived as a bright and sparkling edt, so even though it's diffusive and long lasting, the aldehydes along with the citrus showcase the more innocent side of this garden. It's powerful alright, but with a joie de vivre. The woody drydown is lovely, as my skin tends to showcase the vetiver, along with a delicate but not clean musk. Many guys who love big white florals, but are kind of hesitant to use something like the aforementioned ones, have a good chance of liking Bagatelle as is decidedly woodier without losing the narcotic effect that tuberose and the like have. In a way, it doesn't feel Guerlain-ish. There's a big departure from the earlier scents of the house, but when you smell the entire evolution of the fragrance, you notice that even though the heavy nature of an 80's white floral has not been reduced, as that would be both impossible and sinful, the airyness of the whole composition screams elegance. It feels like the lemon meringue airyness that would later appear in Shalimar Legere. Take the 80's and infuse some table manners, and you get Jardins de Bagatelle. Guerlain can't do cheap and trashy even if they wanted to. Instead, they bring their answer to the fashionable powerhouses of the decade, in this 1983 creation that somehow remained hidden among the Samsaras, the Shalimars and the Mitsoukos, passing mostly unnoticed as my 2007 bottle, bought in the busiest department store of Madrid in 2015, shows. It has its fans, but I don't think there are too many. I just hope it doesn't get axed in favor of more gourmands. The new packaging is a good decision, if it means it's staying, but I'm not sure how that one smells. Don't give up the chance to give it a try next time you see it. It's an under the radar Guerlain that has a lot to offer.

OMG! I smelled this yesterday and today from an old sample from the '80s while clearing my old stash of samples and mini and I had such a good feeling from it that I was almost brought to tears! I'm a little bit obsessed with perfumes, I know... Almost all my old stuff from the '80s were too old and evaporated or ruined, even if I kept them sealed and in a dark place. I sent all to trash. Jardins de Bagatelle was as pure and fresh as it was. And what an incredible, lovely, intense yet balanced floral it is! When Guerlain did not waterdown its perfumes and didn't change raw material for less quality perfumes smelled like this! I didn't try the new version because this is one of the Guerlains that totally disappeared from Italian market. Only one official small counter in Milan still carries a few oldies. The beautiful one brand shop was closed many years ago. Now only newest Guerlains are barely kept in perfume stores and 90% of SA don't even know that Guerlain made perfumes called Jardins de Bagatelle, L'Heure Bleue, Nahema... Jardins de Bagatelle is an absolute must-try for any floral lover, especially for tuberose, but it is much more than plain tuberose. It's like walking in a sunny garden full of big thick white flowers and feeling completely enveloped in their perfume. This is a masterpiece! It lasted all night on my skin till the morning after and only dabbed 2 drops! Dabbing is probably the best whey to enjoy these old Guerlains. I agree with those who think that spraying brings out more aldehydes. I love the initial very gentle burst of bergamot always together with flowers. I love the fact the flowers stays on my skin throught the whole evolution of the scent. The drydown is not merely your usual stiff sandalwood (chemical) plus some vanillin thrown for good measure. Flowers are there till the ned and they seem to chant! JdB is a happy scent with a knowing attitude. Not a soft, faint, girlish floral, not even a grand dame in old velvet. JdB is happy, strong and full of secret sensuality which is not dependent on sexy clichè, rather a personal attitude out of schemes.

The first time I sniffed it, back in the late Eighties, I was a teenager (but a very styled one with clear fragrance ideas/tastes in mind!) and this was the novelty perfume worn by this very rich and elegant socialite of my area. I was babysitting her little girl for the summer and could appreciate this perfume she was wearing daily.. she really made a statement, and it was so popular on her with everybody complimenting her, that I recall she was offering to her friends those lovely bath/lotion/fragrance sets of JdB. I loved that fragrance.... For the hype that surrounded it at that time but also for its uniqueness and the sheer beauty of it. To me Jardins de Bagatelle represents the fragrance of summer, for a woman of style that has a defined personality and is at the time sophisticated, elegant and not understated: the tuberose here is bold -but not scary like in Fracas. When I grew older I started using it and went though many bottles of this lovely, classy scent. I discovered that I love white flowers with this perfume. I also discovered that men loved it a lot. I always got tons of compliments about this perfume... I guess it represents a classical but joyful femininity... and people are attracted by that. I got into JdB again after years of forgetting it for unknown reasons. I realised how much I missed that fragrance... mostly the drydown. The drydown is the best part of it: so lovely, cosy, warm and feminine and close to your skin... makes me feel really good. Incredible staying power, distinctive sillage and projection. I own a couple of vintage bottles (the rectangular tall ones) and a couple of the newest bee ones, in edp. The vintage formula is more concentrated and creamier, heavier on the cedar and patchouli. The newer editions are a little more airy but I enjoy them all the same. Longevity is stellar even in the new formulation. JDB reminds me of those years, a long time ago... and of the girl I wanted to be. Which is the girl I am... I love this perfume.

Its beautiful. Review for the new bee bottle. I suspect this was even more beautiful in the past. Want to try a vintage at some point, But even the new formulation is beautiful. You have to wait for an hour though! As a typical Guerlain it opens up in layers and the last layer is the best one. I don’t know how they have done it in this case as the post 1h on skin is actually lighter and brighter, more nature like, than the first spray to first 30min. But this is absolutely lovely, very real flower like but with just enough synthetics to have staying power and structure. White floral (jasmine, tuberose, fainter lily of the valley), yellow floral (I get daffodil on this one), no metallic for me, just a tiny bit of sweetness. Its very elegant, loveliness with intelligence. I love their ability to mix so many notes and flowers and yet make them work perfectly together. This kind of layering and detail keeps the fragrance always interesting and your brain and subconsciousness does not get bored even with long wear of the same scent. There is a quality of purity and light and beauty to this scent. I think of a beautiful lady, dressed in a simple but elegant white dress, wandering through gardens, taking in the beauty, summer afternoon light falling on the leaves through the glass ceiling, afternoon tea. This is for a woman who chooses a perfume to please her own senses, not to make an impression or attract a mate. The latter two follow from the first attribute. Edit for a vintage version: so wonderful and quite unique, not in a loud sense but as in that it has notes which have been structured in a way that doesn't seem so common in the fragrance market, especially today. Incredible staying power without ever turning dull, I can smell it on my wrist a good 18h later. There is a certain richness and delicateness in equal balance in this one, like in a beautiful bouquet of flowers from an artisan florist.

Hello from Decodawn. It's wild & windy weather in February 2022, I hope you are all staying safe. This is my review of Jardins de Bagatelle. Firstly, Jean Paul Guerlain fragrances are to be admired because each original bottle tells a story in the design & also liquid content. I own the original tall rectangular vintage edt. In the early 80s, it was all about the abundance of flowers. Romance & nothing was 'too much'. With all Guerlain fragrances patience is required for a true olfactory experience. They are not cheap grab spritz and go. They are very expensive luxury products and need handling with awe and delicacy. Jean Paul Guerlain was inspired after visiting the Chateau de Bagatelle Abbeville, France with its abundant Rose gardens & created this wonderful ode to joy for perfumistas. Many have listed the notes etc my take on this fragrance is voluptuous, well blended, rich & sensual. A loud opening, happy & joyful heart, with a sexy musky honey dry down. Obviously the Guerlainard is very prominent in the dry down. It is not similar to other fragrances it is not cold like Chanel I personally find Chanel a cold fragrance house very clinical and clean. Guerlain is all blood, sweat & tears and history and passion. I would recommend buying a small vintage sample on ebay for about £15-£20 to experience this classic fragrance. Then to save up your pennies and invest in a large rectangular bottle of the edt the edp is gorgeous but incredibly expensive. The new launch last year 2021 is a pale imitation of what was a floral powerhouse mainly due to the restrictions of ingredients. As someone once said this is a Happy, joyful fragrance and one to be loved & treasured. I absolutely love it. Masterpiece. Enjoy x 🙏❤💕

I should have learned my lesson already with Guerlain fragrances. Sometimes, it's not love at first sniff. Sometimes you have to give yourself time to get the know the fragrance, to pick up the notes, to almost acclimate yourself to the scent. What can seem strange at first, with more wearings, will slowly reveal itself to you. That is what happened to me with some other perfumes from this house. I hated Shalimar Cologne when I first tried it, finding it too sweet and cloying, but the more I wore it, the more I got used to it, the more I was able to decipher the notes to the point where I now adore it. I hated Mitsouko eau de parfum the first time I tried it, yet loved the eau de toilette. Then tried the gorgeous extract, and as a result can now appreciate the eau de parfum too. Sometimes your nose and brain needs time to appreciate a scent. That is certainly the case for me now with Jardins de Bagatelle. The first few times I tried it I found it so confusing. I couldn't figure out what I was smelling or was smelling notes that weren't even there, at least not in the note pyramid. Oh, but now I am getting the full beauty of this perfume, and I am loving it. Now I smell this lovely bouquet of flowers, so delicate but at the same time so present and clear. I'm not getting metal or any of the other negative notes others say they smell. Just a wondrous floral composition of tuberose, ylang, daffodil, rose, neroli, jasmine, and much, much more. And best yet, it lasts and lasts with beautiful silage. This fragrance really makes my heart sing!!! For those, who like me were initially disappointed, don't give up. One day this fragrance will reveal itself to you, and you too will be floored by its beauty.

I am in love..No..I'm in awe..Jardins is such an unexpected and a well hidden gem amongst Guerlain's creations. IMHO it is a well crafted beauty and I managed to score an older bottle on Ebay. After being sent a sample in a swap with another fragrantician.. I received, an original bottle, not the bee bottle. Which has a smoke tinted stopper/cap, as opposed to the later editions, which has a completely clear cap/stopper. This version is the 60 ml Spray, which was manufactured sometime between June 1983 production until August 1996. So I am very excited about that. So far on my skin. Jardins is a pure golden, honey, floral..And I find the yellow, floral notes to be and feel like pure, liquid sunshine. And: tuberose, magnolia, ylang ylang and narcissus and In my imagination honey bees 🐝. Are at the very heart of this fragrance; with the aldehydes, jasmine, violet and soft lilac, giving a bright, sensual sun dazed lift to the fragrance. The gardenia and jasmine gives it some sweetness. Not too much but just enough to spark a memory of sitting in a park and a breeze carries an elegant whisper on its breath. Whilst honey bees buzz languidly, around each of these scented blooms. Drunk on this glorious golden nectar. And then there's the rose. Gloriously in bloom and dripping with a rich, rose essence, which is weaved throughout the scent. Making Jardins a Sophisticated affair. I'm so grateful that I was introducing to this beauty at this stage of my fragrance journey as 80s and 90s fragrances really are my passion and Jardins De Bagatelle, is no exception.

I have the pictured bottle, in fact it's my third. I finally found it online last year and am thrilled to own it again. Only 30 mls! But still an unused vintage bottle of JdB. Anyway, we had a crazy warm, rain and thunder and lightning day here in Adelaide and I had to decide which perfume was right because I had to go out. And as you all know, this is very important. Soooo, I found my JdB hiding in my perfume drawer! Now I've realised I'm not as game to wear a big perfume as I used to be. Times have changed and it seems they've changed me. I used to spray this on with reckless abandon. But I need to be sensitive to others. And when you've thought you'll suffocate at the cinema or at work or wherever, because of someone's reckless spraying, you realise this is important. Going to my club meeting tonight I was conscious that my perfume might be a little strong, so I'd sprayed lightly and sat at the back. It's spring and I consider this the perfect time to wear it. I don't want to wear just "office-friendly" fragrances. For me it is just a luxury to be able to wallow in this heavenly scent. I consider it a treasure. I hope everyone here has a few fragrances they treasure. It might be a small thing, but perfume really can add a little sparkle to life's dull moments. Like to add that if you click on tuberose and scroll down you'll find an EXCELLENT article! C'est Moi by Etienne Aigner reminds me of this so much, if that helps anyone, it's also a rich and heady garden of delights! And I'm happy to visit it alone if no-one else wants to come along.

SMOKY bed of white florals hiding the fumigating source of a burning cherry tree! Imagine a wedding feast where the banquet hall is filled with sky-high vases of white florals and cane chairs. A server surreptitiously weaves a smoky path through this forest carrying a flambe of Cherries Jubilee. A white floral masterpiece, this beauty opens with burst of jasmine-aldehyde-violet that gives me a sense of cherries, white floral and smoke, the aldehydes coming over as smoky and burning, while the violet comes off as cherry and sometimes cherry blossom. The transition to the heart involves the aldehydes burning off to some degree and becoming less smoky and the tuberose develops while I feel the cooling notes of the magnolia, lily of the valley and rose. The base develops slowly, and as the tuberose deepens I feel the cedar, clean and sweet, like a cedar cutting board beneath the Cherries Jubilee resting on its white floral bed. Contrast to Poison Dior: These are very different, but there are similarities in the white floral with a delicate fruity note. Poison has a more forward plum instead of violet/cherry. Contrast to Giorgio Giorgio Beverly Hills: Very different scents, with Giorgio having a clean laundry vibe that I don't smell in JdB, and JdB having the smoking qualities and fruity violet, but the longer they dry down, the more similar they become. Overall: Well above average performance, connoisseurs of vintage white florals will want this in their collection. Enjoy!

Guerlain meets the 80s and I'm wallowing in it! As I write this, it's a far warmer than average April day here in New England, and I am just not ready for these kinds of temps. The birds outside are singing a chorus, though, heralding spring, and as I wear this I am transported to a garden, greeted by aldehydic fanfare, finding oceans of smiling narcissus, humid gardenia and brazen, indolic jasmine. They are all kept in check by a neroli and orange blossom all the way through to the heart. Que volupté! You must appreciate the bold florals, the ones that lead you around a leash as you wear a studded collar. They show you who's boss! Hell, even the bees come for me wearing this, and since I am the insect whisperer, I let them investigate for a bit, and once they realize it's just a dirty human being, they move on. Who can blame them for being entranced by this though? Man, this is heady, I sprayed more than I needed to, but I am taking it all in, as dizzying as it might feel—and to think this is the eau de toilette. This is the most wonderful and penetrating floral bash I've experienced in a fragrance; a culmination of all I love about yellow and white florals, with just a wee bit of sweet Viola odorata for good measure. Jean-Paul Guerlain took a detour from the Guerlainade and let this baby simmer in a heap of vetiver and cedar shavings, all sealed with honeyed musk. Jardins de Bagatelle is like a nectar of the gods.

It's an 80s style and the modern equivalent might be Nomade. It "smells like" gorgeous perfume, not flowers in a vase, or gardens, or parks, or whatever. Is this somehow an homage to the Parc de Bagatelle in Bois de Boulougne? There was a wonderful streetwalker who worked the shady troittoir on Avenue Foch in the 90s and oughts who bathed in this perfume. Avenue Foch runs from Arc de Triomphe to the Bois and is lined with lux apartment buildings mixed with hôtels particulier (mansions) - many dating from the Belle Époque and very showy, not classically elegant. My casual acquaintance likely in her 60s, chic of course but racy too, dressed in a mix of couture and some fetish pieces straight out of 30s Brassaï. That's the 80s for you. I love this perfume. It smells like perfume but it has some youth and spirit to it. Improves in allure in the presence of leather, fur, and cigarette smoke. Bottle reviewed: 10-15 year old EDP refill in the jazzy gold Guerlain case - the one with the ridges and holes. A perfect commodity and it's a pity they don't market this anymore. PS - i have been keeping a vintage refill bottle of this on a shelf near my bed. A few times a week, late at night when everything is still, I catch a distinctive but quick waft of the perfume to my nose. The bottle is capped, the sprayer is intact. But that's how penetrating the distinctive top note is on my older juice.

MANIFESTATION OF A GARDEN IN THIN VACUUM 1990s formulation: JARDINS DE BAGATELLE by Guerlain is a remarkable perfume, structured like a symphony with three distinct phase shifts. Wearing this edp is like embarking on a ride you were never ready for. A ride of hope and despair. MY TAKE: The fragrance begins with a bouquet of floral aldehydes. I'm walking through a sunny grassy field of flowers that are getting more and more chaotic as I go. Suddenly, I'm completely surrounded by flowers of every colour and shape! Just as I'm about to succumb and dive into a thick blanket of velvety leaves, the flowers begin to fade, one by one, leaving a deep layer of vetiver, cedar, and neroli, with a touch of patchouli and musk at the end. This darker chypre-like layer lingers on my skin for hours, while the florals linger in the background. JARDINS DE BAGATELLE unfolds as three distinct stages that play a harmonious sonnet, perhaps classical orchestra with a sprinkle of jazz! Three distinct paradigm shifts: Greets being a tamed down floral aldehyde, fun, playful yet extremely complex! As the long carbon chains break apart, the floral elements amplify giving lift to a voluptuous, indolic dirty facet superimposing with coherent mineralic wave transitioning to a chypre direction. This is devastatingly good, one of the many masterpieces by the hands of Jacques Guerlain.

I haven’t gotten a proper fix on this scent. I’m still trying to figure it out. Still trying to figure out the notes too. I didn’t smell much except lots of green notes and what smells vaguely like oak moss on first application, though I don’t see that listed in the notes. Figured this just needed time to develop and went about my business. An hour later I still couldn’t smell much of anything. Then I stepped outside into the cold air and this thing exploded - but into what? I still couldn’t figure out the floral composition. Is this another abstract fragrance like Nahema? I don’t even smell much floral in this, and I was so hoping to smell tuberose. Sure wish I could smell the flowers so many others seem to be smelling. I smell more green notes than flowers, and the floral is so light it’s really hard to discern what flowers they are. I did get the new bee bottle. Could it be that they’ve removed everything that made this scent special at one time? It might be. It's also very cold here now. Maybe it’s the wrong time of year to wear it. So far, I’ve been lucky to have fallen in love with quite a few Guerlain scents over the past year. Right now, this doesn’t seem to be one of them. Guess you can’t win them all. Fortunately, it didn’t break the bank. IDK, maybe my nose is just off today. I’ll give it a few more tries before throwing in the towel.

I purchased this from the Guerlain flagship on the Champs-Élysées in Paris last summer. It came down to this and Joyeuse Tuberose. JT seemed like the obvious choice, and although JdB was extremely sharp and almost outdated at first smell, I felt like there was something there I liked. The SA admitted she was a little surprised that someone my age (30) was interested in JdB, so I sprayed one on the left wrist and one on the right and browsed the makeup section as I waited. About 20 min in, JT hadn't changed much and was still soft and lovely, but to my shock and delight JdB was no longer dense and almost suffocating sharp citric violets and had instead EXPLODED into a warm, floral bouquet. I grabbed my SA and she was equally shocked. I realized that the heat and humidity that day was a huge factor, and now I use this exclusively when I know it's going to be a scorcher and I'm going to sweat - I feel like I'm wearing a necklace made of flowers from a garden around my neck. There's definitely a cedar or some woody smell that grounds the florals. This is also what I would describe as a heavier scent, but in the right context, it's perfect.

Wow. Just wow. I stumbled upon a bottle and bought it with no idea of what it was or whether I should like it. The first whiff was a bit terrifying--so huge and overwhelmingly sweet. Then... the flowers began to bloom, singly and in bunches. Within minutes I was grinning like an idiot with my wrist glued to my nose. This is being totally immersed in all the flowers there are--like the scene in the Wizard of Oz where they're surrounded by the poppies. I can call out the individual notes but the important thing is the effect of FLOWERS, more flowers than you thought there could be and you love it. There's a strong resemblance to Apres L'Ondee and I'm guessing that's why this was discontinued--too similar to keep both. This is more exuberant and somehow more fun than my beloved Apres L'Ondee. If you stumble upon some, grab it--even if you don't like it, this is precisely what people mean when they talk about a Guerlain scent. Sillage--you'll make new friends, 4-5 ft if applied too freely Longevity--3-4 hours Fabulosity--Marilyn Monroe singing Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend Value to price ratio--how do you measure priceless? 10/10

In the 80's I found my signature scent, Jardins de Bagatelle. It was probably a bit mature for me then, but I loved it! It was my first experience of being intoxicated by a perfume! It has remained my favorite, it is my gold standard that I weigh all other perfumes by. It is the most floral scent that you can imagine, a heady bouquet. The opening is aldehyde which almost immediately just opens the flower buds, releasing their notes. Everyone will smell you, no doubt, but the main thing is, you can smell yourself, because you love it and want to be transported by this heady bouquet and imagine you are walking in a garden all day. The dry down is spicy, not sweet. And it will be with you all day, with a hint still there at the end of the day. If you like this, I would say you would also like Pink by Victoria Secret, Anais Anais by Cacharelle, and Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant. I would say these are Florientals - floral but spicy. I haven't smelled the recent reformulations of JDB so I can't comment. If you can find the older formulations, on EBay for instance, with the smoky gray cap in the gold and black box, you will not be sorry!

Very heady bouquet of opulent and heavy white florals. You have to really adore pure white flowers to appreciate this, but if that is your penchant then this is among the best options for your distinguished taste. There is an overripe quality to the scent, it isn't fresh, powdery or green.....it literally resembles an array of fully blossomed white florals bathing in sun nectar for hours on a sweltering summer day. The texture is dewy, abundant and opaque. An uplifting and extroverted tuberose is the most prominent and she's paired with a well-behaved earthy gardenia and a soapy jasmine. The latest formulation is powerful and this is coming from someone who rarely calls a fragrance beast mode. Characterisation: Strong, self-assured, obnoxiously confident, but in no way arrogant, the heart of the party, surrounded by company, echoes of laughter, flamboyant opulence, pearls consipicously falling from her neck, red lipstick, a baroque brooch, hair swept into an Audrey Hepburn bun, oversized Chanel sunglasses. Although shes overbearing, you love her company, you can't help but smile and you regret her absence

I have the modern reformulated EDP version, so I can only fantasise jealously about the superior delights contained within the original version. So I won’t compare, but I can give a fair review of the modern EDP. I first discovered it in a store in Ibiza, where its light, sparkling white florals makes it perfect for wearing in the glorious summertime heat. It’s not too vintage, so the granny-splash element has become more contemporary and wearable. The aldehydes are not too overpowering and the tuberose doesn’t screech. There’s a slight spicy note on me, in a similar way that Chanel No.5 becomes spicy amongst the florals. It does remind me very much so of Boadicea The Victorious ‘Divine’ but no where near as good - this is the poor quality copy. It’s also a little like Roja Dove’s ‘Scandal’ but not as authenticity floral, pure nor heavenly. I’m short, it’s a synthetic take on an airy, white, slightly vintage floral. The parfum far out-performs the toilette, the clear glass bottle is pretty, but there are far superior but similar fragrances out there - I’m sure the original was one.

WOW and GOSH! And that's all I can say at the moment after having iit on my wrist for 20 mins......it is VERY potent...will review later after my head stopped spinning lol Ok so here goes, I have sprayed this on my wrist and on a piece of clothing. After 7 hours no scent left on my wrist and faint floral scent on clothes. The actual perfume is very complex and complicated. After the initial 'Oh my goodness, what is this???' I get quite heavy jasmine followed by gardenia. Thereafter different flowers seem to be popping up but overall the scent is like a walk through a very posh english estate garden on a hot sunny day. It is quite heady and intoxicating and not really Iike anythng I have smelt before. Strangely the drydown reminds me a bit of Moments by Priscilla Presley...my favourite perfume in my 20s...but I would't say this perfume is suited for a young girl. On the contrary, this is one of those perfumes like Chanel...one off, strangely unusual, classy and best used for special occassions.

Guerlain's JARDINS DE BAGATELLE is an extraordinary perfume, constructed like a sonata, with three very distinct movements. To wear this edp is to go on a journey. I am greeted by a pleasing floral aldehyde opening. I find myself walking through a sunny field of flowers that continue to increase in variety and number as a proceed. Suddenly I find myself entirely covered by flowers of every color and shape! Just when I think that I may succumb, dive into a thick blanket of velvety leaves, the flowers begin to depart, one by one, leaving at the end a deep layer of vetiver, cedar, and neroli, with a touch of patchouli and musk. This darker chypre-like layer stays with me for hours, while the memory of the florals lightly lingers behind. JARDINS DE BAGATELLE unfolds as three distinct but harmoniously related perfumes. The plural is correct: gardens. I would classify this as: part 1: floral aldehyde part 2: floral part 3 floral chypre