Le Temps des Secrets

A sweet and sour opening, like lemons, blackberries and cherries. Smells very pretty and clean, sweet. It's a very girly scent. After a while I can clearly smell the sweetness and cleanliness of peach and freesias, with an ever so slight hint of sandalwood and vanilla on the back. Very subtle, I don't mind reapplying this, the zesty opening always gives me a bit of joy and makes for a good pick me up. It's not a super projecting scent, I am able to smell it and maybe someone that hugs me can smell it too, it's a scent for you and not for the whole room. I picture a kind, well-mannered woman in her middle 20's wearing this fragrance, someone who is responsible, simple but well-dressed with what a woman starting her career can have. She is the one her friends come for for advice but is also bubbly and fun, not too serious. I'm wearing this today after a few weeks of switching between my fancier scents and today my boyfriend actually complimented my perfume, makes for a pretty gift since it has a beautiful bottle, is affordable and a crowd pleaser. I will definitely explore the other scents on this collection.

I bought this yesterday along side the another one from this collection, 'Bouquet d'Agrumes. The leaflet included with these scents say's that these Parfums were developed to reflect the scents of The Provence in Southern France. Incidentally; Nostradamus was born there. Provence in these day's being more famous for it's fresh market garden produce. I think I have to agree with takeasniff. Theses scents seem to aimed more at aromatherapy and naturalism. Jeanne Arthes makes amazing Parfums. They are after all French. There's just a hint of berry in this. Notes are undefinable. Longevity is good. A good all round alternative to the many expensive perfumes on the market these day's. I bought this at a tiny independent Chemist, who incidentally stocks the most amazing miniature perfume collection I have ever seen. A Tad over priced. But when one finds an outlet that stock what other's don't and he begs for business. I will travel to get what I want. And the exercise keeps me in shape. Anyway enough warbling. Just because it's inexpensive does not mean it's not good. Cheers T.

I have been wearing this occasionally over the past couple of years and each time, become more enamoured with its bitter almond, peach and floral woody strength. While the fragrance is more sweet than what I normally reach for, the bitter almond grounds it, makes it more approachable and wearable with peach and some litchi providing prominent sweet and spicy fruit. Floral notes - particularly blackberry blossom - and woods support and, overall, it is a grownup cocktail. Perfect for this time of year when Spring wants to spring, but Winter pops by on occasion to remind of its chills; it also fits hot Summer days wonderfully.

I know this review will sound weird, but I don't care. This fragrance makes me think of fairies and sex. I call it sex with fairies perfume. It is very magical but at the same time sensual. The effect of this perfume in me is very strange, but I love it so much exactly because of that. It is very feminine, elegant, magical, mystical and sensual. Whenever I apply it I think about fairies, magical beings, the power of the moon, spells, and sex lol.

I got 60ml from TK Maxx for ridiculously low price, like 8 dollars. It reminds me of something between flowerbomb and la vie est belle. Just without patchouly and lighter, more bearable. It is really nice and I enjoy it a lot because I like flowerbomb very much as well. Projection and longevity are quite ok for such an inexpensive fragrance. Plus the bottle is very nice and well done.

I really like this scent! It 'very good, you immediately feel the blackberry with citrus fruit until you have a beautiful almond. Surely at the first spray reminded me of my beloved Flowerbomb, even if this remains sicently more delicate. So I recommend it to those who love sweet smells like me and for those who want an economic alternative to the legendary Flowerbomb!

Jeanne en Provence is the same brand Jeanne Arthes French. In the rear of the box specified "Arthés". This perfume is moving in the en "La Vie est belle". It is very similar (or the same) on my skin. Its sillage is average, but the duration Lovely for how cheap it is (10 € bottle 3oz). I will definitely repeat.

Reminds "Fleur de Murier" by Karl Lagerfeld, but sweeter. For it to be more long lasting layer this perfume upon some thick cream or body butter, it will increase the scent in many times!

Buy this for my wife, she really loves it. Fresh, not too Sweet, Airy & Simple fragrance yet so addicting & refreshing.. She said

This smelled exactly like Rihanna's Nude to me. This whole range is quite nice not sure of the lasting power I just happen to come across them. I tested each one but this one straight away I thought of Nude by Rihanna. I have never seen these in any store here in Australia maybe David Jones or Myer sell them but I was eager to try them. If you like the Green Tea range by Elizabeth Arden or L Occitane or even the Body Shop then you may like these as they are quite relaxing. They don't smell of green tea but they are designed to be that sort of perfume as a quick spritz to brighten your mood. They are not night club perfumes and are not sexy really but I suppose that depends on what you consider sexy if they make you feel sexy then that's a bonus. Good for sports or walking dogs or out on daytrips or on holiday somewhere and you just want to spritz something on or even long plain flights for business or holiday where you don't want to offend people. Good for before bed working in a hospital or nursing home or going to a wedding, funeral because they don't smell cheap but they don't smell like you have poured cold tea all over yourself or a fruit juice and not so floral to give headaches or turn sour. Perfect for summer. A nice find and I may purchase a bottle I actually forgot to go back and get it I was busy but had I remembered I would have grabbed a bottle.

A soft, summer-friendly alternative to the sweet bomb that is Flowerbomb. When I spray this, I immediately get a sour fruit: that lychee note, but doesn't resemble the actual fruit, more like a purple berry smell. It goes along gracefully with a clean, soft woody floral, and the almond. It feels like a dry almond, not a rich gourmand almond. A funny fact is that my sister used to have Sexy Me No.1 from the same brand, which also shares the top note of lychee, and without knowing this, she always tells me it smells like that perfume. This is an inoffensive scent, easy to like and wear. Although it is worlds apart in terms of perceived sweetness in comparison with Flowerbomb, in hot weather this is actually perfect, whereas Flowerbomb would have been too much. Last year I thought it was lackluster, this summer I've been loving to wear it, I'm almost running out of it. One of the best cheapies I ever bought, hands down!

This is sweet and light and uncomplicated. I don't find it too sweet as it has the citrus to brighten it up. I'm enjoying this for casual wear and find it to be a beautiful springtime fragrance. It opens with burst of sweet citrus and what seems like slightly spicy blackberry (the Jeanne En Provence website lists the note as blackberry bush flowers). Lasts reasonably well on my skin. ETA: I imagine if you like sweet fruity fragrances such as Meow you may enjoy this one. Plumblossom, it reminds me of Flowerbomb also.

This one is definitely in the Flowerbomb-Scandal ballpark (more of Flowerbomb Midnight and Scandal a Paris to me). A sort of a toilette/cologne mixture of a few different popular mainstream lines, pleasant for everyone but at the same time not very powerful on skin. I have the full range of these fragrances in my contemporary rustic bathroom to be used just after shower or by guests. They serve this purpose brilliantly, even the bottles look chic next to the sink.

Light, splashy blackberry. I do see the resemblance to Flowerbomb but I remember Flowerbomb being less, well, cloying than this actually, and fresher thanks to the patchouli. Still, this is a perfectly pleasant fragrance, and for the price, you can't beat it. I like it but I feel like for me to wear it would be false advertising. I'll stick to the bronzy, peppery, after-dark blackberry of 007 for Women.

This smells nothing like what I was expecting, but it's very nice. On me it's very sugary sweet, with slightly spicy fruits and citrus. I'm not picking up any definite blackberry or almond notes at all... I'm reminded of fantasy - that's the kind of sweetness I'm getting. I found the longevity was good but it's soft on sillage.

It is weaker version of Hope , love , denim by True Religion, pleasant sweet almond, tiny bit of fruity green fresh, so not cloying almond, but fades away within minutes, very very light summer scent that is barely there

To me, it does smell blackberry. It's way too sweet, I can only use it when its cold, otherwise it will gave me a huge headache.. but it's a nice fragrance afterall.

I was quite disappointed because this one does not smell almond and blackberry at all, but it is similar to Flowerbomb.

It falls in the category of LVEB and it might even be a dupe for it, but it also has a lot of almond in it. I personally don't like it, if I don't spray it from time to time I forget how it smells, since it has that fruity-flowery fresh and a bit sweet personality which kind of smells like the perfume aisle at the mall. The notes are pretty spot on, there's flowers and fruits and chocolate in the base, it has too much and ends up being nothing memorable. But definitely worth trying for the very low price, plus the bottle is really cute. I sometimes spray it around the house just for a quick pick me up refreshment.

Hm. The woodsy notes kind of overshadow the fruits too much for my liking. Woods, stale almond pralines and white flowers is all I detect, and yet it all smells sickly sweet and artificial somehow. It's not something I want to smell like for an entire day, but I wouldn't despise sitting next to someone wearing this either. Not the worst, just not for me.

It is a disappointment for me as I didn`t expect it to be as sweet as it is..I was hoping it`s a bit more fruity and perhaps less sugary, also the almond I experience here is not as much `bitter` but sweet more so - you can indeed put it right next to Flowerbomb and all the other fruitchulis, but perhaps it is a bit less sweet and therefore more bearable. Other than that it really isn`t my cup of tea, so it`ll possibly go to my younger cousin..The bottle is lovely though.

Somehow I first thought there was patchouli in this. Anyway, the woody notes are definitely dominant in this one. It has a softer drydown which I found interesting. However, I could not make this work on my skin.

Shy sweet almond powder, but perfect to go to bed on a chilly evening without intoxicating anybody. Warm and soft.

I tried this today. Smelled so cheap and overly powdery.

Got a sample of this (Thank you Lavallectra!). I've been eager to try these. I can actually smell the blackberry in this one, which is a nice change (most perfumes I've smelt with blackberry in them have left me wondering where this blackberry is!). I think this is a very good fragrance for under $20. Someone mentioned they're a bit like L'Occitane fragrances but I have to say I like this a bit more than any of the standard fare L'Occitane have come up with (I used to work for L'Occitane - and I've said it before I only really liked The Vert au Jasmine and Immortelle de Corse). Sure, not particularly sophisticated, but a great lazy day scent and definately not that cheap smell you get from your celebrity frags. I'm eager to try the others. If you are in Australia and having trouble finding this check out the Jeanne Arthes website for stockists.

I purchased this in my drugstore today and i was very much surprised how good this scent is. It is according to me the better version of Flowerbomb but at only 13 € for a 125 ml bottle !! I had several versions of the expensive Flowerbomb perfumes and none of them had a decent longevity. You will recognize very easily the bergamot opening and the blackberry provides the sweetness. But i suspect a decent amount of musk and patchouly is certainly present which are not described in the pyramid. It is a real qualitative perfume, same quality as Occitane or Roger Gallet but much lower in orice and to be honest even better than over priced commercial fragrances like Flowerbomb or Chimmy Choo alikes ! I will certainly try the rest of this line.

Just received it today and sprayed on my clothes 4 hours ago. Still going strong with moderate sillage. Lovely fragrance! It was 5 € for 20 ml in this finnish online store :) I'm not good at telling which notes I detect in perfume. This does smell sweet, flowery and "blackberrish". I can't really find any citrus in it. Finally I get something edible and warm, guess that's the almond. I usually wear perfume on clothes and hair as that way they tend to last longer on me and many times smell better too. That was the case with this scent also. Edit:This has been my most used everyday fragrance since I got it. But it's quite sweet, as most of my perfumes, and lately I've become a little sick of all the sweetness.

Wow. Blind bought and I'm in love I had flowerbomb and it really is like that! More subtle and lasts a bit less but still value for the price which is extremely low. I have 100+ niche samples for swap within Europe - get in touch! Updated spreadsheet of samples on my profile.

Kind of reminds me of Flowerbomb too! I associate it with wintery times. Lasting power is not crazy, but it is another amazing and cheap scent from Jeanne en Provence.

It smells like bubblegum on me :-( I am quite disappointed

A fantastic dupe for Flowerbomb ! Made in France .