Terrasse à St-Germain

Just received the exquisite, adorable, very elegant JUL ET MAD 5ml LOVE DOSEs, which I bought directly on the company's online store. The brand came out recently with this great idea, and I was thrilled to be able to sample the entire line finally! I wanted to try only "Terasse a St-Germain" initially, but these new little guys are so beautiful and fairly-priced, so I ended up buying the three of them. The price is just incredible (22.50 euros) and the shipping is free worlwide, not to mention the client service, which is just perfect! I received my three Love Doses- only five days after placing my order - in the most beautiful package and with a lovely and elegant personal note... mmmmm... And, as I suspected, Terrasse a St-Germain is a masterpiece, which is my already "scheduled-to-purchase" Spring FB!

I got obsessed with that perfume recently, and used my 5 ml decant in a week. It's absolutely not my type of scent, as I like orientals, woody, green, chypre ones, and usually stay away from freshness, flowers and musks. But that one is so interesting and complex - opening is very bright flowers,then it gets down into soft cashmere scent, so delicate and gentle. Nuances are great, as it plays on your skin with every move. Very long lasting - feel it in 24 hours still. Would be great choice for woman who wants 1-2 bottles in use as it's really versantile, would suit to any occasion and season, and, in the same time, it's not typical or boring.

Very delicate and smooth freesia floral with a hint of tangerine, creamy but yet transparent. There is also a slight hint of green from patchouli. This smells luxurious and is very well blended, as such i find quite hard to pick out separate notes apart from those i mentioned. There is some sparkling element in there but cant compute where from. Very romantic smell and uplifting, which can be worn by both men and women. Unlike other reviewers here, i dont find this is to have enormous sillage, but rather moderate creating a nice aura. A lovely buy.

Perfume magnificently too good and the price absurdly too high.

Pure quality and luxury!!! worth every penny!

From memory, it reminds me of the second Inès de La Fressange EDP, but without the bitter blackcurrant notes. I no longer own that scent to compare them side-by-side--I recall finishing it up as an air-freshener and laundry additive--but they do share notes of orange, rose, patchouli, and white musk. This is a slightly sweet, slightly citric, floral laundry musk: well-blended and no sharp edges. The patchouli is some very light fraction, and I wouldn't recognize it as patchouli in the essential oil or 90s dirty fruitchouli sense. I also don't get much wood, neither sandalwood nor the generic, undefined "woody notes" that others mention. Certainly, no spice, either. The musk used is not my favorite, it reminds me of the one in Lutens' Clair de Musc: a bit soapy, but it's buried behind enough freesia and sweetness to not be overpoweringly "clean" smelling. It's non-offensive, non-cloying, in the background enough to wear in an office or public transportation commute setting. It doesn't project far from the skin, and it's mild enough that I can overspray and actually use it up fairly quickly. That said, I don't think I'd repurchase unless it were a really great deal, and I bought this already 30% off the full retail. The bottle and presentation are minimalist luxury, heavy etched glass and metal cap, you know the kind you feel bad about tossing when empty. It's a bottle for one spring season, to make a memory of, but not a signature. It would make a great gift for a young woman who doesn't own 100 bottles of candied hoochie-mama stank* and who has a Euro-chic style, that Phil Collins'-daughter-farting-around-in-Paris vibe. A similar aspirational figurehead was the aforementioned Inès de La Fressange for my generation: it's somebody's olfactory representation of a well-heeled Frenchwoman. If you buy it you won't smell bad, but it won't turn you into skinny rich Frenchwoman either, unless you happened to be one already, in which case, bully for you, buy a vat of this stuff full retail. You'd be an unstoppable, vaguely good-smelling force in this ugly world. *guilty Edit a week later to say I've been wearing this daily. It's quite pleasant, a mood-lifter, develops beautifully on skin. I also picked up Stilettos on Lex from the same brand and perfumer, it's also a winner, a bit sweeter and the patchouli more apparent. I'll probably have to try the entire line.

It starts with a heavy dose of patchouli, but rather a Coco Mademoiselle type, not an Angel one. Clean, feminine, elegant patchouli. Some minutes afterwards, I get a hint of flowers on a musky background. Again, very clean, delicate and "politically-correct". The composition never turns into something cloying or overpowering, but stays rather fresh due to the citrus notes. I see this perfume on a business-lady or someone working in an office, because it won't offend anyone. All in all, a classy and elegant fragrance, suitable for all seasons and situations, except for evening or nights out.

Why, oh why I have such an expensive taste ;)? I love parfums MDCI and now I desperately want to have this fragrance but first I have to win the lottery! It is sooo good - and I can see myself sitting on a "Terrasse á Saint Germain" on a warm summer evening. This scent is fresh and fruity and not cloyingly sweet (it happens sometimes with fruital bombs). The beginning was a little bit sharp but soon it develops a nice and soft "aroma".

I thought, that this one would be more green type of fragrance, but instead of that, it's musky fragrance with sandalwood, patchouli and rose. No fruity, citrusy or lightly floral notes. Very strong and quite spicy. I can sense some powdery notes too. I liked Stilettos on Lex better just because it's more feminine in my opinion. I think it's nice, but I wouldn't buy it because of the price and I'm not crazily amazed by it either.

Pleasant Rhubarb with honeyed flowery notes. Leaning more on the ladies side than gents. Its a potent juice but quite linear throughout till the end. I wouldn't call it unique because it may lean on certain designer fragrances. Well blended and quality juice. Scent Originality: 6/10 Value for money 5/10 Seasons: Summer / Spring

A soft whisper, very elegant, very female'ish, very chic. I like this scent alot. A bit Patchouli the first minutes but after that an elegant flowery, musky scent with som fresh airy Rhubarb. I was gifted a splash-sample, so I guess when I spray on my skin the sillage will grow a little bit. thinking of buying a full bottle.

Such a delicate, translucent scent - I can imagine this on a bride as it’s very veil-like and white in its gentleness. It’s all about the white freesia, aquatic lotus and tart rhubarb with a little white musk in the base. It’s just too sheer for me and almost instantly becomes a skin scent before fading away quite quickly.

opening is so gorgeous! super fresh crisp light florals, pleasant in the same sort of way cartier la panthere is. the second it dries tho its a powder mess u can hardly smell, not even an inch of projection. pretty, bright, mature

I love citruses, florals and woods in frags, but this one is way too mature. I dont get any of the notes listed above, just something horrible.

not worth the price! an easy modern scent, but at this price there are much better things on the market!

I have a soft spot for rose/ patchouli fragrances, and I've tried a lot of them. A lot! So I've tried this fragrance blindly and I was really impressed! There is a difference between a rose/ patchouli fragrance and art. I think this perfume is beautifully made, with the crisp opening, the warm lushious senual rose and patchouli at the heart, with a caress of sweet florals along the side. It's never loud, overwhelming or thick. The rose smells very true and natural, and it gives the perfume a beating heart. As I've stated, I wasn't aware of what I was smelling at the moment I was testing it, but all I could think of was: what is this and where can i buy it? I couldn't stop sniffing myself. For me, this lies somewhere between Nahema end Noir De Noir, but only much more elegant and understated. It's a good thing to know they start selling the 5 mls because buying a full 50 ml would mean eating peanut butter sandwiches for the rest of the year.

It's very unique and I probably smell it very differently. From the notes I was expecting a fresh, transparent floral perfume, but in fact it's very woody, very creamy, dense, heady, full blown French chic one, and I would use it sparingly, and only in colder months. Femme leaning, but still unisex. Sooo good, the quality is mesmerizing. Totally worth the money. It smells luxurious. I mainly get lots of creamy, sweet sandalwood, fluffy musk, and rose. There is a fresh accord, probably freesia, and a VERY little sourness from the rhubarb in the first hour or less... The longevity is just crazy, like two to three days and many showers, and my hair still smells of it. Good projection, too. However, I suppose it's an acquired taste and I would not recommend blind buys here. Definitely worth trying, like most of the line.

If you’re Haitian/Haitian descent, the opening of this smells exactly like the P. Latouche lotion! 🇭🇹 That beautiful culturally-nostalgic opening only last for 15 minutes tops though. It still smells nice after but you lose the brightness, intensity, complexity, and depth. To sum it up: The dry down is brutally life-draining for, what is otherwise, a beautifully bright powdery floral. And because of that, it’s ridiculously overpriced. Between Amber Citrus by Frenshe, Vince Camuto’s Illuminaire, and this, I am so over being disappointed in pretty bright smells that don’t have any longevity worth a damn.

A very pretty, laid-back and confident fragrance. A few minutes in it is nothing but pure joy to bear witness to the flowers, grapefruit and rhubarb happily holding hands around the woody table on the terrasse under the lovely musky cloud. How relaxed and beautiful they all appear. It is a fragile setup but one that stays, unmoved by all the stuff happening beyond their sacred terrasse. A comforting and positive scent, Terrasse feels like an invisible charm. I am into wilder scents, but I certainly feel good when I wear this fragrance. ****(*)

This one is definitely unique to me. Not sure if it's the lotus or the freesia, but it smells like sheets in a 5 star hotel. I would classify this as almost powdery, the most refined, luxurious kind. It smells incredibly clean, fresh, a scent that will fit any occasion but isn't boring. There's something different about it, it's almost creamy. I am not picking up on the rhubarb which usually adds a good dose of tartness. It's a touch sweet, but mostly it's clean and refined.