O de L'Orangerie

This is a nearly perfect perfume in my opinion. With that being said, I gravitate towards soapy, citrusy, clean, fresh, and green fragrances. This one checks all of those boxes. Sometimes I have a hard time properly describing a perfume. The name alone of this fragrance trips me up. Let me try to do it justice... O de L’orangerie is the quintessential embodiment of a spring fragrance for me. The crispness of the orange, bergamot, jasmine, and wood just comes together so perfectly. It fits the current vibe in my country right now when the haze of winter is finally relenting, daylight is lasting longer and nature is resuscitated back to life with vibrancy. So many people have reviewed that this performs even better in the heat. I can’t wait to wear this in the humidity. I have a feeling it’s going to be amazing. I have two other perfumes that are similar to L’orangerie currently in my collection. Those being Bottega Veneta’s Knot and Dior’s Pure Poison. More so Knot than Poison but they could all be in the same family. While I really love them all and I believe they are distinctive enough to justify owning all three, I think L’orangerie is the most beautiful. It’s a little lighter, sparklier, and lusher than the other two. I am really surprised to see that this one lacks neroli because I swear I can detect it. And yes, this one is SOAPY. To my nose, it’s like a female version of Irish Spring. Now, two things that irks me about this perfume and strips it of holy grail status: LONGEVITY: I was watching a YouTuber by the name of Shana J (who I absolutely love) and she did a video titled, “7 Awesome Fragrances That Don’t Last!” I had been putting off buying this perfume for a while and even though it was featured in this video, her reaction sold me! She smells it and goes nuts because it’s that stunning. However, she updated later in the comments section confirming that it doesn’t last. I have seen other reviews on here corroborating that. Now, this perfume is in no way the weakest by a long shot. It does have some longevity and it projects well. I can still smell it lingering four to six hours afterward. I went to run errands this morning and it was still there by the time I started cooking dinner. It could be entirely possible that I go anosmic after a while. That seems to happen with a lot of fragrances. Let’s be real, I don’t actually need this to last for 8+ hours. This is but a mere gripe. AVAILABILITY: Like I said, I waited a while to go ahead and purchase this one. This has been discontinued for years and it’s becoming nearly impossible to find a decently priced bottle. They are sold out everywhere. I should kick myself for not buying a 4.2 FL Oz off of Fragrancenet a year ago for $65. Now, even the 2.5 FL Oz’s are selling for upwards of $100. Also, make sure that if you are trying to buy this perfume that you don’t accidentally order the original O de Lancôme or the Azure version because all of the boxes look almost identical. It looks like we will be saying goodbye to this beauty forever soon. This is honestly a delightful composition. I really am sad to see that it’s going extinct. True, there are a multitude of other similar fragrances on the market but in the short time I have owned it, I reach for it constantly. I consider it the cream of the crop among all of the “freshies” I own. The bottle is BEAUTIFUL. It reminds me of my once much loved Oui. This is a flanker of Oui but actually, I prefer this one!!! I have been trying to cut down on buying more perfume but I had to buy a backup immediately. I really don’t want to run out of it. I really think anyone could wear this. There’s something timeless about it. It does lean more feminine but the ultimate destination here is clean. I feel like it’s unisex also. The dry down doesn’t scream, “I AM WEARING PERFUME, EVERYBODY!!!!!!” It just suggests that you had a productive day where you just did 6 loads of laundry and indulged in a bath where you scrubbed yourself from head to toe for an hour.

Released as another alternative (flanker) for the traditional fragrance Ô de Lancôme (1969), this creation was inspired on a spring afternoon inside the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. The orange flower is the true Queen of the composition, which gathers citrus accord, neroli and orange flower on top; Jasmine, in the body; Cedar and benzoin, in the base. The name has double meaning, since the reading suggests the word Eau (water, in French), indicating that it is a fresh scent. And it really is! Once applied on the skin, the citrus output indicates a more unisex fragrance. About 10 minutes later, the jasmine appears and gives a floral and more feminine content. Over time, the benzoin gives a feeling slightly sweetened, but very subtle, nothing that might compromise the light beauty of this creation. The projection is weak, or rather, discreet. I think this term fits better with the elegance of this fragrance. However, the lasting is very good and the evolution is linear and consistent. For about 5 hours, the aroma has remained constant on my skin, without losing force or change the smell. Only then, it began to lose power, bit by bit. This is a rare characteristic in a perfume of this kind, with soft and citric nuances. I know many women who would love to wear this perfume on their daily routines, especially in the hot climate of Brazil. It’s elegant, feminine, versatile and has quality. However, I can't say that I'll be shocked in discover that some men also wear it once in a while. After all, every scent changes according to the chemistry of the skin and, in general, do not have gender. Go discover!

This perfume is a refreshing combination of sweet and fresh. Usually fresh fragrances are a bit dry and faint but this one has the personality and joie de vivre of a tree in full bloom in spring. It's vibrant, refreshing, and just sweet enough to have a full body. The citrus notes the sweetness come together to form an almost gourmand impression. It's delicious and invigorating. It's a happy smell that keeps its character to the end. It never becomes flat like other citruses and the flowery note makes it unique. At the same time, it never becomes really sweet; it's perfectly balanced. The notes of orange blossom, bergamote, and benzoin blend wonderfully to create this romantic, dreamy fragrance. Jasmine and cedar are mostly there by filling the back of the stage. For an EDT, it's quite long lasting, especially if applied generously. The projection is quite good as well. It's never a risky fragrance even if you put on a lot. Some say that it smells like you're in an orange orchard. That is not so, the smell is much better. There is no prickly smell of orange peel and the sweeter, flowery notes remind of a perfume shop, maybe one that's on the coast of Italy. If you're wearing it in the summer, do so with a classic white dress with black dots, a silk scarf, and large sunglasses. Also drive a convertible if possible. If you're wearing it in the winter, it will surely remind you of the warmth of the Mediterranean sun, but the gentle one in May rather than the one at the heart of summer.

For weeks now I have been looking for a honeysuckle, Mediterranean scent to cheer me up through lockdown and transport me to the cobbled streets and shaded palms of Sicily on a hot sunny evening. Not that I ask for much. To my surprise, however, I blind-bought this perfume and it 100% delivered. My favourite place on the planet is Northern Italy, and one spritz of this scent instantly took me back to Lake Garda. It's as though Lancome bottled exactly what I smell when I am over there and take a deep inhale, wishing I lived there. The combination of orange and jasmine is prominent, both on the drydown and throughout the day. They combine to deliver the most delicious honeysuckle scent - it smells only like the type of flowers that open up on the hottest days of the year. The sillage is great without being overbearing, and it will last for a good seven hours. As the day/evening wears on, I noticed the perfume cools down a little - almost as though when the evening scent of Italy changes as it becomes night time. Just as pleasant, but slightly less sweet. Overall, this perfume is feminine, exotic, sophisticated and floral, without being cloying. I also think it's ageless; I'm 28 and adore it, but I can imagine this suits anybody of any age. I feel like a glamorous Mediterranean belle when I wear it - it pairs perfectly with an Aperol spritz in hand and a crisp white summer dress. I'm so glad I found this - what a score!

The first time I wore this I took a taxi and when I was about to leave the driver (a woman actually) turned around and said to me "I'm sorry, but I have to ask: what perfume are you wearing?". Yes pals, this baby is that beautiful (and that strong). I bought this one when it came out a few years ago and I still have a lot left. I love to wear this in spring and summer, although it is also great in the winter if you're feeling nostalgic about summertime. This is basically a floral fragance, which is not my favourite kind actually, because my skin tends to amplify strong floral notes, such as jasmine, and they usually feel too heavy to me. However, this perfume has the perfect combination of florals and freshness. It's heavily based around the orange flower so, even from the opening, you can feel it as the main player here. The opening has a dash of citruses and bergamot, and as they fade away you get a stronger orange flower, some orange and, of course, the jasmine. But again, the orange flower remains the main note throughout the entire experience. It lasts a really long time and it projects A LOT. I must say, I absolutely love this one. I grew up in the Mediterranean and it really smells like a summer night, it is such a realistic scent that I'm surprised this isn't a more popular perfume. If you're looking for something special and you like soft florals go for it, you won't regret it...

Thanks to one of my Fragrantica friends, I was able to try this lovely and refreshing scent! I now own a full bottle. The initial burst of orange/citrus seems as if it is frozen and though there is no vanilla, it calls to my mind an orange creamsicle!! If I didn't look at the notes, I would have sworn that it had aldehydes, lending the frozen, ozonic character. I found it to be very interesting and I liked it quite a bit. Soon, the jasmine sweeps in - a clean jasmine for sure - as does the orange blossom, establishing the link from the opening to the middle. My skin amps the jasmine more than the orange blossom, but it is there and also very clean. I don't get any cedar or woodsy notes, but I do sense just a trace of benzoin, which I find an interesting choice for a base note in such a light fragrance. It works! I don't know who the nose is behind this fragrance, if Lancome has their own in house team, or if they use an unknown name from one of the big aromachemical companies, but whatever the case may be, they have done a wonderful job creating something far greater than the sum of its parts. I can not wait for the warm weather to start so I can experience it under the conditions it was clearly meant to shine in. EDIT 5/12/20 - My full bottle arrived today. Did I mention that I LOVE THIS???? How anybody can rudely call this "old lady" is beyond me, as it is so light and refreshing.

This is such a perfectly clean fragrance. At first there is this really beautiful water accord, yet it doesn ́t give off anything aquatic (which is a good thing, IMO). When a fragrance is this nicely composed the joy is of course the result of the totality of what you ́re smelling. I love that both the orange blossom and the jasmin are so toned-down- there is nothing indolic there! (Nothing wrong with indolic necessarily, but indolic doesn ́t work for me at the moment). After the bubbly lemonade-like citrus peel settles a bit - but it does follow all through the end in this one and I really enjoy that- it is not taken over by the slight woddiness and the benzoin. The two latter are just supporting the white flowers and the crisp citrus. Plus I am yet to understand what benzoin does in a fragrance! I smell something like early summer fresh sugar snap peas in this composition! Imagine holding this just harvested sugar snap pee under running cold water and breaking it in two and the greenish, sweet and crispy smell that comes up from your hands. This to me is the secret of this exqusite fragrance- no "sultryness", just fresh, crisp armonas of flowers, fruits and vegetables! It ́s like a happy and VERY healthy summer salad!

During the Summer, I tend to really enjoy fresh, bright, citrusy, and clean perfumes. Of course, I wanted to try out Lancome's O de L'Orangerie, and it doesn't disappoint whatsoever! Any perfumes with a strong orange blossom/orange flower note tend to smell very nice on me; to the point where I always get compliments. The orange/citrus notes with the orange flower makes this a juicy and fresh scent. The jasmine gives it a little "oomph" that make this slightly more mature than other clean fragrances. The base notes of the virginia cedar and the benzoin blend everything nicely together, and I think they help the jasmine from overpowering the citrus notes. After a few hours of wearing this, I find that this fragrance actually does become a little sweeter. It's not overdone at all; it's just a really nice transformation that the fragrance takes. It's not intrusive, and it doesn't prevent you from smelling the other notes. All in all, I would say that this is a great Spring and Summertime fragrance that has a more mature spin to it because of the jasmine. I think it's lovely!

When I received this , I could not remember ordering this online ! I thought maybe I was going for O de Lancôme, and not O de L` ORANGIE (?). Looking at my order history, I did indeed order, and had been looking for a spring like frag , I like the notes listed when I researched further on Fragrantica , ( before I sprayed ) so I was not entirely worried. On first spritz , I experienced a blast of citrus , and a very unisex scent . I thought " Oh no! Please not a CK One ! " Calvin Klein frags do not work on me , not CK One, not Eternity, not any I have worn, or tested. I was very pleased that quickly, after the initial spray , O de L` Orangie morphed into a slightly spicy, balsam-y floral with a squirt of citrus. Very elegant , with a certain air about it . Natural sweetness from flowers of jasmine and orange blossom. Still green , fresh, cedar gives it that cleanliness, yet the resin earths it. I see this worn casually, and special occasion in the spring months. This is the only Lancôme fragrance I own at this time , and will experiment more with Lancôme.

I did go and test this on my skin the next day I wrote my first comment. I didn't take long for me to decide I wanted it and today I went to get a 50ml bottle for myself. The jasmine comes out intense and lovely on my skin, even more than it did on the paper. (Somehow my skin chemistry seems to enhance some flowery scents and vanilla.) The scent feels fresh and green like the wind in a fruit and tree garden. Still it's sweet and floral which makes it definitely feminine. Citruses are noticeable especially in the beginning and succeed in making the scent fresh without turning out soapy like many fragrances. L'Orangerie is a lot nicer than it's predecessor which I can't actually say I like. I also tried on Lancome o d'Azur too, which was pretty nice but nothing that special or extraordinary and maybe a bit too sweet. Lancome l'Orangerie instead will definitely go to my all time favorites. (And I have to say that I'm very picky with my fragrances.)

I love this. It is pure summer joy in a bottle. The opening is bright citrus with warm white florals beneath, all entirely natural. The late drydown is almost entirely a very natural jasmine, which is nice but too simple for me. I only wish that some of the bright top notes lasted through the later drydown. I find l'Orangerie to be a gorgeous fragrance and a nice summery alternative to Dior's Pure Poison, which I also love. This scent is affordable enough to reapply with abandon, and I love it so much that the late drydown isn't a dealbreaker for me at all. It is somewhat similar to Jesus Del Pozo's In White, but for me, l'Orangerie is far superior to In White which gives off a slightly synthetic note. UPDATE: I just tested l'Orangerie again, and either it has changed or I have, as the bright orange blossom note in the beginning now lasts forever on me. I love it! This would be a perfect scent for a wedding.

О де Лоранжри е сред любимите ми дневни парфюми за пролетно-летния сезон. Днес получих като подарък за рождения си ден бутилка от цели 125 мл и съм много щастлива. Като цяло предпочитам шипри - дървесни, цветни, а също така и аромати от ориенталската парфюмна група, някои алдехиди, след това ми се харесват някои предимно цветни и чак на следващото място идват цитрусовите, но O de Lórangerie е сред най-любимите ми парфюми въобще.. Той е свеж заради цитрусите и прекрасните африкански портокалови цветчета, чувствен и женствен, благодарение на средните нотки жасмин. Нежен и деликатен, това е перфектният парфюм за слънчев ден на брега на морето или за пролетна разходка в парка. Така ухае чистотата. След няколко часа добива по-голяма сладост, но си остава все така очарователен. При мен е изключително траен - усещам го дори след няколко дни. Любим е и на приятеля ми :)

What a lovely surprise! First it didn't impress me on the blotter at all. Just a fresh/citrusy/soapy/clean scent, one of so many similar. I was hungry for a prominent orange blossom and the sales lady convinced me to try it on my skin .... boy am I glad she did! The fragrance needs about 5 to 10 minutes to evolve into the most beautiful and delightful floral amazingness. Let me just say that normally I very strongly dislike jasmine. It is probably just a cultural thing but smelling jasmine always makes me think of toilets. Clean and rather nice but still, toilets. I can't believe that I so adore the jasmine in this. Non-indolic, sweet, uplifting, simply gorgeous. A touch of cedar and benzoin in the base deepens the scent beautifully. The longevity is excellent and projection just right. If you are looking for a good mood in a bottle, this is it.

I've found it! At last I've found it!! Having spent much of my life living in the Southern California Citrus Belt, for years I have searched for a perfume that smells like a Spring morning in Riverside or Redlands. The sweet scent of orange blossoms mixed with fragrant lime and lemon. Well, this is it! Lancome has captured this olfactory delight in a bottle. All the others I've tried, from pure orange blossom water to Prada, smelled either too sweet, too heavy, or just plain dirty. Lancome's version is light, refreshing, and relaxing, just like an early morning walk in a citrus orchard in Springtime. I'm very particular about fragrance, and Lancome O de L'Orangerie has earned a permanent spot on my dressing table. Great job!

Ah, the wonderful, crisp freshness of O de l'Orangerie! For me this scent is not only a very close call to the sadly discontinued Miss Dior Chérie l'eau and a must for hot days. It is a clean, happy, very feminine scent for all ages. It is also a dream come true - wearing it I feel fresh at least half a day even during the hottest heat of summer. On top of that, I feel as if dancing through a wonderful green park, listening to a music that mysteriously appears out of nowhere. While writing this, I realize this sounds very much like Mary Poppins, and indeed, I am pretty sure Miss Poppins would wear a fragrance just like this one when having picnics with her sweetheart. Just like her, it's practically perfect in every way.

O de l'Orangerie is spring in a bottle. True, it is not the most surprising or original scent, but it is the most consistent fragrance I've had. By that I mean that when you spray it on your skin it immediately smells of Orange Blossom and Jasmine with a touch of citrus. And you know what? It stays that way until the end of the day. It never loses its freshness, which makes it the best spring/summer scent I've ever bought. And yes, the longevity (at least on me)is excellent. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! PS: this is coming from someone who used to hate the smell of orange flowers and completely changed her mind thanks to Lancome.

This is a great fragrance! I had been avoiding it for so long just for the fact that citruses usually don't get along with my skin (or my nose :)). However, I took the chance based on reviews here and once again I was not mislead. Yes, this scent is at first citrus but in a fresh, genuine way and in time turns into a very delicate and simply beautiful white flower composition. I find it pretty lasting on my skin, which is also a surprise, but on a relatively hot spring day I can enjoy this lovely fragrance the whole day. I thank to all reviewers and highly recommend O de L'Orangerie as a true spring/summer beauty.

I so love this perfume. It's a fresh orange, very refined one I must add, that lasts all day in my very hot city here in Brazil. Great if you like citrus scents, but in a very delicate composition. Not so great if you're a sweet addict, it is far from the overwhelming floral I'm used to sniff here and there, although there's a little sweetness in it (I'd say just enough to balance with the citrus). It's a perfume for the day, wouldn't wear it at night, even if in a warmer one, for it has little sexyness to it. It's much more of a vibrant, energetic scent, the kind that makes me feel ready for a long day of work.

In the Summer when most people are ernestly searching for a long lasting, fresh, citrus forward perfume, Lancome O de L'orangerie is the one. The beauty of this perfume comes out when the temps hit 90F and above. The piercing citrus screams "No ma'am!" as it battles the heat and humidity and delivers its freshness. Lancome O de L'orangerie is a staple in my high heat summer rotation. It lasts greater than 12 hours on me and softens to a beautiful citrus Jasmin floral after about 6 hours. It is fresh, modern and vibrant. Any age appropriate but I would reserve it for very high heat in summer.

Fresh, green, stunningly gorgeous citrus scent. It reminds me of trips to Florida when I was a little girl and we would stroll through orange groves breathing in the sweetly-scented air and drinking orange juice straight from the fruit. This is a nostalgic scent hearkening back to simpler, more elegant times. To brides bedecked in orange blossoms, to lazy days under a hot Florida sun, to unadulterated elegance and refinement. Buy your copy now because I think it has been discontinued. Agree with LawmaLlama that this is the orange counterpart to D&G Light Blue, but it's much higher quality.