L’Ete en Douce

This is perfume for the perfume sensitive, something to throw on when you don't want to mess with trying, or a perfume substitue. Once applied it is soft musk and fluff, clean Linden, the scent of your clothes freshly laundered with Downy. What it gives is the feeling of a peaceful atmosphere, like a spring day at home. All the laundry is done and put away, the floors are swept and vacuumed, beds are made, dishes done, bellies full, the warmth of the sun is coming through the windows, everyone is getting along and the day is full of opportunity. As it wears on it truly becomes one with you and it's easy to forget your scent is coming from a bottle rather than all the nice clean things around you. It seems wrong in a way to call it a perfume, but that's what makes it special. It doesn't fade quickly or lose its form. It moves with you, stays comfortably close and lasts a long time. On clothes it's even better. I should have kept it short and said it's like walking on a cloud. If you can imagine what that would smell like, if clouds had a scent, this would be it.

The first time I tested it, it was one of those joyous moments when you think to yourself "THIS is exactly what I was looking for" and your heart is lifted on its breeze of a meadow on the most beautiful, pleasantly cool summer day in the English countryside, when you lie under a flowering linden tree and you get wafts of sweet-smelling bales of hay from the fields nearby. Thankfully it lasts fairly well, longevity is about 5 hours with relatively low projection. It's safe to drench yourself in it and I can't believe anyone would dislike it, even if they don't find it as wonderful as I do. If Eau du Ciel is lovely but not quite there and La Chasse aux Papillons drowned you in screechy, green notes and orange flower instead of that lift into ethereal, gauzy clouds you expected (like it happened to me), maybe this will be the one to give you that exhilarating feeling of happiness. N.B. I have the the clear bottle with the sky blue label, but everyone seems to be adding reviews here, so I've joined you:-)

Excuse me, but out of my own experience I can't think of anyone going anywhere and bothering anybody when wearing this delicate and caressing scent. In any case all that anyone could get would be compliments and a very positive first impression, no matter the event. I'ts so clean,so ethereal, innocent yet classy fragr... ...but oh my!!! What do my eyes see? What did they do to the beautiful bottle? The classic one with the golden cap and sky blue tag. Is this kind of menacing, dark and masculine new look a sort of joke? Some limited edition perhaps? I really hope so or the container won't ever match the contents anymore. Precisely cause this fragrance is all about extreme delicacy, kindness and formal tenderness in a, I won't say masculine or feminine, but rather in an angelic way.

The gentle beauty of this one is like a time capsule of days that may have never even been, but you've always longed for. Life is simple, all is well, nature is right outside the window, both your parents are downstairs and you don't have a care in the world. L'ete en douce struck a cord in me so masterfully, that I had to seek out and buy a full bottle off of ebay, racking my budget with triple the original price. I'll cherish it, but I'm afraid I'll use it up too quickly, and it won't get easier to find with time. Unless they bring it back, which, P L E A S E and thank you, L'artisan parfumeur. Also, longevity is craazy good on my skin, especially for such a gentle scent. 10+ hours, easily.

I must have a type because I seem to love everything Olivia Giacobetti creates. I wear perfume for myself primarily and silliage is not something I seek out, if anything I prefer to not have people commenting on my perfume unless they are hugging me. I really only wear my stronger fragrances when I am home in the evening. Call me shy I suppose. So for me, this is wonderful. It is light, fluffy, not too sweet or too floral. If you want something that is a more vocal, notice me fragrance then don't waste your time. If you like a quiet, soft, unassuming fragrance then this or anything by Olivia is likely to speak (whisper?) to you and you will probably like what it has to say.

Everything I love about this has been well covered (I bought this blind based on the wonderful reviews), but I can't imagine loving a perfume more than I love this one, so I'll chime in as well. It's sheer, warm, soapy and clean with a gauzy softness and an almost lazy beauty. Everything blends together beautifully--truly one of those perfumes where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The hay note is sweet and warm, the linden and orange blossom are soft and transparent. It really does smell like you're sitting under a willow tree in a meadow in the countryside while a warm summer breeze blows by. Magical and transportive.

A georgeous, enchanting, must have summer fragrance dominated by the fragrant linden blossom. It's beauty lays in its simplicity. This sublime scent makes me feel pure and clean even on the hottest summer day in the city and follows me around like my personal gentle breeze. I wore it to the gym to test it and after 2 hours of heavy workout I still smelled as if I just stepped out of the shower. I'll forever be grateful to Olivia Giacobetti for sharing her talent with the world.

Very pretty linden scent, similar to AG Eau du Ciel,(the EDT). I'm getting linden with grassy/hay notes and a musky finish, the orange blossom and rose are very faint. I don't care for sweet fragrances, so this is perfect for me. The only problem I have with it is the very short longevity and almost nonexistent sillage - the same is true for the other L'Artisan perfume I have. Still, both are lovely fragrances!

To me this is an aromatherapy scent. It makes me feel calm, relaxed and slightly nostalgic. Linden blossoms seem to dominate the composition and it instantly evokes memories of my childhood... European summer, long days and warm balmy nights in July. I also get a hint of hay so I close my eyes and imagine myself lying on the grass, listening to swallows and not having a worry in the world.

Just got myself a bottle from a niche perfumery shop. I loved it from very first spray. I should say I did not know what to expect and the scent appeared quite unique to me compared to anything else I own. I would love it for both spring and summer days when I need just a light whiff of perfume which is rather skin scent than a tail-y fragrance.

I love Clean, Soapy Scents and this is "THE ONE"! It's simply AMAZING! Smells of luscious high end french milled soaps or expensive sudsy laundry detergent mixed with flower blossoms. I can't get enough of it and will be perfection for spring and summer. A light cloud that lingers engulfs you softly. You smell clean and effortless.

L'ete an douce is the essence of a beautiful summers day,standing in an avenue of lime trees with the scents of grasses,blossoms and Roses in the air. Its one of the sheer florals that L'artisan Parfumeur excels at and are so wonderful in the heat of summer. Moderate longevity,soft silage and pronounced Linden blossom.

This is an incredible scent! It is pure serenity and inner peace in a bottle. I would not call this scent happy, it lacks the fizz that I associate with happiness, but it is so comforting that it's nothing short of a miracle. I never thought that I would love a quiet scent so much, but I'm hooked from the first sniff.

So divine! i didn't think i'd like this one as much as i do... it's so inoccent and light floral, it reminds me of spring time, very much like a cool breeze of fresh air. This perfume is all about beginnings and simpleness! Very soft and feminine white musk scent. Love this one!

This is very pretty, and I think it smells very soft and gentle. I used to love this and wear this pretty much everyday, but at some point I began to dislike this. I felt that from time to time it smells a bit strong which is strange for such a soft scent.

If you are lucky enough to live in neighbourhood with lime-trees you must be waiting for June-July to arrive as child is waiting for Christmas time! Happy intoxication with this most beautiful linden blossom of all and linden-flavoured dreams to everyone!

This is actually amazing. I’m kind of surprised I love it as much as I do. I don’t t get green. On me this is more musky and almost a tea scent. This is so pleasant and inoffensive. Great office scent. So glad I got this blind buy!

This scent reminds me of a warm summer breeze.

If innocence had a smell, this would be it.

To me, L’Ete En Douce is a daydream in gentle sunlight. It isn’t one particular note or scent, though at the beginning I do get a mix of the mint and rosy top notes and a hint of orange blossom, though none yell out their presence. Soon, as the linden and hay emerge, I’m surrounded in pale greens and blues and the lightest, purest breeze, drifting in through the door, the sun outside warming the hay and freshly washed cottons on the line. Just the sheerest whisper of their scent is carried in on this warmed, fresh breeze. Seriously, it fills my nose with joy. It’s almost a cross between a clean and musky skin scent, with its nuances of mint, rose and orange blossom and musk. Although, at times I get just a touch of sugared almonds, but I think that is just how it plays out on my skin sometimes. I’d normally prefer to wear L’Ete En Douce in an environment which is not awash with other smells, or even noise. It is one to wear in more quiet places or moments or even to sleep. Despite the quiet aura of this scent, I’m still surprised by its tenacity on my skin and soft sillage.