Eloge du Vert

This is my discovery at the end of a terrible 2020. A monstrous, hopeless and sad year. A year where people died, animals were abandoned, and the Earth was no better. A year of selfishness, sadness and terror. Fortunately, the year is ending and, fortunately, there are artists who can give a moment of oblivion. The creation is perfect, poetic, full of hope and happiness. The face laughs on its own when we smell this miracle. The notes are hard to tell apart, but one thing is certain, the smell is extremely green and fresh. With a delicate sweet lint. Like crumpled coumarin field plants with freshly chopped green fruit, but not sour at all. Such super hyper exhilarating. But there is something else here, something woody, cool but very quickly transformed into warmth - it has to be high-quality patchouli. Probably with pepper, but not irritating. Rather slightly dusty and in a retro style. And then there is space for the rose. Completely non-obvious but lasting throughout the entire fragrance. But there is a difference that you need to know to recognize it. Because otherwise we keep thinking what kind of flower it is, which smells so beautiful. I recommend everyone this wonderful rose of hope to make 2021 as happy as this fragrance is happy. You know how it is, sometimes it's hard for people to find a gift. And when we get a surprise we often make a good face for the bad game. Therefore, I prefer to say what I would like, but preferably something that I dreamed of and which I do not fully know. This is the case with fragrances. I read dreams and I want to. And sometimes, when I get it on Christmas day. And so it was with this gem of lust.

I’m in Heaven! Firstly the bottle is the most perfect shade of glossy jade and you get 100ml for an EDP. The first spray is indeed herbaceously green (as the name suggests) and it immediately reminds me of Boadicea The Victorious’s ‘Vetiver Imperiale’ with its fresh, woody, aromatic and uplifting (almost lemongrass-like) feel. But where ‘Vetiver Imperiale’ becomes smoky after the fresh green opening, Eloge De Vert keeps the green but doesn’t turn mean. This aromatic, spicy greenness is later joined by a beautifully smooth rose note and suddenly it reminds me of Thameen’s ‘Noorolain Taif’ (a scent I loved but had issues with its short longevity). This has shot straight to my favourites list. It’s perky from the fresh ginger note, but also dusty-green from its almost fougere-like powdery calmness. The tiny addition of the soft, velvety rose just kisses perfection into this fragrance. The dry-down becomes a musky rose once it loses its zest and it lasts on skin for at least 12 hours. It’s smooth, aromatic, balanced and zen-like with a perky lemongrass-style rose has won my heart.

Eloge du Vert starts off with a very velvety rose and a big punch of green pepper on the side. It seems like an odd combo, but it was love at first sniff for me. As it dries, I definitely get the black pepper, ginger, and patchouli as well. It feels dense, but the green pepper also gives it a hyper-freshness. The rose note is gorgeous, soft and luxe...like a silky, cool powder coming into contact with your skin. Smelling this transports me to a rose garden on a brisk, cloudy day. This is unusual, but very wearable, especially if you like rose and/or green fragrances. This is the best of both those worlds combined. This is a new favorite for sure. I love this stuff.

I made an account to review this scent. A dear friend got it for me while working abroad in Paris. I find it hard to locate scents I like-- the US is an endless ocean of fruity florals that smell like high school to me. The green pepper/peppercorn really blooms at application, in a very pleasantly dusty way. It wears down to a decidedly green odor, but not sweet in any way. I feel that this is a pretty unique parfum. I ALMOST see similarities to Cacharel's Eden, but it lacks the powdery element that Eden has and is overall a much smoother scent. In short, I love this parfum.

Just beautiful! Very green, peppery, rose. Balanced, elegant, luxurious, invigorating, contained French. Unique but also classical in a sense. It starts green and peppery, goes over rich transformation, and then ends on a woody, peppery, rose accentuated note. Great daytime fragrance, for winter, fall, spring. Long lasting, with excellent projection and silage. High quality components, lux.