Apogée

I find this perfume very beautiful and not basic at all. I don't know why most people here seem to think so. To me, this is a beautiful and high quality white floral that centers around the lily of the valley, followed by the magnolia and the jasmine. It is mainly a green tinged white floral due to the lily of the valley, but the magnolia and the different types of citrus fruit in this of course add some citrusy tinges here and there that add a bit of freshness and juiciness to it, without turning it into Fairy Soap a la J'adore Infinissime, which was truly awful. I can smell a tiny hint of the rose in the heart notes and a small hint of the musk in the base notes, but it is very subtle to me. And the woody notes aren't present to my nose at all, which I don't mind, since I'm not a massive fan of woods. To me, a truly basic perfume would be those awful fruity florals scents that are so popular right now or worse, a saccharine sweet gourmand perfume. Those smell cheap and are incredibly cheap for perfumers to make, since the ingredients to make gourmand notes in perfume are exceedingly common and not at all rare, unlike a jasmine, a magnolia or a rose absolute. Floral notes are far more sophisticated and take a much more trained nose to properly understand all of its facets, as opposed to very linear and juvenile gourmands. Apogée had a moderate wear test of 5 hours and an arm's length sillage on my skin. It is a very feminine and romantic fragrance and anyone who likes florals (especially white florals) will love this! It is a reasonably realistic lily of the valley too, though Pur Muguet, Lucky and Diorissimo are still the best and my absolute favorite lily of the valley scents so far. It indeed has some of the basic scent personality that Lucky has, with a touch less greenness and realness than that one. I'd give it a 8/10 personally speaking. It really is lovely! The lavender painting I got on my bottles white cardboard box was beautiful as well and definitely a nicely added touch.

I find this perfume beautiful and truly my favorite of the whole line, other than Fleur du Dessert. That makes sense though, since I love my white florals and this is filled with them! It is a sumptuous and realistic smelling bouquet of jasmine, magnolia, rose and of course, lily of the valley! The lily of the valley is the star of the show and she really sings here in all of her green tinged and fresh glory. I feel very innocent and virginal while wearing this, like a beautiful young bride who is about to get married in a stunning white silk wedding dress. There are hints of musk and citrus too, but they are subtle and thankfully never overpower the bouquet of flowers in Apogée. I get medium sillage and moderate longevity from this, which is pretty good for a lily of the valley dominant fragrance. I got about 5 and a half hours of wear from it and I feel that it wouldn't be at all overpowering or too much to wear to work. It is perfect for both spring and summer and is a very feminine and pretty fragrance that isn't at all offensive. I feel that it is a safe blind buy for white floral lovers. It has an airy and fresh quality to it that smells very clean in the best way possible, like a dew dropped Easter morning. This reminds me most of both Lucky by Dior and Pur Muguet by Cartier, apart from the magnolia that you find in this and differentiates it from those two fragrances. The citrus notes make it a tiny bit different as well, eventhough they aren't the main story here. Altogether, I'd give this an 8.6/10. It's absolutely lovely and I am glad to have bought it!

As nobody took up the challenge i suggested in my earlier review (last year) of confronting Apogee with Guerlain Muguet 2016, I did it arm to arm with Apogee vs. Guerlain Muguet 2017 (i didn't buy Muguet 2016 I found to be too green), that is after having used a good part of my 200 ml Apogee and 125 ml Muguet bottles separately. What these 2 frags have in common is the outstanding quality of their natural ingredients - you wouldn't see Vuitton selling artificial leather bags ... However, after confrontation, the quality is about all they have in common: Muguet 2016 is the cleanest and purest LOTV scent one can imagine (very difficult to assemble with this mute flower using a combination of greens, roses, and jasmine), while Apogee is a lot more complex white flower composition, with a distinctive touch of tangerine/orange staying well beyond the opening, perfectly discrete base notes which are never invasive, and a quite wonder- & powerful magnolia which gives this frag an original twist. Only the remaining skin scents (after 5-6 hours) are closer, but magnolia still makes the difference in Apogee. So once my bottle will be empty, I'll go for the 200 ml refill of Apogee for 250€ which I consider as rather cheap for this quality ! @Hernri345que : thanks for excellent review !

Such a beautiful perfume and it has me interested in other Louis Vuitton perfumes as this doesn't do anything new or groundbreaking, but what it does, it does well. An excellent use of high quality ingredients, there's no screechiness to be found in this fragrance. It opens with a fresh citrus and white floral burst where the orange is prominent and like you've freshly peeled it. Then it develops into a green, lily of the valley dominant scent that makes you feel like you've been transported to the background watercolor painting of a light-dappled meadow in an old Disney cartoon, like something out of Sleeping Beauty. In the dry down, the rose comes out to play (truthfully I feel like this note is discordant to the rest of the accord) before it dries down to a linen fresh scent that's so similar to Byredo's Blanche. The journey of this perfume is wonderfully executed even if it's longevity is moderate. An easy wear for class, for shopping, and for brunch with friends. Possibly full bottle worthy, I think depending on what I think of the other perfumes from this house. I have to say that there is something in this that is reminiscent of Estée Lauder's Pleasures to me, but I seem to find that connection with most musky, lily scents I think.

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud Is a genious. This one is perfection to me. You can barely smell the tangerine, it opens up with a super classy white flower smell, the jasmine + lily of the valley combo is beautiful on this one, which to me, feels like a very fancy upgrade of J’Adore. It resembles the structure of J’Adore, but MUCH classier. I do not know any other perfume that is similar to Apogee, and I would love to know if there is one, cause then I wouldn’t have to pay usd300 a bottle.

its a realy wonderfuly lily of the valley presentaion in elegant way so soft and angelic, reminds of carmen le bolshoi de guerlain as well as shalimar parfum initial sensuelle, its the gaiac wood and lily and some very far bright jasmin, its the real the highest feeling of joy and comfort that you can reach .. top of happiness

The fragrance that will give your look style and luxury! The fragrance stays on the skin for 3-5 hours, on clothes a little longer. Bouquet of fresh, bright and real flowers, which are decorated with a citrus branch. Very feminine, soft, elegant

A more gentle and friendly scent than Guerlain Bolshoi or Idylle. Thanks to StellaDiverFlynn for excellent review I agree on every point, nothing to add. It would be interesting to read a review confronting it with Muguet 2016 from Guerlain.

This is one of my absolute favorites. Unfortunately it seems that it’s being discontinued. It’s clean, floral and always gets compliments.

Very seductive, light everyday perfume with a touch of floral. My husband's mother wears this and it is an addictive smell.

Apogée opens as a green, crystalline lily of the valley. A gentle citrus fruity zing and a lively verdancy like sap from cut stem, induce effervescence to this almost limpid lily of the valley. The fragrance feels very much like a crystal: it's more transparent and most lily of the valley soliflore perfumes that I've tried, but it still maintains a steadiness and a smooth, cool feeling, very much like touching a piece of glass. 2 hours in, the incremental changes within the fragrance start to take shape. The heart of Apogée is no longer a pure lily of the valley. There are now green, mildly sweet grass and leaves covered with morning dew. A tiny bit of peppery spiciness plays peek-a-boo, and an almost ozonic magnolia emerges, which feels less velvety and more watery than the previous lily of the valley. The dry down sees the white flowers fall back under the veil of clean, laundry white musk with a metallic aldehydic nuance. This abstract, fresh floral white musk kind of reminds me of Byredo Blanche, but Apogée is smoother and less muddy, although not as refined and delicate as LM Parfums Chemise Blanche. The sillage is close to the skin, and the longevity is around 11 hours. Apogée is by and large a fresh, green lily of the valley, supported by a considerable amount of clean white musk. I enjoyed its first few hours very much, with its dewy, dainty green floral redolence strongly evoking in me an image of crystal bells dangling in the spring breeze. Although its laundry white musk dry down doesn't do much for me personally, it's not as sharp as some can be, either. If you happen to be interested in a clean, pure, innocent, fresh green floral white musk, Apogée might worth a try. I also think it's one of the more friendly lily of the valley fragrances out there as well.

So far, this is my favorite LV fragrance. It’s a very clean and somewhat soapy scent. It has a freshness to it that makes it perfect for spring and summer. I do think it’s unisex but leaning feminine for sure. I mainly pick up citrus and white florals but can’t really tell what the specific notes are unless I look it up. It wears soft and natural but does project. It fades into an even softer scent within the first 30 minutes or so. It is very pretty, however, for me it’s not worth the price tag! It’s just not a standout enough to me to warrant it. Personally, I have a few scents in my collection that are in the same vein, that would work just as well for the occasions I would wear this for. Baiser Vole, diorissimo, Michael Kors Michael and several others in all different price ranges. I’m glad I only have a sample because I don’t think it’s unique enough to drop that much on a full sized bottle. If I had a small collection, that may be a different story, but I just don’t love it enough to purchase. There is also something about LV scents that smell a bit like a room spray to me rather than a perfume. Pretty but not a standout for me.

Not Unisex? 🤔 I’m a man and I wear this fragrance. This fragrance to my nose is more masculine than Mancera’s velvet vanilla. Both fragrances are very close in scent profile. The only difference is that LV Apogée does not have any vanilla in it. Sure this fragrance is catered towards females but I can see men rocking this fragrance as well. I and my girlfriend both wear this fragrance and it smells more floral to her skin than it is on mine. My girlfriend got this bottle but rarely wears it as it is too floral for her and on her skin and she hates the notes of jasmine. On my skin, I get citruses and a tinge of florals lingering in the background. The musk, guaiac woods, and sandalwoods are very prominent on my skin and are a key reason why I think this fragrance can be unisex. From the opening on my skin, this was floral but once it settles it starts to warm up and the florals subside a bit.

First blast of fruity lily of the valley and jasmine, sweet and floral but not overbearing and headache-inducing. After a couple minutes, a darker woody almost bitter tone starts to project and anchors the sweet florals. The scent feels mature and elegant, it's not girlish or simplistic, and yet doesn't feel like it's a 90s power suit-y fruity white floral either. Wow, they charge HOW much for this?? I guess you're paying for the brand name. Feminine and best for cool weather; I imagine the florals would get cloying in warm weather. 6+ hours later: Stayed on that white floral, warmed by a the faintest touch of sandalwood. It all disappeared by the 4th hour.

A bright, non-cloying white floral with citrus twist on my skin. It’s not a head over heels love affair but I do quite almost love it! We are in the strong like phase of our relationship and I think I need a little bit more wear time for the love to blossom. This is a fresh, elegant white floral appropriate for many environments/occasions. While safe, it has a bit more to it that makes it that much more interesting. I am really enjoying this. My two daughters love cuddling up to me wearing it. One says it’s very comforting and says “my beautiful mommy”... I just love that they get that feeling from this!

I was so swooned by this perfume, I bought a decant to test and enjoy it further. The initial phase and the dry down are such beautiful phases, modest, elegant lily of the valley shines through all the way. But the middle phase is quite annoying, the main character is magnolia and it loses that lotv tenderness, fragility. Magnolia in perfumes sometimes behaves as litchi, adds that thick humidity, which I didn't appreciate, it was cloying, nauseating. I wish it had less development, as they created a beautiful lily of the valley and then destroyed it with magnolia. It went from a love to a like.

nice delicate floral perfume. leans a bit mature. reminds me of a lazy Sunday morning by Maison Margiela. quite green, very floral, very light citrus, perfect for hot summer days because this one does not go sour, unlike most citrus perfumes. longevity is meh, lasts about 5-6 hours on my skin. a bit of a citronella scent in the opening. after the 3 hour mark, it smells nice and powdery but has no more projection.

I love Lily of the valley so much that I could never hate a perfume where its mean note it is it, Apogee It's a wonderful perfume, IT SCREAMS SPRING TIME but extremely expensive for what it offers, I have a small collection of Lily of the valley and this is nothing new, magnolia might do a great job in here but just makes it more floral to my taste I still love it tho but for the price I would recommend others

Testing my sample; this strikes the right balance between aquatic and soapy. Very green lily-of-the-valley, rose, and magnolia are strongest to my nose, very floral. Does resemble Dior's Lucky, especially in the opening. Warm/hot weather only, spring and summer. Needs to be reapplied if you want it to last all day.

Soft, classy and elegant lily of the valley. Almost regal. Very much my style, soapy and not pungent. Magnolia balances it out perfectly, it is felt strongly too. Slightly vintage. That being said, nothing new or groundbreaking as well.