Le Jardin d'Amour

Helen, you're so right! The new juice is a mere shadow of the powerhouse this used to be. Don't despair, just keep your eyes open for the same red-capped bottle in the photo above at on-line auction sites, where I was lucky enough to find mine. I do think this has become more popular as it's become more rare, even though it was pretty enough originally but truly no great masterpiece. That said, it is a strong, aldehyde-rich floral that lasts all day, and that's not something to quickly dismiss with so many newer releases fading into nothingness shortly after application. Deceptively simple, this old gem opens as any ordinary light floral that features rose & lily of the valley but it soon morphs into a more mature and yes, darker fragrance as amber, sandalwood and cedar come drifting up from the basenotes. The florals nearly disappear and what's left is sultry and delicious. Worth being patient until an original bottle surfaces.

I had this perfume when I was in highschool and loved it. I agree with some of the reviewers who say that it's totally different but unlike some of them I actually love the new smell too. The confusion is in bringing something back with the same name and bottle but completely different smell. The original was more floral and suited me at that age. This new formulation suits me now and is less floral. The orris root and woodiness is more prominent. Like it's matured with me. Amazing value for money and handy size bottle. At this price, no harm in trying and in my opinion, it smell expensive and exclusive.

I loved, loved, loved this one! I must have gotten my first bottle when I was 13-14. In the beginning,it was very flowery and fresh, but turned into something extremely dark and mysterious. I managed to get hold of a small bottle just before it discontinued, and if I come across it again, I'll buy it - I'd probably feel a little out of place wearing it now, but I'd like to have it just to remember chilly October nights, climbing around in forest ravines wearing a floor-length dress ...what? Didn't everyone do that in high school? Oh.

My grandad used to buy this for my birthday every year until he died. I still have my bottle from 1988. He died in 1989. His birthday is today, December 22nd, and I wear it once a year for today only. It's very special to me and it has aged wonderfully. I miss him all the time, but once a year we get to spend the day together thanks to this nostalgic perfume. In its current 35-year-old state, it reminds me very much of vintage Poison. It's beautiful. Wishing you all happy holidays and a wonderful 2024.

This is one of the very first fragrances I fell in love with as a child and took every opportunity to sniff it at the local Chemists, whenever I ran an errand for my mum. And I still love it in it's vintage form today, as it's a kind of relative of Poison and Lou Lou.

I love my vintage bottle with its cute metallic sticker. Reminds me of a Leonard silk scarf. Smells a bit like Poison or Lumiere. VERY 80s. Nice!

Very elegant,rose dominant,little sweet. I love this fragrance,its very original not popular. Longevity 10/10.

What a beautiful fragrance! I recently acquired this treasure and I am going to try my hardest to make it last. I don't ever want to be without it in my hoard again! This is a perfect example to prove that a perfume can be both inexpensive and exquisite. Immediately after spritzing it on, I am hit like a freight train by an amazing, luscious, divine, heady, decadent bouquet of the most delicious flowers I've ever smelled. Enraptured is the only way to describe how I feel when I spray this precious juice on. My mean skin - that loves to eat all of my favorite scents - goes to work pronto, so sillage is not that great. I definitely think arms length is the max it travels. My husband is only a step or two away from me and can't tell that I'm wearing perfume at all. That is so sad...This is so delicious everyone should get to enjoy it! The floral notes pretty much hit me full force and all at once, and lucky for me, they stick around for a while. I must confess, I'm getting lightheaded from sniffing my wrist! As time passes the base notes start to warm up, most noticeably the woods for me. Maybe a hint of amber and maybe, just maybe, a whisper of musk. I'm not getting vanilla, but I'm actually relieved because my hubby hates vanilla...it causes him to have sneezing attacks. So far so good, with no sneezing. Overall, I would have to say this is on my "LOVE" list, and the vast majority of my perfumes only make the "like" list. I think we have the beginning of an intense addiction here. By all means, if you LOVE florals and haven't tried this, do so! I really think you'll be glad you did. When the scent is almost gone...in a mere 3 hours I can't even smell it hardly at all on my wrist...I am at least left with a comforting memory and can look forward to my next spritz! P.S. I just figured out what this is reminding me of! When I was a kid, every year for her birthday and Christmas, my Dad helped us kids buy my Mom some highly perfumed, luxurious bath oil pearls. They had a high quality fragrance oil in them, even I could tell that as a kid and pre-teen. This perfume brings those bath beads, and all the memories associated with them, to my mind. Isn't smell memory awesome? I have always had the best memory recall when it involved a specific scent.

I smell honey... a dark honey note in the vintage/original fragrance. First I thought it was patchouli in it that mingled so well with the rose, but now I'm not so sure... Maybe it is the rosewood + sweet floral notes that creates that dark honey smell? Also, a lovely ylang ylang note is quite apparent. Apart from the linear performance and moderate sillage I think this fragrance is quite fabolous. If you find a little vintage, buy it and try it. It is a very good one. :)

I like it. It's a very 80/90ties sharp aldehyde scent. The sharpness reminds me of coco Mademoiselle. For the rest it's a complete different perfume. Light floral the rose is coming through after 30 minutes of wearing but mostly the sharp aldehyde is what i smell. It's harsh and you have to like such kind of smell. Not for everyone. Longtivity is about 2-3 hours with moderate projection.

I have found these informations: MAX FACTOR FRAGRANCE LE JARDIN D`AMOUR EDT Product Description Launched by Dana in 1987, Le Jardin D' Amour is a floral, oriental blend of fruity bergamot, aldehydes, rose, lilly of the valley, ylang-ylang, amber, vanilla, sandalwood and cedar. It is recommended for daytime wear. LOVE from LOUVE! :-)

Strange scent. I mostly get the powder and musk notes. Mysterious and sexy, but there's an underlying feel of something metallic and fake. It's a perfume that would either be worn by a grandma or a goth trying to appear normie at work. Reminiscent of a night in an enchanted garden where a murder took place.

I have a sample. --- Powder, wood and benzoin. The other notes are there but these are the most prominent aspects. Sexy in a sort of dark, sort of distant way, but not too distant. The powder notes prevent it from becoming mostly distant. I like it and it's unusual!

a nice dry floral aldehyde with vanilla and a hint of fruity tone in the top then a deep/darkness from musk, sandalwood, benzoin; rose in the base and powdery from the orris in the final drydown

Very similar to Agent Provocateur AP for me...just a little bit more wearable than AP

Agent Provocateur‘s mean, ugly sister.

I bought a set with this and le jardin together. So far with this one it’s not quite what I expected from other reviews, I’m finding it very soapy, which is not really usually my thing. I’m not getting really any of the notes listed except soapy musk and maybe slight rose... no Amber, woody notes or fruity notes.... will try again with different temperature (very cold today) and see if I get anything different. So far it’s just literal plain soap to me....

It is now made by EdenClassics - not Max Factor as such anymore. I bought this today in search of the warm/rose/floral/balsamic scent from my early elementary school years and... it's totally different! The bottle looks similar (as in the ad) and so does the box, but it smells like Paloma Picasso/Ysatis kind of thing - which is not bad but totally different from what it used to be 25 years ago!

A nice and a bit softer version of Agent Provocateur L'agent. No sweet notes at all, alot of woodsynotes in a good way. Not typical femalish scent - almost an unisex. En trevlig och lite mjukare version av Agent Provocateur L'agent. Inga söta doftnoter alls, mycket träiga noter på ett bra sätt. inte typiskt kvinnlig -nästan lite unisex.

It's the most horrible perfume I have ever had, my brother offered me a gift set of Le Jardin d'amour, le jardin smells really nice, it reminds me of Anais Anais de Cacharel but this d'amour is just awful!!