Thé Basilic

This is a gorgeous scent for the summer!! Very green and fresh!! The basil is beautifully highlighted by the fresh mint! This is NOT the toothpaste mint. Not at all. They succeeded to work the mint very well in this perfume! Great for that type of summer which is melting you down, and when you breathe the hottest air ever!! You know when you spent a half a day on 50 degrees celsius and you need a freezing shower to recover?? This scent is creating that freezing shower sensation! Absolutely gorgeous! I have one remark though...The old bottle I have, is from 2019 bought from Molinard boutique in Grasse. This year (2024), me and my boyfriend returned in Grasse at Molinard and we bought 2 refill bottles of Thé Basilic (250 ml each) , and we both felt that they have watered down the formula.....I have still the old formula and I could compare immediately both versions.... So yes, I am quite dissapointed about the longevity from the new batch....Maybe they are doing this only with the refill bottles...? Who knows.... Still...The composition of this scent in terms of ingredients - Magnificent!! Do give it a try!!

I'm a sucker for anything green, citrus, and tea-like so I had to buy this one. Imagine Herba Fresca, but mint is waaaay toned down, and basil is waaaay toned up. Gorgeous refreshing summer scent and the basilic accord is very prominent. As real as eating basil leaves in one of those fancy Caprese salads. Longevity is amazing, considering it is a citrus scent, and they usually say goodbye shortly after they've been sprayed. Smells 93% like Method green tea + aloe foamy handwash, but with basil, if this helps anyone. It may seem simple, but it is not. It does transform throughout the wear and has a green punch to it. For the asking price - it is a bargain.

Unexpectedly good, I actually adore it. It smells herbal, natural, zesty, refreshing. A perfect summer scent. I never owned a Molinard, but this is so charming, a tea scent mixed with basil and other herbs, cool and addictive. Somehow it manages to stay away from any Elizabeth Arden Green Tea influence - not that I don't like that one, because I actually do like some of its flankers, but it's a very common scent. This Molinard is quite unique, the lavender is there too, and it just smells like a botanical garden. Simply beautiful, with decent silage and ok lasting power.

A lively green herbal experience. Fresh basil stars, uplifted by the presence of cool mint, soft jasmine, and a sparkling bergamot. Settles into a sweet green tea scent, with a smidge of tartness and the basil blend gently percolating from the surface. Moderately soft projection for 3-4hr, longevity 6-8hr. THE basil scent. And while the note breakdown is similar to Torino21, I don't find them that similar... mostly because Torino21 goes soapy lemon cleaner on my skin but I digress. That focuses more on the citrus, this focuses more on the herbs.

I would describe it as crushing a basil leaf, smelling it (top note) and then dropping it in a cool lemon tea. Extremely refreshing for spring/summer and superb value.

Oh my god this is beautiful the opening is incredible I wanna drink it Drydown smells like a peppermint chewing gum on me??

Is this discontinued? It’s been sold out on their website for a while 😢😢😢

Great stuff, good quality for the price. Green herbal tea with bright juicy citruses and a very prominent basil note. Very realistic citrus. The tea is present in the opening but becomes more prominent as it drys down. The citrus doesn't completely fade and is noticeable into the dry down. Update: After multiple wearings I have to report back that things have slightly changed. The citrus aren't bright as I remembered when I first wore this. It's more green and herbal with emphasis on the basil. But unfortunately the Calone is more noticeable. It's not that bad like in Molinards Mediterranee. I hate Mediterranee. I unfortunately have to downgrade this from a love to a like. It's nice, it smells fine in the air but upclose on skin into the far dry down I get the calone. Thankfully it doesn't ruin the fragrance for me. I don't understand why calone is even here. It's mostly used in aquatics. Doesn't make sense to use it in a green herbal scent. Sample this, dont blind buy, calone is big hit or miss for some people. It like this scent but it's not as good I remembered when I got this a few months ago. It's good, I still like it, not great and don't love it.

I'm a little disappointed. It's not citrus fresh, it's not even herbal fresh. There is some slight sweetness which bothers me. It could be from the tea, musk and calone, not sure, but it does not work for me in the hot days. It's nice but not refreshing. I would use it in the spring. EDIT: After some time of wearing I would like to add that it starts basil slightly minty citrusy fresh and the sweetness is not so distinctive but it's there. After an hour the green tea and verbena pop up and after a few more hours the basil is still there in combination of musk and calone (what brings the sweetness). Perfect for spring days and summer nights.

On first spray this reminds me a lot of Herba Fresca from the Aqua Allegoria range, which is promising because I love HF but the longevity is hot garbage, and this is an EdP. As it wears it gets a bit more mellow, dried herbs and citrus peel, and less Herba Fresca bright and sparkling, which makes sense because it’s hard to retain ‘bright and sparkling’ beyond a top note. Love the opening, not sure that I’d full size for the development. I think on balance I still prefer HF and will just have to accept that it’s for enjoying for an hour and then waving a sad goodbye to.

Torino 21 vibes. They are not clones of each other. In fact, Thé Basilic came earlier than Torino 21. This one is heavier on the mint, especially in the beginning. It’s a lot greener and less sweet. The price difference is too big for me. Had a bottle of Torino, sold it, missed it, got two Molinards for €45. That’s 150 ml for this cheap. It’s gone after 5-6 hours but the old trick still works: get yourself a small travel spray and off you go, problem solved. Projection is strictly moderate. Not intimate at all. If you like mint and tea, this one’s for you.

Very nice, green, unisex summer scent. Opening is full blast fresh lemonade and minty rindy citrus. Dries down to a green, citrusy, musky, verbena scent with a hint of mint in the back. Similar to Torino 2021, but waay cheaper. Absolute worth sampling, very decent price for the quality you get.

While a little harsh at first, Thé Basilic outshines the others it’s compared to as the hours pass with more emphasis on tea and a darker, almost smokey citrus drydown (my theory is the citrus has to be a little harsh at first to last as long as it does into the later stages).

If you like to cook then you will know what I'm talking about, but this smells like torino 21 if the basil and mint were left in the crisper too long. It lasts about as long as a fart in the wind. Even for $50 I'm not sure it's worth it. It's good, but has no lasting power.

Herbs in the garden. This scent is more herbal than green on my skin, and I enjoy it.

I tried Thé Basilic in one of the sample sachets from Molinard, rubbing the scent on my wrist, neck and clothes. I think it was very true to its name, a very green and fresh fragrance. It is unisex but I definitely feel like a man could pull this off waaay better, because of the bitterness of the tea, green leafs and lemony notes. It is not overpowering but it is definitely there and you can feel it after hours have passed, with better and longer stay than other layering green fragrances I've tried (for example Jo Malone). I would be very very curious to smell this on a man, maybe also paired with a vetiver fragrance?? It would make it stand out more and become even more masculine. For me it's very good, definitely worth the money.

A beautiful perfume very reminiscent of Torino 21 but without the bracing minty and citrus opening, heavier on the basil and black currant, and with a whisper of verbena in the dry down. Very high quality, herbaceous, naturalistic, and a permanent in my collection.

initially smells like the tescos antibacterial wipes in the apple flavour that i really like but are always sold out so i have to get the stupid lemon flavour instead. does this have antibacterial properties? i will use it as a substitute.

Not a safe blind buy ( I learned my lesson ). I love the basil note in perfumes but unfortunately with this one all I get is mint and citrus. My all time favourite summertime basil is Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic..I have two back up bottles. I think I’ll stick with those and stop blind buying : )

Basilic Smells great for the first 15 - 20 minutes. If you like Torino 21, Or fragrances in that vein this will remind you of those. But after 20 minute mark all you will smell is sweet basil. Which is very off putting. I will let this sit a little more and come back to it. Because of the overly potent basil note I would say this is not a safe blind buy. Enjoy