L'Eau de Circe 05

This is a delicious and tenacious scent that wears like silk. It opens with a whiff of fresh peach that has been dusted with brown sugar and then gently baked until the juices run clear, followed by a greenish-rosy bouquet of flowers, and then it dries to a vaguely piquant, caramel-like finish. Unusual and unusually pretty!

Do not overspray! Sorceress' potion should work in small dosis. Fruity-flowery lactonic sweetness, intoxicating, happy. Longlasting, great projection. Lovely fragrance!

terrific fragrance, for those who dont fear strong scents, obsessional and facsinating like the sorceress circé

From PG website: "floral blend of absolute of Damask Rose, Jasmine, Osmanthus, Orchid, Ylang-ylang, White Peach leaves and Tangerine. Sensual and scheming with Patchouli, Wood and Amber, the warm, caressing Honey Balm brings light and delicate sweetness to the scent. Plum, Osmenthus, Sandalwood, Rose, Honey." Description is kinda all over the place. Plum appears out of nowhere. White Peach Leaves, not the peach itself. And amber is briefly mentioned, even though to my nose this is primarily an amber perfume, or rather fruity amber. Despite all those flowers the predominant notes are tangerine and osmanthus, and the base is amber and patch. This is very close to 'Que sais-je'. Despite the confusion, it is a wonderful composition with longevity round the 6 hour mark and moderate sillage. It starts off very fresh (you could be fooled into thinking this is a summer frag), but develops into a spicy amber one.

This one agrees very much with me once I get past the initial fruity opening. I swear there is plum or something in it even though it's not listed on the notes here! At least that's what I smell at first... In any case, the dry down is very lovely on me with the honey and patchouli. I don't get anything synthetic or unpleasant from this one at all, amazing what different skin chemistries can bring out! I feel when I wear L'Eau de Circe that it was made for me. It is indeed very special. I have slightly odd skin chemistry and some things don't work on my skin but this one is a gem. I agree with other reviewers who described this as being a little like silk or satin. Thank you very much Parfumerie Generale! This is one fragrance I will be wearing very much in the spring and summer months.

L'Eau de Circe was inspired by an intriguing woman. And such is the fragrance itself. There is something in it I can't quite put my finger on. I have difficulty distinguishing the notes I can't smell what should be there and I can smell what is not there. L"eau de Circe is like a touch of velvet sheets. Smooth and delicate. But it also has got a touch of leathery quality to it, as well as a touch of bitter sweetness. I guess that might be the combination of jasmine, tangerine and ylang-ylang. It somehow smells familiar, but not quite. Pierre Guillaume managed to take notes we know and turn them into a composition that seems completely different from what we would expect. I don't know if I find it very confortable to wear, but it is surely an interesting olfactory experience.

Peaches, honey, and flowers. This is pretty. It's a "musky" vibe without any musk. It caries a bit of a carnal scent, as I often find with peach and nectarines. This is the kind of scent that would be worn by a classy, creative, successful woman who does not need others to compliment her on her fragrance. But later that evening, when she takes off her shoes and lets her hair down, her lover will smell it on her neck and appreciate her almost "natural" scent. If I loved these sorts of non-sweet fruity florals, this would be a clear score for me. It is beautifully made, but not so much "me."

Guys is it me or this is the more economic replica of Clive Christian X for women .. It can not be true !!! But all through the way - development and all - its a twin sister.. Makes me feel sad - I thought CC was unique (even if Gucci Rush usually came into conversation while comparing). But this quality of replica !!! My oh my!! What shall I do now with my X-love:-)? It was my first niche love .

My skin seems to react with this perfume the same as it did with Catbiscuit (see her review below). Though at the opening I did feel peach and osmanthus after only few moments I am left with a watered down version of peaches and a creepily bloody/metallic undertone resembling Secretions Magnetifiques. I can also agree that it's barely there, one must press nose very close upon a wrist to feel the slightest bit of "L'Eau de Circe". Dry down is still the weird synthetic/metallic mix + what seems to me an overdose of musk (even though it is not listed). So far the worst creation by Parfumerie Generale I've tried.

There is something truly horrid hiding underneath this pale peachy floral; something metallic & organic that brings to mind Secretions Magnifique (albeit only a fleeting ghost of that evil thing). On the surface I smell some watery peach and some non-descript floral and just a touch of mild peppery wood but mostly I keep picking up that nasty smear. Luckily sillage is almost nil and I have to press my nose up against it to smell it. I am going to pass on any further L'(p)eau de Circe.

I appreciate the effort to make the peach note work in L'Eau de Circe, but it ends up a dry, musky synthetic version of itself. Honey sweetens the composition but it doesn’t help; the drydown is muddled and unpleasant. Not every perfume is going to work, and my bank account is grateful this time.

not bad but honestly did not touch me at all. it smells rich and elegant but to me that is basicly about it. you can feel the peach-like aroma of tangerines but the mix of flowers they make it back off so you finally do not enjoy anything you d normally do with fruits.

I dislike this one intensely. I gave the bottle to my sister and she enjoys this. Peach, honey and patchouli ruined this for me.

Opening with a citrus tang, melting into a wood-anchored floral flurry, and then bright, juicy peach, peach, and did I mention peach? I do love this though. Somehow the peach manages to be kept in control, and doesn't broadcast itself in an overbearing way. The amber was faintly noticable in the first 15 minutes on me, and then disappeared until about 6 hours later when it reemerged in a lovely soft way reminiscent of Tauer's Air du Desert Marocain. There were quite a few moments where I was reminded of other fragrances, but none of which evolved in the same way as what Eau de Circé does. Yes, most of the journey here carries an evolution based around the relatively constant white peach, but it's done so in such a way that the wearer isn't made to feel like a walking candy aisle. The patchouli is so deftly slipped in that it's barely noticed, but it's value here is enormous. Pierre Guillaume clearly knows how to handle patchouli to it's maximum potential. Whether as a slight whisper to anchor a potentially cloying note, or in a swaggering way amidst an earthy accord (ie: Cozé). I totally understand people running hot or cold on this one, but for me it's a thumbs up!

On the first spray, I fell in love. It was all rose and osmanthus, creamy, voluptuous and oh so womanly. The rose is very wearable too. I could swear I was getting a lush green lilac from it too, although it's not listed here so I could be wrong. However, after about half an hour, the peach showed up and completely overwhelmed everything. All I could smell for an hour or so was a tangy, sickly, sythentic-y peach. I felt so disappointed that the perfume took this turn because it started out so beautifully. After around an hour of the peach, it does start to fade somewhat and I get some lovely honey and sandalwood. The fragrance becomes quite powdery at this point. The peach never fades quite enough for me though and the perfume never really gets back to its initial glory. I so wish there was a version of this without the peach because I love everything else about it, but the peach kind of ruins it for me.

This is a better blended, niche spin on Gucci Rush. I really don't know any other way to describe it. It doesn't stay as strong during the dry down and sillage isn't as powerful, making it much more wearable and tolerable to those around you. So if you like Gucci Rush *raises hand*, but wish it was a bit softer and more elegant *raises other hand*, this is for you. This is warm weather friendly, so get out your sundresses and rompers, ladies. I would not wear this to the office--it's not that soft. I do think it would garner compliments from men and women. This is definitely full body worthy for me.

the opening as well as the drydown smells like the strong face cream my grandmother went to bed with in the early 80s...not really a compliment. it's like a heavy camphorous slightly medicinal floral mish mosh smell. I dont smell peach at all. and this does NOT smell anything like Gucci Rush, lest anyone be wondering about that comparison. After trying a few fragrances that were compared to Rush, I have found out that NOTHING smells similar to Rush, so stick with the awesome original while it's available. L'eau de Circe is really L'eau de grandma and it's disturbing at that.

Eau de Circe has depths, mistery, it unfolds like a rose. It is like eating a honeysuckle flower, if you ever did that, the more you squeeze it, the sweeter it goes. First come the heavenly garden smell, with peaches, jasmine, roses, orchids, then the dry-down advances toward honey. All is accompanied by the mischivious patchouli.

Sweet but satiny to start. Reminds me of Parfum d'Empire Eau Suave, but more translucent. But at drydown gets fakey –sweet and reminds me of Hanae Mori Magical Moon, another one that gives me a headache. My least favorite of the Parfumerie Generales.

Yes it does remind me of my CC x...a bit gentler and more linear. Shortly after I sprayed it I’m left with a lovely powdery scent on my skin. It’s really nice and can definitely be sexy but not a wow scent as it’s a bit too similar to X or rush