Poupee

the famous nose Anne Flippo did another great job here ! i didn't even remember well of this wonderful scent in my storage very behind in the dark and almost forgotten ohhh, what a shame on me! this happens when one has too mutch scents in collection... but treasures get burried and lost to get burried out and discovered again some day, as it had happened this lovely sunny wintermorning when having clearout of my tons of bath & beauty items. ;P and this one is a keeper for shure. poupée! the bottle is soooo cute, wanna pet it instantly. this is a wonderful clean and very juicy, floral slight powdery scent, all about icecream and plushy barbie-dreams of childhood inbeeded in sultry feminity. definitively no plastic smell like in cheap perfumes. guess people who are reviewing this are inspired and missleaded by the name and package or they think about the benzoin when they believe smelling plastic? but it isn't! this perfume hasn't got even the slightest alcohlish smell in the top or something else unpleasent as lots of other scents do have almost caused by the scent fixer. this is not a girlish scent, it is soft and feminine and somehow powerful at same time. it could easely suit a romantic but unconcentional bride too and i can imagine marie antoinette wrapped in poupée when she takes long walks through her wonderful gardens full of soft pink and white flowers. the frozen pinapple-juice, creamy lemon-ice with slightly sugared powder lays on your skin like a soft embrace. hints of woody and earthy accords staying very in the background. the top: the juice opens with freezy pinapple and creamy orangeblossom! full of joy! it uplifts your mood instantly. the heart: middlenotes with powdery tuberose and precious shy rose are stepping in to stay there, close to your skin, spreading waves of luminous gardenia and sweet jasmine with a hint of nutmeg by every moove you make. the bottom: the base is well done with a round and smooth sandalwood, amber and benzoin. someone suggested similarity to a Burberry Scent, yes it has indeed some similarity with Burberry Brit Sheer, but i wouldn't say that they are sisters. poupée is bolder, has a mutch stronger appeal and it tells a very different story... it's almost linear pure delicious fruity floral from top to bottom! by wearing poupée you will let creamy powdery trails behind you, innocent and sexy at the same time. a truly very unconventional and not very known scent what makes it even more attractive for me. definitely not only a summer scent. i can easely where it in colder winter month and i enjoy it a lot by pampering myself at home or hanging around with friends in a coffeshop. my hubby told me it smells heavenly delicious and he's very picky for woman perfumes. the perfume has a very nice sillage and a good staying power. i will definitely wear this again more often in future to not get forgotten again. :)

What is this, I thought to myself as lovely wafts of light florals drifted up to my nose? Surely it can't be what was written on the decant that a lovely friend sent me a short while ago. I even contacted her, and she assured me that indeed it was what she sent. I had heard of the fragrance before, but it certainly wasn't something I was interested in. I thought it would probably be just another fruity floral so overdone over the past several years. And while it is a fruity floral, there is something about this that sets it apart from others in this genre, besides the nostalgic scent of a child's doll on opening that is so fitting for the name of this fragrance. Sweet effervescent pineapple, beautiful spicy orange blossom, creamy gardenia and tuberose, all grounded with benzoin, sandalwood and amber that's highlighted with a light dusting of nutmeg. So unusual, and so pretty. I love it right now. I know I am going to love it much more next summer as it seems designed for hot weather wear. Edit - I still love the smell of this as much as the first time I wore it, but the silage and longevity are just not there. I thought it would behave better in warmer weather, but actually the opposite happened. I sprayed it on in an air-conditioned environment, walked out the door into the heat, and the scent practically disappeared. Not good at all. That's too bad. This would have been wonderful if it was only a little stronger.

I think this may be the most interesting and the most difficult-to-describe perfume I own. How do I start... This really caught my attention based on its description and notes, so when I saw one last bottle being available for purchase online in the country where I live in, I had to have it... and it was so affordable. First of all, the bottle is so nice, really fitting the scent and the "doll" aesthetics. When I was a little child, I loved everything red... inlcluding red perfume bottles and red caps. :P It's nice and a little bit fuzzy. As for the scent itself... it's kind of weird to my nose, but in the very best way... I'm really loving it, because to me, it smells literally like "good old times", whatever that might be. I get the fresh, pineapple top note, but then also something familiar, comforting and plasticky? As I said, it's so interesting. It's sweet and plasticky, and also a bit spicy. I am not sure if this comment (or kind of a review) might be actually helpful in any way, but if you like the scent of dolls, plastics and "things familiar from your childhood", this might be the right one for you. :) I will need to test its longevity and projection, but the scent itself is very cute.

As akats said: It's a summer scent! Ok, it's tuberose, gardenia and pineapple, everything noticable if you like, but when I close my eyes I feel like being a little girl at the beach, sunlotion and a bathing suit, a shovel in the warm sand by the sea. Not spring break summer or cocktail bar or Full-Moon-Party summerish, more the good old days, when everything was simple and delightful. Usually I don't like tuberose and usually don't wear it, but I guess this might be an exception? I'm eager to experience Poupee in the peak of summer. Not olfactorically overwhelming and without the citrus notes, which I'm not fond of, which are always included in summer frags; this might be a good choice?! I'm very astonished, that I like it that much... I'm a lucky devil, I tend to like fumes, which are sometimes really not very popular and therefor very inexpansive. Hehe.

For me this opening is a confusing, a bit cacophonous, some plastic flower-bouquet, scary but, ooh, fascinating... ( Indeed, as I were a little girl again whit my new dressed doll almost the size of myself, whose eyes move and who says "mama"...) When the opening calms down, I get a strong tuberose scent, which creaminess cut by fresh pineapple along with jasmine, Gardenia and floured walnut. That combination reminds me some green, almost like hyacinth( !?) , even though the pineapple is separable.But not ripe, green one...All in all, for me this is a so well-blended green tuberose with good, but pleasant performance. After initial embarrassment linear, but Cute like a "La bonne poupée"...

Definately smell the fruity scented doll head... I think the tuberose is not offensive at all (Diptique's Tuberose room spray gives me potpourri nightmares). It's very unique and femme, I like it. I've been wearing this since 8am and it's 3, I still get a delicious cloud of this when I sit down or move around. Those top notes still shine through after hours which is really impressive. Very well done. I don't particularly care for the fuzzy bottle cap, which feels like a magnet for hand creams and dust. But the bottle itself definately embodies "doll". It's giving "babygirl". It falls into the niche category so guess it's not for everyone but I really love it <3

I'm a vintage doll collector & I've got no words to describe how beautiful this perfume is & how its name is deadly accurate... There's a mysterious beauty that only dolls embody, & even though their skin is porcelain cold, they are tender & caring. That's how this perfume is as well. I simply love it. & guys, it's got a velvet cap, even the package has got a lace motif, can't get more romantic than that!!! Blind bought it & couldn't be happier with my decision! There's nothing alike out there & this is one of my favs now...

A totally unique tropical fruit floral. I doubt there's something like it on your dresser. It's heavenly on a hot and sultry day (like today, as I write this review.) I've never smelled a pineapple accord that's so lively. You can actually smell pineapple and not generic fruit. It almost smells fizzy, tickles the nose like a tart cocktail. But this one isn't heavily sweet, more like a vodka soda with a splash of pineapple, than a Mai Thai. The tuberose stands out more than the gardenia, for me. I find it very enjoyable.

What a nice little fragrance! Smells of flowers, a lot of them, but in such light and lovely way it ́s almost fruity on my skin. The jasmine blends with the rose perfectly and the fragrance becomes a really soft floral where the rose for me is the big surprise. I ́ve never smelled it like this before. It stays on me even after I ́ve taken a shower, so it ́s really longlasting...but this fragrance doesn ́t offend anyone, it stays close and makes me feel so feminine.

Wow,this one has me vexed! I love it,but I really shouldn't because it is strong in notes I would usually avoid in large doses,such as tuberose and orange blossom . It is incredibly intense on the gardenia and tuberose but also on the sandalwood and amber,but although it is heavy,it is still feminine because of the powdery rose and nutmeg and fruity tang of pineapple. A puzzling fragrance ideal for someone like me with eclectic tastes!

Hi Moraine!! I know a bit how you feel! The first time I sprayed Poupee I was soo surprised by it's power that I really had to adjust my expectation. But later in time I learned this perfume to be one you have to give into. If you can surrender to this beauty, it will be the most lovely companion of the day! But it does not care for a half hearted approach, so you choose this one to wear on a day when you think 'NO COMPROMISES TODAY!'

Inspired by Miguels Matos lovely review of this fragrance on Fragrantica I just purchased a bottle and I'm glad I did. This perfume is such a beautiful peculiar vintage gem. The combination of pineapple, tuberose and nutmeg makes it artificial but also playful and a bit nostalgic. I easily get the "plastic doll smell". They don't make them anymore like this, which makes this scent even more precious to me. Love it, love it, love it.

It's a big shame they stopped making this perfume because it's truly a great scent. It smells very sweet, powdery, girly, but not in a cheap way, I can not really explain it but it smells just very French! People always asked me what I was wearing and the bottle was gorgeous too. If they'd ever start reproducing this again, I would run to the store to get myself a new bottle!

At first I only smell strong gardenia + tuberose. Then the benzoin creeps in and it becomes a playful, plastic bouquet. I mean this in the best way, it smells like a doll's head! A young, girly and fresh white floral. In the drydown I start to get the orange blossom, rose & sandalwood. It has a floral sweetness to it that is very pleasant and never cloying. Coquettish.

This is such an unusual scent! It smells like white flowers, pineapple, and has a waxy-quality, like plastic dolls. It's so feminine and girly, but it doesn't smell cheap at all. So unique and the bottle is too cute! Perfect for Springtime/ cool Summer days..and when I wear it, I feel like a doll :)

Oh why did I purchase the smaller bottle? Big mistake, will order the biggest one. This one really reminds me of a new doll smell, without being plasticky. It is really pretty on me, too bad it’s too soft and vanishes kinda quickly.

Agree totally Turtledove, it is a GORGEOUS white floral in the manner of those expensive modern ones, strong and heavy but very alluring!

I'd say "pretty". at first I was attracted to pineapple scent, after a little while flowers and nutmeg charmed me. I can't help sniffing.

Light, funny, gentle, girlish, somthing you could lighttly oversee but very nice. Makes me feel good and shiny. Beautifull scent,

GREAT review MizzPurrfect! Great description of this often misunderstood masterpiece!