Et Voilà

Ok guys, I blind bought this too, wore for the first time yesterday and I can see how it is polarizing. I have not torn open the cellophane on the full bottle, but used the free sample (one of several generously included by Teo Cabanel) to test it out. Upon receipt I first sprayed it on paper and kept smelling it with my nose pressed nearly against the paper. This was my mistake. All I was getting was what I thought was citrusy cleaning detergent/laundry vibes. I came back to check the notes - no citrus. I thought it must be the neroli I'm picking up. I smelled none of the other notes listed & was initially disappointed. So the next morning, after my shower I sprayed it on my skin - just one spray. This is how you need to test it. The way to smell this scent is on clean skin, wait for the dry down (the best part), and just smell it in the air around you - don't put your nose to it. You get all the notes blended together with your skin in a lovely, clean way that - yes, it kinda smells like you walked out of a laundromat, or just took your clothes out of the dryer - but in a magical way. I don't know how to explain it but when it dries down and you only use a couple strategic sprays, it is beautiful with the rose & white florals, clean thanks to the musks & aldehydes, but cozy with the heliotrope and touch of sandalwood. This is for people who already like fragrances like Byredo Blanche, or Replica Lazy Sunday Morning. If you like these types of scents I also highly recommend J-Scent's Paper Soap. Et Voilà is unique in it's own way & I'm glad I bought a full bottle. Clean & cozy is a scent profile I'm always seeking and this suits it perfectly. Just avoid wearing it if you have a bad headache due to the aldehydes. Otherwise, I suggest giving it a try if you like these types of scents.

I have spent years looking for perfect clean fragrances. I love them all - the more a perfume is going to make me smell like a fresh pile of laundry, the more I'm interested in giving it a sniff. This perfume is another clean laundry classic, but it's different to my usual suspects (I'm thinking La Blanche by Byredo, Lazy Sunday Morning by Maison Margiela, etc). I suspect it's the florals; the white flowers in particular, but you definitely sense a rose note in there. This is the kind of clean note which, if I smelt it on someone in public, I would really take notice, but would assume is just their laundry powder. This is the type of smell I'd be left thinking about and wondering why I didn't ask what it was. Really tempted to get a full bottle of this.

This is one of my favourite scents. It reminds me of the steam that rises from freshly laundered cotton sheets as they are being ironed. It is a soapy-clean, fresh, yet warm and soothing, fragrance. I wear it daily as a comfort scent, as it makes me so happy to smell it, even when I’m just hanging out at home, alone. I do wish it lasted a bit longer, but then again, perhaps others can perceive its lingering scent on me, longer than I can. They may not be mentioning it, assuming I'm simply wearing clean clothing fresh out of the dryer! I don’t even care. I just love it so much!

Innocent is the word that comes to my mind when I smelled this. This is such a clean, pretty and innocent fragrance. Like a fresh laundry with a luxury fabric softener for babies. Works very well in warm weather and it evokes a feeling in me like being in a very caring cuddle and feeling super clean. Performance is fine and not a beast. I really love it, simple and well done. My favorite from the whole line.

In love with this perfume. It reminds me of a woman I never had, she was someone who smelled of clean laundry and soap. It's nostalgic, because none of my cleaning products smell like this. Initial spray feels like a punch. But it quickly evaporates into soapy cleanliness. Moderate longevity and sillage. Doesn't project much, but that makes it more special since it's such an intimate scent.

It reminds me of Sebamed children line products; clean, powdery and little lactonic scent. I love to wear it especially after shower to give myself extra clean/fresh touch. Good longevity, moderate sillage. While the current market is saturated with gourmands, it is refreshing to see something completely opposite genre. Not a blind-buy safe, especially if you are not into aldehydes.

The epitome of a "clean" scent. Bubbles and sunshine. I loved this scent right from the first spritz but couldn't bring myself to purchase it. Something in it makes me want to sniff it all the time and at a certain point it becomes a bit nauseating. I'd love to be hugged briefly by someone smelling like that but don't like it to be on me the whole day...

This is bomb💖! Dove vibes all the way. If you enjoy soapy, aldehydic scents, a modern aldehydic don't worry, then this is your jam. Very good longevity and moderate sillage. It smells like fresh powdery bubbles. Good for office, signature scent perfect also. FBW for me, as I enjoy clean soapy scents. Worth a try!

This one might sound weird- my fellow Portuguese followers will get it -, but the opening smelled just like those Dr. Bayard cough drops which I love. Don't get me wrong, this doesn't smell medicinal at all, by the contrair, then it dries down to a very clean, airy, dryer sheet type of scent. I like it!

Blind bought a full sized bottle after reading all of the reviews here, and there are no regrets. This is such a delicate and soothing scent. It is a “clean”scent, but I’d categorize it as more elegant than laundry detergent and bar of soap. Projection is great. I’d wear this year long.

Everyone saying this smells like soap. No one gets anything reminiscent of skin? Like yeah it's clean and soapy, but to me this is kind of seductive... And by "kind of" I meant give it to my gf and hope she wears it on dates kind of seductive.

This is astringent soap as a perfume, but I can’t get enough of my little sample. This is the scent of a crisp, white shirt and would be perfect on a sunny spring day.

It smelled like freshly washed laundry drsing next to some flowers. Liked it a lot

I got this fragrance shipped to me from France a few months back when I saw the review video by (I think) Fragmental and Justin Copland on Youtube. I normally don't care at all about the packaing, but this time I was pretty impressed at how much attention to detail there was for the packaging when it arrived. Nice materials all around, with small testers included in the packaging too. Felt and looked really high end. Now to the fragrance itself: it's very clean and bubble bathy/soapy. Doesn't project like a beast, but enough that you can pick up on the smell yoursel, and hopefully others around you too. I haven't worn it a lot recently, but I do think the longevity was above 6-7 hours last time I did. The thing about this fragrance is that people are likely to smell you, but maybe not compliment you since the scent just smells clean and understated. If you want a compliment monster, this is not it. But if you want to smell fresh, light and clean, this is a good scent. The only thing I don't like is the bottles come in 30ml and 100ml only. I wouldn't mind if they made the packaging less fancy and offered a 50ml bottle instead of 30ml for the price.

This one smells indeed as a cheap soap bar, those that are a little plasticky and a little dusty. BUT it is not necessarily a bad thing, to me, this smell is lingered to industrial cleanliness, the fresh sheets of a hotel, a little harsh cleaning that brings me memories of humble but neat places. The scent is a little synthetic, a clean scent similar to JLo's Glow, but instead of powdery this one is detergent-soapy. I won't purchase since I have other soapy perfumes that I enjoy more and can totally understand how it can be not a nice scent to some people. But to me is just a clean and pretty perfume, nothing groundbreaking, but filled with memories of simpler times. EDIT: tried again after having my sample untouched for six months. It is now sweeter and creamier. From harsh soap it has evolved to a steamed cotton. The heliotrope is way more noticeable and turns the scent in a complete different perfume. Still clean, still laundry-like, but now it is humid, powdery, warm.

This is what I imagine club soda would smell like if it had a smell. The aldehydes at the top make this a sparkly fragrance, and it smells desirably clean. It isn't a fragrance that you grab when you want to wow everyone, it is a fragrance that you grab for when you want to smell fresh and leave a clean trail. It does not smell soapy to me, but it smells musky, aldehydic, and slightly powdery. I was unsure about this fragrance at first because it smells so basic, but I can't stop smelling it- it is addictive. I will definitely get a full-size bottle.

A very clean, soapy scent. It might not be anything groundbreaking, but I quite enjoy it. As opposed to something like Maison Margiela's Lazy Sunday Morning (which, to me, has too many conflicting notes and headache-inducing aldehydes), Et Voila actually smells like you've just showered with high-end floral shampoo and shower gel. Plus, the aldehydes here feel more modern and not so sharp. It's simple, but it's pleasant, and could be worn year-round.

I smell chamomille in the opening, then a mixture of delicate flowers, some sandalwood...hmm this is nice. There's a note in the background I can't detect... a little soapy-laundry-chemical. Girly, shy, sweet, tender, pink ruffles, clean clothes, white t-shirt. I like it but I wouldn't get a full bottle.

Its giving the vibes of those old white hand soaps what you could find at your grandparents’ house. Its a great clean soap scent but im not sure for the price is it worth to smell like a bar of soap. However I think i prefer this one over MM Bubble Bath because this does not have that sharp musky smell.

I've never smelled a more realistic fresh laundry smell. Reminds me of a laundromat I used to do my laundry at when I lived in Paris. Et Voila has a solid projection and it stays on forever. Not sure how I feel about smelling like laundry detergent all day everyday, but it definitely has some charm.