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.

On my skin it starts out smelling like sweet liquorice, over time it becomes more laundry like as others describe it. Sadly it looses a lot of intensity rather quickly. Could see this being used in the office for spring. Would most likely not buy this.

Smells so clean and soapy. 100% unisex, the longevity and sillage are excellent. I like a lot for the open space. Very versatile, you can wear it during all seasons and for all ages (kids, adults, etc). 8/10

Very pleasant aldehyde fragrance. A "clean" scent. Indeed a very realistic soapy laundry detergent and fabric conditioner, but at the same same I think it is very wearable and great for day time.

Beautiful, clean, soapy - hotel soap smell but its not too sharp, doesnt smell like a cleaning product Not my style but it would be enjoyable

A true soap fragrance. Just like a bar of nice sandalwood soap at a hotel. Very refreshing. Dries down somewhat masculine.

A good soap fragrance that doesn't rely on lavender as many do. Mostly aldehydes and musk with the tiniest floral aspect.

a bit teww much... its not strong nor heavy, but i get sick of it very very easily. its does not smell like a vintage aldehyde, it smells extremely synthetic and laundry detergent esque. at least it doesnt have a sharp screechy musk which is welcome and rather rare in modern musky perfumes. its also very green in a surprising way, the neroli doesnt smell floral but mainly bitter and green. Its an alright scent but i would prefer this as a vacuum bag scent (does anyone know what im talking about? they used to sell these lily of the valley scented beads to put in a vacuum cleaner so it would scent your home as you vacuum) this brand has much better things to offer and this is a bit redundant. non offensive but painfully boring and slightly annoying

I am always a big fan of laundry type fragrances so I was most excited to try this from my Teo Cabanel discovery set. I was disappointed. Yes, it has the classic clean laundry smell from the typical aldehyde and neroli combo in the opening, but something came off poorly blended soon after...Could be the heliotrope as I'm certain it wasn't the rose because rose always has a proper place in these types of scent profiles. The Acne Studios Frederic Malle release is far superior, along with Byredo's Blanche. Et Voila is OK...

Teo Cabanel Discovery Kit 4/14 Et Voila | It's a bar of white soap. I can't share anything that another reviewer hasn't shared already. I agree — it has a powdery, dry effect I guess from the heliotrope which echoes what someone else said "Dove soap without the creamy aspect". It's what I imagine Replica's Bubble Bath should have smelled like. Perfectly fine and clean, but not a scent I'd express myself with.

The most soapy scent I have ever smelled. This reminds me of soap bars from my childhood. Too much for my nose and taste - I actually find it a little nauseating. But if you a looking for this type of soapy-clean scent it is definitely worth trying.

At first I thought cleaning products, then I saw someone else saying club soda (mineralic) which I can totally get behind. Not a bad smell. Just not something I personally want to wear.

I didn't really understand what aldehydes smelled like until this fragrance. It is a bright, clean laundry smell. True to the description, just not my cup of tea.

Dove hand sop and aldehydes. If you like these notes this is worth trying. I emptied my sample today; longevity is good and projection is intimate/moderate.

Smells very clean. I would love my laundry smelling like this. As a perfume.. Not sure About that.

Smells like hotel guest soaps. Not unpleasant, but not what I want to smell like.

Soapy! Very refreshing. Like shampoo, very clean and rather floral.

Smells like realistic clean, fresh laundry, or a bar of soap.

Et Voilà is a rather crude and tasteless take on the ‘clean and musky’ scent profile which has become increasingly popular in recent years - it’s reminiscent of fresh laundry and soap; if you can imagine the cheapest versions of those products, then you will have perfectly encapsulated this scent. A very vague and nondescript array of fresh white flowers, with neroli at their lead, create that clean soapy effect; along with a barrage of aldehydes and synthetic musks which give it this nasty sharp, scratchy feel. This is one of those scents which can only be described through textures - and scratchy is the word that springs to mind the most. There’s endless offerings for this sort of scent profile: Musc Shamal by Armani is a much better alternative, albeit more expensive for a scent which still doesn’t smell like luxury, but if that’s your style then I won’t judge. But for me personally, this is a no.

Walking into a laundromat where the dryers and machines are running and the air is filled with this scent. This one is strong and does project. It took me back to when I was a kid and went with my mother to the local laundromat. There is some nostalgia but I don't want to smell like this for more than 10 mins. Super soapy laundry and dryer sheets smell. Not for me.

Illustration of a girl taking a bubble bath in a quirky 2000s tween novel. Huge bubbles. Cartoonishly, obnoxiously soapy. Large sillage. Headache inducing. About two hrs in it loses some sharpness off the top and fluffy soft skin comes in, making it a little more wearable.

I really dislike this scent. It smells like old-lady soap to me. It honestly gives me sterile nursing home and hospital vibes. The thing is, it isn't particularly offensive but who the hell wants to smell like that. I don't like it!!

This smell like unscented gel handsoap to me. It’s not unpleasent, just really not what I go for. You will smell clean for sure with this scent. On top of that I get a lot of musk. Skin scent type of fragrance.

PerfumePixie87 is spot on. This smells exactly like the cheapest soap you could buy in the 90s in my country. Clean smelling, but very sharp and unpleasant

It smells like a soap my grandma has. It smells like a old persons home. Not a fragrance for me personaly. I got this as a sample. I would rate it 3/10.

While lazy Sunday morning is a rich expensive French smelling soap, this is cheap public restroom soap.

Very boring. I have a laundry detergent that smells exactly like this perfume.

This is exactly a big bar of safeguard soap

I'm sorry but I can't stand this. It smells like really harsh soap. Like Dove soap but without the creamy aspect, just the harshness. I'm not a huge fan of clean, soapy scents in general, but there are some I appreciate, such as Diptyque Orpheon or Ellis Brooklyn Myth. Not this.

Clean and powdery but got me this has scent associations with hand soap in a public bathroom. So I’m not a fan.

For me this is one of a few goldilocks, or "just right", bubbly soapy fresh powdery laundry scents (at least for the moment). I may even finish my 30 ml bottle by the end of the summer. It's very soapy/laundry/aldihidic but also the perfect amount floral fresh and powdery without having an overwhelmingly harsh dryer sheet aspect. Nor any other notes (Linden, magnolia, etc) that sometimes put me off what I call "industrial clean" scents. I put it in the same wear "genre" as some of my other favorite "industrial clean" scents which I usually wear casually for daytime such as SL Dent de lait or SL L'eau, MH Lumiere Doree (harshest dryer sheet), and NR Essence eau de musc. I might even lump things like PR Pillowtalk Poet or Dame Mate, Heliotrope & Patchouli into this grouping though they're not as soapy as the others since I'd wear any of these for the same mood/occasion. Update June 2026: starting my 3rd bottle of this one and it has been a major favorite the last couple years.