Les Saisons Automne

Les Saisons Automne is a nice balance of creamy notes (lily, heliotrope, almond, sandalwood) and crisp, dry notes (lemon, cedar, spices, tart berries). On my skin, the most dominant notes are cedar and lily. Followed by heliotrope and sandalwood. It makes for an interesting, woody and rather unisex fragrance. I had actually been looking for a new lily that was neither too green nor too sweet. I hadn't expected to find it in Les Saisons Automne, but I believe that may just be the case. The spices I can't really place. I'm not picking up cinnamon. Perhaps cloves? Maybe allspice and pepper? It smells somewhat clove-y but more complex. Definitely spices on the dry, non-sweet/non-gourmand side.

thanks to jillzilla for the sample.its right up my alley.the berries,woody nuances the spice,the creamy almond, its all good things rolled into one.i bask in the aroma of fall.golden leaves,a slight chill in the air,halloween pumpkins and thanksgiving.its more like purchasing an experience than a fume.it only gets better as it mellows down into a cool fall star filled night sky.

I was gifted this today as my birthday present. Drove home enveloped in the most beautiful cloud of lilies, amidst the Tehran air defense sounds pointing to a nearly now broken Iran-US ceasefire, thinking oh how good it feels to be able to smell lilies here, now!

Thank you so much nathalieZ for answering my PM and providing me with very helpful feedback on this scent before I bought it blind! Thanks to you, I was able to confidently purchase this unsniffed. Once on my skin, this fragrance reminded me of something I have smelled before...YSL - Elle! Apparently, red berries, white flowers, and woody notes produce a very recognizable scent on me. At first, I got mostly spices and woody notes. It was quite dry, yet still feminine. As the fragrance warmed up, I got a subtle soapy note (which I like), and as the base notes appeared, the lily note fully blossomed. The spices tame the lily so that it's not too floral for me, but it's still a little sharp, like Elle is. Overall, it's a slightly spicy, predominantly woody, floral-woody-musk. I LIKE IT! I can't wait to try it in cold weather.

Autumn is my favorite season, henceforth, it is only fitting that the Automne fragrance is my favorite in the range of Van Cleef's Saisons. It is predominantly woody and musky and I can also detect an aniseed aroma, or perhaps licorice? It's ambery sweetness is a winner for me. There's also something very boozy in there as well (rum, port?). It's probably the berries. In fact, all of the Saisons smell boozy! I'd love it to be a little more potent. I could envision myself rolling around on a carpet of autumn leaves smelling this fragrance and savoring the orangey appeal of all that is autumm! I find it sophisticated and gorgeous!