Ulysse

Although one of the most synthetic scents that I own, Ulysse is also one of the "prettiest" smelling as well. Maybe not quite the best, but definitely one of the prettiest. As far as price value verses quality is concerned, this Easter Sunday in a bottle is close to holding a personal record for favorite blind buy. I don't have anything in my arsenal remotely in the same arena as Ulysee, but really people...air freshener?? I suggest you make an appointment with your local ENT as soon as possible. On the contrary, there is something gravitating about this liquid green experience from 1998 that I find very fascinating. More so than many of my more expensive bottles even. Upon initial blast I get marshmallow Circus Peanuts candy, which immediately brings me back to my great aunt who seemed to always have a bag to share whenever I visited her as a kid. The juice itself is a spring time joy of sugar laced lavenders and florals with a musky background that comes off ultimately powdered candy with some faint lemon-lime dancing in the background. Think of a well groomed man walking past a sweet shop on Sunday morning after a wet April shower. The Ulysee bottle is the perfect representation of the scent itself, as the smell somehow comes off very frosted matte feeling and thickly layered. The glass detail is nicer than most niche offerings, with etched battle scenes engraved all around the outside, including the sides. The top is cheap, but all is forgiven as this bottle is one of my very favorites out of my entire collection. I do get the whole Greek vibe that VT was going for. The composition comes off very breezy and Mediterranean, not in a bombastic sort of way, but in a modest and humble arrogance that will make people envy you (just don't tell'em what you paid, lol!) A grand slam for me in every way.

She is the inventor of the mini skirt, the only American woman in history to have a couture design house in Paris which is still producing clothes today after forty plus years. She put Elizabeth Taylor in her first caftan, and thus became the designer to the jet setting glitterati of the 60's right up to the celebrated stars of today. This is Vicky Tiel and this is her one and only fragrance creation for men. Ulysse comes with this great history and pedigree and at a very reasonable price. As a mater of fact this brilliant wonderfully layered nearly symphonic scent is a steal at twenty dollars for 100 mil. Rich, exotic, mature and no doubt inspired by Tiel's several odysseys on the Mediterranean abroad the Burton's yacht Kalizma. You can smell the crisp salt air of the Mediterranean sea blending with citrus aromas of Italy, and Greece. As you sail along with this fragrance the spices of the Near East and those of the islands of Cypress and Crete rise up to meet you in pure splendor. It is an olfactory voyage that unfolds in surprising richness over about seven hours. It smells so very expensive! Ulysse is an overlooked masterpiece and I have to again thank MisterCrazyLegs for his guidance to this discovery of a Homeric inspired treasure. AND the Bottle! Deeply carved bas relief crystal like glass is so unusual in its unique beauty against the stark sleek design of so many other designer's bottles. Like some ancient glass found in a Hellenistic tomb. It is a classic little treasure in and of itself. I really love this fragrance and look forward to many more voyages of adventure with Ulysse.

I saw this on a discount site and had never heard of it. The name and the bottle intrigued me, having a passion for all thing mythological, and it was dirt cheap (8.95 for 100ml) so I figured what the heck, it sounded nice enough. The notes, of course, were incorrect but the juice...stunning! When I sprayed it for the first time I expected a watered-down, old smelling mossy woody thing and this frag was a sheer delight! The citruses and accompanying blossoms(neroli, linden) along with the mignonette were absolutely enchanting.It reminded me of summer in full bloom surrounded by ferns and fresh breezes.As this heavenly juice settles and begins to evolve it radiates soft spices, masculine florals and exotic essences(mayhaps, memories of some of the places Odysseus{Ulysses-roman}visited on his epic journey). The drydown is smooth as musk and vanilla are made more worldly by the addition of patchouli, benzoin and the moss from some unheard of tree that gives its final development an exotic air while remaining fresh, sweet and manly and just slightly green-like the juice itself... Sillage: very good Longevity: quite good Overall: 4.5/5 Not what I expected at all, and one has to wonder why Ms. Tiel never made another mens fragrance, when this one is so well-made and different from any of its conteporaries...

This is one that has grown on me since I first picked it up. For 12 Dollars I originally thought it was okay, but now I truly love it. Mignonette is a note that has to grow on you, and so does a powdery vibe. This stuff smells like green hard candy if you toned down the sweetness, and smoothed it out. It's a little powdery, but not in an old man way. It comes off very sensual in nature, and has a very welcoming and calm vibe to it. It's not something for a dude who parties all the time, and not something for a dude who's super sporty. It's a Renaissance Man type frag if that makes sense. It's something you can dress up or down, and I can't think of a time it would be bad to wear this. It's not a compliment monster, and it's not loud, but it lasts a good amount of time and smells like nothing else I have smelled. I love Ulysses, and the bottle is super cool. It doesn't smell like a 12 Dollar Frag, it smells rich and fancy. Very good stuff, if you're of a literate variety then this may be for you. It does share slight passing's with Versace The Dreamer and some Jacques Bogart frags in the way they come off in the lavender, but everything else is original. If this was a song it would be Fashion by David Bowie.

I'm really impressed with this one. I picked it up on sale for under $15 on FragranceNet after seeing a few reviews, so I was even happier that I actually really liked it after I got to smell it and wear it. Great example of a floral cologne that is also masculine. It also has a sweetness to it, and some citrus came out to play as well. It's really unique, and all of the notes just really work together. Great performance, decent projection. Complex, impressive from opening to close. Winning. **update 3 months later I got this out again. I've tried so many fragrances lately and a lot of them just overlap and seem a lot of the same, redundant or just close enough. And I like a ton of the known, nice and more expensive frags, but again even the great ones seem to overlap due to trendy notes and everything. And I like to try inexpensive mostly unknown ones, but just hard to find truly unique ones that are wearable and is often a waste of time and money, even when it's not much out of my pocket, it adds up. Buuuut, this one still is a champ. It's just so different, and fresh and nice. And still stand by the performance and projection. AND it's still super inexpensive to get right now. Such a steal.

Otherworldly, Sweet & "Living"... This 1998 hidden gem, is a vanilla-leaning aromatic fougère with soft green tones. Looking at the main accords, I was expecting something near Eros Versace, but this is unique and gets a lot sweeter over time (even though there was a sweetness in the first sprays). Coming back to this bottle after quite some time I found it had turned quite sweet and woody-ambery. The soft greens still remain and add to the sweetness, a distinctly 'living' feeling, but yet it remains otherworldly. I could imagine Brad Pitt or Claire Forlani wearing this on the set of Meet Joe Black (1998), released the same year, with its sweet yet otherworldly love story that explores what it means to be alive. There's a lot going on in the notes, but it opens with a burst of mignonette with its sweet, floral-violet & fruity nuances. That blurs into well blended aromatic fougére that leans sweet, soft, woody, musky & pale green, while the mignonette glaze remains on top. This is targeted to men, but to me it's unisex. This only gets better, and sweeter, with time - both on the skin and in the bottle. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

When I was a child Tom's had a 5 cent lime-flavored individually wrapped hard candy. Ulysse smells exactly like that tasted. It is bright and zesty and feels full of energy. Slightly sweet, but not a sugary sweet. The lime note is very long lasting and provides the driving energy of the scent. The mignonette is very forward and smells very pleasant. This is more floral than green to my nose with a nice musk note. I have worn this many times over the four years I've owned this in warm weather and always enjoy it, and I receive a lot of compliments for this. This is one case where forum recommendations were right on. This vaguely reminds me of Pour un Caron Sport and that is a BIG compliment. I am not a huge layerer, but try a white musk scent layered with Ulysse. I love Jovan White Musk side by side on my chest with Ulysse. A bottle is about the price of two bags of chips or a steak. Immense value in this bottle. This is a powerhouse for a light airy scent. Cheap and BEAST Mode. This can easily be oversprayed. It is Thermonuclear Fusion Supernova strength. I recommend Ulysse strongly.

#484 in my "Tour de Fragrance" There are handful of fragrances that sell for under $15 that I think are insanely underpriced and sadly overlooked. This is one of those. The citrus and green are wonderful, but the mignonette and carnation notes do a lot of the work here. I just like scents with a carnation note for some reason. I own Boss Bottled, Versace Blue Jeans, Drakkar Noir, Guerlain Vetiver, Chanel Egoiste, Dior Eau Sauvage, Lauren Polo. It's a long list of scents with a carnation note that ended up on my shelves. This is appropriate wear for any context, fine for any and all seasons except the bitterest cold, but sadly EDT only, and I would happily pay many times this price for an EDP version of this fragrance. But it stays on my shelf with a handful of other EDTs that I love and no EDP is available. It's the safest blind buy you'll ever do, but be prepared to respray at lunch as you would with almost every EDT.

Blind bought this because of reviews mentioning how green this smells. The bottle design is also great. I hope it's not a discontinued fragrance because I want to spray this everywhere. Got it for around $20 so it makes a great bargain for how good it smells! Ulysse has the same kind of fresh spicyness as Drakkar Noir and all the other men's spiced freshies from the 80s and 90s. The powdery drydown does remind me of Mugler Aura as some have voted on here, but Ulysse is less sweet. This could be the masculine companion to that fragrance. It's powdery but doesn't jump into powdery vintage aftershave territory. For the price it's an excellent buy and sillage is good and it's an inoffensive blind buy. Longevity could be better though. I wish the initial citrus, green, fresh, spicyness lasted longer than the powdery drydown but it still smells good.

It seems Ulysse isn't a too popular and known scent in Europe. I've found good reviews about it here, so I decided to buy it. When it arrived and I tried Ulysse, the first sniff made me amazed. It's a very pleasant , sweet, floral, citrusy aromatic, a little bit spicy scent. The opening seems a little harsh but quickly settles down. The mignonette and hawthorne is very fine blended with a prominent carnation note. Till the drydown it stays fresh and candy-like sweet , still masculine.It's not too citrusy-lavendery on me but more floral and creamy sweet vanilla comes out with clean musk and pleasant sweet lime tone. I wish it lasted longer. The bottle is a piece of art. I like it very much in summertime. Ulysse is worth every penny you pay for.

Yes!Yes!Yes! This(Ulysse) is my NEW updated Spring/Summer scent! I've spent much more money on other scents that I don't love nearly as much as this one!At first smell it seemed a little AVON-Y,but after dry-down few minutes later... (deep inhale) Spring time in a lovely bottle! How much do I love it? I received my first bottle this morning and ordered another before writing this review! Do yourself a favor and try it,even blindly as I did! Hanging tough on my skin since this morning and still smelling like a under $20 gold prize!Ulysse is truly and underrated gem.

I discovered this at Bergdorf Goodman in the 90s along with Prastara and Maitre Parfumeur Et Gauntier, Amouage, and Stardust by Llellwyn. This was a major player in igniting my passion. A very intense fragrance with a very unique profile. A little goes a very long way. That is what I learned after sniffing the blotter. Very addictive and memorable. I remember buying multiple bottles of this. At Bergdorf it was $57.50 and then I started buying from 5 star fragrance itself. I am not aware of the reformulation but my bottle had "beast" status.

Ulysse by Vicky Tiel delivers a rich, nostalgic blend of lavender, vanilla, and tonka bean that feels both classic and timeless. I hesitate to call it a “hidden gem” because that term is overused, but this one genuinely flies under the radar. I come from an era where fragrances like this were discovered through exploration, not hype. In a world where cheap dupes and gourmands are at the forefront, it’s refreshing to one across something like this

Please take my advice and just get this. This stuff is really pleasant and beautiful. Even if it ends up being something you may not want to wear daily its still a very pleasant and relaxing smell for bedtime or around the house. And for $14 it’s worth it just for the beautiful bottle. It has a light airy-ness that will not offend anyone yet it is still very unique. It lasts quite a while without being too overpowering or projecting.

A green, dewy field of sweet grass filled with magical unicorns eating flowering herbal plants. Occasionally, one of the creatures excretes a pile of organic material, which begin to fleck the hillsides. Remnants of spiced greenery and florals tones mix with natural male unicorn musk. Vicky herself then gathers the byproduct and distills the perfume oil from the excretions. Magical, floral, and organic. Probably vegan, too.

Oh yeah, it smells like it cost a lot of money, but really it is very low cost. If you ever have smelled Denali from Old Spice Fresh Collection, it is very similar and matches well with the body wash and deodorant. I really like the sweet and refined nature of this fragrance. It is very nice. Not at all offensive or strong, but just right. Has good lasting power, more than 5 hours. Very nice.

Perfectly unisex. I get a slightly bitter lemon-lime opening, with a cooling green dry down. I don't smell any florals, but I think I'm generally anosmic to carnation. A soothing and grounding way to start a hot summer day, or an afternoon refresh. Bottle feels weighty and expensive, but this is much cheaper than it smells!

Despite its similarity to some fragrances, Ulysse is quite unique with those unusual floral notes.I agree that it feels unisex but more on the masculine side.It is really worth having it in your collection because it has very good quality for an edt.In my case this has lasted more than 8 hours with moderate sillage.

Just got it sprayed this along with another new purchase I like this it seems warm IMO I'm used to fresh light smells this one also seems heavy and I love it ... its amazing might update after I spend a few months with it lol

What a frag!! Sooooooo underrated. Not just off the price but for the quality. I have over 500 frag and this is still one of the ones I take with me on trips. Such a crowd pleasure. Powder fresh, floral. Just beautiful.