Weil De Weil

Weil de Weil is the greenest, the leafiest, the most purely cool-and-refreshing, of the great green chypres of the 60s/70s (Madame Rochas, Y, Futur, Givenchy III, L de Loewe, Chanel No. 19, etc.) And thus, my favorite. Weil de Weil is unfussy elegance; aldehydic enough to smell sleek but not enough to be intimidating. Goes on with an icy blast of galbanum, fresh enough to feel pleasant even in the hottest summer. Did I mention it’s green? The real magic of Weil de Weil, though, is its tremendously plush, creamy texture, and its lush (but still cool-toned) heart of hyacinth and narcissus. It’s a crisp green floral with a soft landing. Iris isn’t listed in the notes but I’m confident that’s where the pure-white creaminess comes from. I actually feel more iris in Weil de Weil than in Chanel No. 19. Weil de Weil is an aloof beauty; her manners are always gracious in an abstracted way, but she is too busy to notice you.

This opens with one of the two most glorious and joyous openings I've ever smelled from a perfume, the other being the opening of Le Parfum de Therese (I have a thing for tangerine). The green notes, tangerine and neroli have my hand plastered to my nose for about 10 minutes straight. This fades into a lovely woody floral with honeysuckle and narcissus. The drydown on my skin starts with a lot of civet. I would have liked a little less civet in this, or maybe none at all. Once some of the civet is out of the way this is a very lovely woody chypre. The longevity is excellent, I applied some at 6:00 last night, took a shower this morning, did a lot of cleaning and had my hands in hot soapy water off and on for a few hours and could still smell musk on my hand after all that. This review is for a mini with the triangular shape and black cap. I do believe I need a full bottle of this one. :)

A favorite. Yes, it is really green. It seems like a daytime version of Vol de Nuit to me. I owned the vintage splash back when it wasn't vintage; current iteration is still good. Edited to add that I agree with Carla, there is a distinct civet note. I also catch leather in the drydown. Weil is the most underrated house—or was. The name is now owned by the French firm Aroli, how true they've hewn to the originals I can't tell you.

Dirty! Long lasting! Sexy! Easily mixed with some stupid florientals just a drop of it to make the little bottles last longer. Much nicer than Vent Vert it is a winter heavy weight knock off. The dirty note is not patchouli, but narcissus which is surpirsing?!

This perfume is green all over the place!! It is a very grassy and thick green. Mossy and woody too! It is a true classic, a real must haves for the green queens here! I think it is like a high end Vent Vert. A shame it is so hard to get!