Zibeline de Weil

Soft woody oriental fragrances are turning into my favorites. This one has aldehyde listed as a note on another site and that may also be why I'm grooving on it. I will do a full wear to be sure but am thinking I see a FB in future

This is 21st century Weil, via Aromes Ligeriens (Aroli), with high qulity ingredients, but it is not your mother's nor grandmother's Weil, lacking as it does the civet/amber/musk animalics that were the Weil signature. I am too partial to Weil of old to be a reliable reviewer for this one, but I will try to think of Zibeine de Weil as simply a new fragrance for our times, without it's storied past. OK, here goes: Peach colored juice. Sniffed from vial, I get oriental with a faint reminder of vintage Zibeline. It evokes luxury, and reminds me a bit of Ralph Lauren Safari for men. In the morning, I got a lovely powdery iris—or orris, my nose isn't quite educated enough for the distinction. __________________________ (later) I just reapplied the ZdV on my right arm, and vintage Z on the left. Old Zibeline has coriander and civet to my nose; I just looked up the notes, and sure enough, there they are. Both fragrances share bergamot, ylang-ylang, benzoin, and tonka. This bears out my impression that the new Zibeline de Weil reminds me of a very cleaned up old Zibeline. The new fragrance does stand on its own as refined, luxurious, and well-made, and reflects 21sy c tastes and/or [IFRA] circumstances.

Smells like it should have aldehydes in it, and I'm surprised it doesn't. Not a fan of this kind of fragrance but I do like this one. Clean and alcohol smelling in a L'Air Du Temps, Chanel No. 5, and Van Clef and Arpel's First kinda way. Maybe could be described as an expensive high end version of Navy. Mature smelling but very nice, this ain't a kids scent which I appreciate. I picture a woman in her late 40's in a fur coat smelling like this. Not necessarily my cup of tea, but still I give it a thumps up.

I haven't ever tried the original Weil Zibeline so I can only write what I think of this one with no comparison. It starts off a little strong but settles down quickly, and a little goes a long way. The main notes that stand out on me are orange blossom, plum and tonka... it is beautiful but quite mature smelling, I'm in my mid 20's and I don't know if it really suits me... yet. Maybe in a few years. I have to agree with Mooniq, probably ladies 35+ will appreciate this more.

Zibeline de Weil is a delicious soft, warm, medium-depth oriental that I find to be quite subtle with a light application. The combination of plum, tonka and orange blossom is divine. The wallflower and sweet pea are unusual notes, and I'm not sure I can detect them or the bergamot, but perhaps it is their inclusion that freshens the fragrance. Lavallectra, spot on! Thank you. This one goes on my 'want' shelf for winter.