English Bluebell Contemporary Edition

I wore this to work today (I work as a fragrance specialist for Dolce & Gabbana at Ulta) and I got 3 compliments on it. Bluebell is such a unique sweet-blue scent. It's not sugary the way a sweet rose scent can go. It's more similar to a sweet white floral, but a bit deeper. There's something both youthful and sophisticated about this fragrance that should make it appeal to both women and young women alike. It's very feminine leaning, but that doesn't mean a guy can't wear it. It would just have to be worn confidently. A true gem of a fragrance. Wish it came in an EDP though.

I really like this scent for at home relaxing days as it is light, airy, delicate and comforting, but does not last, but since I am home, I can respray to my heart's content without lugging the bottle around to its potential detriment. I like Yardley in general, especially their Lavender and the very hard to find in the US, Floral Essence shower gel in Peony Ylang Ylang. I love that scent so much. I discovered it on eBay and wished they had matching body lotion and EDT or body spray. Alas !

To people asking "where is the bluebell in this?" – from what I've read, English bluebells are meant to be very difficult to extract fragrance from and so their scent has to be approximated by combining other accords – whether these are other flowers, or sweet or green notes. I've never smelled real English bluebells (we tend to get the scentless Spanish bluebells near me) so I have tried bluebell fragrances, including Penhaligon's and Jo Malone. These tend to have a fresh, almost melony scent. I found this similar and very pleasant in its fresh-floral-sweet scent, but it is very light and doesn't last long. For me this is intriguing and elusive, rather than a marker of the perfume's pissweakness. None of the Yardleys last long in my experience – they are eaux de toilette that I use for a quick burst of light fragrance.

If I'm slightly under the weather or feeling meh or undecided, this is the one I go for. I can spray on sheets, as it doesn't last long and doesn't disturb my partner either. Sadly on myself , its a very fleeting scent, a tad metallic too. I do tend to use it as a pick me up, there's no reason, I just gravitated to doing that. It's fresh, airy, and 'shouldn't' give headaches to anyone, and my nose mostly picks up the middle notes, of hyacinth and lily of the valley but they're light, not dense or sweet like in other perfumes. I'm not sure if I'd repurchase as yet, but I am a quarter of the way through after 14 months use, it depends how you see it as value for money. At time of purchase it was to me good value but the other way it could be an expensive body spray.

Very light, fresh and nice. It smells like of freshly picked flowers. I have no idea what english bluebells smells like IRL, so unfortunately I can't tell if this EdT smells right or not. To me, Yardley English Bluebell is a well blended floral, maybe a bit too light - it disappears very fast even for an EdT. But it's a very nice freshener and I like it. I don't smell the hyacinth, or the jasmine etc - I smell a mix of all the flowers. I could buy another bottle, yes.

This is so lovely and perfect for spring. Romantic scent of spring flowers, but so weak. Maybe is nice for an interview, when one have to be descretely perfumed. I might purchase the perfumed body spray.

This smells like out of the shower waft in the air after using a floral shampoo. At first I didn't know what to feel because I was expecting a similar scent with Jo Malone Wild Bluebell. This is definitely different kind. It is more soapy and fresh like. Then the floral notes shine through. It's ok. Not a love but a like. Maybe it will still grow on me.

It's an extremely pretty, clean, floral scent, but doesn't last longer than 15 minutes on my clothes and skin. I understand it's an EDT, but there's no longevity to this perfume at all. Not a big fan.

So Classique and Vintage...of the antiquated days of Olde England. Hyacinth and Blêubelle{Bellefleur/Bellfower} are the same genus. Blëubelle is a soft subtly dustier cousin of Hyacinth. Though there may not be any actual Bellefleür in Yardley Blêubelle. The scent is spot on. Now remember this isn't just a Blêubelle fragrance. It's not supposed to smell soley of Blêubelle It's a perfüme/Toilette Spray. Which means it's a fragrance that is multi-layer but stars Blëubelle. It smells like dried wild bluebells that my Grandmother would pick from the field by her farm. Would then bring them inside, bind them with some other small field flowers hang them upside down to dry. While they were drying out they gave off this floral, earthy smell. She would make sachetés for the drawers and linen closet. When she washed the sheets and hung them on the clothes line they would pick up the scent from the bluebells field. Her little farmhouse always smelled of dry bluebelles. Even the sheets smelled so good, cool, crisp and bluebelle-esque when she was tucking me in. This perfüme reminds me so much of that scent and my beloved Grandmom and her cozy little farmhouse. Old Fashioned dried bluebelle sachetés and potpourri, or even a Bluebelle Tea. That's what Yardley Blêubelle Smells like. Not something I'd wear everyday. When I'm in a Nostalgic mood or spritzing the freshly washed and air dried sheets, bed clothes & lingerié.

I wanted to second what "Rubydoll" said just a few reviews below. Just a moment ago, I wrote to my daughter the same thing - how I wear Yardley Bluebell when I'm under the weather. It is just right for those days. It does not last long but does linger slightly so it wafts over you periodically. Yardley is an inexpensive line of fragrances but for who they are, I enjoy them. I would not say they smell "cheap" like some drug store scents, but clean and light. I have hundreds of perfumes including the classics and niches, but I don't turn away from a scent that is pleasant and true to its DNA - to its purpose. I enjoy it for what it is - a pleasant light greenish floral, somewhat aquatic and fresh - a refresher of sorts.

Does anyone else find it weird that a scent called English Bluebells doesn't actually have any notes of Bluebell in? Am I missing something here? I know Bluebells are in the same family as Hyacinths but that doesn't make them the same thing. Ah well, I'm sure it smells lovely I just find it a little odd they would go and call it Bluebell and not Hyacinth if that's the predominant flower scent.

I find this a disappointment; a vaguely pleasant but unoriginal fruity floral which smells like a dozen other scents, but absolutely nothing like English bluebells. For me its only redeeming feature is reasonable longevity; I could still smell it over an hour later, which is a long time on me.

Maybe I am an ignoramus, but where is the Bluebell? Hyacinths are Hyacinths,... not bluebells. (I remember bluebells from my childhood, growing wild in the woods) Sorry, rambling on. That said, this sounds like something worth trying.

I blind bought this perfume. In the opening it is so fresh oceanic like a cologne but after few seconds it smells like freshly picked flowers, the wild flowers from the fields. I liked this perfume, great for spring, summer days.

To those who want a bluebell type of fragrance with lasting power, may I recommend Vera Wang's Periwinkle and Iris? It lacks the aquatic/melon note here and instead takes a powdery approach to blue heaven. Delightful!

Woods of Windsor used to make a lovely Bluebell EDT--but it's not in your database---it is a lot like this--fresh, innocent, springtime in a bottle---yes, it's simple but in spring that's just what I want!!

Just a review of the notes listed....Why,oh Why did they put vanilla in this??Why?It would have been a great combination otherwise...Lets hope its undetectable...proper review when I try it.

Ugh... What hyacinth? What Bluebell? It smells like Garnier Fructis!! I'm so glad I didn't blind buy..