Collection Été

In the year of 2013, I was VERY disappointed with Yves Rocher's summer fragrance, Retropical. Now, I didn't have many high expectations but I was still curious. The second I grabbed the bottle, sprayed it on paper and sniffed it, IT HIT ME. This fragrance is one of the most beautiful and gorgeous summer fragrances for women ever made. It has a balmy citrus scent reminiscent of Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess mixed with a soft, airy breeze that can be found in Carolina Herrera's CH L'Eau, Davidoff's Cool Water for women or D&G's Light Blue. Also, the box has the most beautiful and creative design I have ever seen in a fragrance box. Hands down, Yves Rocher! Truly one of the most precious summer essences.

I just got this, and I love it! I'm glad I tried it at home, because I just couldn't stop smelling my wrist. If you like YR's Naturelle, but don't like smelling like everyone else who is wearing D&G's Light Blue, then this is a good choice. It is similar, but not the same. It's got something 'warm' about it that reminds me a little of YR's Retropical. It's not the strongest or longest lasting, but it's not meant to be, because it's a warm/hot weather (summer) fragrance.

Collection Été is lovely, fresh, citrusy and sweet, with a gorgeous woody dry-down. Very light and gentle, yet comforting and warm. It's gorgeous. I love it. I think it lasts well enough, about 8 hours, and anyway I love spraying it on again and again, because I love it!!! It's cool and warm - such a lovely scent. Beautiful!!! And it's a lovely gentle colour, and I love the shape of the bottle! Different!!

it smells so lovely, like holidays... mmmmmh

I'm a bit surprised at how much I like this; I got it at a big discount after a short test, just to have something nice and inoffensive for summer while deciding which more expensive scent(s) to buy for the warmer seasons, but ended up liking it even among its new and more carefully considered neighbors in my wardrobe. It's fresh and light but in a warm, soft way, and it's not boring at all. I can't make out any individual notes, it's very well put together. Perfect for hot days at work, because it won't bother my coworkers (if they even notice it at all), while it'll remind me of the summer and lazy vacation life that is going on outside. It doesn't last long, but that doesn't bother me for such a cheap summery fragrance.

Really not impressed ... I didn't expect much anyway , since those YR "summer limited editions" are always "so, so scents" ( which are more body sprays than real perfume IMAO) . Except the " Jardin des Nymphes" from 2011 summer , which was really beautiful , this one is one more easy to forget . It's not as good as "Naturelle" , it's much more woodsy ( and I usually don't like woodsy notes) . I bought the showergel anyway , because this is my personal tradition to buy all the YR shower gel that came out , but won't buy the perfume ! If you really want a new summer scent from YR , have "Moment de Bonheur , l'Eau" instead !

I bought all summer flankers of Naturelle so far, except for Aqualia Vegetal au Frutée, but only two remained in my closet: Jardin des Nymphes (2011) and this one. I prefer these even to the original Naturelle. Jardin is floral-aquatic (maybe with roses, or even a bit of raspberry, and aqua notes), and this one is citrusy-lemony with woody and creamy undertones. Like it a lot, but feeling sorry for the poor longevity...

I love this! It opens with a really big burst of citrus,then gets a little softer with a hint of sweet orange flower settled into a woody base. Longevity is not bad for a citrus fragrance. I have both Naturelle and Desir de Nature, and it has some elements of both of these, but is by no means a duplicate of either.

Very nice, this one. It's like the baby of Nina Ricci Nina L'Elixir and Yves Rocher So Elixir. Like a fresh citrusy slighly sweet/floral breeze without smelling like air freshener or detergent.

I didn't like this at first, but the drydown is a lot better. It eventually smells like something by Dior which I can't quite put my finger on. It is inoffensive, pleasant, nothing amazing.

Smells like Batiste dry shampoo. Not bad but not impressive either.

Smells like Naturelle, another Yves Rocher summer fragrance. Every year I purchase the shower gel from the summer collection because I think the fragrance doesn't worth it. Always the same...

I got this a couple of years ago in a sale, searching for a fresh, fruity, clean, easy to wear summer fragrance. Despite the fact that it was on sale, I regret buying it, because in went bad in a few months. I remember wearing for maybe a week, did not impress me at all. Fainted fruity - floral scent, that evaporated in 30 minutes. I think it was an EDT, so i did not expect much... The fruity scent turned bitter...sad...so I had to toss it... I know Yves Rocher is using natural ingredients, that is very nice, probably that is the reason why it went bad, but it was a product that I could to use nor appreciate...

It's sold in my country as Luminelle. I blind-bought this fragrance, as I'm a hapless collector of Yves Rochers, and to be honest was disappointed by the opening spray -- strong citrus at first and that distinct Cool Water, semi-masculine vibe. Then the fragrance warms and becomes much more pleasant, more woody, and closely resembles YR Naturelle (albeit with the green apple and florals toned down), which is a scent I will never ever tire of. This is Naturelle with a Mediterranean face -- and oh yes, the bottle is beautiful: a deep Aegean blue.

Move over, Retropical! You're the weakest link. This edition smells much closer to the original predecessor, Naturelle. The Ete isn't particularly woody by my standard but it does has a sweet hard candy like quality in here which I really like because it's not deadly sweet. It's a very nicely sweet, mildly floral, sparkling fruity aquatic scent that it should be proud standing side by side the Naturelle.

I smelled it on a paper tester, liked it and decided to buy it. I really tried to like how this smells on my skin, but I can't. It is too fresh and citrusy and remindes me of a man's perfume. Just not my type of scent. I am still thinking whether I should keep it or give it to someone, since I'm wearing it very rarely.

I just got it yesterday and Im a bit disappointed. Its quite similar to naturelle , maybe less sweet and woody and more citrusy and aquatic and there is some plastic note to it. If you are a big fun of naturelle, then try it, if not, there is nothing impressive about it, it lasts maybe 2 hours.

I am a bit disappointed. I usually like fragrances made by Francis Kurkdjian. So I hoped Collection Ete 2014 would be at least good. It is fresh, citrusy, one of hundreds such easy, breezy summer fragrances. It is not bad but it is also not good. Longevity is not exactly impressive too.

Lovely! That's the best word to describe this fragrance. I have a little towelette and i put it to my nose and and just inhaling this cool, sweet citrusy uplifting aroma. I'm getting myself a full bottle! This Kurkdijan fellow know his stuff!!!

I love the way this scents notes play out! First it smells a bit citrusy, but light with a hint of woodsy elements, then it drys to a soft almost powdery, sweet, soft woodsy flower. Almost masculine, but not. Very beautiful and delicate.