Comme une Evidence Le Parfum

This little atomiser bottle is a jewel on my fragrance tray, grouped right with my other Evidence formulations. Comme Une Evidence Le Parfum is as beloved by me as the Comme Une Evidence Eau De Parfum and Eau De Toilette version since its launch in 2003. Somehow, since that time, over a dozen years has passed very quickly! The first purchase of Evidence succeeded in utter fragrance seduction of my handsome young husband. He adores this fragrance on me more than any other, on the days I wear it, I often reach for it based upon whether he will be working with me or home with me on that day! Within that first hour of yummy large sillage, he rarely fails to stop, pull me in closer, and breathe Evidence in deeply. Yay, me for the happy marriage insurance in a bottle that this is for me! He loves EL Pleasures, which, I would say is a bit sharper, more aromatic and green in comparision, but could be in the same family, but he does not like EL Pleasures nearly as much as this! Evidence succeeded also in boosting womanly confidence in my twenty-something self as an at home mother and wife, and by helping me at feeling amazing during Sunday church, busy days at home as domestic engineer, shopping, meeting friends for lunch and date nights, or spending the evening in yoga pants and hoodie cuddling our young first-born daughter and toddler son. This fragrance has been a dozen years of a constant warm, radiant sense of elegance and blooming olfactory beauty for those who love and know me best. I have enjoyed 12 plus years of compliments from many. What a confidence booster! Fast forwarding to my current busy life, and I am slightly over 40, ssh, just between you and me, and managing our first two children, and a little boy, littlest boy and toddler girl besides, and owning and daily managing two companies, one with my aforementioned, still handsome husband and in a board room once per month, this amazing Le Parfum is amazingly perfectly suited and a signature of mine. No matter what favorites of "new" perfume I introduce, including a recent test of the very delicious, elegant and mature Armani Si, my husband will say, "I do like it, but not as much as what you already have." Attending formal industry dinners, and meeting with clients, Sunday church, shopping with daughters, tea parties, date nights, or yoga pants and hoodie evenings, this fragrance is still just right. Evidence is also as lovely in every season as the next. Winter is settling in here and autumn is almost over in the Northeastern USA and, while Diorissimo seems so etheral and "unfit"in the crisp and cool air, almost as odd as finding a sprig of Lily among the autumn leaves, Evidence is vibrant and brightness amid the air of fall and the chill of winter,Evidence, I look forward to comfort me with warmth like favorite winter mittens, knit hat and scarf. Being honest, I prefer the Eau De Parfum and even Eau De Toilette if reaching for this fragrance during the hottest summer days. This elegant Le Parfum is still appropriate for an evening affair in the air conditioning, however! This is as perfect a balance of lily of the valley, jasmine and rose as I could have ever wanted. While I love Idylle for its jasmine, rose and lily blend, it is rose dominant on a Guerlinade base. I love my Diorissimo eau de Toilette, which is almost singularly Lily of the Valley with a touch of Jasmine, and I adore my Diorissimo eau de Parfum, which is Lily,Rose and Jasimine as well, unbelievably, this far less expensive Le Parfum and Eau De Parfum capture and blend these three with such beautiful complexity. One moment, I am sure that I've gone wandering in the rose garden of an elegant old estate. The next, I am transported to warm, sunny Southern California, where my mother grows Jasmine in her window box gardens. A short while later, it is mid-May, I am 13 again and enveloped in fragrant heaven, a shaded garden patch of Lily of the Valley behind a childhood home in the countryside. These gorgeous florals take turns emerging and providing an olfactory serenade as hours go on and the heartnote plays on and on. The longevity of this fragrance is fantastic! Diorissimo is here and gone so quickly, that would be my main complaint about it. Comme une Evidence has equal staying power to my Idylle and Idylle Duet Lilas Jasmine. Both of those have very high price points, and again, Evidence is second to none! During, and after Oakmoss, Patchouli and Musk creates a warm, cozy, cashmere sweater cloaking of forest woods which, on me, wafts in waves throughout the heart notes, and on to 8 plus hours later, depending upon how I layer. Patchouli in this blend is also a perfect balance. The sickening, off putting version in So Elixer Purple also by YR, which is a Tuberose and Patchouli blend is, by contrast, overpowering. If THAT is patchouli, I'd want none of it. Patchouli as it appears in Comme Une Evidence is heavenly and blended with a musky base of deliciousness and oakmoss to take away from excessive sweetness. This is a definite DO NOT MISS. This particular Le Parfum, to me, is not different, but a more intense concentration of the same Eau De Parfum that I have always loved. Perhaps the patchouli, musk, and Lily of the Valley are a bit more intense, but perfect just the same. The elegant bottle mists very potent but quite small droplets of the heavenly pink juice. Two puffs, layered with shower gel and body lotion from the Evidence line at YR, and you will not be disappointed, I have gotten about 6 hours easily of fragrant experience. Sillage naturally decreases over about three hours, and is strongest during the first hour of course. If in close quarters, you may want to apply an hour before leaving the house to enjoy the huge sillage alone, although I have never gotten a negative reaction from Evidence, ever, large sillage or not.

Since ther seems to be some confusion here about Elixir vs. Le Parfum; I will give my spin on both of them: Evidence XDP (eliXir De Parfum): The most concentrated form of CUE available. This begins with the airy floral of silk tree blossoms combined with the aromatic green of fresh violet leaves-Wow! Its simple heart is composed of wild lily-of-the-valley, as many of you know, one of the most classic green floral scents of all time. Here it is captured alongside musk and patchouli for a darker more long lasting version of the original Evidence and though I liked it I found it a little much for me... Sillage: great Longevity: Tremendous Overall: 4.25/5 To borrow a term from sherapop, this is almost 'chewy' in it's thickness and for those of you who enjoy a massive green floral chypre...have at it! Now, for the "Le Parfum" review: To me this is a more streamlined version of CUE. It has violets in all their gentle beauty, jasmine in it's sweet floral sexiness and simple warm patchouli. Of all the Evidence flankers I had, this one worked the best on my skin and I would still wear it more today but unknown to me, the atomiser top came loose in my armoire of YR and I did not notice until half of it evaporated!! What was left was obviously mostly perfumed oils as they are thick and lipid like (and stained the test strip) and I use it very sparingly, as YR prices (for some reason) have gone through the roof and I do not even know if this is still available in the US. *If you have the 1 oz Le Parfum with the fancy puff ball atomiser spray, check it regularly, or you'll be sorry!* Sillage: nice Longevity: very good Overall: 4.5/5 Simple, well blended and very nice flanker, definitely my favorite of the four I had. As far as nutmeg and pralines go, I have no idea what that might be in (maybe yet another LE) but I daresay adding a gourmand edge to Evidence would shift it out of the chypre group and ultimately make it too sweet and cloying... Hope these helped anyone who was confused about the bevy of Evidences YR saw fit to release...Smell swell!!

My story with Evidence is somewhat of a puzzle I cannot solve: as an EDP I absolutely loved it!! The comment about romance in a bottle is dead-on!! It is just so touching, sentimental, hopefull and fragile!!!! It smells expensive, not giving away at all that YR is the middle-price range brand. I could not wait to have it, and when I did - it seemed to have a rather good staying power, never seazed to make me feel happy and just gave me butterflies sometimes, and others obviously too, since I got asked A LOT , what I was wearing. How much I was looking forward to using the pure perfume elixir in that sleek rectangle bottle with a angel-pink pump!! And here came the blow: the fabric ( a stretchy net )on the pump tore up 2 days later ( and I mean, how much damage can one really do by squeezing it once or twice?! ) and the scent was evaporating instantly, lacking that freshness from the start and rather having too much powder in it. 20 mins onwards - nothing, not a trace - not a singe "evidence" of it ever resting on my skin. I think I used up the whole bottle in a week, spaying it all over me in fits of angry dissappointment every morning. I just don't know what happened there. I have not lost all of my faith in it and have now purchased an EDP version for my aunt who was gasping in admiration the 1st time I wore this. I am hopefull, but would never consider Elixir again. For comparison - it is a more floral version of Gucci II, there's something similar in the basenotes of both. I do not think I will be buying it again since I like Gucci II a little more and it has never let me down, but if one day I cannot afford it - this is my choice nr. 2 when I am in need of an uplifting summer fragrance with a romantic twist.

This was a total blind swap---rid of a disliked fragrance for the great unknown, and I am so happily surprised! First, the bottle (with pink netted squeeze bulb) is adorable. Second, this is a patchouli heavy floral that works on my skin! It reminds me of the first 5 minutes of Lovely (which then I stopped being able to smell/or it disapeared) and this is lovely! The LOTV is heavy and true, but not overbearing; it mingles with the beautiful rose and is softened by the earthy, papery, incense-y-ness of the patchouli. It is imbedded on a lovely white musk that seems to allow the floral notes to comingle with my natural skin scent and oils. I just can't stop smelling my arm! It's a 110 degree day, and this scent is surviving well--about 4 hours, going strong. EDIT: this lasts amazingly well on clothing (and on my seatbelt in the car, of all things!) I keep going back and reviewing the notes on this one, and see that Nutmeg is listed. I think this may be one of the reasons I really love this fragrance; the nutmeg is not prominent, but it is there with a warm, subtle spiciness that balances out what would otherwise be a cold fragrance. It adds nice depth and character. I love this fragrance more every time I wear it!

I love Comme Une Evidence Le Parfum and its Eau de Parfum. The EDT is lovely as well, but too light and fleeting for my tastes. Le Parfum is stronger than the Eau de Parfum, more 'perfumey' and sweeter (not in the gourmand sense though), a dressier version that still retains the ethereal, silken freshness of it's EDP and EDT. Wearable in all seasons. Lovers of romantic florals and clean, green notes will appreciate it. It's elegant, romantic, feminine, sensual and refined. This will make a fantastic scent for the springtime bride. For me personally, I find it too 'pretty' to wear to the office, and it feels too precious to wear as a daily scent. If you like Ralph Lauren's Romance, you will love this, it's like a classier, sweeter, more graceful and potent Romance. PS. I tried the one with the atomizer.