Parisienne L'Essentiel

I was really surprised I liked this one. I am not supposed to like anything fruity + sweet. I took some time to test it, but it was always love. I just had to have a bottle. It is a day perfume to me. Very girly and youthful, a bit too girly for a woman of my age, I think, but I don’t care, because I love it. It is also sweet, way too sweet for my taste, but it doesn’t bother me a lot, because I love it anyway. This is my most girly and sweetest perfume. I think it reminds me something my mom used when I was a little girl, maybe that’s why I like it. I don’t detect any plastic here, so lucky i am, only fruity rose and some spices. It is pretty much linear to me. Very good longevity, it lasts 8 hours on my skin. I wear it to work, not often, but sometimes. I still think perfumes for office should be more formal and colder, but this one is not. It is very feminine, cheerful, happy and also a bit flirty. It can be used for evenings, if applied more heavily, but it is not dark enough, in my opinion. It does smell purple but in a good, expensive and elegant way. The bottle is very pretty and very convenient to hold. This is the only perfume of mine that my little daughter likes. She often asks to smell it, put a little dab on her wrist and whether she can get the bottle when I am finished + if I can buy it for her when she will grow up :)

I agree with this being a smooth, creamy variation of L'Extreme. L'Essentiel may appear more creamy than L'Extreme which feels earthy and leathery. L'Essentiel has a very pleasant rosey-fruity feel in heart. It is quite powerful and elegant; great for formal occassions; business meetings, panel presentations. It will make a statement without screaming out loud. It will also be suitable for a date with breakfast, the combo of black lace lingerie and L'Essentiel will seem almost obvious when you first try it. I don't detect any strong plasticky note; just that pleasant blueberry floral (strong rich rose accord) on a creamy tonka base with a hint of suede. Perfect winter warmer. I am not disappointed with silage or lasting power - don't be surprised if people around you will comment on how beautiful you smell even when you cannot smell it on yourself anymore. (good 7 hours lasting power) 10/10 I wish I knew who was the nose behind this beauty????

this is the Parisienne I have been searching for :) thanks to nathalieZ I have a very nice decant, and had the chance to be able to test this. I love all the versions, but this one is the warmest, the coziest, and a little gourmandish, witch I tend to lean towards. I love the tonka in here, and this one still holds that plastic smell but smells kind of like licorice , and I like that. I loved the L'Extreme, but it was a bit to cold, like not warm or sweet, it was more crisp. This one is more my style definatley, because its just a tad sweet, and warm. Good winter scent.

I was lucky enough to get my hands on this after a lot of searching for it online, bought it blind and love it! I own the regular parisienne and the à l'extreme version as well and this is the most smokey and sexy one. I found this very unusual, nothing like anything I've smelt before! If you love parisienne, you'll certainly love this!

I definitely get vinyl in this one! Once it settles it smells like one of those scented dolls from 80's or scented rubber eraser. I definitely get the whole "make-up bag" feel from it. It is somewhat similar to the original but lacks the rose accent. The scent it rich, sweet and creamy. It is fairly warm today so I don't think I like it in this weather but I can see the potential during cooler months. The bottle is my favorite part of this perfume, it looks so pretty and I think will stand out on any dresser.

at first it smells very french, rather retro and i don't fancy it much. i don't hate it, but i wouldn't buy it. but when it settles in it becomes very sexy, warm and leathery. not in an agressive way but kind of slow-motion alluring. the girl on the ad is dressed perfectly for this perfume. if you want to smell the way she looks, you've found your perfume ;)

Blackberry vinyl raspberry rose jam with a little bit of powder. I find the vinyl note stronger in this one than in the original Parisienne, and I appreciate this facet - it makes it quite distinctive. Smells synthetic, in a good way.

I wore it for a very short time because a masculine colleague and my mother said on the same week that something is smelling like toilets. Maybe the rose but it stopped me immediatly !

@K1 The original Parisienne was supposed to have (or partly based on) vinyl and lacquer " reminding us of the special scent of a cosmetic bag, make – up and high-heels on the hot city asphalt" (as if Paris was ever that "hot city" like NYC for example)... In theory, but in practice most of us cannot sense such accords. I doubt that since P&G owns YSL they will ever do controversial creations like M7 or NU. They are populist and comformist now, the same way as Armani for example.

Smells like blackberries and vinyl to me. Ew. And why is there another lady on the ad? Kate Moss was so much better! She has a weird face but shes really pretty, and she made the perfume unforgettable. Now, there's just another girl who looks likw a gazillion others. She looks like she has been picked up at a cheap nightclub. The first 2 parisennes are still the best.

23. October 2021 I bought this perfume years ago, just because it was on sale, but i actually never used it, neither any of the Parisienne line. Funny, how when Parisienne line was still available for purchase, i actually overlooked it and was never bothered, yet now, when it is not available anymore i suddenly realize it was not that bad as i thought it would be and i start to appreciate the whole Parisienne line more and more. My favorite ones are EDP and L ́extreme. I had high hopes for this L ́essentiel version, since i really like the bottle (the most beautiful of them all from the whole line), but it seems like it won ́t be my favorite. What i hoped would be an even more extreme version of L ́extreme version, turned out to be quite different take on original. I am not sure how a vinyl note should smell like, but i do think L ́essentiel smells quite plastic and artificial. The berries smell synthetic and (i guess) the vinyl note smells to me as a mix of leather and jam, which gives a weird vibe to the whole composition. It smells bit suffocation and even dusty for the first 30mins, then the "vinyl" note becomes less pronounced. I am actually very distracted by the opening and cannot fully appreciate the beauty of the composition because of that. Someone wrote a comment that it smells like a toilet, and i actually agree, that it has that very synthetic toilet aromatizer feel to it, soemthing that they sometimes use in urinal. I know it is weird, but once you smell it you cannot overlook it anymore. I think it smells like a women ́s toilet room in a club, when all the sweat, air freshener, perfumes and smell of makeup/power/lipsticks is mixed together, that is how i see it. I am not bashing it, it is not bad, but it is too strange for me. I will stick to regular EDP and Extreme versions, but still will keep this for now, to try to wear it more. It is rare and was not actually available everywhere, but i guess it did not last for a reason. And my main concern is actually the lasting power, it fades away too quickly. Strange and weird.... i am undecided.... P.S. Finally got rid of my bottle, could never wear it anyway..

Lovely, feminine parfum for someone who likes roses, and berries. I dont smell vinyl in it, only, the whole impression is that at the beginning it gives everything and goes up, but at the end it becomes a little sad and melancholic, like dry roses smell! It is strong and lasts for minimum 4 hours and then it becomes not so strong. If you love YSL and Paris you will love this one. I did not like Parisienne with Kate Moss so much.I like this girl now on the picture,and she represents parfume very good. She is innocent and free and happy like this parfume. I wear it every day,and prefer to put it in the morning than in the evening. It is for spring, and winter, and it will not pass unnoticed at all .But this is a parfume for a women that likes herself and doesnt care what other think about too much!

This is lovely! I dont care much for the original, but the extreme version is very nice as well. Its a fresh coocktail of powdery roses, crispy reb berries and a cool freshness. This one is more warm and creamy. When I first tried it I didnt get any "plastic" note. It started warm and and fruity and continued as a creamy, smooth fruity and sweet smelling perfume. Got complements even though I was just wearing it about 3h. I think the sillage was very good, it smelled all around me and the lasting power was avrige. I can still smell it a few hours later, but not as strong as I would have wish for. I love this creamy smooth fruit scent and its going on my wantlist!

this is a like for me. I mean im trying to smell the vynal and thk=ink thats the weird smell i get but it is good enough to put in my rotation and use it for 3 or 4 days before im done with it for a month or so. I guess if i had to choose it would be the parisienne extreme as my fav in the line longevity: 9/10 silage: 8/10 projection: 9//10 at least it lasts a good while especially in my hair and clothes

I've been wearing this for most of this week and I'm disappointed. I swapped my Petite Robe Noir EDP because between the two I preferred this and I thought they were too similar. Now I regret it because after 10 minutes I can't smell this at all...and I'm an oversprayer!

Tested it today. Smells like a Ribena carton (blackcurrant drink) has leaked into a plastic bag on a warm day. Actually, I think it's quite a pleasant smell, but am definitely underwhelmed by this as a fragrance to wear.

The Sambac jasmin and rose notes are incredible! The amethyst bottle is another thing I adore on this fragrance. Very warm, feminine and sensual! This would be my purchase of next month on Strawberrynet...

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