Le Chèvrefeuille (2002)
by Annick Goutal

Le Chevrefeuille is an extremely green scent, almost bitter but lovely all the same.

For those who aren't usually wearers of green fragrances, this may take a while to get acquainted with. Le Chevrefeuille is actually quite delicate and fresh. The honeysuckle, jasmine and narcissus gives this scent an unusual femininity while the petit grain creates an interesting grassy and herbaceous finish.

The lemon is quite dominant alongside the honeysuckle, however this isn't sour citruses, it's more fresh and energizing, with a definite 'zing'.

Oddly enough this fragrance is not sweet. It's rich and quite brash. I disagree with those reviewers that call this a simplistic scent, I think there's a lot going on which makes it very complex for me.

All in all this is a very luscious and happy fragrance which would wear wonderfully in Spring and Summer. The lasting strength is so-so in my opinion, not terrible but certainly not as lasting as other Annick Goutal's that I've tried. If it's possible to get Le Chevrefeuille in eau de parfum concentration then disregard the price tag because that would be your best option.

15th June, 2011.

This is how honeysuckle would smell on a fresh, spring morning, rather than in the full heat of summer. lt's uplifting, pretty & lemony-fresh, rather than honeyed & heady. lt has better sillage than other Goutals that l've tried, & although it it lasts only around two hours, l'm happy to re-apply. lf l decide to purchase a honeysuckle fragrance in the future, this is the one l'll go for. Simply lovely!

8th February, 2011.

Le Chevrefeuille is a very well done green honeysuckle scent. It boasts a honeysuckle note that is more tamed than the honeysuckle I’ve smelled in several other fragrances. This one is a softer floral note with a beautiful green lilt to it. I get a quiet jasmine note in the background that gives the honeysuckle note an aura of warmth. The scent is quite delicate and short-lived… making it typical of many Annick Goutal scents. Beautiful scent… doesn’t last… but it’s beautiful.

5th December, 2010.

A rather pleasant fresh green floral, but it has nothing in common with honeysuckle as I know it. In fact, it smells rather synthetic and schampoo-ish.

10th April, 2010.

Date of creation : 2002
Olfactory family: Floral
Composition: wild narcissus, a blade of lemon petit grain, fresh green notes, touch of jasmine

This is exactly what this scent smells like. You have to add in the magical touch of Camille Goutal, to Annick Goutals line of fragrance. All of AG's scents have some mystery ingrediant, perhaps it is the name, Annick Goutal, to all of thier scents. As with almost all of AG's women's perfumes, I find I have to wear it and go through the unfolding from beginning to end, of each journey of fragrance. The best way to imagine thier perfumes is as if they were music. There is a beginning, a middle and an end to each. If you are not looking for an experience through your fragrance, AG may not be for you. But if you are, be prepared for a beautiful journey.

I love the fresh, clean, airy feeling of Le Chèvrefeuille. I also enjoy the soft drydown as it slowly disappears like the sun going down on a breezy spring day with the flowers all in bloom.

18th January, 2010.

Annick Goutal’s “honeysuckle” is all sweetness and light: crisp citrus, lively greens, and the most delicate, transparent floral notes imaginable. It’s really too green, too tart, and too effervescent to smell much like honeysuckle blossoms, and what I pick out instead are tomato leaf, lemon, cardamom, a moist, crystalline green jasmine, perhaps some anise, and a touch of hay or narcissus. This blend may not mimic honeysuckle, but it succeeds in setting a bright summer morning mood that’s perfectly consistent with honeysuckle. It’s devastatingly pretty, but completely innocent, ebullient, and weightless.

In fact, Le Chèvrefeuille smells so bright and buoyant that it seems to have no base notes. Defying gravity in this manner exacts a price in longevity, and it should come as no surprise that Goutal’s Le Chèvrefeuille endures for no more than two hours on the skin. Thing is, this smiling scent is such pleasant company while it lasts that I really can’t bring myself to knock it. Instead I think I'll just put on some more.

11th December, 2009.