Weil de Weil (1971)
by Weil

Weil de Weil
This is primarily a vetiver fragrance for me, and a fascinating one at that. It is a wild meadow with spring flowers of hyacinth or daffodil. Don’t look for a floral, though. The overall aroma is that of a woven basket. There must be oakmoss in this because, for me, that ingredient consistently comes across as buttered popcorn. A faint note of celery firmly guides Weil de Weil into the category of grassy fragrances. Maybe this review is not one of the most poetic commendations I’ve ever written, but I can say that I recommend it as a carefree, untamed, pleasant and unique aroma.

29th December, 2011.

I wore this in college ...and it drove the boys nuts!! (In a good way)

15th November, 2009.

This is the scent of the first days of summer. It is all green with touches of bright flowers peaking through, and a lovely depth lacking in most 'green' scents on the market. Truly a timeless scent. Such a great tragedy it is out of production, a true loss to the fragrance world.

26th January, 2009.

I just got a decant of Vol de Nuit parfum; it smells almost exactly like Weil de Weil at the outset – green green green galbanum. Swiftly they part ways. W de W stays green though white flowers and leather at last seeps through, whereas V de N ends up, like so much Guerlain, on that cushy vanilla and coumarin velvet pillow – the Guerlinade. Mostly, though, they are sufficiently similar so that I may enjoy my plentiful supply of Weil de Weil without the pining “what if” that dogged me in my pursuit of Vol de Nuit. Is it heresy to say a perfume is “good enough?”

8th June, 2008. (Last Edited: 29th March, 2011.)