Reviews of Angeliques Sous La Pluie (2000)
by Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle

Why oh why does this absolutely beautiful and wonderful fragrance have the sillage o a drop of water? I love it, but like lafoebe says, it stays for no more than two minutes. If you spray it on in several layers, and plenty of it, you can get it to stay for a bit longer. Pretty please, make this in a stronger concentration, so it will be worth buying!

To me it smells very fresh, clean and flowery, like rain in a garden. But my boyfriend says it smells like a wet stone wall, pleasant but oddly hard and blocking.

Love it love it love it! But does not last 2 minutes. Don't tell me I don't have a good nose because this is in only a 4% concentree.

An interesting and unusual green opening quickly followed by a strong coniferous note which immediately dominates the whole fragrance. This can only be the cedar from the base combining with the Angelica. The two are made for each other in that the Angelica mirrors the cedar’s coniferous vibration while adding a clear black pepper flavor to the accord—the result magnifies the coniferous to the point of exaggeration—this, had it been used right, would have been brilliant. This cedar / Angelica accord by itself is quite compelling in its intensity: After all, this IS the heart waiting in the rain. The clear resinous conifer / pepper accord provides a wistful darkness that is aching to be express itself, but it can be vibrant only if there is something in the fragrance that plays off of this bit of melancholy. There needs to be a contrast, but there is none—there is no tension. The wistful darkness is just wistful darkness, and the philosophical importance and beauty of the cedar / angelica isn’t realized. What we finally end up with is beautiful little Angelique in the rain… That’s not even Zen. That’s ennui, and what benefit is ennui for ennui’s sake unless you’re in a 60’s Bardot film? This scent is not as fulfilling as it should be.

Earthy, very earthy. It does have a reappearing act that I thought was unique, however the notes to me don't project as pleasant rather it's a curious, intriguing sort. A nice fragrance to sample, but I don't think I could recommend buying it.