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Petite Chérie by Annick Goutal, 1998

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By rogalal
A bit of a guilty pleasure for me, Petit Cherie kicks off with a pear note with just a touch of that peach smell that was unavoidable in the 90's, but made sparkling, like some sort of fizzy pear cider. It's quite sweet and could come off as candy nonsense, but the aldehydes go a long way to class it up, while it's also supported by a very French mix of beeswax (a popular note in old Carons, a smell halfway between honey and plastic) and polite soap, so it never feels overtly candied or dumb. Sure, it fades in volume quickly (though the peachy wax soap basenotes last for quite a while), but I think most people who have an issue with Petit Cherie will take umbrance with that plasticky wax note. It's a note that it's taken me a long time to enjoy, and it can still kill a perfume if used wrongly, so I'd suggest giving it a wearing before buying. As a side note, if you want those sparkling effervescent pear topnotes without the weirdness, try Jo Malone's English Pear & Freesia.
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By Mimi Gardenia
For the EDP : A very true Bartlett pear note opens big with Petite Cherie and quickly rose is quite prominent followed by a light non foody vanilla . The grass note is not perceptible to me but as a previous reviewer mentioned - there seems to be a watery accord in there towards the dry down . No cumin for me ,the rose is not musky to me at all. Sometimes I get rose-vanilla water syrup and other times I get fresh cut peaches and vanilla. The pear note is fleeting though highly enjoyable. The best pear note I have smelt in a scent so far. This is a sweet fragrance but sweet like inhaling the aroma of 'fruit cocktail' - the good old canned variety (!) and not a huge gourmand. Even for an EDP the tenacity is lacking somewhat. I find Folavril has better projection and tenacity even though it is of EDT strength . I have read reviews that Petite Cherie resembles the smell of a new Cabbage Patch Doll.Having never owned a Cabbage Patch doll I have no scent associations of Petite Cherie with them. I find Annick Goutals last well if sprayed on hair and onto fabric. They all last well if I spray my hair. If you like smelling your perfume - getting whiffs of it from time to time - spraying your hair is the wayto go with Goutals. Very few scents are particularly 'girly' to me but Petite Cherie is most definitely very female ,girly, bright and wide eyed. I am not particularly girlie but I guess I could use this to 'bring out' my girlie side ! :) It's good stuff but will not appeal to everyone I am sure. It's unusual - it smells fresh ,the accords are quite life like. If you like a sweet light aquatic rose plus vanilla- I think you may enjoy Petite Cherie. Advice : Go straight for the EDP for better longevity .Layer with the body cream .
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By blood-orange
It's easy to fall in love with a scent such as this. Classic yet simplistic, Petite Cherie has shown once again why I love Annick Goutal fragrances so dearly. Although primarily fruit-based, with pear being the most notable accord, Petite Cherie proves to be quite refined and elegant, which are rare qualities in a fruity floral. I find the scent to be very rich and insanely addictive. My mother happens to love this fragrance with a passion, so it looks to me like I'll be buying her this for Christmas. Petite Cherie is Spring and sunshine in a bottle. The refreshing pear note blended with rose, gardenia and peach makes this fragrance so very juicy and green, especially with the almost grassy-like note in the drydown. Unfortunately, like many have stated, the lasting strength is very poor. I'm determined to find a giftset where a lotion and shower gel is included so that the scent should last a lot longer.
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By ubuandibeme
Petite Cherie is a disappointment. I found it quite bitter. After applying this scent, I smelled like a extra dry vodka martini...not being a martini lover, I was totally put off. Would rather a margarita or glass of reisling.

This was my review, from a sample gone bad...I've since sampled a fresh bottle and find Petite Cherie to be a light, bright, fruity refresher! It is simple and youthful. Resonates at a high pitch. I still don't care to wear it, but am glad to have clarified my opinion.
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By Sunnyfunny
The opening blast was turpentine-y to me, too, but it doesn't last.  It's gone as soon as it dries, within seconds.  Then it's soft, sparkling peaches, and very faint rose, and...cumin?  I got a faint but detectable, and unfortunate, cumin note when I sniffed my wrist.  That, too, disappears, within half an hour, and it is all soft peach with what I take to be light grass taming it and keeping it from becoming too sweet.   It's really light and upon reading that it is a scent meant for children, I understand it better.  All in all, it wears fairly well on me and its lightness and lightheartedness is a surprisingly pleasant repast from my regular rotation.
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By Aznavour
Very light notes with a pastel quality and yes, it's insipid, but I'd been looking for something like this, a fragrance calculated to be naive. There's something mouthwateringly wet about Petite Chérie's fruit and florals. It does remind me of fruit and petals in water.

That same 'water' accord does begin to smell plastic-like after a few minutes, which might be a turn-off to some but it reminded me of the toys I played with as a kid in the 80's, so I was pretty charmed.
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By mals86
Like some other reviewers, I immediately got a hit of something like "fizzy peach/pear liqueur," more pear than peach, which I found refreshing and quite summery. I don't get the cut-grass note, but rather something pleasantly astringent, like gin. (Actually, I'm now rather inspired to make a mixed drink of peach schnapps, Poire William, gin, and seltzer... must try that sometime when the weather's hot...) It then moved into a delicious-smelling, warm, fresh blend of peach and rose, which l enjoyed for about an hour before the scent gradually trailed off into faint whispers of rose. Doesn't last long, but the comfort factor is enormous.

I bought this for my 13-year-old daughter to try, but on her the opening notes are turpentiny rather than fruity. "What does this smell like?" I asked her after spritzing her wrist, fully expecting her to get the same notes I got. "Paint," she said. Paint?! Then I sniffed her wrist. Yup. On her, it's paint thinner which moves into a gentle rose.

It's pretty pricey for something that I only find sweet and comforting. I'll use up my sample, and then drink my "Little Darling" mixed drink while smelling garden roses. Ahhh. Much the same effect, far cheaper.
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By CherokeeGirl
This scent was a surprise for me. Opens as pear/fruit but not in a Body Spray way - more in a delicate Springtime breeze sort of way. Designed with a young girl in mind I find that it makes me feel feminine and princess-like even at my 45 years of age. I applied the lotion - small amount really...just a bit up both arms and a dab where one would normally apply perfume. Seemed hardly enough scent for anyone to take notice but myself. My husband walked past me and wanted to know what smelled so wonderful. Well now, there are very FEW scents that he comments on at all. This one is a keeper for him. He also likes the Eau d'hadrien on me - says it smells "like me"....whatever that really means - but my daughter said the very same thing (and she wasn't around to hear her daddy say that). Seems as though the body cream retains its fragrance longer then both the EDT or EDP so from an investment standpoint I would purchase the body cream first. The shower gel is a refreshing treat as well. That in mind - the cream and the bath gel can be difficult to find. OH, one more thing - don't buy from discounters unless they have a good return policy - so far, when I purchase from discounters I get rancid Annick Goutals - not sure why. The scent of the body cream must hang around a while too - at the end of the day yesterday my husband was still telling me that I smelled so good. (always nice to hear)
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By persimon
This is with the grain of salt that when a scent goes wrong on me, it goes REALLY wrong. The opening was like a sweet peach chardonnay with some fizz -- very pretty -- and then the train wreck happend. It went rank and smelled of dirty rubber gloves and kept descending. The smell was sour with a whiff of chlorine. It was not a fermented sour smell, rather a slight body-sour smell.
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By Tulippa
I think it is very suitable fragrance for summer. It is light and sweety. it reminds me water with fruits, but there aren't a lot of fruit, just for light taste and scense.
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Launched Date1998
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ByAnnick Goutal
NotesPear, Peach, Rose, Cut Grass, Vanilla
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