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post #1 of 47
6/1/10 at 11:14am
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Of the Annick Goutals I've smelled, quite a few are very appealing to me.

The ones I really like thus far are (in no particular order)

Heure Exquise

Le Chèvrefeuille

Eau du Ciel

Eau de Charlotte

Eau de Camille

Ce Soir ou Jamais

Mandragore

Folavril

Do you have any favorites from the line?
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post #2 of 47
6/1/10 at 11:26am
Le Chèvrefeuille: so pretty!

Cannot abide Quel Amour, though -- red berry talc! (Gag!)
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post #3 of 47
6/1/10 at 11:27am
These I like more/wear more often:

Rose Absolue
Des Lys
La Violette
Ce Soir Ou Jamais


These less often:

Quel Amour! (EdP-- more rose-y than the EdT))
Eau d'Hadrien
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post #4 of 47
6/1/10 at 11:29am
Oh yes. So many nice ones. In no particular order:
Mandragore
Ninfeo Mio
Grand Amour
Petite Cherie (need to try the edp to see if it's less fleeting)

Still need to try so many.
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post #5 of 47
6/1/10 at 12:05pm
Eau du Sud
Ambre Fetiche.
Vetiver.
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post #6 of 47
6/1/10 at 12:08pm
I found the florals enjoyable but not long lasting. The only bottle I own is the iris/leather/tea Annick Goutal Duel.
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post #7 of 47
6/1/10 at 12:36pm
Neroli
Rose Absolue
Gardenia Passion
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post #8 of 47
6/1/10 at 1:18pm
Myrrhe Ardente
Ninfeo Mio
Un matin d'orage
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post #9 of 47
6/1/10 at 1:40pm
I have a lot in my wardrobe, actually.

Encens Flamboyant. Fave, but not in this weather!
Myrrhe Ardente
Musc Nomade
Ambre Fétiche
Vétiver
Eau du Sud
Mandragore
Les Nuits d'Hadrian

Want:
Heure Exquise
Ninféo Mio
Sables
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post #10 of 47
6/1/10 at 1:55pm
I really like Sables, but it's such a sometime thing that I can't justify a bottle.

Jasmin was a fun, light soliflore jasmine with a raisin-like undertone, but not enough oomph for me - I think when I want this "type" of jasmine, I'm sticking with Serge's Sarrasins.
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post #11 of 47
6/1/10 at 1:55pm
Own FBs of:
Eau d'Hadrien (EDT and EDP)
Rose Absolue
Ce Soir ou Jamais

Would like bottles of:
Eau de Charlotte
Eau de Camille

Would love to try:
Chevrefeuille
Ninfeo Mio

Am enjoying my sample of Encens Flamboyant...
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post #12 of 47
6/1/10 at 2:40pm
Passion
Mandragore
Ce Soir ou Jamais
Grand Amour

I used to like Gardenia Passion but there is a weird twang going on with it .
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post #13 of 47
6/1/10 at 2:50pm
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I adore these Encens Flamboyant, Myrrhe Ardente and Ambre Fétiche, especially in the heat (believe it or not). I have full bottles of all three and the body cream in Amber Fetiche. The other Annick Goutal's I really enjoy are: Huere Exquise and Eau d' Hadrien edt & edp. I love layering the Eau d'Hadrien with other fragrances, the latest Jo Malone's Black Vetyver Cafe.
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post #14 of 47
6/1/10 at 5:12pm
Thread Starter 
Some lovely choices listed above. I had forgotten about Rose Absolue. I also like that one. I've tried Songes, but only in vial form. I need to get a decant and spray it. I remember liking what I had tried, though.

Thanks to all who participated.
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post #15 of 47
6/1/10 at 5:29pm
Eau du Sud & Vanille Exquise are my faves.
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post #16 of 47
6/1/10 at 5:32pm
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Originally Posted by Mimi Gardenia View Post

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I used to like Gardenia Passion but there is a weird twang going on with it .

I know what you mean! To me, that note smells like... pickles.
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post #17 of 47
6/1/10 at 6:19pm
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Originally Posted by Sugandaraja View Post

I know what you mean! To me, that note smells like... pickles.

*LOL* When I re tried it over the weekend - I thought of you Suga. It's a weird 'off' twangy note- pickles ! *LOL*
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post #18 of 47
6/1/10 at 7:07pm
Oooooohhhhh!!!!!! One of my favorite houses...take that Guerlain!

I have and love;
Heure Exquise
Grand Amour
Passion
Eau de Ciel
Folavril
Gardénia Passion
Ce soir ou Jamais
Eau de Charlotte
Eau de Camille
Songes

One I need to re-purchase, it has been far too long (hope it has not been desecrated)
Rose Absolue

and lastly...one I have to try
Ninféo Mio
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post #19 of 47
6/1/10 at 7:22pm
Suga and Mimi -- I am with you, pickles all the way in her Gardenia.

Favorites are:
-- Eau de Camille (hyacinths)
-- Ce soir ou Jamais (boozey roses)
-- Songes (good overall).
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post #20 of 47
6/1/10 at 8:22pm
My favorites are Eau d'Hadrien (my first niche purchase, actually it was a blind buy), Le Chevrefeuille, Encens Flamboyant, Ambre Fetiche, and Myrrh Ardente. I had Gardenia Passion in the early 90s, and another perfume that had lots of vanilla, could it had been Passion? anyway, I did not re-purchase. Ah I also like Eau de Ciel, so soft and pretty. I have a small decant of Ninfeo Mio, I need to try it on a hot day.
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post #21 of 47
6/1/10 at 9:19pm
Sables
Eau du Fier
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post #22 of 47
6/1/10 at 9:30pm
I have and love:
Eau de Camille
Eau de Charlotte
Eau du Ciel
Eau du Fier
Folavril
Grand Amour
Heure Exquise
Passion
Rose Absolue
Sables
Vétiver
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post #23 of 47
6/1/10 at 9:45pm
This thread reminds me of how much I need to try Rose Absolue.
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post #24 of 47
6/1/10 at 10:01pm
I forgot about Eau du Fier..... definitely!
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post #25 of 47
6/2/10 at 12:39am
I probably like the names of the Annick Goutal scents better than I like most of the scents, themselves. I don't recall the actual name of this particular AG scent, which, in English, translates roughly into "my mother's handbag," but I have always wanted to sniff it. It sounds so nostalgic and wonderful.
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post #26 of 47
6/2/10 at 1:03am
Eau d' Hadrien and Sables
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post #27 of 47
6/2/10 at 1:56am
Can anybody tell me where could I get Eau du Fier? Was it disctd.?
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post #28 of 47
6/2/10 at 3:10am
Sables
Sud
Ninfeo mio
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post #29 of 47
6/2/10 at 4:43am
I love:
Encens Flamboyant
Ambre Fetiche
Myrrh Ardente
Songes
Eau de Camille

Like, but not love:
Mandragore
Un Matin d'Orage

Didn't like: Petit Cherie, Les Nuits d'Hadrien

I would like to try all the other scents. :-)
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post #30 of 47
6/2/10 at 5:10am
Annick Goutal, one of my all time favourite houses....high quality and consistent scents, whith somthing familiar in style to almost all of their scents.
What I prefer from their line

Sables
Encens Flamboyant
Ambre Fetiche
Eau de Fier
Duel
Mandragore edp
Adrien Absolu
Eau du Sud
Le Chevrefuille
Grand Amour
Eau u Sud
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post #31 of 47
6/4/10 at 9:46am
One of my favorite houses! It's probably easier for me to list ones I don't like, since I like so many. Here are the ones I own:

Encens Flamboyant: Pure campfire in a bottle. This is my go-to fall/winter scent. Can't imagine cold weather without it.

Eau de Charlotte: I've never been able to describe this one. Greens and blackberries. Very comforting. My first AG bottle.

Heure Exquise: Rose chypre. I also have the body oil, which I like even more. Deep and rich.

Un Matin d'Orage: Fizzy white flowers and apricot skin. A mistake; I'll probably end up swapping this one. Too thick for me.

Mandragore: Herbal citrus. Disappears far too quickly on my skin.

Les Nuits d'Hadrien: Herbal citrus chypre. Classic.
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post #32 of 47
6/4/10 at 1:31pm
My favorite is Neroli.
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post #33 of 47
6/6/10 at 4:14am
My favorite Goutal is Sables. Also love

Folavril
Eau de Charlotte
Vanille Exquise
Myrrhe Ardente
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post #34 of 47
6/7/10 at 3:23pm
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Originally Posted by Sugandaraja View Post

I know what you mean! To me, that note smells like... pickles.

It's celery. The note is meant to pick up a celery facet in one of the components of jasmine, cis-jasmone. I believe it was added to give a twist to the "mushroom" facet of gardenia. I quite like it, but in the shower gel rather than the edp. By the way, the shower gels are excellent and actually leave quite a long-lasting fragrance on skin.

I own quite a lot of the Goutals: Songes is a favourite and quite a head-turner; Grand Amour and L'Heure exquise I find intensely beautiful; Encens Flambloyant I love to wear in the coldest winter; L'Eau du Sud is really a citrus chypre in the Eau Sauvage family; I love the gentle animalic tones and bright ambrette of Musc Nomade.
I don't own Tubéreuse Absolue but it's an interesting fragrance that's almost all tuberose absolute.
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post #35 of 47
6/8/10 at 7:34am
I enjoy these:-

Myrrhe Ardente
Sables
Duel (too bad about its longevity)
Mandragore
Encens Flamboyant
Ninfeo Mio
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post #36 of 47
6/8/10 at 1:18pm
I'm a newbie, and am not terribly familiar with the line, but I really like Mandragore. It seems so unusual.
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post #37 of 47
6/8/10 at 4:28pm
Thread Starter 
Welcome, Ronni. Mandragore is a great choice. I love how it blooms on my skin, and I find the longevity to be pretty good, too.
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post #38 of 47
6/10/10 at 11:17am
Eau D'Hadrien was one of the first scents I bought when I got into perfume. It was quite unusual for me. I got the EDP and the cypress was strong. I took some getting used to but now it's a favorite. So crisp and unique. Perfect to wear when eating as the lemon doesn't clash with food.
Eau de Camille is another must have. Very fresh & green. Springtime perfection.
I love the Vanille Exquise although it's D/C.
Neroli is good if light with low sillage. (Not sure but this is probably D/C, too.)
La Violette is just beautiful, too. It is a sweet violet. No complaints, there.
I don't get on with roses much, so the other scents don't work for me.
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post #39 of 47
6/10/10 at 9:51pm
I have a great appreciation of Annick Goutal scents - I think the florals are very natural and authentic smelling, and own quite a few AG scents. At the moment, my favorites are Encens Flamboyant (I know, its not one of the florals, but its addictive!) and Folavril.
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post #40 of 47
6/11/10 at 2:34am
Passion essentially the love of my life.

Petite Cherie
Mandragore
Quel Amour!
Songes
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post #41 of 47
6/11/10 at 10:26am
My two favorites are:

Ambre Fétiche
Les Nuits d'Hadrien

... but this is also from the perspective of a man. Les Nuits d'Hadrien is probably the more feminine of the two. My girlfriend wears it occasionally and it smells great on her. I think it's probably one of the best offerings from Annick Goutal.
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post #42 of 47
6/11/10 at 11:33am
ce soir ou jamais
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post #43 of 47
6/11/10 at 10:37pm
I have two favourites from this perfume house: Rose Absolue & Amber Fetiche.
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post #44 of 47
6/12/10 at 7:27am
Eau du Ciel
 Encens Flamboyant
 Heure Exquise EdP
 Neroli
Rose Absolue
 Sables
Vanille Exquise
 Vétiver

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post #45 of 47
6/12/10 at 10:27am
Musc Nomade
Ambre Fetiche
Ninfeo Mio
Grand Amour
Quel Amour!
Eau du Fier

And, of course, Hadrien in its original version. The new reformulation is atrocious.
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post #46 of 47
6/12/10 at 2:48pm
Well, there are a bunch I haven't tried, but I haven't been wowed by the ones I have tried. Two big exceptions: Vetiver and Eau du Sud. I LOVE those two!
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post #47 of 47
6/12/10 at 3:33pm
I like Ambre Fétiche, Grand Amour, and L'Heure exquise, but I feel that Songes is the standout of the line, especially the body lotion + EDP combination.
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