Eau de Camille Annick Goutal for women

Very, very green; early morning dew; fresh washing fluttering in the breeze; a jasmine garden in a warm evening. All in my mind when I smell this fragrance!

Initial blast is very crisp and green - and then the honeysuckle wafts through along with the jasmine! It becomes a little soapy at a point and reminds me of mum's washing out in the sunbathed garden which had a similar scent as it was drying out! For me at this point it could go either way - headache or...? Thankfully it went in the 'or' direction but I did get such a blast of synthetica going on there!

It takes a while to get to dry down on me and I still smell honeysuckle very strongly - the ivy doesn't seem to hit my nose so hard! The 'greenness' has gone and soapiness still lingers! TBH not one of my AG favourites! I can usually buy Annick's perfumes blind - but I made a mistake on this one!

Daylight, summer meadow...I laying on the ground, the wind touch the grass and the flowers around me and they are just swaying in the wind...blue sky, light clouds..

On me it's became lightly green. freshly cutted grass note with the ivy.Very natural, cosy smell. The honeysuckle is detectable after a few minutes and it's still detectable in the drydown too very clearly.
The end is soapy honeysuckle, the jasmin on me hardly noticable.

Delicate, discreet daytime scent, sisters of Folavril.

Love, Love, Love the earthy green of Camille, but alas this disappears on me within two hours. Not sure if I will purchase this one again. (Camille's Water)

I was hurrying to a class before 7 am, when it is dark out. The wind was cold, but it carried the most wonderful scent of green grass, woods, and something fresh carried from afar. It was actually coming from me, it was the Eau de Camille that I had sprayed on that morning.

A relatively simple 'green' fragrance that goes on bitterly green, split-foliage and in-your-face. Better to spray and step away from the cloud. The green mellows a bit but remains green for most of the life of Eau de Camille. The drydown is pleasantly sweet, and vanillic, and really nothing like the rest of the scent.

While I like Eau d'Hadrien in the summer, I think this would be a great summer scent. It is long lasting and apparent to the wearer(for an AG) but not a sillage monster that will send people running away from you.

But I will remember the cold, green scent that I caught on the wind the other morning when I think of this scent. This sort of scent is right up my alley, and I really love it.

PS: Yes, I do get the 'herbal soap' references. If you lived in a fairy land, where manufactured scents smelled like the real thing (think...Green Tea smells like green tea candles. Lemons smell like lemon perfume, or cleaning solution, etc.) then Eau de Camille would be the hidden "Irish Spring" so to speak, although, since I've drunk from many a cold spring, I can say that they smell like nothing, except for cold and wet rock.

combination of sweet soap and sour herbal. does NOT smell like banana republic w or bobbi brown almost bare -- michael edwards lied to me!

It's rare, when you lift the cap off a scent and inhale. Your knees go weak, and something in you just collapses. This is what happens when you find exactily the thing you were looking for.

What I was looking for apparently was extremely green, bitter edge foliage sparkling green. God I love the top note of Eau de Camille.

Interesting that this was made in '83, because the heart really reminds me of "Songes" (that is, floral) while the drydown is reminescent of "Petite Cherie" (that is, vanilla grass).

I don't know of any other perfumes with this 'ivy' accord. The entire bottle I have is worth that wonderful topnote.

I too have fond memories of the vast green lawns of my youth where my cousin and I would throw ourselves down, wrestle, play games and build makeshift cubbyhouses, all the while cushioned by plump itchy green grass. This fragrance smells nothing like this.

I think more accurately this has the bitter, poisonous smell that lush green leafy plants develop to deter random animals from chewing thier foliage back to the stem. Not an entirely unfamiliar childhood smell of crushing green leaves to make 'soup' but not the nostalic grassy lawns I was hoping to find in Camille.

After about an hour the honeysuckle & jasmine arrive to sweeten & temper the plantlife but it never really gives way. This is just not the kind of 'green' I like in my perfumes although its authentic leafiness does have appeal.

Annick Goutal fragrances are like heaven to me. There is something so distinguishably old-fashioned and classic about them, particularly the more feminine creations from this line.

Eau de Camille is a beautiful, delicate floral with green undertones. The greeness in this fragrance is neither harsh nor bitter. It's more of a subtle grassy-ness more than anything else. A very crisp and Summery scent.

The jasmine and honeysuckle are really pretty. After an hour or so, the floral blend becomes quite clean and soapy, making it an excellent choice for those that enjoy their florals soft and refreshing.

Eau de Camille has been created with love. The perfect gift from a mother to her daughter. There is such a strong sense of purity and child-like innocence conveyed through the composition.

I was amazed at how well this fragrance lasted on the skin, especially for that of an EDT. I usually prefer the EDPs for longevity, however in this particular case the EDT suited me fine.

Honestly I prefer Annick Goutal's louder scents, however I have come to appreciate all her fragrances, and if I had the money, I would most definitely buy them all.

Like some have already mentioned, if strong honeysuckle is what you're after I'd tend to lean more on Le Chevrefeuille for my honeysuckle fix, however for something lighter and prettier, Eau de Camille is perfection.

Very green and unique composition, but on me at least, almost no staying power-

What a wonderful composition of ivy, honeysuckle and jasmin. I adore ivy, especially in this mix, where clearly could notice jasmin, without sweetnes,(also honeysuckle could be verry heavy, in this composition isn't)

Also find it simple, but verry specific, soft, green, and great on my skin.

Just received a sample of this from LuckyScents.com and it smells gently of honeysuckle and jasmine and is a lovely scent. Has lasted several hours on me. It is a nice but not great, scent on me, and I would not buy a full bottle of it. I prefer something like Bvlgari's Jasmin Noir.

I have to agree with Darling Starling : this one does smell a little like a warmed garden. To me, a lovely smell I like to wear. The honeysuckle is perfect, not too strong. I can see myself wearing this smell in summer mostly : not too fresh, very delicate and soft. But I would also wear it during warmer months, at work.

Green, fresh, and much like a sun warmed garden. I love this scent, but I personally don't find it very wearable. In contrast, I would love for my linens to smell just like this :)

Annick Goutal fragrances all seem very natural to me. This one in particular has green notes that remind me of ivy and springtime. The honeysuckle never gets too sweet or heady, and is nicely balanced by the green notes.

All fragrances of Annick Gouttal, even though i adore the bottles,, stink on me(to be honest, even my daughter said to me, in a loud voice in "Gallerie Lafayette",,mum,, lets get out of here!!
This one though, was quite fresh and somehow different,, madragore as well, but on my skin about 20 min!!!!