Promesse Cacharel for women

This was a complete blind buy for me...years ago. I was in Macy's and buying something else and the SA talked me into it.

It is very sweet and fruity. I like it but its nothing really "special" so I hardly ever wear it. I put it on today to write this review.

The sandalwood and cedar are ever so faint but at least they are their to add a wee bit of depth. As it dries it gets sweeter on my skin.

Its a nice scent though. I probably should wear it more since I practically have a full bottle and the batch code says it was manufactured in May 2005.

I am shocked that it has been discontinued! it has the vibe of many scents on the market. If you threw some patchouli on this it would almost be La Vie Est Belle w/out pear.

I think I paid under $60 for my 3.4 oz bottle, and now 1.7 oz of this stuff is selling for $190+ on Amazon and Ebay???? whaaaa???

I bought it when I was 22. I loved it dearly, and I still think it's a beautiful, delicate unforgettable perfume, but I just don't know when and where should I wear this now. Any tips? :)

I received this as a gift from my ex in 2006 i guess..cant really remember, but i remember that i fell in love with it and everyone used to comment about how great i smelled.however, after the breakup i couldnt stand smelling it anymore and cant try it although its been along time and barely remember him even but i think my taste has changed a bit..otherwise its fine nothing special..but many ppl liked it on me dont know why!!

LOVE this!! i hate that it has been discontinued. I used to be able to buy it for around $30. :(

Contrarily to other people I do not find this perfume sweet at all, nor even fruity. After the opening it is reminiscent to me of Estee Lauder's intuition, with its grapefruit spicylike smell, but much cruder and less subbtler.I n intuition that scent is quite subdued and in a very well achieved balance with the flowers. And while I can grasp Intuition's charm, I am not that successful at it with this one.

Had such high hopes for this one, but it was was such a heahache inducer! Very cloying fruity sweetness. With monstrous sillage! Gave it away immediately.

Light fruity floral fragrance.

The leading note is the blackberry note mixed with the mandarin note on the musky base.

Nothing special. Another one pink fragrance. Maybe will be suitable for those who like baby doll style, but not my cup of tea.

Promesse is absolutely beautiful! Smells like forest fruits, flowers and musk. Longevity si pretty good, 5-8 hours; it stays longer if sprayed on hair. Very appropriate for spring, summer time but it is also suitable for winter, black current notes are more intense on cold weather. I received many compliments while wearing this, even from people I did not know! Very young and alluring, gives you a feeling of happiness. Too bad it was discontinued. Tresor Midnight Rose is quite similar although is sweeter than Promesse.

I wore it all 2005!!I liked it a lot and i smelled so black currant and sugary!!!

I'm a huge fan!!!

Too bad it's discontinued!!! -(((((((

My all-time favorite fragrance, I really hope they put this back out on the market one day. I'm settling for Lancome's Tresor Midnight Rose at the moment, but the scent doesn't last as long as I would like on me. We miss you Promesse, please come back.

This perfume is a joyful music. The beginning of a romance, voice of spring, wide smile, romantic love and a beautiful woman, shining like in her motherhood:)

Very flirty fragrance! I always recieved compliments, especially from men, when I wore this fragrance. I definitely need to buy this again.

Oh this is mouth watering! Juicy, tart blackcurrent. DELICIOUS!
I don't think it's sugary sweet, it's natural, juicy berrylike sweet.
The opening reminds me of a scandinavian summer. Pretty girls in white dresses, tales of trolls or other forest creatures and berries, loads of berries.
The drydown is very clean and still very berry sweet, and maybe a little bit soapy.

This is definitely a fragrance for younger girls. It's not unique either. But it's nice. And juicy. Perfect for a summer's eve when the warmth of the sun still lingers in the air, but the chill of the night has allready settled down on the grass.
I like it, but not enough to buy it. It makes me think of fairy tales, but I allready have a perfume that does exactly that, but better.
CHERRY BLOSSOM by L'OCCITANE. Their fragrances are in no way alike, but to me, their spirit is.

all time favorite fragrance. Its very pretty and girly.

I had a sample. I didn't like the fragrance, it became sour on me. Overall it may be pleasant, just not on me. Honestly, I didn't notice something unusual in it, notes seemed promising though. What I liked the most were woody notes and blackberry. It was a fresh fragrance, bright one.

Reminds me of YSL Parisienne

For those who are missing Promesse and can't find ir for a reasonable price. Try Jeanne but Lanvin or Lovely D'or by Kristel Saint Martin...they are both very similar to Promesse. Although I favor Lovely D'or for its sillage and longevity.

you can buy it at Target online for a reasonable price

I stocked up on it a few years ago and on last bottle. $150 on EBAY???? give me a break! It is an AMAZING scent and I get compliments from men AND women of all ages. It is a wonderful scent, but I can't believe they have discontinued it and are charging an unfair price for it now. :(

I've had this fragrance for about 4 years now (same bottle). When I got it as a gift, I found it to be a rather generic fruity-floral: young, naive, and too sweet.

After rediscovering it recently, however, I've found the woods hidden beneath that citrusy, berry-y nectar!!! And that makes me very happy. So while some perfumes need to hit the trash can after a couple years, this one just gets a lot better.

My best friend's favorite perfume. The berry-ish sweetness smells real nice on her. But i wouldn't suggest to wear it in a place with lots of people cause the sweet notes can annoy one.

P.S Do they still make it?? I don't remember seeing it in stores :((

varning - its for sweet perfumes lovers - way too sweet and "berrish"

absolutely love it. its so feminine - smell of happiness. commersial fits smell very good i think. very unusual smell kind of romantic and sexy.

absolutely agree with review before

Promesse is super sweet like berries dipped in sugar!
Sweet, romantic, charming, juicy, fruity, flirty, delicious, cheerful, summery fragrance!
Promesse opens with a very strong blast of delicious mouth watering juicy, slightly tart berry’ness!
A beautiful combination of sweet fruits and soft florals. Very well balanced. The black current note is the most prominent.
The sillage and longevity are both great! I can still smell this softly on my skin hours later.
Any age can wear this, not just young teens. This is my mum’s signature scent who is 50+.
An excellent fragrance for the spring/summer!
Lovely bottle too!

Bought a bottle second hand ,and tried it once. Top notes smelled similar to Hot Coutoure by Givenchy or Trish McCavoy Blackberry & Musk #9,berryish despite what the "notes" say.Mid-notes were floral and okay. Basenotes were cedar dominant woodsy-musky, compareable to Escada Sport Country Weekend,or With Love by Hillary Duff.
I like Promesse but it isn't a Holy Grail(must have forever) for me (and it is for a co-worker of mine).

I used to love this perfume so much a few years ago. It is soft, sweet, fresh, delicate, pretty, light, breezy and romantic. I think I used four bottles of it. If you like light, fresh yet somewhat sweet, I think you would like this perfume. I highly recommend it.

I agree with Kazorwaman in all points :)

Well...Teenage-parfume...Nothing special for me.
Fresh at the opening, but too much sweetness and jasmine, I think I dont like much :) Soapy smell at the dry-down ... :( Not my cup of tea...

(This review is for Eau de Toilette)

I bought PROMESSE when it was first released in 2005 and to this day it remains among my favorite fruity floral scents. It is lovely, fun, and romantic at the same time. It is like wearing very girly but elegant summer dress with cheerful pink floral design. It is surely not very complex, or formal scent but this kind of scent I want to wear when I feel like dancing up a storm on a dance floor with my man.

PROMESSE opens with the fresh citrus and then transforms into lovely, very berry, slightly tart and sweet blackcurrant scent. I love blackcurrants and berry scents in general and I find this one very lovely. The gentle orchids are the heart of the fragrance. They are subtle but nevertheless very beautiful. The scent is close to the skin but it lasts for at least 5 hours.

If you love fruity floral notes and looking for easy to wear, pretty and chic scent then this one might fit the bill. My friends and family seem to enjoy this scent too. I love wearing it to the parties. (My overall score is 9/10)

It's a bit too lemony for me at first, but after half an hour or so it develops into a warm, flowery scent. The jasmine is not too overwhelming.

The longevity is great. I got loads of compliments when using this perfume. It doesn't wear me like some other perfumes and has a great chemistry with my skin.

A good scent for the summer.

I just say I like it because it's not so creative. It smells like Feerie-Van Cleef and Arpels. Very nice bottle, charming, lovely but not surprising. If you like sweets you will like it. For young women.

My, what a charming fragrance this is! Sweet as a young girl's blush, innocent as a one's belief in love. Cute, caressing, and caring. Blackcurrants drenched in sugary syrup. Jasmine softly singing in your heart's ear. It is easily one the best floral-fruity perfume launched in the market, ever.

It is sweet, yes it is, but not in a nauseating way. It is soft and fresh, youthful and sparkling, and i think it is perfect for any woman, regardless of age.

The best thing about this gorgeous perfume is its longevity. I can't believe just how long lasting it is.It stays with you like a sweet memory, forever.

I love, love, love,this scent, and I would recommend to anyone who wants to remain sweet and young at heart. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 five hearts for this beautiful scent.

I really really like this perfume.. It's so good!! I wish all floral fruity fragrances were like this, BALANCED!! Delicious! A little bit sweet, not too much, I would say "Sweet enough", super super feminine and so romantic!! You can't go wrong with this! It's so long lasting, even for an EDT!!

I was surprise to love this one, because it's less complex than most Cacharel , really not the best Cacharel , but still love it .
Very floral ,cheerlful and romantic , great in spring , but also in winter to cheer one up before gong to job !
Like some user i think it's better on younger people.

Sweet, girly and feminine. Good for younger girls or the young at heart. Great and not so expensive.

Quality ***
Versatility ***
Durability ***
Sillage ***
Top ****
Heart *
Base **
Final score **

Minireview from a partial wearing, after trying this one I realized I don't like floral notes. Specially that orchid.
The top notes are pretty good, though.

I used to love this wonderful fruity-light powdery scent.
Definitely detectable the orchid note (fortunately dominant), the mandarine is quite invisible but it is also detectable if we pay attention to it.
Lasting power is good. The bottle is very nice.
This very sophisticated, not overly sweet frag is ideal for young adults. I think I'm too matured wearing it any more,so I hope I'll find a new home for it soon.

Esse perfume é demaisssss...
Promesse é um perfume para mulheres românticas, meigas e delicadas.

I love this fragance.
Is so magical, the bottle is so delicate, and the fragance is so femenine and elegant.
I don´t know why they stop making this perfume.

I love it!!!!!

love it's scent femme, fresh, I always get good compliments whenever i use it. Sad to hear that they already stop making promesse..

I had a few ml of it, 3 years ago or so.. The only thing I remember of it is that it was VERY sweet, and that once I sprayed one single spray from it and someone noticed immediatly, even standing a few meters away from me.

Fuzzy blackberries? That's what this makes me think of; blackberries covered up in an itchy, fuzzy blanket. The berries and the other notes are somehow muted, but it's an enjoyable, light-hearted fragrance. Beautiful bottle too.

i wore this fragrance two years ago. i used to love it, especially because of its durability. i wore it in the morning, and i still got compliment for my scent in the afternoon.

i stop wearing this since my dad dislike this scent so much. i still have half of the bottle, but i can't use it anymore 'cause recently the scent start to smell differently. it makes me really dizzy. the scent is too sweet and it just not suits me.

i just love this fragrance.to me,it is a light,fizzy perfume,with lots of raspberry in it,perfect for everyday wear.just lovely!

This is a fragrance for a very feminine and romantic but yet natural woman.
It's sweet and floral but it's fruity notes make it somehow natural.
The blaccurrent aroma is not only sweet but also slightly bitter and sourish. To me it also smells a little bit woodsy, which gives the natural effect.
It's a happy making perfume. If you liked Dior Addict 2 or Gucci EdP II, you might like this one as well.
The lasting power is quite good for such a light scent, about 10 hours on my skin.

i got this one but i almost never use it.remember wearing it outside in snowy cold days gaves me lovely warm memories
but it really doesnt work for me in the summer.. than it turns way too sweet
though it is longlasting on me but
i self doesnt smell it after a while
thats why i have to be carefull not
spray too much. i got the edp.
i think its a nice perfume if you
spray only a very litte lightly on your
skin that goes to have you smell twice
than it turns in to an addictive scent.

This fragrance is really pretty.

A delicate balance of soft florals and sweet fruits. It's light, sweet and creamy all wrapped into one.

The scent is a little synthetic, however that doesn't bother me. My initial impression of Promesse was a good one, and I'm rather surprised that this fragrance has slipped under the radar.

Although you probably won't find this scent to be overly outstanding or unique, there is something about it which is very appealing. I can't exactly come to a conclusion about what it is that I like about Promesse, but I know for sure that I am impressed.

I adore it!!! It's perfectly feminine and innocently seductive... I have also been soo many times ci=omplimented thanks to this fragrance, I think it is my fragrance soulmate:)

I have to agreed with SJANIRA, I love this perfume and hate the fact that is no longer available locally. I have received many compliments when ever I wear it..... also can any one tell me the difference from EDP and EDT?? thanks

i like this one.
sweet and light.
maybe too light though, doesnt last that long.

Mi colonia por antonomasia!!! es de las pocas que se fijan en mi piel durante mucho tiempo y mucha gente me ha dicho ya lo bien que huelo cuando la llevo!!

Aunque he leído que se usa más en verano que en invierno, en mi opinión la veo para el frío y algo menos dulce e intenso como alguna de moschino para verano.

This perfume is a little too sweet for my taste.Otherwise, I'm trying to know him...it's flavour is like a beautiful smile:)

Sweet , but lovely ......i like it , stays on skin very long and soft

I gave it to my 12 year old sister as it was a bit too sweet and airy for me.

I love love love this fragrance. I am so upset that Cacharel is not making it anymore. I have worn it since it first debuted in 2005 and have had tons of compliments when I wear it....more than any other scent.

nothing special just an ordinary perfume for teenagers sweet sweet sweet and a bit synthetic.

Typical pink fragrance. Not too sweet and not long lasting. Nothing dpecial, wearable perfume for teens and young ladies.

This is a delicious fragrance, but not long lasting for me.

This smells great at first but fades quickly so I got bored and gave it away. Has a soft sweetness, not too sickly, fruits and flowers. Nice but gone in a flash. Pity.

It says jasmine and orchid dominate, but all I get is violet and it is not even in composition. Anyway - great for girls not for women, lasts long at least on the testing paper :) sweet, floral, nice.

This is a very romantic refreshing scent. I have some special memories connected to it so probably this is why I love it. I prefer Promesse EDP over EDT because it lasts much longer.

sweet, sexy fragrance

It smells like berries and is suitable for teens. So sweet and fun!

Jasmine and rasberries. I personaly find it over-rated. Just average, sickeningly sweet fruity-floral with citruses on top, but jasmine seems to dominate citruses. Sweet and ordinary, one of those modern, synthetic, trendy scents, and its giving me a headache. Lovely bottle.

It's very romantic, fresh, and cute. And by cute, I mean very young and innocent. I think I'd have to agree that this scent is for teenagers. It almost has a Barbie kind of feel to it. However, I do love this fragrance. I am a teenager after all :)