Grain de Folie by Gres

Oh Sugar

My first "perfume". I must have been about 11 when I got it. I'll only say that it's not what I'd like to smell like. It's green, but a strange kind. Even back then, I didn't like it. I still have a whole bottle of it. I sometimes use it as an air freshener.

glitteralex

The "alien" shaped flacon was a purse parfum spray, strangely different in design from the original. Have never smelled it to tell the difference between parfum and EdT.

guest_hagabelle

i have a black alien shaped bottle that reads grain de folie. have had it for years and loved the scent, but I can't find it here in Canada. Did this scent come in this alien shaped bottle many years ago? And where can I get it now?
thank you

CaraMia

I love the citrus opening and fortunately, to me, the rhubarb is mild as it is a note I can live without (as in Un jour se leve)The peonies in the heart are nice and aren't squished by the jasmine. Whether white peonies smell differently from red or pink ones I cannot say but I do like this floral heart. After the citrussy top fades down the scent stayed rather linear on me and I did not find it too musky at all.

It lasted about six hours and had mild sillage. As for a season, I'd say summer and I don't believe I would reach for this at all in the cooler months.

Over all pretty citrus floral and very nice. It is not a stand out scent or one that will get you a lot of attention, but it is bright, comfortable and casual.

azuriiita

Top Notes
Living Indian Lime, Clementine, Kumquat, Rhubarb.

Middle Notes
Stephanotis Jasmine, White Peony, Basil Flower, Gentian.

Base Notes
Tree Moss, Milky Musk, Tonka Bean, Acacia.

This one have one of the most nice bottles i've ever seen

Auguszta

According to the wrap of the sample the notes are kumquat, rhubarb stem, crushed mint leaves - jasmine, white peony, gentian flower - cedarwood, tonka beans.
I had never heard of this so I had no idea what to expect. I read the notes and gave it a try. Good decision! It's an interesting scent, but it has a split personality.
The headnotes are pretty unusual. The scent starts very green, very fresh and very summery. Like some sugar-free refreshment served in a chilled glass with plenty of ice cubes on a hot summer's day. There's no mistaking the rhubarb and the mint leaves. It's tart and wonderful. On my skin, this phase lasts for about half an hour.
Then it suddenly changes its colours. Forget tart and green and summery! It gets much sweeter as the peony and the jasmine join in and unfortunately gets almost unbearably sweet as the musk takes over. All the sudden it's a winter scent. A heavy blanket, a warm jumper, a scarf you got for Christmas. Very weird. I have never experienced a metamorphosis like this regarding a scent.

solocha

I bought a bottle of this because I loved its design and outer packaging.The same for its sister - Folie Douce. The fragrance's main impression are I would say white flowers, but other coloured flowers could be mixed, I didn't smell any note I could guess in particular. It is a soft scent, the beginning is citrus, the middle notes are the mentioned flowers with powdery accords and some fruit, which could be raspberry or strawberry. The drydown is not very powerful and different from the middle, it could be soft cedar wood with a bit of musk perhaps and a tiny speck of vanilla. The fragrance is to be worn mostly in warmer months of the year, and if in the cold, the moist autumn cold is more likely to bring out the intensity. I cannot say this is a typical fresh, girly, conteporary type of floral and definitely not floral-fruity scent. That powder has nostalgic value of not very distant, but still past decades. Needless to say, it has been discontinued for quite some time.