Angélique Noire Guerlain for women and men

a sweet oeuvre of pleasant and cherubic notes, full of the tart juice of bergamot and toiling harvesters eager to gather crops as it opens with the tangy and difficult to obtain angelica, garlanded with a spicy touch enough to intrigue; this phase is quite suited to both sexes in fact. later it cedes to a soft heart of milky-almondy haziness and drying down to ever persistent, creamy vanilla.

angelique noire is an extremely great scent. i really love it and voted for it with my visa... :-D

This does come out at you like a knife blade. It'll make you step back and think twice. It's that second thought that reels you in. It'll have you asking what is that? As you try and place it she will have morphed and will be starting to show her true olfactory colors. Now she's got you......

I love scents like this and have quite a few. Oriental vanille w/a grown up twist. A bit of almond never hurts either. If you love a good rich vanille then Angelique Noire is worth a sniff. Just remember that as with anything ubersexy, it may make you wait but the results are always worth it. Unlike many~I love this from beginning to end. And although I have many in this genre....all of them represent their very original take on these ingrediants.

The angelica in this is present for the full wearing. It gives a beautiful sharp edge to a creamy vanille w/a touch of spice and a hint of floral. AN is sensuous and yet I can see her being worn for business as well......as long as she's applied lightly. Definately a day into night scent and popcorn or opera glasses appropriate. This beauty will not be mistaken for anything less than what she was made to be....an Exclusive Guerlain made for today's woman.....or man.

This one reminds me a lot of Dior Addict. Angelique Noir doesn`t have your usual powdery, smoky, creamy vanilla signature of the house, but more of the milky, sugared one that you find in Addict matched with a powerful amber and an intense white flowery accord. Here the Angelique note gives a less intense floral aroma, that seems closer to a sweeter orchid sometimes. The floral part also has a powdery nuance, that gets lost here on the oriental vanilla main theme. There is a salty, peppery touch that is more or less evident during the evolution on skin. It`s one of my least favorites from this line, a luxury scent in a kind of faceless way.

I got a whiff of this in the store today and it was heavenly on paper, lots of fresh bergamot and almond, did not hang around for the dry down nor test on my skin-I had run out of room already! Will have to get back for a second sniff of this....

I had no intention of buying this but wowowowow I love it! I have never smelled angelica before, and I am pretty sure I can spot it in the notes because there was a mystery note and I know the other 2 very well. I love guerlain, their skincare, body treatments and most of all, their perfumes. I have noticed a trend with their more expensive lines that usually is true of most things but, you get what you pay for. This on reminds me a bit of Champs Elysees but smells more sharp and predictable fruity floral, this is well blended and less obvious with more vanilla. Wrist by wrist it Agelique Noire beats Champs Elysees edp by miles, but there is a slight similarity in the mid notes/drydown. C.E. is floral and almost synthetic compared to this beauty...

But the fragrance its self...
From beginning to end this is more rounded than CE, it starts with a blast of bergamot and subtle angelica after abut 5 minutes all layered with a vanilla undertone. For the rest of the time it is a blend of the three notes that last very well. The vanilla used here is a soft vanilla, nothing gourmand, unlike other reviewers have stated. Totally safe for all occasions I think, including work. Not dramatic, delicate and pretty with good lasting power. It reminds me of their skincare and body creams typical scent only as a gorgeous perfume that smells a lot better. I totally love this smell! I bought it after trying once and NO REGRETS! Love guerlain, I am not sure I can wear CE anymore this one is so much better. I have had the same experience with shalimar and the much more pricey Oriental Brulant elixir, I find the one it smells slightly similar to much less desirable after I have the new improved versions that the price tag always reflects. I am so thrilled with the long lasting beauty of A.N....

As a long-time fan of the Guerlain classics, I am really trying to keep the faith, but I must say that their string of plasticky quasi-gourmands are really not working for me.

ANGELIQUE NOIRE begins with such beauty and grace as a vanilla floral that I was sure I loved. Until, that is, it developed to the drydown, where once again, as in INSOLENCE and IRIS GANACHE, the dreaded plastic crept in.

IMNSHO, there is something awry with the idea of plastic mixed with edible elements. It reminds me of the time when I was making a batch of cookies that required a boiling of sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk for a full two minutes. I accidentally dropped the cocoa bag in the boiling concoction, and the edges of the plastic immediately disintegrated before I could fish the remains out. I couldn't decide whether to toss the batch out, especially given that these sorts of things apparently happen all the time unbeknownst to us in restaurants, factories, etc...

But I do not want to *perceive* the plastic in my gourmand delights! ANGELIQUE NOIRE is too gourmand to be rolling in a plastic note and causing me to wonder whether I should throw the whole batch out.

This perfume is amazingly different and complex. It changes on my skin through out the day and lasts for hours.

Here is my problem!! I am almost out and can not find it in the United States. It was a gift from my sister when she went to Paris. Does anyone know how to get it without a European trip?

I tested it for the first time today and it knocked my socks off. Absolutely gorgeous! I got a creamy, delicious bouquet that dried into a heavenly piece of dark chocolate. Judging by other reviews, I wonder if I mistook this for something else (?)

Give this fragrance a second (or third) chance! It is worth it. The first whiff brings a blast of angelica flower--very strong. Admittedly, this is not the best part of the composition. Wait 20 minutes and you will discover a delicious vanilla, delicately mixed with floral notes that lasts and lasts. Many times I have watched others spray, whiff, jump back and declare, "I don't like this!" And then come back an hour later and say that this is just wonderful, what is it called? In my opinion, one of only 2 in the L 'Art et la Matière collection worth buying for a woman, the other being Cruel Gardenia.

Angelique noire was another surprise for me. Why? On my skin it is a twin sister of Guerlain's Shalimar Legere. These fragrances have this bittersweet grapefruit-vanilla scent combination, which makes these both fragrances refreshing and dark at the same time.
Lovely fragrance with a great staying power. A must try for all Guerlain's Shalimar Legere lovers!

Guest Angelique Noire >> I am indeed interested in buying it from you!! If you still have it, I would LOVE for us to figure out a way to carry that transaction... Thing is, I am in Caracas, Venezuela. If you do have it, please let me know at once! My e-mail address is Kenny.Cisneros@gmail.com

Very strong and dried down with an inexplicable bug spray feeling. Not a good one for me.

[EDIT: Read with caution. I have recently discovered my sample might have been a fake]

Did I get a bad sample? The name and description were so promising and Guerlain is--Guerlain. What's not to like? There are so many wonderful scents out there using vanilla (which, admittedly, I prefer in subtle doses), that this one seems bland by comparison. I don't get any complexity here. AN smells to me like vanilla extract, and a very sweet vanilla extract to boot. I have to be careful not to leave it in the kitchen or I might bake cookies with it by mistake. If you love vanilla, give it a try.

i like this fragrance most of other perfumes of the line. Mysterious and dark, musky and woody, with beautiful angelique note, which is musky in this composition and almost without aromatic nuances.

For instance, in the Frederic Malle collection, Angelique is herbaceous and aromatic.

There is a pretty woody powder (Shalimar) note in the end, but not so intensive.