Jardins de Bagatelle Guerlain for women

can anyone help on this? how is it compared to fracas? and carnal flower?
i am afraid from fracas casue it has oakmoss it makes the parfume too strong for my sensitive nose :) hehe, many thanks!

Strongly Aldehydic flowery with a "bright" citrus base. Look at the Ads, that's what it's like. My mother remembers this as a very "Happy" Fragrance. 1983 is also the year i was born.
It is very complex. For those of you familiar with the individual flowers, they're there.
The Floral Bouquet is distinctive: Neroli Narcissus, Lily of the Valley, sweet Jasmine, and especially Gardenias, known for having a very potent "juicy white flower" smell, almost oily.
It may seem as a very common fragrance, but i can appreciate how balanced it is. It's refined and definitely "Happy" and bright, like the Ads show.
Suitable for all ages, from girly, flirty, demure, to Mature. Any woman can wear this, Any time of year. Projection is Huge. Lasts all day and dries down to a "Green" rooty Vetiver Patchouli. This one's a bit costly, and not easy to get... See if you can get a vintage bottle to test.

The most disappointing Guerlain I have ever encountered! Perhaps my mini was a reformulated version because all the reviewers here, particularly those who kept their bottles from the 1980s, seem to rave about this one.
There's nothing wrong with the actual scent but it reminded me too much of household cleaners and lavatory disinfectant. Probably the same pre-composed chemical accords make up both these products? Can one really blame a perfume if the same formula is used for furniture polish or oven-cleaner?

OMG! I smelled this yesterday and today from an old sample from the '80s while clearing my old stash of samples and mini and I had such a good feeling from it that I was almost brought to tears! I'm a little bit obsessed with perfumes, I know...
Almost all my old stuff from the '80s were too old and evaporated or ruined, even if I kept them sealed and in a dark place. I sent all to trash.
Jardins de Bagatelle was as pure and fresh as it was.
And what an incredible, lovely, intense yet balanced floral it is! When Guerlain did not waterdown its perfumes and didn't change raw material for less quality perfumes smelled like this!
I didn't try the new version because this is one of the Guerlains that totally disappeared from Italian market. Only one official small counter in Milan still carries a few oldies. The beautiful one brand shop was closed many years ago.
Now only newest Guerlains are barely kept in perfume stores and 90% of SA don't even know that Guerlain made perfumes called Jardins de Bagatelle, L'Heure Bleue, Nahema...
Jardins de Bagatelle is an absolute must-try for any floral lover, especially for tuberose, but it is much more than plain tuberose. It's like walking in a sunny garden full of big thick white flowers and feeling completely enveloped in their perfume.
This is a masterpiece! It lasted all night on my skin till the morning after and only dabbed 2 drops!
Dabbing is probably the best whey to enjoy these old Guerlains. I agree with those who think that spraying brings out more aldehydes.
I love the initial very gentle burst of bergamot always together with flowers.
I love the fact the flowers stays on my skin throught the whole evolution of the scent. The drydown is not merely your usual stiff sandalwood (chemical) plus some vanillin thrown for good measure.
Flowers are there till the ned and they seem to chant!
JdB is a happy scent with a knowing attitude. Not a soft, faint, girlish floral, not even a grand dame in old velvet. JdB is happy, strong and full of secret sensuality which is not dependent on sexy clichè, rather a personal attitude out of schemes.

I wore this during my college years. It was simply the perfume of the 1980's. I loved it. I felt so young, and beautiful wearing it. It was like a spring garden, blossoming everytime you wore it. It always lifted my mood.

The best refined tuberose scent I know about. If you dab the EdP, you get a beautiful creamy tuberose and floral clean scent, if you spray it, you get first strong aldehydic smell and then this beautiful tuberose. It is a deep, bold and loud fragrance with excellent silage and excellent longevity. Perfect for day, spring, fall and winter. For summer it is maybe too deep.

Released at the same time as YSL Paris, this big floral gem was lost in the shuffle. I had all of the makings of a blockbuster. It ended up just "the lastest Guerlain". It is frankly one of the best florals from Guerlain with not one but several flowers in the centerpiece. It is a dense fairy garden(s) filled with so many flowers. Oddly, the Guerlainade is missing.

The flowers just keep developing for hours. It has a southern appeal. A vacation in Florida or the Mediterranean come to mind. Gardenia, magnolia, tuberose and neroli all play a larger than imagined role. Rose is there, but only has a supporting role. The longevity is a good 12 hours with a soft chypre closing. Altogether, an epic drama! It is pure flora-therepy.

Someone said this is the overlooked Guerlain. I didn't realise. For me it's THE Guerlain. Perhaps because I found it in my teens in the 80's at a time when I discovered the wonders of the perfume counter!!!! It has always had me. I haven't owned it for a while because its price, like its quality, is high (so I've been stalking a few bottles on eBay).

No matter how many years pass, if I see a Guerlain counter & I'm not wearing fragrance I try some on, & I never fail to be transported to my secret garden. This isn't one of my passing infatuations.

Edit:Feb 2012. A bottle arrived in time for Christmas all the way from Italy. The very same as my first bottle. Someone had a perfume stash, thank goodness.

for a vintage this smells pretty good! not over dated or rancy at all! its a nice floral.,

One of the best openings, Jasmin and Violet! Jummm!!!

but then.... this turns so Greeny, maybe 'Jardin' has to much patchouli, and in this case, don't fit very well with Tuberose and Gardenia notes.

I love most Guerlain perfumes, but this one smell like a bad version of Fracas.

Oh wow, how did I miss this beauty before? It's a marvelous floral, full of rich, feminine and queen-like white flowers in a wonderful bouquet or "jardin" of many flowers. I do not get adelhyde and it is not soapy on me, thanks god, as I do not like smelling like soap. Instead I get this alluring, seductive, a bit powdery smell of flowers which reminds me of being in garden at the summertime when all of them bloom.

I think this would be a pefect wedding perfume. Lovely. This wonder should be on my shelf right next to other creation by Guerlain which I adore - Mitsouko.

After wondering around fragrances for twenty years, I have found my signature scent. I am twenty-one.

I happened upon this fragrance when my mother bought it out of a whim. I had glanced at the notes, gave it a go, then stored it away on my shelves. Later, I went to buy my mother HER signature scent, Vol de Nuit, for Christmas. The lady behind the Guerlain counter asked if I wished a sample for myself.

"I don't know. I don't like heavy, musky smells."

"How about this one?"

She brought out Jardins de Bagatelle. I had told her that I already possessed the fragrance, but she gave me a spritz anyway, telling me that she "just knew I'd love it".

The fragrance, evidently, is "me"; many of my friends have informed me thus. They've never told me that it reminds them of an old lady, and I certainly don't dress like one, so the age reflected by the scent is probably the discrepancy between the wearer and the scent itself.

Love Guerlain but.... this is just too full on.

I'll store it away for 20-30 years and then it may work better on me. I've never used this term before but.... A true grandma scent

It has to be the tuberose, I'm not sure what tuberose smells like exactly but every sent I find difficult to wear often lists it. Another 1980's horror.

The 80's were big, load and garish. Jardins De Bagatelle is unmistakably 80's in full amped up volume - with high hair and puffed sleeves perfumes needed to be brash in order to compete.

Today, less is definitely more.
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just gifted this to mum and it smells gorgeous on her.

In my opinion, Jardins de Bagatelle has a multiple personality disorder.
It wants to be too many perfumes at once. A shapeshifter, it does not know what it wants - to charm, to puzzle, to impress or to bewilder? Starts with awesome bunch of pure white florals with rose and gardenia dominating ( YSL`s Paris came to mind), then decides to appeal to your gourmand side with it`s peachy-like, creamy personality with an earthy edge (Tresor edp?). My favorite part of it ended to be the dry down, when the perfume "settled" and became poised and calm - still holding the banner of white florals up high.

Dearest kastehelmi, I got to try the EDP, and I'd send you some if I could - unfortunately, I had to resort to stealing a dab from my mom's vintage mini...

Anyway, your guess was dead on: IMMEDIATELY after application, and all the way through, the EDP is all about the base (maybe not so much about the tuberose). Though every note listed in the base is detectable, it all comes down to one really strong number - the neroli (I was surprised too - expected way more patchouli). The tuberose is just lovely here (I hate it usually) - just a melting, unifying creaminess, never dominating. Other flowers never really happen, except as a suggestion. Strangely modern- not musty or dirty at all, and the aldehydes disappear without a soapy trace pretty quickly. Pretty unisex, too.

Jardins de Bagatelle appears to be the perfect white floral, and indeed it has been composed well.

This fragrance opens with a rich, powdery bouquet of jasmine, tuberose, gardenia, white rose and lily of the valley. It's all innocent, creamy and beautiful.

I was delighting in this fragrance for quite some time, appreciating the beauty of a well-done white floral but also knowing that I'd never wear it in my youthful years, due to its refined and classic appeal. Jardins de Bagatelle is a far better representation of white florals than Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Kai or Annick Goutal's Gardenia Passion.

I was ready to place this fragrance in the category of some of the best florals I've had the privilege to smell, when I noted a strong, dry vetiver accord that didn't mesh well with my chemistry.

Unfortunately all that flowery creaminess had vanished, leaving me with a masculine, soapy and unremarkable vetiver and musk blend. For some they have been able to smell the patchouli, violet and rich woods, however it looks like I got the bad end of the stick.

Despite the drydown being a drawback, the moments leading up to it was absolutely, exquisitely beautiful. The way I see it, although I can not wear this fragrance myself, I will certainly appreciate it on those who can.

For me, Jardins de Bagatelle is the smell of love. My first love wore this fragrance and it had me spellbound from the moment I met her. In time we went our separate ways, yet I still dream of her heavenly scent some 16 years later. The floral scent is intoxicating and exactly what a beautiful woman should smell like.

Oh Catbiscuit--please try JdB again, in vintage form if possible. This reminds me of my beloved Chamade, with two differences: one, it is not green when first applied (though it does have an undeniable freshness in its topnotes), and two, it has a luscious rosiness in its heart that is just a joy to experience. A third difference is that it is more linear than Chamade, but the rosiness is so appealing that I don't mind.
In short, I just used up a vintage mini which I put into an atomizer a couple of weeks ago, and I am jonesin' for more. This is an often overlooked Guerlain, and an underrated one too. Don't belive the hype.

Maybe I got a degraded sample but this just smelt gross to me. The most apt word to describe it is fetid. Like rotting vegetation.

I would number it amongst the top 3 worst perfumes I have had the displeasure to sample. I washed it off before it could dig its wicked little roots into my soul.

This fragrance smells like a huge blossoming magnolia tree!

It is very beautiful, one of the prettiest florals ever in my opinion, but the aldehydes make it impossible for me to wear it :/

It is incredibly longlasting- after over twelve hours and a shower, I still get a faint skinscent on my wrist.

For my birthday I took a trip to an independent perfume store with many choices. We talked about historic perfumes, tried a couple of things on my partner, and then she asked me, "What kind of perfume do you like?" All of a sudden I became shy and muttered, "floral." She opened up a bottle of Houbigant Quelques Fleurs Originale and I inhaled a familiar smell of a giant flower bouquet. "This turns into a tobacco leaf on me," I said. She didn't believe me, but I applied and boy it did.

I was transported back to that place and that experience when I put on Jardins de Bagatelle. It started very similarly, like a big bouquet of flowers. For a moment I thought that tobacco leaf will appear right away. It did not. It stayed a fresh giant bouquet of flowers for many hours. At one point tuberose (or whatever Fracas is made of) dominated the composition, but then it get back to a bouquet. It lasted impressive 5+ hours from a tiny spritz on my hand. I'll be revisiting Jardins de Bagatelle quite soon, I'm sure.

P.S. I revisited, sprayed more liberally and was reminded of Quelques Fleurs even more!

Jardins de bagatelle est une promenade dans un jardin enchante , tout les souvenirs de Monet accompagnent ma ballade pendant que ma tete tourne, c'est une histoire ou le temps n'existe plus!

So much tuberose!It is similar to Fracas,but much,much better!The tuberose is much more thicker and more buttery.Seductive

I think other reviewers have described this one very well (Sherapop, what a great description!) I only want to add that it has a great staying power (I have the EDP). I think it's appropriate for all occasions (I think it's great for work), and also all year around. As others have mentionned, it's a good balance between clean and seductive... very classy without being overwhelming. To me, ladies of every age could wear Jardins de bagatelle. I love it, my new favorite.

Guerlain's JARDINS DE BAGATELLE is an extraordinary perfume, constructed like a sonata, with three very distinct movements. To wear this edp is to go on a journey.

I am greeted by a pleasing floral aldehyde opening. I find myself walking through a sunny field of flowers that continue to increase in variety and number as a proceed. Suddenly I find myself entirely covered by flowers of every color and shape! Just when I think that I may succumb, dive into a thick blanket of velvety leaves, the flowers begin to depart, one by one, leaving at the end a deep layer of vetiver, cedar, and neroli, with a touch of patchouli and musk. This darker chypre-like layer stays with me for hours, while the memory of the florals lightly lingers behind.

JARDINS DE BAGATELLE unfolds as three distinct but harmoniously related perfumes. The plural is correct: gardens. I would classify this as:

part 1: floral aldehyde
part 2: floral
part 3 floral chypre

This and Dior Pure Poison are without a doubt my two favorite white florals. This used to be my signature scent years ago when I was trying to stick to one perfume. It is elegant,classy,and still a little sassy. Very romantic,it is perfect for that special occasion when you want to smell womanly. The tuberose is perfect,not cloying at all. In fact all the flowers seem to blend beautifully to create as amazing floral bouquet. The silage is great and a little goes a long way, and is perfect for day or night. This is one of the true Guerlain classics.

It is fantastic! Got it as a teeny ,from my soon to be husband - and i keep coming back to it!
Its floral,tender and so classy . Smells like a elegant buquet of flowers from your florist ,and you can really feel that this is a expensive qualityperfume,not cheap .

Jardins de Bagatelle is a marvellous fragrance. Like a big bouquet of the gardens most beautiful flowers mixed with a few cooling herbs like menthe and basil. Or perhaps a garden after a cooling rain. It is both warm and cool, heady and clear. The aroma from each flower appears in a complete clarity. But then, after a while, something shady evolves from beneath and gives the perfume a more complex and dark character, not liked by everyone. Sexy to others. A challenge to wear I would say, but I'm totally in love.

It does smell of flowers and purity and cleansiness.

But there is more to it...
Classy, refined, promising...

not everybody's piece of cake

I love it!

Ah my darling, Jardins de Bagatelle is hard to describe, joyfull and happy floweryscent with twist. It's just seems so nice and sweet, but it's also quite evil some kinda way, like a beatiful witch in a lost garden, you never know if you are princess or green frog next minute...

It's heady mix of flowers, much of tuberose and it's unique and easy to recognize and can smother innocent passer-bys if using more than sparingly. One of my alltime favourite.