Field Notes From Paris Ineke for women and men

Ineke FIELD NOTES FROM PARIS is a rather masculine composition, with a lot of bergamot and coriander and a decidedly cologne-y feeling especially in the opening before becoming more woody in the drydown. This is a nicer one to my nose than some masculine colognes (including some of the others from this house), as it is natural smelling and appears to have some depth hiding within.

Looking at the notes indicated on the house's card, I must confess that I don't detect many of them at all—at least not consciously. There is nothing very sweet (vanilla) or oriental/chypric (patchouli) or leathery or tobacco-y about this composition to my nose. Those are all notes that I love, so I'd like to be able to say that they are present here, but I really cannot tease them out as individual components. I will say that this is a rare case of a decidedly masculine perfume that I might consider wearing now and then, if I somehow happened upon a bottle lying about my house. I do think that I might enjoy smelling FIELD NOTES FROM PARIS on somebody else. Excellent longevity and pretty big sillage.

Hmmm... I see that this has been designated for women? Now that's a surprise.

I ordered Ineke's sample set, which is brilliant on her part in that she'll credit your full bottle purchase with the $25.00 you spend on the adorable sampler set. My favorite is this one, and initially I didn't like it, first few minutes it's way too masculine, but wow this dries down to the most gorgeous experience.
I'm enjoying warm spiked apple cobbler at a little roadside cafe in the south of france. Sweet pipe tobacco wafting through the air and lavender fields across the way in full bloom, Maybe this should be "Field notes from Provence"

Thanks to onaona for the Ineke samples!

On me? Goes on loud herbal green. It softens, but what is left behind reminds me of a eucalyptus/menthol balm. It takes quite a while for this phase to calm down on my skin. (I'm grateful because it was eerily reminiscent of a rub for sore muscles or Vick's vapo-rub.)

The dry-down is a faint cedar-y vanilla and, yes, there's a waxy candle feeling about it. I like this phase a lot.

Am looking forward to trying the other Ineke fragrances now!

From the reviews and the notes, I thought Field Notes would smell good. I wasn't prepared for just HOW good. I want to bathe in this scent. From the name, to the bottle, to the packaging - this perfume speaks to me. Oh, and let's not forget the scent: It opens with that citrusy, orange blossom that I love - then moves into a smokier, more sensual drydown. It's sort of like opening a clean white leather suitcase and finding black lace lingerie inside. Surprise!

I agree with other reviewers that I've smelled many perfumes like this one before - but I'm always disappointed. On my skin, Field Notes shines through.

I do not feel the need to write a review for Field Notes From Paris because Doc Elly summed up my point of view. Although I need to repeat that this is very well done for it's genre.

This is a strong fougere that starts out with with loads of lavender and tonka, creating that overused “men’s” note that I automatically associate with guys who bathe themselves in bad cologne and go around spewing suffocating sillage everywhere they go. However, the fougere is tolerable because it’s not overpoweringly synthetic and it’s supported and modified by a prominent tobacco note, subtle nutmeg-like spice, something vaguely floral, and a little cedar wood.
In the beginning the sillage made me sneeze.

I’m not a fan of fougeres in any way, shape or form, but Field Notes is a well-constructed example of the genre. Once some of the lavender dissipates, the tonka, tobacco, and incidental notes dry down to a warm, pleasant combination that, in the end, takes on a slightly musky character. Sillage is moderate, and the scent lasts a good 8-10 hours. Field notes is not my cup of tea, but I have to acknowledge that it is an expertly made, high-quality specimen of what it is. If you know you like fougeres, this is definitely one to try.

Field Notes from Paris evokes an inner wistfulness
of late spring in May opens with zesty orange blossom
and crisp lemon slice steeps in the evening air, in a
minute it dries to a sweet scent of violet a symbol
of lost love and nostalgia and grass green and lush
from the gentile spring rain dries Elegantly in acute
melancholy. Coriander with it's spicy nuance opens the
middle note with grounded underpinning Patchouli is diluted and elusive which i can't detect either ceder
those two note are a hidden mystery, the Finishing drydown is sweet with Vanilla then dries with an resinous Benzoin then ends with a soft and milky texture or Heliotrope.

Like a Parisian Girl looking for her American G.I
lover during the Liberation of Paris of WWII and
finally Reunited under the Champs Élysées bridge
Field Notes brings the yearning of two lovers
together with just one spray Old love regenerates
into new.

This is a nice perfume, but not so special I feel like I must have it. It starts off a blast of citrus - kind of synthetic though, it reminds me a lemon bathroom cleaner, but thank goodness that is only a few minutes. Then it smells just like this potpurri my mom used to use when guests came over when I was a child. that means it has a hint of floral, with orange peel and some woods and a bit of spices (to my nose). An OK smell that brings back memories but not what I love about this fragrance - my favorite part is the dry down, which happens after about an hour of wear. It is soft, warm, feminine - but not powdery at all. I can't describe it well, but it clings to the skin as something warm and feminine :). it's lovely! Nothing distinctly about Paris though - it doesn't remind me of Paris in any way, but a nice scent nonetheless

Goes on green and very leafy, with strong resin notes. Dry down is almost like Messe de Minuit in the resinous incense feel. Very nice. Second try it's green notes and wildflower-like florals--no cloy or soapy feeling--with the suggestion of almond. Dries to powdery floral with green notes and what must be beeswax base, creamy and smooth

I love Paris. I didnt so much like it when I was living there (prose of life), but once youre out, you cannot appreciate the lifestyle it is offering you: restaurants open till early in the morning, cafes, museums, dozens of little private cinemas, festivals, etc.

I was expecting to find some of Paris controversies here, some of the things that make it stand out, that make it so worth coming back to. And I got a mixture made for people, who are only attracted to Paris to see mainly if not only the Eiffel tower, who follow their guidebooks in search of the main landmarks without any invention of their own or whatsoever. This is evening in Paris for tourists. Champs Elysees, a snapshot of L'Arc de Triomphe, coffee in Starbucks, giggling teenagers, a quick glance over la Seine, a visit to a posh Louis Vitton boutique, "This is me in front of le Louvre". A quintessence of the Paris from a postcard. Nice and easy, and... boring. It is still elegant, but it offers you nothing more than you would be able to see on a TV screen.

I am wearing Field notes from Paris right now and on my skin it is very linear, like pure figue leaves and nothing else :/ Still the staying power is great!

I am in love with this perfume. It's very difficult to pick out individual notes the perfume is so well integrated but the orange blossom, tobacco flower and cedar are the ones that last the longest. The overall effect is a sunny cathedral in France or the most wonderful library in the world with rich wood paneling, walls full of leather bound books and beeswax candles and vases of orange blossom. Elegant in the way that 1940's English actresses (think Greer Garson, Vivien Leigh) were elegant. Highly recommended and her sample set is the steal of the century.