Sublime Jean Patou for women

Sublime possesses a stylish reticence that is a result of Patou's confidence and individuality.

The greatest interest can be found in the heart notes, where some dense but subtle florals are played against each other. This mixture of lightly sweet and bitter elements ensures a phase of humble beauty. My only real complaint is that the base is so uninspired in comparison. The dull copse of lifeless wood is a disappointing end to an otherwise very pleasing experience.

It is perhaps not quite beautiful enough to live up to its name, but I do like this pretty little creation.

I liked it alot, but I realized that the people around me didn't liked the smell. And I sensed chamomile on me though its not on the list. It was a very exciting time far in my later twenties and when I smell it now, I'm happy that this time is over!

Hi. This is one of my beloved scents from long ago. Was lucky to get 4 bottles on ebay, not the altered one but the original made in France!!!!
Much nicer than the new one from Procter and Gamble made in England!

Had almost forgot how wonderful it smells!!

O My God I love this Juice. I wish to find this all the way long. Maby should purchase two extra bottles.. Smiling. Thanks goes to Patou for greating such a wonderfull scent.

today I purchased 2 vintage perfume bottles(concentrated),exited yaaaay

lol, to be fair, , as time goes by 10 , rs,20 or so years, not only are perfumes reformulated for financial reasons, but the scent of notes change, you cant get a tigerlilly from the 70s, theen find one today that smells the exact same, that's nature, it doesn't stay the same, so often it's impossible to make exact copies and sometimes it's better to chanstge some of the notes in the perfume, then to put the same but new in, sometimes it just no longer works the same way.

And even vintage bottles of perfume are not the same as when it was new. Does't have to be rancid but light changes the scent .. as well as air getting into the bottle from spraying..etc..

The 1990s seen the first major hit from Patou is all of its glory. Affordable and accesible to the market, Sublime rose like the sun over Parisian rooftops in the springtime. Its shimmered and sparkled like none other.

The composition is two perfumes at once-like cloyd42 mentions. How the magic ever happened is amazing and must be experienced by chypre lovers and more. The light florals have this soapy, creamy softness and then the darker woody base creeps up on you like magic. Sublime is romatic ,mysterious and never shouts like her grandmother, Joy.

The "French style" is probably the sense of tradition and luxury of Patou. It wouldnt get better this!

Indeed, it is all downhill from here as Proctor and Gamble deformualated this beauty and exploit the name Patou. Such a shame!

Hi.

Intimately sensual,profoundly feminine.the name of this perfume describes the scent just perfectly: SUBLIME.A true classic and one of my favorites. SUBLIME reminds me of the luminous moon and it is beauty.men are attracted to it like bees to honey and women never fail to express admiration and ask "what is that fabulous perfume you are wearing"? Elegant,Fantastical,Sensual, Ladylike,Classy,Rich and Refined Elegance.

A fresh and rich opening of bergamot,mandarin orange and coriander permeate ones senses,while the deep and sensual civet develops heightening the drama.it is jointed by the musk,amber,vetiver,tonka bean and sandalwood to create an unforgettable experience of sheer bliss for the fortunate wearer.it is not overpowering but an sophisticated and elegantly sexy scent.

Only the assured ladies need apply it.SUBLIME will always make you think of nights spent getting ready for fancy dinner parties and unforgettable moments with your lover.It is so chic and reminds me a dandy french lady.suitable for COLD weather.It is also a favorite choice for a date night.If you are looking for a subtly sexy in a come-hither way you are exactly at the right place.

Sillage?Magnificent.

Longevity?Excellent on my skin.

7.5/10

I am testing the EDT. I agree with Action that it is more an oriental than a chypre floral! Except, on my skin, instead of the amber being dominant, it is the orris root. So for me, it is like a softer version of Shalimar with a heavy dose of orris. This causes the fragrance to feel a bit dusty in the dry-down.

I also felt some moss in the opening notes, even though it should have appeared in the base. The opening was quite dewy and soft, a bit fruity also. It wasn't full of the bracing coriander and green notes I anticipated, and I detected no ylang-ylang. I am assuming I am testing the latest formulation, but I do not know for sure.

Please let me know if there is anyway to tell the original formula from the new one .. Thank you.

Sublime to my nose is more an oriental than a chypre floral. The amber is quite dominant.
It is like a softer and more modern version of Shalimar.
If you love Shalimar but think it is a bit too much now and then, this is great as a younger interpretation, but still very classy!

okay, i am reading very schizophrenic reviews of a superb fragrance here and would like to make just one comment (or two - hey, i'm a woman, i'm entitled to change my mind)

if you like an original fragrance always ensure that you aren't buying the revised version, which can be to attar what dribbles in the cat box are to the product on the counter.

and always try to buy a smaller amount of the higher concentration. i generally find edts that aren't formulated as such (4711 for example) are already at the corner before one is even done dabbing or spraying them on. one has to run like a fiend to catch up with their evaporating molecules - which is counter productive.

sublime - the sublime that i have, from years ago - is one of the happiest, throw-open-the-windows-and-sing-edelweiss, dig into the eton mess kind of scents that are few and far between. exactly as it was named - it is sublime. so that i will take care always to ask whether a scent i like or wish to test has been rejigged. rejigging usually means less-for-more, substitution of leaner, more miserly molecules for the more expensive ones of old, but with a price hike. i already pay a lot for my scents, so i want the real thing, the original formula. the one that made me fall in love at first sniff.

Sublime used to be the most completely gorgeous, radiant, stunning perfume, ever. I still have a gold bottle in a blue velvet pouch, from many years ago, that contains a few precious drops of what Sublime used to be. I've wanted to buy more Sublime, but every time I try it in Nordstrom, I want to cry. Sublime used to be a potion of pure gold magic: an orange blossom-chypre that could decimate any of life's obstacles and radiate its warmth to everyone along the way. The most recent Tester from which I braved a spritz, came across like one of those "If you Like Sublime You'll Love our Cheapo Deodorant-like Knock-off for $6.99,", (which no human with a nose could ever, possibly, confuse for the scent for which it's supposedly been concocted to emulate.) My most recent bottle of Chanel No. 5 edp is like a weak copy of its original magnificence, as well. So I'm hoping the cause for the change is bad jasmine crops for the last few years...If not, and if this latest formulation is what's really become of one of the most amazing perfumes anyone could ever smell, it's just tragic.

I smell Sublime in a friend about 10 years ago and love it,but I bought the EDT one year ago and to me seems a
little wick and lifeless, I remember this vibrant smell
and is not the same I wonder if the formula has been altered. It does not last very long in my skin neither.

People, I strongly encourage you to go for EDP if you can find it! It might be pricier but it is worth every penny! I have an EDT which I love dearly, but aparently the latest formulation was compromised, because the longevity didn't match the rest of the Patous in my collection.
I finally got a 1.7 oz EDP, and let me tell you, the EDT version looks like a pale shadow in comparison!
I will definitely mix both for more longevity.
Great deals still pop up on Ebay every now and then, so don't hesitate to grab it, Patou fans!

My love for Sublime is so great, it's beyond words. My large bottle is still amost full, and I am already being paranoid thinking about back up. It's so beautiful and sophisticated. And its complexity and the way it changes on the skin over the time is just amazing.
It just shows how unique it is because i cant't think of any fragrance that would be remotely close to Sublime.

It's such a pity that Sublime no longer graces our shelves anymore. I managed to grab a lotion on sale a few months ago, but since then, Sublime and its body products are nowhere to be found.

This is such a rich, interesting fragrance. It's slightly spicy, but mostly floral with delicate, citrusy top notes. It smells classy and sophisticated, in some ways a little dated, yet very likable.

Luscious orange top notes blended with cinnamon and green nuances is what opens Sublime. Surprisingly this fragrance smells quite clean and refreshing. As the orange settles, jasmine, carnation and ylang ylang provide a sweet, feminine bouquet.

The drydown is quite possibly my favourite part, with civet, sandalwood, vanilla and vetiver ending the fragrance with a big bang. It's quite animalistic and raw. I find Sublime very sexy in a strange kind of a way.

The sillage is incredibly powerful. One could easily mistake this fragrance for being a big powerhouse from the 70's and 80's. I love the ever changing composition which goes from sweet and charming to bitter and bold in an instant.

For me, Sublime takes me back to the days when I would play under our orange tree in the back yard, inhaling the green and salty aroma of an orange freshly picked from the tree. For that reason, Sublime captivates me.

There almost seems to be two perfumes in Sublime: it doesn't seem possible that the opening could transition to the dry-down. The opening is fierce and steely: it doesn't waft in the least--it claims its territory aggressively. It's cold sharp green flanked by civet, cinnamon and coriander (acrid enough that it has to be the leaf). If you were to put your nose to your wrist at this point your eyes would sting. After about 10 minutes the citrus and the florals begin to appear and warm the coldness. If you're like me you'll forget the perfume at this point. Somewhere around the half hour mark you'll notice a rich, soft, cloudy amber-wood-vanilla, which is savory and intriguing: the coldness and the green have disappeared completely. In the next few hours this amber beauty pulls closer and closer to you until it fades away.

There's another "two perfume" story here also. I remember this well from when it originally came out. Then the ambers were gorgeous but huge. The greens didn't disappear; they augmented and defined the amber. It was a perfume for a proud confident woman and anyone who wore it considered it a signature. It's not that way anymore. It's still very good but it's like a woman denying she's had a face lift but everyone notices that the eyes aren't quite right. I wish that IFRA and perfumers would quit messing with the wonderful scents; I also wish that they'd at least tell us when they make these changes.

Sillage: huge in the green phase, too small with amber
Durability: 2-3 hours, long fade out
Fabulosity: diminished; Tony Bennett at 70
Price to value ratio: reasonable
7/10 downgraded from the 10/10 of 1992

This has to be the best classy and luxurious smelling fragrance in my collection.The ingredients are of the highest quality.

Sublime is a big Earthy amber-Oriental. It's warm and confident. Totally feminine.

Unbeatable sillage and lasting power, loads of compliments!

Gold jewelry should smell like this.

Jean Patou made amazing fragrances.

My mother had this one , it seemed to us that it looks like "Volupté" from La Renta qui much . Indeed , their middel notes have a lot in common. However this one is whiter , whereas Volupté is greener . Sublime is also a little more subtle , more French.
I think this is one scent for the woman who is 30 and up , to wear in fall ,to warmen this atmosphere a little bit or to go out by night.

Oh, this is such a lovely scent. Somehow it smells "French". It is full of complex notes which are unfolding in a beguiling way. I cannot name the notes other than that they make me feel comfortably at ease.

They don't seem to last longer than three hours ... but since a little goes a long way, I don't mind dabbing again and again.

The opening notes remind me of Obsession, which I don't really care for. I am so taken in that I cannot stop sniffing my wrists.

The image of the old time movie of Samson and Delilah comes to mind ...

Sublime indeed is this creation from Jean Patou...Lauren: I could kiss you! Thanks for all the rich samples and decants you have sent me!! :-)

From the notelist and some tiny sniffs of the vial, I thought man! what a powerhouse eighties scent; more like Smashing! than Sublime. Wanting a true "on the skin" review, I decided to fill the hollow vial cap and let it's sheer golden juice cover my wrist (enough came out for both wrists and my neck!) and experience it fully...

To my surprise, this was actually very refined and much less "loud" than I had expected. Greens and citrus and herbs are what I initially got, but the more it dried the sweeter and fuller it got, yet it never came anywhere near cloying or overwhelming. It reminds me of a beautiful song, playing somewhere in the distance; enchanting and wonderful, but not right in your ears and deafening. I feel awash with sheer and true beauty, refined and elegant but not snooty or "better than". I actually feel a blush coming to my cheeks from this amazing and sensual scent. Is it even legal to smell this good?! If I could, I would spray all my bed linens in this scent and just luxuriate in it, as I fell asleep to dreams of fragrance shopping in Paris or frolicking in the fields of Grasse...

The basenotes here read like they would just be overpowering: musky, warm, oriental woody and earthy...but alongside the flowers, and the bright top notes; they are just divine. Mixed carefully with a light hand, they add a rich (but sheerly clean) slightly animalic and earthy feel to the overall stunning composition. The ancients used to believe that when a god or goddess ahd walked among them they could smell a heavenly trace of flowers and balms...this EDT makes me feel like I have been touched by something from a higher sphere, one that is pure and full of light and healing...Bliss!!

Sillage: good (EDT)
Longevity: very good
Overall: 5/5 Heavenly!!

I would type a longer summation here, but I can't keep my wrists from my nose!

I'm not kidding! But I must say this: I have heard much of JOY and 1,000 and that Patou released masterpiece perfumes...but had NO idea! This is a very classic scent, without the usual vintage bombast of aldehydes and oakmoss so prevalent in its contemporaries. Anyone who wants to smell paradise should try this...

Today, it is like I smelled perfume for the first time and fell in love all over again!!

Sublime holds many memories for me, walking the streets of London in Springtime, Anniversay Dinner at The Dorchester Hotel, Afternoon Tea at The Ritz ... making love in the afternoon. One whiff of my bottle transports me back to a wonderful time in my life. Such a beautiful fragrance - so hard to get now. Have kept my bottle (now 15 years old and it still smells divine).

Cold, fresh and smoky, just lovely. I'm starting to enjoy Chypre's more and more and smelling my wrist now gives me a clue why it's like that.

It opened with smoky citruses and burst of sweet flowers, extremely powerful and I must say - I'm pleased. You can't find that kind of quality in perfumes that are made nowdays. This is definetely not "old" or "dated".

I start to feel after the first outburst some kind of soapy notes and I must say I'm not a fan of soapy notes, but in Sublime they are hidden well, so I don't feel that they are too much and it does not resemble expensive soap as so many soapy fragrances does for me.

At the heart part for me the most dominant notes are green notes, orris root and carnation. For me the carnation is a strange flower, I never were happy to receive them as a gift, but I tend to enjoy them in fragrance. It's a strange flower and more gives a "green" feel, not a floral.

As it developes more it start to become more flowery and sweet, the green notes are still there, but they do not dominate that much.

I find this to be a "cold" and distant fragrance, could be suited well to a "femme fatale", not in a "sexy way", but in way "I will bite if I'm not pleased about what you have to say"

It's just "wow". Makes me wanna purchase it and stand next to those other 21-year-olds who spray themselves with some latest fruity floral that all smell the same. This is class! Must try for EVERYONE!

Yes, Sublime is very elegant scent. I think this is True Lady like perfume. Not perhaps all the time use, but on special occasions for Ladies.

I am much into modern perfumes and don't wear the old classics often but the warm and slightly powdery retro sillage of Sublime works good on my skin. So I love to have a bottle of this. This scent decribed in short terms: sophisticated and 'French'.

Got the EDT today. Very nice scent, sophisticated and great for everyday wear.

I love Sublime. I remember having bought a big bottle in wintertime and gave it a try every now and then, loving the way the fragrance unfolded as it warmed up on my skin. A well made, classic floral touch, a memorable unique smell. I read reviews about it being a faithful companion in summer time, praised for releasing unending notes as it melts with the sun exposed skin and healthy summery sweat. I am wearing it right now at the seaside and I swear it is quite another perfume. There is something in it which becomes amplified by human warmth and environmental heat which renders it very incensey on me. At first blast (I put some liquid in a 2 ml bottle and only apply with my finger after touching the film of scent left on the cap, it is so strong ...) I appreciate the rain of flowers soaked in sandalwood, so I fill up my lungs or sniff myself very often. After a while, I have the feeling that the juice is getting purified from its sweetness, leaving aside the languid florals and elevating itself to a new dimension: lily, carnation and jasmine become somewhat abstract, meeting at a certain point in which each of the flowers left mutates into something else, making its best to resemble incense. When the drydown comes, sandalwood and oakmoss, maybe cedar too, add their own part of incense notes. Strangely enough, there is no incense listed in the notes, but there is an incensey feeling as a resultant force summing up each and every ingredient used beforehand. The scent becomes therefore purified, simplified, almost one-dimensional, with everything searching and verging towards a higher sphere.
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and remembered to sniff my arm: incense it was, as the scent expressed its will. I sniffed again and by so doing I felt like being in a safe, sacred place, relaxed and fell asleep again.

The queen of perfumes. If you want to to have an air of sophistication, self-confidence, wear a touch of this.

This, for me, is a nightmare of aldehydes and dusty/muddy incense. Can't even get close to the bottle cause I feel sick.

And the s..t is so long lasting and it imprints in every object around... ugh!

Sublime is rich, refined and multi-faceted. It has a very "formal" presence, in my opinion, regal and refined. It is bold without being "loud"...it just has a pronounced, feminine presence. It is "full" and womanly...not "girlie" or flat. This is a beautiful, well-rounded, mature fragrance.

i remember trying this out in my early 20s....and believe i simply wasn't mature to carry it off...
recently i encountered it on a woman approaching mid 50s.and followed her out to a carparking area to enquire re her frag..she told me sublime
i got from her a gorgous garden of earth and flowers.i shall have to track this down

Sublime is truly sublime!
It is strong, elegant and confident. For a woman with natural class and style. She doesn't need to try, it's in her blood. Everybody wants to be like her, everybody secretly adores her. She can wear white and will never spill on it. She can wear Sublime.

Somebody mentions here that this has old world charm. I would agree. I would also agree that this is a very floral, classic and quite strong frangrance esp.to begin with. The first few minutes it's little too much of everything for me...but only for a moment... after a short while it mellows and becomes lightly earthy, sweet, still flowery, but also powdery, sensual and very complex, but as the name says - in an subtle, inobtrusive way (for me, anyway). I think I could quite easily fall in love. :-)

This is a wonderful scent! I only have the body mist but the body mist is just beautiful smelling! I want to order a bottle of this but its rather expensive so it will have to go on to my "Wish List" until later on but I think well worth it. This is a nice rich deep floral for the mature minded.

Sublime is a surprisingly warm chypre floral-
I get hours and hours of flowers!
White flowers-the light touch of lily, a pat of buttery iris, but not so much carnation or rose-they're there, but very understated. The opening is very modern with the typical citrus notes-but the coriander keeps it from being too sweet-it's a nice half-green and quite clear opening-sometimes, it could be too much, but today it gave the experience of wearing Sublime more depth. This fragrance is not too strong for me, but it's not a faint one-I don't think it would be too strong if I were to spray it on either. I have rather oily skin, near-black hair and a complexion best described as "very dark tan"-or "light-medium brown" as you can see-but I don't honestly know how melanin affects fragrance-I saw soirdelune's review and it reawakened my curiousity about this.

The base is persistant, and surprisingly sweet. A bit earthy, but more powdery and floral on my skin-the tonka bean, sandalwoood and vanilla notes are more dominate than the oakmoss(hmmm...) or the civet(thankfully!)
Not bad at all, very wearable, rather nice, but I'm not enamoured with Sublime. Yet, I could be serene with Sublime, I'm sure of it.

This was my favorite years ago and I just kind of moved on......not sure why. I used to "ration" it so I didn't use it up too quickly and it made me feel special and sophisticated when I wore it.

The reviews here make me think maybe I should try it again, since I am always up for a beautiful chypre floral.... and ylang-ylang, coriander, jasmine and orange blossom are notes that I adore.

I certainly have nothing but total RESPECT for the perfume house of Patou.

Hmmm. Maybe I will get a bottle and give it another go!!

Not that sublime on me. I like the slight powder elements to the fragrance at the opening but everything else just doesn't agree with my body chemistry. This on me reminds me of "OFF" mosquito spray into the drydown. And the jasmine is too much for me since it's one of my least favorite notes and seems to dominate the other floral notes. As it wears it gets better on my skin but not enough to ever be something I'd seek to wear.

Heres another great one.Smells like a beautiful,flowery dream.T he thing I like most is that there r no chemical scents.just pure flowers.I agree it is a happy scent.Makes u feel good when u sniff ur wrist.I like it better,sprayed on clothes.

Heres another great one.Smells like a beautiful,flowery dream.T he thing I like most is that there r no chemical scents.just pure flowers.I agree it is a happy scent.Makes u feel good when u sniff ur wrist.I like it better,sprayed on clothes.

Jean Patou's SUBLIME is just that. Really. A beautiful, complex ultrafeminine floral perfume. Although the flowers are flanked from the opening by clarifying green and citrus elements and later by a veritable laundry list of chypre and other supports, all of these serve as a crystalline vase, for SUBLIME is essentially an abundant bouquet of flowers.

Great staying power, even in the edt, but even more importantly, each of the various stages is as compelling as the rest, and quite distinct, while still being floral. Even in the drydown, the amber and musk manage to hold everything together: the florals do not float away but are softened a bit.

SUBLIME is a great creation with a classical structure and spirit that I can wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who loves big bunches of multicolored flowers.

This is a very classy perfume which I find a little on the heavy side for my taste. It definately has old world charm. Great night time fragrance for a special occassion.

I feel inordinately happy right now because I have chanel no5 on one wrist, arpege on the other, and sublime on the back of one hand. I love my classics. :)

Comparing them, obviously no5 and arpege are a different family, but the general feeling of golden luxury is very similar. Chanel goes on with cool aldehydes, Arpege goes on with warmer ones, and Sublime has that distinctive sharp chypre fruitiness going on. It's a temperature scale!! Sublime is more warm, chipper, and inviting than the two great aldehyde perfumes, so to me it's much more wearable.

At the start, coriander-citrus spice, quickly warming up into carnation and lily. To my nose, those two flowers are really obvious in any mix, but really the heart is so well blended that it's hard to pick the other florals out. Dry, warm sandalwood and vetiver humming like background music. The overall impression is very French chic, sophisticated lady. Not completely smooth, but nevertheless undeniably interesting.

I love how I'm able to wear Sublime without having Sublime wear me. It's really happy and luxurious, but so much more down-to-earth than Dame Arpege or haughty Mrs. No5.

I agree to all the words you wrote, Sassy1. Thank you.
They describe everything I think about this luxurious perfume. :)

What a delicious well rounded classic fragrance this is! It's uplifting and sunny yet beckons with a whisper of a hidden secret. Patou perfumes always smell so luxurious and quality made. I definately want a bottle of this one!

I smelled this one years ago, but couldn't remember it, so got my hands on a sample recently and sprayed liberally.
Aptly named, this is a lovely, very feminine, classic scent that has this wonderful quality I can only describe as 'buttery.'
It has a definite sophistication that might make it seem too formal to wear often, but it's so subtle that I think it could actually work on a lot of different women for a lot of different occasions.
I think it's especially well-suited though for an elegant evening out with someone special. Oh, and this one to me, is quintessentially "French."
Tres bon Monsieur Patou!

I brought my sample to Kauai, where it wore beautifully in the hot and humid (read: sweaty me) weather. I would toss my shirt on the beach, go for a swim, and an hour later, after the shirt had sat in the hot sun, the scent would still be waiting for me. Also thought the flowery, chypre notes went well with the laid back, tropical environment. I'll have to reach for it again the next time I grab my snorkeling gear :-)

Sublime! OMG what a scent! I love love love this extremely feminine, complex and absolutely elegant perfume and for some reason I don't wear it. I had a good decant of it in the EdT and used it up, but never repurchased. Why? I don't know. Patou's fragrances hit me with their elegance and complexity, then I find they're not so easily wearable. Sublime definetely needs a good chemistry match otherwise it's not a happy alliance. Please try before you buy. In spite of its beauty some people think it's awful on themselves. I wore it with great personal pleasure, but I'm a daring perfume lover and I often wear perfume just to smell myself and let my fantasy travel. Sublime was pure pleasure. I felt like a babygirl who hugs and smells her beautiful elegant mom on a sunny terrace on holiday. I felt like letting myself go in that embrace and feel beloved and safe. It smells of confidence and well-being. Weird, I know. It must be something related to my childhood in the '70s, something similar-smelling. Actually Sublime is a sophisticated scent that could have been released in the '70s instead of 1992 or better it smells like a '90s scent inspired by the '70s.
A male friend told me it smelled like garlic!!! Garlic??? No, I don't smell garlic, but Sublime is not an easy to wear scent anyway. Aldehydes in first stage are very crisp and a little on the harsh side, giving a feeling of hairspray, very outdated yet original. I'm not fond of aldehydes so I prefer to wait second stage where flowers bloom in a triumph and are almost serious flowers, not frilly ones. Honestly I can't smell all the listed flowers singularly.They're all there, but I just can't pick one by one. Only carnation comes out very obvious and slightly incensey. Carnation for me is associated with a mature attitude in a woman, very elegant and matronly. If there's a minus in this fragrance is a sense of seriousness, ladylike attitude, no frivolous or playful edge. It smells expensive and luxury even if you don't like it.
Do I smell peaches? There is a very light hint of ripe peach enveloping the flowers and making them softer, like a touch of sudden gentleness. It also warms up after the first 30 minutes and leaves the initial coldness behind. After 1 hour it is to die for.
The basenotes are intriguing, extra rich, ambery animalic with no dirty edge and not sweet. What impresses me most is the blend itself more than singular notes. I can smell the vanilla in the drydown yet there is no vanilla sweetness in the scent. This is typical of old good perfumery where all the notes are blended to conjure a final impression but not meaning to smell like something i.e. rose, peach or vanilla. Sublime is in the line of elegance of Shalimar and like Shalimar it can be irritating from time to time. It can be heavy, loud, too powdery/harsh and yet being absolutely above average close to the stars.
The bottle is gorgeous and feminine, it looks like a juicy perfect fruit that's so beautiful to hold in your hands. The yellow/gold box is also radiating, but I would associate that colour to gold/jewelry/richness not only sunny motherly happiness. I don't know anyone who wears this in my aftermaths. It was something special for me alone when I wore it in small doses. I can easily see how it can be a signature fragrance. Not for me at the moment, but it could be in time.

SUBLIME is my signature fragrance. I have worn it for many years. As a woman of color, I have struggled to find a fragrance that works well with my body chemistry. I want to smell rich and powerful, but not over-the-top. Sometimes I mix SUBLIME with CARTIER perfume or a smidge of LE BAISER DU DRAGON. I always want to smell great, but unique.

When I first tried this, I was overwhelmed with the coriander note in the beginning. But as the rose, jasmine and neroli emerged, I instantly thought of it as a very beautiful warm and sunny yellow scent, like the box housing this Eau. The word SUBLIME is so befitting. I can't take my nose off my wrist when the base notes emerge, smelling of sandalwood, vanilla, and civet.

I'm trying so hard to find the parfum version of this scent (not the solid). Hopefully I'll be lucky one day and find one at a good price.

In my opinion, Sublime is a complex fragrance for mature perfume lovers. Very french and elegant, quite unfit for a twenty-something young woman or perhaps, it did not work well on my body chemistry. No flowers or vivid development, just the thick smell of greasy baby cream. I suppose it could be magnificent on the right woman.

Man, this is a great perfume! Lemony and fresh with that odd dash of coriander mixed in with the lemons-all at first spray. Then the florals come in, like a lovely bouquet for the skin. Finally, the bottom notes, softly musky and full of sandalwood begin to bloom and stay on the skin for hours. Wierd, wonderful, different. Takes you from the tart, to the floral sweet and ends with the earthy sexy all in one perfume. It really is worth a try just to experience such a sophisticated perfume. Completely full bottle worthy.

Another masterpiece from the house of Patou. Sublime is a classic floral chypre that holds its own with the best: Chanel 5, Ysatis, & Boucheron Original (though classified as a Floral Oriental, it is still a chypre). The bergamot and tangerine in the top combine to create a light, lemon veil, which seduces you, and then harmoniously introduces its classic floral heart. All of the floral elements are balanced here, and of top quality. The ingredients are not individually identifiable, but symphonically blended and held together by the neroli. The base is discreet, and not animalistic in any way despite the mention of civet. I get the sandal/ vanilla combination; the cedar is less noticeable. The nice thing about this perfume is that the floral heart and even some of the lemon top linger for hours.

This perfume can be compared to a Kistler Dutton Ranch chardonnay, one of California's top white wines. I know some may think it's sacrilege to compare a French parfum to an American wine, but this is truly world-class juice,as is the perfume.

Bravo, Jean Kerleo!

the single most beautiful and sophisticated scent I ever had a chance to encounter.
timeless, original, top notch quality, constantly transforming through time meandering between powdery, citrusy and cooler notes.
slightly, just slightly animalistic. I detect civet only in traces.
not one of those overpriced, 'oh my God this or that celebrity wears it, so I gotta have it' type of fragrances.
very serious and somewhat modest perfume.
as you all can see, minis are available (that's a nice start, better than small sample vials), give it a try, it's definitely worth it.

this perfume makes me sneeze when i first smell it!!smells like baby powder but not so bad after all!!

Truly radiant, rich and happy scent. It chances quite much on start to finish, from top zesty flower explosion to earthy base.

I'm a fair skinned blonde .... adored this scent in the bottle but it just smelt far too powerful on me. Exclusive and composed, nonetheless.

Sublime has wonderful ylang-ylang, orange blossom, amber, musk & jasmine notes on my skin. This scent makes me comfortable in my own skin. I find this a scent for a confident woman- just a woman who is satisfied with who and what she is. She is the kind of woman who doesn't try, but everyone takes notice of her! Personally I think Sublime is an all occasion scent- from bedtime to a black tie gala. Parfums Jean Patou still maintain their own jasmine farms, so you know that every ingredient in Sublime is top notch. Sublime is very long lasting. I"d love to have a bottle of this!