Rochas Soleil Rochas for women

Soliel is a subtle take on patchouli. Starts with a soft and sweet combination of prominent rose petals which have been stalked with orange blossoms. Soon after the top notes slightly fade patchouli kicks in which is green and turns woody when settles down.

Patchouli is a note that works well in all seasons however, it is best for sunny summer days. Being said that, if you are into winter and have purchased it recently, wear it in the day as I would describe Soliel the scent of a sunny day. Though can be worn in any season as it's all a matter of the chemistry of your skin and the scent so can't be bound for a specific season.

I like it. It's like a strong sun in the early afternoon and then the heat and sun decreases (patchouli work - it makes the fragrance colour fade after some time). Good job, I only wish the lively, hot phase lasted longer. Nice bottle. Lasting power - could be better.

Just bought it as a present for my husband`s sister and I`m delighted with the purchase. Hope she will be too :) Despite the fact that I`m not any patchouli fan in Soleil the patchouli creates a sun kissed skin smell and is delicious and very sexy. No way I care that in The Guide it got only 2 stars. It is a lovely fragrance and safe gift purchase. I can`t imagine anybody seriously hating this scent.

A very sunny, lightly sweet and lovely fragrance. And chypre, indeed. I find it very elegant, but it lacks some "punch"... It is an extremely pleasant fragrance, but perhaps, not willing to be too imposing, has an underdeveloped base, and lacks some character.

It is perfect for warm summer days though.

For a woman who is going to pick one of a hundred similar smelling perfumes this may be one that she'll randomly pick. It is a nice, soft and gentle fruity floral with a little pinch of patchouli in the basenotes that warms it up. It's not bad at all but nothing really exiting about it either. A plus for the patchouli though.

Edit: Actually a BIG plus. For once the patchouli note doesn't smell so plasticy as it does in most modern fruitchoulis. It's real, gentle and delicate. I'm now a bit exited.

Soleil is such a good name for this, one sniff and I'm ready for a day out in the sun somewhere. Lovely pear and tangerine start you off with a zing, followed by summery florals, with a smooth elegant warm wood finish. Maybe not a great perfume from this house but I love it nevertheless for the feelings of joy and anticipation it manages to envoke in me. Picnic on the beach anyone?

It took me a few months to figure out how I really feel about this fragrance and it definitely is not due to complexity or unusualness of its composition.

As has been said before, this is simply nice. Well known, common ingredients blended quite gracefully into an inoffensive fragrance.

I bought this one in winter without testing, tempted by the advert. I was worried that the pear would dominate but this was not the case as it turned out that Soleil is a pure, sweet, white floral on me. I tried to wear it a couple of times in the cold weather but I could not get on with it because the strong orange blossom was giving me headaches (for some reason my head doesn't get on with this note).

The only reason I didn't get rid of it, was the dry down. I could smell the wood very, very clearly and it was such a wonderful, refreshing fragrance (especially after the orange blossom headache has passed) that I just wished it could smell like that all the time.

I decided to wait to see how it smells in warmer weather. And it did smell different indeed. The fruit started peeking through but they were also sweet so they did not exactly balance out the white flowers.

I gave this perfume a few more tries but I finally gave up because it doesn't really make sense to give myself headaches just to enjoy the drydown. Big plus for longevity though because, although this is an EDT, it lasts literally all day on my skin.

If you like sweet, floral perfumes with a hint of fruit, you may want to give this a try. I am searching for perfume that smells like Soleil's dry down!

It's just nice, especially, IMO,created for a spring, one of plenty floral-fruity scents.
There is a lot scents so similar to this one... I could find them even in my wardrobe.

I find this one very soft, chic and feminie. This scent stays close to me when I wear it. I wish it would be a little bit louder..maybe just a little bit..a very nice every-day-fragrance

Soleil intrigued me firstly by its color, by its notes… It had as well two of my favorite notes, rose and orange blossom! The buying prize was also tempting. Finally, I ordered it…

I was not impressed at all by it as the pear note came to my nose very strongly. After twenty minutes and so, the orange blossom note becomes very dominant, although the drydown is very nice due to its vanilla note as it softens the perfume a bit.

The longevity of the perfume is a little bit above average. It’s a nice scent but not the best as far the orange blossom goes. To me, it’s neither something memorable nor special. I can find a hundred other fragrances like this one on the market.

So, I substituted it with my new beloved perfume “Dance with Givenchy”. I will still wear Soleil from time to time of course, but honestly, it did not have that something that would may me shout 'wow'!!!

Soleil, an ordinary fragrance for everyday use… And that’s all to it!

It is a pleasant scent, very fresh and just a bit sweet at the opening with the juicy pear and the sparkling citrus. Layers are easy to detect and the transition between them is smooth. The middle is all about the viscuous white florals. The drydown is subtle and close to the skin avoiding the ever so common musk. Yet again this proved that I'm not much of a patchouli lover. Nevertheless I could appreciate it, because the patchouli was rather sweet like chocolate instead of earthy and dirty.

All these otherwise strong notes have been toned down to set a mood of contemplation, so this is not a summer sunny type of scent, more like an autumn one. The layers made me think this is ment to represent morning, noon and sunset, as the fragrance gets sweeter. And the beautiful advert proves my theory. A round calm fragrance, not girly, nor dead-serious, just calm, well-behaved and mature.

There are a lot similar and more memorable fragrances on the market, especially in the 'new chypre' familly, considering the price tag of Soleil, but still this is very well done and discrete.

I want to now what you feel about this fragrance. I think I smelled this on a work frend and liked it a lot but I cant remember if it was this one of anoher soleil one like nina rici so now I dont now what to get! Can you help me remember?

great perfume. sweet and just a little bit fruity. i'll definitely buy this one.

dopo molte ricerche ora lo possiedo... niente di particolare, un bel fruttatino che non mi ha entusiasmato.