Parisienne Yves Saint Laurent for women

smells good but not long lasting. disappointed

I watched that amazing ad... I thought to myself "there must be SOMETHING about this perfume... MUST!" As much as I tried to be patient with this perfume (I gave it some time to reveal its character), I could not smell practically anything. One of those cases, when beautiful wrapping (or commercial in this case) compensates the lack of substance in a product.

I just tested this perfume today, after reading the reviews. I love cranberry and have been searching for a perfume that has it. I also like roses, so this having both was a dream come true for me.

I'm not going to say I love it because I don't. I do like it though. I wouldn't have guessed it smells like cranberry had I not read the reviews, but since I did and I was looking for it, I can see it smelling like cranberry. And that was after putting cranberry lotion on first lol. The rose I can smell easily though. And I like roses, so I was very happy with it. It smells very floral on me with some fruits in it. Not sweet at all, but still fruity. It smells mature and sophisticated, but still very suitable for someone my age (I'm 24).

The smell is somewhat weak on me. It strikes me as good for the spring, summer, and fall but not really for winter.

I don't love this perfume but I hope I eventually will. It is beautiful and I love fruity florals. This is a very pretty perfume and after I browse more scents, I may buy this one.

The smell is a bright floral. Great smell yet generic. similar to drugstore scents

this is a big dissapointment of ysl.i cant smell it!it isnt perfume it is a bubble gum...

The first thing what comes too my mind when i smell this its FRENCH

A real preppy french scent but its modern not oldladish
it reminds me of the preppy chique style of paris

Walking in Paris with a fur jacket coats high heels a beret a small dog and a leather purse

It starts with the fruity cranberry notes wich makes it outstanding and original and also modern combinated with a strong powder smell.
When the chique fruity berry notes disapears it becoms more powdery and romantic and then i start to like it because somehow i dont like the cranberry notes in the beginning or maybe i dont like the combination with the powdery notes

Its a strong powdery scent wich is romantic and feminine it smells like the powder of a make -up kit in a sweeter way. i also smell leather in the composition but maybe its the patchoelie its also a bit woody it has the same woody smell as Lancome Hypnose but its not the same type of fragrance or similar to it.

i recommend this perfume for those who like powdery romantic and feminine scents and those who like fashion and those who are a little bit preppy.

I first tried this on via the magazine swatch and loved it. I have the small EDP but cannot wait to purchase a larger bottle. I smell sweet roses whenever I wear this!

Yves Saint Laurent Parisienne is a sparking fruity floral! Fresh rose, crisp raspberry, and cool cranberry vodka with a hint of violet to a dry down of musk and sandalwood. Lovely fragrance!

When I first tried the perfume I was unsure but after the perfume settled onto my skin it was a pleasant scent. It is a very sweet perfume, it reminds me of Parma Violet sweets I use to enjoy when I was a child. A violet smell and slightly powdery and sweet.

I would say this perfume would suit vintage lovers. I always wore this perfume when wearing a vintage or classic perfume. It became my perfume of choice for the evening when I went out. The scent lasted for hours on end too.

Overall I would say the unusual scent would either result in a love or hate reaction so I would definitely recommend trying it before purchasing.

definitely a complex fragrance - the blackberries are enchanting. definitely rose and blackberries, and if you like both, then you'll like this fragrance.

I smelled this in a magazine and rolled in it, like a dog. For days. Was going to buy it online, but read that it contains patchouli. Filthy, filthy patchouli, which I detest. Now, I can't bring myself to buy it.

I bought this one on my way back to Chicago. I was attracted by the vintage bottle and the name (I'm from Paris and felt nostalgic.)
I was expecting something heavy but it is actually fresh. It's perfect for people who love rose as much as I do. To me Parisienne is appropriate for any season. The intense berry smell tends to wear out, which is a plus for me.
It's very romantic as others wrote>

A fruity rose fragrance which I didn't find impressive. It's heavy on the berries part and quite sweet. It smells like many generic celebrity fragrances (such as Britney Spears Fantasy range). I think Parissiene is rather aimed at a younger audience. I'm not old, though particularly nowadays I'm sick of smelling all the same fragrances. Fruity sweet floral, fruit salad, candy bars... Enough really. Thank you.

review EN ESPAÑOL !!
No tengo el perfume, solo tengo 3 muestras gratis de Parisienne que me regalaron en SEARS, en la compra de otro perfume, como soy una chava muy femenina, me encantó, no soy fan de las rosas, pero este olor a rosas es tan delicado y hermoso, aparte de los frutos rojos y moras, realzan el perfume de una manera maravillosa, es muy sensual y bello para cualquier tipo de mujer.
Ayer lo probé salí en la noche con algunos amigos y sintieron el perfume, tiene buen fijador , todavia se siente en mi ropa y por supuesto todas mis amigas querian saber que perfume era, lo recomiendo mucho creo que si lo compraría mas adelante.

Review in English!
I don't have perfume, I have only 3 free samples they gave me in SEARS, as I am a girly girl, I loved, I'm not a fan of roses, but roses smell is so sensitive and beautiful, apart from the red fruits and berries, enhance the perfume in a wonderful way, it is very sensual and beautiful for any woman.
Yesterday I tried came out at night with some friends and felt the perfume, it has good sillage, I still fell it on my clothes and of course all my girlfriends wanted to know that perfume was, I highly recommend it! I think I will buy it later.

Heavenly womanly scent, I love it. This fragrance is mysterious,fruity and light.Great for all ages.My favorite fragrance,the rose overtones are lovely:)

This fragrance reminds me of something old, but in a beautifully nostalgic way. The faceted vintage bottle like the ones adorning my grandmother's on a fine carved wood vanity. Something old like her vinyl makeup case filled with floral powders. On the contrary there's also something very fresh about this concoction as its shaken with a juicy cocktail of tart berries, and crushed petals. Its vintage Paris meets modern chic Parisienne!

I didn't purchase this perfume but got it for free. Unfortunately, it is not my cup of tea. The scent is too overbearing I don't smell any of the notes and it's extremely overbearing. It's too synthetic smelling, and I can't get rid of the scent, I've tried soap to no avail. It's a 1 oz bottle if anyone wants to purchase it from me?

I think that I have just found the perfume that really goes with my skin chemistry

Berry lovely. Great for berry lovers. Tart, sweet, dare I say, youthful. Nothing original here, though. If you've tested lots of new perfumes in department stores during.the last 10 years, then you've already tried this one under a different name. But berry lovely. Berry, berry lovely.

This scent was extremely synthetic on my skin. I had to wipe if off with rubbing alcohol because the scent continued to bother me.

It reminds me of Fabulosity by Kimora Lee Simmons. The same kind of sweet, alcoholic...chemical smell that makes you smell like a drunk girl stumbling out of a club at 3 a.m...

for me, Parisienne is a quiet, romantic and chic fragrance, good for all seasons, specially for peaceful summer evenings and sunny winter days :)
it seems to me that the drydown is a little bit creamy and very soft powdery.
pitty that it is not a long lasting one...

I LOVE this one! I am truly surprised by the negative reviews. The name and the ad campaign for this fragrance suit it to a 'T'- it is a feminine, youthful and chic scent, perfect for a young (wannabe) Parisienne. The blackberry is mouth-watering,and is well tempered by the rose and violet. Plus, the bottle is gorgeous, and the cap makes a great "click" when you but it back on

It smells like delices by cartier. Its all berrries with roses and nothing else. If u r ln hot sunny day and u spray this on u, u will end up vommitting cz of its disgusting smell. However its the body chemistry that matters so it might be good as well for some people. But for me, no way.

I am a sweet perfume-lover, but this seemed so fruity-berry on me, I almost had a shock :D and there's no sign of patchouli.. (to me - it's a plus).
All I got were berries, berries, berries...
Middle notes were rather simple, and I didn't really get the base notes, maybe because I washed my hands (I sprayed it on the wrist) - that shows poor lasting power.
In my opinion, that's not the scent of the woman of Paris

rose

So, Parisienne. I have smelled the 'bottle' a while ago, which is to say, I've put my nose close to the 'sprayer' (I don't really know the name of that thing)and the predominant smell of red berries seemed quite unpleasant to me then. Today, I decided to give it a real try, and allowed the saleswoman to spray it on my skin. The opening is quite bright, and you can easily smell the berries; it takes a while before its floral heart shows up. When it does, you can feel a slight reference to Paris (quite slight indeed). I really can't smell any woods in the drydown, that is veeery clean and, as for the vinyl note, well, it's there, but it's not at all strong or predominant, so I don't understand why so many people seem to complain about it. I've read that Parisienne is a scent geared towards women in their thirties; well, I am twenty, and after smelling it for about three hours (the lasting power is indeed poor for and EDP), I find it to be an utterly girly scent. Parisienne was pleasing for the first 30 minutes but, as it began to settle down, it proved to be a generic and unremarkable scent, not in the slightest different from a thousand other fruity-florals on the market. I've seen some people call it as 'sexy'; I think it may be romantic and feminine, but sexy, at least in my opinion, definetely not (it's way too polished for that). Actually, especially in the drydown, I think it smells a lot like children's shampoo. And I'm surely not willing to pay Parisienne's price to get that.

Wonderful fragrance
But the smell does not keep for only a short

It last on me just 4 hours(((

It was a disappointment for me when I bought it.
Great on blotter, then very mean on myskin.
It's good but not original.

Tried this one out in the shop today. quite a delicate rose, violets, and blackberry smell, but absolutely lovely in its fragility. I'm so disappointed that the sillage is poor - If it was a bit stronger I might consider spending money on it- especially since it is one of the more expensive ones. So sad -it could've been breathtaking.

It has been quite a while since I used a perfume bottle in it's entirety, but I actually finished this bottle. Yay. I loved it and it lasted a long time on me, something that is rare. However the reason I am thinking I may not repurchase is that I didn't receive one compliment. Not one, not ever in the months that I wore this non stop. I detected blackberries, and just a totally unique scent. I am thinking of wearing it on my wedding day.

This is my first review.Parisienne is very subtle.It for a woman who feels confident and feminine.At the beginning it starts with notes of cranberry and then it wears down to a romantic yet distinguished Aroma of roses mixed with viviteer.Its very sensual but in a practical fast paced way.

Verryyyy ordinary and its longevity is quite poor, although you could wear it in office (if you run out of all your other perfumes).

This is such a unique perfume! I've never smelled anything like it. When I got my first whiff of it, immediately wanted to start humming "Sex And Candy", because that is the only way I can describe this fragrance. It's sexy, "grown up" candy. If candy exists on Cloud 9, this is what it smells like.

This one is a modern and ambitious smell!
Any hint of romanticism and softness one might trace (because there are, but only as a trace), feels insulting to the perfume's main character in the same way this perfume feels insulting to the original "Paris".
To my nose, "Parisienne" smells like a political movement by the brand behind it, certainly not the great perfume one (given its heritage), would expect.
Still, I like the bottle.

Smells like some nasty candy i used to be treated to by some old ladies when i was little. I cant stand this scent. Not for me, too sweet, and reminds me of something i hate.

This is not a typical scent.It's a very Bright, modern and unique perfume. The prominent notes I detect are citrus, a very, very large bouquet of roses, berries and spices. In no way do I detect the offensive asphalt note. On the contrary, I find it to be a sophisticated, romantic clean scent with a beautiful and delicate sillage. I think anyone can wear it and it has good longevity as well.(It's very similar to Flora by Gucci).

I don't like it. There's a vinyl note that gets on my nerves and makes the scent dirty like an asphalt indeed. I don't want to smell like an asphalt or nail polish so I waved it goodbye.

I also could detect cranberry and rose - but the vinyl... :(

too flowery and sweet and after a while just feels nasty

I always got so many compliments when I wore this perfume. It was the first time I finished a bottle of perfume within two month's. I loved it, but probably will not purchase again because I get bored quickly. On the other hand their perfume Baby Doll I cannot ever get tired of, it's just amazing. So Parisianne reminds me of a grown up version of Baby Doll.

The berries are gorgeous and not at all sweet.

When I first tested Parisienne the scent was lovely but forgettable. The bottle on the other hand had a heavy weight to it that suggested quality so I kept this gorgeous little hand grenade for further testing.

I wore it around the house - nice
I wore it to the football - nice but lost strength in the open air
I wore it shopping - nice and retained 'pop' all day
I wore it at night - nice a combination of 'pop' (berry) and romance (violet)
I wore it to the office - FABULOUS

The berry pop was distinctive and individual excellent for turning heads. The violet was fashionable yet mature for a confident independent women.

The bottle was hand bag friendly. The sillage was colleague friendly.

My little hand grenade turned out to be - THE BOMB!

this is just luscious.
a gorgeous velvety damask rose with violets.
rounded off by a tart blackberry.
sensual, close to my skin, a lovely elixir this is.
im so happy i invested in a 3 ounce edp of this.
i can def see a resemblance with van cleef feerie edp
but parisienne is honestly better

This is the first review i have ever done , I never thought it would be for a fragrance I initially dismissed and really didn't like at all. Why? because I thought after first smelling it, it was light weight , one of those young fragrances made up to sell; an olifactory concotion made uo by salesmen.
At first it was grapefruit, bright fresh zingy, then it sweetened, and I mean sweetened to candyfloss at the fair , with a hard toffee edge,I must say at this point 3 hrs on I hated it and thought oh what have I sprayed on myself. Not even a sixteen yr old could like this. I left it on over night and kept smelling my wrist and couldn't understand why I kept doing so. In the morning I woke it was still there, I had a shower, it was still there, I couldn't believe no perfume has ever lasted that that long on me.
I got in my car and suddenly from the day before it flooded my senses, its smell was in my brain, It smelt of an idea of Paris when I was young, optimistic and bright, rich oppulent, beautiful and expensive, the brightest thing I have, ever ever smelt. I can understand the name now. Completely and utterly without any undercurrent of want, lust or dark desire,just happy hopeful and incredibly sexy with a woodsy musk that finally after 12 hrs or more after keeping me on the edge, fully bloomed and utterly captivated me. Wow! Some ride!!!

The rose-violet + vinyl make Parisienne the olfactory representation of stilettos hitting the asphalt, full ‘warpaint’ makeup, nail varnish and hairspray. It perfectly accompanies the Über glossy YSL cosmetics range and aesthetic.
I wear this when I’m feeling tarty and made-up during the day, there is definitely the nod to Paris, but it doesn’t feel like a flanker. Parisienne is pleasantly cloying when over-sprayed (that's me) and has that retro touch while still being thoroughly modern, she is the modern 25+ woman
Fruity sweet Damask rose, violet and subtle peony make the heart of this composition, its sweetness is accompanied with berries especially in the beginning but the Vinyl accord keeps everything in line and adds a hard/synthetic-like quality, that only gives it that ‘French’ polish & sophistication, kind of like haute couture for berries.

I will be the first to admit - my review and dislike for this perfume may be a bit biased. There's a certain office tramp that wears gallons of this stuff now and it's totally put me off. Having said that I still want to give an honest review of Parisienne.

I really wanted to give this perfume a fair shot because it had (on paper) so many notes that I'm fond of. The reality of this fragrance on my skin though was a dim one. I think I can sum it up in two words "Carpet Fresh" you know that potpurri smelling stuff you sprinkle onto your carpet before you vaccumm it? Yes that's exactly what this reminded me of. Which is sad because the sillage was great and like I said - all the notes were there. In short, if it smells nice to your nose go for it. In my case all I can think about is vaccumming and the office tramp.

Oh I love this perfume! very energizing!! cant get enought of this perfume!

On me, it is mostly berry, peony, patchouli, and vinyl. I love it! Great for all seasons.

I feel like a Justin Bieber fan when I smell this perfume. In other words, this is way too teeny bopper for me.

Lots of berries, like the color of the juice inside the bottle...a purple smell..It doesn't smell horrible it actually smells pretty good, but nothing special at all....

Ok had this perfume on today in 108 degree weather...... Received about 10 compliments male and female.... You smell really good...what r u wearing!!!!!!! Enough said.....

Why everybody say that it doesn't last, That is not true when i first sampled it it last on me about 9 hours but the problem here that i always spray and smell it so my nose is use to it, I think most of people have the same problem, I know i know that it is for women but first perfumes do not have a gender !!!
and i am a collector and i can't resist the beautiful flacon that is amaizing the scent is wonderful soft rose with violet start with nail polish or rubbing alcohol and berries and eds up with a soft sweet smell

Perfect!!!! Nothing better!!!!

I completely changed my mind in the course of wearing this fragrance over a few months. I liked the magazine sample, but I didn't like wearing it at first, I thought it was too sweet and just had that generic-perfume quality. I'm a fan now though! It's girly and sweet, and it has a warm comforting quality to it that I really enjoy. It's not a sultry sexy fragrance as they advertised it, but more of something that I wear for myself, when I want a sweet little pick-me-up, it was a cozy warm sandalwood-berry on me. It lasts quite a while too, even lasted overnight once. But don't overdo it, or it will be sickeningly sweet and headache-inducing.

i just bought this bottle and i sprayed it on my wrist and i must say it long lasting and smells lovely....my first YSL and i really like it not a bad decision at all

its very romantic.SENSUAL...i was in the garden when i sprayed it on....no wonder 'BEES' LOVE IT

Roses and synthetic violets. Peony's there, too, but I'd say it's the weakest floral note of the three. I can smell the berries only at the beginning. The staying power is good considering that the scent itself is rather weak.

This is so YSL! I used to love YSL's bright scents and I've worn them all, from Y to Champagne/Yvresse. However since Yvresse nothing from this house has impressed me.

Parisienne is as bright as a bouquet of flowers in the typical warm YSL colors; pink, orange, red and violet. The opening is a boost of blackberries and cranberries.
The berries and the rose harmonize in the most beautiful way, while a faint violet gives depth and sweetness to perfume.
As it dries down it evolves a sharp note of patchouli, which unfortunately makes this perfume a no go for me, but of course this is a matter of personal taste.
Another minus is the longevity (EDP), which is very poor.

Parisienne is at the same time sophisticated and joyful. It is a modern and maybe more mature take on Paris - a bit deeper and warmer than its predecessor. Personally I find Paris more chic and charming but no doubt with Parisienne the true spirit of YSL is back.

In 3 words: BIRGHT - JOYFUL - SWEET

It just smells like 'Bvlgari Rose Essentielle' for me but Parisienne has also rose and blackberry scent.

its a close to skin scent,maybe that's why i like it so much. although,it becomes powdery once it has settled on my skin. first spritz, there's that loud burst of BERRIES and then, PUFF becomes this sexy, soft floral smell then little musky. an awesome scent!

BERRIES, ROSES AND PATCHOULI. Seems like the perfect combination for a seductive fragrance. However, it´s way too light and the staying power is dissapointing.

i was idling in boots perfume section whilst waiting for my mother the other week and sampled this on a test strip. i forgot all about it until i came to put my trousers in the wash and pulled it out of my pocket. the smell was amazing! all rosey redcurranty-ness. managed to try a sample on my skin and it is even more gorgeous than i remember on the paper. light, feminine, a bit fruity but mainly floral drenched. i'm not a rose fan as i mentioned when reviewing d&g's rose the one but whereas that is a 'dirty', heady rose this is a light, sweet and powdery rose. i am so surprised by it even now! i get mere hints of the violet and peony, not enough to satisfy lovers of those notes but in just the right proportions for me. and fortunately, as i detest them, i get no patchouli or sandalwood at all. the beautiful base of musk just serves to make it even more powdery. i am so pleased i randomly tried this as french houses are not my first port of call normally so i doubt i would have actively sought it out. just delicious, i can't imagine a situation where this would ever be out of place.
oh and it has a lasting power to be envied by all others! :)

I find there is a really uninteresting grapeish note in this fragrance. I had it and tried to like it but it just was not me. Albeit not a terrible scent, good for the younger, sweet loving crowd

Just a sweeter note of Paris. Itsgood though.

i bought this perfume just be'cuz i read so many compliment review about it. i like it a lot, it smells fruity at the beginning(i'd say smell like lychee), then it turns to floral note. it makes me feel feminine when i spray on, but one thing, it doesn't last long.

I own many, many great perfumes. I LOVE this one. Beautiful roses, violets, cranberry, earthy notes. It is pretty, fresh, floral, fruity. Perfect for a hot summer day. I am in love with this fragrance. It is beautiful and refreshing, feminine. Not synthetic at all. The flowers are true to natural. I will keep this one in my collection always:)
Thank goodness there is no vanilla!!! Vanilla takes away from the sensuality of the beautiful flowers in alot of fragrances because it overides. The fragrance usually ends up just being 'sweet' vanilla like. Not Parisienne!!

Heavy, sweet and musky, not a pleasant combination at all, like pouring musk or patchouli over some ripe flowers and then leaving them to go mouldy. Sorry but that is what I felt like after having tried the tester, I didnt like the perfume at all on my skin. The name sounds graceful and stylish, think of an exciting rendezvous in a chic 1930's style French café or lazing on the banks of the Seine with a baquette, cheese and glass of red wine; IMO this image was not to be! Sadly disappointed, YSL. I would rename this perfume "flowery musk". Nothing remotely "French" about it. Dommage!

Feels like Paris:) lovely fragrance!!!

Not so great for me. It's all sweet, astringent blackberries and synthetic violet. There is apparently a "vinyl accord" in this perfume which could explain the synthetic feel. Although it is intentional in this perfume, I really don't like it. Parisienne isn't my style, but I would still describe it as light and relatively inoffensive. Just a sweet plastic floral-blackberry scent. I would imagine this fragrance would be quite suitable for the teens to early twenties range.

For me this is a fragrance where the commercial absolutely doesn't suit the scent. The ads, which feature dark night time scenes, roses and leather, come off as mysterious and sensual. Parisienne is definitely a daytime, "nice-girl" sort of perfume. Not the sort of thing that evokes mature sensuality for me.

When trying on this scent the only thing that comes to my mind is the breath of my dog... not very pleasant at all I must say.

When I tested it on my skin, I felt that it was a weak scent... It wasn't sweet, which I liked though. It quickly turned a little smoky and peppery on my skin, but soon enough I couldn't really smell anything anymore. It was unique and sophisticated, just not for my skin I think.

when I first triyed it, i thought it had the ordinary weak fruity opening which I don't prefer, but later I smelled the roses with the delicate violets, and I fell in love with it.I want it for my wedding!

Fresh violet opening, but the violet was gone within seconds to be followed by a fruity combination - according to the notes apparently blackberry or cranberry, but to me it smells of a mix of melons and apple. An hour later a slight sweet rosiness. Only when I exhale onto my hand so that there is water vapour from my breath on my skin does that rose come through stronger. General floral fruity impression, but not cheap icky and like so many others. May buy this one....but first I should compare it on my hand with insolence......

Parisienne is a modern powdery rose. All it needs is a little perk!

I did write pretty hard review on this one sometime ago... and than added it a bit... and now... I`d say something very different. Parisienne somehow converted my nose by its femininity, almost quiet happiness and kindness to it`s side :) It`s pretty and I do like it a lot!

The lovliest, most feminine fragrance I have ever tried. This beats my beloved Bright Crystal for that description. And it rivals Penhaligan's Violetta for my favourite violet fume.

On my skin this is all berries and violet - yet it's not at all a 'fruity floral'. Hard to describe. It's a perfectly romantic and very sexy floral. Zero sweetness. Sophisticated without being 'complex' - it's quite linear in that the opening and drydown are consistent. The basenotes are very quiet yet hold everything to the skin nicely.

Not a skin scent but not a sillage monster. It quietly purrs "over here".

Gorgeous. Bloody gorgeous. Damn expensive but worth every penny if it works with your skin chemistry.

I have a love- hate relationship with this perfume...some days it smells wonderful, some days I really hate it because it's waaaaaay too sweet for me!
On good days, it smells like a very girly, sweet and fresh combination of roses, berries and musk. On bad days, it makes me feel like I smell like a berry pie.

I can´t make my mind about Parisienne. Sometimes it smells too spicy, nose-itching on my skin, sometimes it doesn´t. When it doesn´t it smells most like blackberry and roses, and I like it a lot, but I must say it´s really unpredictable. I´m not sure about te sillage either, but the lasting power seems to be good. It´s a discreet fragrance, anyway. Good for daywear.

Blech!! This smells like paprika to me. I hate that smell... A lot of perfumes have an element of spice, but for me that is all I smell with Parisienne. Definitely do not like this.

I tested this one out at Ulta and when it first goes on it smells nice, but then within 20 minutes it starts turning to this sour bitter, like B/O scent which is repulsive to me. Then like 1 hour later it's gone completely off my skin. Very bizarre. I will try it again sometime, as I usually give perfumes a couple tries before ruling them out all together.

Parisienne opens very sweet, fresh, vibrant and adtringent like your regular toilet cleaner. My skin works the top nots really strangly because this is not definatly how this is supposed to smell like.
After several times trying to understand what Parisienne smell like on me, I undertood that is the exactly smell of shaving cream. A pity!

I love this. It's sensual, but with a hint of sweetness (which is, luckily, far from overpowering on me). I really love the berry-like scentes it opens with, and I adore rose and violet. On me, it has a somewhat soapy smell, and I like that. This smells really nice on me, and it works for every season and every event. I wear it many times a week, and it stand as one of my favourite scents.

I love Parisienne... Is so beautiful, so romantic, very very classy and feminine.

Lovely opening, but I can't smell it on myself 10 minutes after application. Others can smell it on me. I'll work with it.

I love the berries ! Super sultry scent.

This is the preferred aromatic
Quiet and comfortable to the nerves

Mind-blowing fragrance.Love at first sniff.easily detectable-recognizable.ultra sexy elegant and charismatic. A wonderful scent that makes me happy when i smell it. :)

The bottle of Parisienne is so attractive and it seems beautiful,romantic,stylish but is it diffucult to say same things for the scent maybe who really and deeply likes violet notes can be use it but it's not strong enough to make a statement only can be pretty but not unique creation for casual wearing.
i think YSL shoul do better on the lasting power i am saying this that's why after 2 hours wearing it i can feel the parisienne but it wouldn't be noticeable to others. There is nothing special I know many cheap perfumes are better than Parisienne.

I really hate this pefume. I have been unable to put my finger on it something sharp and sour, like unripe fruits and something else, synthetic?... After looking at the composition I am inclined to think that the Vinyl (seriously?) and fruits are what seem to sear through my sinuses like barbed poison.
I have a fragonard fragrance which is so so so similar (and guess what.. I hate that too.. long story old flame yadda yadda yadda)Im giving that to my friend on the condition that she doesnt wear it around me.

Tried it by an off chance and fell in love with it in an instant!
Parisienne is a beautiful mixture of soft florals and sweet vinyl note which actually tickles my nose leaving me mesmerized!
It opens berry fruity, refreshing and sweet, then it becomes more floral and ends up on a gentle note, without the earthy patchouli screaming.
I can smell sweet vinyl all the time; it is a pleasant one bringing me the association of a posh cosmetic bag filled with all sorts of lipsticks and kayals. Fear not! There is no cheap plastic note in Parisienne!!!
The bottle is very practical. The fragrance has brilliant silage and lasting power. (EDP)
It is hard to say who would I recommend it to as no other fume in my collection compares to Parisienne, even slightly.
I suppose it would suit floral fruity lovers, even though Parisienne belongs to a floral woody musk group, it does not really reflect the feel of the olfactory group :-)
Lovely!

I didn't get a chance to try it on but at first whiff it reminded me of blackberry tea and rose. Its tarte, crisp and mature.. not much sweetness at all. Reminded me of Kate Moss's fragrance but with berry. I will need to get a sample next time so I can catch the dry down chypre notes!

i love this perfume i give it a 9/10. it reminds me of nutrimetics rose and waterlily perfume(they now stopped making it). as this was one of the smells i had when i was newly married,so when i smelt parisienne i instantly loved it.
beautiful, well done YSL!.

Yes...really pleasant, but those roses...whyyy ?? I just hate roses in perfumes. But I love all other scents in it

Beautiful raspberry-rose scent. It is mild and light and I can get away with wearing it in the office. I love it! It will be my signature scent for Spring and Summer. Let's hope my nose does not become immune to it and I start drenching myself in the stuff. That is the surefire way to kill any perfume and your office social life.

Very interesting cranberry perfume. Even being EDP, it's not strong enough to make a statement, but nevertheless it is a pretty unique creation for casual wear. I really enjoyed wearing it today, especially its combination of freshness, tartness and warmth. This perfume matched perfectly with my black and purple leather outfit and purple makeup.
But to be honest, i think YSL could do better on the lasting power. 5 hours later I am still getting a little bit of drydown by sniffing my wrist, but it wouldn't be noticeable to others. So I would say the staying power is about 3 hours.
Overall, I consider it a successful blind buy, full bottle worthy. Definitely a fragrance with a distinctive personality.

I'm wearing it today, testing with a sample.
I fist sprayed myself generously , my clothes , i found it nice, but it soon fade away . Then i sprayed my wrists , to have a closer "look" .
I love the tangy , fresh opening (thanks to the cranberies) , then the sweet , then what i call the "weird smell" which i guess is the vinyl notes (why don't you add them by the way ?). I have the feeling that the fruity notes come and go , alternately with the vinyl, synthetic ones . And when it's the fruity notes it smells like "Jeanne Lanvin" (From Lanvin) to me.
So my opinon is , it's a very nice scent , but nothing revolutionary or very distinctive.
I think i'm going to put it on my wishlist anyway , because i love those "red berries" perfumes

Edit : After having wearing it for the whole day (it was morning when i wrote that) i must say that i had a lot of fun wearing this scent , i may even upgrade it from "like" to "love" . BUT this is not the provocative, glamourous , even sexual scent promised by the TV ad , it is more a girly , funny scent , imao of course .
Love it though . On wishlist

I just love this scent. The vinyl accord reminds me of long nights clubbing (my hubbie is a DJ) and the rose is a young one, not like YSL Paris, which is in my opinion a scent for the older girls. I like the berries, it's really fresh like bacardi razz&up.

After a very girlish start - nothing wrong with that - of berries and candy with, yes, a hint of 'booze' and the 'vinyl' already lurking in the back, the overpowering sensation I have is ... of the smell of a Barbie Doll? Yuck! I guess this is the 'cosmetic bag odor', but all I can smell are soft plastic Barbie Dolls. What's Parisian about that? What a shame, the bottle is stunning.

This perfume starts off sweet, and for a minute i have to keep smelling my wrist, (just to make sure its not too sickly) but it isnt.
After a few minutes it developes into a smoky floral, quite mature and elegant.
Then after a few hours it becomes a mix of the two, its a really nice perfume. It makes you feel very classy just by wearing it, i couldnt buy it though, seeing as it is £70. If it was something like £17 then yes i would be buying this! x

According to Parisienne's ads and descriptions I was expecting to smell something classy and provocative at the same time: but, though having tested it for months, I still can't decide what this perfume is to me.
The first times I sprayed my sample I would have sworn it was a floral fruity: for the first minutes I could only detect a large amount of warm, sugared berries (jam-effect, in one word), but it wasn't unpleasant..I usually like a childish and playful note in scents and Parisienne surely has it, together with the vinyl (plastic? glue?) note also mentioned in various descriptions and reviews.
Almost a girlie scent...A beautiful woman walking through the Paris streets at night, wearing that gorgeous little black dress, just couldn't smell like this!

Some months has passed since those first approaches to Parisienne, and I feel like I'm getting - a bit - closer to what this scent was meant to be.
I don't know what has changed in my sense of smell, but in the opening I'm now able to perceive clearly a smooth (almost powdery) accord of violet and rose, reminding me of some classics as Bvlgari Rose Essentielle or - further - Chanel n° 5: berries are still there, for sure, playing the "innocent" part, but I find this perfume more mature than I used to think. What remains of Parisienne after a couple of hours is a pleasant drydown in which are well balanced musk and patchouli, with a decent longevity (not so good on me).

What can I say, at last? This is a honest creation by YSL, I would surely wear it for a night out.
Playful, lightly seductive and modern.
Weak and lacking in personality? Un peu...

It's OKAY. I don't hate it, like I do many other perfumes. But I don't love it, either. It's very light and pretty, floral, clean. It's not heavy, cloying or offensive. But that's all. It's just light and pretty. Carry it with you in your purse, because you will need to re-apply every 3 hours or so.

UPDATE: Today, about 5 hours after I sprayed this perfume, someone asked me what it was. I thought it had completely disappeared by then, but apparently it can still be detected by others. Good to know!

I recently tried this on me and have been going crazy - it REMINDS me of something, and I simply can't put my finger on it! And I do agree that it is does not really match up to YSL standards. It is sweet and is in no way as sensual as perceived to be by the ad (which is terrible). My fiance loved it but I am still not sure it's worth purchasing..

I love it!! can't wait to get me a bottle. I have been sniffing my paper tester all weekend. LOL

Now I have to say the advertising campaign for this is just spectacular - and I don't even like Kate Moss! But those images of her wandering the streets at dusk with a dusty pink rose in hand had me running to check this one out.

Such a disappointment! Times must be tough at YSL because this really is a generic and inoffensive berry/floral scent that is designed to be bought en masse over the holiday season. The staying power is nil, and the juice itself takes me back to my Body Shop fragrance days. I also have to say the bottle is also nothing much, although I do like the shade of pink on the box.

I'm old enough (45) to remember the days when a new fragrance launch by one of the french houses was a major event. Back then they tried to create new trends rather than just follow the pack. Sadly, YSL is most certainly following the pack with this one. Actually, following is too generous. It's more like they're trailing way behind.

got it as a gift today, and tried it on.... bleh !
nothing new, nothing exciting, very typical floral smell....you can smell the peony and rose in the top notes but after wearing it for 23 hours it all fades away and just becomes very very sweet [read sickeningly sweet]
as far as longevity and sillage goes, well not much to write about either, suffice it to say this perfume can never ever be my signature smell.
recommended for office use though, as it very discreet and not at all over powering.
p.s- i love strong smells with a good sillage [an alien girl :)], not my cup of tea.

A very feminine and likable mix of delicate roses and cranberries. I think it has poor sillage but good longevity, and stays close to skin. For those who don't like to smell agressive, but at the same time want to smell expensive and original.

I am having a love-hate relationship with this perfume. Sometimes I really like it, and sometimes I can't stand it. Not sure where I will end up with it in the long run :-)

Update: I don't like it! I love florals, I love roses, I love berries.... yet, I can't like this perfume. I guess I was trying to like it precisely because there is a lot going on for this fragrance theoretically. But when I smelled it again not knowing what I was smelling, I coulnd't have been more categotical about my dislike.

I didn't think I'd like this, but it's growing on me. It reminds me of Chambord berry liquer. Does anyone else get the "booze" scent in this one. Pretty sweet, don't know of anything else that really smells like this one. It's certainly unusual and for that reason alone, I'll probably purchase it.

it's....interesting
there's something silky/milky/vinyl-ish
interesting....

i wanted to love it so bad, because of the BEAUTIFUL bottle and the ad, but no, i didn't like it enough to purchase it, YET.

Not always being one for floral fragrances- I often grow tired of them and want to move on to something less sweet, but, this is the exception. I look forward to wearing this day after day, night after night. It's not your grandmama's rose, nor is it an overly sweet teeny- bopper candy rose. There is a bit of duplicity- it opens with an indulgent spicy rose, a playful berry bite and a little tease of fuschia vinyl. It then mellows with a powdery violet, sweet patchouli and a touch of skin musk. Sort of like a memory of that soulful kiss from the perfect night out. If this is what it is like to belong to Paris, we should all be so lucky.

something in this smells metallic...it makes me think about aluminium a lot...maybe it's the nail polish, or the vinyl, anyway, trust me, paris does NOT smell like this, and nor do the parisian ladies... But I guess maybe kate moss, DOES smell like this ,sometime....

A very spicy sweet rose scent. But like the reviewer below, it became rather nasty to me, especially in the die down. Unfortunately, I DID smell the vinyl and the cosmetic bag odor. I guess I do not fully appreciate smelling someones old, dirty makeup bag.
It's very faint however, so you maybe able to overlook it, for the lovely sweet rose aroma. It lasted about 2 hours on me and then was gone.

Of all the nasty scents, this one has broken a record....first one to ever make me nauseated. It is very comflicted, leaves you thinking, "I would love to know the marketing pitch to get this one out of the board room;I bet it could move mountains!" Just plain NASTY!!!

simply MAGNIFIQUE !!!

Where the hell is cranberry? I can smell a bit of black berry. But apart from that it smells droopy.. a heavy combination of roses and talc powder.

I will give this 5 out of 10 and thats just because my love for YSL.

Finally i got it!!!I want it for so long but i had to wait for sales!
So rosy, floral and i have to say little salty too!
It reminds me of rosy bath products LOL!!
Feminine, floral, light like a cloud!
Appropriate for hot days and spring time.
It is delicate but not sexy, giving you a fresh sense without being citrus!
As the time passes it gets less fizzy and it is becoming more "woman"!!
But still it is a unique scent, full of roses and violets without lossing the playfull character!
It totally deserves a try and remember that it smells much better on skin than on paper strip.

This is a lovely romantic perfume to me. Very interesting as time goes by after my first sniff. It is like an unexpected encounter between a modern vinyl accord and the depth of rose brimming with red berries, surrounded by a sandalwood and vetiver vibration for a modern fragrance of sensuality. The rose is subtle and not overpowering just the way I like it. Good lasting power on my skin. Just pretty and smooth. The bottle is elegant and so feminine. I'm happy to include it in my collection. Great job YSL!

I have to thank that lady in perfume department who did not give up when trying pleasing my taste. After smelling a dozen of perfumes including heavy ones in order to buy a gift for my mother in law, I ended up loving this fragrance and my mother in law actually bought it for me as a gift.
Do not trust the paper tester in the store. It is very different on a skin than on paper. I did not feel any roses on paper at all, but became addicted to the smell checking my paper tester every day for 7 days. The history of development and evaporation of the fragrance made me even more curious – cranberries and blackberries turned into musk and sandalwood only on a third day, but roses and violets were there to stay…
On skin, however, I immediately smelled roses and vinyl-like notes. It is not true, that this fragrance doesn’t last: it develops into sexier and more subtle fragrance which is more suitable for intimate occasions. So, if you dare, feel like a Parisian.

Powdery, very feminine. Nice bottle. Doesn't last very long unfortunately.

A MESSY FRUITY CONCOCTION '~'
I tried this at the department store with the impression that this would be a refreshing scent but wht i ended up with in fact, was a sickeningly sweet frag. I don't know why but whenever i get a whiff of this perfume I always detect a sort of cherry medicinal-syrup note that carries on out for quite a while. In fact this frag is waaay nauseating to me, is it me or is this scent a little bit on the synthetic side? oh well...this scent is just not my cup of tea...

Parisienne opens with tart, juicy berries, giving way to a hint of nail polish and fresh, sparkly peony. The tart fruitiness calms down quickly, lending just a bit of juiciness to the rose that takes center stage, dusted lightly with delicate violets. Though the chemical notes of nail polish and vinyl sound a bit off-putting in theory, they are subtle and add just a bit of edginess to an otherwise prim "berries and roses" perfume. Sillage and lasting power are both below average... Parisienne all but disappears within an hour on my skin. It's OK, but after my sample is gone I won't get any more.

I had to had to use the whole sample,and still- very light silage,and not rememberable smell at all.So-so.
Good for office or for scent -free office.

I keep going back and forth about whether I like this or not: one sniff: I like it. The next: I don't. I definitely get the musky notes on the dry down. But there is something powdery and pretty, too. I guess it's a like-not-love.

It's awful... that's it.. i can't stand the smell..

No ! Not for me. Will be passing this sample on .......

Sorry, but I'm not a fan of this scent. I've given it several chances, but there is a note in it that I just can't stand. I can't tell what the note is, although I think I'm beginning to notice that fragrances with patchouli smell awful on me. The top notes are very tangy because of the cranberry, which is another feature of this perfume that doesn't work for me. This fragrance is a very weird sour berry & patchouli concoction. Such a shame--the bottle's so pretty!

Parisienne is the second ficklest, most unstable fragrance I've ever smelled -first being The One. One minute it's sweet and nice, the other minute it's artifical and sharp. I liked the first burst of rosy fruity smell; then after 15 minutes I said "Now I remember why I didn't like this fragrance. It's ugly". Then, it became a creamy, sweet and luxurious scent that I liked a lot -in fact it resembled Ultraviolet, even though there isn't any similar note. In short, if I could find a way to skip first 15 to 45 minutes and directly transfer to the third phase, I'd say Parisienne is a great fragrance, instead I say, "You can do better..".

I agree that it's staying power is incredibley lame, but the juice smells so glamorous and modern. I wish it could hold out a little more than 45 minutes...

my friend uses this one and its incredibleeee smells so good, super fresh :)

Maybe for some, Parisienne smells cheap and drugstore-like, but when on me it smells divine --- roses, roses, roses without smelling like an old lady. Makes me feel feminine and classy. I turn heads when I wear this one. Even if I sweat, the smell doesn't change on me.

I wanted to like this, I really did. And I do like it in the bottle. However, when sprayed elsewhere all I can smell is pear. Why pear? As far as I know there is none in this scent. At first there is a small dose of florals in the beginning and then they fade into... pear. I can't even smell the delicious sounding base. Hmm, odd. It is simple at least, but overall underwhelming.

Rose, rose, rose. That is all I get in Parisienne. It's a pleasant scent, but not outstanding. I like the poster ad a lot, though, and had hoped for a bolder fragrance after seeing it. Too shy and reserved to be called Parisienne, in my opinion. The bottle is beautiful and classy.

I absolutely adore Parisienne. I'm not usually a fan of florals (I like citrus/aquatic/chypre scents) but I don't regret trying this YSL EDP out at all.

I first got a subtle whiff of cotton candy, without it being overtly saccharine and makes it perfectly sweet for day. At the same time, it unfolds to become a subtly sexy leather scent that will drive men crazy, I think haha

The keyword here is "subtle." Like Parisian women, everything is deliberate but never overdone or obnoxious. It's really a lovely scent and I plan on making this my signature fragrance :)

quite nice complex fresh rose scent, not as daring or unique as its predecessor - but isn't that always the way with these new flankers of 80's scents? They are pleasant but lack the 'kerpow!' of the originals. Rather safe.

Parisienne is so charming. I love the opening. It is full of roses with a beautiful sweet hint of blackberries. It continues developing into a gorgeous bouquet of roses, peonies and violets. Roses dominate the scene.

I would not consider this perfume overly complex. I got a little bit of vinyl accent and sandalwood but overall it says rosy and simple but so charming. It does not smell cheap or synthetic to me at all.

This is a happy scent that reminds me of a beautiful summer garden in southern France.

Oh, I totally disagree with all the negative reviews. The scent which people call "synthetic" smells leathery to me; not deep leather like a horse's saddle, but light leather, like a nice handbag. The roses have kind of a sideways scent - they're not super-girly, they're not candyfloss.

It's simple and sexy. I'd liken it to a great black shift: it's simple and straightforward and sometimes it's just the thing.

It DOES go on heavy, though.

Several reviews say to try it more than once, so maybe my review will change. However, my initial reaction is negative. Upon first application, it smells like overly-sweet, cheap wine or wine coolers - a lot of alcohol smell mixed with fruit in other words. I have no idea where the fruit is coming from, since the only fruit I see is cranberry and that's hardly sweet, but one can never tell what is going to happen to a scent when mixed with a body's chemistry! After half an hour or so it softens to a nice floral, but nothing particularly special. I was very disappointed, as I'd been wild to try this scent - it really sounded like something I'd like a lot. Well, I'll leave it lying around and try it again someday and see if I change my mind ... but I'd definitely tell anyone to try before you buy.

Parisienne is one of those fragrances that I love but with no one reason why I love it . There's something unique about it ( I can't name a perfect dupe for this) but I can't quite say what ,like it reminds me of something or someone that must be in a good memory of mine . It's smells beautiful and is one of the very few fragrances all of my family members agree is pleasant smelling. I can smell the Damascus rose ,violet and patchouli at first spray and as it dries down turns into a lovely musky/woody scent .

I am lucky enough to not smell that vinyl/lacquer note when I spray it on myself because if I did I may like it less than I do :) The staying power could be better , although maybe my nose just grows immune to it quickly because sometimes when I think the sent is gone I can still smell it on my clothes later .

The first impression of Parisienne can be deceptive if you are not patient.

Upon testing it the first time I could smell sweet notes similar to that of "skittles" and flowers.

After a a few weeks I tested it again on my wrist and got a surprise.

The opening notes were not of the candy scent I smelled previsouly but that of roses and fine rose water Turkish delight.

The softness of the top notes could be due to the violet, which does an elegant job.

Parisienne is a curious sweet young thing trying to blend in Paris. She is fashionable, young and sweet.

I bought this and it smelt different from the tester that the sales lady sprayed on me in the shop. She said it was the same one that I bought. No way.

This stuff stinks I smelled it on someone and was like yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!to strongandfunny smelling.

Nothing special, I know many cheap perfumes that are better than Parisienne.

I'm sorry to have to say it, but I don't think this fragrance is very special. To me,it does not stand out. It's not unpleasant, it's quite nice, but it fades away quickly. Doesn't do it for me.

im glad i tried this 3 times spraying it all over myself.... (ive decided to give a frangrace 3 goes before i buy always!!)
3 goes and she's out.....
this is too sickly sweet (coming from
a fruity floral fan who adores escada,
thier fragrances are like skittles just incase you dont know them)
this is an off sweet, a rotten sweet it does fade a bit its the cranberry i dont like it, ive never particular liked the taste of it either...
this is also so expensive! I prefer their other fruity-floral young sexy lovely good price good fragrance im glad i chose that over this
thumbs down she is not going to be added to my collection

i'd put this in the floral -fruty group, it is nice scent for daytime

Im very happy that i finally got this one today..and felt excited to spray it on..yes, its sweet, but the kind of sweet that grown ups would like, its not over the top...the rose is not boring...its romantic and seductive in a subtle way...its not loud but the smell lingers that someone cant help sniffing it over and over again.

I wear this one when I want to be girlie-girlie surrounded in a cloud of candy pink. A smell for just selfish little me. The sweet synthetic pink (candied roses, blackberry, "vinyl" synthetic) dry down to a tropical coconut-melon fruity smell. All utterly synthetic in tone but somehow rather enjoyable. We all have our girlie-girlie days, and that's the only time I use the bottle I have of this.

Just like rolling on a bed covered in pink rose petals.
I don't get any of the modern tone referred to in the description. No vinyl or laquer to be found.
Pleasant, but that's about it.
I think rose scents need some spice to get my attention.
This one's too soft and unassuming.

A ladylike version of Paris. If you like that scent this is the version you can wear to work. A very pleasant powdery floral.

This is such a girly scent - it may just be the one I've been looking for. I actually feel that the stronger notes are the rose, violet and blackberry, at least on my skin, the fruit doesn't smother the florals.

The lasting power is not very good (& the base notes are very subdued).

I also don't think the video advert is very representative - 'live for the moment' maybe, but it's not a typically sexual scent at all, striking me as more 'refined'. The vinyl gives it an edge, but I feel like this is a good everyday one for (modern) gentle souls.

Even though I decided to purchase this, it is a perfume that is not for a nose that cannot handle too sweet fragrances. When applying it the first notes that hit me are the berry & the rose. There is definitely a candyfloss feeling to it. It makes me feel very girly i'm considering giving it to my 6yr old daughter who loves Britney Spears fragrances. It really is all about preference but in my opinion smelling this on a more older, more matured women would just feel very wrong.

Edit:2011

So I owed it to myself to give Parisienne another go, well actually I owed it to my husband(he seems to find it quite lovely,so in the end could not pass it on).Wow, how is it possible that my thumbs have done a somersault! No Really. I'm eating my words big time.Amazing how that happens.......eating humble pie? Let me tell you why. Innitially on applying this the berries & sweet violet is just in my face. Discovered that the combination of the two is too overwhelming for me at first BUT Then it's the dry down to the base of musk & patchouli maybe even the sandlewood that gives me the true appreciation for this Parisienne dweller. Didn't give it enough time to settle & must remember to go easy with my EDP.I think that Parisienne begins very sweet & is slightly similiar to it's Paris counterpart but ends vastly different to Paris which becomes rather peppery to my nose towards the end.IMO best for autumn & winter.Warm & Intriguing indeed.Btw matured women?? did I say that? what was I thinking....rather daft of me.LOL!

I can smell rose and berry on the test strip, but not on my skin. On my skin it quickly fades into a powdery rose, kind of sweet. I agree with the others who say it's got a candy-like scent. Would not buy it, it's nothing grown-up or unusual.

The portrait of a woman incredibly
free. She was not born in Paris but
Paris adopts her. Because she knows
how to love, how to live. The
perfume of ultra femininity.

this perfume brings up one of my big perfume questions: why are so many different fragrances reminiscent of cat pee to those that smell something unpleasant, to say the least? i would have thought with all the stinks in the world, that there wouldn't be one odor that is THE stinker, as it were.

lalique amethyst, and (gotta check this) ysl elle, and of course, the guerlain grapefruit variety (citrus going pee is something that makes some weird sense to me), the last mentioned being one that seemed to have half the wearers stumbling around the house looking for a used litter box, all smell to me of cat pee.

for me, it seems to be the blackberry, that urinates on my skin, and i see that blackberry is here. i love blackberries, and have ordered a variety of scents always hoping. and it always seems to show up in these godawful fruity florals, which makes sense. the smell also reminds me of underarm perspiration on a damp shirt, when it just starts to dry - anyway, tho' it is very faint, someone let a french kitty in the door.

at first i did get a lovely rose. but we all know what "first" means in perfume: a time so short there is no word for it. it's probably a nano-second divided by infinity.

it's been 1/2 hour since blast off, and i don't hate it. unless you know my loathing for the fruity-floral thing, you don't know what a compliment that is. and now i'm really confused.

whoever heard of a tackroom berry smoothie? i smell saddlesoap. with which someone is washing berries.

ok, so on the other hand i'm trying hermes amazone edp. i thought that was it, too. but i wave parisienne right in front of my nose, while sitting on my other hand, and i'm now getting saddlesoapberry. it is really nice.

15 minutes later, and the saddlesoapberry is gently in the air. i think it MUST be the combo. but i've gone from "not hating" parisienne to thinking it's quite lovely, except only when worn by an amazone?

well, this has been a useless pile of drivel. obviously, a re-spray, alone, is in order. however, i just got a bunch of bottles of new perfume. and i can't resist trying them on immediately. so let's not hold our collective breath. i think i'll check out fragrantica's recipe list for amazone now. maybe it will be mystery solved.

Smelled this at the store, it's very nice. I smell roses, bit it's also very sweet and candy-like. I imagine a youthful yet sophistacted woman sitting outside in a café, watching pedestrians walk by, with the soft scent of roses wafting through the air from a nearby garden.
I wouldn't buy this, but it's nice to smell.

There is something inexplicable about Parisienne. I really like it but I don't know why. It is sweet but what kind of sweet??? It is joyful but how??? It is grown-up yet it is still kind of fruity???

All these questions and more will be pondered upon when I next douse myself in Parisienne.

This is a sickening, disgusting overly sweet sticky candylike bugspray smell. I'm ashamed to even call it a perfume and the people from YSL should be too. I CANNOT believe this is from the same house that created PARIS.
No perfume has ever made me so disgusted and ANGRY.
YUCK!

Actually it is not of my top favorite and I'm not too much into flowery smells. However, this one... somehow hooked me up. I bought it on an airport while waiting to switch a flight. It is quite rosy, but somehow clean and deep at the same time. Very feminine and seductive.

I think Parisienne is not a rose perfume, rather it's a berry perfume. The first squirt is pretty sugary and all I smell are raspberries and blackberries. I never notice the middle or base notes.

I bought this because I love rose and violet perfumes, but I don't think these notes are prevalent in parisienne. Infact, i agree with another reviewer who said that it doesn't really go anywhere. It just stops being super sweet and dries down to soft berries.

It has a purpley pink sort of vibe, and is fun to wear. It doesn't have a classic, classy sophisticated sort of feel, instead its fun and upbeat (and not overly sugary sweet). Good for springtime.

Parisienne is yet another quintessential rose fragrance on the market today.

Unlike the original Paris by YSL, Parisienne is a much softer, more watery rose scent, excellent for wear in the warmer months.

The red berries and blackberry in the top notes, really adds a lovely fruity touch to the already dominant rose note. It gives this fragrance a subtle tart-like finish.

Parisienne is a modern take on a very popular scent; rose. In my opinion it is very chic and stylish. Kate Moss actually represents this fragrance well.

I was a little surprised that this was in EDP concentration. The way it rested lightly upon my skin with such little sillage strength, made me swear it was an EDT.

Like I previously mentioned, this is a very refreshing, watered-down rose scent with a slight greeness about it that makes for a very Summery and inoffensive fragrance.

Casual yet classy, Parisienne will impress you with its simplicity rather than its uniqueness.

I love Parisienne and own it (a gift). To me, it's an urban rose fragrance, but subtle, which is a good thing for me, although that can make you dismissive at first. It has grown on me. I get the rose and violet of the 1st Paris, plus tart red berries and a whiff of vinyl and acetone. I get a bit skin salty vetiver, and then an edible sort of sweetness for a time. It's an interesting fragrance, very wearer-friendly, and I've recieved compliments on it. I definitely get the urban vibe. I think it would smell good on someone who's smoking, hanging out at a sidwalk cafe or in a bar or something. I smell the sidewalk and the city traffic, and the cigarette smoke, the vinyl jacket, the faint whiff of hairspray or nail polish, all these things...but they are impressions really - don't get scared! If you don't get these impressions you'll probably just find it an inoffensive rose/peony/tart fruity scent. I wore this constantly last fall and winter, not so much this spring for some reason. Lately, I just like the sniff the cap. I'll be wearing it again soon, I'm sure, I don't like to let good bottles languish.

I never expected anything from Parisienne, I thought it to be light slight boring rose floral. Wrong I was. Actually it turned out to be pleasant surprise. Not at beginning tho.

First it was transparent ethereal pink rose, that is almost perfect and good in warm late spring day.

Later I can smell lots of cranberries, blackberry and violet. Very pleasant and quite original comparing to loads of latest releases. And yea, it has something vinyl like, that I adore.

Yves Saint Laurent PARISIENNE strikes me as a made-for-the-masses *very* fruity floral, along the lines of the Victoria's Secret Secret Garden line. PARISIENNE opens pleasantly with red berries and light florals mingling most harmoniously, and my initial reaction was, "Yum."

Unfortunately, PARISIENNE doesn't really develop. It just condenses down to a sticky, gooey red preserve concoction in which the florals seem to have suffocated to death. This edp is never repellent, but it doesn't really reach the stratum of perfume, IMNSHO.

Fortunately, I am not troubled by what others have found to be a "vinyl" quality. PARISIENNE is likeable but shallow, to my nose. I would not say that it has much in common with INSOLENCE, which has undeniable plastic and artificial raspberry notes which turn me away each time I remove the cap, thinking that I might try it again.

I agree that PARISIENNE seems like a celebrity scent, not a serious creation. I won't buy a bottle (beyond my .25oz mini), but I also won't throw it away. Who knows: there may be rare occasions in the future when I might wish to feel like a piece of toast on which red jam has been smattered. I am also considering the possibility of mixing this with what remains of my PARIS mini, since the polar opposite excesses of each might balance one another out leaving a decent perfume behind. On ne sait jamais!

i had tested it a few days ago in perfumeshop, i can say that it is really a very nice floral fragrance..i am not a fan of strong floral fragrances, but this one is subtle yet u can always smell its there lingering,for me,its like the smell of perfumed stationery papers that i always like to sniff,u never get tired smelling it...it will be very nice for a romantic evening..i will definitely get this one...

I felt this yesterday on a friend...and all i could feel was... violets....!
I thought it was Insolence,Guerlain, so i asked her and she said ...no...it's Parisienne...i was...wow...smells like Insolence, very powdery also....i didn't felt the roses at all... I thought Parisiene it's all about roses ! strange...
This is a must try ! :)

Honestly, I just don't know. I walked around the mall with this scent. I liked it, I didn't know, I loved it. I decided to buy because I have nothing like it. I bought it with a ignorant nose. All I knew was that I liked it.

Came home with it.
Read about it.
Found out about the vinyl.
Got confused.
Hated the smell.
All I could smell was vinyl.
Yuck, yuck, yuck.

It took a little while to like it again.
I make myself wear it.
I don't think it wears off too soon for the price.

got this from my husband for my anniversary last year and i think it s indeed very sexy and delicate. not offending at all, flowery (love the peony!), bit powdery but not to overhelming and not too sticky sweet, as other pink flower fragrances, love the violet in it too, and of course the first burst of berries which one is not candylike, almost natural even little bit sour! i agree, it s not a scent for very young girls. for seductive woman 30+ perfect.

I didnt like it at all .. i give it away right after buying it .. sorry not for me

I am a guy and I think Parisienne is really quite sexy. I think it could be used anytime. Smells great on women

I tested this perfume from a paper that I was brought four days ago... It first seemed a beautiful reinterpretation of Paris; not better, just a reminder of it with some variations that made it less defined and convincing. I tried it yesterday and the smell was very coarse and sweet; and today... it could be used to scent notepaper or glitter pens.
I don't like perfumes like this, I even disagree with the concept: perfumes for young women, conceiving them as pretentious but finally weak; not even a little girl is like this.
However, I'll test it again on my skin.

Love, love, LOVE this frag. I haven't been this enthusiastic about a designer frag since the 80s (yes, I love the 80s; sue me). Finally, a sweet scent for grown-ups! This is delicious. Thanks, YSL!

A simple, powdery floral meant for girly girls (not that I mean young girls, necessarily). Suits the sort of women who wear pink, fuzzy sweaters.

To my nose, this is a prim version of Bvlgari's Rose Essentielle. I love both, but this one is easier for me to wear, thanks to the vetiver. There isn't much that I can say, except that I really like this one. Now I have something rosy to spray on when I'm wearing my navy blue pin-stripe suit. This is a PERFECTLY prim rose, especially for the Spring.

UPDATE (4/16/10) I wore this for the first time with a cranberry body butter and I was a target for provocative compliments, stares and glances. This was totally unexpected - but DEFINITELY appreciated. Parisienne has risen a few notches, securing a permanent spot in my collection right next to Stella.

Somebody can tell me what does the vinyl accord smells like ? Parisienne has got some in it, but I have never found any other perfum review in which it is mentioned ...

My first thoughts were modern green rose. Like rose fresh, and uncut. Barely red... and then the vinyl, which I'm sure is what causes people to feel it is synthetic and plastic. It's only an illusion of vinyl. The commercial.. "living and loving in the moment", while in bed. A bed of pink roses and perfume. There is an air of mysterious seduction. I think that's what they were aiming for with it. Kate wearing all black, but she isn't showing too much skin. Everyone knows this is YSL Paris for the younger women who found it too rosey and powdery. It's easily wearable and pretty for Spring.

The first time I smelled this perfume was from a magazine and I loved the intriguing scent mix. I mean vinyl in a perfume? Just plain cool. However I was horrified once I tried this perfume on. All freshness was immediately zapped away to leave a thick clingy floral gone bad smell. If your skin tends to zap away fruit/light flower smells, this perfume does horrible things.

I want this one so bad. One whiff and I was in a victorian age, parlor, deep red accent printed room size rug, curtains, wallpaper. The only way I can describe this is delicate, soft and charming. YUM!

I never thought that it smells like this. Total disappointment! It's too synthetic and it smells like a deodorant.

parisienne is a modern rose, don't think it is similar to paris, this one is greener and sharper, it reminded me a lot of bvl rose esentielle, sadly it didn't work with my chemistry, i couldn't get the rose i wanted. also this fragrance has the most misleading advertisement i've ever seen. i could imagine kate wearing these fragrance and having an evening coffee with her friends or her lover not at all a night scent or sexy one.

Very intriguing! Smoky, dusty, naughty, cold rose and sparkling cranberries with a powdery finish. I agree, the scent seems artificial, but I actually like that fact. Yes, it doesn't smell very natural, but this is a fragrance after all. On me it lasts, just gets very light after a while and thus not very noticeable. I wouldn't applaud this fragrance, but quietly appreciate it.

Parisienne is romantic fragrance. Opens with high floral notes, girly, sweet and pink. Not overly strong, I would say it has nice balance, with the touch of red berries and musky dry down. Nothing remarkable or outstanding, more like high school accessorize. Reminded me little on Muglers Innocent in the beginning.

One hour later I sniffed my hand. Nothing. I sniffed lower towards fingers. Nothing here either. Sniffed the forearm, back arm, wrist, elbow, palm...seems like Parisienne went to Paris.

If Young Sexy Lovely was a bit bland and character-less, this one is way out there! Picture a rose flower, in the center of which is placed a teaspoonful of berry jam... and a few drops of nail varnish sprinkled on top... I still can't figure it out, but PArisienne is the first 'rose' blatantly floral fragrance I was ever moved to purchase. Will be enjoying it this spring. And yes, a little tiny bit of 'dirty skin' smell just might be there. But what's wrong with a little dirty skin? :-)

Not very original....It has been done before and it has been done better...
The base notes are the best... the start is a little too sharp for my liking. Nothing spectacular about it... i expected more...

I absolutely LOOOOOVEEEEE this perfume!

It's fruity and cheerful, very alluring and delicate. In general I admire YSL's style.

When I wear Parisienne I feel so sexy and clean! Parisienne is a vintage box with make-up powder, clean clothes, the room´s soap of a luxurious hotel, a dinner in a great restaurant in the center of Paris...I love it, and when I smell this wonderful scent I think about a luxurious, powerful and rich life

A nice spicy rose. I do get the synthetic comments, it can be overpowering, so spray once, let it settle and spray again because the underlying effect is quite nice but the top notes are off-putting. Not for everyone but suitable for mature and younger ladies.

I can totally smell the violet :) It smells almost like Feerie by Van Cleef & Arpels wich sadly isn´t on the market here in sweden, so i am so glad that there now is an onther perfume now for me with violet :)

This smells very youthful and bubbly. A great spring/summer scent - nothing too heavy, not too light; smells like fruits and flowers on my skin which I like but the lasting power isn't fab!

A disappointment! a blah pale synthetic rose - there is a vague reference from Paris, but it`s insignificant.It seems to me that several great perfume houses decided to compete in the dullest perfume for young girls.Where is the twist, where is the core, where is the heart in all this?
Shame!

Many noticed a chemical fleur and that is true. But in fact the dose of chemicals is not critical – it’s only in the top notes. This perfume is targeted on the same market segment as Baby Doll and Young Sexy Lovely. All the adult ladies should stay away! Otherwise they will be disappointed, 'cause it's not for them.

I definitely smelt the rose immediately and it stayed till the very base notes. All the other components are quite secondary, noticed only as shades.
But what’s about the rose? Here is not that rose which leaves elegant, velvety bitter taste in when you breathe in and out it’s aroma. Here is a very sweet and gentle flower which is hardly a bitter one, but still it’s a rose. A true one.

I see some contradiction between the fragrance and the promos – I see it for a young and slightly giddy (in a good way) girl. And that is definitely not for that rock’n’roll driven bold and saucy type of woman that is in promos – though it’s always nice to here the DM song anywhere.)) For that promos it should be the black roses, not the pink ones.

Thinking of the title for some reason I imagined Paris of the end of the 19th century. Not the place like Moulin Rouge though, but the promenade before Eiffel’s tower – young ladies are walking with their mothers, and the smell of fresh roses. No, there is nothing vintage about this scent, but that is definitely about a very young and sweet girl, who doesn’t gait her bitterness yet. Or lets say – hasn’t grown her thorns yet.

As for the lasting power – I was very surprised when I could clearly detect the smell on the carton rose, which promoter gave to me two weeks back. It also lasted more than 4 hours on my wrist. Not bad result, taking in account that my skin is quite dry.

All in all, quite safe scent, not that chemical to be as cheap as the majority of popular scents for the young ladies, and truly rosy. The olfactory group must be Floral-Fruity, but that is much more floral. I wouldn’t buy it for myself (just not my cup of tea) but as a gift it’s quite acceptable ;) Well, you may always swap a bottle with somebody.

A girlie berry kinda scent. The rose is there but I never get seduced by it because of the cranberries. Smells a bit chemical too I'm afraid. Still it´s not a bad frag, and im sure it works well on others. However, I don't find the seductiveness it appeals to. IMO it would fit a girly girl that has not yet become a woman, or maybe an image of that archetype (Kate Moss-type). I actually find it very similar to Ysatis Iris that also have a strong berry character. I would love to have a fresh floral rose scent but this is almost childish on my skin. The lasting power is not good either. Sorry ladies. Please keep enjoying it if you do. This is not a big rose and If I'd go for berries I'd go straight to the Guerlain counter and really try out all the Insolence's once and for all.

edit: I need to add a fair comment that it actually has a lastingpower. Very close, clean and light, but still something is there several hours after spraying my wrist. And FGS, It's an YSL frag. One should expect that :)

The first time I smelt Parisienne I recoiled a little, but this is entirely typical of scents I end up falling in love with. In fact it's the "love at first sniff" perfumes that rarely stay "loved" with me.

It was all synthetic something with a bit of berry and rose mixed in. Just a bit yucky and fake. That being the case I found myself coming back to the tester each time I had the opportunity. For Christmas then I received the EDP 50ml and Body Lotion gift set and I'm not ashamed to say that every day since I have doused myself in the stuff. It opens with a refreshing berry/rose- the key being fresh to my nose. I'm extremely fond of heavy scents but many do catch in my throat. I could probably drink this stuff and it wouldn't irritate. The drydown is slightly disappointing by comparison with a fairly gentle generic woody base. Sadly sillage isn't great on me and within a few hours I find it hard to detect though layering with the lotion prolongs it's life.

I can't say why this perfume has me hooked so much- it's not even within my favourite olfactive group- but for the time being at least it's all I want to wear.

In three words: Charming, Berries and Roses.

Too sweet and "jammy" for me. Like the urban, nail polish-like notes though.

A rosey, classier cousin of the effervescent Armani Diamonds.

The start is sparkling, fizzy & fresh but much more delicate than AD. There is a similar sherbet-sweetness to this scent but a delicious sour cranberry note balances it before it goes super-sonic.

Fom then on until the end of its short-lived life, it is a sweet, diluted rose scent.

BUT, where are the woods? The cosmetic bag lipstick & compact? Lacquer? Vinyl? Asphalt?

YSL, you seductively whisper to me of daring & edgey perfume scent-sations & even wave Kate Moss before my eyes .....but all I find is a pretty, innocent, fragile flower that pales into insignificance beside her noisy, older Paris sisters & would be instantly crushed, smashed & trashed under the Moss high heel of cool.

sorry.. the previous posting was mine. ;)

As soon as I saw the commercial with the always beautiful Kate Moss, i knew i had to have it! It smells very pretty, then becomes interesting as the woodsy notes take over. Not one of my favorites, but I do enjoy it and find myself wearing it often.

A dazzling scent of sheer opulent florals and lingering medley of crisp, exotic fruit.
Users will be enthralled by the vivacious, charming and bold scent. It's not exactly 'sexy' or 'sensual', but you could call it 'flirtatious'.

The lasting power is an absolute joke however.

i agree with libertybelle, it's a nice rose scent but the lack of lastingpower is a reason for not buying it..too bad because it could be a good purchase for warmer days

This one goes on very blackberry and rose, quite simple and lovely. It passes through a stage very close to what I get with Bvlgari Rose Absolute, a sweet and fruity floral. Then the Sandalwood comes up a bit too strongly for me, diluting the fresh berry scent with an almost alcohol astringent that is at once too sharp and too woody for the rose/berry blend. I like the idea of cutting the sweet fruity rose with a wood, but this one is the wrong wood on my skin, probably due to my iffy relationship with sandalwoods. Overall, it’s quite lovely. This is a fruit scent that in no way smells young or d’jour like so many of the fruity florals out there these days. It smells restrained and feminine without being powdery or pink; just a little sweet without smelling like food, candy or cloying sugar; the sandalwood edge keeps it from being too gentle, for those who can wear sandalwood.

Wow! What a bouncy, fruity almsost....effervescent smell this has. It's all about the cranberry and rose. I'ts got a nice clean vibe to it, in the way that..it smells refreshing like a fruity drink.
The floral element is bright and youthful and remids me of spring, this is going to be gorgeous in summer.
I like the bottle, kind of like a pink crystal, and the perfume is definately coloured corectly. Light pink...just like the smell.

At first I was disapointed because even after a few sprays, this perfume didn't seem to have much fragrance to it. After a minute or so, it settled in. Mostly what struck me was the cranberry element to it. That seemed to dominate to me. I really wanted more rose and as such felt disapointed. Staying power isn't that great either. After a few hours, it's faded quite a bit. Sorry, this doesn't smell like the city streets of Paris to me.

Can't agree more with sofiii's review here. That's exactly how it smelt to me - at the start mouthwatering berries and juicy fruitiness then it turned quite quickly into this synthetic powdery smell with something plastic in it.
That's a bummer as the concept and the ad is SO appealing to me, the bottle is gorgeous too. If I would have to pick up a fragrance blindly, this would be it. But luckily, I smelled it first.

What a lovely, hazy dream. Opening on a sterile burst of creamy rose and dark, jammy berries, evolving into lusher roses against creamy-polished sandalwood and wet skin scent, "Parisienne" actually reminded me vaguely of "Joy by Jean Patou". The "vinyl" essence offers a quality similar to what benzoin gives to a fragrance; smooth, slightly resiny but squeaky-clean and adding to the creamy quality of the sandalwood. The blackberry-rose accords are slightly reminiscent of Bvlgari's "Rose Essentielle" but evolve into something more distinctive, as a fresh, pink rose feels glossed-over by raindrops and accompanied by sugared violet drops, with rain pouring on oil-slicked asphalt in the background, adding an edgy, masculine quality to an otherwise hyper-feminine blend.

The house of Yves Saint Laurent always manages to capture that raw, ancient sensuality that distinctly defines French fragrance (even in such a mainstream blend as this one); the juxtaposition of clean and dirty, sweet and raunchy, feminine and masculine. While "Parisienne" has a floaty, chiffon-like prettiness to it, there's also a hint of coffee and cigarettes, beautifully carved tombs and tunnels, that rare Paris quality of roughness, the harshness of life against the gentle moments and polished beauty; passion, uncontrived gorgeousness. There are no screenprinted signs or immaculate lighting in this establishment, just raw beauty, messy around the edges and creative, intellectual abandon.

Chic and softly sexy. Fruity and bright. Not incredibly original but a very pleasant blend. It just makes me feel serene. Love the ad with Kate Moss playing with the roses, so sensuous.

Oh, this is so nice! It's warm, rosy and sophisticated, like YSL's perfumes tend to be (minus the roses :D). I own YSL's Elle and even tho scentwise, these two fragrances have virtually nothing in common but in feeling, they are similiar. Something great for the office, a day in the city or some special event, I think this fragrance is perfect for that.I like it.:)

i love the smell but not really for a perfume. got a lot of compliments during wearing it. but if someone asks
i tell them its just a perfume for my hair. and i do only spray it on my hair. very fresh and longlasting.
i use it just for work or when i go shopping, only the casual things.
it never lets me down by turning up my mood but its nothing more than ordinary and it doesnt have character at all. nothing special and it could be never a signature scent, but nice to have

I once read something that Luca Turin had said about rose notes never being good in perfumes, that the smell of a rose just couldn't be duplicated in a perfume, and I always agreed with that. Until I smelled Parisienne. Finally, I have found a perfume that has done rose in exactly the right way. I know that Cranberry is the main note in this, however it smells more blackberryish to me; it isn't as tart as a cranberry. It's a slightly musky, dusty smell and I can smell the vinyl at times, mostly I smell Blackberry-Rose, which doesn't sound nice, but it is. My favorite thing about this perfume? It's original, nothing else smells like it!

I'm submitting a second review for this since I've worn this to my job.
I've gotten many compliments on how nice I smell. The fragrance kept me feeling fresh for the duration of my entire shift (and I work in a smoky casino). It was not overpowering or offensive.
Many people noted the rose in the fragrance and thought it was very pretty. I love how the cranberry hides behind the rose discreetly and the rose never wilts.
Since I work in a party and club environment, I would recommend this for dates, or nights out on the town.

Parisienne is an interesting perfume and I tried to like it but unfortunatelly it's not my cup of tea.

Parisienne starts with a burst of really nice, mouth-watering delicious and fresh floral fruity scent, I can smell the cranberries with some faint floral hint. The start is really pleasant and somehow I guess it could be a slight younger version of Paris(which I like).

However, within 5 minutes, all the nice fresh scent's gone completely! What I've got left on my skin is some kinda of powdery-thick-earthy-sweet, tranditional-Chinese-medicine/herbe kinda of smell. Maybe it's the patchouli+Vetiver combo?

After about one hour, a really plastic cosmetic bag scent came and this vinyl scent could be interesting, but on me, this scent and the earlier patchouli+vetiver combo just blend in a heavy/smoky/dusty way which I really don't like.

Well, Parisienne has something reminds me Diamonds by Armani, (I gave away my Diamond edp due to the dislike of heavy/dusty feeling there). So if you like Diamonds, maybe you will find Parisienne nice.

However, Parisienne isn't my typical imagination of a real Parisienne and sorry, I've tried more than twice, we just don't have the right chemistry.

The bottle of this fragrance is lovely. As I saw it I really wanted to like the fragrance since YSL has had many succesfull fragrances in the past and the bottle would have been a cute addition to my small collection. It's cute, feminine and stylish giving me an impression of a modern and classy perfume for a woman who has a good selfesteem along with a basic joy of living.

The problem I have with certain fragrances, including this one, is that I find it a bit over-done, upfront and too defined leaving no space for imagination which somehow leads the perfume to lack depth and character. It's ok fragrance but because of the reasons listed above it's not for me.

Airy roses preserved in benzoin and sandalwood resin. Something creamy-plasticky seems to have been added to newer sandalwood in order to give it the oily-richness of mature sandal. "Parisienne" is lovely in a smooth, yet old-world way, where the simplicity of the rose/sandalwood combo gives the impression of days gone by, while the modernized vetiver and polished quality of the blend keeps it in the moment. A soft, pretty blend that, while mainstream in its sensiblity, still manages to evoke the intellectual challenge of historical, french fragrance.

Love it!!!When ever i wear this i turn into Kate Moss!!Unfortunately paparazzi are following and my nose is covered with mysterious white powder...

Im suprised at those who thought that Parisienne came off as a little too strong, cause I personally had to apply it twice to get it to smell.

I detected hints of exotic fruit in this, and the olfactive notes were very well structured together. Clean cut florals and exotic fruit well blended.

Yes its sweet ,but not overly so. The violet and that makeupbag-laquer-tone balances the sweetness fine. Its not quite my cup of tea,but its sensuois in a modern,maybe a cold kind of sexiness way. Its modern,chic and very much " big city" ,no romance there , but very enjoyable on the right person . Smells class and quality . Staying power is also very good.
....and the drydown...wow ...

Like Taydev says, magazine samples can trick you. I smelled this about a month ago in a sample, and thought it smelled nice, so I wanted to test it.
Yesterday I sprayed some Parisienne on, and it was so incredibly sweet! I don't dislike sweet perfumes, but this was really too sweet for me. It smelled obnoxious, I wanted to wash it off, because I found it very irritating.
So, I won't buy this.

I first smelled this in a magazine and loved it. I immediately bought the fragrance and lotion.
When first sprayed, the lacquer came on strong, but quickly dried to the wonderful fragrance I experienced in the magazine. Fruity tones, but not overly fruity, that mix well with the woody notes, and there is still a tiny hint of nail polish and leather, which I normally wouldn't like, but the fruity elements balance out the fragrance.
I like the whiff I get every once in a while when wearing it

The first spray was I thought it was similar to Paris, but as it started developing it does not smell like Paris at all, I do smell what they call vinyl note, I don't know if I would call it vinyl, but it does smell a little synthetic. It's ok but I would not purchase for the retail price.

well ive only smelt it in a magazine sample and we all know how that tricks us sometimes. i did smell the berry in it on paper and its a likeable fragrance so far. hmmmm...wonder how it'll react on my skin??

Firstly,I must say that i liked that fragrance when i first smelled it. Classical rose essence,which is common in Baby Doll or Dolce Vita too, is fresher this time with berry notes.Parisienne gives a good and light feeling, but makes you ask yourself; "Is it ordinary?". I'm not very sure about it but this fragrance will be one of the most weared fragrances of this season. Oh and it's not longlasting.

I was drawn to this one recently after smelling in it a magazine ad. About two days later my husband surprised me with it when I came home. I agree that it is not an overly fruity girly teeny bop smell, but not old lady either. It is deep rich fruity floral with a tad spiciness to it. I would say a little more special occasion, but could be worn as an everyday signature fragrance. It is beautiful fragrance and i love it!

Parisienne is very classy and feminin.A perfume not for everyday but for special occasions.It´s lasting power is quite good on me which is very rare. I wore it last night and I could smell it on me the whole evening. I also have the body lotion and the shower gel which makes is even more present. It has a very strong rose note.For me all other notes are more in the backround.Berries are there, yes, but still the roses come through more dominant. It is also quite sweet but in a balanced way. I love it. It is one of my favorites at the moment.

I thought I wouldn't like this much at all... I expected an old, powdery floral. But surprise surprise, I was really drawn to it! The berry notes are almost a little soapy (not too sweet at all), and the floral notes are modern and youthful. I know the description says there's a vinyl note, but I didn't catch anything of the sort (thank goodness!). The entire composition is beautiful, romantic, bright, and makes me smile.

Mmmm. I like like how sweet the top notes are- they remind me of a very sweet red berry after dinner wine. However, this didn't last long on me at all- I barely smelled it after an hour or two. I thought with the patchouli, & sandalwood the dry down would be more noticeable. I was considering getting the 1.oz bottle, but think I will pass for now only because this just isn't that unique at the moment and I have so many sweet scents already. Also, the bottle reminds me of antique crystal salt and pepper shakers.

I read in a beauty magazine that this perfume had 'vinyl' notes, that smelled a bit like nailpolish. Although that kind of disgusts me - if it's true - I still want to try this perfume. Love the bottle.

Parisienne is good.Full stop.

YSL for me, is all about their early scents,opium,yvresse,paris etc. I couldn't care less about late attempts such as Cinema and elle.(Nu stood out magnificently but it was too peculiar I guess to make a living.)
Parisienne breaks a long chain of boring Paris-look alikes and makes a statement.
It is very modern, very dry/salty, very long lasting despite its "airiness", very femminine in the pink way.

The bottle with the leathery detail is a work of art. It is worth owning this one.After all, it's a Grojsman!

I disagree with most people here and really like this new one by YSL. I wasn't a fan of Elle, tried it once and never again. This one i will definately wear. Its tart and sweetish, a good everyday scent. I am a big Paris fan, nothing can replace that classic, but i will find a space in my heart for Parisienne aswell...

So weak it lasted about two minutes on me. Don't waste your money if you can get any of the special versions of "Paris". This won't last to be a classic.

Disappointed with this one, I wanted to love it but no, it's just another light-fruity-floral aimed at young girls, it would seem. No character at all.

Le sigh.

I really wanted to like another creation by YSL. I have been disappointed with Elle and I hoped YSL would redeem itself with Parisienne- the concept and the marketing campaign with Kate Moss in tow implied a dark sultry dramatic perfume.

Instead we received a very weak (lasting power is below one hour) raspberry juice with a slight hint of powder in a base. No rose to speak of. Adding to the insult, this "perfume" smells strangely similar to Promesse by Cacharel. And, unfortunately, Promesse smells slightly better. YSL has a reputation to uphold, with so many classic fragrances but Parisienne smells like something Paris Hilton would wear and produce.

I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the perfume and I sampled it when it did. This is a light perfume suitable for day/office wear not at all musky/woody or heavy.

violets and sea salt- very nice...

I don't like this. It is a salty smell with cranberry. I don't like perfume with a musk smell in it anyway.

Found it at Macys 2day and i just love love love love love it!! Its sweet and just lovely. The bottle is 2 die 4! Its like a more sophisticated version of Unconditional Love and its opening is rather like the sweetness of CanCan. I really like it but im sure alot of people wont. It seems geared alittle towards the younger crowd. Its nice though and one should give it a try! Nice job YSL!

Unfortunately I found Parisienne to be a typical floral. Where's the bold aromas of vinyl and lacquer? I surely didn't pick up on that or get the reminder of a cosmetic bag nor hot city asphalt. Nothing out of the ordinary here, not exactly bad either.

The only original thing about this fragrance is that it has lovely top notes. I smell rose and peony, but then it ends up smelling like Flora by Gucci (don't like it)!

I really love it from the first sniff.
Brightness of the berries gives is just only the first 10 minutes a fruity note, but very nicely.
Than it is delicious, sweet but not too much, I do smell hints of Paris and Babydoll in it but different, and more woody.
The woody drydown is very lovely.
It last long at me, could smell it the next morning still on my arm.

I have been waiting for this one for a while and tried it today, and well, it's pretty it smells pretty and mondern it isn't knocking me off my feet,it smells like I imagined it when I saw the notes. It's pretty and stylish and modern! I am not sure if I will buy it.

Well, let me try this thing. I've been waiting for this perfume to come out forever. I spotted it on a webshop maybe 4 months ago, but offcourse it wasn't in stock yet. Since a few days it is in my country, I already bought a mini online and got a sample in a store. I'm not one for fruity florals, so this was a chalenge for me. I do love 'Paris'. I want to love this. It's interesting though I don't love it...yet. It starts of very bright, some berry thing. Like it, don't love it. But the drydown is more woody (which I love dearly) with still that brightness in it. I think this one will do well in rainy weather. I can compare it a little to Boudoir Sin Garden. Not the smell, but the feel of the perfume.
I do like it. And I'm going to wear this untill I love it. ;)
'Paris' is my aunts signature fragrance from the time it came on the market, I want this to become one of mine. (sorry, as with men; there is no 'the one')

Fabulous...
Parisienne is a perfume romantic and carnal.