38 community ratings

Belle de Jour

2016UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.2/ 10

Community score
38 ratings

Eris Parfums Belle de Jour is a fresh, floral unisex scent, light through its aquatic and green side, with spice and wood giving it some depth.

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How does it perform?

From 29 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.4 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.5 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

66% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Tunisian orange blossom

Madagascan pink pepper

Moroccan coriander

Heart notesfirst few hours

Indian pimento

Egyptian jasmine Spanish cistus

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Musk Atlas cedar

Fucus absolute

Frankincense

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Green
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Powdery

What does Belle de Jour smell like?

The top notes are Tunisian orange blossom, Madagascan pink pepper and Moroccan coriander, so the floral freshness opens with a little spice. In the heart, Egyptian jasmine, Indian pimento and Spanish cistus come forward. Musk and Atlas cedar in the base settle it onto a powdery, creamy, woody footing.

Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure and business are the occasions named most often. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays close to the skin. Voters read it as more feminine than masculine, though it works as a unisex scent too. Its profile is close to Floraïku My Shadow on the Wall and Celine Rimbaud.

How it changes through the day

First minutes
- Tunisian orange blossom
- Madagascan pink pepper
- Moroccan coriander
First hours
- Indian pimento
- Egyptian jasmine
- Spanish cistus
Towards evening
- Musk
- Atlas cedar
- Fucus absolute