Sous Les Magnolias
Perfumer: Pierre Bourdon
18 ratings
From your scent profile
Pierre Bourdon Sous Les Magnolias is a fresh, floral women's fragrance that pairs the brightness of bergamot and aquatic notes with a heart of rose, peach and magnolia; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
83% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Green
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Chypre
What does Sous Les Magnolias smell like?
It opens with bergamot and aquatic notes, bright and airy. Rose, peach and magnolia fill the heart, and the fruity sweetness sits around the flowers with a soft green, chypre feel. In the base, musk, vanilla, cedarwood and oakmoss build a warmer, woody ground as it dries down.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays with you through the day without filling a room. The number of votes is small, so these ratings are only a rough guide. Its profile is close to Paradis des Sens Xanadu and Gabriela Sabatini Happy Life.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Bergamot
- Aquatic notes
First hours
- Rose
- Peach
- Magnolia
Towards evening
- Musk
- Vanilla
- Cedarwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 35%Spring
- 31%Summer
- 27%Autumn
- 8%Winter
- Casual32%
- Daytime29%
- Office29%
- Evening7%
Least picked for evenings.
Smells like this
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Last updated: October 26, 2026













