Varens Original - Patchouli Chic
Perfumer: Pierre Bourdon
21 ratings
From your scent profile
Ulric de Varens Varens Original - Patchouli Chic is a sweet, woody women's fragrance that sets bergamot's freshness and a jasmine and lily of the valley heart against warm vanilla and cedarwood.
Skunky's take: Opens sweet, so if sugar is not your thing, think twice.
How does it perform?
From 16 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.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
86% 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
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Earthy
What does Varens Original - Patchouli Chic smell like?
Bergamot keeps the opening light, and jasmine and lily of the valley lead the heart. The base is vanilla and cedarwood: the scent turns sweeter and dries down with a woody warmth. Gourmand sweetness dominates the accords, with spicy, oriental, powdery and earthy shades alongside.
Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays fairly close to the skin without feeling heavy. Voters place it mostly in leisure and daily wear, with business, evening and night out receiving similar votes. It reads as feminine and has been discontinued. Yves Rocher Nuit Vanille and Cristiano Fissore Cashmere Women have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Bergamot
First hours
- Jasmine
- Lily of the valley
Towards evening
- Vanilla
- Cedarwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 36%Autumn
- 32%Winter
- 18%Spring
- 14%Summer
- Casual21%
- Daytime19%
- Nighttime19%
- Office19%
- Evening19%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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48% matchTendre Madeleine
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Last updated: October 26, 2026





