Champs Elysees Eau de Toilette

What I want more than anything is for Guerlain to bring back the old formulations of Champs-Élysées—all of them; honestly, it would be heaven on earth. As a collector who has smelled thousands of other perfumes (outside of my own vast collection), I can say this: there is nothing else like it.

My favorite perfume together with Dolce Vita! I think the new version is totally not the same and for me it is not worth buying. Only vintage has the unforgettably fresh and sweet fragrance. I can't tell the notes separately, but the entire fragrance is just so harmonious, balanced and unique. It leaves a very joyful, lasting impression once you hear it. The scent is sweet and starts like something gourmand. Maybe some dainty almond pastry or marzipan or macaron perhaps. It smells so elegant and quintessentially French-- just what this fragrance symbolises: Paris, Champs Elysees, fashion boutiques, la Tour Eifel. You pop into a patisserie where you catch a glimpse of an elegant young woman who wears some mysterious French perfume, of course, and some floral scent wafts through the air, mixing with the aroma of fresh delectable pastries and spring flowers in the pots near the entrance, and you are wondering "What kind of fragrance is it?.." PS I am using the 1990's version in a gold box. The design is so iconic! This is an incredible masterpiece of fine French perfumery!

Most people do not know this, but in ninety six, when this was released.The original cards that came with the perfume showed that the top note had cherry blossom in it.And that the heart note introduced buddleia(butterfly bush) Jean-Paul Guerlain openly stated in his 1996 interviews that Champs-Élysées was the very first fragrance in history to use buddleia Original formulation this had a cherry floral almondy scent it was heavenly. I wanted to correct the notes.

When I was around 10, used to go through my grandmother’s perfume collection, and this one always caught my attention. on special occasions, I would ask “grandma, can I wear that perfume?” She always let me, saying she was saving it for me. today, at 26, I received it as a gift. I saw a comment below from someone who also got the same perfume from their grandma. So beautiful. Deeply emotional and special.

Lilac is done so beautifully here!

Pure French opulence in a bottle. It opens with a sweet, honeyed melon, cut through with a light, tart blackcurrant note. After a moment, the mimosa, lilac, lily of the valley and peony come through, an intoxicating floral cocktail, like a garden paradise at dusk. The woody balsamic base with a touch of vanilla makes the scent smooth and distinctive, but not overpowering. The newer batches are a pale imitation compared to the older bottles. For me, Champs Élysées has a similar vibe to Dahlia Divin Nectar and Poème. Longevity and projection are very good, though I do have an older batch.

This is one of my favorite perfume since its inception. I bought it back when the note cards suggested Cherry blossoms & buddleia before it was replaced by almond blossoms & lilacs. For my nose, I pick up the mimosa. I also pick up the lilac and I pick up the melon and the peach as well as the almond. Its sweet soft and last 6-8 hrs as a close scent. I prefer the edt to the edp.

It’s a lovely floral. I am not sure I get much fruit, which I am glad about. The mimosa is pretty here. I am not the biggest fan of lily of the valley, but in here it does not bother me much. An elegant floral probably best in the spring.

I miss the smell of the old Champs Élyseés EDT e EDP so much!!! I love the old version, and I really liked the version in the bee bottle, but the one that is sold now... is a shadow, something sad that only reminds me of what it once was. I always come here to read, hoping that someone will suggest another perfume that is a twin of the old Champs, and that has not been discontinued.

How I wish I still had my original. Today’s version smells nothing like it. No depth anymore

I had a vintage bottle of it and compared it with the modern one. The vintage one is soft, mild, happy, and buttery. The modern one gives you strong chemicals. The vintage one has some natural oils, which I often find on my wrists after spraying. It also had fantastic longevity; my bathroom smelled it days after application. I love it and did not find anything grandma in my vintage EDT.

This smells like 90's Pantene shampoo kind of. It smells very clean, yet warm and cozy. Almost like a face cream type smell. Very nice.

my grandma gifted me her big, almost full bottle from the 90s <3 this is floral through and through, but it's not boring. this is sparkling, green, powdery and kind of sweet floral. like a massive bouquet of different wildflowers that has been dipped in very sweet champagne. I don't see any note overpowering the others, so I would say this is well balanced. definitely has classy-vintage-tradwife vibes, but I can definitely see myself (I'm 24) enjoying this on a breezy summer noon. this will most definitely be too strong for hotter days, because even though this girl is a sparkling classy floral - she can get it. it's an EDT, but this lasts for hours, and putting on 2 sprays is almost too much. they just don't build fragrances like this anymore. I've tested the new formulation once, and the difference is huge.

Champs-Élysées is one of my favorite perfumes! I have the vintage bottle. I agree with the reviewer that it has a champagne vibe to it. It doesn't smell like liquor, but it has sparkling florals and powdery notes that remind me of champagne bubbles. I would love to wear this scent in the summer because the EDT scent is light and easy to wear, but it doesn't work well with high temperatures and humidity, so I tend to use it in the spring and fall. It smell better when sprayed on clothing than when sprayed directly on the skin.

Guerlain Champs Elysees (1996) - mimosa blossoms - If you are looking for a fragrance makes Mimosa as its focus, look no further with this #jeanpaulguerlain creation. Blackcurrant buds, powdery and honeyed Mimosa, Rose are complimented with Almond blossoms creating this ethereal yet intense bouquet. A mimosa perfume that transitions between fresh, dewy, powdery to animalic as the day progresses.

Very lucky to own a vintage bottle, my packaging is pre-barcode, it's wonderful, an eau de toilette that really lasts 24 hours, it looks like an eau de parfum, but let's get to the perfume, for me it's not powdery at all, it's fruity, not sparkling at all or sweet at least for what is its opening, I feel it fresh clean, afterwards it gives off a comfortable slightly sweet smell I smell a slightly almondy smell mixed with flowers yes Poudree ' but I assure you that I don't have the perception of a powdery smell at all (I I hate this kind of olfactory family) its projection is masterful and powerful, very long lasting but being a non-reformulated perfume it is certainly due to this! Perfect for spring in my opinion, but I also wear it wonderfully now that it's December

I picked up a vintage bottle at an estate sale summer 2023 along with other vintage fragrances. All I get from it is a floral “bomb”…. Lilac, Lily of the valley, mimosa, rose…. If you like traditional “garden party” perfumes, then you would like this. I know that was created in the 90s, but it gives me “late 50s/ early 60s traditional wife” vibes.

The EDT of this perfume is delicious and beautiful! The EDP is far too sweet and loud so I prefer this softer subtler quiet lovely scent. I got it for free as a gift from a girlfriend who had gone to the Guerlain store in Paris France. The first spritz is a sweet fruity melange of peach, currant and anise. Comes through as fruity with a touch of spice, like a soft cinnamon or a fruit cake. I like currant and peach notes so to me the opening is wonderful. Most fruity floral fragrances start off with citrus so for this citrus free opening to start off with mainly anise and currant is a refreshing change. The peach is not very big. The floral heart is mostly mimosa and violet, and way in the background some white floral notes of lily of the valley and white rose. The florals are sweet and powdery. Because of the violet, there is a powdery cosmetic air like a retro talc powder in a boudoir. Feminine and classy. The florals are like a gauze like a little cloud of floral scents in purple pink white and yellow color specs. The richness of the florals eventually subsides and at the dry stage I am picking up on almonds or almond tree with another woody note the cedar wood. There is possibly amber and a touch of soft musk. There is also vanilla. The perfume is romantic and feels like you have to wear her for dress-up formal affairs, fancy restaurants and or romantic cruises. The aroma is not long lasting I guess because it is a toilette. On me it lasts no more than 3 to 4 hours but I don't mind. The scent is intimate and sits close to the skin and does not radiate very much. If you like fruity florals, powdery florals, slightly spicy florals and vanilla, this perfume does the trick. It reminds me of a kind of fragrance version of Parisian macarons. It evokes the image of a pretty French girl having cookies and macarons and sweets and feels like walking out on an open air market in Paris with a bunch of flowers with their floral scents wafting in the air. It's great for spring and summer. I can't tell you how much I like Champs Elysees.

I love this perfume. Not the reformulation but the original 90s version which I think is this one after seeing the notes listed above and the bottle. It's floral but also a bit woody. Overall so feminine and carefree. Unfortunately the original bottles sell on ebay for extortionate prices but it's worth it in my opinion as this fragrance is so nostalgic for me. It isn't my signature scent or even within my usual preferences but I repurchase just for the memories I have associated with it as it's so intoxicating and memorable. It doesn't last too long on skin since it's an eau de toilette but I find it lasts a reasonable amount of time on clothes.

At first spray I get a very peach and mimosa forward fragrance but this combination translates to my nose as honey!! I’m not sure if that was what the intention was but to my nose it’s definitely giving me a sweet honey vibe. This is just very classy and uplifting and reminds me of a happy and well put together woman. I have the vintage formula. As the fragrance develops, I get that strong honey note with beautiful white florals that blend very well and I do get the essence of the anise throughout. I think because the almond is in this is tree/leaf, I don’t really get a nutty vibe, I do get a very slight green note that is probably supposed to stand in for the almond leaf/tree. It’s very subtle and I think it’s just to add a bit of freshness to help with the rounding out. The peach/mimosa (honey) vibe remains throughout. The dry down on me brings out more of the powdery notes but it’s not a dusty powder. It’s more of a sparkling powder if that even makes sense. it’s overall giving a very prim but not prude vibe. This is a woman who knows how to have fun and doesn’t take herself to seriously, but who will not be trifled with. She can be carefree when it suits her but all business when necessary. I love it as a winter floral because it stands up so well to the colder weather. It is something I could see wearing to a job interview, brunch or to church. Just a classic well rounded “everyday” floral good for spring because of the notes but again, equally suited for winter because it is strong enough to hold up to the cold. The vintage is strong enough that you only need a couple dabs to perfume yourself all day and to be smelled by others. Less is more with this one.

One of my all time favorites. I got this as a teenager when my boyfriend worked the fragrance counter of our local department store. I picked it because it was so beautiful and sweet, but I didn't really wear it much back then. I felt sharper scents like Prescriptives Calyx suited my personality better. But Champs Elysees always held a place on my vanity for days I wanted to feel pretty. Not fierce or assertive, but just soft and feminine. I had forgotten about it until a lady walked through my office and I recognized the scent immediately. I dug out my 20 year old bottle and it was just as beautiful as it had always been. Now in my 40s, I can really appreciate this amazing concoction. It's very well blended, but mimosa stands out to me, as well as sweet fruit. The scent changes throughout the day and what remains on hair and clothing is different, but just as lovely as when first sprayed. And it lasts forever. One spray is enough to enjoy the entire day and beyond. I ordered a vintage bottle as a backup now that the fragrance has been reformulated. I never want to be without this. It's a masterpiece.

I keep going back to this fragrance. It is just beautiful and radiates femininity. I have 4 back up bottles of the original as it is now discontinued. Have not purchased the new version yet.

My signature scent. I have a big vintage bottle left. This scent is everything I love wrapped up in memories. A warm hug, mimosa bouquet, and precious moments.

Beautiful shampoo scent!

I have owned this for 20 years and for the first time I met this at my son's kindergarten where his teacher used to wear it. I found it very, very fresh and warmly floral with a hint of vanilla. This is all time all place fragrance, where ever you go you can trust it. Quite subtle, sophisticated, warm and serene, though also uplifting and energising multitalent!

This is spring in a bottle! A divine creation by Jacques and Jean-Paul Guerlain. Smells like a bouquet of fresh flowers, classic, fresh, light. I love it for spring and early summer and get lots of compliments.

Mine is a vintage bottle I bought a few years ago, tried a handful of times, and then pushed to the back of the closet. Maybe I needed time to appreciate it. I decided to try it today and this is pretty sweet in a flowery sort of way. It smells of yellow flowers, maybe a bit of melon, and though it's not listed as part of the scent, I'm getting a lot of Ylang ylang🤷♀️. I saw a reviewer below mention it has a plasticy smell, and it really does, but it's more of a Barbie doll head type. That sweet and distinct rubber toy doll. Looking at the notes there's a lot that I'm not able to pick out, but maybe that just means it's well blended. I'd say this is a like for me. I won't wear it all the time, but now that I've rediscovered it, will enjoy it when the mood strikes.

It's pretty but also pretty boring. It reminds me of a generic 90s upper-middle class white mom during springtime. It's a bright floral with a lotion-y vibe to it; good raw materials obviously because it's Guerlain but I just find the artistic direction for this one quite uninspiring. If I had to describe it with an image, it would be Linda Evangelista in this editorial: i.imgur.com/numBg24.jpeg And I love la Linda but that editorial, even if aesthetically pleasant, is anything but exciting or inspiring. Just like this perfume.

I bought a full bottle of this in the 90s, and then never used it as I preferred fresher aquatic scents back then (Aqua di gio, wings, ocean Dreams to name a few) I then went on to love others, and kind of forgot about this. Revisiting it now that I’m much older makes me realise what a gem it is. It’s so strong, fruity and very floral, really lovely. Yes it smells slightly old fashioned, but I’ve smelled something similar recently (the florals in Pure Musc for Her), so it’s not outdated.

This perfume radiates the feeling of a cold, freshly poured glass of champagne for me. Mind you, I don’t say Champs Elysées smells like champagne, but it has the same classy, airy, bubbly, joyful and high quality vibe: an epitome of elegance. Fresh and uplifting, with floral fruity hints, but with an original approach nevertheless. I find the Eau de Toilette surprisingly potent and long lasting for my sparely used two dabs. Champs Elysées is present, without becoming too much. It’s the life of a party, without dramatically drawing your attention. It sometimes leans towards the border of soapy, but manages just not to cross it. I think this is the work of the Sandalwood, which is the most recognizable note in the dry down for me, but it’s still fresh and doesn’t become powdery. I find this beautifully made and incredibly chic. It just doesn’t fit my personality that much: I’m not the tasteful, refined, elegant type of person. This could have contested to be my bridal perfume though, if it had already been in my collection then. I’ll gladly use my miniature once in a while, and cherish it like the classic beauty it is. It deserves to be celebrated this way.