I just found out ,that the extraits of Jicki, Mitsouko and Vol de Nuit are no longer available 😮 A very friendly lady at Guerlain told me this via email today 😢 This is really sad and the end of an era... But thank you very much for this video - we all really appreciate your work ❤
I love and wear Jicky edp and I like it even more on my boyfriend. I am dying to smell the extrait. Think of me what you like everybody but I believe that Jicky has really been Jacque Guerlain's first perfume. He was still in training with his uncle Aimé at the time and they might have been reluctant to launch it under his name. Or maybe it was a cooperation between both of them. Thank you Persolaise for presenting and loving all these wonderful classic creations!
Thank you, Dariush for the wonderful video. Thanks to you I'm in love with several Guerlain classics. I guess I'll have to buy Jicky as the coming summer main cologne! Wasser is often criticized, but I find that he's doing a very good job at Guerlain, not only keeping the classics in good shape, but also enriching Guerlain's portfolio. Everytime I wear Guerlain Homme EDP, I get taken with how elegant, unique, and at the same time reserved it is. L'Homme Ideal EDP is also a remarkable work. Musc Noble mimics the classic Arabian white musc, but it does so very convincingly, I find.
I'm excited for my order of Jicky to come in the mail. I got a travel sized version of it, and looking forward to it, I feel like it would be great for spring.
@@Persolaise Thank you Persolaise! :) I just got it today, and it smells exactly like walking in fields in the countryside. The lavender notes are calming. About 5 minutes in I think I started smelling the civet notes come in, and I was a bit surprised about it, but then it started mellowing out over time to more gentle lavender scent. I have a sample of Mon Guerlain and I noticed both were very similar with the lavender notes, Mon Guerlain is more sugary, whereas Jicky is more organic for me. I can see it being an aromatherapy option for me after a long work day. It's not fruity, it's a mellow fragrance that makes me feel like I'm in a tranquil countryside.
Thanks as ever Monsieur Persolaise. I am now tempted to buy a bottle of Jicky! Hope you and your family are well. Thanks for entertaining us and gracing us with these informative reviews during these rough times. We all appreciate it! 🙏🏼
My nose picks the same animalic base in Jicky, Shalimar and Habit Rouge. I fell in love with Jicky at the first sniff. Out of thise three it is my favourite. So oldfasioned and modern at the same time. I really need it, but it's so hard to get in Russia.
I’m currently enjoying this video while looking at the wonderful Diptyque carousel that I just purchased after seeing it featured on this wonderful channel. :)
I am trying this scent soon, and I was curious for a nice description. I found your channel and subscribed after hearing you speak. I could probably listen to you talk all day! Very pleasant.
Wonderful video. I recently bought Jicky. I was intrigued by what I read about it. I read “crotch,” not “poo,” but there you go. I don’t smell either, really, but there is a “funkiness” to it lurking in the background. Sort of humorous. 😊
Jicky is the closest thing to a signature scent I have, but it has to share the title with Feminite du Bois. I guess signature scents aren't a thing anymore. People these days either profess to olfactory serial monogamy or are collectors, while I buy bottles and use them up. I have worn Jicky since my teens and have gone through countless eau de toilette bottles and two extrait ones. The latter were wildly different. My first, the purse spray in the gaudy gold lattice casing from the mid 90's was far heavier and oriental leaning. The second was the 30 ml. with the "Champagne cork" stopper (forgot what it's called, but you're holding it so why this monologue?), and was decidedly lighter and closer to the EdT. I'm so fed up with the Sean Connery and gender discussions, and prefer to paraphrase Colette, who loved it because it was witty, without being coarse - like the better conversationalists. Who wouldn't want to smell like that? It's been some years since I owned it. The counters in Stockholm no longer curry it, and frankly I have been worrying about It's health. But you make me realise I have been a bit of a snob. Whatever the state of it's current and future reformulations, it will always be in a league of it's owm. Even if it Guerlain try to make it more "current". I loved the Parfum de Toilette of L'Heure Bleue and while I would love to have it back, in retrospect I get the 80s/90s feel. It was probably even a higher concentration than the 1912 extrait! About sandalwood, I have a bottle of santalum album from the Pacific Islands and to me it smells just like the Mysore type of yore. And it has to be five years old, so there's clearly mature trees growing. But then I can't smell the difference between bergaptene-free bergamot and the "real" thing. (I still have the press kit from when Samsara was released. Am I really just a mortal?)
What a wonderful comment to receive and read. Thank you! Treasure that press release. Just think how wonderful it would be if we could smell every formulation of every Guerlain ever made!
I have jars of dried herbs, and lavender is one of them. I just had to go sniff it and the scent is heaven for sure, I love lavender. Next I had to sniff some lavender absolute. Again heaven. I do't have access to Jicky, but I needed to participate in the sniffing experience. I hope I get to smell it one day.
Thank you for sharing your love and impressions on Jicky extrait de parfum. I also love Guerlain and Jicky. I'm on my 2nd 100 ml bottle of the EdT version, which I love to wear in bed, as it feels calming and reassuring to me in the drydown or in the morning after a shower to give me an energizing boost. I 'm considering buying the extrait, it must be a different experience, much richer.
@@seilanemsei It certainly is. But if you think that it's the same price as, say, around three more 'average' edps, I know what I'd be saving my money for.
Your description was so evocative I ordered the EDT via Notino….I think it must be from the faecal era as I’m afraid I did a Madam Persolaise recoil. Gah 😵💫😆
@@Persolaise I should add that every other recommended perfume from you that I have bought has been wonderful so it’s slightly mean of me to only highlight this story 😂
Persolaise Sir, enjoy all your videos & vast knowledge. Jicky is one of my all time favorites. What was/is your assessment of the current EDP? Much thanks & may your nose live forever!
Jicky is one of my most favourite of all perfumes. I’m wondering if there is either cumin or cinnamon in it.. that’s the spice I think I get, but can’t work out which one it is…
How would you compare edp and extrait? Sorry if I missed that in your review. I adore edp apart from the civet note, it gets unpleasant in the heart. But I read quite a few reviews that extrait is different in this respect and civet is a lot tamer, and some even said it's not perceptible in extrait. What are your thoughts? PS: nevermind, it's too late to answer now, I've just bought it😄fingers crossed i'll love it. Read a few days ago that it's not in production anymore in that bottle as few other extraits. And will be back in a bee bottle (125ml if I'm not mistaken).
@@Persolaise I have received it last night and let me tell you I'm thrilled! To cut the long story short it feels like completely different quality ingredients are used to create edp and extrait ranges. While edp is rouge-ish, in your face lavender animalic (which I've been hovering around for few months now). Extrait is exquisite work of art where civet makes sense as it emphasizes mouthwatering vanilla whipped cream nuances, and creates depth. I adore it. Thanks for recommending.
If I may ask you.. If you had to choose between a bottle of Jicky or Mouchoir de Monsieur, both of the same age and in their extrait concentration, which one would you choose?
