Un Jardin Sur Le Toit

I bought this fragrance based on the notes and Fragrantica comments. It always amazes me, how different perfumes reacts to different person's chemistry. On me- I can smell beautiful green (rosemary and grass) opening and when the time progresses, I smell apples, and pears and also rose and magnolia. I feel like I am in the middle of orchard. I must admit, I was afraid of an apple note, because I couldn't war DKNY Be Delicious in the past- due to my Ph reaction. Fun fact- the first day I wearing Un Jardin Sur Le Toit and I wasn't used to it- I almost asked the lady standing next to me, what does she wear, because it smells beautiful :). The great quality of this fragrance is, that it is distinctive. It doesn't remind me of 3 another fragrances and I feel kind of special wearing it.

Un Jardin sur le Toit is a fragrance I keep coming back to. Its simplicity lets you really sit back and appreciate all the notes. The apple and pear create a juicy, decadent fruit accord, backed by dewy green grass, herbal rosemary, rose, magnolia, and potting soil?? (I've seen multiple online sources stating that there are compost notes in here but can't confirm it). Overall, Un Jardin sur le Toit is tantalizingly green and sweet. I thought Un Jardin sur le Nil was my clear favorite, but now I like this one just as much, for different reasons. I think I need a full bottle, it’s just too good. Jean-Claude Ellena at his finest.

I enjoy this one very much. Longevity on skin is 4+ hours, but the sillage is moderate. It evokes a rooftop garden through apple flavour gin tonic and giant pink rose floral arrangements on a festive afternoon. The dry down is where the magic happens, there is a smooth and fresh rose that stays for hours and it is also juicy and sour somehow, but on an absolutely positive and mouthwatering way. For me it is not that magical or exotic garden like others mention below but a hip, urban one filled with joy and laughter in the sunshine. And the green grass is not that prominent after a few minutes.

Mouthwatering juicy apple like a tart apple gummy, but made with only the best organic components. It makes me want to eat green apple candy. Apple is the predominant note to me and it's underlined with a grassy hay note that registers almost like soft leather. As the scent progresses, I am reminded of another JCE Hermes: Pamplemousse Rose, specifically the tart fruit mixing with a cold rose, but instead of grapefruit, it's apple in Sur le Toit. And there is something that goes dusty and piercing like tree pollen or tree bark in high summer, but subtle enough not to offend.

i always love the Jardin series created by Ellena because not only they smell really good but have cinematic quality. They aren’t strong in terms of presence throughout their longevity, but they always evoke precised visual of certain landscapes. They linger subtly and persistent by coming and going to always let us know that they last quite long time. They are so perfect to wear in tropical climate, though this one and le Nil are more suitable for the super hot humid days, while la Mousson and Mediterranee bloom better in rainy season.