La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme L'Artisan Parfumeur for women and men

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white floral
sweet
yellow floral
honey
tuberose
citrus
floral
soft spicy
animalic
green

Perfume rating 3.99 out of 5 with 881 votes

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a Floral fragrance for women and men. La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme was launched in 1999. The nose behind this fragrance is Anne Flipo. Top notes are Pink Pepper, Citruses, Saffron and Apricot; middle notes are Lime (Linden) Blossom, Tuberose, Jasmine and Orange Blossom; base notes are Honey and Ylang-Ylang.

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Pros

Pros

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Classy, subtle and delicate notes
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Tuberose, jasmine, and orange blossom are done with class
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Perfect scent for floral lovers
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Captures the feeling of observing butterflies
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Close sillage with deceptive longevity
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Spices and honey complement the white flowers well
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Concentrated version has new and sumptuous notes
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Delicate warm citrus-apricot nuance adds more heft
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Pepper note may be too strong or off-putting
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Some white florals may disagree with personal chemistry
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May have an old-fashioned or early 90s feel to it
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Different from the original La Chasse aux Papillons
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Not a more concentrated version of the original Eau de Toilette
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Lacks the dazzling citrus of the original version
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Rotting flowers and vegetables scent for some people
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May smell like pencil shavings to some people

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Perfume Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink Pepper
Citruses
Saffron
Apricot

Middle Notes

Lime (Linden) Blossom
Tuberose
Jasmine
Orange Blossom

Base Notes

Honey
Ylang-Ylang

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ThatGothBBW

Extreme? Ha that's a laugh. This is not extreme by ANY means.

This fragrance is very fresh and green, also slightly peppery in the beginning. After about five minutes that goes away a bit. The citrus in this is a bit tart, but it's very mild. It's not abrasive or coming across as a house cleaner by any means. This almost has a white tea sort of smell/quality. The florals in this are VERY soft. They aren't cloying, heady or really pronounced by any means. This is one of the safest floral fragrances I've personally ever smelled.

This is light, this is airy, this is wispy, this is elegant, etc. It's not too much of anything. This is for the people who like LIGHT fragrances. This is a citrus/floral/fresh/
green fragrance. This would be perfect for someone who is sensitive to fragrances.

I absolutely hate the dry down on this though. It turns even more peppery once again, it gets earthy, and it gets very dry. You completely lose the lovely citrus, that beautiful brightness and the soft florals. It's no longer this light, uplifting fragrance. It turns to something completely different on the dry down. It's just very peppery, and almost savoury. I would never think that there was honey in this. I don't detect it at all. This is no sweetness to this, to my nose anyway. The dry down just keeps reminding me of BO.

Starts out pretty feminine, dry down is pretty masculine. Really interesting thing I've noticed.

All in all. This fragrance is just ok. It is not worth the dang price tag, that's for sure. If you enjoy fragrances with this kind of vibe. Just go with anything fresh in the philosophy line. You will get the exact same vibes and save a lot of money. A lot of philosophy Fragrances, remind me of this.

Wear time is pretty bad. I can't detect anything past 2 to 3 hours. Season to wear this, summer and spring only for sure. I would highly suggest finding a decant before paying full price....... There is a lot to be desired here ...

Frangipanilove

On me, this is not ‘Extreme’ in the least, in fact it’s very intimate and very subtle. I am looking at the scent pyramid in wonder as what this smells like on me is more of a green, quite faint mainly non indolic jasmine and ylang ylang fragrance. No pepper, no apricot, no honey, no saffron. I am wondering if the weather is simply too cold already to get this shy beauty to come out of its shell. I have a vintage bottle, the older design, so it should be good. But ah it is so subtle I can barely smell it.

lovetribe

I smell a lot of lavender and spring flowers, a lime tree taken to the nth degree, very phasey. I smell a cloying smell of an unspecified resin and a sour smell that aren't for me. For the rest, a lot of citrus fruits... but nothing to make me scream wow. 4/5 excellent performances.

endlesssummer

This has almost the same beautiful scent as my beloved Aqua Allegoria Flora Nymphea by Guerlain.
The first thing I noticed was the thick honey and mimosa notes that aren't listed. It has a magnetic fairy-tale feel. It can really transport you to a spring day, draped on a lounge chair, your hand swishing the grasses and cloudless skies with a hint of rainbows after the rain fades into the sun.
I honestly feel like a fairy or princess when wearing it. It is so magical!

It lingers for days if sprayed on clothing in the most appealing way and the scent comes and goes throughout the day and night.
I would love to have it be more long lasting and cannot understand how anyone with a love of perfume could not appreciate this beautiful scent as it is one of the most complex and alluring I have ever tried.

I love the scent beyond words. One spray and springtime bathes you in its warmth even on the coldest autumn day. It has a very comforting sweetness that just envelops.

French Fairy-tales in every bottle!

HER30

Don't know how the Extreme compares to the original - but the Extreme to me is like a sunny greenhouse at the local nursery and you're burying your face in the jasmine plants. Or it's like walking in a perfumed garden in summer PLUS the garden is decked out with florals for a wedding and you're holding a bouquet right up to your nose. It's joyful, realistic, over-the-top white and yellow floral. It smells like warm weather which is so interesting. Memory-inducing and transportive - weddings, funerals, gardens. It stays consistent on my skin. I appreciate this fragrance and the scene it captures, but I will not be wearing it as I am ultimately not a huge white floral fan.

Enrium

L'Artisan Parfumeur was doing the niche thing before niche brands became commonplace. Counting several masterpieces among their many creative compositions by top perfumers, the L'Artisan name is one of the most respected (and commercially successful) in the perfume world. While it can be difficult to source their most famous perfumes (Dzing! in particular for me), exclusivity is part of the package. La Chasse aux Papillons (poetic name) wasn't available, so I chose a sample of the Extrême version. I'm unable to compare it to the original, but it wears pretty close to the skin - not Extrême in the slightest. It is a nicely-composed white/yellow floral bouquet with points of interest. It isn't too sweet, despite the honey note alongside the florals - instead, it adds a realistic, polleny edge to the florals.

LCaPE opens with hazy, fruity sweetness. Apricot is most evident, and there is a sweet orange edge. The florals emerge early on, with creamy tuberose leading the way. It is banana-like, as @ingrid.superstar below has said already. Spicy saffron adds a polleny effect, and the citrus blossoms enhance the fruity-floral sweetness to perfection. Ylang ylang follows, a logical progression - sweet, creamy and slightly tropical, tying in with the fruitiness. The honey note more resembles beeswax than sweet, sticky honey, but it complements the florals beautifully, making them more wildflower-like and realistic, while evoking images of bees. It fades to a hazily sweet, slightly powdery skin scent. Sillage is moderate while longevity is surprisingly long-lasting, despite this scent wearing fairly close to the skin.

Feminine-leaning, and best worn during spring/summer days, LCaPE also would work well as a night-time/baby scent in the manner of Petit Guerlain for example. Deeply comforting and restorative, as well as evoking the image of bees in a garden of flowers, LCaPE is a beautiful and slightly unusual floral scent. Made with a light touch - it feels as if it is infused with golden light, like flowers in a garden as the sun sets. Good stuff from a great perfumer. 4/5.

ingrid.superstar

Fresh, soft, creamy banana-peel tuberose and ylang. Night cream and a clean baby! Stays close to the skin, which has been my complaint of all the L'Artisans I've tried. Even though this purports to be...extreme.

Shades of my beloved, discontinued Oeillet Sauvage...but that's just the subtle, "watercolor" touch of Anne Flipo!

pansylady

Strangely enough, the "not extreme" version seemed to have a lot more oomph! On me, this is a soft shampoo-y scent-

missloveschocolate

To me this is the ultimate south of France perfume… I’m in the middle of the lavender field, I smell the sunburnt grass, heat.. a nice lady is preparing some lemonade for me. I walk into her garden and enjoy the blooming white flowers. It’s sunset, I sit down, relax and enjoy.

FestinaLentil

I agree with Blue Wolf's assessment below of this perfume smelling like a nice, fancy marinade. On me the bouquet garni of floral, fruity, spicy, herbal notes became muddled and gave an overwhelming effect of tarragon. A dewy, freshly-picked tarragon, cut into fine chiffonade ribbons, with a slightly metallic sharpness recalling the blade of a knife, but tarragon all the same. On my skin it was unobtrusive, though noticeable. A 0.7 ml sample on clothes proved much different. I like to sleep in scents that I'm testing out, and after two hours of marination I had to fling off my perfume-basted sweater. The drydown is a lot more tolerable, certainly long-lasting on fabric: a vaguely honeyed, not too indolic floral. Overall, this perfume isn't earthy or subtle enough to give the impression of running through a meadow in full bloom. Perhaps it is better spritzed on rather than dabbed, to give more space between the notes, but I'm not particularly keen on locating an atomizer sample for this one. I do think this would be an intriguing daytime scent on folks of various gender presentations--- if the tarragon effect wasn't perceived as sharply as I experienced it on myself. The florals aren't frilly and the dewiness can be pleasant.

Raina

This and the original are two different fragrances. If you look on L'Artisan's website, the descriptions and notes are different. Whereas the original (Eau de Toilette) is meant to evoke a summer day, this is meant to conjure images of butterflies in the last moments of sunlight. The notes from the website are jasmine, tuberose, and ylang-ylang. A disappointment for me as I was hoping this would be a more concentrated version of the original Eau de Toilette. The notes for the original are listed as jasmine, linden blossom and orange blossom.

Dryasiulia

This one is strange on me~ Sometimes it's fresh breeze of a bright, sweet springtime citrusy floral. Other times I move and am smacked in the face with straight up hair spray. I confess we don't have linden/lime blossoms here; so perhaps I'm misinterpreting that facet!

I'm going to average the hate and love with an "OK"! I'd like to try the EDT but I'm scared it would emphasize the negative and not the positive!!!

scissorhandedly

I'm surprised at how much I like this. I'm not into florals generally, just because I don't think they fit my vibe. But boy this has grown on me! I think I just discovered my love for linden blossom. The jasmine compliments it well. The drydown is my absolute favorite part - when the honey, linden blossom and ylang-ylang take over, it's just so good. My only objection is the blast of tuberose in the beginning - gets better in 5-10 minutes.

dsty

This will be an easy review to write: when I tested the original La Chasse Aux Papillons some time ago, I described what I hoped the Extreme version would be like, and that's exactly what I got, so I'll just copy-paste that here:

"I was very eager to try La Chasse Aux Papillons because of the linden blossom note. I love blossoms in real life - they're so festive and emblematic of the middle of spring, that giddy, exciting time of year when everything comes to life again. And so far I'd only encountered orange blossom as a perfume note, so I was hoping to be taken on a walk through a blooming alley of linden trees with this one.
And I wasn't disappointed, or at least not after giving the big blast of tuberose that dominates the opening half an hour or so to calm down. When it does come out the linden blossom note is just as great as I hoped : natural and a little nutty, unlike any other floral note I've ever smelled, a little intoxicating. Wonderful!
It's just too bad about the opening - tuberose is a note I can take or leave, so in this case I would rather have skipped it and gone to the linden blossom straight away. Another minor complaint is the strength: after projecting nicely for about an hour (including the half hour opening I'm not wild about), this quickly develops into the kind of scent I keep forgetting I'm wearing unless my nose happens to be close to my wrist for some reason.
So all in all I think I'd like to try the Extreme version of this one - it might be a little stronger, I like the idea of adding some honeyed apricots to this note list, and above all the linden blossom seems to actually be the star of the show in that one. Which isn't to say I won't enjoy my decant of this "regular" version immensely in the mean time..."

So it's just as I hoped: a stronger, more blossom-focused version of the original. I don't get any apricot or any honey, but that's okay: that dominant tuberose isn't there anymore either, which really does make the linden blossom the star of the show, and I love it. For my taste there might have been a little less pepper involved, but I'll take it! Another one for my wishlist...

Brook78

I'm on la chasse for linden/lime blossom, to replace my heady, swoon-worthy but poor-performing Jo Malone French Lime Blossom. Is this the scent I've been waiting for? Sadly it is not. After less than an hour only a skin scent remains, and though I'm having trouble identifying the linden... there's definitely more indole than I'm comfortable with.
La chasse goes on!

michaeld2986

Springtime in a bottle! After a dreary winter, I was so excited and pleased to wear this fragrance again. I find it very unisex with a decent sillage and longevity. I get about 7 hours from it on a good day. It's a dusty floral, honey, pink peppery blast of being is a field of flowers and butterflies on a sunny April afternoon. Love it!

Rosemary14

Lime Blossom, ylang, tuberose, and honey. There is a waxy, honeyed, freshness. It’s a little dry and green. Very, very, light and fresh with an ethereal personality like a flitting butterfly. I’m really loving this.

cocofluff

More indolic white florals than the EDT. More ylang and lime blossom. This fragrance has a salty quality. -

sabrinakadi

It smells lovely after the first notes are gone. I really don't enjoy the pink pepper. The EDP version is the better version against the EDT in terms of creating the mental image of La Chasse aux Papillons. It does remind me of my childhood summer days in the countryside under the sun, not chasing butterflies necessarily.

Soofiya

I wanted to buy La Chasse Aux Papillons since I read "Me before You" novel and watched it's movie.I had high hopes for it as I love tuberose,jasmine,linden,orange flower,honey,saffron and apricot and I also love Emilia Clarke and I thought a perfume reminding of her should be superfeminine,beautiful,innocent,pure,youthful,angelic,soft also must have a sweet,lively girly naughtiness and passion hidden somewhere beneath it's innocence
well,I can't consider this an unsuccessful blindbuy because it was highly discounted and it smells pretty,made of high quality,natural smelling ingredients and can make a perfect daily or office perfume in spring,it reminds me of Cartier Baiser Vole with it's lily note being replaced by tuberose but I'm somehow disappointed.it smells exactly like what I had imagined the original La Chasse Aux Papillons would smell:a light,fresh and slightly green tuberose centered white floral bouquet and that's it.oh and there's also a dash of pink pepper with it's usual pencil shaving dryness,I wish it wasn't there but fortunately it's not strong enough to ruin this perfume for me
This perfume is truely lovely,very easy to wear and inoffensive,can make a bride perfume for a bride who's into light scents and I like it but I believe it could be among my top favorites if it delivered all the promised ones:it could be a masterpiece in my eyes if the sweetness was seriously amped up and if I could really smell honey,linden,orange flower,apricot and saffron in it.sometimes my nose is anosmic to some of the notes and I start to detect them after a while,I really wish it happens here too because even though I'm into white florals and this is nice and likable,I wouldn't buy such a simple bland perfume if I had sampled it first.
by the way I'm ok with it's longevity and sillage.not that it's strong but it has moderate lasting power and soft to moderate projection on my skin
Edit:
An hour after application I can smell something like apple blossom hand in hand with a green tuberose

LadyIva

I can't believe that I forgot to review this one! This is my first L'Artisan Perfumeur. I bought a 100ml bottle for a half of its usual retail price: the perfume boutique where I'm a frequent customer was selling off the last remaining bottles of LAP fragrances, because they will no longer stock this brand.
Anyway, this is soooo beautiful. I'm not the world's biggest fan of tuberose; I used to find many tuberose-centred scents too sweet, heavy and cloying. However, recently I discovered some tuberose fragrances that are great for everyday wear: be it light pastel-coloured tuberose such as in Gucci Bloom, or a quirky fresh tuberose as in Hermes Twilly. La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme falls somewhere between Bloom and Twilly: the tuberose is soft and not too sweet, and the addition of citric notes keeps it fresh and uplifting. Fortunately I don't get too many of the fruity notes, because I often find them offputting; instead, my trusty old sniffer detects tuberose, pink pepper, saffron, citruses and linden blossom. The addition of honey also brings to mind Zoologist Hummingbird, however La Chasse aux Papillons is a much lighter scent, even in this 'Extreme' version. I hate to slap fragrances with gender tags, but La Chasse aux Papillons is undoubtedly very feminine; it surely ranks among the top 3 most feminine scents that I own. The lasting power is not too bad on me, however, the sillage is soft, thus it's incapable of offending anyone even when oversprayed. All in all this is a very nice addition to my ever growing collection; it smells like a very expensive shampoo or bubble bath, and keeps me feeling fresh throughout the day.

thehanna

Apricot note blends well with the tuberose. Fruity, floral and girly. Smells like a high school girl shampoo or a combination of girly bath and beauty products, a sort of bath-tastic scent.

Madrona

I don't know if anyone is going to agree with me but I think the opening has a early 90's kind of feel to it, actually. There's a greenness in it that evokes something I have smelled before, but I'm not sure what. White floral overdoses can make me a bit sick to my stomach but not this one, I guess it is the lime blossom that balances it out.

Migotka

I love it. This scent made tuberose amazing in my eyes again. I hated this flower with passion for ages, then sort of stopped caring. When I first tried this scent a few years back, I did not care much. But now, now it is a completely different story.

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme is like a watercolour painting. The perfumer caught perfectly the fleeting feeling one gets when observing butterflies, so beautiful, in constant move, you blink and you risk to miss them. La Chasse is a wild butterfly dance, a spectacle of light, flowery and airy notes of a lovely, creamy tuberose, jasmine and linden blossom. The drydown offers a lovely honeyed ylang-ylang note as well. It's such a perfect scent for a summer day. It's quite hot outside at the moment, but I have an impression to be outside on a field full of summer flowers.
One me both the lasting power and the sillage are very good.

cherie97

Anyone here trying this L'Artisan because of 'Me before you'? After watching the movie and reading a book, I decided I need the sample of this. I thought it must be something exceptional. Was I wrong? A little, because as long as it's the perfect scent for Lou (the girl from the book), it's not as breathtaking as I expected. I imagined this must be some amazing, dreamy floral - and it is. It's even more, like a garden full of herbs and flowers. To me, it's got the same vibe as Givenchy Extravagance d'Amarige (that I love!) somehow, though it's slightly different of course. What I mean is, LCaPE is more of a spring garden kind of thing and less artistic. It's pleasant, but lacks something magical. I love the base though - the herbs are gone, and lovely warm lemony scent appears. I might own a bottle some day, but as I have EdA by Givenchy, I don't feel desperate to do this. The staying power is not amazing,up to a few hours only, but I'll give it a try on a less hot day. Overall it's a nice, green floral. Feminine and well done :)

MissGabrielleO

Purchased a decant of this from LuckyScent to try it out. It doesn't smell like tuberose to me... it smells like play-doh! Very disappointing.

Mooniq

To me this is a womens fragrance. Fresh, lovely flowernotes and I also detect a spicy and some inscense-note. Reminds me of Kenzo flower Essentielle but a bit softer. A great scent for colder weather.

För mig är detta en feminin doft. Fräscha, härliga blomnoter och jag känner även en kryddig not och en mjuk rökelsenot. Påminner om en mjukare variant av Kenzo flower Essentielle. Skön doft för kyligare väder.

Angeldaisy

this is a floral alright!
i get pencil shavings/woodiness, a buttery tuberose, ylang ylang, with linden on a lovely honey base. the pink pepper at the start loses it's sneeze pepperiness almost right away, yet retains the spicey/culinary pepper part (if that makes sense?) throughout. i wonder whether it is this note and the tuberose that mostly makes LCAP Extreme so persistent on me. i also detect a bit of creamy soapiness.

i am surprised by this, because it says for men and women. ? ?
it smells massively feminine to me! and i wear quite a few unisex (and mens) scents. i have many womens scents that are no where near as feminine as this.

i adore ylang and i think that is what draws me to this scent.
it's like a non-tropical super-flowery Fracas with ylang, a touch of woods, on a honeyed base.

it projects and lasts for several hours, remaining quite persistent! (strong) and linear, before it begins to fade around the 5 hour mark.
i need to keep retesting this, because i find it more bombastic than Fracas and i so far, have found it a little too much.

the more i try L'Artisan creations, the more i am intrigued by them.
they are just so evocative.
it's as if they take the notes, add some natural smelling extracts and turn the whole thing around, to create less of a "perfume" more a "scented experience". there's a certain magic quality to them, that is alluring and a little unnerving at the same time. almost addictive.

am looking forward to trying the non extreme butterfly chase (prefer to say "chase" to "hunt"). am awaiting a 7ml arriving next week.

Ivyswirl

Pleasantly surprising.

Normally tuberose can be a headache trigger for me and so far I've not loved it... but this is pretty, quite apricoty and dusty on me.

Pink pepper, apricot, saffron and tuberose stand out on me with some of what I suspect is linden.
It's warm like the hazy afternoon sun in a drowsy glade. Nothing sharp or overpowering.
Quite pretty really.

Only real issue is the sillage and longevity as usual. Sadly the L'Artisans are prone to it and the only ones that escape are the Explosion d'Emotions for me, which work great. Wish their usual ones would match those!

flowers-in-the-springtime

From the minute I sprayed this perfume, all I could smell was wood and pencil shavings! I was immediately reminded of Sonia Rykiel Rykiel EDT.
I cannot get any of the notes in the pyramid at all but I can't say that this is an unpleasant perfume. I quite like the sweet woodyness that I am getting and would say that this is a gentle and soft perfume which one could wear for work or play.
Like most of the L'Artisan perfumes that I have tried so far, the longevity is slightly less than average and silage on this one seems to stay very close to the skin.

Blue wolf

Ah, another one bites the dusty. Literally, on me this smells like dry dusty herbs,mustard, dill, pepper and citrus. A recipe for a great marinade for chicken. Not as bad as L'eaulita found it, but definitely a disappointment as I do so love tuberose. I love tuberose so much that I have left it in the vase past its expiration date, so I recognize all stages from full flower to a frenzy of indoles. After almost 30 minutes the sharpness of LCAPE decreased and I got the barest hint of white florals. As usual, I register areas on my skin where certain notes dominate, and other areas I smell completely different notes. This is the case here; on one wrist the sour mustard herb marinade smell persisted, while on the other it was happily tempered with florals. My skin absorbs scent like the Sahara drinks in rain, so LCAPE lasted at most two hours as a skin scent. Eventually the floral side developed a beeswax note with a tinge of honey. Not for me the delicate flutter of the butterfly's wing. I envy those who experienced the lovely side of this fragrance. I recommend you test before you buy, just in case you find you've bought a very expensive marinade instead of a beautiful fragrance.

StellaDiverFlynn

La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême has a quite different vibe from the regular version on me. The tuberose is at the forefront right from the start, while the linden blossom and orange blossom seem much more subdued. The dazzling citrus is no longer to be found in Extrême version. Instead, it's a delicate warm citrus/apricot nuance hidden in the white bouquet.

The spices are also quite subtle on me. They, along with honey, cast a golden tinge on the white petals and render the scent slightly more creamy and with a little more heft. However, it's still far from being heady as there is still a faint green nuance anchoring the sweet redolence.

The sillage of Extrême version is still quite close, and the longevity is around 8 hours. Without the playfulness from the prominent citrus, La Chasse aux Papillons Extrême somewhat feels like a more sophisticated, sunset version of the drydown in the original LCaP. A very graceful and enjoyable white floral. If you happen to be not so fond of the citrus element in the original, you may also have more luck with this Extrême version.

amyewest

Like others, I find the pepper quite strong. At first I didn't like that, but I've found it does a nice job of anchoring the florals. Without it, the perfume would be too light. I don't discern specific flowers, but I like that. CaP is a very nicely blended scent.

I also like the fact that it doesn't linger - I can start the day with it, but end with something else. It also means that if I re-apply during the day it's unlikely to be overwhelming to others. Excellent work perfume.

CaP is also wearable during migraines which is fabulous. I already feel lousy enough when I've got one; having to go without perfume too is insult to injury.

It's a really lovely scent. One of my favorites.

I don't see an entry for the EDT, so I'm adding that here. I often layer the EDT with the Extreme. I'm more likely to wear the Extreme alone though. The EDT is too sweet on its own and doesn't have enough pepper to anchor the floral part.

Briarthorn

Pepper. Ocassionally a whiff of Tuberose, but pretty much just pepper. I got tired of the pepper after about an hour and just wanted it to wear off.

Update: When I tried this in colder weather I still primarily got the pepper but it wasn't quite as LOUD or off-putting. I still don't like it but I admit that the pepper was smoother and nicer than it was in the humid summer.

If you like pepper this may be a good one for you to try. The longevity could be better but it's not terrible.*

kxnaiades

One of the most ethereal tuberose scents I've come across. Usually tuberose for me is lush and seductive like Jessica Rabbit but here it's as innocent and doe-eyed as Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Very aptly named, it's as soft and fragile as I would imagine the brush of a butterfly would be. I would advise liberal sprays with this one to really get the scent going, no matter how heavy handed one gets, this still stays airy fairy like. Like with most L'Artisan scents I've come across, beautifully constructed but sadly lacking in the sillage and longevity departments. I would get around this the next time by buying enormous bottles and hit the spray button like a jackhammer. I would recommend this even as a blind buy or a gift.

jasonx

The amplified pepper note makes this one very wearable to a man. This is tuberose done in a very interesting way, green, peppery and slightly paper-y smell
My only complain that this one is so light, the lightest L'artisan I've ever encountered

L'eaulita

I purchased the Extreme version after loving the EDT, but hoping for more sillage and longevity with the Extreme. Unfortunately it had an awful, sour vomit-like tinge to it along with a waxy note that evoked crayons instead of honey. I also disliked the amped up pepper. Most unpleasant. I'd recommend the EDT over this one.

zimmer73

This scent is sweet, candylike on me, with a lot of playfulness..It is not a sexy smell, more an innocent one..I think it is difficult to separate the different notes, but I really like this.. Too bad all of LÀrtisans scents stay so close to skin..also this one.

PricklyAndHot

It has much in common with the original one, a tuberose note is still the leading, but it's just a little bit spicy floral scent. I would say that it's brighter than the original one. But it's still not my cup of tea.

I can't say that this fragrance is impressive, despite it's not bad.

antfarm

La Chasse aux Papillons was like a summer breeze and bleating butterfly wings.

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme is its ugly stepsister. It smells like old butter, vegetables left in the fridge for too long, and rotting flowers.

There is something about certain white florals that really disagrees with my chemistry, and yet with others like Carnal Flower or La Chasse aux Papillons (original) we get along just fine.

gmstrack

La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme by L’Artisan Parfumeur opens with a face full of warm weeds. After one sniff, I braced myself for an allergy attack that (thankfully) never came. The sun drenched greens are peppery-hot and seem to share space with pencil shavings. Yep. Finally, the weeds calm down and the soapy floral starts taking over, but the weeds never really leave. Does La Chasse aux Papillons Extreme evoke a butterfly hunt in a warm flower-filled field? Yes: The fragrance has an innocent summertime feel and I’m enjoying it during the winter months. Also, longevity could be better, in spite of the fact that Extreme is part of the name. (I have this complaint with several LAP fragrances.)

3.5/5 delightful

Christy2198

I found this to be a very creamy floral. I think this would be a great floral to wear at the office, but I would be spraying every few hours. This would defeat the purpose of wearing it daily.

HelenAnn

Have just finished reading "Me Before You" by JoJo Moyes and now long to try this perfume. Those of you who read the book will know why.....I am sure Clark would have loved it :)

leeyah87

Hmmm, something in this version smells like pencil shavings. Anyone else getting that?

silfra

On me it's the tuberouse that comes at first, whith the pink pepper. After a while I can smell the jasmin and ylang-ylang, but the proeminent note is the tuberouse. As always with l'artisan parfumeur, weak staying power. In general, I don't like the quality of this brand's scents. If I want to smell tuberouse I go to Carnal Flower, even there's there the coconut I hate and I must pay far much more.

nada

top was boring for me with tuberose all over. But I love end notes. They last forever and slowly develope from citrus lemon to gentle flowery mist, like a meadow. Shame I did not enjoy from them begining, but overall quality perfume.

jae

Guess what? I REALLY like this. It also brought me to an epiphany about niche fragrances, with an emphasis on L`Artisan Parfumeur. But later for that.

This showcases 3 of my favorite notes: jasmine, tuberose and orange blossom. I must state, for the record, that these 3 notes are done with class. Subtle is the key word. The sillage is close and the longevity is deceptive, in typical L`Artisan fashion. After this is considered as having faded away, it pops back up every time the body heats up so that the development always comes as a surprise. One minute, this is all jasmine. Later on, you can detect the tuberose. Other times, the orange blossom takes center stage. At certain points in the development, all three of these notes are very active. The honey in the base is also very much "there" on my skin. I love how L`Artisan fragrances "play with the nose". I also love how my body chemistry reacts to these notes. It's pretty, but not prissy. A man can easily pull this off. I'd prefer to wear this with white. A crisp white shirt with pearl cuff links comes to mind when I take whiffs of this. Here's a point to be made about florals and men: florals are SUPPOSED to wear close to us. This leads to my epiphany:

Niche = special occasions. Special occasions = closed distances during social interaction.
Surely, your impression on the senses of sight and smell have been made before the fragrance seems to fade away. By then, you should be relying on your appeal to the sense of sound (your conversation) to extend your power of attraction.

When this "epiphany" is taken into consideration, L`Artisan Parfumeur fragrances are completely justified. La Chasse Aux Papillons Extreme is no exception.

Update: two sprays on fabric have reached a longevity of 28 hours now. Longevity is of no issue with this fragrance. I must note that I have dry skin. Still, I get 4 solid hours of this beautiful fragrance before it begins to fade in and out.

Passionflower

To me the jasmine is way too overwhelming. It's delicious if you love jasmine, and it does remind me of butterflies and flowers in the middle of summer. But it's not something I would wear I'm afraid.

sherapop

LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS EXTREME is not at all what I was expecting: a more extreme or concentrated version of LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS. Instead, this is an entirely new composition, with delectably sumptuous notes. Only the core white floral/linden blossom is carried over from its namesake. EXTREME spices things up quite a bit, most notably with saffron and honey, both of which shine through in all their golden glory, illuminating the white flowers. There is also just the tiniest touch of pepper--a perfect complement--along with some ylang.

To be honest, my only concern is with the name. "Butterfly hunting" seems so cruel to me, and "Extreme Butterfly hunting" or "Butterfly hunting--extreme" is even worse. I realize that the idea of chasing butterflies is suppoed to connote a childlike innocence, but the reality involves ending a beautiful life of freedom, ultimately pushing pins into the torsoes of living or once-living butterflies. It just sends shivers up my spine. Very similar, in fact, to my reaction at seeing a rabbit's foot: every rabbit's foot represents a slaughtered rabbit somewhere!!! But I digress.

My problem with its name aside, I really like LCP EXTREME as a fragrance. It doesn't hurt that I happen to be quite fond of saffron and honey--in both cuisine and perfume. Some more good news is that EXTREME edp has much better staying power than its edt namesake--which seems logical, after all. On my wishlist!

JeanMaurice

Mellyhelly you are right... staying power is weak with L'Artisan..this is sad because they maybe have the greatest smelling scents with great quality ingredients. But why they are always weak? Good question.



8,5/10

Trvevil

Funny name.. extreme chase after butterflies of chase after extreme butterflies.. "Just joking...

Once again L'Artisan shows me how not only dry spicy perfumes are utter gorgeous, but also floral.

The very top was so gorgeous I smelled it and thought it was divine. Creamy citruses mixed up with saffron flutters around you like butterflies.

Until here comes florals. In fact heart smelled very like something I was familiar and I couldn't remember what exactly. But as more florals developed, become stronger with it's floral sweetness I remembered finally - my mum had a perfume (I think it was cheap) called Blue Lady or something- it held the same aroma, the same I can find in Armani Code edp, so if you liked Code this is similar (although I don't see why some would require 2 similar perfumes..)

Lasting power is weak. It is, it stays barely there after few hours (only a little honey-like hint left). Too bad.

Mellyhelly

Yes! This is very gorgeous! It's sweeter and creamier than regular Chasse and has more ompph and less naivety. It's an intense sunny white floral. I smell more than just honey and ylang-ylang in teh basenotes, maybe some woods. It's like La Chasse aux Papillons grown up, more womanly, less girlish (well, more expensive for a tiny bottle also...), more rounded but stronger too. I don't think it could be disturbing unless people around you are some sort of floral-haters.
It's very difficult for me to imagine this one on a man! Far too feminine! It would seem like someone who stole his sweetheart perfume to feel her close to him.
The worst part as usual with L'Artisan is staying power. Dommage!

Leesee

This is a gorgeous scent, bursting with linden and honeysuckle, and featuring a long, warm, luxurious drydown. One of the most feminine L'Artisan scents I have experienced thus far.

 
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