Poeme by Lancome: Fragrance Review

[@Smurfygurly]

Poeme is my friends go to for a night out, I love that it’s unique these days yet so bold and feminine.

[@TheTopNote]

Agree! Thanks for watching Claire 🙂

[@fatoumfatoumeh]

I just scored a bottle of this for cheap online, and I am blown away. It lasts all day on me with a sillage that lasts several hours after my nose has gotten used to it. At first I felt like it was too mature and heavy for me (I’m in my 30s), but it really grew on me and I fell in love after the 3rd wear. It’s so elegant and rich, I feel like a proper lady wearing it, it’s also warm, passionate and uplifting at the same time. I thankfully am not getting screechy tuberose, that is a very difficult note on me (oh how I despise bubblegum tuberose!), but it’s so well-blended here with all the other floral notes and the composition has this nectar-y sweetness that is just so feminine and beautiful. Do you think your bottle might be a fake? It’s so strange that it only lasts 2 hours on you.

[@TheTopNote]

Hi there! Thanks for your wonderful comment :) I think my bottle is legitimate but i think it’s so strong in the opening I kind of become a bit anosmic to it. Especially a couple of years ago when I was in the habit of “over spraying”

[@hshh2453]

I was a 90s teenager too. I remember ads for Poeme and my goodness, this perfume is absolutely gorgeous ❤️ I'm in love. Amazing. Thank you

[@Sbannmarie]

The composition features intoxicating Himalayan blue poppy, white and yellow flowers (mimosa, rose, freesia...) and vanilla flower. Poeme is a poem in the world of perfumes; the contrasts of bitter and sweet create a special sensual aura.

[@TheTopNote]

I love that! 😍

[@TheScentinel]

I really enjoyed this Cherie. Very glad you started the channel.

[@jackieharvey1851]

This is my signature scent.🥰 Nothing like this on the market. It lasts all day on me. I can even smell it the next day. I love it so much! A real head turner too ❤

[@TheTopNote]

It’s wonderful! Your comment has inspired me to wear it as my NY day scent 💞

[@theresa3]

I found you when I typed in Poeme reviews💛 I love how you described it! I have had a tiny bottle for years! I have been waiting to find it again and am so happy I have found a bottle!!😍

[@4208SS]

I smelt this for the first time and this fragrance is unique. For me, it smells vintage but also modern. I imagine someone 40+ wearing this (4 more years for me 😅). This is an elegant scent. Tempted to buy a bottle. Thank you for the review.

[@TheTopNote]

It’s a gorgeous fragrance, one that I will always want in my collection. I’m so glad you discovered it! 😍

[@pcsflower]

Poême is stunning!!! I love it!!! I remember the launch too and I wore in the 2006/2007. I want to buy it again because it’s a classic from Lancôme and I love Tuberose. 🥰😍

[@Lizwindsor]

It was a huge launch. I was the Lancôme trainer at the time. Very fond memories, ❤

[@matheya]

I'm a 90's child too, we're the same age probably ! :) Perfumes were amazing back then ! Dune, Noa... oriental but unique . Nowadays everything is the same vanilla based scent.

[@TheTopNote]

Dune! Yes! I loved that one!! Agree there’s a lot of generic stuff out there now. It can be hard to find something different. Thanks for watching! 😃

[@hilal-nur]

@@TheTopNote I was born after the 90s but also like these vintage fragrances. The newly release ones seem all to be the same ones. of course there are also a couple of these new once which I like, but the older ones mostly are real masterpieces. In many of these masterpieces were unfortunately reformulated...

[@franceshanna3724]

I love this perfume too, there is nothing else like it. To make this last try misting it in your hair. I could smell the aroma of cloves wafting off my hair during my yoga class in the heated studio 12 hours after I applied it in the morning. I actually thought my teacher was burning cloves.

[@TheTopNote]

Oh thank you for the tip I will do that!

[@pixieandthenotes]

My mum used to wear it, I repurchased it for her.....It's a bold, florar bomb, among them tuberose, which is my personal enemy :D the longevity and strength are BOLD! I really enjoyed your review !

[@TheTopNote]

Thank you Lovely Iga. Tuberose is your enemy? Oh no! Haha 😘

[@pixieandthenotes]

@@TheTopNote I dislike it with passion :D

[@rosem709]

I loved this way back then, my then Boyfriend’s sister gave me a massive bottle if it, she worked in a pharmacy. It is opulence in a bottle!

[@TheTopNote]

💯 :)

[@pulpfragsn]

Never tried this, but that was a lovely review. I can smell the flowers in my mind, sounds like a bold one!

[@TheTopNote]

It certainly is!

[@FindaScent-xt5ps]

We analyzed the rating from a number of different websites and this constantly was rated number 1.

[@TheTopNote]

For good reason! :)

[@terezadido8452]

Love your video! I need to smell Poeme again! Nice to see you! 😘

[@signorinabohemia3140]

This fragrance is DELICIOUS!!! I Adore this beauty!!! Thank you for reviewing it, I think the only other person that has reviewed it has been Thomas (Ouch 110) and it was years ago. Thank you! 🤗

[@TheTopNote]

Oh thank you so much! Haha I'm going to go search now surely there must be more than 2 reviews of it??! 😃 Poeme is fantastic it's a big 90's fragrance but still very relevant! 💞

[@signorinabohemia3140]

TheTopNote 🤗

[@noursamar8508]

My whole time favorite orange blossom fragrance ! Such a nostalgic perfume BUT they have weakened the new formula ! I'm very fortunate to have a 90's bottle that i cherish so much

[@justaddlight]

Still have a vintage mini and love going back to it every spring. The flood of emotions that overtake me every time I smell it... Peach was so big back then. Romantic is definitely the work I'd use to describe it. A great review!

[@TheTopNote]

I love how fragrance can transport you 💞

[@justaddlight]

@@TheTopNote It's the cheapest time machine apart from the deep mind state! Keep up the great work.

[@pauline9580]

I was intrigued so popped into my pharmacy and got a sample....oh my days...I could smell it on my clothes,myself even after a bath and the next morning this nectar is a Bomb....I didn't like it at first but 24hrs later I went back and bought it,not sure if I love it or not but I am obsessed now either way...

[@TheTopNote]

Haha I love those confusingly addictive ones! Keen to know how you go with it after a month or so!

[@franciseli4390]

im 26yrs old but im using poeme.i really love the smell dont care if they call me old 😅

[@TheTopNote]

haha you definitely don't smell old in my book! Its a fab scent!

[@naf8242]

I fell in love with Poeme when I was 19!!! I still love it now that I’m 41. I never considered it to be an old lady perfume however, I consider it to be for classy and mature women. It is a staple in my collection 💜

[@JP-xz9go]

I'm planning to purchase this perfume since this used to be my moms signature fragrance. I'm 20 and I love it!

[@Sbannmarie]

Just smelled it today from an office worker. Amazing. I immediately know this is my next perfume

[@TheTopNote]

haha that's wonderful! Love discovering new fragrances. I was going to wear this again the other night but I got distracted. I should definitely revisit, would be interesting to see if I can discern the notes more clearly now that I have been "actively sniffing" for about a year now. Thanks for watching! :)

[@Plume_parfumee]

I love this perfume that I will choose for my wedding ❤

[@TheTopNote]

😍😍😍

[@ancuancuta9922]

Typical 90’s ?!? What do you mean?! This is the best perfume ever, I have never smelled anything like it, it is typical UNIC! None of the perfumes in the world that has ever been invented smell like this! It’s simply the best, the queen of all perfumes!

[@TheTopNote]

Haha I don’t disagree with you! It’s a fantastic fragrance and I just wore it last night! But it is big and loud and long lasting like they were in the 90s

[@berylroberts131]

This is a dress scent for me, as it's so lovely 💕

[@TheTopNote]

It really is. I nearly decluttered my bottle recently but then I couldn’t bear to part with it.

[@waynemartin4881]

I’ve got this on this evening, it’s beautiful, for me it’s a rich creamy floral with a resinous spicy depth that is just right, it has an ever so slight masculinity but ever so minutely. It is quite strong for the first 1-2 hours then it sits closer to the skin as you said, but I like that. I find myself sniffing my wrist for the pleasure of it, like it’s just for me. I also get a make up/putty like note which is strange but in a good way. I’m so happy I have this in my collection, thanks Mum, it would take a confidant guy to wear this but very doable. It’s very sexy too.

[@TheTopNote]

Oh glad you are enjoying it! You have inspired me I might wear it myself tonight!

[@waynemartin4881]

TheTopNote I know I’m guilty of this as well, wanting a fragrance to last for 10 plus hours, that’s ok if I’m out for the day or at work but some fragrances are for a warm and cosy evening, it’s nice that it settled down as it’s so powerful in the beginning, i would tire of it if it were to perform so loudly over a long period. I’ve got quite a few that do that which are perfect for all day wear, I enjoy a shower/bath in the evening then a spritz of something that I know is going to be well settled down by the time I’m ready for bed, Enjoy your spritz tonight. After 16 hours I can still smell it on my wrist, now It reminds me slightly of white musk from the body shop. Thanks for your review.

[@eileencamacho2221]

This perfume is beautiful. I own 2 bottles.

[@annmarie3533]

My husband bought this for me back when it first came out. We went to the mall and I was looking for a perfume so we went in one of the department stores I think it was Dillards or JC Penny. And I at the fragrance counter I smelled this gorgeous scent! It was Lancôme Poeme so that was definitely the one I wanted without smelling any others. Jess by Jessica McClintock was my favorite perfume until Poeme 🙂❤️ I still love it and buy it online now

[@TheTopNote]

Thank you! I have never heard of Jess, I will have to look it up!

[@annmarie3533]

@@TheTopNote it’s a beautiful fragrance too !! You’re welcome 🙂

[@elenamarkman8873]

I had Arome Arthes Jeanne Arthes(a total dupe of Poeme) i in 1996 when I was 20, young and beautiful. I got it as a pesent on my birthday. I didn't have any idea of Poeme by Lancome on that time. Every time I wore it I felt so beautiful and uplifting. Now I am in my late 45 and I have just ordered my first bottle of Poeme. I am so excited to sniff it and return back when I was young. I was also pushed by the news it had been discontinued . I must have a bottle for my collection.

[@TheTopNote]

Oh I didn’t even know it had been discontinued! That’s a little upsetting if I’m honest. I feel like it’s a perfume icon. Enjoy it our new bottle! X

[@elenamarkman8873]

@@TheTopNote ❤️

[@ada-sg4xo]

I bought Poeme in 1996.😊 I was 16.than and it was my signature. I would like to have it now again❤

[@sarah_renee]

I just watched this and realised it is discontinued. 😩I absolutely love Poem. My sis in law bought it for me as a gift over 10 years ago and I have been obsessed with it ever since. I hopped online and found a 100ml for $200. I snapped that before they’re all gone. Definitely more than I would like to spend on this but I will use it slowly (in spring mostly) so hopefully it will last for many years to come

[@TheTopNote]

I know, I cannot understand it, its such a popular fragrance.

[@orinokoflow6280]

Omg,you are so gorgeous so the scent is.

[@TheTopNote]

Thank you!

[@vjacobsen94]

English garden yyyuuuuccckkk I think it was Avon room freshener. Mixed with a smoke filled room or toilet smells probably sent me on my PERFUME journey to find glorious scents. U are Beautiful and an Aussie like me

[@TheTopNote]

Haha that could have been it... well I’m glad it helped you to find something better! Thanks! 😃

[@baladadisidenta8219]

Poeme was not sweet when it was first launched, it was rather bitter up to 2012 and it lasted forever! I finally bought it in 2015 and it was sooo different -sweet! Yet another masterpiece that has succumbed to the trend of syrupy fragrances after the huge success of La Vie Est Belle. It is still a very nice perfume, no doubt, but for someone who has known the original I think it has lost its character.

[@roringusanda2837]

You have to get the vintage stuff!! The reformulations are tragic!!😭

[@MajdMery]

I own a 50ml bottle of poeme and I love it .. On me it lasts for 6 hours ..

[@TheTopNote]

It's such a beautiful fragrance 🙂 I wish I could get 6 hours out if it these days!

[@farzanafaisal272]

My aunt bought it on its launch in summer 1995. Then my fiancè gifted this on our engagement and it became my favourite, I worn it on my wedding in 1997. Its a shame that its been discontinued now.😭

[@erikalynnpennella2667]

Oldie but...Goodie!!

[@TheTopNote]

💯 😃

[@nika_v_parfume]

Poeme one love❤

[@RR4711]

I recently brought a bottle from Myer that must be a new reformulation. Longevity is unfortunately very poor. The scent is mainly just fruits throughout, I can’t detect any cloves or musk or vanilla, and very little flowers. I get the feeling I would have loved the original formula.

[@TheTopNote]

This makes me very sad, it was such a beauty.

[@Perfumedmemoirs]

This review is what prompted me to buy Poeme !

[@TheTopNote]

Oh! Haha and it was my first KZbin review! I cant bear to go back and re-watch it haha

[@Perfumedmemoirs]

@@TheTopNote I’ve watched it several times since, and I can assure you, you were and are sickkkk 🔥 we always seem the worst in our own eyes.

[@silasu36779]

This was what my mom used to use when I was a baby and she hasn't been using any parfumes for years because of her allergies. I've been looking for a potential signature scent for myself and my mom recommended this. As soon as I tried this perfume at the store I immediately remembered the smell of it. I was amazed at how our brain remembers certain scents and it's associated with our memories. I'm thinking of purchasing this however my only concern is the fact that I'm 24 and I'm not sure if this would be a better fit for someone more mature than me. I really think this perfume suited me but I kind of go back and forth about purchasing this. Do you think this would fit someone younger? (Btw I've been testing out perfumes for a while and haven't been able to find anything that I would consider it to be my signature scent before smelling poeme)

[@TheTopNote]

I absolutely think you could wear this! If you love it, that’s all that matters. My sister wore Chanel no.5 and Coco at 17yo 🤗

[@silasu36779]

@@TheTopNote ❤️

[@mmc5005]

I love this one, prefer over any other Lancome perfumes.

[@TheTopNote]

Agree, it’s the only Lancome that has survived in my wardrobe over the years!

[@ashleylovelypixiemsp2529]

This perfume is beautiful 😻 it never loses it scent same smell can’t believe it it last all day till next day diffently love ❤️ this 1995 perfume I would of been in my teens has well when it came out well smells exactly the same very shocking 🤔I think it’s to strong and does last all day till u wake up 😉

[@jitsingh337]

And this classic been discontinued now ... I purchased 6 x100 ml bottles as backups, love this perfume.

[@TheTopNote]

Good to stock up if you wear it a lot! I cannot understand the discontinuation of this one.

[@jitsingh337]

same , i also love Tendre poison by Dior now gone, midnight poison gone. And reformulations for Poeme omg , loved my 90s version.

[@skyblue5785]

Beautiful frangrance ❤

[@MsBarbara.651]

Great review! I always wondered what this one smells like. Now I have a really good idea. New sub. 😊

[@TheTopNote]

Thanks and Welcome! Where are you from? 🙂

[@MsBarbara.651]

@@TheTopNote Saint Paul, Minnesota. 😊

[@rarecoral212]

Accurate description of this perfume i have it. I don’t use it because if jasmine not a fan of jasmine .

[@TheTopNote]

Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@lanaconstanti-nova6379]

I used to wear it in 90s and I thought it was a bit too mature for me at that time when I was in my 20s... My fave were Sun Moon and stars and 1881 which you can't really compare to the original perfumes. I wonder it someone makes the original ones these days. I saw on Fragrantica that there is a company which replicates those real perfumes... If you know that house please let us know, Cherrie. From Russia with love from Lana banana. ;)

[@TheTopNote]

Hi Lana! I have heard of that company and unfortunately they have been duping small indie houses too, not just discontinued ones. Its a shame. Im sure thre are others out there, but one day I will take the remnants of all of my discontinued loves to Dubai and see if I can have them remade!

[@handsomebynatasja2947]

My 21y old daughter bought it a few weeks ago and I can smell her all day! It is beautiful so I bought it online for myself after repeatedly stealing from her🤭 New subscriber her, love the way you talks about perfumes🩷

[@Ethereal-MusicArt]

Can you please tell me where did you get 100ml at Aus$60 coz I recently got it from Lancome Australia website n it was like A$242 which is quite expensive..

[@TheTopNote]

I bought this bottle years ago from a local pharmacy - I want to say it was a Terry White, they often had quite good discounts on perfumes. The prices do seem to have jumped quite a bit on this one.

[@aellis4387]

Can you do a video on its reformulation? They ruined it 😔😔🥲🥲🇮🇪☘️💕

[@warzachew5467]

Floral? To me it alwyas smelled like a mother and home where sje just baked cookies or cake 😂but also safety, elgance. Very feminine and nostalgic❤

[@TheTopNote]

Oh haha I don’t get cookies from this at all! To me it’s an ambery, fruity floral but either way - just beautiful and I love your perception of this, so comforting! ❤️

[@vanessacheung7781]

I just bought a new bottle of POEME EDP this week....so true, unfortunately it loses its longevity and the gorgeous floral character... quite disappointing really...i hate the dominant fruity scent over the beautiful oriental floral scent

[@skyblue5785]

They have in Boots uk 🇬🇧, in sale

[@cireasaantonia-andreea1962]

Is it suitable for someone in their early twenties?

[@TheTopNote]

Well I wore it in my 20s, so I would say yes. Haha it’s got a very 90s feel to it though so it might not be to everyone’s taste these days. It’s very white floral dominant.

[@SterianAlinaNicoleta]

Lan Come.. Some poeme..

[@lelapatrick4768]

But why did Luca Turin give it one star, calling it 'horrid'? I have to try it:)

[@TheTopNote]

Haha Luca’s word isn’t Law, go have a smell and see what you think! 😉

[@pcsflower]

@@TheTopNote that’s a big truth!!!

[@sunset785]

Is it still on the market or is it discontinued?

[@TheTopNote]

Still available :)

[@mm-oh2br]

Is it not very similar to prada la femme???????which is better,?

[@TheTopNote]

Ooh no I don’t think they are that similar from memory. I don’t own La Femme but I have smelled it some time ago and my recollection was that it seemed…more polished and maybe white musky than Poeme? They are both gorgeous though and I have almost bought la femme many times but never quite pulled the trigger. Poeme is more luscious tropical yellow florals which to me feels more like a summer holiday scent, whereas La Femme i recall thinking it would be a great work/office scent, elegant and professional smelling. (They both work for the office but I feel Poeme has a more relaxed and perhaps sensual feel) Hope that helps! You have prompted me to see if I can get my hands on a sample of la femme to refresh my memory now, haha.

[@mm-oh2br]

I have prada la femme leau,nd smelled poeme yesterday,I wanted to buy it,after reading reviews,but some people said poeme was similar to la femme,nd when I smelled it in shop,I felt they were quite same,so ended up not buy it because they were very similar, however I believe poeme lasts longer than la femme

[@TheTopNote]

@@mm-oh2br well I shall come back to you on this, I just ordered a sample of La Femme :)

[@mm-oh2br]

@@TheTopNote ❤❤❤

[@hilal-nur]

@@TheTopNote I ones heard that Poeme was similar to Allure. Is that right?

[@vanessacheung7781]

Lancome Poeme is one of the best creations of the legendary Jacques Cavellier.. but Lancome ruined this beautiful scent now. Such a shame

[@hyderkhannazir9761]

How to get poem perfume

[@TheTopNote]

Sadly it was discontinued about a year or two ago now so, you have to hunt for it online x

[@ashfaq2004]

You are Gorgeous

[@TheTopNote]

Thank you for the lovely compliment!

[@at136]

It smells like linden tree to me.

[@arozpapz]

It smells like old woman..

[@TheTopNote]

and what a privilege..