English Lavender Yardley for women

What I get from this is an earthy, cannabis/marijuana-smelling lavender with rosemary and eucalyptus. If not for the cannabis facet, I would really like this.

This is a very nice lavender scent, without much philosophy. It's a good companion in the morning, as well as right before going to bed - if you're a lavender lover, of course.
I can't find anything offensive about it, to me it's quite enjoyable, I like to wear it for myself.

Yardley Lavender
I grew up in the 80s and in my town, Yardley products were around but were considered luxurious toiletries. I do not wear the spray or perfume of Yardley lavender but enjoy instead the soap, powder, and deodorant forms and feel those items are truer to how the scent was in the 80s. Yardley Lavender reminds me of a more natural Avon’s original skin so soft lotions and deodorants, which is also nostalgic to me as an 80s child. I really enjoy bathing with the soap applying the powder and deodorant and going out for long walks. It is something I like to wear when I want to be clean and I am at home deep cleaning my house and not going out. Definitely has a retro vibe that I enjoy but I can understand how it wouldn’t fit some tastes as it is a powdery vintage herbal unisex lavender that I feel goes great with Irish spring soap, pert plus shampoo and fresh clean workout or gardening clothes. Yardley Lavender is not beautiful; rather it is a nostalgic comfort that reminds me of my grandfather’s old school shaving cream. Even though I was a girl, he let me put his shaving cream on my face while he shaved and he would chuckle as he gave me an antique razor that had the blade removed and I pretended to shave my face. 80s shaving cream is what Yardley lavender is like and we had Yardley products around as well.

The scent is OK, although not as aromatic as my lavender essential oil. The vital issue I have with my sample is the poor longevity and sillage. Even considering it's a cheapie, I cannot justify the 1 hour long stay of the scent. Not going to buy.

This was the one that started my love affair with nice smelling things in pretty glass bottles. It's also the reason why I never believed the idea that perfume goes "off" within six months of buying it.

Why? Well, when I was 12, 21 years ago, my grandmother was given a partial bottle of the old school English Lavender bottle by her friend, who also got it from somewhere. It was a tiny bit at the bottom of the bottle, but I fell in love with the scent the first time I used it. It's just... so... freaking... lavender. So much so, I was surprised to learn there are other notes in this perfume. To me, it smells like what lavender smells like. (It also surprised me to learn that the bottle I had dated back to the 70s!)

So if that's not your bag, you wouldn't like it. I loved it and still do. I have like one use left of that bottle, and I've been searching for the other. I've heard things of the new formulation so I'm not sure I trust it. I want the old-fashioned one, but something tells me the "original" new perfumes won't please me either. So I guess that leaves me with finding another vintage bottle.

It lasted long enough to please me, but it is something approaching an eau de cologne and just doesn't last like a perfume would.

Not a review of the scent itself , but sharing the horrifying experience I had with it. I used it to spray some pillow at home (didn't really like to scent, was trying to use it up), and it caused an awful and traumatizing epilepsy-like reaction on one of my cat (who never had this kind of issue). I took him to the vet right away, who confirmed that it was related.

I'm so sorry that I have to say this but it smells like a thousand lavender scented butts. I'm not joking, I really hope the tester I tried on was bad, but I honestly felt offended. Am I a joke to you? First spray, I got intense lavender and then... Butts, butts everywhere. My sister instantly said "This is what a high school bathroom smells like". Spot on. I'm so sorry...

Thanks God, I met the harsh beauty English Lavender by Yardley today - unadorned dry lavender. They dried it in the cellar, where mushrooms were hung on threads. Elegant, simple and cool. Perfume when you do not want to choose a perfume.
Well, my old fetish

A nuclear bomb of lavender. Funny enough, smells almost indistinguishable from the drydown of Creed's Aberdeen Lavander and while I'm sure it doesn't last as long, the projection is about the same. If you like lavender, this does exactly what it says on the label. Vintage English bottle.

I love this scent, just not on my body as I'm not a fan of smelling like lavender on my person, but I always keep a bottle in my house to spray on my bedding and in the bathroom because it's so pretty and a scent with a lot of history and depth :)

Classic casual that's been through many iterations. I currently have two in cologne spray, one a vintage made in England...a light, natural fragrance, very calming. The other is a more recent version made in Canada, which adds more notes and makes it more of a medley. I don't care for the opening on the latter, it's a bit artificial, but the dry downs on both versions are similar. The colognes are also great to use as room and linen scents, inexpensive as they are. I once had the perfume spray that was far heavier on the lavender and lasted forever. The colognes last several hours though, longer than typical. Totally unisex.

I absolutely love the lavender note. It packs quite a punch especially if you use the essential oil or products from Dr. Teal's line. It's really noticeable, uplifting, and can be calming especially when diffused.

I purchased Yardley's English Lavender, April Violets, and Clean's Fresh Laundry and Lavender at the same time.

Yardley's EL is not what I was expecting, but that's not a bad thing. It's far more toned down, intimate, and sits close to the skin. It's a well-blended fragrance where none of the notes are supremely loud-- I can barely smell most of them but detect the clary sage and cedar. This fragrance dries down to something soft and powdery. Longevity on the skin is poor, but both longevity and sillage are better on clothing.

As a few others have mentioned, I don't see myself wearing this fragrance on my skin. As soon as I sprayed it on my wrists, I knew I'd strictly use it on linen, not even as a room freshener. Despite the difference in a majority of the notes, I prefer Clean's L & L to this one, though I also only use Clean's on linen.

If you love the lavender note but don't care for the stronger versions of it, this soft, powdery perfume may be right up your alley. If you can test it before buying, consider doing so. This was a blind buy, but if I'd tested it, I wouldn't have bought it.

People say lavender relaxes them, it's actually more of an uplifting fragrance! Beautiful scent even if you don't like it on your skin, just spray it on your bed and you're good! Used it in the lockdown almost everyday and it brought up my mood instantly! It's a happy delicate green lavender.. green because it's very different from the aquatic/citrusy fresh perfumes and yet it's very fresh! Imo this is a universal perfume - young/old male/female day/night.. it all depends on whether you can pull it off or not! Longevity is the only con, Yardley why you do this? Looking forward to trying April Violets but that's difficult to source here in India

Bought this as the cologne stick. I like how small and cute the packaging is, and the smooth, cold, refreshing sensation of applying it to the skin. The lavender fragrance smells natural and simple to me, very relaxing and good for a quick refresher. I will keep this in my handbag for that reason!

Soft natural smell of lavender.

It starts with a chypre feel. The lavender is obvious but soften by florals notes, without being over feminine or masculine. It quickly slides to a soft sandalwood smell.

Very elegant, quite conservative and traditionnal scent.
It doesn't surprise me that elderly like it.
It doesn't scream sexyness, glamour or any other marketing illusion...

It's easy to wear, to use and suits any situation and people.
I simply love this humble scent and find it quite charming.

I actually use the entire line. The body powder is fresher. The eucalyptus kind of pops out at the application.

Smells like lavender and a bit of soap. Not getting the notes listed on skin.

Green tea lavender is better, and I tried covet which both have more lavender.

Yardly went synthetic and ick on me, metallic etc.

Pass. You could use as a room or linen spray

Lavender and green herbs. The rosemary and lavender are the strongest scents on me. But, eventually a powdery violet comes out ( it may not be violet, but smells like it to me). A little stank of oak moss after the rest fades off.

I wore this all the time in middle school and high school. It was the only fragrance my parents would allow me to have. I still sometimes use it at night on my pillows to help me get to sleep. My partner will sometimes use it, but has complained about it its poor longevity (about 2-3 hours). It is unisex in a “cologne water” kind of way.

As this is drugstore priced, it’s worth a bottle for occasional use.

Lovely lovely realistic lavender, i find it more invigorating than relaxing.
There are other aromas in the perfume that i can not tell but they add character.
I also read that the Marylin thing is not true but came from the movie "my week with Marilyn".

Happy birthday Mr president! Yardley English lavender was one of Marilyn Monroe's favourite fragrances and I can understand why. It is not a typical 'wardrobe' lavender smell. It has character and intensity. A citrus-minty blend makes it very classy and debonair.I also own the hair pomade (gorgeous pumpkin shaped green jar)Do your self a favour and buy this one.

I do love this scent , it has that sharp freshness that i just love after a bath .

A nice floral Fougere perfume , like freshly cut grass,great for summers.

Can be worn as Night fragrance too.It has strong and sharp notes of Lavender probably because of the lavender oil,I can smell Lavender,Geranium, Rosemary and musk though.

It does make me feel like a grandma though but a neat clean loving one!

I love this scent! To me it smells fresh, soapy, spicy and clean. My son, however, is of a different opinion. He recently asked me why I have been smelling like mosquito spray lately

I have a vintage bottle of this fragrance and it smells heavenly.A real true lavender scent,with a nice spicy musk.I spray this before i go to bed as it is very relaxing and calming.Rating 10/10.

This was one of the first perfumes I ever bought at 18. It was inexpensive and I was really keen on the idea of smelling like a calming elderly woman. I used to layer this with Lavender shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. It had a very fresh inviting scent. It wasn't too sweet or floral which I don't like. I actually got a lot of compliments on my scent. When I went out to gigs people would almost inhale me while complimenting the scent.

I will always love this for sentimental reasons; it was one of my first colognes. If those reasons are emotional--well, then, isn't that one of perfume's most important functions, along with physical, sensual pleasure; communicating ourselves to others; and, to be pedestrian about it, for grooming? But don't we also apply perfume to transport ourselves emotionally, to pleasant associations, to fantasy, to aspiration? On the more literal level, I appreciate this fragrance for its frankness and cleanliness. It inspired a number of lavender beds in houses I've owned since growing up and smells just like a spike of lavender does when I roll it to crush the flowerhead and woody stem within my fingers. It has the slightest soapy after-note, and one of faint spice, and the touch of astringency one tastes when using its namesake blossom in Herbes de Provence, and all of these give the perfect balance of restraint to the lavender's heady perfume.

So i bought this because Marilyn Monroe wore it back in the 1940s-1950s and I have to say this perfume smells so nice!! To me it smells powdery and definitely something a rich person would smell like.
I'm 18 and personally it does smell a little "older" obviously because it was first made in 1913 but its one of my favorites now.

barely there lavender and citrus; smells like infused water and fades rapidly

I never wear this alone. This is a fragrance that can be layered well with white musk! I would even go as far as adding a citrus topper. To be experimental, blend this with Obsession!

English Lavender brings back so many fond memories. This was the fragrance that permeated the air in my old family home, owned by my father and mother, in the state where I was born Alabama. I' ma baby boomer and was born to a military wife. My father had served in both WW II and Korea. My mother, a home economist, was crazy about lavender. She kept lavender bath soap, lavender shower soap, lavender hand soap, lavender air freshener and lavender shampoo. There was lavender growing just outside the house, along with other purple flowers that seemed (to my then untrained eye) the same: violet, heliotrope, iris, thyme, rosemary. This is what Yardley Old English Lavender reminds me of. It's my mother's garden of purple flowers.

An evergreen scent, with eucalyptus and cedar, a woodsy outdoor aroma, herbal, bucolic and romantic. It's like a 19th century Impressionist painting of a little garden with lavender. The lavender note is the big note but she is sweetened with minty rosemary, sage, and greenery all around: eucalyptus and oak moss. The green dry down is like fresh fallen autumn leaves. The lavender note is soapy and wrapped up win green leaves. It's like picking up lavender in lavender fields and taking it back to your country cottage to make it into soap. It has a kind of Amish or Mennonite air. The people who make their own everything - construct their own houses, churn their own butter and make their own bars of soap.

As the previous reviewer correctly observed, it has an early American air, as in 1700's era colonial homestead not in a town but just outside of the town next to the forest. The country air is bottled up in this fragrance. Lavender, rosemary, geranium, cedar, evergreen foliage, sage, lichen, and hand-made herbal soap. It's unisex as most florals and greens are unisex so men folk can wear this too despite it having a feminine association. I can see why they would call it English Lavender because the fresh and clean scent is reminiscent of English lady soap from bygone days. A women of questionable virtue would have worn strong perfume but a decent lady would smell only of clean soap. This is highly conservative and straightforward as a floral green scent.

Yardley English Lavender is a reformulation of the original fragrance which has been selling since the early 20th century but which can now be bought at a ridiculously low price of about 15-20 bucks (a drugstore cheapie) online. This is a domestic fragrance and I don't wear it out in public. This is aroma therapy for me. I love to wear it in my home on Sunday mornings after my shower. Lavender is a clean after shower skin freshener scent. Sillage is not great and it sits close to the skin and doesn't project. The longevity is also pretty disappointing as it lasts only a short time before it dries into a spicy nutmeg or wood and then poof nothing. But it's a wonderful and classic floral fragrance a true vintage and a beautiful lavender.

A sweet, traditional Lavender...

I instantly liked this one. It has a quality of Lavender which I have found in others such as Jicky and Pour Un Homme de Caron (that sweet Lavender & Coumarin/Tonka combination). A very satisfying fragrance for a very reasonable price.

I think you can't go wrong with this one. Again, it's unisex in the way that Jicky is unisex, so it defies gender classification in that regard. I highly recommend this as a good, standard Lavender on a budget. If Lavender is your thing, you can give this one a go!

I bought a vintage full bottle of this. It smells just as I remember after the dry down.( Musky and sweet ) The first thing I smell after applying is lavender and strong black licorice! It dissipates quickly though. It sure doesn't last very long, but I like it!

I spray this on my sheets before going to bed to aid sweet dreams.

This is definitely the fragrance I knew and loved of old. The herbal notes appear at the very beginning, freshening the lavender. Then the geranium heart note comes out, adding a softening effect. Finally, the sweet spiciness of the tonka been and musk take over.

As many others have pointed out, the longevity and sillage are quite weak for an EDT; you really have to use and reapply it liberally to keep the scent from vanishing entirely.

My friend in London told me about this classic fragrance and I was talked into getting it. It's an affordable luxury. I use this as a room spray air freshner, especially when I want people to smell it, but also for me to smell it at night in my bedroom before I go to bed. I have the matching soap. Lavender is such a soothing scent. This is the queen of all lavender fragrances. Lavender reigns supreme but it's not the only player. To my nose eucalyptus and the wood note of oak moss are prominent. So what you get is a real earthy and natural smelling scent. It's like a garden every time I smell it. It's so beautiful. This has such a Victorian or Edwardian feel to it as well, like you're back in 1900 and taking a leisurely walk in a garden. One day I will have my dream garden to end all gardens but in the meantime I have my dreamy Yardely English lavender. I recommend this fragrance for use in every household.

Simple and lovely. One of my all-time favourites.

Simple and lovely. One of my all-time favourites.

The name says it all, this is a very natural and realistic lavender scent, invigorating, aromatic, herbal. It dries down to an old fashioned oakmoss (and tonka, musk) combo which I like. The projection and lasting power are not good but I love this old fashioned yet so fresh scent. They wouldn't make them like this today anymore, and I hope these kind of scents will be preserved for as long as mankind produces fragrances.

This has absolutely no lasting power! It disappears after 40 minutes.

I love this scent because it's so familiar. We used the soap for "special" in my childhood, especially in the summer. It's a refreshing, floral herbal scent, clean and luxurious at the same time, with a touch of sweetness. Next time I'm at the British-imports store (about an hour away from here) I'm going to buy it in some form: soap, EDT, lotion.

P.S. Thrilled to have found the bubble bath still in my bathroom cupboard - and still good, though it's several years old! I can't wait to take a nice relaxing bubble bath. Mmmmmmm.

I bought this for myself a few years back, thinking it would be a lovely smell [like the lavender sachets one puts is their closet?], but when I tried it on my skin, I was instantly put off... It's very sharp and balmy for my taste, the smell of lavender and rosemary were very strong, almost overwhelming...
My mother loved it on the other hand :) She says it's one of the best fragrances she's ever had, so I guess to each their own ;)

Just recieved my long awaited bottle of the Eau de Toilette and am seriously disappointed. Right out of the bottle, it has an acrid smell not unlike ammonia. I smell bergamot and rosemary primarily, with lavender being a mere afterthought. It has been less than five minutes since I sprayed it on my wrist and my clothes, and already the scent is almost undetectable in both places.

I can smell lemon verbena, and I can smell christmas tree. But the lavender is very shy. And the "powder" is non existent.

This smells nothing like those soft smelling lavender scented sachets you have in your wardrobe...
It`s EXTREAMLY sharp, and way more masculine than feminine.

The bottle is pretty though, but that`s all.

A very true smell of lavender... so true that it's indeed suffering the same fate as her sister English Rose as for its actual wearability.

Despite so, I was appreciating it -I still do- until my then boyfriend said that it was smelling "better for clothes". I took his word for it and decided to gift my bottle. and I was thinking I did so, until recently. I found it on my mother's drawer years after. Never met with the intended recipient, it was dated and color changed.

I am so happy, as if I met an old friend again after we departed I thought for final.

Yardley's English lavender in its vintage form is so lovely, and it's still its unique self. In the form of French lavenders instead of English...

After 20 minutes now it is starting to fade, but the bags of dried lavender are still very clear, mixed with a hint of some smokiness I can't quite put my finger on. Gender neutral which I like very much.
*Two months later - since this only lasts twenty minutes on me I started using it as a sheet spray. My husband really enjoys it, as much as I do. This spray is refreshing and calming. Makes bedtime even better. What a worthwhile daily luxury.

THE classic lavender perfume and for a reason, it is simply the best. The only one that truly smells like lavender: fresh and herby and clean. Sweet but not cloyingly so. It is sweet in a dry somewhat dusty way, just like real lavender. Has stood the test of time. The standard for all lavender soliflores.

Maravilhosa!! Chega perto do meu ideal de lavanda... Apenas deveria ter um maior poder de fixação, pois para o clima do Brasil, apresenta uma duração muito efêmera... Mas a fragrância é deliciosa!

We were clearing out my late grandparents' house when I found a half-full (or half-empty? :P) bottle of this. As all the other fragrances we had found had belonged to my granddad, I assumed that this was his as well. I sprayed it on, and loved it immediately. It wasn't until later, when I looked it up, that I realised it's 'officially' a women's fragrance. I disagree; whilst only a women could wear this at night, I think it's a lovely daytime fragrance for men as well. It's summery, floral, and very bouncy. Men considering wearing this, beware: Don't wear it on any intimate occasion, the only way you can pull it off is as a straightforward, non-complex, daytime fragrance.

This is a composition that brings out the exotic element of lavender. I think when we say it's "unisex", we're picking up on the unexpected scope of the fragrance. It's feminine, yet masculine. It's calming enough to wear to bed, but uplifting enough to wear in daytime. It reminds us of the countryside, but it has an aromatic aspect that feels brewed, concocted by human hands.

I love the tonka bean; it may be what some people think is the powdery element, but in my botte, along with the gorgeous real oakmoss, it's creamy.

I have a vintage bottle in a vintage box that is still called English Lavender "Water", not "perfume". The bergamot is pleasantly detectable in mine, although I'm inclined to notice because I burn bergamot oil in my home. The rosemary isn't as evident, I don't detect it, unless it's what I thought was clary sage. (Update: just after a shower - it's evident).

I don't think the aroma itself is outdated; the only old-fashioned aspect lies in the composition. There is a *way* that it's been done that sets it apart from newer fragrances. Is it that Yardley's English Lavender was based on no existing scent? So many perfumes now are inspired by. . . other perfumes! I suppose we might never know what the perfumeur had in mind.

This is a scent that can be worn any time of the year. I enjoy wearing it mid-winter in Canada.

English Lavender by Yardley's of London feels healthy. It is a joy to apply it three hours before sleeping, then once again before bed. I expect to wear it in the daytime more this spring. It would be nice to have a lotion to layer.

Update: I applied my Aromaforce essential oil of lavender to my hair and the inside of my ebows, then splashed YEL onto my wrist and neck. I was upstairs doing this when my boyfriend called from downstairs, "what smells so good?"

It's herbal, powdery, and balmy. To my nose, it doesnt smell spicy at all. Projection-wise, is good with moderate silage so does its longevity. I do agree with many saying dat dis is more to a unisex rather than only for women.
The lavender note is subtle, smells quite like an ointment. I like the drydown very much, bcs it turns musky sweet, and soapy clean.

Beautiful. first I thought that it"s too simple, and who would like to smell exatctly like pure lavender, but it turns into something much deeper, into a mossy, warm, sensous smell. I love lavender - first minutes - and I love even more the rest. Unfortunatelly one must use more of this perfume to smell it for a while but even so, it is not longlasting at all. Sillage is weak, too:( Anyway the fume, till it is detectable is one of the cleanest and most beautiful scents I've ever met!

My adoration for lavender most likely began at a young age. I used to love playing amongst my Mother's herb garden, and crushing lavender stalks between my fingers. Now that I'm older, I use the scent of lavender for sleep benefits. Even though I've trained my mind to become drowsy shortly after smelling it, I do still enjoy wearing lavender rich fragrances like Yardley's English Lavender during the day.

The best thing about English Lavender is the inexpensive price tag. This is a decent lavender scent, which is thankfully easy to find. Despite being marketed for women, I would suggest that it could be worn by men too. Lavender is after all a common note used in masculine fragrances.

Yardley's English Lavender is a spicy, aromatic fragrance. It has a rather fierce opening of lavender, rosemary and geranium, which are all quite potent accords on the skin. However, shortly after application, English Lavender softens into a smooth yet alluring spicy lavender scent.

Unfortunately Yardley as a brand is quite popular amongst mature women, so younger girls often assume that Yardley fragrances will make them smell like an 'old lady', so they avoid them like the plague. Call me crazy, but I personally find English Lavender to be sensual, youthful and a touch masculine. I think everyone should test it at least once.

The only down-side to English Lavender is its poor longevity. I suppose for the price there would be no harm in re-applying every now and then, but it's still a bother. I would have bought it had it been more lasting on my skin. Concluding on a more positive note, I'm pleased to say that previous reviewers are not wrong in naming English Lavender as a classic.

To me, This is the only scent that will do when I want to smell clean, fresh and a little soapy. Not sharp or citrusy, or even sweet, just a classic lavender. I revisit this one every few years and always wonder why I waited so long.

I often buy the cologne stick of this in Summer. I was rather put off by the image which for both Yardley and Lavender is rather old-ladyish. In fact though I find this scent is very fresh and herbal, quite unisex rather than powdery and old-ladyish.

A very fresh,clean smell of Lavender.
When I got it by mail, I got scared that this stuff will smell like lavender baby lotion....but NO.It's an intelliget,crispy fresh scent,I want to say that it has a hint of citrus, but it's more of a floral background.
I can't imagine someone wearing this scent as a solo "perfume",it's just too floral,I mix it with other musky colognes and Yardley Lavender gives it freshness and opens the bouqet

I think this is a "no gender" fragrance, by the actual standards it could even be considered rather masculine. It has a brisk, metalic opening (not very feminine, perhaps) that might no be suitable for everyone. For me this is strong, pure lavender, with a musky drydown. I find this scent relaxing (all lavender is), so I place it in my shelf of therapeutic waters.

A nice and very English Lavender scent. Not the smell of pure, crushed lavender, but a balanced mix of lavender and bergamot, followed by a shy geranium and a hint of musk and cedar in the dry down.
I like spraying a whiff on my pillow to sleep on (lavender is soothing and relaxing). Alternatively one could spray it on before bedtime and feel the relaxing lavender effects. I also like to spray it on my 'fancy' handkerchiefs. The pretty, lace ones that I take in my clutch to special occasions like the opera etc. I like the soap & body-wash too. Great relaxing scent with a nostalgic feel.

I love this fragrance and wear it daily. I, too, at first thought it was rather light and didn't last long; I had to keep spritzing. It then occured to me one day it wasn't meant to be a strong fragrance. It was never meant to draw attention when a lady as walked into a room and everyone could smell her or tell she was there. If you think England, place of orgin, 1913 launched. I just don't see that it was meant to be heavy and heady. It was/is a "just enough lady like" fragrance.
I think who did go to the length of a perfume that would stand out in a grand way was Chanel. The launching of Chanel No 5 in 1921 came in three concentrations. It was/is so elegant and so different then those little oils ladies dabbed on behind the ears on the wrist that even today women, including myself, make it my "number one go to" fragrance. I am not saying it's loud or strong, but baby you get noticed and in a really nice way!

Fresh and stingy lavender at the beginning, very natural and "real" one. After fev minutes turns into gentle eucalyptus melt with previous note, it lasts also few minutes(and my wrist start to feel little freezing- maybe becouse of essential oils of eucalyptus) then calms down while shy cedar looks behind of mentioned couple. Whole composition settles down as a dusty, bitter and dry whiff of nature world, which makes me little nostaligic...but i like this impression :)

I recommended this to a friend who loves the scent of lavender, having had good luck with Yardley's English Rose. She bought the bottle and thankfully was extremely pleased with it. She liked it on first spray, thinking it a very pure lavender but liked that as it faded it became a little softer and creamier, due to the Tonka base I assume. Someone had said in a review that Yardley are excellent at making the most basic floral notes into wonderful perfumes and having tried English Lavender, English Rose and Lily of the valley I would have to agree.

Smells wonderful and very natural. It does not smell masculine to me. I love lavender and that is all this smells like. I would highly recommend. I have not had it on long enough to judge the longevity. The sillage appears to be average. I intend to couple this with lavender lotion and powder.

The longevity is poor on skin. It doesn't hold on fabric much better. I will probably put a small amount of EDT with lotion and powder on my skin and additional EDT on my clothing. I just love the natural lavender scent.

P.S. I tried spraying this on my sheets along with Lavender powder. Guess what, it took no time at all for both to disappear. I don't know why Lavender is so hard to hold.

Close to zero lasting power, but good silage while it lasts ( very short). Smells very very natural, just like you would rub between your hands a bunch of blooming lavander from the garden; same crispiness and woodiness; very similar to lavander essential oil; I suppose I will keep mine to scent my beddings, because I found it refreshing , relaxing, and natural smelling. Considering I paid $15+tax for a 50ml bottle at Shoppers Drug Mart, I guess it was a decent buy.

YEL is a clear, crisp lavender scent, probably one of the closest to the real thing that is easily accessible...with absolutely no staying power. MUST be layered with soap, lotion and powder to work for me, which means I rarely wear it.

A year ago i was mad about lavender. It is very special, clean and reminiscent of something from my childhood.

I'm too emotionally caught up in YEL to know if I like it for itself or not. Funny what a fragrance can do to your memory, eh? When I spray it I can remember my mother vividly for a moment...then she's gone again.

The two quaint figures on the packaging haven't changed in all my years, the woman and child. I think I'll boost them, make a tiny frame for them and hang them on the wall of the dollhouse I'm building.

My mother introduced me to the finer scents of the world in 1962 with a bottle of this classic cologn with a bar of soap & lotion? I've layered from then on... hehe ;) Juli ;)

The scent of lavender bags & scented drawer sachets......soapy, musty, dry & powdery lavender.

I prefer a bit of a juicier, green & stripping lavender (like the scent of the essential oil) but this is pleasant enough. Not sure I want to smell like the inside of the drawer, day to day, though....

Edit: the lavender body spray is divine! Reminiscent of the lavender found in Jicky.

Old fashioned but still likeable.
When there is snow outside and the cold
weather is upon us, nice to smell on your skin. truly relaxing and soothing.

Well, I don't think this is a female scent, but unissex.
It is strong and a little bit dry.
I don't feel the rose notes, but the lavender, the sandal and the tonka bean.
Good fragrance, gives me the idea of a longlasting bath.

My mother used this during years... its fresh, powdery with a clear bit of rosemary.
For me its a classic scent...
Not its something big amazing... but its comfortable, appeasing and fresh.
Regularly, Im feel unsuspecting about Yardley's fragrances, because are similar to buy natural extracts. A traditional brand :)

lovely lavender & floral scent