Name: Arlésienne L'Occitane en Provence
Brand: L'Occitane en Provence
Rating: 4.16 (422 reviews)

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Arlésienne by L'Occitane en Provence is a floral musky woody fragrance for women. Launched in 2016, the nose behind this creation is Fabrice Pellegrin. The top notes are galbanum, bergamot, and hawthorn flower; the heart notes are May rose, violet leaf, and heliotrope; and the base notes are white musk, sandalwood, and ambrette musk.

Axel.figue September 7, 2026

After writing my last review, I couldn’t resist and I went to the L’Occitane store in my city to find out how this “new” Arlésienne smelled (it’s not new at all and in fact they’re going to discontinue it, but I wanted to compare it with the previous version, which is the one I have.) The truth is it doesn’t help that one of the saleswomen at the L’Occitane in my city is rude. I asked her for Arlésienne, I told her I had the previous version and that I like it a lot and she answered “What do you mean previous? It must be super old, because they’re already going to discontinue this one! Yours must be expired!” I told her yes, probably, but that it still smells wonderful. Well, the thing is that woman is a pain who I’ve unfortunately had to deal with several times. The important thing: the second version of Arlésienne seemed to me like a decaffeinated and bland version of the first. It has neither the warmth, nor the dryness nor the elegance of the original Arlésienne, I suppose due to the lack of tonka bean and white woods. I hope they bring the original back.

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Axel.figue September 7, 2026

After writing my last review, I couldn’t resist and I went to the L’Occitane store in my city to find out how this “new” Arlésienne smelled (it’s not new at all and in fact they’re going to discontinue it, but I wanted to compare it with the previous version, which is the one I have.) The truth is it doesn’t help that one of the saleswomen at the L’Occitane in my city is rude. I asked her for Arlésienne, I told her I had the previous version and that I like it a lot and she answered “What do you mean previous? It must be super old, because they’re already going to discontinue this one! Yours must be expired!” I told her yes, probably, but that it still smells wonderful. Well, the thing is that woman is a pain who I’ve unfortunately had to deal with several times. The important thing: the second version of Arlésienne seemed to me like a decaffeinated and bland version of the first. It has neither the warmth, nor the dryness nor the elegance of the original Arlésienne, I suppose due to the lack of tonka bean and white woods. I hope they bring the original back.

LulaFlower July 14, 2020

After my last review, I couldn’t hold back and headed to my neighborhood L’Occitane to smell this ‘new’ Arlesienne (which isn’t, and in fact they’re pulling it, but I wanted to compare it to the old one I own). Honestly, it doesn’t help that the sales associate here is a real pain. I asked for Arlesienne, mentioned I loved the previous version, and she shot back: ‘What previous? This one is ancient because they’re retiring it already! You’ll have expired stock!’. I replied that yes, probably, but it still smells amazing. The point is, this woman is a nightmare I’ve had to deal with multiple times. The important part: the second version of Arlesienne feels like a decaf, bland take on the original. It lacks the warmth, dryness, and elegance of the first, likely due to the absence of tonka bean and white woods. I hope they bring it back.

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