Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi by Kilian

I’ve been working my way through posting up reviews of as many of the by Kilian fragrances that I can. Still in the early stages, but I’ve really wanted to spend some time with each and get a good sense of how each develops. Today’s entry is the exhaustingly titled Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi released in 2015. How does it smell? When should it be worn? Is this Kilian perfume worth a buy?

What does Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi Smell Like?

Notes include: ylang-ylang, gardenia, sandalwood, mandarin essence, neroli, tuberose, orange blossom

Click here to try: By Kilian Voulez vous coucher avec Moi Eau de Parfum 50 ml 

My Full Review

Let’s see how Kilian describes this perfume: Elusive, elegant, a scent that lasts well into the evening, with its radiant gardenia headspace and ylang-ylang, blooming with tantalizing tuberose…

The opening of Voulez feels fairly rosy to me, with a nice bit of powder also coming through. Not overly so, but it is there and is noticeable. I’m not always the best at picking up individual floral notes, but the ylang-ylang seems pretty distinct to my nose within these first few minutes.

Then, it becomes much more geared toward the orange blossom, gardenia, and neroli. At that point, it is slightly sweet with less of that initial powdery aroma. The orange flower is noticeable at the very beginning, but it becomes more prominent to me a few minutes in.

On my skin, this By Kilian fragrance takes a while to truly reveal the direction it wants to go in. It’s a few initial waves of varying floral blends, before it really settles on ylang-ylang, gardenia, and tuberose.

Those three are going to be the main attractions here. Sitting on a base of musk, sandalwood, and some vanilla (even if it’s not listed). So, opening the ylang-ylang stars. Later, I get more of the tuberose (but ylang-ylang is persistent). Finally, it ends with the gardenia, giving it a creamy sweetness with the woods, musk, and vanilla.

Once I get past the first few waves, it’s pretty much set in stone how it’s going to smell, just with some maneuverings between the main three floral notes.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Sillage wise, it’s above average. It certainly doesn’t come across as a bomb on my skin. It sticks pretty close by and has a nice scent bubble of 3-5 feet for me. Solid, not crazy or anything.

Voulez-vous Coucher does perform well, however. I get 8-9 hours of wear from it during the day. That’s about what I should expect for the price and Kilian usually doesn’t disappoint with the performance on a majority of these scents.

Seasonally, this would work anytime outside of the high heat of summer. Summer nights, probably, just avoid the day. Ideally, I’d like this as an autumn perfume, that leans toward use in the nightlife.

While many Kilian fragrances are unisex, this is one of them that goes much more in the feminine direction. As a man, I wouldn’t wear this (outside of having to test it for the site), but it’d work well for a woman that I’m dating.

That being said, this is an attractive perfume, but I don’t really find it to be ‘sexy’. It’s a sweet floral that has more of a nighttime vibe, while being versatile enough to wear during the day. I don’t know, maybe other folks find this to be seductive, but to me it’s another pleasant floral blend.

Overall Impressions of Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi

Overall, do I like this perfume? I like it, but don’t love it. I especially hate having to type out that long title. Smell wise? It’s a very nice scent, it feels familiar and quite a bit like many other white floral perfumes, while still retaining its own identity.

The powdery aspect and the sweetness that comes off of this fragrance, does kind of get on my nerves. It’s not something that I need to scrub or anything, but it’s not my favorite. Based on the name, I was expecting something sexier. Instead, it seems more like an update to an older style of perfume.

It doesn’t have a massive projection off of my skin, which is weird, because I read a few reviews and folks said this was really strong. Maybe, it’s just me? Though, it did stick around for a good while.

I can’t say that Voulez-vous Coucher Avec Moi is a bad perfume. It’s actually pretty good across the board, which to me, is a problem for the price point. It doesn’t make my top ten from Kilian, so, unless you’re a really big floral fan or of these particular notes…I’m not sure it makes sense to blind buy.

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