L'Or de Louis

This is a beautiful orange blossom and jasmine fragrance. If I focus, I faintly get the fruit, smoke, and wood but on my skin and the silage surrounding me, it is mostly white floral and honey with a touch of iris, though not enough to make it powdery. It's actually a very simple and beautifully crafted fragrance with a sunny California feel. Original Giorgio Beverly Hills and Van Cleef and Arpels' California Reverie also make me think of that state, but the former is way too strong and dated, and the latter way too weak. This is a happy medium between the very strong white floral bomb that is GBH and the too tame CR. This, like CR, has a prominent honey note which adds a lovely sweetness rounding out the composition beautifully. It's as if I am holding a bouquet of jasmine while standing in the middle of an orange grove and smelling the honey from the beehives nearby. The orange blossom and jasmine blended with the honey are just intoxicating to me. I'm not really surprised this won an award since this beautiful creation deserves it. Instant love and a fb is already on the way. Edit 3/29 - I received my bottle, and Oh MY! it is even better than the sample. Maybe because I am able to spray with abandon, but I am picking up so much more than I did before, and I am just loving it. The orange blossom is a little indolic and in addition to having the floral scent there is a trace of oranges itself in the orange blossom that smells sooo good. Wow, I thought this was wonderful before but now it is that times 10. There is one thing I am concerned about, and that is the flecks of gold in the perfume. I'm wondering if they will eventually clog up the sprayer. Would anyone know about that? I certainly hope not because I wouldn't want to miss a single drop of this gorgeous perfume.

I bought the travel size because I don't spend $245 for fragrances. I think it's well done, strong but not headache inducing and long lasting. I'm glad they offer a travel size because it means I can have it on my shelf and wear it any time. I love it. It's grand and warm. I love white florals and every note from an orange, from the root to the flower. I'm used to orange blossom being soft and girlish. However, this is the most mature and stately orange blossom I've ever smelled. I can't really identify the other notes but they add some warm and sweetness that gives it oomph and class and warmth. I DO love a soapy citrus, even though this seems much less soapy to me. I agree with Mjo and hauntedfuture. It is spectacular in the opening and it does last a full work day with 2-3 feet projection. I only use 1-2 sprays because it is strong. I'm not sure I'd wear it in summer, but I love it for cool/cold weather. This is like a mature, warm option when I get tired of Matin Blanc.

This is a beautiful, mature, slightly indolic orange blossom and jasmine forward fragrance. It has a bit of a "grand dame" feel about it, but at the same time, it's easily recognizable as a sleeker, 2020's take on a big, blousy, elegant white floral. L'Or de Louis has a gorgeous citrus floral opening, with the orange blossom and jasmine becoming richer and richer toward the heart. They are joined then by honey and musk (I could easily see this all becoming a bit animalic for some people.) There's also a beautiful creamy iris thing going on. There is definitely a smoke note in the base - somewhere between cigarette smoke and campfire smoke. Very nice. I think this is my favorite so far from Arquiste. It also reminds me a lot of Madagascan Jasmine by Grandiflora, if you've smelled that one.

I bought the smaller travel size, to test it over a few months. At first the orange blossom/jasmine was overwhelming to me. I love that scent, but it can be too much "white floral." However, I am now finding that I absolutely love this fragrance. It's very sweet and linear at first: orange blossoms and jasmine, cut with teh bergamot, but with a dry feel - an undertone that is almost like hay in the sun. After about an hour, the honey and cedar come out to play with the orange, and it's magic on my skin. I get 4-6 hours out of it. Love this after a shower, before bed. Also: after developing at autoimmune condition, many perfumes give me a raging headache. The Arquiste line does not. I'll probably put a full bottle on my Christmas list this year.

ive grown up around orange blossom trees most of my life, and this reminds me of the way their scent would travel over the grass in warm weather. to be fair, orange blossom notes are appreciated in any perfume i sample, but this one is just soooo beautiful. the jasmine and pomegranate lend a complex sweetness, and the smoke and orris give me a warm, clean, almost mineral type of vibe on the first spray. however, someone else said it reminds them of sweat and chlorine, which i can smell on the drydown.