Bouquet Ideale

I got this today as a blind buy and I am very happy with my purchase. This is probably the best, most feminine woody scent that I've smelled. So many woody scents can lean masculine and this fragrance does a beautiful job at staying feminine, balanced, and sweet while being a wood forward scent. I definitely smell the vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg but I also get fruity notes on opening, maybe plum? I also get floral notes on the dry down so I was surprised to see only tobacco blossom and labdanum, which really is categorized as a resin. I love that it is a gourmand but not a traditional gourmand and it doesn't smell like anything else that I've come across. Never smelled Oud Nude or Raghba. It is very balanced and not too spicy, not too traditionally gourmand with vanilla and edible scents, and not an overly strong woodsy scent either. I can see many people liking this scent as I think people who like florals, woods, spicy/Orientals, gourmands, and vanilla scents will like this one. I can also see this being very versatile as it is appropriate for day or night, and good for winter, fall, and spring. Not sure it would be right to wear in the summer, but hey, you do you. I might combine this with Angels Share and see how they layer together as this one stays very pleasant for the entire time I'm wearing it and Angels Share, while I adore the opening of it, fails to fulfill my nose past hour 2. I also have Amber 01 from Swiss Arabian that needs something to pair with and I think this one will go very well with it. I read people stating the bottle was tacky and I disagree. I like the bottles from the Casamorati line. There is something whimsy, antique, delightfully Italian and old-fashioned about them. Also, I LOVE the box it came in. I got both Lira and Boquet Ideale and both the boxes look like books and really help set a mood for the fragrances so my hat's off to Xerjoff and Casamorati.

The blogger Olfactoriastravels has written a beautiful review where she described this as somewhat "shallow" when smelled on paper - not until it touches skin it gets fullbodied and "whole". I couldn't agree more. On paper this is somewhat peppery in a way that reminds me of an empty shell. A little peppery and a little woody - that's about it. The opening is medicinal, especially if you put your nose close to your wrist. But in cold weather, after 15 minutes - BOOM! It's as if my skin starts to GLOW!!! It isn't sugary but it's sweet. One reviewer thought it smelled like raspberry icecream and while I don't agree, I definately understand the berry-icecream-comparison (i.e. sour-sweet). The vanilla isn't evident on paper - on skin it is; a superb sweetness; the special "not-too-sweet-nor-too-raw"-vanilla I've come to associate with Xerjoff. It's a little peppery, but it's not primarily a spicy fragrance. Woody? Mhm, but I don't know how the heck they managed to get woods from Avatar's Pandora. Am I making any sense? How can one ever describe this THING? It blows my mind. And my heart. To sum it up: I'm so grateful. This is liquified magic for cold and snowy days. Subtle spices and woods, yet neither spicy nor woody. Edit: I crave this fragrance in a way I seldom do; for the past weeks I've worn it almost every day, I long for it every hour I'm not wearing it. However I'd like to make a change in my review: there *is* musk in this, quite a hefty dose of musk; almost ozone-like in the opening. So - alas - finally - dear fellow sniffers: this is spices and woods and vanilla and musk. A mesmerizing blend.

I am seriously impressed by this sub genre from Xerjoff. The Casamorati line has yet to disappoint me, and the ones I have tried are not even the most popular. I'll be honest. After smelling this fragrance, I purchased the entire line. I have tried I think 4 out of 15 so far. Each one is excellent in their own way. This particular fragrance is balanced extremely well. It is not overly spicy, but spicy enough to notice it. I have noticed that every person that reviews this particular line has a hard time describing exactly what makes these fragrances smell extraordinary. I fall into this as well. It's a very emotional experience. These fragrances conjure up memories, particularly from childhood. You immediately create a bond. That's all I can say at this point. I received my masters degree in art and design, and I have learned repeatedly, it doesn't matter how you create art or what you create; you have succeeded if you instill emotions or honest feelings inside someone. If that statement holds true, this entire line is a work of art. I have one more thing to add. It really is a shame department stores do not carry this line. And if they do, they don't carry the whole collection. This fragrance in particular, Bouquet Ideale, is unbelievably sexy! It's the perfect mix of spicy gourmand and elegant wood. Completely different than what you would expect, am I right? Hot take. This is better than Musc Ravegur or however you spell it. It's about $50 cheaper too. I don't know. There's a new kid in town. And he's not hyped up by Estée Lauder.

Ooo this one is seeeeexyyyy! To me it's a feminine leaning fragrance that sits perfectly somewhere between vintage, modern, lively, comforting, femme-fatale, complex, approachable, daytime wear, and good 'first-impression' type vibes. This is a fragrance with a lot of personality. It suits cold weather (autumn/winter) but doesn't feel heavy or cloying at all. The spice, smokiness and dusty tobacco scents all make an appearance supported by a powderiness and PERFECT sweetness (maybe one of my favorites). It's a fragrance that calls you to be put together when wearing, lipstick on. It's not office friendly, but the person wearing this would be someone you'd want to hire. It's memorable, urban and energizing, but also feels timeless. The spice and smoke leap out in the opening and hangs in the air where you've sprayed oh-so pleasantly, and as it dries down a more comforting, romantic, sensual feeling takes effect. The performance is moderate and satisfactory. Nothing fades out completely to only the sweet notes or vanilla, this was crafted with meaning. I feel like a good age range is late teens to anyone who feels spunky and young-at-heart. I imagine if I had an auntie who wore Bouquet Ideale, wool coats with scarves and a raspberry beret... when I would hug her I would always remember and treasure those moments.

This is truly beautiful. Bouquet Idéale is a blend of spices, woods, slight tobacco (emphasis on slight) and a shy vanilla peaking through in that order. The whole composition (on my skin) is quiet, gentle and very comforting. I feel very happy when I wear it, probably because of the spices as they remind me of the Fall and the holidays? You know, 🎃 🦃 and 🎄 I do not necessarily pick apart all of the notes in this fragrance but the cinnamon and the vanilla are definitely there. I do not smell a whole lot of sweetness in this but each nose is different. I wouldn’t call this fragrance a gourmand scent. It’s more of a comforting scent to me. The woods are beautifully blended and there is an overall tobacco-ish note that stays throughout the whole wear on my skin as well. Longevity: 6-7 hours on my skin and eternal on clothes Projection: shy to mild (which is my favorite) Season: Fall/Winter months (personally) Price: yes...price wise, it’s not funny how expensive Xerjoff bottles can get...but hear me out...I had this one on my radar for M O N T H S and I finally got it at a heavy discount for less than $150 USD so to me, this was a win!! Bouquet Idéale is a joy to wear and I am super happy to have added it to my little collection!! ♥️✨🎃🦃🎄✨♥️

Definitely going into my favorite fragrances category! It starts with a spicy opening, turns woody after 10-15 minutes, then the dry-down is a very soft vanilla with a continuous smell of spices. It smells vintage, peculiar, and oddly familiar/nostalgic. After about 2-3 hours, you can still smell it, but to some friends it gives off a slight rubbery / gym bag / coin-like smell, though not to everyone. It's definitely intriguing, I do love it overall- classy, complex, and sultry describe it well. I blind bought a bottle because I found it at a good price but it's most certainly not a safe blind buy because it's expensive and strange smelling to some. :) I got lucky from what seems to have been a successful educated guess and ended up falling in love completely. It is also the fragrance I like most from Xerjoff so far. It would have been a dream to be able to call this a signature scent if only it was a bit more potent. Note: Luckily, I think there are many fragrances that smell very similar to this one, such as Golden Powder by The House of Oud. It may have better longevity/sillage based on your skin chemistry and is worth checking out if you enjoyed Bouquet Ideale!

An absolute gem! If you like the combination of woody/warm spicy/vanilla this is a great one. The opening is very sharp but give it a moment to settle and you'll fall in love. I bought this along with Lira and even though I loved Lira, I reach for this one more often. Rich and warm and comforting, it performs best in cool weather but you could wear it day or night. Funny story: the first time I wore this was on a day when I was working from home. I went to the kitchen for coffee, went back to my office, and then a few minutes later I returned to the kitchen for something I forgot. But when I stepped into the kitchen... I smelled cinnamon rolls! Who baked cinnamon rolls and didn't share with me? No one. I'm home alone. So what am I smelling?! I was smelling my own scent trail from earlier!!! I would not describe this as a gourmand fragrance but the cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla can create that impression in the right circumstances. The woodiness, though very prominent, seems to stick closer to the skin based on my experience.

This is a really good perfume, but as many reviewers said before, it is too similar to Raghba to be willing to spend ten times more. The first impact is dense, almost masculine with a hint of incense or musk. In the dry down, it gets even better, taking on the sweeter, more feminine notes of vanilla. Definitely a fragrance for the cold season and/or evening. PRO: very good and stable, does not turn into unpleasant notes and blends with the skin. CON: lasts little on my skin, less than an hour, then becomes skin scent and for something like that the price is too high. "24 Gold" or "Raghba" resemble it: the former is more masculine and has more incense, and the latter is more balanced. Both last longer than Bouquet and are by far cheaper. From my point of view, i.e. that of a woman, if they all cost the same, I would buy Bouquet Ideale because it is the most refined composition and I would turn a blind eye to poor projection, duration and sillage. I ended up buying Raghba but I gave it to my husband. Oud annoys me quickly.

I found one bundle sale with Itálica, price is fairly decent, so I give it a roll because I want to try Itlica. You know what? Itálica / lira even not come close to this. I can’t really explain how this smell but please give it a try if you like Woody, warm spices and vanilla. You have no idea what you are missing. I wear this and my older sister went ballistic over the scent she hates it because it smells like her ex-scent, she hates it but she can’t stop smelling. I walk pass one of my colleagues and she turned head to smell this fragrance. It would be a crime if I rate this more male. But I do feel it can be more male. It is mature, sweet, claiming and secure scent at the same time. Criminally underrated. This is my first scent after own 40+ bottles that I consider as my Signature scent. 11/10 ==== EDIT 1 : February 13, 2023. Longevity for me is around 7 hours before it's gone completedly without skin scent. I will try to write down a note break down later on. :)

Did someone say angels share but less potent on the spices and no rum? Yep that’s what I get. It opens even slightly juicy fruity, I don’t know where that comes from. ButI really love this. I love the blend, I love the softness. And I’m usually a loud and proud perfume wearer but for the scent and quality xerjoff produce I’m happy being a bit more intimate with these scents. To me this is definitely feminine, otherwise I wouldn’t be a fan lol. Definitely woody vanilla with nutmeg and a little cinnamon, I don’t get any oud luckily, or papyrus ? Whatever that’s meant to smell like. I’ve been looking for a warm enveloping yummy (but non gourmand) vanilla and I’ve found that in this 🥰 Wore this all day at work and bingo it reminded me of something else too this Entire time!!! Tom Ford noir pour femme!! But without the polarising aspect. Much softer. But it has that kulfi dessert x spices sweetness. Yess

EDIT (a year later): I still love it as much! It's only better once it's macerated. Never mind when I said I was done with the search or whatever... I think it was only the beginning of my perfume addiction, lol. Because now I own around 150 bottles smh... -------------------------------------------------------------- Ahhh. This is everything I asked for. I accidentally got a sniff of it in a shop, and I was done with my signature scent search. Perfect balance of woods, spices and sweet creaminess. This is 10/10. Sexy but innocent. Deep and elegant! Not cloying at all! Lasts all day! I can’t hype it enough. I tried almost all the other perfumes that’s similar, Babylon, Raghba, Oud Nude, Golden Power. This is the best in my opinion, but the others are amazing as well! Found the perfect scent profile for me! 🤍✨🥺

Well-researched blind buy here. It was a bit of a risk since I am very picky with woods and have usually not liked tobacco (although this is tobacco blossom so it has a different profile) but I am happy with this purchase. As for the fragrance itself, it’s a beautiful woodsy/spicy vanilla. The cinnamon and nutmeg top notes are divine and blend seamlessly with the mid wood notes. The base notes of vanilla, coumarin, and tobacco blossom are really the heart of it. It gives gourmand vibes but it’s not full-on edible. The musk is very tastefully incorporated. I would say this is unisex but leans feminine. This lasts incredibly long but I would say projection is moderate. This is so sophisticated and classy, I cannot see anyone being offended by this. An overlooked scent from the Casamorati line imo.

An absolutely hypnotizing juice! One of my ultimate favourite cool weather fragrances. This is seriously underrated compared to a lot of other Casamorati fragrances. It's warm but in a very down-to-earth, soft and sophisticated way. There are no cherries involved but I almost smell a faint cherry scent somewhere in there, wrapped up by the nutmeg and smooth vanilla with a very faint almost boozy-wine like nuance that almost makes me feel drunk in the smell every time I wear it. It is not something that is obnoxiously loud, so if that's what you're looking for you may be disappointed. This fragrance is more of an intimate candle-light dinner with a good view and good wine type of situation; a delicious gourmand in a sweet but sexy and sophisticated kind of way.

It is a very soft, powdery, lightly spicy and sweet fragrance, absolutely not overpowering or cloying, very smooth and well blended. As I've just said, it is very soft, with a moderate projection and, on my skin, a reasonable longevity of 4 to 5 hours. For this reasons, I find it perfect for a daily use, in autumn and winter, in an office setting or in all those situations, like a dinner for instance, when you don't want to smell too strong and overpowering and offensive to other people around you. Lovely! I see some similarities with Penhaligon's Babylon, but Babylon is more intense and it has some kind of "old fashioned" quality I personally do not like very much (like the smell of some old wooden cupboard / drawer).

Easily one of my favorite winter scents. Bouquet Ideale makes me appreciate the fact that I live in the North Eastern US where it gets pretty cold in winter. I can’t imagine wearing this beauty living in a warmer climate where the coldest day is 60 degrees. Don’t get me wrong.. I’d whip out an Oud fragrance in those climates on a 60 degree day, but the cinnamon in Bouquet Ideale makes me want to be around snow and a fireplace. Its cozy, spicy, comforting, woody, and remarkably blended. This is very similar to Babylon by Penhaligon’s. I love that one as well. Bouquet Ideale is lighter to my nose. Babylon packs a bigger punch because of the Cypriol oil. I’d wear Bouquet Ideale during the day and Babylon at night.

Oh, this is so unexpected. Bouquet Ideale! And there I was thinking about flowers in abundance. No flowers here and yet the name still fits :) Because it's rich and aromatic. Unapologetic. Big. Smoky. Bouquet made out of fragrant tree logs :) A bouquet a fiery woodcutter could fashion :D The guaiac wood, plant more of them, the scent kills with pleasure ! And the sandalwood behind cedar... mmm... The cinnamon bark if you will come closer. Closer.. a bit of nutmeg, vanilla could have been trampled on too. Then something narcotic - coumarin. And tobacco - so evident from the start that the woodcutter was having a love affair with tobacco in some exotic wooden pipe!

I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about Bouquet Idéale eau de parfum, but I have to say—I really enjoy her! In a world full of beast mode vanillas and sugary gourmand scents, she stands out as a classy, confident lady with plenty of attitude. It’s a warm, subtly spicy fragrance—think chai tea without the bitterness. The tobacco blossom adds just the right touch of sophistication, but it’s definitely not a tobacco-heavy scent. This vanilla is unlike any other in my collection, and I’m so happy I added it to my fragrance wardrobe. It’s an elevated, intimate, personal scent that’s a true pleasure to wear. 6 hours later and I can still smell it!

First of all, this is bang on unisex! Second of all, this has to be one of the most underrated fragrances out there. I think I paid like 40$ for a 30ml and I`d consider that a steal for this one! In Norway, we have a drink called "Gløgg" that we drink in the winter, sort of like mulled wine, and it reminds me so much of that. The warm spices, vanilla and coumarin give that vibe for me! It's smooth, it smells really delicious, and on me, the longevity and projection are great! I get a little scent bubble, and that scent makes me happy! If you get this at a discount and like warm, sweet spices, go for it!

Bouquet Ideale is cozy, comforting, and alluring. I fell in love upon first spray and was completely blown away by the dry down. It's a spicy, warm vanilla with a touch of syrupy sweetness tempered by tobacco flowers and gentle woods. This is really creamy and balmy on my skin, which is a truly lovely surprise. Xerjoff fragrances contain a lot of naturals so you really must test them on skin because they smell quite differently on everyone. I've tested a few from the Casamorati line, but this one is the only one I need. A fragrance soulmate, if you will.

Try to describe how it smells and you might miss the point!!! This is how i image first lady to smell. She's strong, powerful, mysterious but not loud and all over the place. She's all in one and a woman with unique character traits pairing. Sweet enough, spicy enough, edgy enough... Just like the Bouquet Ideal. It was a blind buy and it turned out to be one of the most perfect scents ever (for my nose, together with Bois Doré by Van Cleef and Arpels and i find a bit of similarity between two, yet they're different). Love Love Love