Flower Lust

[08.19] Blind bought mainly because I wanted to try the brand out and the notes sounded like something I would really go for. To which unsurprisingly, I really loved the scent. It's a sweet, warm-spicy, and cozy combination with subtle florals to make it unique. Something that really let me down however is this fragrance's performance. Though I am not sure if it is just me going nose-blind but, I stop smelling it on myself in less than four hours. I really don't think it stays and radiates as much as people say it does, but maybe a better environment and extensive wear-testings are required. While the packaging is nice, the bottle leaves more to be desired. I get that the whole "Extraits" line of d'Orsay is going for quintessential-French luxury minimalism, but I prefer how Diptyque does it – it is more artsy. The house's offerings as a whole being not as expensive as others though is a plus and it still manages to pull attention as a skin scent. Still undecided if I want to continue exploring this brand for now.

Excellent scent. I put it in the category of perfumes that is brilliantly-executed "designer style". In other words niche price point, niche quality blend, but with designer-style sensibilities. Not challenging or artistic or complex, but just a great smell, well blended. Stylistically it reminds me of the likes of Satin Body Oud, Body Kouros, L'Nuit De L'Homme and The Body Shop's Activist. Sweet, smooth, with a subtle underlying mentholated edge. Opens a bit screechy and plasticky, but in a strangely pleasant way - a blast of bubblegummy orange blossom, fragrant ylang ylang and a dominant tonka. Benzoin and pink pepper soften the edges a bit, then the whole thing starts calming down into a beautiful, balanced mix that is very single-minded. It leans feminine up top, but settles into something perfectly unisex. It really grabs your nose by the balls (yes noses have balls) and doesn't let go. The sort of scent you really enjoy sneaking a sniff of on yourself throughout the day.

I don't tend to be obsessed with florals but this is divine! It's floral and spicy yet suitable for someone in their 20s! All ages up from there I feel could pull this aswell UPDATE: A friend told me it smells like a mix of Black Opium (not sure if they meant their Le Parfum) and GHOST's Deep Night; a mature smell but an 18-year-old like myself can also just about pull this off. A very upper-class smell so don't go to the gym wearing this as it would not fit the setting AT ALL. I'd say it's a smell you could wear any other time than that, however

I have all the D'Orsay extraits, brought into the fold by Tonka Hysteria. I love Flower Lust. It's so interesting how people detect different notes; I focus more on how it makes me feel - elevated, happy, energized, pulled together in an extroverted way. The key is to recognize that LUST is in the name. It is a floral dose of excess, done in a way that doesn't trigger my sensitivity the way other intense florals do. Definitely an uplifting "Spring is coming" fragrance for Winter, too dense for me to wear in warm weather.

This fragrance is so unique and complex, I don’t think I’ve ever smelled anything quite like it. Right away, I get sweet, golden florals mixed with something slightly medicinal, probably from the pepper, which threw me off at first. As it dries down, the florals become smooth and balmy, and the pepper starts to mellow. Then the earthy vetiver and warm benzoin come through, making it feel like a forest floor covered in flowers and lush greenery. The more I wear this, the more addicted I get. It’s just a stunning scent.

This is an instant love for me. Deep, warm, sweet, spicy, confident, seductive, with hints of white floral notes in the background which I've always loved... Extremely well-blended, and I see myself wearing this all year round. The red pepper note is a constant and uplifting presence. I've never smelled anything like this before and this could be my new signature scent. Dominique Ropion delivered again. It also lasts 10+ hours on my skin. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Got this yesterday and find it hard to describe. So addictive and unique; it's like nothing I've smelled before. It was very potent and lasted for hours. The smell on the clothing I wore yesterday persists strongly... divine! This is like sunlight and romance to me; I have no words. Another Dominique Ropion masterpiece.

spicy juicy resinous intense ylang-ylang, yum this should be way to floral and way too sweet and way too girly for me, but it's great. So in-you-face-sweet-feminine but still such high quality gosh I am starting to feel that Dominique Ropion is my one of my absolute fav perfumers And D'Orsay one of fav houses

At the first, this perfume immediately reminded me of Tocca “Colette”, even though the notes are different, on the skin it smelled similar which is beautiful complex scent.

I have 18 ml decanted of this. And I need a full bottle ASAP. This is the sexiest fragrance ever. It’s FKN stunning & perfection. Any Fragrance Daddies out there?

From the first sniff it was a love. Nothing i could imagine that could resemble it. It’s a different genre. Smells expensive and adictive.

I love it but I think it's misnamed. This seems more spicy/woody with a backdrop of yellow and white florals. Very unisex.

Addictive. It doesn’t act like an extrait, but beautifully executed and definitely worthy of full bottle for me.

Just got her! WoW! Another masterpiece!

I love my big florals, I love Dominique Ropion, I love D'Orsay, and yet....I just can't come around to this one :-( The very first time I smelled it I got a weird, inexplicable toothpaste note (I guess this was the medicinal / cough syrup note some people pick up on in the opening), which caused me to quickly put it back on the shelf and back away in mild shock. I decided I needed to order a sample in order to give this a fair and proper test. The second time, I thankfully did not get the weird toothpaste note, but still detected a bit of thick medicinal syrup, which thankfully fades but there is a STRONG sweetness in this that just overwhelms my nose. I guess this is the niche La Vie est Belle (one I also tried and tried to love before admitting it was just. too. sweet!! And also worked on by the master Mr. Ropion ). Update: Upon sampling this a second time, it's growing on me....significantly! I think I had to get over what I initially expected this to be (maybe more of a big white floral?) and instead begin to appreciate Flower Lust for what it IS: a thick, yellow, tropical, benzoin heavy floral, better suited to autumn and winter wear. Now that I've become more familiar with this, I could imagine wearing this a lot in the cooler months. The ylang ylang and benzoin combo are really enchanting me! This is why spending time with samples makes a world of difference!

At first I got immediately reminded of Tubéreuse Astrale by Maison Crivelli but much more spicy and fruity, yet no tuberoses or cinnamon in the fragrance... weird to my nose x). Some people mentioned that it's a "patchouli bomb", I don't like patchouli in most composition, here it's present but absolutely not the main character. It's projecting a LOT from my skin with the Tonka/sandalwood vanilhic idea coming quite fast in the dry. It's good, not ground breaking, will definitely remind you of something else, but it's a nice strong floral that's unisex to me but might lean on the feminine side on the air.

It’s a concoction of beautiful fruits (I get stone fruits?) and flowers, and then suddenly... do I smell coffee? There’s a lightly roasted, spicy sweetness that lingers at the tip of my nose every time I take a sniff. A big dollop of honey weaves through it as well. It’s fascinating how a perfume so solar and floral can still feel cocooning and warm. To me, this is a fragrance for every season except summer—it leans more toward cooler weather. Is this a groundbreaking scent? Not really. But is it a beautifully blended floral with an addictive, sophisticated touch? Absolutely.

The opening scent is actually quite interesting — it smells like preserved plums, and also a bit like overly sweet cough syrup. Then it gradually shifts into pink pepper, tonka bean, and ylang-ylang, with an odd plasticky vibe. The dry-down is a bit better than the mid-notes — the plastic smell fades away.

To me this smells like a re-worked Amarige, also by Domimique Ropion. I loooved Amarige when I first smelled it in the very early 90s and then inherited a bottle from my sister who couldn't wear it and, yeah, it wore you. I couldn't wear it either. Flower Lust feels like a nod to those late 80s/early 90s huge white florientals like Georgio etc. I think it's a love it or hate it deal. Flower Lust is a bit tamer and maybe slightly more expensive smelling and maybe less obnoxious but it still feels a bit kitschy to me. I'd be so curious to hear from Mr Ropion himself about his inspo. I kind of like it for the nostalgia, but not sure I'd wear it .

Not my territory, this is old fashioned in a way.. I mean ylang ylang and patchouli, it’s serious