Fleur D'oranger Intense

I was able to visit the Fragonard House in Grasse where I smelled this for the first time. I have only visited Europe in the summertime and this summer was spent in Provence. The previous summers in southern Italy, the Isle of Capri and the south of Spain and Morroco. This fragrance smacks you in the face initially ( its a good smack though.LOL) I don't know if orange blossoms grow in all these places but the fragrance takes me back to those destinations every time. It is such a bright pretty fragrance. For me, the intensity translates to a more pronounced orange and longer lasting product. It does not scream at you, or overpower you as the "intense" description may imply. After its initial blooming it starts to glow with warmth and the softness as the flowers come through. It doesn't lose its orange smell, its still there, recognizable but no longer as prominent as in the opening. I love that it lasted on me all day. And as the day wore on it got softer, more cozy, but I could still recognize the orange and the flowers. I live in Southern California so I will wear this fragrance throughout the year, but for the rest of the country that has winter and fall, I think it would serve as a pick me up during dreary days. I find this much more floral and not sweet or spicy. It's not cloying. I would wear this anytime and anywhere, casually, formally, morning or night. You know we wear perfume to match a mood, or an outfit or an event; to me, the fragrance speaks to my personality, so whatever I am wearing or doing this fragrance is suitable. It is bright, fresh, cheerful, mature, unpretentious, and transitions from lovely to cozy as you wear it. There are a lot of orange blossom perfumes out there but this from Fragonard is quality all the way.

What a lovely and robust, true to life orange blossom perfume! I can smell the scent of these beautiful and dainty flowers wafting into my nose, making me think of an orange grove in Spain or Italy. I can also smell the white flowers in the top notes followed by the bergamot, the mandarin orange and the jasmine in the heart notes. I don't really smell the base notes, but I guess this is what is giving this perfume its longevity and making it last longer than the eau de toilette, which I own I have not smelled yet. I can smell overall a very fresh, clean and slightly citrusy orange blossom perfume that's non-indolic and very wearable, even in the office if sprayed with a light hand. It leans almost moderately feminine to me but I could imagine a very confident male wearing this too. This lasts for about 5 and a half to 6 hours on my skin and it has moderate projection. I could imagine wearing it almost anywhere during the day and it makes me think of sunshine and the late spring and also summer. I love this!

This goes on strong. I had two sprays, and driving in the car, felt like it was Death by Orange Blossoms. I was quite ill. The good news is that within an hour it was medium strength, and I was able to really enjoy it. Overall, its lifespan is 4 hours. Ooooh, Fragonard is good at what they do... Gorgeous!! Very exhuberant and radiant. Very citric. An intensely happy fragrance. Youthful. White. Light (in character, not strength) and the kind of thing a virginal, joyful bride would wear. It creates the "sense" of being pure orange blossom. Though I would not say that is the only note. Clearly, there are some citruses going on - bergamot and mandarin are the ones listed. Neroli, jasmine, white flowers too. There is a green quality. While suitable for day, I actually wore it at night. It's very becoming. Very suitable anywhere (as long as you don't overspray).

I received a sample of this today with my order from Fragonard. I normally hate when flowers like gardenias, tuberose, and orange blossoms, are heavily in a fragrance as they can come off as oppressive, as opposed to lighter, airier florals like honeysuckle, rose, and mock orange, all of which I grow in my garden. But this is really beautiful interpretation of an orange blossom fragrance that is a clean and a little soapy. It makes me think of fine French milled soap. It is very strong, and I can still smell it several hours later after only one testing spritz so it is a must to go easy with this scent. It is really beautiful and elegant, and I think more appropriate for winter evenings, simple because how strong it is. I can't see myself wearing a scent like this on a summer day as it might become too cloying and oppressive.

1 spray in the back of the neck or knee caps in the dead of summer is all one needs. If you live in a warm tropical climate like Fl, and love orange, this is perfect. For every 1 ml, you get 10 sprays, 50 ML's of this lovely crafted EDP is 500 sprays. Excellent deal IMO. I like this better than many of my designer fragrances which are double the price. If you can't travel to Grasse, France, go to fragonoid's website and take a digital tour, see the craftmanship they put into their products. Operating since 1926, it's impressive how beautiful but simplistic this scent is. The Tangerine was the heaviest blast before the dry down when I could smell the musk and sandalwood. Just lovely. 💘 I wish Fragonard did a version of : Pear Lemon Strawberry (If possible) toilette.