Quelques Fleurs Royale

Got this on the mail today; so glad, after waiting for three weeks!! Ripped the cellofan open and tried it on before I even put the water in the boiler for coffee, when I came home from the post office. And I just say: soo beautiful. Yes, I smell the honey. And it is like lotion, like cream, like powder puff alright, and it is like a florist shop with flowers and greens, and like a cafe’. And it looks like the 60’s, and it smells like the 60’s, like Audrey and Gina and Sophia and all these very feminine characters of that time. Like a memory from my childhood. I almost feel like it is a little minty at the top, and almonds and black currants and blackberries, very vaguely, but there are no such notes, that I can see. But it is my feeling. I would not wear this for a blind date - since I would not risque to make the wrong man fall in love with me! But for a man that I already like - oh yes... Too beautiful for every day wear... Love, love, love! This will be one of my very favourites, for sure. Edit; the next day: The only downside with this, is that it does not last very long - at least on me. My hope is, that maybe it will project more, and stay for longer, when the weather gets warmer, and my skin is not so dry?? Edit no 2; a couple of days later... I will have to change my mind about this completely, I’m afraid - it is just way too weak. And I have found that for my taste it is too fruity, too sweet. Yes, it is still nice, but not all that special that I will save it for certain occasions. I like it, but it is not a Love after all. Either I will use it up as a lighter inoffensive option, or I will give it to my young daughter-in-law. It is still beautiful, but I certainly want to smell a fragrance on myself! Luckily, I had it for a very good price, but too expensive for almost nothing..!

I absolutely adore the L'Original Quelques fleurs (Princess Dianna wore on her wedding day) so when I saw this other Perfume by the same Perfume House Houbigant,I thought I would give it a try too,& I sure haven't been disappointed!! Quelques Fleurs Royal reminds me very much of the discontinued "Cerutti Image" which on my skin was a very soft citrus kindA smell!! Well Quelques Fleurs Royal certainly starts of the very sameway,& then the most rich honey smell enters into it,then the next thing you know a melody of the most exquisite Rose's followed by white Jasmine Flowers,with the most beautiful powdery dry down which is totally gorgeous!! I have literally just received a bottle of this for my Birthday on Monday,& decided to try it out for the first time last night going out to Dinner with family & friend's!! & I'm not joking you when I say the compliments where rolling in,& I Was asked no less than eight times "What's That Really Beautiful Perfume your wearing Paulie"?? Even a stranger (lady in the Restaurant Toilet) said "gosh That's really lovely Perfume your wearing love" & she asked me if there was Violets in it!! She then asked me the name/spelling of it!! In NOWAY does this Perfume smell like Urine on my skin as other's have mentioned!! The Citrus & Honey really take the centre stage in this beauty,& I can honestly say I deffo have'nt anything like it in my vast Perfume Collection!! In A Word,I deffo will be buying this Perfume again as It's simply stunning!! & yes Houbigant really does make the most beautiful Perfumes without a doubt!! Xx

Not sure how to define it. Its not quiet- its fresh, grapefruit is on the first plan. I can smell honeu as well and something sweet with sbitter grapefruit - complete original formula. Very femine scent. One of the perfumes I will never forget about. And here my update initially I have wrote my review June 7th. today is 6/16 and I have something to share. On June 7th I have tested it in Sacks 5th Ave and I was in heaven. Next two days I went to Nieman Marcus and I have got it from them. I was wearing...but I felt something is weird. Here is the think yesterday I went for my La Mer to Sacks. And I went to lady to show her my bottle and thank her for intoduce. I have tested both and Sacks have better formualtion. When I have opened mine it was nice- it goes well in warm days like even 90 F- blends well and beauty coming out. The one from Sacks its more huicy and I am sure I feel grapefruit and when I have sprayed 30 min after the one form Neiman is gone. The one from sacks have stayed over night and thats the formula I am in love. The way it dry down and all it contains. Apparently I cant return it to Nieman Marcus and I have to deasl with it. But I wont purchase my fragrances in Nieman anymore. I will tell you Cartier Must and must Gold smells bad in Nieman as well. much better is in Sacks... maybe they change testers more often, because they do smell better in Sacks. 7/11 update I coudn't resist - I have got the version in Sacks and I love it a lot! Beautiful as my first review on it.

After looking online to purchase a bottle of the original QF for my mother, I stumbled upon this and several other flankers. I was intrigued, and immediately looked it up on Fragrantica. I decided to purchase it as a blind buy. It was available at FragranceX for an amazing price. Never ordered from there before, so I hope the bottle I received today is genuine - I have no reason to think it isn't based upon the appearance. Anyway, I immediately sprayed it on and I am swooning. I just love it. I have a bit of a stuffy nose today so it is difficult to really break it down and identify the notes, but I can smell enough to know it is incredibly well blended, deliciously floral, and as close to floral perfection as I have ever encountered. The pink color of the juice suits it well because it is so feminine and womanly. Sublime! Update - I reached for this today after not wearing her for many months. So much more powerful than when I wore her in early autumn. I tend to have anosmic episodes, and since I tend to wear heavier, florientals in the autumn and winter, the honey and beautiful bouquet are just what I needed and working wonders on my skin. I definitely overstayed but at present I am by myself, and I don't mind at all. As much as I loved her when I first tried her, she has shot way up on my list of loves - certainly top 15 if not 10! As much as I do love the original, this flanker just seems to suit me better. This is a perfume that will always belong in my collection.

Call me old lady with lilac hair if you want! This is a GORGEOUS fragrance! Houbigant makes elegant, sophisticated scents. Period. This is a very difficult scent for me to describe, pardon me if I butcher this fragrance: But to my nose this has the warmth of honey, a lovely grapefruit note and also there are aspects of Amarige by Givenchy in the opening, and a hint of Coco Mademoiselle and Tresor by Lancome in the heart. All the while, it still has it's own identity and the dry-down smells like... like Quelques Fleurs Royal :) Plus it lasts forever on clothes. The dry down takes FOREVER. This is excellent quality perfumery! I can see my skin glistening even 30 minutes after spaying. I think this may be the product of having actual honey and/or beeswax. Perhaps part of the reason Houbigant's fragrances don't get enough recognition among niche consumers is because of their packaging, they not only look dated, they also are inconsistent: they have different bottles for every type of scent, how can they build brand recognition that way? They should either go for their lovely retro 1900's style bottles (i.e: Iris de Champs), or move toward plain packaging, which is more popular among niche perfumers like Frederic Malle or Serge Lutens. Houbigant are you listening? I want you to stay in business! Only Guerlain can get away with hodgepodge packaging, and even they are currently struggling to reach a younger clientele!