Fleur de Cristal

Lalique's Fleur de Cristal works far better for me than Diorissimo, which is too loud at any of the stages - yes even on the dry down I feel it is Diorissimo wearing me rather than the other way around. This one is exquisite! Of course it is Lily-of-the Valley first, but it has a delicate complexity to it which expresses the character of the flower better. Unless you work on a flower farm, you will find the lovely Convalaria hidden away under trees and even if it grows in colonies, the scent one will get is rather delicate, rather a sweet revelation than a full blast of knock-me-out intensity. I find Fleur de Cristal more true to the little flower! It has a surprising complexity, owed to Stephanotis being noticable sultry in the heart and drydown - it doesn't have great lasting power. Could work a treat as a wedding fragrance although I personally would go for a combination of Crystal with smth like Caron's Narcisse Noir (a Narcisse, orange and Orange flower perfume which becomes enticing with a bit of Lilly of the Valley on top and to me would be festive, opulent with a warm heart and yet white floral

Fleur de Lalique crystal has three main foundation notes that were all white flowers: Jasmine that symbolizes the elegance & purity - lily of the valley which symbolizes sweetness & Humility - and last stephanotis (jasmine Madagascar), which symbolizes Happiness in Marriage. On the first spray you will be invited into a transparent elegance of the scent of jasmine and lily of the valley. When the intensity of both notes began to decrease, stephanotis be present to accompany jasmine and lily of the valley in the heart of Fleur de Cristal Lalique. The projection & sillage of Fleur de Cristal lalique are not going to "shout" to call the people around you to admire yourself, otherwise they just silently covering yourself with the soft & friendly three white flowers while waiting for someone special come closer to you... smell the scent of three beautiful white flowers and whispering to you "lovely ..."

I had been looking for some lily of the valley scents for some time and my husband got me this one for Christmas. I haven't been able to properly wear it as it's more of a spring scent. Spring is now here and it's time. Ready? Such a classic scent! The opening smells slightly of bergamot slowly replaced by a boost of lily of the valley with soft jasmine. It's absolutely beautiful. It smells of innocence and a new beginning. The dry down is more on the woody side and it's a perfect way of ending the day. Mysterious and sensual. Elegant and long-lasting, this is a spot on scent for spring. But don't be fooled by the veil of innocence in this perfume. This is a very "womanly" and very safe scent to wear.

What a unbelievably clean & fresh fragrance. I visualize white petals scattered on top of crispy clean white linen sheets. I Absolutely love It! I detect a familiar note maybe Lily, Water-Lily or Lily of the Valley that reminds me of Ralph Laurens Romance. To me Romance being much sharper to the nose than Fleur. It's a rather close to the skin kind of fume not a silage bomb. Edp lasts about 5hrs maybe 6 before having to reapply. Laliques bottle designs are simple but breathtaking, nothing too over the top. This flanker is true to it's composition, there's beauty in simplicity. Yes, Just Perfect!

I was trying out Lalique's Fleur de Cristal and Amethyst today and fell in love with the former! It feels as if you have buried your head into a sack of jasmine flowers! It is not overly floral or synthetic and has a beautiful mix of lilies! I sooo badly want to buy this one (hopefully next month!)... I love the fact that it has sandalwood as the base note. It has been seven hours since I tried it on and I can still smell a glorious mix of jasmine and sandalwood. It is beautiful from start to finish. I would definitely recommend this if you like jasmine fragrances.

Hubby bought me a bottle at a duty free (well I *did* ask!)and all based on the notes since I haven't tried it before. What a lovely surprise! It reminds me a bit of L'air du Temps..but nicer. I find it soft, fresh and very feminine. I think it will be a great frag to wear to work since it's not over-powering or spicy. It's a very 'happy' scent if you know what I mean?? Oh, and the bottle is very cute with those flowers!!

It isn't complex but it sure smells lovely from the begimning to the end which is with its moderate longevity for me about 5 hours. The lily of the valley and white flowers are prominent throughout. I don't detect any pepper note personally and I'm glad about it. The bottle is beautiful like all Lalique bottles. Not complex but very wearable and elegant/romantic. Got a great deal on a gift set with shower gel woohoo

I recived Fleur de Cristal as a Christmas present from my sister and i simply love this perfume. It remains for hours on my skin and it's nice even for winter days. Wearing it makes me feel delicate, fresh, feminine, sexy at the same time. In my opinion this fragrance has nothing to do with the comercial perfumes that we smell every day,it's just too far away!!!

This little known gem seems, at first, to explode with florals at first--very strong. I almost jumped in the shower to rinse it but after 10 or so seconds, the initial blast wore off and settled into delicate floral musk. I sprayed a bit on right before bed and smelled it when I woke up.

So fresh, cooling, feminine, and beautiful. Like a floral lily breeze. The dry down is slightly musky, and sexy. The sillage is actually great, but unfortunately after an 2-3 hours, this one disappears, and you will never smell it. Scent: 8.5/10 Sillage: 7/10 Longevity: 3/10 (1-2 hours)

this is one of the best white floral green fragrances around.........beautiful & elegant the lily of the valley is blended so well that its actually soft not in ur face like some lily of the valley scents lalique puts out quality perfumes & their bottles are to die for too :)

I really enjoy the smell of this fragrance. I want to buy it for my wife but she thinks it smells too mature, however I disagree. I just keep the sample and sniff it now and then, hoping that someday soon she'll accept it.

Started smiling when first smelled the bottle...I could say i fell in love!! Powdery and sweet too,but not reminding of the usual way other perfumes in same family smell. Didnt last long enough to my skin.

Strong and feminine white floral. It was a blind bought and I love it.

Each time I pick up a bottle of perfume, I freeze in expectation; I tremble for the soul that I will see and the heart by which I may be conquered. It is as if I approach an ancient deity, feeling trepidation, for there is no knowing what divine being shall appear before me. I am as a newborn – unquestioning, yet questioning and exploring everything before me. In my naive ignorance, I skip the top notes. I am drawn to the lily-of-the-valley, for it possesses a most magical and captivating aura; it is the one I understand with every vibration of my soul. The note seems to speak in a sacred, ancient tongue that no one can ignore. She is bright and sparkling in her virgin whiteness, singing with the voice of pure crystal. The other florals act as a silk chiffon veil of restrained opulence. They serve the lily-of-the-valley as faithful acolytes, never overstepping their mark, supporting her pure breath. Together, they create a forest of dreams, neither too ethereal nor too dark and ancient. The flowers are nymphs – fleeting, yet unforgettable. Lily-of-the-valley is the sweetest rapture of passion and angelic bliss wrapped into one. Her duet with carnation is an unusual one: carnation’s spice etches the white bells, sharp and precise – gold-tinted, fully opened blooms. This perfume is not the typical springtime white floral one might expect of such a composition, and so it piques one’s curiosity and attention. Ylang-ylang sprinkles spicy woodiness, staying respectful and in the background of the leading note. In feathery musk and milky sandalwood, lily-of-the-valley slowly envelops and melts into the skin of her lucky bearer, powdery and glimmering with the finest amber. So measured and composed for one so young and solitary, so unlike the multitude of others: ageless, opulent, classic. Ancient Greeks believed that lily-of-the-valley was created by the luminous Apollo for his Muses to dance upon to the sounds of his lyre. What could be a more divine stage than a carpet woven from silky, cool, fragrant silver and emerald threads? Nothing compares with the sublime creation of the mighty and incomparable son of Zeus himself, adored and followed by millions and never forgotten by humans through millennia, depicted in countless works of art – one of them being “Apollo and the Muses” by Simon Vouet (1640).

Lalique - FLEUR de CRISTAL EDP This is a gossamer mist of loveliness from initial spray dusting the skin to total dry down, which on me is approximately 4 hours. This opens with top notes of crisp breezy bergamot and a very elegant blooming of cool-clear floral aldehyde of lily. The pink peppercorns then come rolling in, making a delicately spicy counterpoint in the midst of the luminous floral glow. (It’s not jasminum grandiflorum or jasminum sambac, it’s lily. There is no animalic taint or indolic fecality to pollute the limpid transparency of this gem. It’s not even synthetic jasmine. The scent is distinctly colder than jasmine. You can even look on the bottom of the Lalique box and the chemical ingredient list states that one of the components is LILIAL. Chemical name is butylphenyl methylpropional. This is a lily aldehyde.) Well bravo to the synthetics. This makes for a balanced and moderately fresh floral. The central notes soon progress into a 1st distillation type of ylang-ylang note and a very understated carnation which is bolstered by the already present peppercorns. Then comes the star of this creation; a ravishingly creamy, buttery, and silky smooth stephanotis. I adore stephanotis. Stephanotis is more sultry, deep, and rich than jasmine, more sensual than lily or lily of the valley, but much less heady than tuberose. It is also devoid of any mentholated, overly-ripe astringency or animalic fecal smelling indoles. I would bathe in stephanotis if I could. Lily of the Valley is the supporting cast member to the Stephanotis star here. The delicate lily of the valley gently whispers and swirls around the velvety Stephanotis like embroidered strands of pure white silk; a scintillating shimmer of freshness. There are tantalizingly subtle nuances of woody violet, a hint of cloves, and even the barest trace of melons woven through this delightful brocade of scent as it unfurls completely from top to bottom. All of this eventually comes to resolve into a gracefully sensual, refined base of pale musk, elegant blond woods, and a just a touch of rich-warm amber; it remains close to the skin. This is an exquisitely feminine floral fragrance that strikes me as being relaxed, casual, unpretentious, tender, intimate, and refined.

I bought it on a discount online and mainly because of the beautiful bottle. By the way I was searching for a fresh scent for summer and from the reviews and the name of the perfume I thought It should be a fresh, breezy cristal type of scent and I was so wrong. Yes the scent is beautiful, innocent, sth that a bride may wear but it is super sweet and heavy for a hot summer. I did not find anything clean or fresh about it. It is also very feminine. Unfortunately I am a woman with a strong masculine side, so it really contradicts my personality.and I really have a challenge about finishing it, maybe I should keep it for Autumn or next spring to wear. Anyway Fleur de cristal is a beautiful, SWEET (rather boring) white floral, I put it with perfumes like Beauty by Elizabeth Arden, Comme une evidence by yves rocher in the same group, though Fleur de cristal is less complex than them.

The bottle caught my eye, so I tried it. The scent is very beautiful. White flowers with prominent and realistic lily-of-the-valley. It's not crispy crystal, but it is crystal clear. Fleur de Cristal makes me think of an intelligent gorgeous woman, who does not expose her sexuality and doesn't try to seduce every man she meets. A respected woman. The whole impression is very pure and feminine. I fell in love and considered buying it. BUT after an hour or less it was gone! Not entirely, I could smell light floral musk very close to my skin after about 5 hours, but this is not enough. The perfume is too expensive to consist only of top notes. Maybe I'm not lucky and it's about my skin, but beware. Nevertheless I'd like to have a tester to sniff it now and then. Or I will even buy it, though I will have to put bottle in my bag and refresh the smell during the day.

Fleur de Cristal is, just like the plastic flowers in the bottle suggest, all about the lily-of-the-valley. Of course this little white flower is very clean and crisp... Some would say it smells innocent, but in fleur de cristal, this lily-o-t-v is 'grown-up innocent', as far as adults cán be innocent in the first place. To be quite honest, Fleur de Cristal smells very much like a bit more smooth-blended Splendor by Elizabeth Arden. Only that one you can find for 15 bucks, while this is more pricey... And is that price appropriate for Fleur de Cristal? Well, it smells nice, but the bottle does not look very expensive in real life, nor the liquid really smells so. So it's up to you if you want to pay for this fresh spring fragrance with some lilly-of-the-valley, but I'm going for Splendor which has the same qualities :)

I recently tried a sample of this perfume thanks to a lovely fragrantican. This opens with a jasmine burst and citrus freshness, which is very attractive and warm at the same time and isn't the least bit sharp or harsh. This fragrance is so feminine and beautiful and settles with a heart of lovely sweet florals which then dries down to a fresh but warm woody base of amber and sandalwood. This is a delicious and charming little fragrance which is sweet but refreshing and will be simply stunning on a warm summers day. Longevity was excellent on me, about 6+ hours and silage was moderate but never overpowering.