Fleur Universelle

“Fleur Universelle” – the flower that would stand for all flowers. Many would at once name the rose, primal queen of the garden; others, lured by nocturnal sweetness, would summon jasmine; yet others, charmed by winter’s lacquered grace, would point to the camellia. But my heart, in secret inclinations unlike theirs, turns unfailingly to the chrysanthemum. Born in the mists of the southeastern lands, she journeyed afar and, with a beauty almost unearthly, laid quiet claim to every realm she entered. Around her, a perfumed haze arises: cardamom and pink pepper drift upon a languid intoxication of rum, as though one had been wrapped in a pashmina of rare fineness, both homely and sumptuous, warding off the chill of evening while whispering of distant courts. None of these accords raises its voice above the others; with a restraint born of great artistry, they mingle and subdue themselves into a single, downy softness, tinted as though with a carmine glow glimpsed through silk. Cinnamon and immortelle continue the delectable, ambered warmth, while myrrh, grave and resonant, lends its shadowed depth and gravity. Thus is the heart of this fragrance rendered: deep, yielding, plush to the touch of the mind. The spices, though gentle and measured, cannot be overlooked; they speak distinctly, like the petals of an Atsumono chrysanthemum, each one set in ordered ranks, intricately cut, faintly gleaming, steeped in the noblest of hues. In its rounded fullness, so precise and nearly flawless, that blossom recalls the fragrance’s own scented sphere—steady, even, complete. Yet to behold the true heart of the chrysanthemum, one must watch in patient attentiveness, waiting as the outermost petals slowly part. Its inmost core lies hidden beneath countless layers of coloured, satin-smooth folds. So too with this composition: it entices and cannot be resisted, drawing one closer with each inhalation, each breath revealing another veil withdrawn, until at last its secret radiance surges forth, a sudden brightness welling from within. Tonka, patchouli, and Lorenox trace, with almost unsettling fidelity, the stem and leaves of this imagined bloom. They rise firm and steadfast, a deep green made tactile, with a light, velvety wood-grain under the fingers of the mind. Never do they turn bitter; yet they refuse the fragile, grassy air of less noble growth, standing instead as the strong architecture that upholds such splendour. From ancient China she first emerged, this chrysanthemum, and in time made all the world her dwelling. For her myriad colours and forms, for the remedies hidden in her nature, people of many lands have bowed their heads in admiration. The one enclosed within this perfume is the Atsumono: her tightly curved petals interlock like some venerable puzzle whose secret only time can solve. She glows in antique gold, each edge traced in terracotta-red, as if the last light of autumn had settled upon her. One glance at her robs the breast of breath and sets the heart to beating like a ceremonial drum. No traveler who passes her remains untouched; no eye that once has rested upon such opulence can ever forget it. Universally desired, silently revered, she is among those very few flowers that reach inward to the same place in every soul, and there, without words, speak.

In 'Fleur Universelle', the warm-sand scent of the everlasting flower is enhanced by rum and cinnamon and spiced up with pink pepper and cardamom. It is a comforting and mesmerizing scent. Sweet caramel facets of rum blend effortlessly with cinnamon's warming spiciness in the opening notes. Pink pepper and cardamom offer inward reflection and further piquant accord. Slowly as if a cautiously opening bloom, the eponymous immortelle flower is noticed. Its unique scent profile is so expertly blended with the other components as to be nearly seamless in its transition. Immortelle's dusty, ambery and caramelic facets are put on full display. Here additions of myrrh and tonka bean swirl in and out of focus contributing hay-like qualities and hints of resinous depth. Patchouli and a synthetic "Lorenox" note (woody, ambery, and aromatic) complete the fragrance's base. For me this fragrance epitomizes autumn, carrying with it a clever comfortableness which invites long embraces. It leans masculine due to its heavy reliance upon amber, spice and woody notes, but may be certainly enjoyed and worn by women as well. 'Fleur Universelle' is captivating in that it can be successfully suited for causal encounters as well as reserved for more formal occasions. It brandishes a definite sensuality, wrapping its wearer in both luxury and comfort. Those close enough to smell its beauty will most certainly be drawn nearer to gain an additional whiff. Read my complete review at my personal blog:

Fleur Universelle was a blind buy for me... the bottle is majestic, and the juice doesn't disappoint. Well, sort of. This is an example of an oriental perfume at its best. It's warm, spicy, alluring, with a strong presence. It's not feminine, but that doesn't bother m; in my opinion, this is unisex leaning slightly masculine. It is so well blended and smooth, despite the spices, I can't help but love it. I read opinions saying that the flower in its name must be the immortelle. Immortelle in my experience smells a bit like maple syrup, and I can't detect much of that here. What I smell is myrrh . Lots of it, along with Amber, woods, booze, which smells more like cognac to my nose than like rum, and spices. If there is immortelle here it's dry and herbal. The lasting power is pretty good and the silage isn't bad either. A pleasant surprise, not cheap, so interesting. Recommended only to women who like unisex orientals, as this, under any stretch of imagination, could not be called floral, despite its name, or to sexy and elegant men.

وقتی اولین استشمام رو انجام میدید شاید شما رو یاد زمانی بندازه که درب دبه ترشی رو باز میکنید . البته بسیار سریع این وضعیت تغییر میکنه . به چند نفر هم تست دادم گفتند بوی نوشیدنی الکلی میده بعد از اون 1 دقیقه اولیه، عطر حالتی کهربایی پیدا میکنه و در کنار اون شما رایحه ای تلخ، کمی دودی، کمی تند و البته تعادلی میان شیرینی و ترشی رو حس خواهید کرد . که تلخی عطر به سایر نوت ها میچربه کمی بعد حالت خاکی، پودری و البته خشک مانندی به عطر اضافه میشه که رایحه دارچین در راس اون قرار داره و شما رو تا آخرین نفس های لالیک یونیورساله همراهی میکنه ماندگاری عطر روی پوست خوبه و روی لباس بسیار بهتر . اگر بعد از یه روز کاری، لباستون رو داخل کمد بزارید و فردای اون روز برید سراغ لباس و دوباره بوش کنید بوی غالب صمغ مرّ و کمی دارچین رو حس خواهید کرد که بسیار بسیار شعیف شدند . در کل عطر دوست داشتنی هست برای کسانی که عطرای اسپایسی متعادل رو دوست داشته باشند . یعنی عطرشون تعادلی میان تلخی، شیرینی و ترشی باشه که از نظر من لالیک کارش رو خوب انجام داده و یه عطر خاص رو روانه بازار کرده که ارزش تست و کاوش کردنش رو داره .

This is complex but light and a little earthy, the opening is very short, only lasts for a few minutes then goes straight to mid and base notes. In the far dry down and for the rest of the duration, the predominant notes are animalic myrrh, cinnamon, and tonka beans. On my skin, I've got moderate projection and sillage of 2hr, and average longevity of about 6hr. This one sits pretty close to the skin and kinda subtle, I wouldn't hesitate to wear it to the office, it would work in Spring and Fall, it's not sharp enough to cut through the Winter cold and wouldn't be my first choice as summer scent. I can go heavier on the sprayer without choking anyone out though, 5 to 6 sprays should be fine (both side of neck, back of neck, both inner elbows, and one on the chest and you're good to go. You can find them from discounters for about $100, which is a fair price. Great presentation, very nice and shinny wooden box, and the bottle is gorgeous!

Beautiful product! The bottle alone is to die for and it comes in a LALIQUE branded French polished wooden black box that screams understated luxury. The entire collection is a feast for the eye and brilliant packaging. The scent here is marvellous and very similar to GUERLAIN's L'Instant de Guerlain. No floral component except for Immortelle, very spicy, warm, sweet, cozy, feel-good aromatic elixir. Only let down, it does not last as long as an EdP should, so for me it really only is an EdT in terms of longevity. And I would love to know and have someone competent explain to me, what that "Lorexon Molecule" is supposed to smell like. This retails at £180 in London's most luxurious department store and I think it makes a brilliant Xmas gift or just another excuse to update your fall/winter scent wardrobe. For those on a budget: get "L'instant" de Guerlain and you get perhaps a 'better perfume for less money".....perhaps that is. 8/10.

I blind bought this based off of the notes, the gorgeous bottle, and the fact that I love so many Lalique fragrances so far. This is stunning. On me, it is a rich, deep, intoxicating, ambery sweetness with Myrhh & Rum being the most prominent followed by Cardamom and Tonka Bean. I think it leans more feminine, but honestly the spicy warmth would also be so sexy on a man. Maybe I will get my husband to try this. It is so sophisticated and well blended. Smells very luxurious. I am so glad I got a bottle of this, if I run low and it is still available, I'll be buying another bottle. It does remind me of Angel Share's DNA (I only have the Julianna's perfume dupe), but this is not directly gourmand and makes you want to lean in to smell more. Love this.

As expected from my favourite designer house in fragrances, fleur Universelle continues my love towards Lalique. Fleur Universelle for me is more of a masculine scent than unisex, it is a warm spicy oriental scent with the cinnamon, myrrh and rum, it is a comforting hugging scent, it is not a loud scent as most of Lalique offerings, but an elegant one. It is not a gourmand scent by anymeans, and has a little sweetness as I like my fragrances to be. If you like ombre noir by Lalique, I do think that you would enjoy fleur Universelle too, as both are spicy oriental scents, but fleur Universelle has no fresh notes like ombre noir (bergamot, mint and fig), and here the difference lies. The thing that I don't like is the big price it has.

WHOAAAA! I’m in love, this is a intoxicating fragrance. Very boozy myrrh and cognac. There are no flowers in here just cardamom pink pepper and lots of rum and myrrh on me. this reminds me of a library in a very old mansion in Manhattan. Expensive and cozy with the fireplace going! this is not a summer garden party scent at all, well I guess anyone can wear anything anywhere, right? I can’t wait to wear this in the fall and winter with my sweaters. Not sure how the longevity will be or the sillage at this point I just got it in the mail today, will come back to let you know. I am so happy I purchased this.....TF and Serge Lutens eat your heart out! 😜

The opening phase of Fleur Universelle brings to my mind a picture of a syrupy compote with more than just a pinch of spices. Don't worry though, you won't drown in sugar, since the fragrance gets tamer and feels warm, slightly oriental and sophisticated, also a bit powdery. The funny thing is that while many reviewers point out the unisex or a bit masculine nature of this scent, to me it's purely feminine. I associate this beautiful concoction with sensuality and would use it to emphasize the moments I feel like embracing my femininity. So... This contrast probably means that the scent truly is unisex and universal, in fact ;-)

I don't believe I've seen a "this perfume reminds me of" section more all over the place than this one. Even the reviews below are quite varied and it appears this fragrance is a little (or a lot) different to everyone who gets their nose on it. For me it's very tonka forward, so much so that I smell little else. And I adore it! I get nothing remotely similar to Angels' Share, Miss Dior, or Grand Soir but it's fascinating that others do. This one is a shape-shifter if anything. Sillage is tame but longevity is good, roughly 6 hours. It's a warm toasty calming scent and an immediate addition to my favorites list for sure.

Spicy, boozy, ambery, with hints of tobacco leaf. The immortelle comes across as a spicy cigar tobacco due to the addition of spices and amber pushing it in that direction. This smells like a walk in humidor of you’ve ever experienced that. It starts with subdued sweetness, sweet like dried fruits or rum, then grows gradually drier until in the far dry down it becomes almost creamy smelling like sandalwood or aged vanilla pods. Very high quality smelling, somewhat linear. I’m 10 hours in and I can clearly smell it in the air from my skin. It will last well past 12 hours as a skin scent, but will last days on clothes.

Resinous, boozy, spicy, not too focussed on cinnamon it has lots of various warm spiciness to it. Ah I LOVE these kinds of scents (This is Noir Premier 1900 one) You really just can't go wrong with this note profile, unless it's cheaply done. This one is top notch. The myrrh and immortelle could be a hit and miss as occasionally they are too fizzy / herbal but here it does not stand out. Just a nice earthiness and resinousness added into the mix of boozy and spicy. ** 180 samples for swap UK - check my custom shelf, get in touch with what you have! **

Wow! This is one of the most beautiful fragrances I put my nose on recently. It's very unisex and leans back and forth to men's and women's at different stages. Having said that I really don't care whatever it is because it's so beautiful. It's warm and spicy, with some amber and cardamom and soft floral notes. It's one of the best balanced fragrances I have ever seen. I cannot put in words how great it is. If you like fragrances, you have to get a bottle of this. I can call it a masterpiece without a doubt.

I'm in deep love with this perfume :) The scent is so rich, warm and sweet with such beautiful complexity. The bottle and the package design are so classy and luxurious. It is definitely a very romantic scent. I stumbled upon this bottle last week at a beauty store and I test sprayed it on a testing paper. I could still smell the scent on the paper after 8 days. The longevity is crazy lasting and end notes are beautiful and elegant. Pricey but worth it. A must own for anyone's fragrance collection I'd say.

Lalique's Fleur Universelle is divine!!! I worship it!!! I'm totally in love with it. It's so beautiful! So rich and classy and sensual and luxurious!!! And such a sensational bottle!!! It's the most gorgeous perfume! I get stunning compliments in it!!! Men adore it, and women go crazy for it!!! I'm SO lucky to have been given this divine scent by my beloved!!!!! I never want to be without it!!!!

A lovely,warm spicy and unique perfume. this is an unisex fragrance like any other of "NOIR PREMIER LA COLLECTION"... it's wonderfully rich&warm spicy,a bit sweet with top note "Pink Pepper and rum"..Interesting I think it could be even better on a man.longevity and sillage are very well.This is one of the most beautiful Pink Pepper base fragrance i have ever smelled.

I purchased this about one year ago and as always i have too many fragrances and not enough time to wear them. My sister came over and tried it, next thing I know the perfume went missing. I smelled something on her which was divine, I asked what she was wearing, she told me it was my perfume. I had to buy another one. It is a great fragrance with really good silage.

Rum, spice, a sexy sharpness and longevity. A few sprays will last all day so watch out and don't overdo it. If you like Coromandel, Dune, Coco, Elixr des Merveilles or similar you will love the rum, cardamom, and mature spiciness of this beautiful fragrance. Not for the young or sugary crowd. Wear this with prowess. She is a beautiful goddess deserving respect.

I wish that the beautiful opening, especially the boozy rum notes supported by cinnamon lasted even just a tiny bit longer here, but unfortunately they quickly give way to something else and the drydown happens so quickly and then it's just a soft, beautiful, captivating skin scent!! No flowers, just soft spices and most intoxicating cozy vanilla and warmth.