Fleur D'Oranger

L'Artisan's "Fleur d'Oranger" is the ONLY neroli/orange blossom perfume that actually smells like sticking your face in orange blossoms. As perfumes go, it's not as complex as other "orange blossom" scents which don't actually smell a bit like oranges, but for the sheer ability to place you in an orange grove (or, for me, in my Aunt Ellen's orange tree in Santa Monica, CA) L'Artisan deserves applause. Perfumes, as well as wines, are a form of time travel. . . for the ability of living objects (grapes, in the case of wine, and flowers and woods in the case of perfume) to transport themselves into the future, to transport us to the time and place they were growing. "Fleur d'Oranger" does this so exquisitely that it is almost worth the $300 a bottle price to not even wear it, just to possess it. I am not a wealthy woman, but for what it does, it was a "must have" for the ability to play on the memory of anyone who grew up near living orange trees.

L'Artisan's Fleur D'Oranger is possibly the best orange blossom fragrance. It is the perfect bottled scent of not orange, not orange tree or lemon tree, but blooming, lush orange blossom in early summer. NOTE: you must smell the 2005 original version. The later versions are weaker, greener/bitter and more orange than blossom.

Like all the Artisan Parfumeur scents, it has very limited longevity, unfortunately, because this was a very good pure orange grove perfume. No longer available.

When I feel like wanting something very cheerful and orangeblossomy, with a mischievous bitter note, I put this scent on.

It lasts longer if you spray it on your clothes. Otherwise it’s gone in seconds.

The version that I tried was the 2007 vintage. Initially, it’s a relief to find that this actually smells like orange blossom without too much else to get in the way. It’s a tight, super-sweet orange blossom, almost like a flavored sugar syrup. Although quite realistic at first, the orange has definite grape nuances and, after the initial drydown I smell more grape candy than anything else. Eventually the grape subsides, leaving behind a light skin scent that seems like a dainty mix of orange blossom and petitgrain. From time to time I catch wisps of sillage bearing the same sugary neroli scent that I smelled initially. The phase where there is sillage is short, about 3-4 hours, but the traces of the scent on skin last until the next day. I have also tried a sample of the 2011 vintage, which is very similar to the 2007 one.

This perfume remids me a mediterranean village, where I can smell the orage trees, the sleeves with the morning dew, and the orange blossom. Well balanced, unisex perfume for every day.

Very fresh one! Unisex one IMO. Summer scent comforting one. Again, the minuses are low lasting power and sillage. But its more concentrated than most of their fragrances. So, this is one of their longer lasting and sillage monster! I could wear this and buy a small bottle for my woman. Pretty good and fresh one :) 8,5/10

My goodness, this is the most realistic orange blossom i've smelt so far.. it reminds a lot of my childhood.. it's a wow fragrance for me.. if someone selling it..please contact me..