Histoire d'Orangers

The more I wear Histoire d'Orangers, the more I love it. At first, I felt it didn't compare well to my memory of Seville a l'Aube, and I allowed myself to be swayed by reviews comparing Histoire d'Orangers to high end hand soap. But then I finally got my hands on another bottle of Seville a l'Aube. It's true, Histoire d'Orangers isn't as complex as its discontinued big sister, but the family resemblance is definitely there. Spritzed into the decolletage, it carries the family legacy well and escapes any soapiness. The wax is there, it just isn't as prominent, and the honey and incense are far weaker, but I don't find this to be a bad thing. Seville a l'Aube can be too sexy and heavy for daytime wear around the house, and at auction site prices it's too expensive for lunch and shopping. Histoire d'Orangers gives me the lovely orange blossom fragrance I want for daily wear. It's beautiful. When I wear it I'm reminded a bit of early spring when the first wafts of orange blossom begin to fill the air of my town, before they take on the decaying scent of spent blooms. I doubt I'll ever stick to just one signature fragrance, especially since Seville a l'Aube is discontinued, but Histoire d'Orangers would be on my short list if I were to choose a signature. Of the newer iterations of LAP, it does a good job, whereas my new bottles of Premier Figuier and L'Eau de Ambre Extreme are weak and disappointing. Even the Tea For Two I bought a year ago (since discontinued again) is less lovely than the clear bottle I bought recently in order to compare. I'm a LAP fan, and I find Histoire d'Orangers to rate well above the other new iterations I've tried in the past few months.

The perfumes you love the most are hardest to write about. I grew up on an orange farm so to me this is very nostalgic. An expansive mix of sweet orange blossom and ambroxan is enlivened by the dry cooling effect of white tea and neroli. White musk supports the clean feel of these notes without coming across as too soapy. Orange blossom is the star of the show but it’s ambroxan that does most of the heavy lifting, and white tea tannin is ultimately what sets this bottle apart from other white floral colognes. Overall it’s very fresh, clean, transparent and mildly sweet. It falls squarely unisex but I think some men may find it too delicate. I get 4 - 6 hours from it but I live in a warm climate and use about 8 sprays. The compliments keep flooding in. I wholeheartedly believe that everyone should own a white floral cologne because they work in any season and for any occasion - they are the ultimate dumb reach. While others can smell like dryer sheets or air freshener, this one smells expensive and just a touch unusual. It is both exceptional and affordable, it could be a safe blind buy if you’re familiar with the notes. I don’t think I’ll ever be without a bottle.

For me, Histoire d'Orangers is best appreciated when not sniffed directly off the inner wrist. I purchased a 10 ml travel size as a tester as I was looking for a musk/orange blossom fragrance but had nowhere to smell it in person. I really didn't like it at first, it smelled harsh, like nail varnish remover and slightly animalic around the edges. It also disappeared of my wrist in no time. I then tried spraying it on the nape of my neck and between the breasts, and oh my, what a revelation, I keep catching heavenly little whiffs of it throughout the day. Very beautiful. I've now purchased a full bottle. Am curious about Sur L'Herbe now. I've owned Neroli Portofino, which I like a lot (bright and citrussy rather than floral, but unfortunately very little longevity), and Mugler Cologne (which I don't like at all).

White florals for me, are a literal crap shoot. Too much sweetness or aldehyde and I’m transported to a porta potty in August. This is most of them, unfortunately. The other hazard is too much musk or amber and I’m in grandma’s closet. Not a bad place, not what I’m going for. But I love them or rather, love the ideal they represent. This one is perfection. It’s green enough on first spray that there’s no heaviness. It dries to that lovely perfection and lingers there, all day. This is white petals brushing past your cheeks and slipping through your fingertips. Heartachingly, beautifully feminine. It is so fresh and so delicate yet heady, as white florals ought to be. I think I’m a legit L’AP fangirl after this one.

I’m clearly in my l’artisan era because this the fourth home run for me with them as of late. This is what I had hoped for from Lutens Fleur D’Oranger. Simple, yet also sophisticated and elegant, a breezy, effortless realistic orange blossom. The white tea gently accents, tempering the natural soapiness. Makes me want to put on a big hat and break out the vinho verde, but also has enough basenote warmth that it works year round. Has a touch of malitol sweetness in the background. I’ve read the other reviews mentioning that this is animalic and I concur this is correct. The ambroxan here smells animalic and lived in, like smelling someone’s beautifully perfumed clothing.

This one is excellent. My bf and I love orange but I am glad we decided to buy this one for my mom. It leans more feminine. The perfume is the perfect marriage between Orange Blossom and White Tea. Simple but wonderful. It has enormous projection and it is very long lasting but as the smell is not very heavy and suffocating, it is super pleasant. When I am at my mom's she is like a walking air freshener :) Anyway, I can't recommend it more. L'artisan has many great smelling classic fragrances but this one is one of the stars in their lineup.

This is an instant CLASSIC. The best orange flower in my opinion, such a classy, refined, soapy musky clean perfume. Longevity and projection are huge, when the bottle arrived and first days not that much, but as usually happens with L’Artisan, they grow and grow week after week since u spray them for the first time, like they begin to get more dense and rich... you smell like a 5 star spa soap, such a mouthwatering orange blossom and musk. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, 10/10

I enjoyed it but I personally won't repurchase it. I find it quite non unique and very bland. It's just way too too simple for me. I like neroli and i own a lot of perfumes with this note but it's just nothing too special for me. For alternatives I recommend even Veronique Gabai Sur La Plage (more interesting and more unique) or Jo Malone London's orange blossom version (more realistic).

In my limited experience of L’Artisan’s range, this is by far my favourite. A mouth watering orange blossom accord without being sweet, fresh and crisp it wraps around you for many hours. I get delicious wafts of neroli throughout the day when wearing this, it has more substance than many others from this brand. Love it.

Every time I smell this fragrance I fall in love all over again. Neroli, orange blossom and musk, enhanced with ambroxan - blended and balanced to true perfection. It's exactly unisex, and an easy reach to smell fresh and clean in any time of day or season. Excellent longevity and sillage, backup bottle worthy for me.

I’m so in love with this perfume, but I can’t find it anywhere, and l’artisan doesn’t ship to my country. I don’t know where can I order it. Edit: I found it, I’m using it everyday. I’m so in love with this fragrance. It smells heavenly 🤤🥰🥰

Wow! This is a fresh Neroli & White Tea superstar. Reminds me of a more complete, refined TF Neroli Portifino. This projects very well on me and lasts quite long, especially for a freshie. If you like NP, you’ll love this one.

Actually my favorite fragrance such a nice orange blossom smell that reminds me of blooming jasmine trees. Silage isn't great but the gentle smell adds to the classiness methinks.

Delicioua well blended orange flowers! On me it does not last long but it is absolutely fresh and femenine in a mature way. Great summer scent!

Very nice and fresh fragrance but unfortunately on my skin it doesn't last more than 3 hours.

Does anyone else get a little bit of an almond note? Or is that just my skin chemistry?

Boooom. Histoire d'Orangers Extreme coming very very soon 😍 Looking 4wd to test it.

I'm happy to find a pure neroli fragrance without excessive citrus notes.

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Histoire d'Orangers is arguably a rather simplistic fragrance: a breeze of fresh neroli soon lifted by a fluffy, inky white musk, while ambroxan extends the fragrance further into the dry down. However, there are enough nuances to keep it pretty and natural-smelling. The neroli in the opening is fresh and transparent, with just enough green bitterness to evoke the natural feeling, and nothing sharp or soapy at all. A delicate honey casts golden shimmers to the neroli, just enough to add a touch of sensuality and suavity, and nothing sticky or cotton candy-like, either. The musk is clean and slightly inky, luckily without any connotation of sharp laundry powder to me. Its fluffy texture complements the feathery neroli perfectly, and lends an expansive sensation. The scent as a whole, is like an ethereal white cloud of neroli and musk, shined upon by the golden sunlight of honey. These first 3 hours are my favourite part of Histoire d'Orangers. Afterwards, ambroxan becomes more and more apparent, and eventually dominates the perfume and pushes the neroli to the edges. I usually perceive ambroxan as slightly salty, but mostly musky sweet with a vegetal/mineral nuance. Here, the vegetal facet does link with the neroli nicely at times. But once the ambroxan completely takes over, it's just ambroxan and nothing else, which eventually bores me in the end. Histoire d'Orangers rather whispers its story close to the skin, and lasts at least 7 hours thanks to the extensive dry down of ambroxan. Like many L'Artisan offerings, Histoire d'Orangers is very easy to appreciate and have a certain natural feeling in the opening. As an orange blossom fragrance, it's clean and fresh, but not as bitter herbal green as traditional cologne; it's fluffy and honeyed, but not as sweet as cotton candy or too indolic. It embodies the innocent nature of orange blossom perfectly. However, its overall simplicity and its extensive use of ambroxan may not jibe with everyone. I would mostly recommend it to those who happen to seek for a soft, non soapy neroli fragrance.