Delice des Fleurs

Found and bought this rare item online overseas luckily had my parents to retrieve it for me which I finally tried it today after they got back. Love how this brought up some scent memories for me...I do remember trying this in the store and wished to buy it at the time but never did as I was a first year college student back then and didn't have a job. Now got it in its unused condition with no box...I actually didn't care that it didn't have a box. I am just glad I have it in my hand. This is more of a powdery syrupy sweet rose scent with a violet twist (Looking at the note breakdown and realised the rose wasn't prominent but it wasn't a side note too - at least to my nose, it's like a duo of violet and rose)!! I love it!! It's realistic and blends in with the skin with no alcohol scent. Still sugary sweet and powdery which reminds me of high-end lipsticks from brands like Guerlain, Dior or Chanel. Mum agreed with me too on the "smelling like cosmetics" aspect! I normally don't like powdery notes for making the scent smells mature old lady like, but even though this is powdery, it's not too old it's more like an elegant feminine powdery note. LOVE.

When I went out to buy Idylle and Eau de 4 Reines, I ended up buying only Delice de Fleurs! I still want to get Idylle EdP, but I will do probably later because I almost fainted at the tagprice and Idylle is not an intense perfume for that price so that you can spray only twice per day. I wanted Eau de 4 Reines to replace the discontinued (lovely!) Rose Nuit de Mai and have a good fresh but longlasting daytime rose scent. I tried Delice de Fleurs and I was hooked for what concerns rose daytime scent! Delice de Fleurs is so nice smelling with rose and violet leaf delicately sugared and not cloying! Actually this perfume is very gentle and tamed, almost a refreshing and clean good Eau de Cologne that makes you smell clean, only more feminine and rosy. Apart from being light it is also stable in its evolution, never smells crap and it's quite long lasting. It shares similarities with Drole de Rose (old lipstick rose-violet) and Parisienne (cold rose) I usually go for "bombs" like Samsara and Nahema, so please take my review with care, because Delice de Fleurs could be already too sweet for you if you like fresh citrus perfume!

This is a rose perfume for people who dislike rose perfumes. It is not discernible as rose in its 'traditional' sense, but is a delicious, candied blend of roses and violets. But not sickeningly sweet. L'occitane had certain fragrances at 50% off, so I got this for a great deal, and there's nothing better than discovering a new love for a great price! The SA even upsold me the solid perfume to match (also half price) and I am so glad she did. This perfume is very linear and true to form - what you smell on the card is what you smell on your skin, on the first spray as well as hours later. It doesn't evolve at all, which is totally ok when it smells this lovely! The bottle is so very pretty, very traditional and French-looking. What a great find!

If you enjoy sweet powdery-candy florals like Lush's Rockstar, this holiday-only fragrance is a deeper, rose-scented version in a spray form. I tend to get a headache from strong rose fragrances but not this. Very girly, powdery and sweet without being too food-like. Like most of the feminine fragrances from L'occitane, it's not overly complex or sophisticated, but I don't really mind that. The only problem is, this sometimes falls apart and smells a little plastic on the skin. Might just be my chemistry. I do have to say that frosted glass with the mauve-pink juice is just incredibly pretty.

This fragrance is delicious! Could not think of anything else at the moment but to smell it on my wrist, is simply heavenly. It's light, cute, and cheerful. Reminds me of a happy laugh from a cute, innocent-looking girl in either spring or summer time. I am not a huge fan of roses, and here, the amount is just perfect :)