French Flower

This is an ambroxan heavy hitting bomb. And because of it a delicate white flower fragrance that behaves in a very extroverted fashion and from that perspective comes quite a long way away from the idea of for instance the Parisian woman that the name to me for whatever reason made me think of when I first saw the name and read the note breakdown. French Flower the perfume however moves the experience more into the territory of the bold rather than the delicate... Then again the idea of the French woman is for all intents and purposes also a myth. And who am I to pretend to know what a Parisian woman is like in reality,... Or if that even has been an idea behind this fragrance? Or if that is just a figment of my limited imagination? Anyway - One has to be aware of the strength of this delicate French flower and not get offended by her boldness. And one can’t be a hater of all things molecular or all things ambroxan. Because mr Ambroxan is in the building and he is not leaving... Personally I have a bit of a soft spot for French Flower. And I have a soft spot for Aurelian Guichard as a perfumer also. I first learned about him when I encountered a fragrance he made for a skincare brand in my country, owned by the old 90’s super model Emma Sjöberg. A cheap fragrance but one that still had something really special. And everytime I wore it people commented on how good I smelled. It was also a white flower centred fragrance, (now sadly discontinued). But when I learned about Matiere Premiere and that Aurelian Guichard had his own brand I was intrigued. And French Flower was naturally my point of entry. And even though it’s in no way the same as the fragrance I had before but I could immediately tell that the perfumer was the same... And to me `French flower is both intoxicating and beautiful. And really a great tuberose/orange flower fragrance for people who don’t really like tuberose or orange blossom fragrances... as it is more about the sweet and bubbelgummy and playful aspects of these flowers and really nothing of the more realistic and indole or aromatic leaning aspects of these flowers. Its fruity ness is also not like many fruity floral fragrances that sort of creates a clash between the floral sweetness and the sour aspects of fruits. No here the white noticeable presence of pear play the part of adding more sweetness to the mix and zingy ness with the ginger. And together that brings a coherence that unless you have some aversion to anything sweet is quite intoxicating in its own right. Then together with the equally prominent ambroxan accord flankers with a bit of tea adds not only boldness but also a powdery ness to the composition. Which helps to curb the sweetness and makes it more mature and intoxicating to me. Overall French Flower is quite pear forward as a fragrance too. Perhaps even more so than floral to my nose. And I kind of like that... I don’t mind it despite this being a fragrance with flowers in its name... I also like that this is unabashedly a feminine leaning fragrance. And in a fragrance world where unisex has become the norm. And unisex more often than not leans more masculine than feminine. I still kind of enjoy to be reminded of the feminine once in a while. And French flower is for sure an all in modern feminine fragrance. But again... Boy she is a heavy hitter, and the ambroxan is real. Even though it here plays a significant role in counteracting the overdose of sweetness that without it probably would be a mess. But it is strong. And French Flower will announce your presence from a mile away. And she is by no means office friendly. But great for an outdoor party or for days when you just want that sillage with a big S. and you want your presence to also linger long after you have left the building... I even love wearing a French flower when I have the ability for some alone me time at home and I just want to feel the presence of myself in the air... and my home to smell great too. When out and about. And if you are careful with your application you will get a lot of compliments when wearing this fragrance. Out of all my fragrances I dare say this one is up there among the higher compliment getters. Then again... I mostly wear more bashful fragrances. And do not usually feel a need to stand out. But if ever I liked to feel the fragrance off of myself with... I too quite enjoy being me wearing her... But be warned. She lingers on and you will still clearly smell her on you the day after you put her on... For the serious tuberose or orange blossom connaisseur however French Flower was not made for you! You will most likely feel that this is an abomination... but what a delightfully intoxicating pear worshipping little abomination she still is... And she is fun and sparkly. And sweet like sugary sand on a hot day sipping fizzy drinks while the sun is beginning to set and life is easy and the yolk for a moment feels lighter.

If you’re looking for a true tuberose scent, this is the best quality that you can find! Absolutely gorgeous. The ginger really amplifies the freshness of the white flower and transports your imagination to a tuberose field, and that vision is further supported by the vegetal aspect of the tuberose being amplified by the gentle pear and tea notes. A simple and incredibly intelligent composition that truly pays respect to the beauty of the tuberose. This high quality tuberose scent stays on the clothes for days. I remember spraying it on my coat when I was testing out the perfume while shopping, and after 3 or 4 days, I was just done at the gym and was putting on my coat as I was walking to leave the changing room when I caught a whiff of an unbelievably beautiful fresh tuberose scent, having forgotten that I had sprayed French flower on my coat sleeve a few days ago, I initially thought it was someone else’s perfume and I actually stopped briefly trying to figure out who it came from because it smelled so incredible that I HAD to ask what perfume they’re wearing, then I realized that the smell is coming from my coat and that was French Flower. That’s when I knew I just had to get the full bottle lol. Update: less than two weeks in and I’ve already used almost a third of the bottle, it’s addictive, I can’t bring myself to put on any other perfume since I got it lol. The smell REALLY stays on, and that gorgeous lively tuberose sweetness greets my nose randomly throughout the day and it is always the most lovely surprise. I’ve been wearing it 24/7, even wearing it to the gym, spraying it on my gym clothes and then somehow my body heat during the workout makes the scent sweeter and project even more and I have been getting compliments on it! This is becoming my absolute favourite scent. The best tuberose I can ask for, so grateful for such beauty to exist 🤍

This fragrance is just dreamy. All the Matiere Premiere line are so warm and rounded and wearable. What a lovely thing, to put stemmy tuberose (not that green, just green enough) with pear. I get the white flowers, the pear and the green tea (but again not too green); and the ginger and ambroxan are less discernible but work together gorgeously to soften the edges. The latter helps this radiate. I was intrigued to see what Aurelian Guichard would do with tuberose, as of course he must be intimately familiar with Fracas, having done the Piguet newbies. Out of curiosity I looked at the notes of his Petit Fracas, and again, he uses pear with tuberose. I must smell that one. Concentrate hard enough and you can also discern a delicate thread of Chinatown by Bond in this. Of course, remembering he made that one, this was bound to be great. And all those other white florals - Pleats Please, the Narcisos... The thing that strikes me most about Aurelian Guichard's own line is his restraint when looking at what he has created for other brands. Here he is favouring simplicity, having the confidence to know exactly what few notes will do the job best. A class act. Just editing to add... I have now transitioned to using the sprayer, and wow - it's a different experience sprayed compared to dabbed. It's just as lovely (lovelier!) but takes on a much warmer, modern and diffuse cloud of butteriness and subtle woodiness. Yes, this is a warm, sultry floral after all - perfect for summer nights and year-round use. Gorgeous!!

For me, this fragrance covers all the grounds I wanted. I wanted pear, and I wanted white flowers, and I wanted it to be gender-neutral. And it is! It also projects very well and lasts great on clothes. It finds an amazing ground between chemical and natural smells: a pear is right in the middle, and the green tea transforms from air freshener-adjacent to genuine hot green tea. And then the white florals are so natural, the smell seems to be coming from an open window rather than from my wrist. It's delicate and soft, but also calm and somewhat grounding. It's offering you to take a seat. Now, the reviews seem to be polarizing. I agree, the sweetness at first can be similar to bubblegum or a fruit syrup, but the smell transforms pretty quickly, the sweetness leaving almost completely. However, to me there is no sourness in the smell it at all. Maybe the swiftest bitterness: the drop of the ginger juice, firm vegetativeness of the flower petals. I also want to mention that to me, it is not a green perfume. There are only the heads of the flowers and the thin, translucent pieces of ginger and fruit, green tea brewing with trickles of steam in the air. There are fragrances that are a hug or a walk; for me, this one is an afternoon conversation with a person who drinks highest quality green tea, wears white and asks all the right questions. It is undeniably pricy, but for me it's worth it, because that is what I was searching for; and some days, it is exactly what I want.

Sample reviewed from Luckyscent. AG is a superior perfumer handling tuberose. He prefers to couple it with pear which cuts thru tuberose's thick nature. Pears slightly sour aquatic feel freshens up the tuberose piggybacking that on the fresh vegetal tea note. The ginger adds texture and a spicyness. AG used tuberose absolute in the form of enfleurage. It gives the tuberose a more natural , softer, rounded approach to the flower. At this point, the top and middle of the fragrance is elegantly beautiful. I scratch my head at his decision to use ambroxan in the base that tears thru this composition and can be detected in the opening. Its such an aggressive synthetic, it disrupts the beautiful storytelling he presents to us in the first part of the fragrance. If you dont mind ambroxan, and wish to get your nose on great tuberose material, its worth checking this out. I feel this is another, more luxe riff on his Piguet creations Douglas Hannant and Petit Fracas, two excellent fragrances also centering his idea around the pear/tuberose dynamic. I prefer those ideas to the ambroxan base here in French Flower. All of it is superior work by AG and boils down to personal preference how you like your tuberose fragrances. What a delightful decision to make.

Darling....I know that yoooou-oh-oh-ooooo send me. You send me on beautiful emotional highs. You make me sing better than any song sang in the shower. You make me happy. I feel a 1950s doo-wop in my soul along with a 2 step from R Kelly like Step in the Name of love. Love ...love...love. That's the ticket. That's the smell. That's the emotion this evokes. It's carefree. It's delight-FULL. I'm completely smitten and FULL of delight and pinches of glee. Pinch me, tickle me, I just want to walk in the sunshine picking dandelions and blowing them like I've never had care in the world and full of, resolute happiness as if Kamala had won the election. I love white florals ...of course I love this. I love non indolic tuberose...of course I love this. It's classic and elegant....why of course I love French Flower. Were these flowers grown in heaven and express delivered via an angel? This is perfect for me. Back flips, front twists, I'm Simone Biles working on my 31st world medal when I wearing this. I feel as confident as Superman lifting a car off of an infant type mood. I'm the super star, I'm the heroine, and I smell absolutely, hands down, unequivocally, JJ from Good Times...DYNO-MITE!

I've been into niche perfumes for about 3 years now and this past year I've learnt to really enjoy more floral fragrances. I've had this fragrance for more than a year now and its still my favorite tuberose fragrance. I shied away from florals for years even before I got into niche. But as I introduced myself to be more open with floral scents, I started with osmanthus, iris, rose, neroli and tuberose. Those floral notes were more and more inviting to me and I decided to dive in and discover more proper floral scents. Tuberose always has this more feminine allure to it. I'm a tomboy, and I enjoy all my woodier, tobacco, vanillic, citrusy, aromatic scents. But I'd say since being more open to floral scents, French Flower has really caught my attention and it has been a mainstay in my rotation. I wear this scent alot when I travel, before I board a plane especially, I'd spray this on and I'd get to enjoy the magnificent scent for my whole flight. Its inviting, comforting and cozy. I wouldnt change the profile of this in any way and I thoroughly love this tuberose scent. Thanks Mr Aurelien for creaing this. Spectacular.

The real tuberose absolute—drawn by solvent, patient and merciless—and that nearly forgotten method, the enfleurage, where the living flower lies down on fat and goes on breathing for three days, giving up its scent only as it wilts—both were sealed into the making of this thing. Fracas remains the benchmark. The one you measure yourself against. And this one comes close enough. I have nothing against a green tuberose. Carnal Flower. Do Son. Let them keep their stems and their earth. But I lean into the bubblegum vein of this femme fatale. French Flower is tuberose as pink rubber. No green. No stem. No dirt. And yet—strangely—I smell no pear, no ginger. Instead: apricot. Strawberry. Where Fracas gives you peach and jasmine tea, this one gives you jam and a blade. She is a bleached-blonde femme fatale. Smoke around the eyes. Lacquered red lips. And she is moving with a purpose: revenge. Don’t make tuberose innocent. Don’t dress her as a schoolgirl. Present her as she is—mean, full, and unashamed. Because she is not a flower in a buttonhole. She is the one holding the leash.

French Flower is a beautifull tuberose fragrance. Tha magic here is that fragrance has a sofisticated, modern "effortless chic". The tuberose here is soo soo natural, tender, youthful, and has an almosty dewy, light comely green freshness, while it also keeps the tuberose's intoxicating and mellow qualities but in a contemporary and a not too heavy, thick or dense way. As i wrote this perfume is peachy youthful, almost crispy fresh at the very beggining and it's really not heady, bubblegummy nor indolic. It feels like that the tuberose is not in its lush full bloom phase yet, the calyx of this dainty flower is slender. It is almost linear on my skin, it doesn't change so much, it just get a bit more mellow and creamier by time but the fresh facet doesn't fade away. If u are like me, and you like the modern, creamy, mellow, lactonfull tuberose interpretations, but u wanna try a tuberose fragrance for summer what is not tropical or sunscreen like, but natural, fresh and lighly green without turns to a totally green or indolic way than give it a chance! ♡

As a huge Tuberose fan for 40 years this is a top 5 in that category 🤍 Wow it’s a tuberose white flowe room rocker so maybe be careful where you wear it - I don’t though! MP is one of my favourite houses and this hits so well. I get lots of peach / classic tuberose bubblegum notes the most and find it fairly linear which I enjoy as the blend is supreme. This is a solid 9.5/10 lasts 12 hours and longer on clothes it’s a must have for Tuberose fans. It’s classy and reads expensive I wear when I’m doing the gardening in a simple white broaderie dress but would also wear on a chic night out she’s super versatile. It feels quite 80’s in the best possible way! I occasionally layer with vanilla powder if I want to take it more modern or Red Hibiscus if I want to soften her. Can highly recommend the French Flower shower gel for more of an expression of the orange blossom part of french flower. I grow Tuberose I love as a cut flower and I think this is a good representation of its beauty.

This is absolutely beautiful. At first only smelling the scent strip and the bottle I thought it would be too cloying and white floral, but on skin and clothing it takes on a life of its own and the bright, refreshing floral and fruity opening settles into a sensual creamy elegant tuberose that is complex and artful. Makes me feel so romantic and beautiful, and though opposing in nature it makes me feel both like I’m hand writing love letters in a Romance language in the Victorian age and scenting them with my floral fragrance, and yet also like I’m modern, edgey and ultra chic all at the same time while wearing it. In a sense it makes me feel like I am a fashionable time traveler with a complexity and depth of soul and a poetry of the spirit. Absolutely beautiful and highly recommend. Similar to Carnal Flower in family only, because to me this one is so much more artful and pure.

Wow. Love love love this. On paper this should be totally average- think any of those other sweet-fruity-white floral designer scents that are everywhere right now and pretty unremarkable. French Flower is big loud tuberose, but not not in that grape soda way- this is fresh cut flowers, all green and sappy. The pear is soft and smooth, it’s definitely there but a little difficult to pick out. Makes you keep sniffing trying to find it again- addictive. The ambroxan here is such a delight, it’s gives the perfume a heady, sultry, almost boozy quality. Looking at the notes I thought they may have just chucked it in there for that musky-fresh-skin vibe that’s everywhere right now, but it’s nothing like that at all. This is surprising and special, not cheap but it performs well and is unique enough to be worth it.

I received my 50ml this afternoon. It's a beautiful buttery tuberose and gives an off-white impression, as opposed to something much greener like Carnal Flower. It's also much gentler than the Malle but no less intoxicating. I'm a big fan of indolic florals, and I love a rose fragrance too. I find this pretty feminine, but if you've the confidence it could be worn by a man, in a crisp white linen shirt, of a summer evening. It's a bright, happy scent, though fairly linear. My girlfriend really likes it, so I'll probably lose it to her, as I did with Carnal Flower. Her skin chemistry is fantastic, so everything sings beautifully upon it. I've only tried Falcon Leather from this house, which I love and own, but I'm now very intrigued for its other offerings.

Ce parfum c'est l'image d'une belle journée printanière par excellence , soleil radieux, ciel bleu ...état d'esprit optimiste , parfum joyeux. Odeur enivrante de fleurs blanche , avec une poire bien présente qui apporte beaucoup de fraîcheur et évite de rentrer dans le stéréotype de parfum lourd et indolique. Soupçon de vert de temps à autre , peut etre le thé ... Je ne sens pas la fleur d'oranger, ni le gingembre, sûrement bien fondu dans l'ensemble. Séchage sur l'ambroxan , la tubéreuse est toujours la, très animal sur moi mais de la façon la plus sexy qui soit... , pour les hommes qui croient que la tubéreuse n'est que pour les femmes , détrompez vous ...

Remind me my signitured petit fracas by robert piguet drydown and this one slightly obvious sweetness of pear while petit fracas the pear note a bit sour than this one. This is become my top 10 tuberose list.. lov it💕 Top 10 tuberose 1 Robert piguet : Fracas (niche) 2 Robert piguet : petit fracas(niche) 3 Maison crivelli : Tubereuse astrale (niche) 4 Matiere primiere: french flower (niche) 5 Molinard : tubereuse vertigineuse(niche) 6 Hiram Green : moon Bloom (niche) 7 Frederic malle: carnal flower (niche) 8 Madonna: Truth or dare (celebrity) (discontinued) 9 Estee Lauder: Tuberose gardenia (designer) 10 Annick Goutal : Tubereuse (niche)

Great white floral scent, Matiere premiere is really a great brand. This opens up with a strong pear note, it's really sweet and reminds me of bubble gum, then the tuberose, it's creamy and solar, and the pear sweetness leaves a bit, there is also a bit of orange blossom and ginger. The scent on the blotter is amazing, well balanced and not too exuberant for a white floral. The fragrance is really joyful and uplifting, but just a tad too sweet, on the feminine side, for me to wear, except maybe in the far drydown. I'd love to smell its sillage on somebody else, i think it's one of the best feminine perfume i've ever tried.

One word. Flamboyant. French Flower is a scent that is worn by a confident someone who knows what they want and is not bothered by what other people think. They attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence and stylishness. Fruity pears and that budding tuberose, an amazing combination imho. To some people it may seem cloying or getting used to, but trust me, on skin French Flower takes on a whole different life. It’s luxurious, lavish and unique. Perfect for a full day wear and it’s performance is top notch! Just like all of Matiere Premiere’s creations, the SPL is to die for. An instant favorite for me!

I love this fragrance. I smelled it for the first time in Europe in a very high end department store. It was on my wrist and got on my sleeve so I could smell it for days!! When I looked at the price I knew I had to wait...hence I got a decant and always loved this. I finally got a fb and this is beast mode floral! It’s very different from anything I own! Well blended pear, ginger, and tuberose. All the notes are on my fave list. Longevity is amazing it can last on clothes for days and sillage is also excellent! This is not for the faint at heart, you have to love florals 10/10 just amazing and excellent!

This is what I wanted Fracas to be. I purchased Fracas which I loved at first sniff but after a few weeks the tuberose became overwhelming & I didn’t touch it for months. Fracas is just pure tuberose from start to finish. It doesn’t develop into any other notes. This however is very fresh and green. The tuberose is present and loud but somehow very smooth & gentle at the same time. The ambroxan makes the tuberose less cloying which it usually becomes for me. The tea gives this a refreshing tone. This smells luxurious & is one of the better tuberose scents in the market. Also the lasting power is 10/10.

Unlike other reviewers who, I don’t get any bubblegum or overly sweet notes at all. On me it’s a true to life field of tuberose flowers. It’s one of the most (if not the most) realistic fresh cut tuberose I’ve ever encountered. The notes that are most evident on me are tuberose and green tea, the pear and ginger are somewhere in the background and only there to enhance the others. I can smell the flower, the stem, maybe even a bit of the soil. It’s a wonderful fragrance for spring and summer, but I could easily see it worn in autumn because of the petrichor quality it has. Wonderful fragrance.