Alien Flora Futura

Despite having the unmistakable Alien DNA, Flora Futura may be the first of its flankers I "only" like, rather than love. There is a mistake in the note pyramid supplied by Fragrantica, which really needs correcting. The top notes of the pyramid are citron - which is correct, and Buddha Wood - which is not. Buddha Wood is also known as false sandalwood or desert rosewood; that is NOT what is in Flora Futura. Mugler states "hand of Buddha accord - little tree that gives fresh, crispy and sparkling notes". Hand of Buddha is a variety of citron which is cultivated in China and Japan and is named for its appearance; the green or yellow fruit has long tapering fingers. If you click on the "citron" icon in the note pyramid and go to Fragrantica's citron page, there are two pictures at the very top of Hand of Buddha fruit. The fruits aren't edible, but are used in perfumery. In fact, there is a Hand of Buddha perfume made by DSH Perfumes, which is also listed on Fragrantica, although there are no reviews. This is why the predominant notes of Flora Futura are citric, bright - and, yes - sparkling. Night blooming cereus (at the time of writing) has been voted as the predominant note of FF - but it has a very dense vanilla-like scent - a prime example of its use is in Dior's Addict. Flora Futura is not a vanilla perfume. Once the drydown is reached, FF smells more like the original Alien... but it's for people who don't like Alien, I think; it's Alien Light - a diet version. It's very pretty and suitable for warm spring and summer days. ETA Excellent longevity for an EDT (hardly surprising, given it's Mugler) and sillage is moderate.

This perfume is a "let's step into spring and summer" fragrance. Hmm.. actually let's, hop, skip and leap into spring and Summer! The bottle design is the lure here! Absolutely magical to look at. A stunning, mesmerising pink hue, reflecting brilliantly from the angled shapes like crystals. It's a treasure to own. A balmy white floral with comforting amber notes. This could be a perfect wedding day perfume for those tying the knot in warm climates. It is special. However it is not groundbreaking. It's not a new fragrance we are all yearning for. It's just a beautiful, levelled fragrance it plays safe. 31.1.2018 Edited: after finally opening my box.. and spraying this delightful treasure, it's an amazing mix of the original alien perfume DNA WITH Christian Diors pure poison..in regards to what it reminds me of scent wise, emotion wise. Alien Flora Futura contains the beautiful Queen of the night flower and a warm comforting trail of sandalwood and amber is perfection. I need to get a back up this is classic fragrance signature territory. As an EDT it's longevity is as expected, but good. It's a must have for collectors and I am routing for a better scent trail when the weather warms up. Great for our friends in sunnier places x enjoy x Mzurilove

On paper, I smelled white flowers and a green accord. Initially, a real departure from Alien which I didn't detect at all. This doesn't seem like Mugler. Dried, it smells like Alien. On my skin, so sweet and surprising! I have no idea what the pulp of Hand of Buddha smells like, but I get the most wonderful sweet fruity beginning growing into a juicy citrus note. The notes directory here says that Queen of the Night has a vanillic quality, but I get a green, succulent plant smell. For a while I get [the original] Alien among the cacti under a great, glowing citrus sun. However, this alien is fugitive— it's escaped Area 51 and is looking for a place to hide. I don't recognize Alien for very long. I believe the woody note comes in and changes it further. I can just detect Alien amongst the woods and cacti and blazing sun. The original Alien is a sharp, white, floral on me. There's no syrup and definitely no grapes. I don't like jasmine that much so I needed a real admixture of Alien and additional notes, not just some transitory fruit, flower, or spice on top of it. THIS is my Alien. I'd almost given up after trying two other flankers. And this one lives up to its name for me— cactus is a lot more unusual in my region than jasmine.

A very unique fragrance only a niche group of people will love (I'm a part of this small minority) !! I haven't really been in touch with ms. flora futara in quite some time now because someone told me I smell like an old person. But that's beside the point. Powdery florals have this type of old-woman scent which I don't quite understand?? but it's quite alright. This perfume does have a weird element to it though. This perfume reminds me of something antique, something old. I feel like this perfume were to have some antiquity. Flora Futara would be ahead of its time in 1700s France where women's fashion had been at its peak; the late baroque era. One particular painting made in this timeframe, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard "The Swing" I believe captures this perfume's beauty in a way I never thought it could. A woman in a pink, silk taffeta gown and caraco swinging from a luxurious chair, with her in the spotlight, some evangelical presence in this painting, glowing. The scent of the florals, and the fresh smell of rain would be the exact smell I could picture from this very painting, thus flora futara.

Guys Opinion: ✅★★★★ (4 / 5 stars) Wow. Not as polarizing as other Mugler releases she owns and the descriptions below calling it Diet-Alien or Alien-Light are spot on. On her skin, the powdery amber florals shine with a girly feminine scent bubble. Nothing bold or animalic but a hint of earthy pepper to add depth. A touch of a sparkling champagne essence throughout the composition and the sillage is quite intoxicating. Girly but just enough classiness to avoid it being considered juvenile. The citron elements give off a vibe similar to Lolita Lempicka Edition d'Ete, or Yellow Diamond Intense from Versace - but less synthetic than those, and longer lasting. Can be compared to Alien Eau Extraordinaire but obviously the tea notes in that release shine. No tea notes here. Excellent release and can easily grab hold of mens attention (aged 20 - 40 perhaps) if the skin chemistry works out. 8+ hours of longevity on my girlfriend and suitable for any environment. 💕 💕 💕 Love Love Love !!!

I wasn't expecting much from this and I have to confess I bought it mostly for the gorgeous bottle. Now that I've tested it, I'm loving it! It makes me think of sunshine, warm skin, beautiful relaxed woman wearing a dress. It's so pretty. It does come across as tame and this might make you think it's forgettable or "boring", but far from it! It really fills a niche of that rare cozy summer fragrance that's not sickly sweet, coconut, or overly fruity. It's the perfect balance of amber, wood, a touch of powdery flower and it's just gorgeous. It is really genius to take out the over the top jasmine and replace it with cereus (beautiful here, btw) and keep that distinct Alien amber accord but just soften it a bit and give it that "summer afternoon" filter. I can see this smelling incredible on a day out or a night on the patio drinking cocktails in the summer. I love this! Longevity is not super beast like Alien, but it's fairly good. On fabric, it lasted for ages.

Second review by me for this fragrance. In the past I only used Alien Flora Futura in cooler months. This week I began experimenting with several perfumes in my collection during what is an uncharacteristically hot 🥵 summer of consistent 90 degree weather in Colorado. Despite air quality warnings about outdoor excursions due to smoke from the CA wildfires, I decided to venture out to my backyard garden and to refill the bird baths. Before I went outside I spritzed on 1 dose of Alien Flora Futura. Immediately upon feeling the heat of the day and the hot 🌞 sun on my skin this Alien flanker bloomed. To me it smelled entirely different than it ever did in colder weather ( of course) but nothing like Flora Futura. It smelled exactly like Chanel Coco Mademoiselle! Once I returned to my cool air conditioned home it reverted to it’s former self. Soon turning lighter and more powdery with the Alien DNA undertone. Very interesting.

Just picked up a bottle of this making it the third Alien in my collection and I'm really enjoying this one a lot! Have only the original EDP and Essence Absolue (which I ADORE) to compare to, but owning a lighter, fresh, floral version that I find I can spray heavily without becoming as overwhelming or a bomb as the other two is very refreshing. Another worthy flanker in my opinion, but I find after the beautiful and rather unique top notes fade, the unmistakable solar DNA of Alien starts to shine through in the middle stronger and stronger. Briefly it seemed hard to tell them apart at all. After that a fantastic drydown. Reminds me of a pink desert flower, airy and dry smelling initially but also juicy and fruity at the same time as you keep smelling it. Very beautiful! Excited to try this out in the upcoming warmer weather

Okay... this is just absolutely gorgeous. I have yet to meet a Mugler that I didn't like, and since I (sadly) only discovered Mugler this year, I feel like I dont have as much of a critical opinion of the newer fragrances as some might... But I digress. I love the Alien EDT, as well as Alien Mirage. Flora Futura was my 3rd Alien flanker, but it did not disappoint. A beautiful blend of citron and night-blooming cereus in the opening, then it becomes a vanillac amber-bomb with Buddha wood to lend a luxurious quality. It is absolutely stunning. Another note, I'm wearing this in the current heatwave here in Las Vegas. 115° most of the day, and I feel like this fragrance was made for the desert heat. It smells amazing!!! My only wish is that it lasted a bit longer, I have to overspray with this one for sure. I'm not mad though 😍

This is so pretty and feminine. Has the Alien DNA, especially on the dry down, but the floral composition is different and has nowhere near the silage and longevity. And that's the problem. Gone within a few hours with very low silage, though I loved what I smelled when I sniffed my wrist. As I can't walk around with my nose glued to my wrist all day, I'll sadly have to pass on this. Too bad, because I love this floral (especially the subtly peppery spiciness of the Cereus, though I'm sure there is jasmine here too), lightly sweet perfume. It really has such a beautifully creamy dry down especially when a vanilla accord comes through. Since I have a sample sprayer from fragnet I'll try this again in the warmer weather. Maybe I'll have better luck with silage and longevity then.

After I bought a full bottle, I have a lot of thoughts on Flora Futara. To start, this leans more feminine but unisex in a way. It's powdery, floral, and earthy at the same time. I had this in a small sample vial and thought that it smelled amazing! But oh well, that kind of changed. People say that this smells sweet and sugary on their skin and I kind of agree with that. The sweetness is reminiscent of Dr. Pepper. When this opens it does open as citrusy. Then it smells like tortillas, then after that it begins to have that sweetness to it. I also found out that I have to be in a certain mood to wear this as it isn't an easy grab for me. As the weather warms up I hope I'd be able to wear this more often due to how cold it's been where i live lately.

One of my all time top favorites!!! Though it might remind you of the OG Alien, Flora Futura for me is a thing of its own. Sure, the woods and amber have this dusty, desert vibe of the original, but this time they're in the background. In exchange of the heavy sweetness, in FF citrus is the aura around the other notes –a touch that makes it oh so fresh and appropriate for summer. (For someone who lives in a hotter climate, this is something you can wear all year round to any occasion.) All of the above lies on a powdery bed of the soft white petals of the cereus, balancing the light and cheery with the delicate, mysterious touch of femininity.

Bought this perfume on a whim as it was priced at a discount for 90 mls, Verdict: I really like it. It opens with a bang of citrus, from Budha's hand(First time coming across this note), but this gives way for an unusual white floral night blooming Cerus (also never heard of) supported by a lovely warm Amber. On initial spray I felt this perfume smells familiar to me, now I know the notes are different but hear me out it smells like YSL Libre Intense, I sprayed them side by side and yes it does have the same vibe, are they are different enough to have both? yes, If you like Libre Intense you will like this.

One of the few alien flankers I can tolerate. Tested it on a few weeks ago out because 1.curiosity 2.bottle is life. It is close to OG but that tingling jasmine top note isn't there, thats the one I usually can't stand. I owned and used essence for a while but that jasmine note became drillingly annoying after a while and I sold it on. This has a tingling top feeling of something else instead, reminds me a bit of the lemony nose feeling I get from sensuelle. Another newer release from Mugler I can get behind. Longevity? Eternal. My jacket smelled for over a week from rubbing off on my pulse.

Honestly, I'm a sucker for Mugler’s bottles. One day I saw this one on sale locally, I checked fragrantica for notes (of course!) then I just got myself a bottle. I love the opening of this one... the color of the bottle really reflects the fragrance inside. Fresh sweet juicy citruses and amber. It doesn’t develop as much, beside it gets more juicy floral (if it makes sense) and woody notes appear. So soft and airy and calming. Too bad my dry skin eats this up too quickly... 1-2 hours max on me. But I still love to spray it when I want to be fragranced but not too obviously fragranced.

This perfume smells SO GOOOD omg. I recieved a sample vial in the mail of flora futara and this is probably one of the most prettiest smelling perfumes i've smelled in my lifetime. I was excited to smell this perfume from this review on tiktok about this particular mugler fragrance, and said nothing bad about it. I appreciate this fragrance so much and I would definitely buy a full bottle. The bottle is so beautiful and especially the fragrance. This IS definitely a blind buy safe for me at least. Pretty much anyone could wear this citrusy, floral scent anywhere at anytime.

I've never been able to get on board the Alien train...until now! Some say they can't smell the Alien DNA in the Flora Futura, but I definitely can. However, there's something else, something different and lovely to my nose...it must be the night blooming cereus. (Note to self~ research this flower!) I've almost used up my sample in 3 days, so longevity is not the best, but not terrible either. I want a full bottle! The bottle is art, just gorgeous...and I love pink! If you find the original Alien to be overwhelming, give this one a try. You may be surprised!☺

Fleike, there are many cacti and flowering plants, native to the Mojave and Great Basin deserts (you know, where I've lived literally my entire life), that have noticeable scents. The hedgehog cactus immediately comes to mind, but that's far from the only one. There is a device, in your pocket, capable of accessing the entirety of mankind's knowledge. I'd like to invite you to use it. *Edit* I just scrolled through your reviews, and it's clear you're a troll. Nothing I could say will change that, so feel free to disregard this comment and carry on.

Powdery sweet soft fairy like version of alien. You can smell the alien dna but if you hated the OG, this is lighter softer spring/summer clean girl version of it. Think of it like a casual quiet sister of the OG alien that loves comfortable clothes and sports, but gets her hair done every week, and her nails are always fabulous. It will offend nobody around you, and you will not get a headache from it if the OG was a problem. The longevity is still nice, but what i like about it is that it's such an easy reach when you run around doing stuff.

I absolutely love this fragrance. I find it hard to wear the original Alien but this, to my nose is sparkly, effervescent and a total joy to wear. Still has the recognisable DNA of Alien however the top notes give a much lighter Champaigne type vibe. Floral and light and yet deep and with a weighty base. Perfect for spring and I found it very long lasting, especially for an edt. My favourite of all the flankers, bought it within 30 mins of trying it. One word to sum up would be ‘beautiful’.