Oeillet Louis XV

The red and white powders are evenly mixed and then dispersed. The standard pink pepper-citrus front call is used to set off the warm and spicy cloves, and the pale and faint carnation-rose-violet and iris coordination is surprisingly rich. like skin. The background woody aroma is dry and light, and the salty, sweet and sour are gradually balanced and the layers are clear. The Oeillet Louis XV is understated and elegant, embodying the dignified beauty of a lady. Keep the boundaries, and be sincere, warm, and intimate. The first impression is that it is tailor-made for Melanie in the movie "Gone with the Wind", because it shows the power of women (motherhood) all the time. I think Melanie, the big-hearted and all-encompassing, is the perfect literary character for the Oeillet Louis XV fragrance, and definitely represents the white carnation. Carnation aromas were widely popular in the Belle Époque and before World War II (around 1920), when Orientalism was still in vogue, and carnations with a spicy smell were loved by the French people and reached their peak at a time. Ernest Daltroff, the founder of the old brand Caron, loves carnations and uses its coordination to create the classics Poivre, En Avion, Bellodgia, Parfum Sacre. Caron's exclusive carnation coordination, including but not limited to cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and pepper. In recent years, carnation-related molecular substances (such as the carnation base Methyl Diantilis ® owned by the fragrance manufacturer Givaudan) have been restricted by the new regulations of SCCS and IFRA, and the carnation aroma has been forced to rebuild and change the previous combination.

Named for Louis the Beloved who became successor to the crown at age 5, Oeillet Louis XV indeed projects an air of innocent regalia. There is incredible beauty and artistry in this scent which, to my nose, culminates as a gossamer blend of soft, creamy flowers that lean toward delicate violets with a hint of powdered sweetness, gently pierced with aromatic warmth. The velvety orchid, rice and citrus pastiche is also an uncommon accord that I stumbled upon in Valentino's signature pink scent in the pyramid shaped quilted bottle -- totally charming and demure. Images of an eighteenth century ballroom start to swim in my mind; a slow, metered harpsichord playing at a tempo that gently wafts the scent of courtly elegance at every curtsy and nod. However Oeillet Louis XV is far from baroque. There is a clean minimalism in the clever composition of notes that finishes as clean, soft floral musk for the contemporary woman -- a more elegant, niche version of Narciso Poudree if you will. The powder note in this fragrance is so finely milled and compact that it shines like satin. With excellent performance, just one spray of this makes for an excellent boudoir scent, or for any occasion that you want to float in clean, romantic velvet luxury.

I imagine dianthus blooms of a light vermillion hue planted aside lemony floribunda rose bushes, and a light breeze mingles the two. The dianthus is delicate, not as rich as fat, fleshy Malmaisons, but no less enchanting. There is a softness, but this is not to be mistaken for a lack of substance. It's the sillage, with its facets of clove, pepper, citrus, that suggests flowers throwing their scent in the open air. Watery, perhaps dewy, slightly sour, its as if the petals were moistened by a light rain. The powder and musk is translucent, and at one point I am reminded of the piquant, green, lily-tinged fragrance of cyclamen flowers. In a way, this smells the way an oboe sounds: wistful and sweet, even pastoral, while most carnation in perfume has more the sonority of a bassoon: deep, buzzy and spicy. Therefore, this may surprise the usual aficionado, but if one leans into its intimacy, there is a likelihood that it will grow more beguiling with each wear. It is another Legrand that effectively transports me to antiquity.

Wow, I'm really liking this even to my own shocking surprise! First spray I was like: "Oh, gawd, no, sharp, suffocating, super retro smelling flowers, no, no, no... " But only a few minutes later a true magic happens and it transforms into the most sophisticated flower bouquet, spicy citrus musky goodness. This smells rich and expensive, a proper royal scent without being pompous or snobby. It just is... gorgeous, superbly well blended, where you can hardly tell notes apart. The spiciness is not in your face, it's there to create interest and intrigue while flowers shine through. Overall it's on the fresh and bright side of things, unlike my initial impression. After Relique d'amour and Reve d'Osssian, this is most certainly joining my collection next. So so worth it!

Is there any note in modern perfumery more deserving of rediscovery than carnation? Once one of the most popular of all floral notes, it's rarely used anymore, and yet it is so much more intriguing and distinctive than so many of the others. It has a spiciness that so many other flowers lack, and even a soliflore like this can easily be worn by any gender. This one is especially nice because it has kind of a kingly feel to it (hence the royal name, I would imagine). This smells classic but it's certainly not dated: notes in the pyramid like pink pepper work to sharpen the ricey powderiness to make the carnation even more zingy. I've yet to find a fragrance from Oriza L. Legrand that did not surpass expectations. Everything they make is special.

Meant to write this review ages ago, this scent impressed me a lot by how loud and proud these spicy-powdery notes "sound". Usually carnations are slightly spicy-dry on old-fashioned manner, which I was always fine with anyway, but Oriza L. Legrand did it an New Era way - modern niche way. That's like spinto soprano carnation, instead of typical contralto, it has height and expands on few metres around the wearer. I bet that Louis XV, King of France and Navarre loved to be noticed! As for me, I humbly want full bottle of this Rich Glamour, because after around five times of wearing it, I simply can not find faults and wish for more and more.

Inspired combination of carnation and orange are the introduction to this lovely fragrance performance. Carnation and cloves are strong and spicey but the orange, rose and honey just perfectly soften their potentially harsh edges. I can also detect the iris, pink pepper and the perfumey orchid. In the last hour I get the powder note as well as the musk which thankfully is not very intrusive. A gorgeous fragrance indeed that would be fab on male or female. Its not overly sweet but balanced with the carnation and iris the stars. The rest of the casts of notes enhance them perfectly. Its a shame its not very long lasting on me.

The review from The Lady sums this gorgeous perfume up nicely....sometimes you just want something pretty and this is SO pretty. I love niche fragrances and have owned many over the years but I always come back to this old French house. I’m on my 3rd bottle of Chypre Mousse, I’ve owned Relique d’amour and Reve Ossian but I also wanted a bottle of this sweet beauty. To me it’s the freshest loveliest carnations with a spicy peppery element, orange blossom up top and musky sweetness at base. Sometimes you just want something pretty.

180) La fleur du roi L’oeillet est ici traité dans la plus pure transparence et la plus pure des natures. La fleur est comme battue par le vent, à travers les herbes folles, avec de gros nuages un peu gris dans le ciel. Vraiment très beau. The carnation is treated here in the purest transparency and purest nature. The flower is like windswept, through the wild grasses, with large gray clouds in the sky. Really beautiful.

A wonderful spicey, uplifting carnation fragrance. Truly unisex. I get why some liken this to Serge Lutens fragrance but this is much more powerful, more sillage and good longevity. If you love the carnation fragrance then this is not to be missed. The orange lends some sweetness to proceedings. Oops! I have just realised that this is my second review for this beauty. Im just a tad over enthusiastic lol

A beautiful and powdery spiced carnation. Tends to be kind of sour but once you accept it and stop wanting it to be sweet it kinda works. It lingers on my clothes by not at all on my skin. If you like vintage style fragrances, this is a fantastic addition to any collection.

What a lovely vintage scent. It’s very clean but also spicy at the same time. The cloves mix so nicely with the florals and the sweet powdery dry down is heaven, you can pick up the honey note but the powdery and rice notes keep it from being too sweet. Just lovely.

A billowing opening of sunlit drawn salt-skin and violet. Underneath, the fruit-like aspect of a peony bloom, blackberry. Delightful. A modern interpretation, reminiscent of Bvlgari Rose Essentiale.

Oeillet Louis XV Oriza L. Legrand (Old bottle, the one with just a long normal lid - not a heavy metal cap one). It is a bit hard for me to review Oeillet Louis XV. Because, I haven't truly encounter too many Carnation fragrance. I encountered Garofano (Carnation) Santa Maria Novella in gold label bottle. Vitriol d’œillet Serge Lutens. and another my favorite Oeillet Pourpre from Guerlain. And yeah, Guerlain L'Heure Bleue so my understanding towards Carnation is little. All I know is Carnation in perfumery.. is Perfumer's flower. Being the is no-real oil extraction from carnation. Similar to Gardenia and Fougere. It doesn't really have certain interpolation. However, I think the common is somewhere between Rose and Clove. The rest is really rely on interpretation. Oeillet Louis XV still use common Carnation interpretation. However, I don't find this overly spicy and leans flowery than I can think. Still somewhere of Ylang or indole flower. And placement firmly on a powdery note that doesn't feel like make up. Now, this is where I wonder because normally Carnation doesn't really have Powdery finish being the tribute to Louise XV scent. It might be the classic interpretation. Sort of, back in the day similar to Oriza's amber & Lavender. Even scent is lite, It's flow and present. I think if you like Clean powdery Oeillet. You can go ahead with Oeillet Louis XV. It is beautiful nonetheless and I do enjoy this as lite cologne manner. In the realm of Cologne blanche but more substantial. I don't know, I will keep wearing Louis XV.

An opening of spiced florals mingling with a spray of citrus as if one's nails were digging into the skin of a ripe mandarin orange. The pepper, carnation, honey and musk are all good-natured creatures who play nicely together, conjuring a delightful picture of sunlit skies over summer fields run riotous with flowers dancing in the breeze. As time goes on, a soft powdery note appears and joins the carnation, spices, musk and wood notes. I like powder but I've been trying not to amass any more scents that are overly powdery along the lines of Teint de Neige. Fear not, Oeillet Louis XV left the powder to the wigs and only dusted lightly in this scent. This is the second scent I've tried from this house and this too shows quality and craft, although I bemoan the appalling lack of longevity of both on my skin and clothes. I barely get above a couple of hours from even tenacious overspraying. This has a retro vibe to it, more delicate than Bellodgia which now seems brash in a side by side comparison, less powdery than L'Air du Temps and more feminine than CDG's Series Red Carnation that is a wonderful realistic take on carnation but I won't call it a lady. Oeillet Louis XV may pay homage to a king but I find it comfortably feminine. All in all, I would recommend this based on its beauty but the longevity needs desperate work, otherwise please lug the bottle around with you, it will be needed.

On the first sniff I was overwhelmed with one of the sweetest feminine floral bombs I've encountered, there was an overload of indulging orchid followed by apricot and loads of honey and I was almost instantly hit with extremely powdery and sweet iris. I'll admit that I was hooked. This indeed is a bottled femininity, the kind of big, white dresses and elegant party hats and chatter of silly things. But I'll have to agree with previous reviewers on this side - as it develops I started to think that maybe this is not so great, first - the sweetness was a bit too much for me to bear + there indeed is something slightly creepy underneath, it's sort of animalic, fecal, yet weirdly alluring and, yes, ghastly. I have no idea which notes do that to me, but I said it. Drydown is pure apricot on the top of some sweet flower accords and musk. I did not get any carnation which is weird as this is voted the most common note in the scent. Silage was tremendous and easily filled the room, lasting power is also extremely good. Worth the price tag for sure if you don't mind the sweetness and the creeping twist at the heart.

The first blast of Oeillet Louis XV is slightly too old-school for my nose, but after a couple of minutes I find this more charmingly vintagey in a cute, romantic way than dated. It really grew on me while testing, every time I sampled it I enjoyed it more. So, I was looking for carnation, but I get much more honey from this. And rose. It smells like lots of pink rose petals and some carnations drowned in sweet honey. I sometimes have problems with honey notes smelling dirty on me, but this one stays clean and sweet and even a little creamy. I think the mandarin gives it a fresh and modern twist. In the drydown the scent becomes a little more powdery. I appreciate the rice powder note, which in my opinion is a much better and more interesting choice than just powdery florals would be. This doesn‘t feel very „me“ so I‘m fine with just having a sample, but I really like it. Btw I think the bottle on this page is terrible, I was happy to find out they have changed it to a more elegant one.

I smell candied, sugary rose and violet more than anything. A delightful floral which reminds me of soap, but not that of the aldehydic variety. A pink soap on a rosy, golden and white June morning. It's feminine, divine, easy to wear. I don't need a bottle at all, but this sample is fun. For a similar feel, try Lipstick Rose by Frederic Malle. You'll get candied sugary violets and rose with more intense strength, but without the June morning and the divine feminine. EDIT: a week after receiving my initial sample, I've tried it on again, and smell a higher concentration of peppery spiciness. I purchased a bottle after smelling it on my sweater a few days after wearing it. It doesn't WOW or punch you in the nose, but it is a very nice, gentle selection. Sometimes you just need something pretty, easy, and soft in character. This fits the bill.

Part carnation, part mandarin (though I thought apricot at first), and part powder. Those are the main notes for me; soft, feminine, perhaps old-fashioned. The clove and pepper are gone fairly quickly. Other notes are barely there, just subtle touches really: if I look for them I can find them, but they don't strike me. This is not for Spice fans, this is something nice for a lunch date. It's not strong to me: what I call strong, is something like Kenzo Jungle - this scent is just ordinary strength at first, then dries down not much above a skin scent. I agree with Jack Hunter, this is "old world" scent and it's very refined. I like it :)

I didn't like this at first, but after sampling most of the perfumes in this house, I came back to it and realized how fresh this one smells compared to the rest of their offerings. This one, with iris and powder, is definately to my liking and smells make-upy and clean. There is some fruit here, blended with rose, that also gives it a jammy quality. It dries down to a lovely spicy clove. It is not linear and changes throughout the day. I mean just look at the variety of the main accords, sweet, spicy, powdery, musky, floral, honey??? I could buy a FB.

Oeillet Louis XV launched in 2012 in honor of the King of France, who, in circa 1720, was Oriza L. Legrand's first client. The oeillet ("carnation") opening is sharp!—not the demure clove-spiced sort in some perfumes. Intensely floral and soapy, joined by bitter and sour notes (the mandarin orange's peel?). The honeyed, musky, woody base is barely there, overpowered by the carnation's boldness that eventually settles down to reveal the flower's delicate side.✿ Scent family: Floral Longevity on me: long-lasting

- Beautiful, delicately sweetened carnations on a base of vanilla is what I smell in the air. When I sniff closer to my skin/card I smell clove, rose, soap and sweet notes. Smells vintage in the best way possible. I would happily add this fragrance to my collection. Fantastic quality. Just gorgeous! Reminds me of 1888! However, 1888 is smoother and sweeter than the more affordable Oeillet Louis XV. Overall I prefer Oeillet Louis XV. FBW. Next on my wishlist. ❤️

I love Oriza's buxom, retro Jardin d'Armide. It's the rose-violet cosmetics, rice powder, powder puff to which I compare all others in this genre. Oeillet smells like they watered down Jardin a bit, toned down the rice powder, and added a spicy dose of cloves up top to create a carnation. In a side by side, they are very close at times. I'm not sure I wouldn't mistake them for each other in a blind sniff test. It's still lovely, though.

The opening is kind of rough, like Vicks Vapor Rub or Carmex lip balm. After giving it 5 minutes to settle, there's something very vintage soapy about it. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it, but initial impressions are that it's clean and comforting.

delicious, *slightly* spicy orange that dries away to a nice powdery soap within five minutes of wear. it gives me the vibe of a victorian-era beach resort. i like this okay, though wouldn’t see myself getting a full bottle.

very fresh and spicy at first sniff, but eventually it mellows out into a fragrant carnation bouquet. quite a vintage feel to it as well

Perfectly androgynous and rosy-cheeked, sweet lips harbor a razor-sharp wit. How I wish new New Romantics were a thing.

This is 100% a vintage scent. Very powdery, floral, and somehow slightly bitter on my skin (?). I think it's a good scent but I do not like vintage scents, so it's not for me.

Oeillet is the kind of perfume that's so potent that it's moderately nauseating. Exactly as the previous review said, this is a floral bomb. It's memorable, albeit, I wouldn't buy it again. I cannot get past the cloying aroma. It smells old, classic, feminine and it exudes the aura of a pink, elegant room. It smells like something from my childhood, so the scent is familiar and I have a bit fondness for it, but it it still makes my stomach churn. One spray fills a room, no joke, and the persistence is strong, easily 16+ hours. Longevity: 10/10 Sillage: 10/10 Scent: 4/10

A clove bomb. Where is the carnation? Not well blended either. Just cloves and peppers. No florals IMO. Flower stems and cloves. If you want a very realistic carnation produced for today go for Hiram Green Philtre instead.

Vintage for sure. I'm reminded of the children books called Dick and Jane. Not the time I was reading the books, but the actual setting of the books. Too spicy for me to wear, but I'd like to smell it on someone nearby.

I really like florals in general, but this one is far too strong. It gave me a really bad headache.

Few days back i used a hand cream (i usually don't like, i don't like sticky hands) that is called "Cinnamon & Nutmeg" by Ragdale that i bought long ago from Marks & Spencer London and i was amused of how amusing is the smell of this hand cream and i was wondering, why can't i find a blend that has the combination of herbal sweet with cloves, and cinnamon! A week before that i bought few samples online and just today i have received them and one of them is "Oeillet Louis XV" and Thank GOD that i did purchased this sample as i am getting the herbal sweet vibe that i was seeking few days back! It has geranium with honey cloves, bits of orange roses and powdery orchid underneath the sweet musky peppery base. It is different from what i personally like but can't deny that it's very amusing. The drydown reminds me of "Vitriol d’œillet" by Serge Lutens. Thanks to "Tiwalii" as previously i liked her picks and favorites and decided to add this sample which is one of her favorites from her wardrobe so i felt i might like it and yet it is quite amusing. Impressive.

This is flowers with photorealism. Up close you'll get the standard issue carnation-clove accord, as promised. The clove is restrained somewhat compared to other scents where carnation gets top billing. Powdery iris lends much-needed lift and spaciousness to the central flower, which in other compositions can be oppressively dense, but it doesn't steal the spotlight. And there's an orange sweetness at the bottom. Also remarkable is the sillage. There's a pepper accord that I can recall from L'Artisan's Piment Brulant, where it plays the starring role. It doesn't really play as pepper per se to my nose but more like cut stems in water. Most easily detected at a distance, Oeillet Louis XV politely but decidedly calls to mind a florist. Like something is in bloom nearby but you're not sure where. Conventionally unisex and a bit black tie but I'd say it's easy to wear. Won't knock anyone's socks off with its originality; rather, it's a quality pick from a crowded category.

The opening of this scent consists mostly of rose and geranium on my skin, soon to be followed by something orangy and tangy. The scent now turns a bit sweeter and slightly powdery. Hints of musk are passing by, but the scent remains incredibly floral with a hint of tangy orange. Now woody notes start to appear in the background and the powder becomes stronger. The rose is also still quite present. As the scent progresses the iris becomes more prominent, and the scent as a whole a bit less intense, but still sweet. Now the cumin and pepper appear too and the scent becomes more soapy. Sillage is heavy, longevity moderate to long. The opening of this scent is very classic, floral, bombastic even and then makes a total transformation to a powdery soft iris scent. At no point in time I smell any carnation. I do not enjoy the heavy opening, but the drydown is more pleasant, but quite sweet. I couldn't wear this every day, but it's fun to wear the sample every now and then.

Oeillet Louis XV, ...from a formula dating to 1909, ...not the Eighteenth Century. This is actually one of two, regally-monickered oeillet fragrances by Oriza L. Legrand. The other being Royal Oeillet, a more fully sweet scent. Yet of the two, this one, Oeillet Louis XV, more closely approaches the actual clove-rich scent of carnation, ...but even here, the note remains archaically inexact, in a totally charming and acceptable way. Orris powder, rose, and musk are other prominent notes in this perfume. The powdery, musky, woody dry down givess a curiously sweet and sour effect, Overall, this is a memorably distinct fragrance. One not to be confused with commonplace, modern scents. And, as with many things thought old-fashioned, it could just as easily be considered avant-garde. Only glorious eccentrics and daring free spirits need apply.

The opening reveals a pure and intense carnation note that is very vibrant and beautiful. Very soon a sweet white musk with rose and iris blooms from within the blend. Also a orange note gives the scent a overall slight sourness. The scent is very lush and floral and has a watery feel to it's nature like the flowers have been slightly soaked after the rain. As time goes by I can detect cloves as well as some slight woods but the sweet carnation is dominating the blend. This scent is absolutely captivating and intricate. As I can pickup slight hints of other notes within the main carnation aroma. A wonderful blend and I get a aristocratic old world feel to the scent.

Maybe my decants from Lucky Scent were off because Oeillet XV was a huge disappointment! Pale, faded, barely fragrant, like a bowl of old potpourri that had sat in a cupboard for ages, its flower petals dry and colorless, its fruits and spices void of their natural essence. I was saving my pennies for a full bottle but instead I will continue my search for the perfect carnation fragrance.I feel as though I've tried them all. sniff sniff

Definitely retro, a bit dated if you ask me but to me carnations especially paired with cloves always feel that way. The top notes citrus is also a fizzy candy type of note, the kind that grandma has in her handbag. A lemon drop lozenge. That said, it's quite enjoyable if a bit short winded.

Maybe one of the easiest scents to encounter from Oriza L Legrand . Here I find some amount of mainstream whiffs so this is quite easy to wear. Carnation is strong and the juice is so sweet, so I think one should use a rather light hand applying this. Very wearable scent, though.

The opening is honeyed-orange and clove. Within a few minutes, an uncanny, authentic peppery carnation note manifests, followed by a rich rose note. The rose and carnation have a long, heated conversation (a few hours). Drydown reminds me of a soft, dried rose petal potpourri.

Smells like how I would imagine an old dish of clove hard candies in your grandmother's seldomly used sitting room would smell. Not in a bad way, though! Seems fairly unisex and non-offensive.

I love the carnation and cloves in this, but it had a soapy tone that I just couldn't reconcile. Lovely, but not for me.

Smells like one of those cola bottle gummies 😛😛😛