Angelique

ANGELIQUE by Papillon Perfumery Sweetness from osmanthus , nuttiness from orris butter , warmness from champaca and softness from mimosa . These things evoked me to sum up this fragrance to my collection. I've found this one as the only feminine fragrance from the whole papillon line. This is so clean and calm. I am very much aware of the performance of a fragrance but the gentleness makes me get this scent . It does not have the monstrous performance like others from this house . You have to reapply it or may be spray more to understand this scent . I usually take 4-5 sprays of it. It's very close to skin like scent and fades away from my clothes from average after 10-11 hours but you can get the fluffiness till the dry down. I think sometimes we need to stay mute from the world , need to leave all our melancholy behind , need to smell clean and these help us to purify our heart. I prefer this scent during my solitaries because it listens me. The trail which it leaves that whispers around me. In a word , a subtle creation of Liz Moore . ❤️ #olfactory #fragrance #perfume #parfum #perfumecollection #perfumes #fragrances #scentoftheday #fragrancelover #perfumelovers #perfumeaddict #fragrancecollection #eaudeparfum #luxury #perfumelover #sotd #scentoftheday #scents #parfume #homefragrance #perfumery #nicheperfume #fragranceaddict #nicheperfume #photography #perfumery #perfumelover #fragfam

translucent powder hiding a sheen of sweat. skin shining like honey in golden hour sunlight, stone fruits gutted by painted claws onto an ivory blouse. a pale flower flecked with blood beneath a vanity mirror signed with lipstick. from petticoats to pantyhose, chiffon to leather, claire's to la perla. violently girlish, violently! the innocent puff of dry orris root and mimosa is a front, protecting secrets: a dream of wet peachy sweetness, osmanthus pinned down by tobacco and incense; smoke rises from under white satin sheets. soft, delicate orris is the most prominent aspect of angelique, but the contrast of darkness lurking within completely transforms the orris from a white puffy cloud in the sky to an angel fallen from the heavens. resins and tobacco sit at the heart of angelique, but happily restrained in the shadows by a leather corset coated in flowers. the shy frankincense accord is warm with a slightly metallic tinge, holy and profane as it cozies up to a subtle scent of tobacco that makes itself at home here in the thistles of femininity. in the streets of san francisco with angelique on my neck i am told "you smell like blood and peaches," and all i can do is smile. songs for angelique: crush the flowers by the wake, drunk at nightswim by charles, 10 james orr street by strawberry switchblade, by tomorrow by black tambourine.

Love love love this. It does happen to contain a lot of my favourite notes, but they wouldn't work together without the beautiful blending by maybe my favourite perfumer, Liz Moores. Completely unique amongst everything I've tried too. Longevity is decent on my skin, but among the weaker Papillon creations in that regard - for example, I would use 2-3 sprays of this vs 1-2 sprays of Bengale Rouge. But it's also probably one of more "office-friendly" of my favourites, as someone whose tastes skew towards more opulent perfumes. It's a "spring" perfume to me, but it can fit all year round, quite versatile. Also, the name may be impacting my judgement I would say this is the most overtly feminine papillon perfume I've tried.

Angélique is such an other-worldy creamy orris butter. There is something in it that smells like the faint bit of smoke in the air when you singe a piece of paper. The perfume is slightly sweet. I smell just a bit of mimosa, but if I did not see the notes I would never guess that there was any mimosa here. I think the most obvious floral is osmanthus, which gives it a bit of clean-ness, but overall I don't really smell much in the way of florals. I just smell buttered iris, woods, smoke, and something like caramel. Very rich and resinous. I love it! This is as marvelous as Anubis, they share something in common, but Angélique is softer, more chic. Update: 3 years later and I now stock this in my web-shop aveparfum.com

This is another fragrance that I'm just dying to get a full bottle of. Absolutely breath-taking iris fragrance that is very floral but I do think its unisex maybe leaning slightly more feminine. I get mainly iris but the osmanthus and champaca compliment it perfectly. If I was a very formal man this would be my signature fragrance and it wouldn't even be close. I think iris to me has always just been a super classy smelling note. I just wish this projected more but nothing overspraying can't fix! I thought I liked more buttery iris fragrances but after smelling this I think I just like any iris in general. The best iris fragrance ever and without a doubt a masterpiece 10/10

Papillon Angelique (2014) - iris osmanthus - @papillon_artisan_perfumes ‘s Liz Moores creates a fragrance from ingredients I enjoy, so I was bound to automatically love it. A simple fragrance. It combines Dry & Rooty Iris and Suede-like Osmanthus that create a beautiful interplay between leather, iris and apricot-like notes. There’s also a soft and powdery note that I was getting and it was probably the Mimosa. This softened the 2 star players creating a wonderful balance. But what I enjoy about Liz’s work is how she is able to be flexible. She is the embodiment of #jacquesguerlain with Dryad, #mauriceroucel with Salome or #jeanclaudeellena with Angelique. A talent indeed.

This is easily the most imaginative interpretation of osmanthus I've experienced. Instead of the usual pairing with a tea note, it's paired here with a subtle iris note, which gives it a round, sweet, jammy quality with a hint of powder. But what gives this perfume its unique playfulness is, I think, the illusion of smoke and sweat wafting in and out, and that comes from the cedar-olibanum notes. It's not elegant incense, it's girly sweat and cheap cigarettes you try when you're 14! This prevents the whole thing from just being a cute floral. Instead, there's this weird interplay between the bodily and the ephemeral. I loved this so much that I had to have a full bottle.

Angelique, beautiful name and a beautiful scent. On first spray, to my nose smells just like Ellnett hairspray...seriously! Which I thought was quite lovely as I remembered watching my mum patiently, and quite seriously as she had her long, chestnut hair styled and liberally sprayed whilst at the hair salon. Angelique then moves onto a intriguing mimosa/cream and iris scent. It's gentle and quite angelic, without a gender or age. She is in my collection, I rarely wear her, I sniff the nozzle and spray my bed linen, as it has a lovely aura and my bedroom is my favourite place.

My house is a mess after moving, it’s years later and all my fragrances are still in boxes..smh. I remember buying this perfume but I saw I have a back up too. I just sprayed some on, ahhhh I see why I bought a back up. Sooo beautiful. I own all of Liz Moores perfumes, well not the newest one . I need to get my hands on that one. What a beautiful Iris mimosa fragrance, but it’s so weak, I get maybe an hour. My skin just drinks up perfume. I’m gonna have to moisturize first then use a primer, and see if it lasts longer. .

This is a subtle scent that somehow manages to be powerful, like the power of the dawn as seen through the lense of early morning dew and mist. Another amazing offering from Papillon! Reminiscent of Ashoka in that accord of real rooty iris with bright jasmine and mimosa. It begins as a shimmering osmanthus iris and progresses through twists and turns over hours into a woody iris. It moves from feminine to masculine, sunny to introspective. Fascinating and beautiful! Very wearable. Intimate sillage. 6 hour longevity.

Beautiful! It’s a comfort scent, so easy to wear the notes that stand out to me is the perfect buttery Orris with the softest mimosa and ethereal lightness of frankincense. This is Magic on me, I am finding myself addicted to this scent, I wear it daily, I also desire for this to come in a form of body cream, I just want it all on me! It’s powdery, airy, creamy, fluffy and sparkly. Kafkaesque blog has written a review about this perfume so beautifully, (I agree with every word) which lead me to buy it.

An interesting low projector, this is my second time wearing Angelique and I pick up a smoky note in the heart. The yellow florals play back up to this smooth suede scent. Very natural and even easier to wear, it’s a quiet, introspective perfume. If I could afford it, I would not hesitate to buy it. I’m still pining for Salome, but Angelique would be a second purchase from this brand. The reality is that I can’t buy everything I fall in love with.

Fabulous mimosa fragrance! I really like the way it's done. I smell orris, mimosa and powder the most. Somehow it reminds me of iris as well. I thought of 28 La Pausa Chanel smelling this. Similar feel except there is rose in La Pausa and mimosa in Angelique. Earthy and comforting, elegant and bohemian. I could'n find perfect iris fragrance, instead, I think, I'll go with Angelique. Really good quality fragrance. 5 stars from me!

I gotta give it to Liz Moores, she is a MASTER perfumer with incredible talent. My goodness just having created Salome alone is enough to put her on the map of one of THE best perfumers out there, but I love everything she’s released. There is not a bad one in the bunch. And trust me I am very critical of every fragrance I sample. I can be very brutal. But I do love all of Ms Moores offerings. ALL OF

Soft leathery iris. In the base it reminds me of nutty buttery pine kernels (weird, I know). All very soft and fluffy, not heavy or smothering. I also feel that this shares notes with Anubis, maybe something of a resinous base but toned down. I like them both but Angelique is more wearable and well behaved for daily wear, I find it very cozy and comforting.

round, warm orris, sweet apricot-y osthmanthus + dry sweet mimosa come together to create something that feels autumnally warm, gently powdery, a tinge jammy, all while a faint incense note sort of whistles in the background, adding almost a bit of a latex feel. Smells like balloons, biscuits, and a field of wheat and flowers in the autumn sun.

this was my first Papillon perfume test and I remember saying “how did she do that?” after the first sniff. This is my second time wearing it and I am again enchanted by it. So velvety, a bit waxy, gentle but with a character. Salome and this one are my favorites from the whole line (haven’t tried Epona yet).

Smells like the best clean clothes drying outside in the sun on a windy day, with some extra creamy-ness and thick but smooth + fine orris root. I prefer this one over masque Milano l’attesa because the l’attesa has a annoying iso e super note in the mid, even though the rest of the fragrance is awesome

Oh the cedar complicates this floral. It is dry. Almost like a (pleasantly) sour suede. I actually think unisex, despite many reviewers invoking feminine or girlhood archetypes. It’s refreshing to find a mimosa in a new setting here. Low projection, even after 3 or 4 sprays. Gorgeous on a rainy day.

Alone time in a spring time garden, dozing off in the sun. Quiet, pensive and absolutely angelic. The iris is plush and cozy, silky osmanthus is happy, and mimosa smiling. Another beautiful piece from Liz Moores.