Chloë Sevigny Little Flower

I love this fragrance. it's such a pretty, dewy, delicate rose. it's slightly green without any earthiness or dampness like you find in Eau Rose, but overall the impression is of a garden of blooming pink roses. rose + peony is my absolute favourite combo in fragrance and it's done so well here. rose on its own can be too powerful, almost astringent, and peony on its own can be too watery and aquatic. but together they temper each other into something so whimsical. i'm not sure how much heavy lifting the bleeding hearts note is doing as i've never smelled it in perfumery before, but it's a beautiful, unique flower and i'm happy they included it! the pomelo note is definitely present initially but fades after an hour or so into the background. i really like that note choice, it's refreshing without being tangy! not too tropical, but not too basic either. i don't really get a smokiness on my skin, nor can I pick out tea as a note, but they seem to form the beautiful blend in the base. then again, i don't pick up an incense note in Delina either, so maybe it's just my nose/skin. overall I just think this is a gorgeous floral. yes, there are many others out there similar but as a diehard pink floral lover, it's worth having for me. rose+peony+fruit isn't a unique accord by any stretch of the imagination, but i find it's an accord that rarely gets done justice. either it ends up too green and earthy, or too synthetic. this is such a nice balance. by far one of the most expensive perfumes i've ever owned though! i heard it was being discontinued so i just had to get it, i normally like to work my way through several samples of a fragrance before i make a decision but i'm glad i chose to get this. such a beautiful addition to my collection, in both the scent and the bottle!

Little Flower from Regime Des Fleurs was my wedding fragrance. It's a beautiful rose fragrance with hints of vintage elements. As someone who is very sensitive to rose, NEVER in my life would I have thought I'd wear a rose perfume on the most important day of my life. But this rose is done so well, that it wound up as my wedding perfume! Little Flower smells like a giant, beautiful, blush-pink rose just picked from the garden, with fresh rain dew drops all over it. It's stunning. It's not an overpowering, synthetic rose at all. These are high-quality ingredients, that are extremely well blended. This fragrance made me realize I actually DO like rose notes when they are done right. Turkish rose in particular seems to be a standout rose note in perfumes, distinguishing them as "tolerable." There is a slight vintage element to Little Flower that I appreciate as a vintage lover. My wedding was based off of Elvis Presley's wedding so the vintage element of Little Flower was very fitting. Not to mention the bottle itself is nearly perfect. I can't think of a more beautiful perfume bottle, honestly. There are still modern elements to this perfume that I can appreciate, as well. For the cons, the longevity and projection are not the best. I find I need to reapply every 3 hours. But I can deal with it for how gorgeous this rose is. Rating: 10/10

This was a blind buy for me and initially a slight disappointment because she starts very similarly to a scent I already own (and love) Liis Rose Struck. However after wearing her several times and experiencing the whole length of the wear it isn’t as similar as I thought. The top notes definitely feel very similar but the dry down is different, both are lovely. Liis is more tea and rose in the dry down and it a lot more sweet, more young. If Rose Struck is a pretty teenager, then Little Flower is that same girl who had a glow up in her early twenties. She is just as pretty but she is sexier, more sultry, cool, and more confident. Those incense and Palo Santo notes pop and it is chefs kiss. I feel like TikTok has branded her a bridal fragrance and not much else— many talk about the lovely feminine/bridal packaging (which is of course true), but I feel like that is limiting and doesn’t tell her whole story. To me she is the Lorelei Gilmore of scents, she was raised in a place of grace and elegance but she has an edge to her. She is her own person and is a touch quirky. She can play the part at a society luncheon but throws a leather jacket on over her dress when she leaves the venue. She can go from the fancy luncheon to a casual date night with ease. She can be bridal and hang at the dive bar.

Trying out a sample. This is the kind of rose I love. Very realistic and fresh (not jammy and sweet), like you’re bending down to a rose bush, taking in the living flower. I don’t find the black tea super obvious, but I think it does a subtle essential job of balancing and hugging everything together. This is really a wonderful composition. I have a full bottle of Régime des Fleurs Cacti and have heard Alia Raza talk about how Cacti was the starting canvas for Little Flower, so I wore them on each arm to compare today. I can *sort of* smell the similarity, but Cacti’s prominent cucumber and aloe notes would never have me guessing that they’re similar if I hadn’t heard her describe Little Flower in an interview. That clean, watery rose is what makes this one shine. Curious to layer the two perfumes tomorrow. But even if I love them layered, I sadly likely won’t be buying Little Flower. I have hope that I can find a fresh, light, watery rose for a lower price. Looking forward to trying Liis Rose Struck which I’ve heard is similar and is $85 less. Edit: The more I smell this— the longer it wears and leaves its initial sweetness behind— the more I absolutely love it. It’s a light projection, but it lasts *forever* on the skin. Uh oh. Really a shame about the price tag.

I received a dabber sample of this. May be slightly different once atomized but as is, this is lovely. I'm a rose hater. Something about the stuffy, powdery old women's rose perfumes at church growing up put me off. But fresh roses are present at some point in all of our lives, and this is more evocative of that. It's sticking your nose in a fresh slightly green rose center, with a citrusy fruit board on the table by you at a springtime tea party with the girls. I'd put the sample on my knuckle and catch the most refreshing whiffs of it. I don't know if I'm just hypnotized by this scent because of the blossoms blooming right outside at the moment, but it's been days and I continue to return to my sample (and I detest dabbers so that's saying something). The price is a tad steep, but I think it's unique, classy, and refreshing enough to warrant a full bottle in my collection. Sorry Portrait of a Lady, love your drama, but this is the rose I need for the remainder of my 20s.