Flagrant Delice

Terry De Gunzburg worked as the creative director for YSL and has now launched her own perfume line. Her line is currently on offer exclusively at Harrods. I was wandering around the perfume section and was not familiar with this line at all, so was intrigued to try them. Flagrant Delice is a fig and almond fragrance that is exceptionally well balanced. Unlike some fig based frags, this one never steers into being too sweet. This is classified as an orientla vanilla, which is not really evident at the beginning where the fig is prominent. This stage is definitely gourmand. As the perfume develops, the almond balances it well and the fig retreats into the background until a milky almond takes over. Fig is still lurking, but the almond gives an *almost* bitter accord that actually works well and keeps it interesting. But wait! Another surprise is in store... It took me a long time to realize that a slight coconut note lingers at the end. Although I has no intention of buying anything from Harrods that day, I came home with a 50 ml bottle. The longevity is very good. I'm embarrassed to say when I returned to my hotel room I could smell my perfume from the corridor. Having said that, it is never overpowering or sickly. Although geared for women, I think blokes could easily pull this one off. One for fig and vanilla lovers to try!

Flagrant Delice is a really really nice milky fig/fruity scent that is very easy to wear and enjoy. The almond note keeps this form getting too heavy and the fruity aspect leans more on the fresh side and not the sweet. I'm surprised no one has compared this to Marc Jacobs for Men, as they both have a similar fig note. Marc Jacobs is heavier and more syrupy and has a woodiness in the background, tilting it more masculine. Flagrant Delice is lighter, fresher and has musk instead of wood making it softer and a bit easier to wear. I personally prefer Flagrant Delice over Marc Jacobs. This is getting hard to find, which is too bad as this is a high quality long lasting well made fragrance. Definitely worth tracking down.

Milky milky creamy sweet fig. It's SUPER pleasant and I think a perfect example of lactonic notes in perfumes. It's quite subtle and doesn't project far, so in that way is perfect for offices or closed spaces. Would probably be perfect for dates too; as I cannot see any way it could offend. Everything about it is beautiful; from the design and presentation to the fragrance inside. The glass is very heavy & has a "solid" look and feel.

Flagrant Delice has a prominent scent of almondmilk which is very creamy..... and a scent of fig (which in my opinion is very sutible for colder weather). There is also a sweet tonkavanilla note going on in the scent, as well as a rich bergamot. All in all it ́s a very fresh warm sweet musky kind of skinscent 😍 soooo beautiful, absolutly marvellous!!! I love this one 💖

The beautiful scent. It has all that I needed and what I love in scent. Has well balanced notes, Has fruitly- -vanilla-changes. is elegant , but young. It has a beautiful bottle. It stands a chance be my personal scent. :) Very frizz in summer time ;)