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 ;)

Yes lactonic milk fig.. but so sad that just is poor longevity.. the long lasting is between 1 and 3 hours sure... sad. But yea good smell as lives...

i love love love it, its so tender, so milky fresh and bit sweet. I think its getting discontinued...

one of the best parfums i ever had..

This opens with a very dry woody fig, very strong but not unpleasant...it can be very in your face though if you're not used to fig. It's not as lactonic as I'd like but it does progress to sweet-tart fruity and into a more sweet/cozy territory as it dries down. As this one is on the pricier side I would say test first or find a really good deal, because while lovely, it might not be worth the full price tag.

Very pretty - smells like fig trees in the sun - leafy, milky scent of the fig plant :) The effect is prolongated by tonka and vanilla in the base. And this is all I am getting from the scent. No citrusy notes, or flowers. At least not during a hot summer day. It suits spring, summer and autumn. Day and night.

Review for the new bottle with ‘by terry’ labelled on the front. I didn’t test the original before the rebrand but this is a fruity fig scent - not the dry leafy, woody kind - a little sweet and delicate. I don’t feel any milkiness. It’s pulpy. Unfortunately, the red berry note is prominent in the dry down which spoils the fragrance a little for me.

I would have preferred a stronger scent of fig. One hour later I can mostly detect almond and something very sweet. It's quite lovely as a fragrance but a little too sweet for me.

I had such hopes, such great expectations about this, but I am left puzzled as this is nothing what I hoped and waited for. It opened with an almost citrusy note followed by all too much tonka bean which here for me is simply too much. At the opening I got NO figs, nor milk, nor almond, no sweetness at all, it actually opened rather peppery and cloying for me, almost as there was clove present. The heart and drydown is a bit more promising. I finally get fig and the combo with milk is rather pleasing for my nose, though I did hope for more sweetness and I though this will be a gourmand, but on me this is not - it is a rather spicy masala tea like creation with figs set aside. I do love how masala tea smells, but unfortunately the spicyness of the milk and freshness of figs simply does not work in my book.

This is a very airy, figgy, and creamy fragrance. Juicy, fruity and sweet at the start. When the top notes fade, the fragrance is very well balanced. My only complaint is that the fragrance is gone in less than an hour. I don't think it smells like Philosykos as Flagrant Delice isn't green in the least on me. I love Terryfic Oud L'eau so thought I'd sample a few of Terry's other fragrances. Overall very nice fruity vanilla. -

I think it is constructed ok. I get the point but for me it is like playing a musical piece. I am playing along and all of a sudden I hit a bad note and plop it hurts my ears and ruins the experience. For me that is what this is like there is some note in there that I just don't like on me and it is pricey.

I haven't quite made up my mind as to whether or not I like Flagrant Delice. Fig scents are not really my cup of tea, and seeing that this fragrance is quite sweet, fruity and milky, I can't say that I'm digging it. I would much prefer Diptyque's Philosykos if I were to wear a fig scent. There's too much going on in Flagrant Delice's composition. In a way, I find it too juicy and candied. It smells like something I'd expect to find in a lolly shop. I can detect more tonka bean than almond in Flagrant Delice. The milk note lends a soft creaminess, however I find it sickly after awhile. It even had a shampoo-vibe after a few hours wear. I think it may have a lot to do with my skin chemistry though. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to begin my introduction to Terry de Gunzburg with Flagrant Delice. I really don't appreciate fruity and/or fig based fragrances. But for those of you that love fruity, sweet, jam-like scents, I would still recommend trying Flagrant Delice. Flagrant Delice strikes me as being quite a feminine scent, not something that men would usually be found wearing. Despite being niche, Flagrant Delice could appeal to almost anyone, even the younger crowd. I wouldn't mind smelling it on others, just not on myself.

It starts as a dry, nose-tickling fig, more like woody than fruity. Then slowly becomes more fruity and juicy. Little by little a very faint sweetness steps in, I can pick some greenness too. In this stage it reminds me of green figs, not ripe and sweet yet. After a while the sharp edges soften and it becomes a ripe fig. Not very sweet, not very milky just as a real fig is. That needly-powdery, nose-tickling nuance is still in the background. No prominent almond note as I had hoped for. Nothing else. The list of the notes in Fragrantica may not be quite correct. Quoting from my sample card, "A sun-ripened fig infused with citrus fruits and flowers, revealing in its heart bitter almond, tonka bean and vanilla notes." (Ther are no flowers mentioned in here, and I don't get any red currant, or powdery notes listed.) Not the best sillage and staying power I'm afraid.

Gorgeously delightful bottle design, this is pure luxe. This opens with very green bergamot which only lasts around 3-5 mins. Followed by a dry expensive fig. I get no almond (good) or milk. Sillage very low. Lasting 2-4 hours at best but to be fair it fades well and doesnt become cloying, soapy or like cheap air freshner like some fig perfumes do. Above it lists "sweet" as a main accord which i disagree with, its dry and very green, fruity yes, sweet no. If you are looking to purchase a fig fragrance consider Amarni Figuier Eden first.. To me its superior in most ways. I rate this about 7.5/10 while the Armani is an 8.5/10. This is lovely, v good -but there are better options around. Could possibly be unisex.

Opens VERY sweet! Milky almond-dough vanilla with touches of fresh bergamot & mandarin zest to keep it from being ALL sugar. "Nice, though confection-sweet" was my 1st thought. If I put my nose right against my skin I get the dirt-laced sweetness I recognize as fig (don't take that the wrong way; fig skins have always smelled like they have a touch of real dirt in them to me, a slight mineral-ness), but it's barely distinguishable from the overall almond + sugar vibe. Not bad, 'safe' if you like sweet almond scents, but not exceptional. The only milk I get througout is that freshly-snapped from the tree figgy milk, not dairy milk, by the way.

This is such a luxurious feminine scent, and to my nose not a fig scent per se, which works as I am not a big fan of fig. The fig note is rounded and smooth and blends in nicely with the other notes , to create a subtle sweetness that is dreamingly creamy. The fig doesn't have that resinous grainy edge that so many fig scents have This is an elegant subtle fig, certainly not dry. It makes you think you are wearing a top quality perfume that nobody else has Longevity is good also, but projection isn't great. Terry de Gunzburg is definitely making beautiful scents.