Fleur Burlesque

I am wearing "don't mess with me" perfumes to work at the moment, which means they need to be strong and mature. Fragrances with sandalwood, oud and civet are my choice of notes when in my "don't mess with me" mood. When I first wore Fleur Burlesque in early summer, sandalwood and jasmine were the strongest notes; equally balanced with the jasmine, sandalwood played - almost - as a light oud. I don't remember even noticing amber. I loved it. Testing FB this cool January evening, it is unrecognisable to me as the perfume I last wore in summer. Gardenia is singing, too high and sweet, backed by jasmine. Sandalwood is playing a vague supporting role, WAY in the background (and I still can't smell amber - not in the way I like, anyway). I barely even like FB this evening. This really shows the difference temperature can make to my enjoyment of a perfume. Fleur Burlesque is going back into the cupboard until spring and I'm going with Pour une Femme de Caron instead.

This is gorgeous. It's understated and effortless, with realistic florals and a warm base. The gardenia and jasmine are so well blended that they smell like one note, and the amber really punches through and is almost honey-like. I only wish the sandalwood came through on me more...I love sandalwood. It reminds me of my grandmother in a good way. She would've been a teen in the late 20s and early 30s, and was a very fashionable lady who loved her perfumes, fascinator hats, kid gloves, and shoe collection. I know he was going for Moulin Rouge 1880s-1890s chic, but I think this is a harken back to all things vintage--well made, long-lasting, pure, and timeless. There's something kind of magical about this. It makes me want to put my hair up in pin curls, lounge around my apartment in a robe, and smoke a rolled cigarette through a window while drinking black coffee and writing that book I've been meaning to finish. 10/10

After a long and expensive quest to find a signature scent replacement for First by VC&A that I have been wearing since I discovered it in my late teens when it first came out, and can no longer appreciate because of multiple reformulations that have spoiled it, I have now found my new signature sent. FB is a heavenly, feminine scent and ironically, I dislike most scents with sandalwood. I obtained a small 1 ml sample, drenched myself in it and promptly purchased 100 ml. Its really cold now where I live and I find it just so alluring, exquisite and sublime. When your find your special scent you just know because it creates a magical bubble all around you! Can’t wait to test it out in spring/summer. I’m sure its a year round beauty. Mr Epinette you now have a place in my heart next to my favorite master perfumer of all times : Mr Jean Claude Ellena.

What an honor, to write the first review about such a beautiful fragrance!! Aah, this is beautiful indeed. It smells like what I expected Carnal Flower to be, but it wasn't. This smells like beautiful white flowers on a warm spring day. With just one spray on my neck it lasted 9 hours, and it kept getting more beautiful as time went by... It mellowed extremely nicely, contrary to many many perfumes which start smelling off after 3 hours on my skin. This perfume managed to comfort me through a difficult 9 hours, I must add! The only downside is the price, as it is well over 100 pounds for the 100ml bottle. I tested this in London at Liberty and they told me it was exclusive, although I do not remember any more details. I recommend this 100% if you have access to it and can afford it. Hopefully someday this beauty will be mine! <3

Looking at the notes, this fragrance doesn't sound like my cuppa tea. However, notes alone can be very deceiving and the composition of a fragrance can smell completely different to what one would imagine. This fragrance is vibrant, vivacious but not obnoxious, and expensive smelling. There is an elegance to it, perhaps even a little flirtiness. It is an easy reach and although perfect for the warmer months, still shines during the middle of winter. Fleur Burlesque could be worn to work, for a night out, or for a special occasion, it's very versatile. Longevity is pretty good as I could still faintly smell it the next morning, maybe 22 hours after applying it. It projected decently for about the first 8 hours and leaves a nice trail. If you like scents that are quite feminine and have personality, I recommend giving this a try.

This is a very nice gardenia fragrance and I bet my Gran would have loved it as an alternative to Chanel Gardenia. I dont know who likened it to no 1 white floral sceecher Micheal Kors but they are very much mistaken. You do get lots of gardenia then some jasmine. Amber provides some much needed warmth and prevents it becoming too screechy for me. The lovely sandalwood becomes very evident after half an hour. I dont get a lot of sweetness but amber does provide a little I guess. There is no escaping the fact that this is a big white floral number so be prepared. I have to agree that it is a touch animalic. Good sillage and longevity. A lovely fragrance for night wear and a touch formal to. I might go fb if it is in the sales as it is pretty pricey.

Sunny, smooth, clean white floral scent that envelops its wearer. To me Fleur Burlesque (fantastic name) is neither screechy or old-fashioned, and I can imagine this being wonderful year round, but especially in warmer weather. FB is lactonic and has a certain sheer quality. Not sure I will shell out the money for a bottle of Fleur Burlesque (that stuff's expensive!), but I am sure I will greatly enjoy finishing my sample. Lasting power is outstanding. 28/03: Fleur Burleseque has snuck up on me as I've gotten more into white florals over the past months and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. A small travel size is on its way and I cannot wait to make good use of it this summer

This perfume is most best when left for ten minutes and the dry down! The perfume is classic but with a modern edge, it represents feminity in the most classy way. This is a night perfume and a winter perfume, warm and floral with a musky feeling too it, a "Warm jumper vibe" and also a "evening dress vibe" I feel "completed" when spraying this perfume and it just consistently pumps out musky floral vibes! It definitely is something that I will be wearing over the holidays and during the fall! It's a white floral lovers perfume! just no the expensive side, but you most certainly get what you pay for!

I love this! Such a beautiful feminine fragrance. Perfect if you love white florals but don’t like ones that are too powdery / “old lady”. Smells like swirls of creamy gardenias, like you’ve just walked through a garden and the petals have brushed over you. It’s fairly linear with just a bit of the woods coming through in the dry down, but I don’t really see that as a bad thing. Longevity and sillage are STRONG - which justifies the price, I think.

Hairspray sharpness that reminds me of what my mom wouldve worn as her signature scent in the 80s (she wore Giorgio Beverly Hills). Someone else had a hair salon memory in the reviews too (I wonder what product line that must've been); They said they would wear this to a funeral, and I agree that it would work for a formal event of the like, or even just for a night out with an all black outfit, eliciting the burlesque it's named for.

This is beautiful. It’s not a buy for me because it is so similar to gucci gorgeous Jasmine, which I have already and nothing beats that vintage style turquoise bottle from gucci. Otherwise I might switch to this and replace but I’ll find another Vilhelm to buy! Edit: NOPE, when I put on my skin it’s too green and sharp and dry for me to wear. Not as close to Gucci Gorgeous Jasmine as I thought when first tested.

I need a full bottle of this! This is the best gardenia fragrance I’ve tried so far. Unlike most white florals which are considered “old” or “mature” (personally I don’t see this as a negative feature of white florals) this one is fresh and bright. It opens with some wood and it develops a bit soapy, but it’s just so much gardenia, in the best way. Amazing

This is gorgeous! Jasmine and Gardenia are the stars here. This is a sexy fragrance that will leave you wanting to smell it more. I looked very hard to find a bottle. It seems to be sold out everywhere. I hope it is not discontinued, as it does not smell like any other white florals to me.

I was surprised how much I love this scent. This became my favorite Vilhelm Parfumerie. It reminds me of walking through a garden on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. It lasts so long and is such a light, but strong, scent.

Now this is the one from the brand that I love. I am a big fan of white florals so when I tried this one I fell in love. It smells like classic white floral scent. Love Love Love!! Will be buying full bottle soon.

Exact copy of Iris Tuberose by Guerlain... maybe a little bit more sophisticated version of Anais Anais by Cacharel.. lovely!!

My favorite. I wish it were stronger and lasted longer (lasts 1-2 hours before turning into a skin scent)

Fleur Burlesque is a nice perfume, but I don't find the gardenia note in it the most natural smelling to me. I can smell the sweet and white floral nuances of gardenia, but none of that glorious mushroomy and ruberry latex smell that gardenia has or any of its green nuances. I also feel like I get more jasmine in this than gardenia, but not of the most natural kind. The sandalwood and amber were a bit too strong in this and may have taken away from the white floral notes a little bit and caused them not to shine as much. I would have preferred it if they were both base notes and toned down and also maybe if some green notes were added to the opening to make the gardenia note smell more naturalistic. There is something very Donatella Versace about this fragrance and sort of loud and boisterous, as well as sort of tacky but in a good way. I could imagine Dontatella wearing this to a runway show of hers wearing a black bondage dress by none other than Versace, of course! So in saying that, I'll be contrarian and say that I can imagine this being a night time fragrance for big galas, parties and what not and the notes working very well in both the spring and the fall, when the notes in this won't be as magnified by the heat permeating through your skin. I got 9 and a half hours wear on my skin and it projected about 6 feet from me, meaning that this had quite strong sillage. I'd give Fleur Burlesque a 7/10 in total. It is nice, but I wouldn't spring to buy a bottle for myself.

I bought this in Sydney, Australia because the shopgirl mentioned how this was one of her favorite scents that she always got compliments on when she wore it. It's inspired by the Roaring 20s, which I can see. I wanted a lighter floral/daytime perfume, as I naturally gravitate to heavier fragrances. While I do use this perfume regularly, it's a little... Not cloying, but I feel like it sits on my skin and doesn't transform or mellow in a way that would make it softer and transferable. It smells out of the bottle the same on my skin, even after a few hours, but it's like the bottom notes never rise up ahead of the top ones. This is not a perfume I casually wear if I'm running errands, it's more if I know I'm doing something important during the day. Additionally, the price is a little high. It was around $150 USD in Australia for the 100 mL bottle at the time. I don't exactly think that the price and experience are justified, but I'm happy to have the scent in my collection anyway.

Fleur Burlesque reminds me of both a boutique hair salon and the LDS churches I grew up attending (no longer though lol). Its oily in the way an expensive conditioner is and is doused with white floral juiciness. Very simplistic and linear. I imagine my devoutly, scarily, mormon aunt would adore this. It would fit her, her platinum hair touched up so frequently I do not believe her roots have seen the light of day in three decades, her twenty step skin care routine, and all white interior decorating. It smells clean and sweet. But sort of unnervingly so. Like no one in the home is allowed to have a personality outside of gardenias, dieting, and scriptures. The room this paints is wall to wall beige family portraits and paintings of white jesus floating on cotton candy clouds, wreathes with exclusively plastic florals, and thick spotless white carpet. Oddly nostalgic. I would wear this to a funeral.