Fleur d'Oranger Lavande Petit Grain

Orange blossom is one of the few notes in perfumery that should always go simple. Houses that over-complicate their orange blossom perfumes by adding musk, honey, powder, vetiver, myrrh etc suffer from losing the fundamental bright and crisp characteristics of the blossom. A real shame. This is why YR's Fleur d'Oranger Lavande Petit Grain shines. It smells exactly like the notes entail: a leafy dash of petitgrain in the foreground along with aromatic orange blossom, with the lavender giving it subtle "earthiness". Inhaling this EDT is quite like smelling a blooming orange tree, with the flowers, leaves and barks. Some caution for blind-buyers: this scent has no honey type of sweetness whatsoever. If you like your floral honeyed-sweet Seville a l`Aube from L`Artisan, or Fleurs d'Orange by Serge Lutens will work much better. If you're a petitgrain junkie like I am though, this won't disappoint. The scent lasts at most 3 hours but with 20ml for $7 bucks you really can't beat it. I also like to switch up to a different frag after a few hours with orange blossoms anyway, so this is perfect for me.

An EDC type of fragrance, invigorating and aromatic, with lavender and petitgrain in the start. 15 minutes later it's mostly the orange blossom that's left, projecting a vaguely white-floral quality. To my nose it is absolutely unisex and very enjoyable. Longevity is far from stellar but the price justifies refreshing every now and then and pairing it up with the neroli/almond lotion improves the lasting power. It holds well on clothes and could make a great pillow scent. Pretty, fresh and uncomplicated, it reminds me more of the YR Agrumes en fleurs rather than the waxier and far more tenacious Secrets d'essences Neroli, which I own, love and wear year-round.

I adore, absolutely love, this underrated little gem. I love how it is neither overly masculine or feminine, just lovely, bright yet light, and clean. The petitgrain, which I adore, and lavender seem to balance out the orange blossom here and keep it from overwhelming the whole concoction; it seems to sit there and speak confidently without drowning out the other voices. I collect and wear hundreds of fragrances but this is one of the few I'd never want to be without. A take it to a desert island sort of scent. My happy dreams smell like this.

A simple scent with a refreshing bouquet of citrus, carries a nostalgic vibe for me. Although it doesn't last long according to most reviewers, its longevity can be boosted if you use the Orange Flower Almond Body lotion by yves Rocher. It doesn't list the same notes here but the body lotion is quite strong on the orange flower, so much so that it may be used instead of wearing fragrance. the almond in it is quite subtle, so if you like this fragrance try the body lotion too!

Beautiful scent, standing out from the sweet mash up everybody is producing.For me the Lavender and the Petitgren are mostly prominent, while the orange blossom comes stronger with the drydown. It is very fresh and clean smell, maybe a little bit like an old-school soap bar, but in a very nice way. With it I know I smell unique and nice.