The Good, The Bad and the Amazing! 3 Floral Fragrances

3 floral fragrances. One is good, one is bad and one is amazing.
Quelques Fleurs Jardin Secret by Houbigant was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Luca Maffei. Top notes are Neroli, Bergamot and Yellow Mandarin; middle notes are Orris Root, Magnolia, Narcissus, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and Rose; base notes are Ambrette (Musk Mallow), White Musk, Musk and Sandalwood.
Beige Eau de Parfum by Chanel was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Polge.
Beige Eau de Parfum, “a perfume that honors the unique color,” is a simplistic, yet sensual, interpretation of a hawthorn bouquet mixed with powdery freesia flowers, frangipani, and honey. Perfumer Jacques Polge wanted to reinterpret what Mademoiselle Chanel once said: ”I take refuge in beige because it’s natural."
Un Bel Amour D’été was launched in 2024. The nose behind this fragrance is Marc-Antoine Corticchiato.
Carnal and solar. Forever love. Forever summer. Forever flowers. Fresh-soft corollas exhaling fleshy scents: gardenia melting skin and petals, radiant magnolia, exotic champaca conjure the mad intensity of a season of passion on the beach...
About me - I'm Claire and I live in the UK. My taste in perfumes is usually quite sweet but not too sweet, I love white florals but not tuberose so much. I like gourmands as long as they smell like perfumes still, I require my perfumes to change a little bit as I wear them ie not linear. I don't enjoy oud, leather, cumin, saffron or strong patchouli however there can be occasions where I do like perfumes with these notes if they are not too dominant. I enjoy most florals as long as they are backed up with something sweet or perhaps resins / insense. I tend to not enjoy anything very soapy. I also don't really enjoy very green fragrances. I am averse to overdoses of ambroxan and iso E super (timbersilk or similar) just because I find it annoying! I have no problem with synthetics in perfumery but I do enjoy perfumes that have some notes that at least smell like they could be from nature. My favourite type of perfumery is indie and I love Francesca Bianchi, Teone Reinthal, 4160 Tuesdays and Papillon Artisan Perfumes.
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[@tubereuse_criminelle]

You look fantastic! Cherry blossoms at the background are fabulous and wind in the curls is so romantic! Thank you so much for the shout out I am happy you're enjoying Beige, it is beautiful, I bought it in extrait last year and difference with edp is minimal! Parfum d'Empire is my favourite find of the last year, i have sampled 14 perfumes from their range and none of them contains ambrononsense! They vary in performance, thickness/texture, sillage, but all done great. I am grateful to Pep (The Scentinel) for highlighting this brand!!!

[@sabrinaandbenji1390]

You have beautiful hair, and the birds in the background are lovely, glad you went out with us❤

[@Smurfygurly]

Thank you 💖

[@justaddlight]

Lovely vid Claire. Great to hear that your tastes are evolving! I find that complacency often breeds stagnation. That last fragrance really does sound brilliant. 🌼

[@Smurfygurly]

Thanks Don, I might even become a proper adult sometime soon 😂

[@illiona3289]

I bought beige last spring at full retail price and just got it out to wear again this year. Still enjoy it very much but will agree it is more of a daily wear one rather than evening datenight for example. Thanks for promoting this gem a but further ❤

[@Smurfygurly]

It’s such a lovely easy to wear fragrance, perfect for spring. I’ve a feeling I’ll have a bottle myself very soon!

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

Hawthorn is my favourite smell of spring. I'm going to sniff Beige when I go to Manchester next month, thanks for the tip!

[@Smurfygurly]

Ooh yes do let me know what you think

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

@@Smurfygurly I will! Hard note to come by

[@isadoralovesperfume.7919]

You look beautiful

[@Smurfygurly]

Awww thank you 💖

[@bellydanza85]

I’ll try to get a 1 ml sample of un bel amour de’te. It sounds interesting. There was a lovely Prada vanilla which had a cumin note and I really liked that.

[@lisawithans]

I love Beige! It’s one of my favs from that line! I wish the price was much lower though!

[@Smurfygurly]

Yes the price is eye watering 😭

[@scentedsnowdrops]

Ooo chemical hairspray 😍 my favourite 😅. No I'd struggle with this one by the sounds of it. A "modern" interpretation... Is that Latin for ack. It does sound a shame, it did you like it could have been good. Beige I think was OK, I think its the EDP I'd sniffed. Yes hawthorn is maybe a little to me a touch greener only a touch. That last one does sound really nice and interesting actually. I've never heard of that D'Empire either. Great video. Intersting florals... Omg Claire 😅 there's not enough room in this box. My kinda genre

[@dcjimr1]

Parfum d'Empire does some really interesting scents that seem to have a twist of some kind. I have Equistrius, which is an unusual iris fragrance. Would love to try Un Bel Amour D'été! Wonderful review, Claire. Beige sounds beautiful, too. I tested it years ago and need to again.

[@Smurfygurly]

Thanks Jimbo I’m curious to try more from them. Tim sent me a sample of Le Cri but it was a bit sharp for me. Will look up the iris now.

[@dcjimr1]

@@Smurfygurly Karine had it in one of her videos and I saw it cheap online so blind bought it. 😁 I'm a baaad boy. Hmmm, just sprayed some on and there is a lot more violet than I remember.

[@kellielambert2184]

Great video Claire, firstly I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, your hair looks fabulous. I love Chanel Beige, it is my favourite of all the Les Exclusif line, I love the honey and hawthorn notes mixed together. There are only a few perfumes that I buy replacement bottles and Beige is one of them. I think I am on my third bottle 😊

[@Smurfygurly]

Thanks Kellie, Beige is so lovely so I can totally understand that.

[@kellielambert2184]

@@SmurfygurlyI am not happy it is cooling down here on the other side of the world. Summer is well and truly gone 😢

[@Smurfygurly]

So sad!

[@Comfortinscents]

Enjoyed trying Beige a lot too and tempted me as well🌞🌞

[@Smurfygurly]

It is a lovely one isn’t it? It sort of crept up on me 🌞😊

[@OlfactiveStories]

I found that the original version of Quelques fleurs was the best one. The flankers are not as good as the original. Beige is nice but didn't really work for me so far. And I'm really intrigued by the new Parfum d'Empire 😊

[@Smurfygurly]

Yes I need to revisit the OG it’s been a long time since I tried it and I’m sure it’s more classic perfumery.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

I love Parfums d’Empire. I have to get my nose on this. I have so many of their fragrances. I couldn’t tolerate “Beiges” at all. It is too boring and flat to my nose. I’ve had the Houbigant fragrance forever.

[@Smurfygurly]

I think I found Beige boring too whenever I tested it previously in stores but strangely my tastes are changing to more pared down simplistic scents. I’m about to order samples of several Houbigants now.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

@@Smurfygurly I get what you are saying. I just can’t justify the price for my level of engagement.

[@moondust013]

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[@Smurfygurly]

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[@The1sista]

Beautiful eyes and hair. Is that your natural hair colour or what colour is it? x

[@Smurfygurly]

Thank you, it’s my natural grey but I use a lot of purple shampoo to get a lilac tone x