I coveted a bottle of Fleurs d'oranger for many years and now I finally have it but the true surprise of the day turned out to be Feminité du bois. Smelling two breathtakingly beautiful scents in one sitting makes me feel very lucky.
Fleur d’oranger is so beautiful ! I got a partial bottle from a friend and unfortunately it kept on leaking and I had to decant it before all the perfume was gone 😢 But I managed to save some and I’m in love with the beauty of it 💕
Love the commentary & reaction! I am in the same boat, Lutens isn’t anywhere in NYC since they pulled out of the US! Need to re try Oranger. I remember thinking it was too much Cumin. Yesterday wore Maharinih Intense by Nicolaï. Have you tidied that one? Orange, cinnamon and civet. Amazing amazing. Still loving my Santal Majuscule I bought after your review.
Thanks for sharing your love for serge lutens! Got a discovery set because of your videos and I’m loving feminine du bois. Can you explain why it smells like the 90s? I also love iris silver mist, it’s gorgeous IMO, and might be my favourite SL currently. curious on what you think about it.
Thank you! Whenever I say something like smells of the nineties I usually refer to something nostalgic for me, it’s not very helpful I’m afraid. Fragrances in the 90’s used to be fresher, softer, easier on the nose (for the most) than the 80’s. I used to wear a lot of Calvin Klein’s Obsession (80’s, ha!) in the 90’s, so my logic is skewed at times. I wish i could find Iris silver mist!
@MemoryFlo i think i sometimes get a plasticy / rubbery vibe from certain jasmin notes, but it' s hard to tell if it's synthetic jasmine or certain natural varieties of jasmin. I just sampled Gelsomino by Santa Maria Novella, and the jasmine-sambac in there is just heavenly. The rubber note in Fleurs d'oranger is certainly the worst i have ever come across. But well, thats just my stupid nose.
I coveted a bottle of Fleurs d'oranger for many years and now I finally have it but the true surprise of the day turned out to be Feminité du bois. Smelling two breathtakingly beautiful scents in one sitting makes me feel very lucky.
Fleur d’oranger is so beautiful ! I got a partial bottle from a friend and unfortunately it kept on leaking and I had to decant it before all the perfume was gone 😢 But I managed to save some and I’m in love with the beauty of it 💕
How strange that serge lutens bottles should leak. Sorry to hear that
Love the commentary & reaction! I am in the same boat, Lutens isn’t anywhere in NYC since they pulled out of the US! Need to re try Oranger. I remember thinking it was too much Cumin. Yesterday wore Maharinih Intense by Nicolaï. Have you tidied that one? Orange, cinnamon and civet. Amazing amazing. Still loving my Santal Majuscule I bought after your review.
Hey! Sad about Serge Lutens, and i’m afeaid nicolai is almost the same here. Nowhere to test them and discovery sets are repetitive and rare
Thanks for sharing your love for serge lutens! Got a discovery set because of your videos and I’m loving feminine du bois. Can you explain why it smells like the 90s?
I also love iris silver mist, it’s gorgeous IMO, and might be my favourite SL currently. curious on what you think about it.
Thank you! Whenever I say something like smells of the nineties I usually refer to something nostalgic for me, it’s not very helpful I’m afraid. Fragrances in the 90’s used to be fresher, softer, easier on the nose (for the most) than the 80’s. I used to wear a lot of Calvin Klein’s Obsession (80’s, ha!) in the 90’s, so my logic is skewed at times. I wish i could find Iris silver mist!
Sadly, Fleurs d'oranger smells like rubber to me. Nothing else. And not just on my skin, on paper also
Interesting, any other orange blossom scents that work for you?
@MemoryFlo i think i sometimes get a plasticy / rubbery vibe from certain jasmin notes, but it' s hard to tell if it's synthetic jasmine or certain natural varieties of jasmin. I just sampled Gelsomino by Santa Maria Novella, and the jasmine-sambac in there is just heavenly.
The rubber note in Fleurs d'oranger is certainly the worst i have ever come across. But well, thats just my stupid nose.
Well… i get bugspray from most white florals so it just might be an association 🤷🏽♂️