Princess Grace / Grace de Monaco by Fabergé

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Princess Grace
Grace de Monaco
Fabergé 1998

8.1 / 10 42 Ratings

A popular perfume by Fabergé for women, released in 1998. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by Unilever.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Sweet

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Mandarin orange

Orange blossom

Ylang-ylang

Pot marigold

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Tuberose

May rose

Base Notes

Vanilla

Ambrette seed

Sandalwood

Tonka bean Iris

Iris

Ratings

Scent

8.142 Ratings

Longevity

7.436 Ratings

Sillage

6.630 Ratings

Bottle

8.143 Ratings

Submitted by Chanelle, last update on 10/28/2023.

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5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/01/2011

9Scent 10Longevity

Chanelle
752 Reviews

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Chanelle

Top Review 11

A Touch of Royalty's Glamour

Fabergé, the house that has given us such jewels as Brut, Domestos, and Axe deodorant, is not the manufacturer one would expect to produce a $5000 bottle.
And just like that, they casually launch a series that is so exclusive and high-priced that only a few US high-end department stores like Neiman Marcus carry it.
As a collector of perfumery treasures, I was naturally eager to get to know at least a few pieces from this collection and perhaps even own some. However, I could only manage to get the standard editions, EdP and body care; I did get to briefly touch an Extrait bottle after purchasing it on behalf of a respected perfumery owner from Düsseldorf for one of his clients through my Neiman Marcus card in the USA.
The 60-ml Extrait size (limited) was available in two versions: one as a standing Fabergé egg, with a base, for a ridiculous $850, and then the luxury version, designed as an openable crystal egg, for $5000, with the design inspired by the Fabergé Serpent Clock Egg, which is owned by the Monegasque royal family, and made from 22-carat hand-gilded crystal from the Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis.
At the same time, there was a similarly built and priced "Imperial" series, in blue, but the green-gold one discussed here was dedicated to the late Gracia Patricia, who tragically passed away in 1982.

Does the fragrance live up to these high expectations?
It does.
Princess Grace is a composition of heavy, velvety blooms - Italian jasmine, May rose, Indian tuberose - combined with exotic woods and oriental spices.

What is the scent progression like?
PG opens floral but not sweet, not as citrusy or bergamot-like as expected, but rather jasmine-like. The top note is very densely woven; I can't make out individual components, but it remains unsweetened-floral, slightly rosy, but increasingly woody-spicy. I would classify the scent now as a fougère due to its dominant woody-green (is that marigold?) note.
In the base, there is a very light, creamy vanilla and a powdery iris, which only round out the scent and do not have any other prominent characteristics. The sillage is subtle, floral-woody, and spicy.
I was positively surprised by the scent and find it extremely successful. Due to its rarity, even the 50 ml Eau de Parfum bottles (very nice to look at, see above, no crystal, not limited) reach prices around $400 worldwide.

And this from a manufacturer that simultaneously offers 750 ml of Brut for $30.
But Princess Grace is almost worth the slightly higher price.

07/08/2011

8.5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Florblanca
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Florblanca

Helpful Review 12

High high, high socy..., high Society!

This fragrance is truly something noble. From the packaging to the bottle to the content! The image of the bottle used here does not do its beauty justice, which is why I’ve added one to my album.

The scent itself is a knockout. In the opening, it’s fresh-fruity, slightly sweet, with ripe peaches and mandarins jumping out at me. Juicy and wonderfully fragrant. This peach effect must be created by the marigold combined with the mandarin, along with the scent intensity of neroli and ylang-ylang. Even the top note is enchanting, and I find myself right in the middle of it...

...right in the middle of the film High Society, or "The Upper Ten Thousand." Grace Kelly was simply brilliant in this film, and together with Bing Crosby, they made a dream duo. I love the film and laugh at the same scenes over and over, and cry at the same scenes (I give to you and you give to me, true love, true love...) even though I know them by heart.

Here, Grace Kelly is cool yet not cool, charming, beautiful, feminine, and simply enchanting, and that’s what makes this film so appealing to me.

And so is the fragrance, cool yet not cool, charming, beautiful, feminine, and elegant. Because after the fresh top note comes the heart of flowers. The presence of rose here does not detract from the whole. ;-)
For the floral notes are so fine and so perfectly balanced that none of them stands out individually, but together they create a harmonious, noble, very feminine heart note.

Very subtly and very slowly, the fragrance becomes softer, creamier, and a bit woodier in the drydown. I can’t get enough of sniffing my left hand and am typing here one-handed.

The sillage is a dream and the longevity leaves nothing to be desired.

Princess Grace is a fragrance 100% to my taste, and I will gladly wear it with a certain pride, knowing that I then smell somewhat like Gracia of Monaco.

Dear Chanelle, thank you so much for allowing me to have such a treasure. You owe me one.

10/22/2013

7Scent 5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Somebody
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Somebody

Very helpful Review

The Nimbus of an Icon

Sometimes people or things are placed on such a high pedestal that bowing before them is almost preprogrammed and the monument becomes untouchable for most.

In this case, we are dealing with two "untouchables": the admittedly beautiful Gracia Patricia of Monaco, who became a myth through her tragic accidental death, known as Grace Kelly, and the name Fabergé, which achieved worldwide fame through precious, jewel-encrusted eggs.

Without immediately falling into a reverent state of shock and completely detached from the famous names, I took on the fragrance Princess Grace de Monaco by Fabergé.

From the very beginning, it is clear that this is a floral scent, although the top note irritates me with a strangely exotic, almost medicinal aroma to such an extent that I suspected the sample had gone off. Since I have not yet smelled marigold in isolation, I am inclined to blame it for this impression.

Once that is overcome, the fragrance becomes very pleasant, although I couldn't name any individual flowers, as everything is beautifully intertwined in a floral manner. However, the scent does not come across as intense for me at all, but rather very delicate and close to the skin. Perhaps one could create more sillage by spraying more generously, but I had to be economical with the sample tube to verify my scent impressions over several tests.

The base is mild-woody, powdery-soft, and for me, the most beautiful phase of the fragrance's development, but even it is, to put it kindly, very royally restrained.

My overall impression is positive. I find Princess Grace de Monaco to be a pleasant floral scent, but it does not sweep me away into fits of enthusiasm. Bottles are still being offered, but at such astronomical prices that I completely lose the desire to want to own this fragrance. Finally, the question remains whether production was halted because potential buyers were deterred by the price or if the scent simply wasn’t good enough...

05/01/2018

8Scent

Serafina
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Serafina

Helpful Review 3

Diverse Designs - for every budget?

I’ll start with the bottle design. The photos show versions that have an incredibly elegant appearance, presumably made of crystal glass, enveloped by an outer structure that is clearly inspired by a Fabergé egg. Chanelle described them in detail in her comment. Yes, these versions are certainly worthy of the timeless elegance and beauty of Grace! And then there’s the green bottle with a golden cap. I have the latter in my collection. Unfortunately, the upper part of the bottle is made of plastic, which makes it unfortunately seem a bit cheap in reality. Is this the version for buyers with an average budget? However, even here the prices for vintages are not exactly low...
Then I also have a small extrait, as seen in the last picture, in a swirling crystal bottle. Unfortunately, the contents here are probably no longer 100% intact; I think some of the top notes have already evaporated. Therefore, my text about the scent largely refers to the EDT or EDP.

“Princess Grace” comes across to me as floral with very moderate sweetness and a slight tendency towards a soapy direction. I perceive the powdery aspect to be more pronounced in the extrait, at least in what is still left of this perfume. For me, “Princess Grace” is not chypre-like, and I can’t detect any fruity notes either. Despite the rather intense white floral notes, it is not a perfume that quickly feels overwhelming. In fact, neither jasmine, orange blossom, nor tuberose push themselves to the forefront; they harmonize quite well together.

I think “Princess Grace” is therefore well-suited for evening occasions where the perfume should be elegant and by no means intrusive.

02/03/2014

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Furo
25 Reviews

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Furo

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For Grace

Today, I took a closer look at the decant from a dear donor. Unfortunately, I can't quite conjure up the glam and glitter of Monaco, but rather the old Hollywood. So, the association that arises for me is more of Grace Kelly in a convertible with a light scarf and sunglasses, a blonde strand across her face, perhaps somewhere on the Pacific coast, or on the Riviera for that matter.

The Princess starts softly, with a faint fruitiness and a delicate herbal note, over which the orange blossom floats, not overwhelming, more like a fine mist. This is a very elegant opening. The heart unfolds as if stepping from a dim room onto a sunny veranda full of flowers. Jasmine and tuberose now bring a light sweetness to the gentle beginning. After about half an hour, the base makes itself known, tonka and vanilla keep the lovely sweetness in balance as effortlessly as a natural beauty can walk in high heels without appearing affected. Alongside this, the musky powderiness from ambrette seed and iris joins in,
warm underpinned by sandalwood. The gentle sweetness remains throughout the entire fragrance journey. There is also a hint of earthiness present, though I can't quite place where it comes from; ylang-ylang or marigold can appear so dark. This earthy, slightly dry powderiness makes the fragrance perfect for me. Occasionally, I also perceive a snuff sharpness and fine spiciness, with jasmine likely being my candidate for that. The rose remains in the background, serving merely to ensure that the sweetness does not become cloying. It's just the right scent for a lady who knows her sex appeal but would never use it consciously or vulgarly. A wonderful example of this can be found in perfection in the Hitchcock thriller "Rear Window." Grace in a strict business suit, then she takes off the jacket. A backless blouse comes to light, wow. Or the scene when she rushes back to her ailing companion from a solo lecture, - that dress, a dream in black and white, off-the-shoulder silk corset and a cloud of tulle and taffeta, pure madness. I imagine this fragrance on such a woman. A chypre without thunderous impact, rather a whisper that ranges from elegant to heartwarming, never arrogant or cold.

It is regrettable that the fragrance has also left us, just like Grace. Such chypres are no longer made today, and Hollywood? No longer has any like her to offer.