Quelques Fleurs Royale Houbigant 2004 Eau de Parfum

So, a new evening, a new comment. As usual… tell me, do I actually write too many comments? … no wait, better not tell me. I really write too much, don’t I? Oh no, I’m overdoing it here, everyone already hates me, waaaah! :( :(

But I can't let all the beautiful samples I get from you lovely people go to waste, can I?? On the other hand, I’m being indirectly forced by YOU to write so much because of the samples!! :D

Anyway, let’s get to a new fragrance,… once again… despite this heat… although you probably can’t stand me *SIGH* :DD

Now we have Houbigant's fragrance Quelques Fleurs Royale and I wish I hadn’t just watched Pulp Fiction again recently, so that the word Royal wouldn’t make me think of “Royal with Cheese,” which we Europeans say instead of “Quarter Pounder” in the burger joint :D
And NOW I actually feel like having a burger and such… but I often decide against it. Not because it would be unhealthy (pffftttt… I don’t even think about that :D), but because for about half the price of a meal with a larger burger and fries, I can get a huge and much more filling döner, or even a half chicken with fries!! And if anyone is wondering why I don’t cook myself: Are you crazy? In this heat, I can’t cook, especially not when the heat stays above 11 PM!!! Moreover, there’s less water in the sewers due to the heat, so the whole place here occasionally smells like one big pile of poop, booooooaah!!!! You have no idea how bad it is, especially when you want to ventilate the apartment late at night when it should be a bit cooler!!! Well, today the weather is rather pleasant, but the heat will surely return soon *grumble*

The only hot things made at home are simple but delicious sandwiches… or Nutella bread, or anything that doesn’t produce a greasy smell and wouldn’t heat up the apartment even more… :D
But enough rambling! Back to the fragrance!

**The Fragrance:**
The fragrance starts fresh and sweet with grapefruits and currants, giving off a slightly sweet-powdery scent, but is quickly replaced by strong jasmine, at least regarding the sweet notes.
Then there are roses and soft sandalwood, along with a few dabs of honey, which, as always, comes across sweetly delicious, but not as extremely spicy-heavy as in some other fragrances. Additionally, the honey can be perceived less and less quickly.
I like that the citrusy grapefruit can still be perceived quite a while in the heart note, even if it should lose a bit of intensity. But this keeps the fragrance quite fresh, besides, I love grapefruit as a scent note. Right now, I even think of Fanta with grapefruit because it’s available again in some supermarkets and I just got some recently. I think I’ll grab a pack (6 bottles) this weekend, no matter how unhealthy it actually is… as long as you don’t overdo it and I’m drifting off again… okay back to the fragrance.
I still smell Fanta… um, I meant grapefruit (he he) as well as sweet jasmine. The sandalwood becomes a bit stronger in the base but always stays in the background. Light amber comes in, and I find that this harmonizes well with the grapefruit, as both scent notes somehow have a “bright” radiance. However, the amber fades quickly and is gradually replaced by the rather “darker” musk, which, of course, smells just as wonderful.
In the end, as it should be :D, comes the vanilla, which gives off its powdery-sweet and, as always, very pleasant scent. It lingers for a while together with the musk (while all other scent notes have long faded), making the vanilla even seem a bit clean, which I find nice. Later on, however, you only smell the vanilla alone and just as usual.

**The Sillage and Longevity:**
The sillage is above average, so neither strong nor really weak. Quite okay for summer.
The longevity is good, which, as often, is mainly due to the vanilla, as it still lingers in the base while all other scent notes have long faded! Therefore, we’re looking at at least eight to ten hours here again.

**The Bottle:**
The bottle is cylindrical, pink, and made of milk glass (or whatever you call this semi-transparent glass!). It also looks like floral patterns have been incorporated into the bottle glass, which you can probably also feel tactilely. The cap is also cylindrical, gilded, and continues these floral patterns as a print. All in all, a very beautiful bottle.

So, I liked this fragrance. The beginning is nicely fresh, and as described, the fragrance still comes across fresh in the middle part due to the surprisingly long-lasting grapefruit. Over time, however, the sweet notes become more intense, so for me, the fragrance is not a pure summer scent (due to the vanilla at the end, I think it’s quite unsuitable for the really hot days we are currently experiencing!), but it could also be used in autumn alongside spring.

It fits well as an everyday scent for leisure, work, going out (and smelling sweet and lovely :) or even for… writing comments? Okay, maybe less for writing comments since you should focus on the respective fragrance you’re describing. But reading comments should be fine! He he :DD

In any case, it’s a fragrance that should definitely be tried. Because as I said, I think it smells very nice!