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Helpful Review
Bright White Flower Alert--for better or for worse!
Lalique FLEUR DE CRISTAL is a seriously potent white floral perfume, rivaling some of the old school 1980s creations in its projection and tenacity. To me, this is a virtue. I am very disenchanted with the flood of weak juices being fobbed of as eaux de parfum. This eau de parfum is much closer to an extrait or parfum. So if white flowers are your thing, specifically lily of the valley and jasmine, both of which are in abundance here, then FLEUR DE CRISTAL may satisfy the urge to dive into a big pile of white petals which wells up in all of us from time to time.
The composition is clear and sharp and bright, precisely as the name implies. In fact, the first thing I noted upon applying FLEUR DE CRISTAL is that this is an extraordinarily well-named perfume! It is so sharp and pointed, however, that it holds within it serious headache potential for those sensitive to strong floral compositions, so a caveat emptor is definitely in order for anyone considering a blind buy. One thing is for sure: if I acquire a bottle, it will be the smallest one available, because this is the sort of perfume of which I could not use 100ml of even in multiple lifetimes. I do like it, but only sparingly applied. The whiteness is almost blinding, if overapplied, rather like staring at the sun.
Thank you Guusje for introducing me to this perfume!
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update:
I acquired a bottle of this creation and have decided that the fleeting opening is beautiful LOTV, but the cashmeran drydown swiftly overwhelms and becomes tedious after a short while. The headache potential is not due to the white floral but the aromachemical component, which is quite persistent.
The bottle is somewhat amusing, with little plastic LOTV bulbs encased in lucite atop a hefty glass bottle. Not Lalique's best effort, imnsho
The composition is clear and sharp and bright, precisely as the name implies. In fact, the first thing I noted upon applying FLEUR DE CRISTAL is that this is an extraordinarily well-named perfume! It is so sharp and pointed, however, that it holds within it serious headache potential for those sensitive to strong floral compositions, so a caveat emptor is definitely in order for anyone considering a blind buy. One thing is for sure: if I acquire a bottle, it will be the smallest one available, because this is the sort of perfume of which I could not use 100ml of even in multiple lifetimes. I do like it, but only sparingly applied. The whiteness is almost blinding, if overapplied, rather like staring at the sun.
Thank you Guusje for introducing me to this perfume!
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update:
I acquired a bottle of this creation and have decided that the fleeting opening is beautiful LOTV, but the cashmeran drydown swiftly overwhelms and becomes tedious after a short while. The headache potential is not due to the white floral but the aromachemical component, which is quite persistent.
The bottle is somewhat amusing, with little plastic LOTV bulbs encased in lucite atop a hefty glass bottle. Not Lalique's best effort, imnsho