Bouquet de Hongrie bdk Parfums 2016 Eau de Parfum

Bouquet de Hongrie by BDK came to me through a sample swap with my perfume-enthusiast friend, and you could say I initially sniffed past it. "Aha, yes, quite nice, next strip, next sample." Other fragrances fascinated and irritated me much more, but as I pondered what elixir to spray on in the coming days, the memory of the unspectacular Hungarian bouquet annoyed me almost every morning, no matter what interesting creations came my way in between.

There are days that are just nothing special. A bit of home office, a bit of walking the dog, a quick trip to Edeka. Even though fragrances have the wonderful ability to transport the imagination to other worlds and to shift one's mood, that can also be bothersome on a perfectly normal day. When I have enough to do and everyday life demands a lot from me, the fragrance doesn't need to demand anything from me either and can simply be a pleasant, quiet companion that is there but doesn't scream for my attention. Bouquet de Hongrie is exactly that: A friendly, unexcited, unpretentious companion - and yet for my nose maximally beautiful, moderately perceptible, well-groomed, a bit fruity, very floral, more creamy than fresh, and never associated with the worry of overwhelming anyone. Not boring, I would rather say: A stress-free agreement with ordinary life, the landing strip after creative flights of fancy, a relaxed no to "always wanting to be special." It is what it is.

I take a bit of pleasure in identifying more with the "unisex idea," avoiding pink wherever possible, and oh, definitely not too feminine in everything I do and buy - and here it’s funny how Bouquet de Hongrie has still checkmated me, because this fragrance is really very feminine, timeless, classic, ageless, not a wallflower, not a femme fatale, not a career woman, not a girly, but simply: woman.

Bouquet de Hongrie: Beautiful fragrance for an ordinary woman on an ordinary day. And that's often how it is. ;)