Heure Exquise Goutal 1984

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7.9 / 10 90 Ratings

A popular perfume by Goutal for women, released in 1984. The scent is floral-powdery. It was last marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽.
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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Woody

Green

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Turkish rose

Florentine iris

Hyacinth

Base Notes

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.990 Ratings

Longevity

7.270 Ratings

Sillage

6.866 Ratings

Bottle

8.173 Ratings

Submitted by Chemist, last update on 05/31/2025.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/29/2014

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Fanny
66 Reviews

Fanny

Very helpful Review 7

Too excellent?...

Well, Divinity has arrived in the building.
Everything else, previously called divine, is looking a bit faint and dusty.

Being not too much in the habit of idolising flowers in a perfume, let alone idolise a 'flowers-only' scent (I'm an overall 'woody oriental' (Lutens!!) worshipper), I am confused by the fact that this perfume compels me to "throw heaps of praise upon it"..

So I question myself:
Would I want to smell like a goddess?
Would I want to own the stature of an empress?
Would I want heads to bow in awe and recognition?
Hm.

Do I bow for Heure Exquise?
Yes.

06/09/2012

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Very helpful Review 5

A Stunning Floral Chypre

Annick Goutal HEURE EXQUISE is such a complex and compelling creation, constructed of such high-quality components, that it could easily have come out of the house of Guerlain in the early twentieth century, back in the good old days, long before the devastating coup staged by industrial chemists and venture capitalists. Wow, I'm impressed.

Unbelievably, HEURE EXQUISE actually lives up to its name. This exquisite chypre-like floral approaches the stratum occupied by the likes of MITSOUKO and ARPEGE. You won't find any sour, synthetic sandalwood here. Du vrai parfum, this is just stunning! Rose and iris mingle with a variety of unlisted chypre notes to produce an intoxicating composition with excellent longevity and big, beautiful sillage.

08/16/2013

hedonist222
26 Reviews

hedonist222

Very helpful Review 5

Carnal and sultry

The use of galbanum in Heure Exquise is outstanding.

She's managed to compose a perfume that's absolutely sultry. The soft floral accord pierced and ravished by the galbanum.
Rendering a perfume that would've aptly been named Carnal Orchard.

Galbanum , in my experience , is mostly used detached whatever accord the perfumer has going in that perfume.
Imagine a floral accord and the galbanum note in tandem but on different tangents.
But in Heure Exquise the galbanum intertwines, harasses if you will, those shy spoken florals.

I recently picked up a bottle of the EdP and have been mesmerized by the craftsmanship deployed in utilizing the galbanum to compose such an animalic scent.

02/16/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 5

My favourite iris fragrance

An iris fragrance in my mind, and based upon what I've experienced, is often counteracted with a distinguishable soapiness, heavy powder or an array of other floral notes. Heure Exquise is very different from what I'm used to. This is no Iris Nobile, Le Labo Iris 39 or Chanel 28 La Pausa.

I was actually surprised to see iris listed as a note here. When I first smelt this fragrance the dominant iris did not occur to me. I was too fascinated with the overall composition rather than determining particular notes.

Upon further reflection, Heure Exquise does have a lovely iris accord. This fragrance is stunningly simple. Somewhat dry, spiced powder with smokey undertones.

To me this fragrance is almost animalistic. It has many sensual qualities and it exudes confidence and an element of class. When the iris blends with the turkish rose, sandalwood and subtle spices, the result is almost ethereal.

Heure Exquise almost surpasses my undying love for Passion, also by Annick Goutal. Combined with great lasting power and an iris that shines above and beyond many iris scents on the market today, Heure Exquise is a sure winner in my eyes.

I cannot wait to get my hands on a bottle. The wait is almost too hard to bare.

01/17/2012

SystemeD
58 Reviews

SystemeD

Helpful Review 3

One of the best Goutal fragrances

Heure Exquise opens with aldehydes, which I did not expect at all.

Then, galbanum, and lots of it, accompanied by rose. There's some iris here too, but the galbanum dominates on me, even into the drydown, which is a sweet sandalwood, simultaneously powdery and rounded.

Lovely, really.

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