Fleur de Rocaille (1993) Caron for women

Got it yesterday , and i'm kinda disappointed with this one , it's a soapy floral smell a bit like cabotine de grey but nothing special and unfortunately it doesn't last very long, it's an OK fragrance but honestly for the price I got it for it's not worth it, nice bottle however and its not headache inducing so all in all maybe a 4/10

I had high hopes but all I can smell is dirty bathroom water and old pee.

This is the perfume of LOVE,
I smell it after I watched Scent of a woman movie

A multi-floral scent with aquatic undertones and a hint of honey. With the arm length silage and projection, this is not a harsh or loud smell in my opinion, but it does make you feel fresh, light, clean, and lovely, much like a new floral bouquet. The vibes established here are completely floral. This is a popular, ageless, and valuable scent. Exceptionally fresh-smelling. A complicated flower arrangement with a lengthy lifespan. Elegant and seductive! Strongly recommended!

Mimosa bomb with a touch of white flowers. Not at all what I expected, so I rated FdR as OK. Rating may change as/when I become more familiar with the fragrance. The opening reminds a little of stale alcohol, luckily it wears off soon. The bottle is a little work of art, very attractive design.
Modest performance, feminine scent.

A really nice light, airy floral that’s a little green, aldehydic, and soapy-- sitting pretty somewhere between mimosa, lily and gardenia. Not super remarkable, but I like it all the same. It feels very soft and natural, slightly sweet, highly wearable and inoffensive. Doesn’t last long, which is quite normal for an EDT.

Soapy aldehydes

This is beautiful and a sweet floral. Very romantic. Reminds me of the very day I sprayed this on at Saks in SF and my boyfriend at the time smelled my wrist and loved it. Nice memory. I even remember the multi colored box. Almost bought it then, but decided to test it out first to make sure I liked it.

I don’t find this to be a beast mode fragrance. Yes, it has a decent silage but it also is not too strong. I do notice a honey note that isn’t listed, so it must be the mimosa. I could wear this anytime of year, day or night. It’s an ageless scent - young or old can wear it.

Not any one note stands out. It is very well blended and smooth. Definitely to be worn when you feel extra pretty. Not for sportswear or the gym! It is sensuous and soft actually. Great for date night or anytime you want to feel pretty!

The jury is still out on this one. I want to really like it, but to me the opening is so harsh and bitterly green that I almost want to scrub it off. It calls to mind the greenness of Cabotine, another difficult scent for me, and one that I've written off as not worth it. However, with FdR, the middle notes and dry down seem to make it worthwhile. The top notes hang around much longer than I would like, but I think I can live with it. On the two occasions I've worn it in the presence of my husband, he told me I smelled great, so it has that going for it. As far as comparisons to Champs Elysee, I find that one far easier to wear, though more fleeting. I think I enjoy the challenge of Fleur de Rocaille and believe I will come to really like it, if not love it!

What IS that green bitterness? Where does it come from?? I have no idea.

PS - I have the EDP. I wonder now if the EDT might bring me closer to the Champs Elysee comparisons, but not certain I want to dish out the money on another blind buy. If anyone is interested in sampling the EDP and is willing to send a decant of the EDT, please send me a message.

EDIT 7/24/19 - This has really grown on me! While I still get that initial bitter green blast, for some reason it is now more appealing to me. Perhaps this is because I have been developing a deeper appreciation for green floral fragrances. Not that this is green, but that opening really brings thoughts of other green florals I have come to love. I seem to be the only one using the term "green" to describe this, so perhaps I am interpreting what others describe as "fresh" differently. Anyway, I can now say that I really like this! I love when that happens because it almost feels like I've gotten a bottle of a brand new perfume!

I guess I'm craving spring scents. I had to dab my mini of this lovely scent on the back of my hand after my shower tonight. It's such a happy scent. If sunshine and joy could be bottled, it would likely smell like this.

So I am just starting to understand what mimosa smells like. But it does seem to be the dominant note. I also get a considerable amount of honey, but I'm sure that comes from a combination of the florals and amber. It's really just an immaculate blend and not much sticks out other than the fact that it's clearly a floral scent. I don't get a huge amount of development from this. But it is undeniably lovely. I'm thrilled to have a mini. Don't know that I'll be looking for a full bottle any time soon.

4/10

Yesterday I wrote a review of Guerlain's Champs Elysees and since I find this one similar in some ways I thought I would wear and review Fleur de Rocaille today. The 2 perfumes share 5 notes and have a lot of initial similarities, but I prefer this one. The lilac isn't so loud here, the whole balance is a lot softer, C-E became a little sickly after a few hours, but with Fleur the drydown is much more pleasant.

The lilac and mimosa are the stand out flowers in this and I can smell the sandalwood coming through. Some of the notes I don't get at all, no carnation, no violet or rose and this is no typical aldehydic perfume either. According to the description this perfume is powdery and woody, but no, I disagree. I can't detect any iris or woody notes at all, it's over all very fresh and green.

I don't know how this more recent version compares to the original Fleurs de Rocaille, but all in all this is a fresh and pretty perfume for a spring day, it's not offensive in any way.

Fleur De Rocaille:

Have litterly just blind bought this absolute beauty a few day's ago & I can honestly say that I absolutely already love Love LOVE IT!! & the very first day I wore it I received no less than eight compliments two from complete strangers I never met before!! This does remind me very much of Guerlains Champs-Elysees which I could NEVER wear or get on with, as it really stunk badly on my skin & yet smelled so nice in the bottle or on tester card etc!! This deffo is a gentle inoccent Floral from start to finish & is actually one very classy girl indeed,for as it wears on your skin it gently envelopes you in the most beautiful soft floral Vail,as the lady sitting behind me in the waiting room lent over & said "THAT PERFUME YOUR WEARING LOVE IS SO BEAUTIFUL,LIKE A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDEN ON A WARM SUMMERS DAY"!! I thanked her for the compliment she had just giving me!! This perfume is very well done,wears a good while on your skin even though it's only an etd!! Deffo up there with Guerlain/Hermes fragrances without a doubt!! Will update this beauty again when I've Wore It for longer!! Simply Gorgeous in everyway!! Even My Husband really likes this on me,& he actually passed a comment about how nice I smelt when I passed by him in the hallway!!

This was a blind buy and I'm so glad I took the chance. It's a wonderful fresh, clean floral and my husband loves it on me!

Beautiful, feminine scent ... mimosa, white flowers - a bouquet of beautiful fragrances!
Reminds me of Lancome Poeme.

My first impression of this was laundry soap, and it hasn't really changed a few hours later. That's not necessarily bad, it smells bright, floral and clean. The reviewer that said it was comparable to the Clean line is right. Sillage is big, my daughter commented on the smell just seconds after I walked into the room.

Flower water mixed with apple juice. Pure and delicious. I'd like to drink it up! The transparancy is typical 90s, the era before the flood of peachy pink froral fruit-choulis (Coco Mademoiselle imitations).

I have bought a tiny 7.5ml bottle of parfum extrait in early 2000s. The design is similar to the original "Fleurs". It still smells beautifully.

A great everyday scent. In spirit lot alike Clean with fresh, airy flowers, aldehydes, fresh oakmoss and musk. Timeless and for both teenagers and adult women. A safe gift for a girlfriend or friend.

En perfekt varje-dag-doft. I anden väldigt lik Cleandofterna med fräscha luftiga blomnoter, aldehyder, fräsch lätt ekmossa och musk. Tidlös och passar både till tonåringar och mogna kvinnor. En perfekt gåva till flickvännen eller kompisen.

The fruity sweet mimosa and formulation is showing some age. A product of the 90s..out of step with modern sensibilities. I wish Caron focused more intently on preserving Daltroffs Classics carefully much like Guerlain has tried. This is a different scent than the original its based on.
If u like scents like volupte or champs elysee this will work for you. Try Patou Heritage Vacances for a fresher better take on this idea.

Delightful gardenia, rose, lilac, jasmine, iris, mimosa and violet.. just imagine how gorgeous your handpicked bouquet would look and the smell to match. Throwing your flowers in the air and the soft petals of flowers gently falling on your skin. I find Caron's Fleur de Rocaille a true work of art just blossoming gorgeous and such a true feminine smell. Even great for aroma therapy. It tops any other floral this gem is the real flower bomb. Beautifully time warped in amber and trapped waiting to be revealed like a secret. sorry for the metaphors but the perfume is beautiful, elegant, timeless and deserves praise. It truly will fit anybody and settle in it's own unique way. Certain notes will attach more over others FDR is genius at deciding which ones do. If you are traveling pick it up in France and pay only $20.00 American dollars for the largest bottle otherwise it will cost you $150.00 online.

Sweet, fruity opening that quickly changes to a lilac and fresh laundry scent. Something here really reminds me of laundry detergent, but not necessarily in a bad way, it's just a very fresh, clean florally smell. A bit of slightly acrid pepper/ spice (the carnation?) over continuing sweetness. A really florally floral; gardenia is the most prominent but I can definitely pick out the lilac and ylang ylang. Very springlike but full swing of of the season, flowers bursting spring; a warm, late-spring, bees humming, fresh white laundry hanging in the soft warm breeze spring. This is a BIG perfume - I'm afraid I overdid it a bit but it's pretty and not headache inducing, which can sometimes happen to me with big white florals. I agree with previous commenters that it's reminiscent of Champs Elysee; perhaps a more rambunctious version with honeyed notes. Linear but excellent longevity - hours later it's toned down a bit but still quite noticeable. Upbeat, optimistic, and full of energy - *definitely* a flowerbomb.

I love it , forever

A FLOWERBOMB for sure!!!
If you like strong scents, this is for you.
I find it way too strong to appreciate it in full.
There was a time, the '80es and those who were around will know what I mean, that you could only smell strong.
Back then Opium, Rocco Barocco, Montana Parfume de Peau and a few others were my mates. The stronger the scent, the more I liked it.
Not now.

Fleur de Rocaille is a nice scent, it has a honey mimosa that makes it very sweet but never vulgar.
Then there's a smash of flowers, reviewer MissK is spot on in saying that the feeling is a bouquet of flowers wacked in the face with some bees in between.
The honey feeling remains throughout the development until the drydown.
The concept behind the composition reminds me of another Caron scent, Pour une Femme, same huge quantity of flowers, almost same sweetness, but Fleur de Rocaille is sweeter, does not have the orange note and is much longer lasting.

I would recommend Fleur de Rocaille to a lady who's really into strong scents and even then suggesting to use it sparingly and not in the workplace.

POWERFUL FLOWERBOMB

An almost disturbing superflowers fragrance that scratch the throat with a green-honey kick. Very 90s. Reminds me alot Cabotine de Gres and Narcisse de Chloé.

On my skin it opens like Guerlain Champs Elysees and closes like apple scented dishwashing liquid. Odd. I did like that first, mimosa laden, blast, but now that's faded the remaining scent is wearing out its welcome.

Amazing classy EDT, this is a newer version review . Opens up very sweet, a combo of honey and sweet flowers. Soon calms down. Not overwhelming 90s style, modernized to present time, above average longevity. Pleasant, a keeper for me.

I have never encountered a fragrance like this before. I sprayed 1 spray on my wrist and the scent is like as some described as fresh laundry clean. It is well blended as no single note seems to pop out. Its pleasant and sort of comforting but i found as the day progressed it seemed to become even stronger. It that normal? I mean did anyone else experience that or its my skin chemistry. Surmount to say i couldn't take it. It seemed to want to take control of me. Kinda like the perfume wearing me instead of me wearing the perfume kindof thing. I don't know about this one.

NB. It's also scrub-proof.

Used this back in the day, sorry to see that it has changed.

Similar to Clinique Pleasures, Lancome Poeme, Ysatis. In that category of strong white florals. Very powerful in a feminine way. Use w moderation as a little goes a long long way!

I blind bought a bottle, again based on the ingredients and reviews. This is not what I expected at all, the longevity of the edt (edp seems not to exist, even on the Caron official website only edt is available) is rather moderate to my surprise. It opens full blast with jasmin and mimosa but an hour later all I get is a very soft flower-and-honey drydown, nice and clean.
None of the sillage monster or hard to scrub off perfume others are warning about. I don't dislike it, but it is not an amazing masterpiece, just a nice clean inoffensive white and yellow floral with a decent longevity.

I love the bottle!!!! <3

This is so '90s! Its sweetness is different to the gourmand or fruity sweetness of recent perfumes; it's just a blast of spring flowers. It reminds me nostalgically of the perfumes tha used to be advertised in strips in the magazines I read as a teenager, and so in a way it reminds me of being young and the optimism and energy of that time.

For some reason it reminds me of Lancôme or Estée Lauder perfumes that came out around the same time: very big and floral and romantic. Not sure I could wear it, but I really did like smelling it on a card.

True, it doesn't scrub off. It is a pretty floral but a little too sweet for me. I find it cloying but it does last and last and last...

Warning: this does not scrub off! I really suggest you test on paper, unless you are sure it is your type of scent.

The opening is an unbelievably overwhelming assault of sickly-sweet florals. I was almost gasping for fresh air. Well into the heart, it becomes a beautiful, pure-smelling clean white floral, reminding me of vintage YR Vie Privee, though sweeter and stronger, but by that time I was so sick of smelling its syrupiness I just wanted to remove it - and could not, for the life of me! So I must concede that in terms of longevity, it is amazing.

I'm out to try it! -- especially with the references to "Cabotine" which is my go-to.

A very beautiful, old fashioned powdery floral fragrance. The first time I wore it, it reminded me simultaneously of Dior Dune and L'Heure Bleue and, in the drydown, I was reminded of Champs Elysees, all of which are perfumes I love.

This is beautiful and fresh...Fresh laundry beautiful!!! I was surprised by this perfume since this was launched in the 90's where a lot of amber and florals reigned queen of the decade. But this fresh floral bouquet is a breeze off the usual perfume blends. Not necessarily downy but it does have a burst of laundry fresh in the opening and dries down to a creamy floral similar to Amarige. This is a classic that transcends time and age... No wonder it's still in the market:-) Perfect for warm weather and as a 'workout' perfume... I love Caron!

The opening is a bit strong but then it turns into a beautiful, sophisticated, sweet floral. A classic. Gorgeous drydown.

Missk is right,the opening of this perfume is a lot like getting whacked in the schnoz with a huge bouquet. The opening is also very long lasting. The carnation and ylang ylang are two of the things that I like best about this scent. Despite the aggressively long and loud opening, this fragrance has one of the loveliest dry downs ever.

This is one of the very few perfumes that uses Mimose that is appealing to me. Usually my skin amplfies Mimose to the point of overbearng, but not in this mix. Here the Mimose is a lovely whisper.

I have a small bottle of EDT that thinks it should behave like parfum with incredible staying power. The sillage is thunderous in the opening, loud in mid stage and pitch perfect in the drydown. I don't wear it often, but enjoy it when I do. Today I am wearing it's more reserved parent.

Missk is SOOO funny! I am going to sample this fragrance soon and hoping to love it.

Fleur de Rocaille is a really thick, honeyed floral scent, which can sometimes be a little too overpowering for my tastes.

Whenever I smell this fragrance, I feel like I'm getting whacked in the face with a large bouquet of colourful flowers, and stung by a few bees in the process. Not many people are mentioning the dominant carnation note in this formulation. I'm smelling carnations by the bucket-load.

If I were to catch a subtle waft of this fragrance on a passer-by, I think I might enjoy it. However when you wear this fragrance on your own skin, it can be rather headache inducing. Intense and aggressive are two words that I would definitely use to describe Fleur de Rocaille.

There's lots of rose, jasmine, carnation, ylang ylang, lilac and mimose in this fragrance. Just when you think that Fleur de Rocaille can't get any heavier, an amber note comes along and amps up the sillage, adding a syrupy texture.

Apparently the original Fleur(s) de Rocaille wears closer to the skin, so perhaps I should try and track down the older formulation. Who knows why Caron released this confusing Fleur de Rocaille perfume, especially seeing that it shares little, to no relation to the original.

I still have a lot of respect for the house of Caron, even though this fragrance has been a disappointment for me. At the very least, I can say that the longevity and sillage are way out of this world. You'll be smelling Fleur de Rocaille for days.

Before writing this review, I mistook Fleur de Rocaille (1993) for FleurS de Rocaille (1933) by Caron. After some research, I realized that I’ve yet to sniff the 1933 fragrance and based on the note descriptions, the two fragrances differ quite a bit. Here are is my impression of Fleur de Rocaille:

The opening is loaded with sweet floral and a touch of aldehydes. For flowers, I’m picking up lilac and maybe jasmine, but the effect is simultaneously muted and abrasive; this is a jagged, airbrushed bouquet found on greeting cards from the 1990s. The aldehydes are not very pronounced, but there is something nauseating lurking in the composition that reminds me of hairspray. Development on the skin is linear, so in this case, time isn’t a problem solver. In spite of my disappointment, I still want to try FleurS de Rocaille; hopefully, I will not mistake this one for hair product.

2/5

Holy leaping flowers, Batman! These flowers are actually ROWDY, cool yet rich, and both loud and good natured (sort of like this review). Intense sillage with one spray and lasts and lasts. Mimosa, wisteria and carnation holding hands and jumping up and down.
When you're in the mood for this one, you're in the mood for this one!

People used to say that Chanel smell like a fresh linen........powder etc......
THIS ONE IS REAL CLEAN FRESH FLORAL amazingly CLEAN scent
Smell like U would just take your washing from the wash machine just beutifull ............
Nothing smell fresher than this......and all made from flowers
UNIQUE and AMAZING

(ENGLISH)

Unable to use this scent in street clothes. It has to be jumping, I have to be very feminine, makeup, because it raises the cube all our qualities. What perfume remarkable, significant, unique, emblematic! Made for the few women to use.




(PORTUGUESE)
Impossível usar este perfume com roupas comuns. Tem que ser de salto, tenho que estar bem feminina, maquiada, porque ele eleva ao cubo todas as nossas qualidades. Que perfume marcante, significativo, exclusivo,emblemático! Feito para poucas mulheres usarem

I want to say, if someone don't like a parfume, it no need to write ugly about it. Please don't smell it, don't wear it, don't buy it! The tastes are different. Fleur de Rocaille has a very nice scent, few persons say they don''t like it, maybe they lye!

Proof that even a great perfume house can unleash a bad one. Have they never heard, "If it ain't broke don't fix it"? How did they make violets, lilac, roses, jasmine, and gardenias stink? This is a big, excessive, and loud perfume, lacking all the grace and subtlety that Caron is noted for. Cold, unengaging,and without heart -- it is just a smell and a VERY soapy one(too much iris?). And there is something mean and dirty in this one. One of the worst perfumes I've ever encountered. Even the bottle is awful: it is beautiful to look at but weighs a ton.

This is kind of classy multifloral fragrance. It containes watery notes as well and there is some honey I think, but it's not too bold. Overall LARGE FRESH BOUQUET OF FULLY BLOSSOMING FLOWERS, ... mimosa on the top.

When I'm in 'the pure floral mood' and don't want to be noticed by far, there it is ....Fleur de Rocaille. Fantastique floral smell, timeless and easily pleasing perfume. If you like florals, you won't regreat if you purchase. Stays hours and hours on my skin and I like it a lot.

Mimosa-honeyed-roses EdT with a barely noticeable hint of jasmine and some nice fruits in the opening. This is the sweetest perfume, I have ever met. There is no sharpness at all, no alcohol edge in it, just only incredible floral mimosa-roses sweetness without any vanilla. This perfume does not change its character, it stays after 5 hours still the same, maybe less mimosa and more still sweet roses and has some calming effect to me. Lasting power - the whole day, silage - strong, so apply better only on your underwear and one spritz in the neck and you are done.
I slept with this whole bottle under my pillow, because I helpless felt in love with it.

Blindly bought it and glad I went for it. I'm a kid from the glorious 90's. And FDR reminds me of how modern, independent, and sophisticated young adults were during that time. Glad to have something like this in a world that has succumbed to fruity-floral-candy scents.

This scent is powerful and won't be ignored. It's not a clean scent to my nose- idole features prominently. However, it is tame compared to Amarige by Givenchy. It has 80's-like bigness, lasting power, and sillage. It would be disturbing if worn to bed, like scent noise. That said, it has beautiful balance in its notes, like a band hitting a chord. There are greens and woody notes...almost smoked celery. These are overlaid with a slightly discordant tuberose-gardenia note and a lilac punch; it's all fused together with amber and soapy alehydes.

Honeyed roses.

I am going to go out on a limb here and blame the lilac/mimose mix for the disposable fragranced tumble-dryer sheet aroma Fleur de Rocaille successfully emulates on my skin.

Pristine unstained and unblemished pure notes give and give and give. Not one of them dares to step out of line to take a walk on the wild side unfortunately. Not even the woods!

Tediously clean smelling.

Pleasant enough as who does not love the smell of clean linens?

I "like" this Caron offering. I can see myself experimenting with layering under/over other dirtier florals composed with similar notes in the hope of making it more attractive.

On its own there is not enough personality present to keep me engaged.

I prefer to let the brilliance of my whites illustrate my competency in the laundry. I don't need to smell the part!

Edit - 05/07/2016 - Five years on and I have to eat my words. This is breathtakingly beautiful on my skin now (thanks HRT!). A complex white, purple and yellow bouquet - it loves me!

Sadly this one is not pleasant to my nose. The top notes of gardenia and violet are not my favorite actually. In general i think it is quite bland to my nose since i prefer stronger fragrances. Very neutral and i would say even bitter-green. In my opinion smells very much like 90´s fragrance, i can imagine that it could be also a unisex fragrance as well.
I bought it by mistake, because i thought it wass "Fleurs de rocaille", so i have purchased a pure parfum concentration and really dissapointed. To me it smells like a whiskey. Maybe it has gone bad, i don´t know, but to me and my friends it smells indeed like whisley.
I don´t understand why should they put a very similar name on to completly different fragrances? It is so misleading actually! My search continues for the "FleurS de rocaille"

Please do not remove this comment, since others might find it useful. Not every review should be positive, so people like me wanted to make a blind buy might find it very informative. Thanks.

Very loves this parfume!:D

Purchased a bottle of this untested on the off chance as I like most of the earlier Caron's and appreciate the quality of raw materials & essences used by this perfume house, Thankfully my intuition paid off. The floral top and heart notes are so very complex, at first I detect violets, (leaves & stems) carnations and roses then after a brief sparkle of aldehydes the blend becomes even more complex with the entrance of gardenia ? jasmine, honeyed mimosa and two of my favorite floral absolutes Lilac & Lily. The quality of the iris (orris) is exquisite giving the whole fragrance a slightly 'figgy', complex floral + dry/green fruity accord finishing with just a hint of woods (santal&cedar) + golden amber. Superb staying power and incredible sillage, also this Caron doesn't assault the senses with strong synthetic musks, milky lactones & cloying vanilla esters. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea and totally different to her older sister with the 'S' *Fleurs de Rocaille* but that's OK. I "LUV" this unusual 1993 offering from one of perfumery's most exhalted houses.
Think Mille- fleurs+honey-comb absolute concentrate...
Please note:-
*Fleur* & Fleur's de Rocaille are completely, totally & utterly two different/separate perfumes!
edit july 2022
I recently had the greatest luck of acquiring a 50 ml. vintage demo spray of the extrait circa 1990's, it is fabulous, so very potent with the drydown lasting over 24 hours, Wow a wonderful find indeed, makes collecting vintage worthwhile...OH LA LAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

This scent is more intense than her mother.

Fleur(s) de Rocaille (1933) is pure heaven in a bottle. Subtle, Powdery, elegant and refined. One of the best ethereal and delicate floral fragrance.

On the other hand Fleur de Rocaille (1993) is more intense, with high presence of Gardenia and Mimosa. This is an obvious 90's version, far different from the original, but it's a lovely and good floral fragrance.

There's Nothing Wrong about this fragrance, only the responsibility for carrying that name.

Several reviewers have mentioned a honey-like note, and on me it's annoyingly ever-present and interferes with what could otherwise be a pleasant floral. I bet it's the gardenia on top, the jasmine in the middle, and the amber in the base - all very sticky-sweet to begin with and tend to amplify each other. Maybe... who knows! The more I force myself to analyze this scent, the less I can tolerate it.

Grrrrr! When my husband went on a business trip to Vancouver, I had him visit The Perfume Shoppe (specializing in niche).

I wrote down the list of samples I wanted him to pick up. So, IN WRITING, I said, "Fleurs with an S PLURAL; NOT Fleur singular."

Sigh.

It's actually a bit annoying to my nose. Oh...there's the culprit, listed in the notes: violets and roses.

Deep breath. Thank you, honey! I love you!

I have not worn Caron's 1993 FLEUR DE ROCAILLE since my felicitous purchase of FLEURS DE ROCAILLE. My memory was that I loved this fragrance--although I see now that my 1oz edt is still 80% full. For quite some time, until fairly recently, I erroneously believed FLEUR to be the referent of the perfume mentioned in SCENT OF A WOMAN.

Now that I try the singular, newer FLEUR again, I am finding it very, very loud. This is a seriously aggressive floral, as in venus flytrap bouquet! I feel a bit overwhelmed, to be honest. This seems sharp and mean and green, almost like CABOTINE, which I have not worn in a long time, but will have to try again soon just to see...

I can imagine parading this outburst of florals on a bright sunny day, clad in a crisp white shirt and sateen capris. But today, it seems too happy, too obtrusive, too insistent to me.

What a beautiful intense floral! It smells very modern yet not gourmand or nor vanillic. Just flowers in an old mannered way with a re-vamped twist on a soft bed of cedarwood and a little amber. It is very elegant in a deluxe '80s way, but I wouldn't relate it to a precise age. It smells like thick pink flowers in a garden on a lake during summer in a beautiful ancient tidy village. It is STRONG! A little bit goes for long time and big sillage.
This is a total feminine scent. Of course, anyone can wear whatever they love, but this one on a man would smell confusing!
Not to be confused with older Fleurs de Rocaille which smells completely different, more aldehydic fresh.

This is so rich, so excessive that I have a hard time identifying single notes. They all melt into something very floral, very feminine, very sweet and very BIG. Like the scent of an entirely new flower almost. But it certainly is recognizable.
Funny how all the previous reviewers had had mixed emotions about it but by the end of the review decided that they did like it after all:) And I'm no exception. I do like it after all. I enjoy its vintage, OTT glamour (think body-hugging, gold sequined dress), its wow-factor and its honey-ish quality. I hardly ever wear it, but it's good to know I could.

oh dear, i've bought the wrong rock!! i found this by chance the other day and forgot about the "s" which makes so much difference. they didnt have a tester so i bought it without smelling, opened it and had a squirt when i got back to the car, expecting to be transported back to the twenties, and promptly got whacked over the head by something modern which was like a thump in the face with a boxing glove. well, i think i actually like it. but it seems more 80's than 90's to me. something about it makes me think also of an expensive hairdressers that my mother used to visit in the 60's. i think this one will be a one-off for me, reminds me a bit of ysatis which i never really liked. i'll use it some more and update when i've formed my opinion completely.

It's Fleurs de Rocaille that the movie Scent of women mentioned

Smells a little like Downy Fabric Softener. It's very clean, floral, and comforting. Like snuggling up with a warm cozy blanket right out of the dryer. I like it!

SCENT OF A WOMAN
Can't forget the final scene when Al Paccino lovingly notes
FLOWER OR THE ROCK
so, femininity that can be smelled