Son Finlandiya beynəlxalq tətbiqi dilçilik konfransda isə, Mən axşam göl kruiz iştirak, Mən yaşadığı şəhərdə ilk, və boyunca davam 3 saat bir çox beers və bir çox az yemək üçün. Bu hallar zamanı tez-tez hadisələr zamanı olduğu kimi,, I become overly-chatty and usually get into some deep philosophical conversation about the meaning of scent. This night was no different.
Enter Jill, from the UK and smelling distinctly of something oriental. I think our conversation began with "You smell great, what is that you're wearing? Shalimar?" (Of course this is only how I sorta-kinda recall the conversation in my head). She looked at me and replied, "Well, bəli, faktiki olaraq, the body cream." And so started what will undoubtedly be a lifelong friendship, bonded by scent. For the next hour, we chatted about everything from Guerlain to reformulation and discontinuation and then Jill mentioned Fragonard.
Here's where I need to pause and remind you how much I LOVE Fragonard, the store many tourists in Paris or Grasse are usually herded to and then expected to make purchases at…like a silk factory in China or maybe a porcelain factory in Italy. I made my first trip to the Paris showroom and museum when I was 16 and bought a bunch of the small gold, metal bottles for Mom (Reve Indien) and friends back home (Lune de Miel, Fragonard, Melodie). I sold Soleil at Nordstrom and Nieman's back in the days when I was a sales associate and fragrance model; I own bottles of Arielle, Eau de Hongrie and Desert and used to have Santal and Concerto (would LOVE another bottle of Concerto); and I regularly window shop at the Fragonard website…though without every buying anything…yet. I find Fragonard fragrances to be reasonably priced, well-crafted and if not exactly original, still rare enough that few people could recognize the scent or would be likely to actually have the same scent that I do.
Back to Jill. During our conversation I had recommended a few things she might like and in exchange Jill mentioned that she would dig up her old list of Fragonard perfume brand name equivalents and email it to me. You see, back in the early 90's Fragonard was still telling customers "If you like X, you'll love our version which we call Y." Hence my choice of Reve Indien for my Shalimar-loving mom. But these days, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything remotely close to such a claim either on their site or in stores. Belə ki, daha da ADO olmadan, I present you with Jill's list of what she was told many of the scents are supposed to have been inspired by:
Do you have any experience with Fragonard fragrances?
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Thanks for the read! The only Fragonard I have tested so far is Cette Nuit La and have no idea if it's a version of any already out there. I have read reviews about Belle de Nuit which is said to have similarity with J' ador and most reviewers find it even better than J' ador.
Thanks for the list.. was searching for another review on Lune de Miel which was part of the 10x2ml sample box I’d bought in Grasse 10 il əvvəl (2001). Since then it has been discontinued and I was wondering how to describe it.. funny now I’m seeing the list, indeed: Trésor comes close.. that’s one of the few listed I own (have tested Shalimar).
You’ve helped solve a fragrance mystery I’ve had for a few years now. I bought, at a thrift shop, a huge 600 ml aluminum bottle from Fragonard, labeled Eau Frivole, but someone had written in hand on the label “Eau Sauvage”. I wasn’t sure what this meant. I thought that maybe someone had mixed Eau Sauvage in together with Eau Frivole. Now I understand why that was written on the label. Sağ olun!
Hi
I have Belle de nuit and Diamond in small bottles and Concerto and Eau de Hongrie as small solid perfumes in aluminium boxes. I LOVE Diamond and it’s actually one of the best their perfumes in my opinion. Concerto and Eau de Hongrie are men’s fragrances, but they stay perfectly also on me. I love wearing men fragrances and those two have such an unique style! While Diamond is the feminine fragrance! It’s amazing and very special, I only use it in very rare occasions. Belle de nuit is smth more daily and floral. Is not exactly a special one as the others. Still I believe that every woman, with a strong passion for perfumes has to have at least one Fragonard perfume and love it as smth really rare and special.
For Men: Suevez Moi and F! are both excellent.
I visited the museum in Paris in the mid 90′s and bought a selection of 5 perfumes in a box set. I lived in South Africa so did not have much opportunity to visit again… 2 years ago I moved to the South of France, I recently went to Grasse and took another museum tour. This time I bought a HUGE bottle of Belle de Nuit, which I spray all over, a 30ml alluminium bottle of Eclat, for my 5 year old a box set of eaux naturelles. I also bought 6 soaps, which I put in my drawers with my undergarments, they smell divine! Their fragrances are lovely, and I’m glad I can now find their products in the pharmacy.
I just discovered Fragonard. I was on holiday in Eze, and the day was cloudy, and boring, so me and my man saw the big sign for the perfumery. So we sent down to check it out. Wow! I really learnt a lot about scents, difference between eau de toilette, cologne and perfume. So I got myself a Emilie. Just love it! My bf got concerto and tojours fidele. I also got their argon oil. Sevimli!
Hi Irina,
En anderen op de site.
Zouden jullie mij kunnen helpen aan adressen waar ik Belle de Nuit parfum kan kopen in Nederland en eventueel in het buitenland.
Mijn dochter is binnenkort jarig en ik zou haar graag willen verrassen omdat ze al een tijd naar op zoek is.
Ik heb op internet gezocht maar het is mij niet gelukt wel met dezelfde naam maar in andere flesjes.
Alvast hartelijk dank,