French Perfume?
 

What is your favorite (french made)fragrance?<BR>It would be nice to hear from you men...what<BR>fragrance do you like your lady to wear (keep<BR>answers PG rated please)

Caron's "Pour Une Femme".

My wife wears "Quelle que fleurs" (sp?) by Houbigant. I bought it for her in the US but I believe it is French made. I love it as it is very feminine.

Molly I love Sisley's "Eau de Soir". I get a lot of compliments. A little goes a long way. Great poll.

I love Coco. Fun thread!

Janice I have to say I love Coco also because years ago I was "in love" as a teenager with a French teen. He sent over Coco before it was released in the US. I thought I was hot stuff. I like it because it reminds me of my youth and my first romance.

Where can you get Quelques Fleurs?!!

Molly I have seen it at Nieman Marcus and Nordstrom.

Molly I purchased it at Neiman Marcus in Dallas. Also the spelling is Quelques Fleurs. Hope that helps.

My favorite, at this moment, is Samsara

My husband wears "Pasha de Cartier" by Cartier which smells great. Also I bought him "Chevalier d'Orsay" by Parfums d'Orsay when I was shopping at La Samaritaine. Hope this helps.

I like Coco, also. I used to like Chanel no. 5 but bought a bottle last year and I guess my taste has changed over the years, as I didn't care for it this time. <BR><BR>I like Lancome's Tresor very much, men seem to like it a lot, as well as Rive Gauche by YSL.

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My wife wears Fragonnard "Murmure" which she picked up in Grasse at their factory. She also got some more in Paris at their outlet near the American Express. I adore that scent. She even carries these little pots in her purse -- solid perfume, I think they're called.<BR><BR>Other times she likes to wear "Habanita" I think it's called by another factory she dragged me to in Grasse. Moulinard, or something like that. That one is great too, but I think the first one is the best.

I have enjoyed wearing Champs Elysees.<BR>A little goes a long way and lasts a long time. This is by Guerlain.

I love "L'Air du Temps", "Joy", and, yes, "Chanel 5". The one I r-e-a-l-l-y love is "ODE", by Guerlain. I have not been able to find it here (in South. Calif) at all; maybe it's too old? We will be in Paris later this month for a couple days - I wonder if I'll be able to find it there?<BR><BR>Thise are the fragrances I really love. My guy likes "Red" and "Opium", neither of which are French?

I believe Opium is a French perfume.

Opium is French, it's by Yves Saint Laurent. Red is not, it's by somebody in Hollywood (actually, I used to work in the cosmetic/perfume business out there and know some people who worked on Red).<BR><BR>Guerlain doesn't make Ode any more.

Someone mentioned on another thread a website called classyperfumes.com. I checked it out and the prices are unbelievable - in fact, I'm not sure I believe them! Does anyone have any experience with this site? Are the perfumes the real thing or are they knockoffs? Anyone?

What sizes are the bottles? <BR>2 oz or 4 oz? <BR>The question is there!<BR>You can't compare, unless you have the very same item and size.

Yes, they are the same sizes. I'm going to look at the site right now to see if they're really the real thing, in other words, read the fine print. Will report back.

Okay, decided I can't wait, will take the plunge. There is no "fine print," at least none I could discern, so I am about to make a purchase at classyperfumes.com (despite the unclassy name).

I adore Fracas by Piquet---Ummm....I can smell it now!!<BR><BR>Also love Amirage by Givenchy

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Annick Goutal has a wonderful line of perfumes. I know they can be purchased at Nordstroms and Bloomingdales in the US. And she has at least two boutiques in Paris which are likewise lovely. One is on the Place de Saint Sulpice.

Climat by Lancome is beautiful

My all time favorite is Rive Gauche by YSL.

Shalimar by Guerlain

Annick Goutal's Hadrian is wonderful for summer, but like all citrus perfumes, the fragrance disappears in 5 minutes. I spray it on my pillow. <BR>Joy is my favorite winter perfume. It's the next best thing to being wrapped in sable. Caron makes something interesting called Narcisse Noir that was the first French perfume I wore. If you are in Paris, Caron has a beautiful jewel box of a shop on Ave. Montaigne that carries their old fragrances.

besides all the "Cote Sud" fragrances, I like "vetiver" by Guerlain for men. I discovered this at lunch with a girlfriend of mine who is a Provencal. She smelled so clean and the fragrance didn't interfere with the food!

Bal a Versailles by Jean Desprez.

I love Gloria and Lou Lou both by Cacherel (for women)- I've only seen this line in France. Please post a reply if you've seen this line in the US. Thanks!

No matter which fragrance any man prefers on his lady has no relevance whatsoever to whether it will produce the same effect for you. Every Frenchwoman knows that best is to select a fragrance for themselves, one they adore and would feel positively remiss without. And, they know that appealing to men is a huge combination of appeal in many more ways than their "scent".

I like this!<BR>Chanel No.5 is my all-time favourite.<BR>If you go to London, try "Joseph". Expensive, but mmmm! Can you get it in the States? I'm sure it's not sold on mainland Europe.

My favorite is "Mure et Musc" from L'Artisans Parfumeur. Don't know if they sell it in the U.S.A. It's light, fresh and its unisex.. much better (imho) on the olfactory senses than those cloying unisex fragrances from Calvin Klein. My boyfriend uses it too (he doesn't admit it but I can smell it!!!)

this is for Christina.<BR><BR>You answered my note on the 6th. Sorry to take so long to get back to this board. I think I knew deep down that Opium is French<BR><BR>And fie on the House of Guerlain for not making Ode anymore! It was such a lovely fragrance.....rrrrazafrats!

Chanteclaire's Frangipane. Can't find it in Canada anymore.

Doloras, I loved "ODE" by Guerlain but it was discintinued. I went to the paris shop hoping they had some left overs at the time but no luck. Years later reading an old James Bond book, I read his love wore "ode"<BR>

For the last year, my favorite has been<BR>Noa by Cacherel. Unfortunately, I can<BR>not get it locally anymore (small Florida town). So I am looking for a<BR>new scent. I do like Coco...but a bit<BR>heavy for office wear (at least around<BR>the sensitive)

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