Atelier des Fleurs Cedrus

I recently added Cedrus to my collection. I love the woody, citrussy and fresh brightness. However, I'm pretty sure I have selective anosmia and I struggle to smell the fragrance on myself after an hour or two. I thought there were less synthetic molecules in this one than in other Quentin Bisch creations. But apparently, there is still too much Georgywood in there, Ambrofix, and Akigalawood for my nose. These cause olfactory fatigue for me, so I'm going to have to try a trick I read about: first of all, not wearing Cedrus every day. Second, not spraying it on my chest and neck, but rather on my wrists, and the hems of my garments. We'll see how it goes! It's too bad because I really love the opening. Just thought I'd flag this here for anyone who might have the same problem as me.

Cedrus is a comforting earthy woody fragrance. The woody notes aren't harsh and the sandalwood may be contributing to the slight creaminess here. I admire how all these notes are blended so smoothly. When I first read the note breakdown I got worried this would be an overwhelmingly heavy woody earthy smell, especially when I saw the cardamom note, which scarred me in the BDK Gris Charnel for being too spicy. However, Cedrus is light and creamy for a woody fragrance. I even pick up on this soapiness clean to it. As others have mentioned, I agree that this is a great entry fragrance into the woody scent group. It does lean slightly feminine in my opinion, but men could easily wear this too.

I sampled this because I've been seeing Cedrus everywhere on my groups and wow... people were not lying. The first time I smelled it , I instantly fell in love and bought it the same day. I'm not usually a green fragrance kind of person but this is amazing. It is fresh and woody and green and just rich and delightful. Imagine a really rich woman who's car broke down when riding through forest. She gets out and explores and we can just feel her perfume mixed with the fresh scents of these woods. that's what I imagine when smelling this. Longevity wise it performs well on me - 3-4 hours before it becomes a skin scent. Really another masterpiece. I'm glad i added this to my collection.

Sophisticated, timeless, versatile, truly suited for any occasion and any season. That’s why I always keep it in my collection. It feels so natural, never artificial. The notes are a balance between woody-earth-soapy, with a citrus touch. It stays close to the skin and remains subtle, yet it never goes unnoticed. People often ask what perfume im wearing, and some even say they already associate this scent with me. On my skin, it has good longevity, lasting around 8 hours. I usually wear it to work because gives me that feeling of “i can handle anything”. The truth is, this fragrance won me over little by little. Every wear, i discover a new layer to appreciate

I normally prefer scents with low projection and am a fan of many fragrances that people complain are too weak, don’t last long enough, whatever. But this is the first fragrance I’ve bought that I feel is extremely weak and has so little projection that I’m wondering if it was worth it. Immediately after spraying I have to put my nose to my skin to smell it. So it doesn’t really contribute to any mood I’m trying to set for myself. My bottle is 9 months old by the batch code. I’ve experienced several fragrances becoming stronger a year or two after their first spray—if that happens with this fragrance, I’ll report back eventually..