Bouquet Ideale

I got this today as a blind buy and I am very happy with my purchase. This is probably the best, most feminine woody scent that I've smelled. So many woody scents can lean masculine and this fragrance does a beautiful job at staying feminine, balanced, and sweet while being a wood forward scent. I definitely smell the vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg but I also get fruity notes on opening, maybe plum? I also get floral notes on the dry down so I was surprised to see only tobacco blossom and labdanum, which really is categorized as a resin. I love that it is a gourmand but not a traditional gourmand and it doesn't smell like anything else that I've come across. Never smelled Oud Nude or Raghba. It is very balanced and not too spicy, not too traditionally gourmand with vanilla and edible scents, and not an overly strong woodsy scent either. I can see many people liking this scent as I think people who like florals, woods, spicy/Orientals, gourmands, and vanilla scents will like this one. I can also see this being very versatile as it is appropriate for day or night, and good for winter, fall, and spring. Not sure it would be right to wear in the summer, but hey, you do you.

this isn't the best fragrance of all time, but it really wowed me. early on in my fragrance journey i bought a handful of samples someone wanted to get rid of. when i was trying them, this one slapped me with a handful of happy brain chemicals. i'm not even sure which note, or even if just the combination of them, does it for me in this. it just does. the only problem with bouquet ideale is that i have had varying experiences with the performance. when i first tried it, it was strong and the most addictive thing i've smelt. the past two times i had it on, it has been just a really light pleasant scent. amazing nonetheless, bouquet ideale on top. saving up to get this for sure.

I didn’t read the notes in this before sampling so I was surprised (based on the name) that it wasn’t really a floral fragrance. It’s a smooth and spicy vanilla, completely delicious and not too sweet, with a prominent cinnamon in the beginning and labdanum that kicks off in the dry down. The labdanum (and I suspect ambroxan as well but it’s not listed) causes it to linger on skin a long time but the sillage, after the first hour, is fairly minimal. This isn’t a unique scent by any means, a couple that remind me of it are Memoir Woman ( though BI isn’t smoky) and Divine Vanille by Essential Parfums. It is very nice though. It’s suited to fall and winter.

I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews about Bouquet Idéale eau de parfum, but I have to say—I really enjoy her! In a world full of beast mode vanillas and sugary gourmand scents, she stands out as a classy, confident lady with plenty of attitude. It’s a warm, subtly spicy fragrance—think chai tea without the bitterness. The tobacco blossom adds just the right touch of sophistication, but it’s definitely not a tobacco-heavy scent. This vanilla is unlike any other in my collection, and I’m so happy I added it to my fragrance wardrobe. It’s an elevated, intimate, personal scent that’s a true pleasure to wear.

Honestly, I am surprised by how many reviewers find this scent sweet.On my skin it is not sweet or gourmand at all.It starts with a heavy nutmeg-cinammon combination, the nutmeg being dominant on my skin and later it evolves into a smoky-woody fragrance.Only the very late dry-down is slightly sweet, at least for me.It is elegant and sophisticated, as others noted, rather for a mature woman, also as noticed by other reviewers.The ,,sweet\" and gourmand scents in this line are Lira and Italica.It has, like many other Xerjoff-fragrances, great longevity, but surprisingly only moderate sillage