Houbigant · 1912 · Robert Bienaimé

Quelques Fleurs L'Original

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Houbigant asks $250 for 100 ml
30 ml$105
50 ml$160
100 ml$250

VersionEau de Parfum

Green galbanum, tarragon and lemon over a bouquet of jasmine, tuberose, rose and violet, settling onto mossy sandalwood and musk.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Quelques Fleurs L'Original’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, galbanum, lemon, jasmine, tuberose, lily of the valley drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Quelques Fleurs L'Original, top notes: Bergamot, Galbanum, Tarragon, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Quelques Fleurs L'Original, heart: Jasmine, Tuberose, Lily of the valley, Violet, Rose, Ylang-ylang, Carnation, Scotch broom, Orange blossom, Clove

Dry-downwhat stays

Quelques Fleurs L'Original, dry-down: Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Civet, Cedar, Musk, Iris, Tonka (coumarin)

What’s inside it

What the label names

15 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder1 earth & moss

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, galbanum, jasmine, tuberose and 10 more$109 for 100 ml · about half of Quelques Fleurs L'Original’s $250
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bergamot, jasmine, tuberose, lily of the valley and 8 more$115 for 75 ml
Gold ManAmouage · shares jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, oakmoss and 5 more$395 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.