Quelques Fleurs Royale Houbigant for women

I found this to be much nicer smelling than the original Quelques Fleurs. It does not smell quite so "vintage."

The scent on one's skin is moderate in strength, and bursting - bursting - with flowers. Very spring-y, and yet there is an underlying slight powder that gives this perfume a royal elegance.

Personally not for me, but if you love smelling like hundreds of bouquets of fragile white flowers, you will not be disappointed by this perfume!

Yeah, I am aware that some major perfume heavies have thrown shade on this fragrance. Big deal. The first time I wore Quelques Fleurs Royale was at a (Merle Haggard, Amos Lee,) Bob Dylan concert in NYC. The concert was okay. But the fragrance was unforgettable! And I still wear the Quelques Fleurs Royale EdP.

Fresh notes of black currant, some fruits - little citrus, grapefruit, floral accord - jasmine, rose, honey and tuberose, it has white musk as a base and ends with little woody notes - sandalwood and little amber.
Sounds very light before woodsy notes appear at the end, it can sound nice in spring or summer, cool breeze, chilling atmosphere, some place like Italy..sweet fresh fruits.. or maybe it`s Egypt or Marocco and it`s eastern rose appears in the air..with beauty of ancient sculptures.. (my reviews at moreinside.blogspot.ru)

This is quite a nice floral perfume. I have to agree it is mostly all about honey, tubrose and rose. It is all-out vintage style. Exquisite, high class feminine perfume.
I thank the wonderful person who sent me a sample in a recent ebay purchase...it has been a real treat today! I really love this velvety powdery floral and look forward to purchasing a bottle come spring.;)

And I do get that faint lipstick note that just makes this heavenly;)

Quelques Fleurs Royale is my signature fragrance...but, by default. I wanted to like the original Quelques made in 1912...but the green, was, well too green, sometimes it was marvelous, and sometimes for me it was grassy green off old vintage yuk...then, I tried Quelques Fleurs Royale..I am stopped by men and women alike and they "Want!!!" that parfum, a Col. in Lebanese, military stopped me for this to buy for his wife... my Doctors nurse staff all wanted this...it is a gorgeously feminine floral. It is a departure from the usual Chypre for me, (Sisley Eau de Soir for winter is another exception). It is more young than its predecessor, more like a princess, royal scent; soft, not overpowering, long sillage, resulting in an ambush of people wanting the name of this...@145.00 a pop, it is not cheap. Feminine, Floral, sophisticated and only at Neiman Marcus.

This is so underrated! Such an amazing scent! Beautiful rose and honey! I want to get this but I'm not sure if I should as it smells feminine..

Oh what a find this is! Without looking at the notes, I get delightful light pink flowers with honey-cream sauce drizzled on top. Powdery beauty with a distinct lipstick accord. Longevity is remarkable; at least 5 hours and counting. Projects minimally so one has to get close to be rewarded with its aroma. Guaranteed to smell different than anybody else and absolutely full bottle worthy for me!

Oh I wish I could wear this:such a beautiful,honeyed floral.I love the bottle and the box is so pretty.Unfortunately I sneezed as soon as I took the cap off and it only got worse once I sprayed it.I gifted it to someone else in the end..so disappointing.It is a gorgeous fragrance and you are lucky if you can wear it.Sigh.

Wow. I cannot say enough good things about this perfume. Even my husband made a comment about how good I smell, and he usually doesn't notice my fragrances. I get a very distinctive honey note, with some amber/vanilla. It is described as a floral, but I wouldn't call it that. Instead it's a delicious, sweet, yet grown-up scent that makes me think of autumn. I would buy this in a second (I have a sample), if it wasn't for the $150.00 price. However, I will make many hints for mothers day. I only wish they had a lotion available at Nordstroms too.

Soooooo goood!
Beautiful
Honey+amber+slightly powdery florals make it a bit sweet
but mostly earthy
This smells like quality- so smooth and rich.
I cannot emphasize how gorgeous! I cannot stop sniffing myself!

*thanks to jillhare for the sample!

One of my favourite honey note fragrances. Very warm, rich, and smooth...extremely rounded composition, no rough edges or sharp angles that stand out. I don't find it overly sweet ,just the right amount of sweetness amidst the floral bouquet. Lasts for a long time with a great sillage, but not as powerful as the original.

powdery white flowers with a very soapy honeydripped rose and a soft ambery-earthy base. still sweet. honey is detectable through the whole composition.
a unmodern classic perfume. can see zsasza gabor or sophia loren wearing it very nicely. nice but not a must have for me. suits woman 50+

I was given a sample from Bergdorf Goodman as it was highly touted, but for me, it is very powdery. The sandalwood, rose and black currant is what I noticed first. It then dries down to a vanilla, amber with a hint of musk scent. It is nice, but I would not buy it as it is too powdery due to the sandalwood and I do not like the vanilla/amber dry down. I am not a lover of vanilla fragrances.

I am simply speechless about this one...my nose is in total bliss from its beauty. This os one of the few perfumes that I would willingly pay the full price for without chasing bargains.

I think the fans of classics like Cassini, Apercu,Jardines de Bagatelle will truly enjoy it.

This is a bolder version of Karl Lagerfield's Kapsule Floriental. If you agree, and want something similar but cheaper, I'd recommend you get the Kapsule Floriental.

It's a beautiful honeyed floral, slightly gourmand and as sherapop mentioned, it has a fruity vibe to it as well which is almost edible (must be the bergamot and tuberose). It reminds me a bit of Molinard Nirmala and the more recent Mugler's Innocent, but this one is sexier, dirtier and more animalistic than both - the indolic jasmine and sensual musk bathed in delicious honey form a striking olfactive trio.

Quelques Fleurs Royale is slightly savory, slightly oriental, slightly citrusy and very feminine - it's a bit of everything and the balance it holds makes it a very versatile and wearable scent. It's an all-season, any-time-of -day kind of perfume that can easily end up as a signature scent for a very soft, feminine lady.

Until now, I have had no familiarity with Houbigant perfumes, though I was curious since the house has existed--at least in name--since before the time of Schubert! I decided to try QUELQUES FLEURS ROYALE because I saw it for sale at NeimanMarcus.com and thus assumed that it must be decent, despite the fact that I have never seen Houbigant sold anywhere else but at drugstores...

QUELQUES FLEURS ROYALE opens as a somewhat nondescript fruity floral, albeit slightly more floral than fruity, and evolves into an slightly sweet orientalish drydown. The sweetness is from honey, not vanilla, as I had supposed at some points during the development. Through to the end, the honey maintains the sweetness and dominates the amber, wood, and musk notes, but this fragrance is definitely not cloyingly sweet. Instead, the barest glaze of honey causes the rose petals to shimmer ever so slightly.

Overall, I would say that QUELQUES FLEURS is a likeable if unspectacular fragrance, which should appeal to those who like honeyed florals. (I do not catch the waft of "skank" to which one reviewer refers...)

its smells woody with a citrus touch! the perfume is classic in its own way and is very warm..

This is a wonderful perfume!! Just perfect from top notes to end....Classy
indeed. One of Houbigant's best!!

(Why doesn't Houbigant do more with the bottle? It looks as cheap as the box looks lovely. Same deal with Quelques Fleurs l'Originale.)

This seems very French Parfum to me. The top notes are supposed to include blackcurrant along with bergamot and grapefruit, but I never get the currant. The bitter citrus is pleasant, especially when it begins to move into the sweet floral heart. Unfortunately for me, the jasmine here is highly indolic, and I get a lot of "eau de dirty underpants," when I try this. Since I have a low skank-tolerance, that rules out a number of occasions during which I could actually wear this fragrance: can't wear it to work, can't wear it to church, can't wear it OUT anywhere. I'm using up my samples by wearing this when I know my husband's in an amorous mood and we're staying in.

Having said that, I have to admit that this has one of the most pleasant drydowns I've ever experienced. I just don't enjoy enduring 90 minutes of skank to get to the drydown.