Eugenie Rance 1795 for women

My Dear Eugenia...
At the beginning smells at me the bergamot, then after the hour are developed petals of flowers and fruit with stem,leaf.. . Magnificently she smells. Gently,suble and womanishly. A very little Laura Biagotti and Gucci Envy me with very hight class oil essence. The are very delicate notes and balancing. Not strong tacts.
Is splendid and the beloved. Such personal. I am glad Eugenia with I happened upon you.

Eugenie is my least favorite of the Rances that I've tested. This fact is surprising considering I often like fruity florals. It's more like a fruity aquatic. It reminds me very much of the opening notes of Escada's Into the Blue. This is certainly a fruity scent, but it's not as sweet as I would like. I was hoping the drydown would be nice, but I really couldn't detect any oakmoss in it or anything else that would salvage it from my "dislike" list. I hate to say it, but I would liken this to Cabotine Rose, which is the cheapest smelling floral fruity fragrance I've ever smelled.

On me, this is very feminine and subtle. I like it best after the opening as the middle and base notes take over. Although it does have something that makes me want to cough initially (maybe an aldehyde in the spray tester I have), it's worth waiting a bit as it becomes a very tasteful floral. I also notice that it continues to change throughout the day which I find amazing and complex. Has great staying power and I'm still smelling it at 10 pm as I'm dressing for bed. It's definitely different in the evening, somehow deeper. I really love this fragrance!

I'm not nuts about fruity florals these days, but Eugenie is a nice one. I find it hard to believe that a melon, peach or passionfruit accord would have been achievable with the raw materials available when this scent was supposedly developed for Empress Eugenie. I imagine the original recipe has been through a bit of updating to suit modern sensibilities.

I've tried a couple times now, and it's . . . nice. Pleasant. Ultimately, nothing special that merits this price. As Leesee already noted, this one is dominated by the fruits. About four hours in, I could detect a lovely but fleeting hint of the iris that quickly disappeared into the general floral blend that I experienced as the dry-down.

Fans of fruity florals would probably like it but can get a similar effect from a lot of less expensive fragrances.

Disappointing to say the least. I was expcting something a bit more grand. Although the composition is nice, it quickly fades leaving a slight powdery rose trail. I'm not sure any one fruit stands out more than another for me.

I'd describe this as a tasteful fruity floral. A touch of sophistication, so it shouldn't be put in the same category as most other current fruity/florals on the market.

I wouldn't spend any money on it,even as beautiful as the bottle looks.

The legend behind this scent (or marketing ploy) is that it faithfully recreates a fine perfume that was once treasured by the Empress Eugenie. Perhaps Eugenie was a fruit-freak, because this scent is all about fruity notes, with melon being particularly dominant, followed by passionfruit. The floral notes, when they finally arrive, are charming, but not prominent enough to really register. The scent has impressive staying power, decent sillage, and of course, the dubious "legend" in its favor. But unless you really, really, really like fruity perfumes, you probably will not like Eugenie.