Description
“Having paid tribute to Russia with the Cologne à la Russe, the next stop on the voyage was France, the cradle of high perfumery. Cologne à la Française, designed to be exquisite, elegant, and sophisticated, its fragrance defined by the precious white magnolia flower. Complete control over its composition, a blending of Cologne and perfume, has made possible this subtle, delicate floral harmony.” – a note from the brand.
Cologne à la Française by Institut Très Bien is a Citrus Aromatic fragrance for women and men. Cologne à la Française was launched in 2005. Top notes are lemon, grapefruit, citron, bergamot and lime; middle notes are lavender, rosemary and verbena; base notes are neroli, iris and benzoin.
tepdriern – :
This is Absolutely Incredible! I have never been a huge fan of citrus fragrance/colognes, but this is so excellently crafted with high quality natural smelling notes. So many people talk about Eau de Guerlain as one of the best colognes; this fragrance takes that to the next level by adding beautiful floral notes (magnolia, not listed in notes)
And it lasts ALL DAY, rare for a citrus cologne.
Thank goodness I read Luca Turin’s review and Luckyscent started selling this, otherwise I would probably not have given this a second thought, but I am SO glad I did! It is now my go-to fragrance all summer long!
Korston – :
All colognes of Institut Très Bien are great, all made with excellent craftsmanship and top quality materials by the great Pierre Bourdon and all are remarkably to the point. To use as refreshments.
The Française variation is the more elegant (French in a way), evenly balanced and more floral than the others with a salutary, brisk magnolia note in the heart. It jump-starts with a transparent bracing citrus symphonia on top (citron, bergamot, lemon etc.) and continues with Provencal herbs (lavender, rosemary) to a soft powdery ambery drydown.
Fresh and sophisticated, stick to the philosophy of using a cologne and you will be delighted every time you splash it on.