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2Юра – :
A luxurious powdery woody perfume created from many floral notes including violet with an iris root background.
$$$$ due to the caliber of raw materials used in the formula. But how else could it be if the perfume was dedicated to queen Elizabeth’s II jubilee and actually presented to the lady?
tcb953Negeltzex – :
Fragrance Review For Diamond Jubilee Bouquet Grossmith
Top Notes Narcissus Lily of the Valley Citrus
Middle Notes Carnation Iris Jasmine Rose Violet
Base Notes Vetiver Musk Amber Tonka Vanilla Hawthorn
A modern classic, a throwback to floral fragrances of the Victorian/Edwardian eras. I was hoping to get something like that especially because we will never know what the Grossmith perfume VICTORIAN BOUQUET smelled like. It’s a long lost perfume. Perhaps this is a good recreation or homage. It was created for Queen Elizabeth II on her Jubilee. That woman has been the longest reigning monarch of the UK surpassing even Victoria. This is strictly for floral fans. The opening is a fresh sweet citrus but it never turns into orange juice or citric aftershave. It’s got a green scent as well, coming from lily of the valley and green synthetic notes in green floral scents. The narcissus is very evident as the floral heart begins to reveal itself. Beautiful flowers in this bouquet: carnation, jasmine, rose, violet and iris. Some of these flowers smell realistic like the jasmine petals, the carnation and aforementioned lily of the valley. But the rose and iris give it a rose powder scent. If you like rose powder this is definitely a powdery rose. Fortunately it never turns into Ombre Rose either. The dry down is vetiver, herbal, and mossy, and it also has some musk. The vanilla is also a very nice touch. Feminine floral fragrance. It does smell very mature but at the same time fresh and youthful like a fragrance for a young queen, a young woman who has a mature heart. This also reminds me of the first Agent Provocateur and Maitresse. It’s a floral lover’s dream.
nekit_2001 – :
This is a breathtakingly beautiful perfume, sadly I have only a sample and as only 500 bottles were apparently made it is unlikely to fall into my hands any time soon.
And it is a shame this was such a limited run because this really is just gorgeous. I felt a surge of excitement as I sprayed the sample onto my skin, for the scent weaving its way up to my nostrils was, as another reviewer states, exquisite. This is the height of femininity, such a gorgeous bouquet this is. delicate, floral, a gossamer whisp of aroma that unfurls around the body and radiates from the skin. This is a wonderful floral I didn’t know I needed until I smelled it. I felt bad for my poor little sample, being neglected until now, and so unassuming, from the list of notes I expected a standard rose-violet-iris type scent, but this is just so much more. The sillage is just divine. One thing I have noticed is that while the wafts of sillage are just sublime, if I press my nose closer the the skin this smells “thinner” and a little sharper, yet from more than a couple of inches away smells incredible. Not sure why!
I get a tartness from the citrus, I get a stunning bouquet of beautiful florals, the amber, vanilla and vetiver are not distinguishable for me, but they perhaps influence the flowers to turn them into such beauty.
I realise this is not the most informative review, I just seem to be stating that I love it repeatedly, but with more words. But this scent does the talking. I feel sad that I will likely never own a bottle of this, it retailed for about £200 for 50ml which is on the pricey side and yet I would happily pay that much (if I had it) to be able to wear this regularly. I have been impressed with this house so far and intend to sample further.
Sillage is beautiful and moderate, longevity is reasonable at around 5 hours – would prefer better longevity.
Gegazx – :
i remember this fragrances was launched for the Queen as of her birthday in 2012, and he only made 500 pieces distributed around the world, in here 5 to 7 pieces are sold out and only 2 remained, one is already reserved for a lady from Qatar and she will arrive tomorrow to buy it, and another one is there now waiting for a buyer & he became me 🙂 . it costs 365$ for 50ml (around 7.3$ an ml) and to be honest it deserves it.
This is a classic fragrance & it has the stamp of grossmith’s. it is the crystal junipers. citrusy flowery junipers with a hint of vanilla. Lilly of the valley is sharply shown accompanies the vanilla and the citrus in away that makes it sophisticated and elegant. the amber is weak but robust, the iris is soft and the violets & roses (which are the Queen’s favorites) are mashed with the vanilla as well. neither vetiver nor jasmine are detected. the silage is quite strong and the longevity is not long as you need to apply more often after 2 hours or so. to be honest, the longevity should be like that cause if this fragrance is overpowered it’ll turn into disturbing rather than charming. quite good and luring.
one last note, never apply any of his fragrances on a plotter, you’ll never get the real fragrance essence and the longevity. apply it on your skin only.
note: the main drawback of all Grossmith’s fragrances is the spray, the top piece that sprays the fragrance. however, after few sprays that piece on top kind of wears down or melts, in another way the smell of it turns very metallic. this could be because of the quality of the spray itself, or maybe the fragrance itself is quite strong in away that the spray material can’t handle it’s strength or density. so i wish they take this into consideration cause this might ruin the essence as it has direct connection with the fragrance.
TaisaNonnen – :
Diamond Jubilee Bouquet is an exquisite take on Floral Woody Musk.
The best of ingredients in a unique and sophisticated blend.
Sheer perfection, beyond words.
The sillage however is extremely weak and longevity is about fourty minutes to an hour.
Why, oh why?…
Gueplecem – :
Tigra said it so well. I cannot improve on her description. I was thrilled when my daughter gave me a bottle for an important birthday. And managed to have it sent from the UK to the US. This opens so softly and morphs into a bit stronger and the dry down is amazing and so lasting! I smelled it on my shirt the next day.
Joker75 – :
Opulent, radiant iris, completely different than any iris scents I know. All components of iris supported classic ingredients: violet, vanilla, jasmine, vanilla, carnation. But still does not classically slight, but completely original, strong, powerful and strong smell, this is the king of all irises.