Description
Five new fragrances: Rêve Opulent, Parti Pris, Lumière d’Epices, Ombre Mercure and Flagrant Délice. After the successful cosmetics line By Terry, launched in 1998, the former creative director of Yves Saint Laurent and make-up artist Terry de Gunzburg finally enters the world of perfumery with five new high-quality fragrances of different character. These fragrances are named Rêve Opulent, Parti Pris, Lumière d’Epices, Ombre Mercure and Flagrant Délice.
The compositions are created by perfumers from Robertet Grasse: Jacques Fleury, Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison, Karine Vinchon and Sidonie Lancesseur.
Flagrant Délice is a gourmand fragrance of fig and almond milk.
The fragrances are available in bottles of 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum. Terry announces a collection of woody fragrances in 2013.
Flagrant Delice was launched in 2012. Flagrant Delice was created by Jacques Fleury, Arthur Le Tourneur d’Ison, Karine Vinchon Spehner and Sidonie Lancesseur.
jibthe8 – :
I have a candle form H&M fig deuce …the same scent
In one way it is nice clean but old kind of clean
man (grandad) shaving stuff
In few minutes is done… longer on clothes as almost all fragrances
313783 – :
Sweet milky green fig, but a terrible projection and silage. It’s really such a shame because the scents itself is lovely. Coming from a such a big and expensive brand like By Terry once would expect a much higher investment in quality. My advice would be to save your money for Diptyque’s Philosykos
Thorn16 – :
It starts as a dry, nose-tickling fig, more like woody than fruity. Then slowly becomes more fruity and juicy. Little by little a very faint sweetness steps in, I can pick some greenness too. In this stage it reminds me of green figs, not ripe and sweet yet.
After a while the sharp edges soften and it becomes a ripe fig. Not very sweet, not very milky just as a real fig is. That needly-powdery, nose-tickling nuance is still in the background.
No prominent almond note as I had hoped for. Nothing else. The list of the notes in Fragrantica may not be quite correct. Quoting from my sample card, “A sun-ripened fig infused with citrus fruits and flowers, revealing in its heart bitter almond, tonka bean and vanilla notes.” (Ther are no flowers mentioned in here, and I don’t get any red currant, or powdery notes listed.)
Not the best sillage and staying power I’m afraid.
4ikur – :
Milky milky creamy sweet fig. It’s SUPER pleasant and I think a perfect example of lactonic notes in perfumes. It’s quite subtle and doesn’t project far, so in that way is perfect for offices or closed spaces. Would probably be perfect for dates too; as I cannot see any way it could offend. Everything about it is beautiful; from the design and presentation to the fragrance inside. The glass is very heavy & has a “solid” look and feel.
art154 – :
On me it smells like red currant jelly all the way from opening till dry down. It brought some memories from my childhood though, when my grandma was making jelly and the entire house smelled like this perfume. Overall it’s quite nice and simple.
Longevity – 3 hours tops.
Projection – very poor.
As some of you have mentioned here, it’s an overpriced brand. This type of scent I expected from Demeter (The fragrance library), to be honest with you.
volga818 – :
I think it is constructed ok. I get the point but for me it is like playing a musical piece. I am playing along and all of a sudden I hit a bad note and plop it hurts my ears and ruins the experience. For me that is what this is like there is some note in there that I just don’t like on me and it is pricey.
Deroxkpfvh – :
Opens VERY sweet! Milky almond-dough vanilla with touches of fresh bergamot & mandarin zest to keep it from being ALL sugar. “Nice, though confection-sweet” was my 1st thought.
If I put my nose right against my skin I get the dirt-laced sweetness I recognize as fig (don’t take that the wrong way; fig skins have always smelled like they have a touch of real dirt in them to me, a slight mineral-ness), but it’s barely distinguishable from the overall almond + sugar vibe.
Not bad, ‘safe’ if you like sweet almond scents, but not exceptional. The only milk I get througout is that freshly-snapped from the tree figgy milk, not dairy milk, by the way.
Zipp_master – :
Sweet, sugary mess. And fig? What fig? This stuff is so synthetic and fake, I couldn’t even define a fig in it. This reminds me of Incanto Shine Salvatore Ferragamo, except SF is much cheaper and better.
Overpriced, very mediocre brand.
fat38 – :
The beautiful scent. It has all that I needed and what I love in scent.
Has well balanced notes, Has fruitly- -vanilla-changes. is elegant , but young. It has a beautiful bottle. It stands a chance be my personal scent.
🙂
Very frizz in summer time 😉
king_of_pizza – :
Frome the noses behind the scent, especially Karine Vinchon Spehner, I was expecting much more. It’s not bad, but rather boring. Somewhat clean, sweet and little bit soapy mishmash. Okay, not more.
filins – :
I would have preferred a stronger scent of fig. One hour later I can mostly detect almond and something very sweet. It’s quite lovely as a fragrance but a little too sweet for me.
Mebzk965Diobtetty – :
Is is summer and happy angels (tonka bean, milk and vanilla)are playing on a fig tree.
Soft and confortable. Elegant skin scent.
scotman – :
Initially I get a blast of spice,but then this is just another fig fragrance which is rather sweet and green.I don’t get any of the almond milk which would have kept my interest.
I prefer my fig to be drier and more coconutty like Philosykos.
mihas161 – :
I haven’t quite made up my mind as to whether or not I like Flagrant Delice. Fig scents are not really my cup of tea, and seeing that this fragrance is quite sweet, fruity and milky, I can’t say that I’m digging it.
I would much prefer Diptyque’s Philosykos if I were to wear a fig scent. There’s too much going on in Flagrant Delice’s composition. In a way, I find it too juicy and candied. It smells like something I’d expect to find in a lolly shop.
I can detect more tonka bean than almond in Flagrant Delice. The milk note lends a soft creaminess, however I find it sickly after awhile. It even had a shampoo-vibe after a few hours wear. I think it may have a lot to do with my skin chemistry though.
Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to begin my introduction to Terry de Gunzburg with Flagrant Delice. I really don’t appreciate fruity and/or fig based fragrances. But for those of you that love fruity, sweet, jam-like scents, I would still recommend trying Flagrant Delice.
Flagrant Delice strikes me as being quite a feminine scent, not something that men would usually be found wearing. Despite being niche, Flagrant Delice could appeal to almost anyone, even the younger crowd. I wouldn’t mind smelling it on others, just not on myself.
sergo1107 – :
one of the best parfums i ever had..
de_dok – :
I had such hopes, such great expectations about this, but I am left puzzled as this is nothing what I hoped and waited for.
It opened with an almost citrusy note followed by all too much tonka bean which here for me is simply too much. At the opening I got NO figs, nor milk, nor almond, no sweetness at all, it actually opened rather peppery and cloying for me, almost as there was clove present.
The heart and drydown is a bit more promising. I finally get fig and the combo with milk is rather pleasing for my nose, though I did hope for more sweetness and I though this will be a gourmand, but on me this is not – it is a rather spicy masala tea like creation with figs set aside. I do love how masala tea smells, but unfortunately the spicyness of the milk and freshness of figs simply does not work in my book.
tilk – :
Fig, fig and fig. I already own Prem Figuier, Heeley, Diptyque etc and therefore dont need another one. I agree with some reviewers that say its a dry green fig, not gourmand or sweet at all. No almonds either, just fig.
ST-Genadz – :
Gorgeously delightful bottle design, this is pure luxe. This opens with very green bergamot which only lasts around 3-5 mins. Followed by a dry expensive fig. I get no almond (good) or milk.
Sillage very low. Lasting 2-4 hours at best but to be fair it fades well and doesnt become cloying, soapy or like cheap air freshner like some fig perfumes do.
Above it lists “sweet” as a main accord which i disagree with, its dry and very green, fruity yes, sweet no. If you are looking to purchase a fig fragrance consider Amarni Figuier Eden first..
To me its superior in most ways. I rate this about 7.5/10 while the Armani is an 8.5/10.
This is lovely, v good -but there are better options around. Could possibly be unisex.
agq135Diobtetty – :
This is such a luxurious feminine scent, and to my nose not a fig scent per se, which works as I am not a big fan of fig.
The fig note is rounded and smooth and blends in nicely with the other notes , to create a subtle sweetness that is dreamingly creamy.
The fig doesn’t have that resinous grainy edge that so many fig scents have
This is an elegant subtle fig, certainly not dry.
It makes you think you are wearing a top quality perfume that nobody else has
Longevity is good also, but projection isn’t great.
Terry de Gunzburg is definitely making beautiful scents.
vipmel – :
A very almondish, gourmand stuff. Fig shows its sweet, mature face. You wont find the greenish side of the leaves, or the tree. Just the inside of the syrupy fruit, and of course llooooots of creamy, vanillic almond. To my taste it is a drag. Sorry, but in my opinion this concept of smell from the T.d.G. house is very week according to the genius niche brands on the market. More courage!!!!
vasilich4848 – :
Terry De Gunzburg worked as the creative director for YSL and has now launched her own perfume line. Her line is currently on offer exclusively at Harrods.
I was wandering around the perfume section and was not familiar with this line at all, so was intrigued to try them.
Flagrant Delice is a fig and almond fragrance that is exceptionally well balanced. Unlike some fig based frags, this one never steers into being too sweet. This is classified as an orientla vanilla, which is not really evident at the beginning where the fig is prominent. This stage is definitely gourmand. As the perfume develops, the almond balances it well and the fig retreats into the background until a milky almond takes over. Fig is still lurking, but the almond gives an *almost* bitter accord that actually works well and keeps it interesting. But wait! Another surprise is in store… It took me a long time to realize that a slight coconut note lingers at the end.
Although I has no intention of buying anything from Harrods that day, I came home with a 50 ml bottle.
The longevity is very good. I’m embarrassed to say when I returned to my hotel room I could smell my perfume from the corridor. Having said that, it is never overpowering or sickly. Although geared for women, I think blokes could easily pull this one off.
One for fig and vanilla lovers to try!