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fgfx – :
“This is an extrait de parfum and that’s why they’re asking you 1000$ for a 125ml bottle.”
Sweety, there could be pure orris exract in this bottle and that wouldn’t excuse such a price tag. The fact that indeed this bottle does not contain anything more than a run of the mill, indigestible vanillic-patchouli gourmand only makes things worse.
Guerlain is seriously devaluing itself by pulling stunts like this. Trying to ride tired trends (the gourmand was ubiquitous by the year 2000), relying on gimmicks (use this perfume for your wedding!) and cheapening their aesthetics by changing all their bottles (ecology my ass…)
I’ll admit it, I spend a lot on perfumes. But I’ll be damned if I let a multimillion dollar company make a fool of perfume aficionados.
sony1967 – :
I just received a sample from ebay. I really think I have never smelled anything so delicious. Imagine a mix of praline dragees (French almonds for weddings) and flowers. It is very elegant and does not smell like a cheap gourmand at all. I would have to get a second opinion, however, because I don’t know how well it mixes with my chemistry. It is very inviting and somehow reminds me of Tobacco Vanille (strange comparison, I know).
I am getting married next year and I would like to wear this. If anyone of you wants to sell the rest of their bottle or have a tester bottle, please let me know… I would like to purchase it or trade it.
A7XIMA – :
Dear Xrayer, thank you for this exquisite sample. I fell in love at first sniff of this one. It is warm, sweet but in a delicate gourmande dessert way, enveloping and quite simply divine. I just love it. Not very descriptive, I know – maybe the words will come later. I do want this in my collection but after seeing the price, I guess that will never happen! I feel so lucky to have this beautiful sample, thank you so much my friend ❤️
kartowka2010 – :
Absolutely the most perfectly balanced sweet creamy powdered floral scent that I could live in forever. Guerlain does gourmands better than anyone, and my previous fave (gourmand coquin) was thankfully brought back. But Bouquet de la mariee goes way beyond as the most perfect fragrance I have ever encountered. For those looking to purchase it, I got mine on my wedding anniversary on the second floor of the main Guerlain on Champs Elysee in Paris. I think that may be one of the only places to find it, but frankly worth the trip. Only drawback is I wish it was a bit stronger for the price.
bredshar – :
Hahaha Mary-Jayne! Thanks for the price break down and the humorous remarks. Good to know there’s an EDP version for less!
simbians 0308 – :
Nie podoba mi sie …ta pierwszokomunijna wizja wianka ze sztucznych kwiatkow…
cos mnei razi…aczkowliek uwielbiam Guerlaina wlasiwie wiekszosc co zrobil…wiec pewnie za 1000$ tez mnie nie zawiedzie…coz mam taka nadzieje…
service777 – :
@Pravda48, This scent, Le Bouquet de la Mariee, is parfum eaxtrait strength. Which goes some way to explaining the price.
125ml of extrait should probably last you a lifetime , and when you do the cost/ml breakdown it works out not at all dissimilar to other extraits, in EU this retails at 750Euro I believe, which works out at 6Euro/ml. By contrast, the 30ml extrait of L’heure bleue, at 291Euro, actually works out at 9.70Euro/ml. Of course, it is a massive intital outlay, but I found it interesting to crunch the numbers.
You may also be pleased to know that there is an EDP version of this scent, called La Plus Beau Jour de ma Vie, which was released at the same time. The scent is very very similar, although the extrait of course has some better longevity. The EDP retails at 200Euro for 6oml. Still pricey, but more affordable.
As to the many comments I have seen here and elsewhere regarding the apparently phallic nature of the stopper; I have to admit, I am not getting phallus when I look. Maybe I am looking at it wrong. Although if it DID resemble a phallus in real life, I guess it is still in keeping with the whole traditional marriage customs and rituals in the sense of it representing fertility for the happy couple?!
Nikan2317 – :
Well, from 1st go of a sample, I thought it was a cousin (although smoother/creamier, less crystallized in the sweetness) of Malone’s Intense Rose water & Vanilla, very lovely. I added it absent mindedly to my want list because it was potent, beautiful,and sweet.
Fast forward to today, where on Guerlain’s site I noticed it sells for $1000 for 125ml!! Immediately taken off the want list. C’mon guys, that’s just… insane! And, the lid looks like the head of another shape we as adults are probably familiar with. What kind of odd gimmick is this? Between the price, the wedding theme, and the *ahem* odd top adornment, I’m at a loss for what exactly Guerlain was thinking.
1ruslann – :
Even that this one is not one of my favorites or one that has created on me the necessity of having it, Le Bouquet de La Mariée is in my vision a tipically Guerlain creation in all the possible senses.
The first one is the bridal theme, one that fits like a glove in the brand story, permeated of scented narratives related to love. The second one is a conjunction of classic notes used in the guerlain’s signature accord, notes that em several concentrations and combinations have been presented on their creations, used to define the romantic and sensual side of their perfumes (here we find mainly orange blossom, vanilla and almonds). The third and forth sense by which i see this as tipically Guerlain is the recurrence of a certain formula, explored in all of its possible variations in fragrances that are limited in its distribution and tend to last as long as there is stock or interest, married with precious bottles and bigger prices.
Basically, Le Bouquet de La Mariée is the bridal version of the delicious Mon Precieux Nectar, a more bodied version which also references one of Guerlain Sur Measure creations from the past, one called Cute. It’s a bridal bouquet where the main flower is the orange flower one, that gives hwere a sweet aroma with grape nuances and one that completes the sweetness comming from the almonds and vanilla. There is something green here that curiously reminds me of tuberose and that i suspect is the angelica; i think it’s a interesting association because it cuts at the openning part of the sweetness and suggests, even that slightly, another white flower in the bridal boquet. I would say that jasmine and rose are used in a secondary way here, more to make the sugary white bouquet more harmonious.
A drawback in this composition is that the base is very simple, keeping the vanilla sweetness and adding it white creamy musks; For a luxury fragrance, the one of your special wedding day, it could have been more embellished, more stiking, something to stay on your memories of the bride as something special.
Finally, i can see very clearly (even that this could be easilly an unissex creation) a type of bride here: that one with delicate voice, sparkling eyes, sweet, of broad and infectious smile. But even for those, considering the benefit cost ration and the resemblance with the other i mentioned, i think it’s totally possible to switch it for Mon Precieux Nectar on the most special day of your life.
monaliza – :
Is this for sale in the UK yet, or anywhere in the world? I am in love with the notes and bottle but cannot seem to find it!
RedTc – :
I find the name limiting, like Lanvin Marry Me, Rosine Vive la Mariee, and any other fragrance specific to engagement/wedding themes. This is marketed for women only, and its marketing brings to mind a stereotypical young bride wearing a white gown…I instantly thought of Paulina Porizkova, in vintage Estee Lauder Beautiful ads, wearing a fluffy, frilly white gown, with huge, puffy sleeves, and all the other white-veiled “brides” in Beautiful ads over the years. (Original Beautiful was an incredible fragrance. My memories of it bring forth no connotation with weddings, or handfastings, or Nangchang…Beautiful was carefree and resiliant…and the fragrance ads never would have sold it to me.)
The edp of Le Bouquet de la Mariee, Le Plus Beau Jour de Ma Vie, claims this is the scent of the most beautiful day of life. I find that name more appealing, because it allows for personalization. It could remind someone of a wedding, having babies, anniversaries, or absolutely anything else.
Anyways, of course I want to smell it. It’s a Guerlain!