Crème Bouquet (2001)
by Stila

i hate this scent. it makes my head ache. too strong for my liking. very creamy. smells like the toliet in my school.

Creme Bouquet needs some understanding and TLC on its wearer's part before it's able to bloom into a genuinely enjoyable fragrance. I was rather put off by this fragrance for some time, would apply it often during sampling visits to various stores and immediately react with an "ew, gross, air freshener-bathroom cleaner-cheap powder" assessment. And would then pass it by in favor of something less likely to provoke that type of reaction. Then, one day, I allowed Creme Bouquet to take its time and dry down properly and at its leisure, and ended up amazed at how beautiful it had become, vanilla intermingled with extremely delicate floral powders, reminiscent of scented pastilles and lace parasols. It has a certain Victoriana sensibility, with something almost like a charming touch of naivete with its sweet, innocent lily of the valley and pink lilac. I have loved it ever since and worked my way through two bottles of it. A very fine scent if given the chance it so richly deserves!

I was first introduced to this fragrance through an etailer dupe, which I loved and seached for the FO for. Creme Bouquet is one of my favorite comfort scents ... safe to wear anywhere. With notes of vanilla, pink lilac and lily of the valley, it is a fairly simple scent, yet girly. The lily of the valley causes it to be a wee bit sharp, which isn't apparent in the fragrance oil dupe, so I prefer that (made a lotion with it, which I layer with the fragrance). The bottle is very cute and different.