Eau des 4 Reines
by L'Occitane

I first purchased Eau de 4 Reines about 10 years ago. That first experience evokes the
same feeling today. So clean and fresh and rosy... like walking through a rose garden after a heavy summer downpour. I love this perfume and whilst it is only an eau de toilette, I find myself catching small but pleasant flashes of this wonderful scent 7 or 8 hours into the day.
Here's to the fabulous 4 .... may you never change.

1st April, 2011.

very very disappointing. basically akin to opening a packet of haribos (kids sweets). but l did buy a "room fragrance" because of the prettily shaped bottle which comes with an old fashioned pump squirter in a little net ( like the prada one).
will use it in my wardrobes & when it's empty, fill it with something else.

2nd December, 2009.

lovely! a very pretty feminine true rose scent without any other flowers. sillage is minimal as is the lasting power. a bit pricey for the quality but it is pretty.

2nd May, 2009.

A very pretty and light rose scent that is like a true, delicate rose. Minimal staying power however. Reminds me of a more one-dimensional version of the new Chloe scent.

9th November, 2008.

I bought a small bottle of this in Florida last June when it was swelteringly hot. I found it delightfully cooling and refreshing but, as Tovah noted, extremely short lived. It's especially nice after a shower before bed in the evening. It's cooling, soothing and one of the nicest simple rose fragrances I've found. A bit tart, a bit sweet, and fairly natural smelling. I love the story behind the name (told on the side of the box): The four daughters of the Count of Fourcalquier - Marguerite, Eléonore, Sancie, and Beatrix - each had a favorite rose - the Grasse rose, the Bulgarian rose, the Moroccan rose, and the Turkish rose, and each of them became a queen. The fragrance is supposed to be a blend of those four roses. Romantic! :-)

1st October, 2008.

Eau des 4 Reines sounds so regal and formal that I expected this to be a sort of new Nahema. Not so! This is a bright, fresh rose with fruity undertones. This is unmistakably a rose perfume, but the tea, mandarin, and blackberry in the blend provide a take on rose that I've seen before only in the great Rosines. I honestly prefer Eau des 4 Reines to Roseberry!

I have the edt and the lasting power is shameful. I can smell it for all of a minute, and then it completely disappears. I look forward to trying this in edp, because it's such a beautiful fragrance. If the edp doesn't last, I'll surely buy the bath products so that I can layer for better lasting power...

Even though this scent is fresh and lively, I like to wear it at night, and to spray my bedsheets with it. It's a lazy romantic kind of fragrance that smells warm and sweet.

7th December, 2006.