Fleur D'Oranger by Fragonard, 2005

I received a sample of this fragrance from Fragonard, decanted it to an atomizer and sprayed it on my arm and chest to test it. I used 5 sprays, but found the projection was lower than average. Comparing this to other orange blossom fragrances, this is not as green, intense or true as L'Artisan's, not as sweet and linear as VS Orange Flower, not as indolic or citrusy as Jo Malone's. It starts off with a shot of bergamot and a lemony vibe, leading into neroli. Up close, I get odd whiffs of Windex and bathroom cleaner; I have a strong association with a talc my family used when I was a child (Mavis, which came in a red tin.) I also detect a bit of honey and a clean, laundry-type musk, very light. My daughter thought it smelled of suntan lotion. I think the jasmine contributed to this "beachy" impression. It was still going strong as a powdery skin scent when I finally showered it off after 6 hours. While I didn't find this unpleasant-- and the smell of Mavis powder was nostalgic-- it is not what I want in an orange blossom fragrance. My husband, smelling it at the 3-hour mark, didn't even recognize that it was an orange blossom fragrance; he is used to smelling the L'Artisan on me.