Quelques Fleurs by Houbigant

Here's an interesting bit of fragrance history trivia for you: what was the first commercially sold perfume based on multiple floral notes, as opposed to a single floral note? Quelques Fleurs, by Houbigant, one of the most important fragrances in history. Parfums Houbigant, established in 1775 by Jean-Françoise Houbigant, is the oldest of all the great French perfume houses. It sold toilette waters, powders, and scented gloves to Marie Antoinette, perfume to Napoleon, and was appointed royal perfumer to Queen Victoria and the Tsar of Russia. Introduced in 1912, and relaunched by request to a whole new generation of appreciative wearers in 1988, Quelques Fleurs, by eminent turn-of-the-century Houbigant perfumer Robert Bienaimé, is a devastatingly feminine floral fragrance.

Quelques Fleurs is a floral fragrance.
Top notes: greens, bergamot, orange blossom, lemon, tarragon
Heart notes: rose, jasmine, tuberose, lily-of-the-valley, ylang-ylang, carnation, heliotrope, orchid, orris
Base notes: sandalwood, oakmoss, amber, musk, tonka bean, civet

Favorite fragrance? "That's easy. I usually wear Quelques Fleurs."
~ Star Jones of "The View"

	Product	Size	Retail Price	Your Price	Add to Cart
Q-01-34	Quelques Fleurs EDP Spray	3.4 oz	$140.00	$44.00
Q-01-17	Quelques Fleurs EDP Spray	1.7 oz	$105.00	$34.00
Q-01-SV	Quelques Fleurs Sample - LIMIT 1 per order	Vial **		$.90

*The Quelques Fleurs 2 pc Gift Set includes a 3.4 ounce Eau de Parfum Spray and a 5 ounce Perfumed Body Lotion, attractively gift boxed.

Here's another interesting bit of Quelques Fleurs trivia: In 1948, the Houbigant Perfume Company commissioned a ballet to be named Quelques Fleurs, from choreographer Ruthanna Boris and composer Francois Auber. They allowed the creators free rein in the libretto and all artistic decisions, simply requesting the ballet have something to do with perfume.
The result was a comedic, one-act ballet about a haughty Contessa, Contessa Ilaria del Caretto, who, unsuccessful in her attempts to snare Zenobio Bonaventuro, a gay young man of fashion, seeks help from an alchemist who presents her with three wondrous perfumes, which causes the young man to swoon at their loveliness. Ultimately, this gift proves to be of no avail, as the youth still rejects the Contessa, prefering the fragrances to the woman.
The ballet was premiered in New York, September 30 1948, by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

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