Fleur de Chine

Smelling this I totally get why it was discontinued. Not that that means it smells bad. I actually quite like it, but it's nothing like any of the other Tom Fords I've smelled. It's quite vintage smelling in feel. Very floral, powdery, aldehydic for sure. It definitely has a dressy, old-school, classy feel to it. I like it a lot, but I was quite shocked when I smelled it to realize it's part of the Atelier d'Orient line. It's quite unique! I think it would great for spring as it smells like blooming florals to me. Also, I would think this leans way more feminine than masculine. I am quite surprised this is a unisex! Pops off my skin a good 12 inches or so and lasts quite a long time. Lovely and sad it's discontinued.

@archivist I'm glad you gave it a try and loved it! You pretty much pointed out why this reminded me of Fate: floriental + light aldehydic & animalic vibe; reminiscent of the classics yet modern. I also I have to point out the "lukewarm" feel they both have, which is a special balance between the cool fresh floral and the warm oriental.

Beautiful, big but not loud floral opening. Blended wonderfully; I'd have to be deliberately thinking about it to determine what particular flower is where. Juicy, delicate, elegant, lovely. Unfortunately my skin eats it and a half an hour in I can't find it at all. Others can smell it if they sniff my wrist. (or in the case of dear husband bury their nose in my neck) Two hours from spraying it's completely gone for both myself and my sniff testing assistants. Quel dommage. I think it's one of Ford's most beautiful fragrances, really something to try if gorgeous florals make you shiver.

Fleur de Chine smells classy and powerful to my nose. A Winter fragrance and an evening one at that. It is seductive maybe too much. It is strong from the very start with an oriental ambery kick which almost sends into override your sense of smell. It makes me think of those seriously seductive fragrances which were so popular in the Eighties when I was only a child and "grown up women" simply smelled like this when they dressed up to go out. Don't let this explosion of power put you off. Fleur de Chine tones down a lot in about 5 minutes and at that point you can detect a combination of balanced undefinable flowers (they are all there at the same time equally strong and I couldn't grasp one particular flower note) and resins. This is what you get for the next 5 or 6 hours until it becomes barely perceptible for many hours to come. This is the stage in this fragrance I love most: close to the skin. It is a statement fragrance. If you wear this you certainly won't go unnoticed. I only have one doubt: is this worth the price?

بخور هندی را بو کرده اید ؟ بخورهایی که اندازه یک مداد هست و هندی ها با بوی گلها میسازند انتخاب نام این عطر به درستی صورت گرفته است چین , گلهای شرق ,شرق و... عطری خوشبو و گلدار مطلق با بوی گلهای اسیای میانه و شرق اسیا بخورهای هندی را زیاد بو کرده بودم ولی روایح تشکیل دهنده اش را نمیشناختم تا اینکه این عطر را خریدم و فهمیدم که گل مگنولیا رایحه اصلی بخورهای هندی هست این عطر با پسوندی چین معرفی شده است حال انکه میتوانست با نام هند نیز معرفی شود عطر مطلقا گلدار و فلورال هست و دنبال رایحه ای دیگر در ان نباشید.گل مگنولیا در صدر این عطر قرار دارد و بوی رز گلاب مانند در کنارش خودنمایی میکنه و روایح زیرین شناسنامه برجسته ای ندارند بلکه همه انها یک بوی واحد شده اند و خود را با مگنولیا و رز قاطی نموده اند و با مرور زمان خود را شکار میکنن.بوی پودری نسبتا زیادی هم هست که سرچشمه اش نمیدونم از کجاست.ه رایحه هلو هم بدرستی معرفی شده اما بوی برجسته ای ندارد بوی هلو در هر حالت به بوهای گلی شبیه هست تا بوی های میوه ای و اینجا نیز گلی هست بر سر سایر گلها اما شیرینی عطر نتیجه بوی کهربا هست.بوی شیرین ملایم که در هر حالت با گلها همراه شده و تلخی انها را زدوده است عطر بویی چرب مانند با حسی پودری و لطیف مخملی دارد با گذشت زمان و فروکش کردن روایح اولیه یاس بالا میاد و خودنمایی میکنه , رز تقریبا کمرنگ میشود ماندگاری متوسط به اما پخش بویش فقط در یک ساعت اول نسبتا خوب هست و بعد یک ساعت نزدیک به پوست میشه هم کلاسیک و هم مدرن عطر خیلی خوبی هست و مخصوص لحظات با همسر بودن و لحظات عاشقانه از داشتنش راضی هستم ماندگاری : 2.5/5 پخش بو : 2/5 رایحه 4/5 ارزش خرید : 3.5/5 Eat Hindi + Rosewater + amber = Atelier d’Orient Fleur de Chine