L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum is a feminine perfume by Guerlain. The scent was launched in 1912 and the fragrance was created by perfumer Jacques Guerlain. The bottle was designed by Raymond Guerlain.
L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum fragrance notes
Head
- bergamot, lemon, coriander, aniseed, tarragon, clary sage, neroli
Heart
- bulgarian rose, iris, heliotrope, jasmine, ylang ylang, orchid, carnation, violet
Base
- tonka bean, vanilla, sandalwood, cedar, musk, vetiver, benzoin
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Latest Reviews of L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum

I myself find the floral heart too focused for my own usage, but my partner loves it, and I love smelling it on him. Bravo Thierry Wasser.

It smells good, but what made L’HB so striking and unique is gone : the contrast between head and base, the complexity and depth, all sadly flattened.
And by vintage I mean 15 years back, it was probably even better in the 90’s and earlier.
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Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
This scent is all about the evocative powers of dead flowers...to me!

There's a radiant kaleidescope of cherry-pie-play-doh heliotrope, anisaldehyde-heavy aniseed, parma violets, spicy carnation, and cool and watery iris. Its a confluence of several favorite notes, and it is utterly BLISSFUL.
It smells of crepuscule, bittersweet and uncertain, but of a profound beauty. As time passes, it becomes more impressionistic, almost phantasmagorical, as if it follows into the night, unabated but mutating into woods, benzoin, and vanilla. Hours pass, and the legendary Guerlainade base remains, eventually whispering.
One of the few fragrances that is profoundly personal. I wear this at night, mostly for myself or for meaningful company. I don't think the world that is ageist and obsessed with what's de rigueur can really understand L'Heure Bleue, so why cast pearls before swine?

I have not tried this in some years. I have a fluted EDC bottle, and an EDP from the "striped" gold box. I prefer the Cologne for its less-intense approach.
Women have worn this their entire lives, and it makes perfect sense why. It's all downhill after this.