La Chasse aux Papillons
Fragrance notes
Character
La Chasse aux Papillons translates to the butterfly hunt, and the fragrance is built to match that lightness: lime blossom, tuberose, jasmine, orange blossom, and white flowers layered into a single soft floral haze, with no single note allowed to dominate the way tuberose often does elsewhere. Tuberose sits well back in the blend here, gentle rather than commanding, with a faint animalic warmth underneath giving the sweetness some quiet, skin-like depth. Anne Flipo built restraint into every part of the composition, keeping five potentially loud florals on the same quiet level.
For a floral built this light, staying power holds surprisingly steady without ever feeling assertive, and what little sillage there is settles into a small, quiet pocket, noticed mostly by the wearer and whoever stands right beside them. This suits warm, bright days best, worn for daylight more than for a formal evening, light enough for skin that finds heavier white florals too much. The whole thing carries its name well, quick and delicate, a fragrance built around lightness as its whole idea, best appreciated by someone not chasing a bold entrance.
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