Floral, 1912: Quelques Fleurs
Choose Floral by the note, not by the bottle photo. “Quelques Fleurs” in 1912 titles that note, and 1912 is strength or time. Shop lighting is not lasting power. Spring to autumn, daylight. Extraits can smother in midsummer heat.
Floral sits in the Bloom group of this atlas. Flower families — mixed bouquets, white petals, rose, jasmine, iris powder and fruit nectar. A mixed-flower family: bouquet or soliflore, from garden rose to a whole florist stall. Concentration is oil in alcohol, not a quality score. EDT (about 5–15%) shows more top; EDP (about 15–20%) shows more heart and base. Houses vary; this is not a lab assay.
One or two sprays on skin or cloth — sternum or hair, not a cloud in a lift. Let it turn an hour before you add more. Yes. Warm, moist skin amplifies sweet and spice; dry or cool skin can turn the same juice woody, soapy or short. Test on your skin, not only a blotter. IFRA sets industry limits on some naturals and synthetics. A reformulation is usually a legal edit, not a betrayal. This atlas is not a safety sheet.
Any ethics or materials I should know? Read the materials chapter for the actual load. Niche and designer often share a family and disagree on dose. No. This atlas is cultural and editorial. Fragrance can irritate; oakmoss, eugenol, citrus oils and musks are common triggers. See a clinician for reactions. Nothing here is a diagnosis, treatment or safety sheet.
On the blotter, keep 1912, “Quelques Fleurs,” and 1912. Without them Floral blurs.1912
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1912
- Figure kept
- 1912
- Scent
- Floral
- Trial line
- Quelques Fleurs